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Insider Report: Limbaugh: Clintons Behind Imus' Downfall Special From NewsMax's Most Informed Sources
Headlines (Scroll down for complete stories): 1. Limbaugh: Clintons Linked to Imus' Downfall Talk radio-star Rush Limbaugh sees the hand of the Clinton political machine in the ouster of Don Imus — who was an outspoken critic of Hillary Clinton while he was on the air. Discussing what he sees as an upcoming assault on conservatives on the radio, Limbaugh told his listeners on Monday: "Understand that this is a Democrat Party, 'drive-by media,' Clinton image machine — or Clinton machine agenda — and it is to suppress and kill conservative information, which it labels 'misinformation.'" He continued: "They will say that their purpose is to eliminate conservative information because it's misinformation, because there's a template, and the template is conservatives are racist, and as such they have to be banned." Before Imus was fired by CBS, Hillary sent a mass e-mail to her supporters, saying Imus' comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team showed "small-minded bigotry and coarse sexism."
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Imus constantly attacked Hillary on the air, even referring to her often as "satan" or the "devil." Opining that there is an "80 percent chance" that Hillary will be the next president, Rush added that criticism of conservatives on the radio "is about destroying the credibility of anybody who has anything in opposition, to save the Clintons and their quest to be re-ensconced in the White House . . . "So when you keep talking about this in the context of Imus, it's so much more about things having nothing to do with Imus. If it was about Imus, it would be over, wouldn't it? And it's not, is it?" Editor's Note: 2. Al Gore's Producer Attacks Rush Limbaugh Laurie David, the producer of Al Gore's documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," has launched an attack on talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh over the global warming issue. David is on a bus tour with singer Sheryl Crow to try to convince people about the threat of climate change. On April 10 she told CNBC's Joe Kiernan: "The world has complete consensus on this. The debate is over . . . There's now more CO2 in the atmosphere than the last 650,000 years. Now, just basic common sense says that cannot be a good thing." Two days later, Rush told his listeners in remarks directed at David: "The debate's over. Don't ask me these challenging questions. What do you mean there's more CO2 in the atmosphere than the last 650,000 years? Where did you pull that? What is she, a vampire? Was she alive back then? . . . "We've got snow in Minnesota later than anybody can ever remember. We've got a major snowstorm in the Midwest and the northeast starting today through Monday," he said, referring to last week nor'easter. "The Major League Baseball season is in chaos. We've got record cold this year. She doesn't mention that." The dispute heated up further when David went on the attack. In a letter to Limbaugh that appeared on the Huffington Post, she wrote: "I don't even know where to begin with this one, but I will start by saying how embarrassed I am for you. It shocks me that someone with your stature could know so little about global warming." Newsbusters.org, a blog from the Media Research Center dedicated to combating liberal media bias, ran an item about David's letter and had this to say about the "embarrassed" global warming crusader: "What chutzpah, huh?" David also wrote to Rush: "First off, thanks for making the case for us. The things you mention like worse snowstorms and a chaotic start to [the] baseball season are all symptoms of global warming. Global warming causes extreme weather in both directions." To which Newsbusters commented: "Yep. Blizzards happen because the earth is warming. And this woman is questioning Limbaugh's intellectual capacity." Editor's Note:
3. Hillary Is New 'Senator Pothole' In the U.S. Senate Hillary Clinton has eschewed some major national issues and instead paid close heed to the constituent services and pork barrel politics that earned one of her predecessors in New York, Alfonse D'Amato, the nickname "Senator Pothole." "Clinton has carved out an unusual niche in her six years on Capitol Hill: Senator Pothole with a celebrity twist," The Washington Post observed. "Even now, when many fellow candidates have no time for making all their Senate votes, much less announcing federal grants, Clinton seems intent on proving her commitment to her adopted state." The pork Clinton has managed to line up recently includes $25 million to restore oyster beds in Long Island Sound, $14 million for the Montauk Point Lighthouse, and $18 million to stop erosion at Orchard Beach in the Bronx. She has also met with the federal railroad administrator about train derailments in the Empire State, toured upstate veterans hospitals and visited troops at Fort Drum. The grants and federal assistance the presidential hopeful has helped obtain for New York add up to more than $1 billion over six years, according to her records — not including the $20 billion for recovery efforts after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. She also pressured executives of Bechtel Plant Machinery not to relocate out of state from Schenectady, and cut through federal red tape to enable an investor to restart a paper mill in Newton Falls that had been idle for years. But there is a potential downside to this kind of politics, according to Ross K. Baker, a political scientist at Rutgers University. "It takes a person of unusual political talent to do well as a senator and at the same time translate yourself into a presidential candidate," he told the Post. "We're only watching that unfold right now." Editor's Note: 4. Kondracke: Voters May 'Demand' a Bloomberg Run Veteran political pundit Morton Kondracke says New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg shouldn't rule out a run for president as an independent in 2008. Kondracke, executive editor of Roll Call, notes that while both the Democratic and Republican presidential fields contain candidates who can appeal to moderate voters, it is still possible that the two parties will each choose a more radical, polarizing candidate, creating a "demand" for a moderate third choice.
