This hour of the Limbaugh Wire brought to you by Obama's “profound conceit and arrogance”
By Simon Maloy

All you Limbaugh devotees out there are in for an extra-special treat today, as El Rushbo's website says right now that the man himself will appear on Neil Cavuto's Fox News “business” show this afternoon, most likely to congratulate each other for their increasingly shrill anti-tax rants aimed at New York Gov. David Paterson.

As for The Rush Limbaugh Show proper, Rush got things started today by chuckling that Fidel Castro “wants Obama to succeed,” referring to the Congressional Black Caucus delegation that recently met with Castro in Cuba. From there, he made a seamless segue into attacking Obama's European tour, disputing the claim that “everybody” is making that “it's great to have such a humble guy leading the country.” Rush said, “It takes profound arrogance to go around the world, apologize for your country, to say that your country is lacking, but only now is your country worth anything because you happen to be president.” According to Rush: “That's profound conceit and arrogance, which is part and parcel of Barack Obama.”

Then it was on to the pirate hijacking of an American ship off the east coast of Africa. Rush found it interesting that the pirates made this attack on American shipping interests after Obama, according to Rush, went around the world “apologizing” for America. So, we were a bit incredulous that a group of pirates, after closely following the media reports of Obama's European trip, decided that it was finally time to strike against the United States because they thought Obama was so weak. So we checked what the experts were saying: “Karin von Hippel, a senior fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, who worked in Somalia in the late 1990s for the United Nations and European Union, tells USA Today's David Jackson that it is unlikely the hijackers were targeting the United States. 'I think they just go for what they can get,' she says. 'The risks are not that high, actually, and the rewards are very high.' ”

In case you missed it on the website, Rush himself announced that he will be on Cavuto this afternoon, and -- as we predicted -- he made it pretty clear that he'll be talking about David Paterson. Then he offered his thoughts on fair usage rules and “the news” as it pertains to newspapers, explaining that he doesn't know how anyone can charge for “the news.” It's just news! You see news when you see a car go by or a crime at the mall or whatever. How, asks Rush, can you charge for that?

Before the break, Rush offered some boilerplate attacks on global warming and reports that the Obama administration “is discussing radical technologies to cool Earth's air.” According to Rush, the world is not warming... it's cooling! It's just the latest liberal trick, a hoax designed to make you feel guilty that you are destroying the planet, and out of your guilt, you'll allow central planners and authoritarians to tell you how to live.

After the break, Rush flogged an unsourced Haaretz article reporting that “the Obama administration is readying for a possible confrontation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.” Rush was outraged that with pirates hijacking ships and North Korea launching missiles, the Obama administration considers Israel a “problem.” Then it was time for the latest hilarious Kim Jong-Il parody in which the North Korean dictator explains how disappointed he is in Obama's lackluster progress towards “socialism.”

On the other side of the commercial break, Rush attacked Obama and Treasury Secretary Geithner for spreading the “tentacles” of the federal government “even further,” referring to a Wall Street Journal report that life insurance companies will now be eligible for TARP funds. Then it was back to the Congressional Black Caucus' trip to Cuba. Rush claimed that “liberal black politicians” can “relate” to Castro because “he stands up to oppression,” and they envy his “total dictatorial power.” After playing audio of Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA) saying that Castro asked them how he could help, Rush responded: “He wants Obama to succeed. Fidel Castro, noted communist dictator of Cuba, went on record with the CBC saying he wants Obama to succeed. Well, who doesn't? The Islamists want Obama to succeed. Who doesn't want him to succeed?”

Rush rounded out the hour by claiming that “the real star” of the CBC delegation was Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), who Rush called a “blithering idiot,” “nuts,” and “a fervent nut.”

Highlights from Hour 1

Outrageous comments

LIMBAUGH: So, Barack Obama -- we'll get back to Fidel Castro wanting Obama to succeed in a moment. So, Barack Obama goes on his world tour, apologizes for America. Everybody says, “Wow! You know, it's great to have such a humble guy leading the country.” Humble? It takes profound arrogance to go around the world, apologize for your country, to say that your country is lacking, but only now is your country worth anything because you happen to be president. That's not humility. That's profound conceit and arrogance, which is part and parcel of Barack Obama.

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LIMBAUGH: He wants Obama to succeed. Fidel Castro, noted communist dictator of Cuba, went on record with the CBC saying he wants Obama to succeed. Well, who doesn't? The Islamists want Obama to succeed. Who doesn't want him to succeed?

Enemies list

Called Rep. Barbara Lee a “blithering idiot,” “nuts,” and “a fervent nut.”

Clips from this hour:

Declaring global warming a “hoax,” Limbaugh claims the “world is not warming, it is cooling”

Limbaugh: “Liberal black politicians” envy Castro because he has “dictatorial power”

Discussing Obama comment that Islam has helped shape “my own country,” Limbaugh says “you want to see, is he talking about Kenya or the United States?”