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Mark Strama stated on September 05, 2012 in remarks to Texas delegates to the Democratic National Convention.:

Says Rush Limbaugh made it clear he’d rather see the country fail than President Barack Obama succeed.

By W. Gardner Selby• September 13, 2012

Barack Obama stated on September 18, 2008 in a video ad.:

Obama ad contends that John McCain endorses Rush Limbaugh's comments about immigration.

By Robert Farley• September 19, 2008

Presente.org stated on July 13, 2009 in a radio ad:

Rep. Adam Putnam was silent when Rush Limbaugh called Sonia Sotomayor a racist.

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 14, 2009

Rush Limbaugh stated on October 05, 2016 in a radio show broadcast:

Says "11 straight years of no major hurricanes striking land" in the United States "bores a hole right through the whole climate change argument."

By Allison Graves• October 7, 2016

Rush Limbaugh stated on November 01, 2009 in Fox News Sunday:

"That 3.5 percent (increase in the third quarter GDP) came from two things — government spending on Cash for Clunkers — they just moved fourth-quarter auto sales into the third quarter — and the first-time home buyer thing."

By Robert Farley• November 3, 2009

Leonard Pitts, Jr. stated on November 01, 2014 in a column in the "Miami Herald":

"America’s least-trusted news sources are also its most popular."

By Jon Greenberg• November 6, 2014

Rush Limbaugh stated on May 31, 2016 in the Rush Limbaugh Show:

The presence of gorillas calls into question the concept of evolution.

By Lauren Carroll• June 3, 2016

Rush Limbaugh stated on December 08, 2009 in his radio show:

A recent drop in the unemployment rate is questionable because it was calculated "over two days of the Thanksgiving week."

By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2009

Rush Limbaugh stated on March 19, 2014 in a radio commentary:

Wisconsin is "one of the bluest" states, but under Scott Walker its unemployment rate "is around 3.5%."

By Tom Kertscher• April 2, 2014

Rush Limbaugh stated on April 28, 2014 in comments on his radio show:

"Some of the wealthiest Americans are African-American now."

By Aaron Sharockman• April 29, 2014

Rush Limbaugh stated on April 08, 2009 in a radio broadcast:

"You can't read a speech by George Washington . . . without hearing him reference God, the Almighty."

By Alexander Lane• April 10, 2009

Rush Limbaugh stated on January 20, 2021 in a radio show segment:

Says Joe Biden and Democrats "have not legitimately won" the presidency.

By Bill McCarthy• January 21, 2021

Rush Limbaugh stated on November 10, 2009 in his radio show:

The health care bills will be "mandated spending. You can't cut it, regardless of the budget circumstances."

By Louis Jacobson• November 12, 2009

Rush Limbaugh stated on January 18, 2010 in a comment on his radio show.:

There are "high administrative costs" when you donate to Haiti relief through the White House Web site.

By Kevin Robillard• January 20, 2010

Rush Limbaugh stated on February 02, 2015 in his radio commentary:

"A married couple that" use the same last name "is rarer and rarer in our country."

By Tom Kertscher• February 13, 2015

Rush Limbaugh stated on June 29, 2009 in his radio show:

On the day the House voted on the climate change bill, "there was not even a copy of the bill in the well of the House, which is standard. It wasn't even written."

By Catharine Richert• July 9, 2009

Rush Limbaugh stated on May 26, 2009 in his radio program:

Sotomayor "ruled against the white firefighter — Ricci and other white firefighters — just on the basis that she thought women and minorities should be given a preference because of their skin color and because of the history of discrimination in the past. The law was totally disregarded."

By Robert Farley• May 28, 2009

Rush Limbaugh stated on May 01, 2009 in a radio show:

Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch could "end up giving Republicans the ability to filibuster judicial nominees at the Judiciary Committee level so that the nominees never get out of committee."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 5, 2009

Rush Limbaugh stated on July 20, 2015 in a segment on his radio show:

"Al Franken said almost exactly what Trump said" about John McCain’s military record.

By Will Cabaniss• July 22, 2015

Rush Limbaugh stated on August 25, 2009 in a radio broadcast:

"President Obama . . . wants to mandate circumcision."

By Catharine Richert• August 27, 2009

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