Kondracke cites a Pew Research Center poll in January that showed 75 percent of voters believe the ability to compromise is a positive characteristic in politics.
"The poll indicated that the ideal is a politician who is moderate on issues but also has convictions," Kondracke writes in Roll Call. "That's Bloomberg, who has reduced crime in New York, improved its economy, expanded affordable housing, pioneered school reform and held the city together." Kondracke acknowledges that Bloomberg has insisted he won't run, and that a third party candidacy would be difficult, but adds: "If Democrats and Republicans can't deliver, Bloomberg has shown that he can." Editor's Note: 5. We Heard . . . THAT Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is seriously considering pardoning Doors singer Jim Morrison for his 1970 indecent exposure and profanity convictions stemming from a Miami concert. "There's some dispute about how solid the case was," Crist said. Morrison was drunk at the concert and police said he exposed himself, which Morrison denied. He appealed the convictions, but was found dead in Paris at age 27 before the case could be heard. "Trying to clear his name and then he dies," Crist told The Associated Press. "If you have a heart pounding in your chest, that has to tug at you a little bit. It should." Crist said his legal team is reviewing the case to determine the procedure for granting a pardon. THAT a California assemblywoman has introduced a bill that would make it a crime for public safety employees to sell information they've obtained on the job. The move was spurred by the controversy following Mel Gibson's DUI arrest last July, when confidential information relating to the investigation of Gibson was leaked to the media. The bill introduced by Democrat Julia Brownley would also make it a crime for anyone to pay for that confidential information. In the Gibson case, information was reportedly not sold. But Brownley said the issue should be addressed to protect the rights of the accused, station KPBS in San Diego reported. "With YouTube and the whole Internet access, I think it's an issue we want to nip in the bud to make sure everyone has a right to a fair trial," Brownley said. The bill targets peace officers, public safety employees, and court employees.
THAT businessman John Catsimatidis, who is running for mayor of New York, has come out in support of a bill protecting citizens who report possible terrorist-related activities. In November 2006, passengers and the flight crew aboard a U.S. Airways flight notified authorities that six Muslim imams were acting suspiciously, praying loudly before boarding, talking about Saddam Hussein and moving between seats. The clerics were removed from the flight. Last month the clerics filed suit against the airline and unnamed passengers who reported their activity, claiming they were targeted because of their religion and ethnicity. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., has introduced legislation giving legal protection to citizens who report suspicious activity. It has already passed the House. Catsimatidis, billionaire chairman of the Red Apple Group — a private company with holdings that include the Gristedes supermarket chain — took out a full-page ad in Friday's New York Post supporting King's measure, calling the imams' suit "a lawsuit that threatens our security." He called on the U.S. Senate to pass King's bill, and urged the New York City Council to introduce a resolution in support of the bill. The ad could boost Catsimatidis' visibility as a mayoral candidate. Editor's Note: Editor's Notes:
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