This hour of the Limbaugh Wire brought to you by Charles “Milk Dud Head” Barkley

At the top of the hour, Rush commiserates with CNBC's Jim Cramer finding himself, in Cramer's words, “in the center of a firestorm over Obama's economic policies.” Rush told Cramer to get used to it, because now he's on “the other side of the aisle,” and “Democrat White Houses” and the “Democrat media” use “demonization” to answer their critics. This from the man who coined the term “Feminazi,” and uses the terms “Democrat” and “socialist” interchangeably.

Returning from the break, El Rushbo took a caller who found herself dismayed that Newt Gingrich attacked Limbaugh on Meet the Press yesterday morning, saying he's “irrational” for wanting Obama to fail. Rush aired the Gingrich sound bites, said he's “getting tired of talking about Newt,” and dismissed it all as Newt playing politics. Now that Limbaugh has commented, and if tradition holds true, we can expect Gingrich's apology to Limbaugh any time now. Rush then reiterated his interesting claim that Obama's use of the teleprompter means he's not the leader of the Democratic Party.

Fresh off his comments to Jim Cramer explaining how Democrats attack their critics by demonizing, Limbaugh aired a clip of basketball great Charles Barkley attacking Limbaugh for going after Obama. Rush's response was to call Barkley “Milk Dud Head.”

Rush's next caller thanked Rush for opening her eyes to the bias in the mainstream media, explaining that she feels better educated listening to Rush and Sean Hannity, and watching Fox News. Rush agreed that she was, indeed, better for it. Unfortunately, that's not borne out by the facts... Rush then offers to send the woman a manual can opener to use on all the canned goods she'll be hoarding as a result of Obama's economic policies. The woman thanks Limbaugh, saying that he makes her both laugh and cry. Us too, ma'am.

Coming back from the final break, Limbaugh noted that Obama gave a “pep talk” to the nation in his weekly address, claiming that Obama was following the advice he, Rush, offered in his CPAC speech. Unfortunately, Obama's “pep talk” didn't live up to Limbaugh's inspirational standards, and he attacked the president for saying “we will get through this” economic crisis. According to Rush, Obama isn't good at that sort of thing because he wants Americans to continue thinking they're “victims.”

Rush capped off the hour by criticizing conservatives and Republicans for throwing people overboard, like they did with Gov. Jindal over his response to Obama's address to Congress.

Highlights from Hour 2

Outrageous comments

Claimed Obama doesn't inspire because he wants people to keep thinking they're victims:

LIMBAUGH: Obama doesn't know how to do pep talks because he believes people are victims. That's why he doesn't do pep talks. People are victims of other greedy, avaricious, mean people. He doesn't want to inspire the greedy and avaricious, he wants the victims to continue to think of themselves as victims. He doesn't want to inspire them. It's sad.

Enemies list

LIMBAUGH: Charles Barkley, “Milk Dud Head,” weighed in: This is a tent city press conference. Charles Barkley, on March the 7^th, in Phoenix, Arizona -- audio sound bite number 19.

BARKLEY [audio clip]: President Obama is a good friend of mine and I'd just like to think about him, and you know, I know Rush Limbaugh and a lot of jackasses are giving him a hard time right now. They're always trying to divide and conquer the country. They've already ruined the country. And now he's trying to save the country and I want him to keep his head held high.

LIMBAUGH: So, you see, Obama has his erudite supporters from the elite left wing of professional sports, Charles Barkley...

America's Truth Rejector

Repeated Obama earmark falsehood:

LIMBAUGH: It's all these 8,500 earmarks.

CALLER: Yeah, they messed up.

LIMBAUGH: And Obama promised there wouldn't be any earmarks and in order for that promise to be kept, Obama has to say that this isn't his, that this omnibus spending bill got written before he took office.

CALLER: Right.

LIMBAUGH: Which is true, but it was written not by George W. Bush, it was written by the Democrats because the Democrats run the House and the House is where all spending bills originate. And so, it's -- it's typical Obama. You take the exact opposite of what he says if you want to know what's right and what's true.