Limbaugh kicked off today's show by reading a New York Times story about the White House issuing new rules requiring health insurance companies to provide many types of medical tests and screenings free of a co-payment. His outrage grew in volume until he finally called the new rule a “fatwa” issued by the Obama administration. He later cited a Wall Street Journal article to criticize the rule as little more than a plot to force Americans to abandon their old health insurance coverage and a plan to destroy the private health insurance industry. Eventually, Limbaugh simply declared that “there is no such thing as preventive medicine” and later ranted that “preventive medicine equals mind control” and “1984.” Rush, of course, has his own ugly history when it comes to the national debate over health care.

Rush also spent a few moments engaging in some class warfare, ranting that only “the mediocre and the lazy” benefit from social welfare policies. He also eventually got around to repeating some of his attacks against Obama administration official Donald Berwick.

Here are some highlights from today's show:

Rush says “there's no such thing as preventive medicine” -- it's really just “mind control” and "1984"

Rush says Lenin is “the father of the concept of national health care”

Rush repeats ridiculous claim that Berwick “is a huge rationing supporter, which ultimately leads to death panels”

Rush: “It's the mediocre and the lazy who get propped up by the American left”

Rush calls administration health care regulations “fatwas”