This hour of the Limbaugh Wire brought to you by Rush's appreciation for the “info babes” at MSNBC
By Simon Maloy

We've arrived at the third and final hour, and Rush got it started by telling us how he was watching MSNBC with the sound off and “the two info babes -- oops -- the two anchors, the two women went into a rant” about the proposed GOP budget. From there, he launched into a discussion of a recent study showing that women are “more attracted to men in expensive cars.” Rush said he didn't need this study, he's known that since high school. Then Snerdley apparently started yelling at Rush about “ugly women.” Rush chastised Snerdly, saying “there are no ugly women” -- at least, according to Rush, there aren't any on his radio show.

Just before the break, Rush voiced some outrage at the fact that the Senate Judiciary's subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy, and consumer rights announced it will conduct hearings on changing the system by which college football determines its championship team.

After the commercial time-out, Rush returned to the subject of smart meters, prompted by a caller who said she's waiting for the day someone comes to her house telling her what she can and cannot do. Rush told the woman that she has to understand that this is a bipolar country, that there are millions of Americans who want the government to tell them how to live, and that these smart meters are part of the “culmination” of “decades of propaganda” teaching us that prosperity is destroying the country. We should have touched on this earlier, but let's take a look at what smart meters really are. Instead of evil devices that will facilitate the Obama-Google-Orwell fascist revolution, smart meters are actually an upgrade over traditional utility meters, and can “capture information about how much power is consumed, but also when and at what price, so utilities can better manage distribution and consumers can look for savings by doing some chores when energy is cheaper, like at night.”

Another break, and Rush came back to take a call from a Republican voter from NY-20, who offered her observations on the Murphy-Tedisco race. Rush claimed that the race became “national” once the Democrats dragged him into it, and that the Democrats are running against Rush because they believe it will turn out the Democratic base in NY-20. Rush thought this an odd strategy, given that Democrats control the country and Murphy should be linking himself to Obama. Then Rush morphed into Murphy for a quick moment to make a campaign speech: “I want to join President Obama in destroying your liberty. ... I want to join President Obama as he turns us back into a third world -- I want to join President Obama as his half-brother still lives in a hut and his other half-brother now has cholera.”

After that tasteful exercise was over, Rush launched into a discussion of his own ratings, crowing about some new Arbitron figures showing his market share had increased in certain cities, etc. This continued for a while until Rush finally got to the “point” for bringing it all up -- there are 62 million people who voted against Obama, and even though the “drive-bys” say that the country is united behind the president, the Limbaugh ranks are “swelling” because there is an “appetite” and a “hunger” out there for opposition.

After yet another commercial interruption, Rush returned to hyping his own ratings, and attacking the White House, claiming their strategy of making Limbaugh the face of Republicanism has “backfired,” just like it will “backfire” in NY-20 because Democrat Murphy “hasn't got the guts, the character, the courage to tell anybody what the hell he stands for in this election -- trying to make Democrats think that I am essentially on the ticket out there.”

Rush ended the hour just as he started it -- with a bit of sexism. Rush noted a Rasmussen poll that found 66 percent of Americans think Obama will raise taxes on people earning less than $250,000 per year, adding: "[Y]et, his approval numbers anywhere from 57 to 65, depending on where you look." According to Rush: “What are we to conclude? They know he's lying through his teeth, and they still support him. It just means this -- what women have always known: 'Cheat on me, just don't tell me about it.' ”

That's a wrap for the Limbaugh Wire today. We encourage you to check out Media Matters' Limbaugh Chronicles, but don't search for it using Google -- remember, they're part of the conspiracy. And stay out of the sun. And don't trust Dick Morris. Well, you should have known that anyway...

Highlights from Hour 3

Outrageous comments

LIMBAUGH: On Capitol Hill, the Treasury secretary testifies before Barney Frank's committee on how he intends to destroy our capitalist system, with Barney Frank banging the gavel in support. In the House, arguments over the federal budget are taking place, as well as in the Senate.

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LIMBAUGH: Murphy is giving no voter one reason to vote for him. Now that's odd, when you consider the Democrats run this country. I know it's a conservative district, but he could be associating himself with Obama. He could be associating himself with Biden. He could be associating himself with David Patterson, all of the -- Andrew Cuomo. He could be doing it, except it's a conservative district, I know. But he's a Democrat. He's a Democrat.

He could be doing all of these wonderful things, say, “I want to join President Obama in destroying your liberty. I want to join president Obama in creating new jobs. I want to join President Obama as he turns us back into a third world -- I want to join President Obama as his half-brother still lives in a hut and his other half-brother now has cholera. I want to join with President Obama as we're about to deport good old Aunt Zeituni back to the third world after he got his $500,000 book advance five days before being inaugurated. I want to support President Obama in the notion he does not have to redistribute his own wealth to his own family. Vote for me, Scott Murphy.”

Enemies list

Democratic House candidate Scott Murphy:

LIMBAUGH: It's going to backfire on them in New York-20, with Scott Murphy running ads and sending out leaflets and email newsletters using pictures of me as though I'm his opponent. He hasn't got the guts, the character, the courage to tell anybody what the hell he stands for in this election -- trying to make Democrats think that I am essentially on the ticket out there.

Ladies' man

LIMBAUGH: Then the two info babes -- oops -- the two anchors, the two women went into a rant, started waving at her, “You've got to show us something. You've got to do math. I know math's hard, but you've got to show us the specifics, the specifics, the specifics.” I think it was Contessa Brewer. She was going nuts.

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LIMBAUGH: Rasmussen reports 66 percent in the latest poll say that President Obama is likely to raise taxes on those people earning less than $250,000 a year. Two-thirds think that -- the figure includes 47 percent who say he's very likely to raise taxes on people who make less than $250,000 a year -- yet, his approval numbers anywhere from 57 to 65, depending on where you look. What are we to conclude?

They know he's lying through his teeth, and they still support him. It just means this -- what women have always known: “Cheat on me, just don't tell me about it.”

Clips from this hour:

Limbaugh refers to MSNBC's Brewer, Francis as “info-babes,” then amends to “anchors”

Limbaugh: Geithner testified about “how he intends to destroy our capitalist system with Barney Frank banging the gavel in support”

Limbaugh: “They know [Obama is] lying through his teeth and they still support him. It just mean this: what women have always known, 'cheat on me, just don't tell me about it' ”