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Rush Limbaugh on VoteMatch |
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Opposes
topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale) | Roe v. Wade is bad law; let states decide: Opposes topic 1 Women obsessed with abortion & intolerance are “feminazis”: Neutral on topic 1 |
Opposes
topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale) | N.O.W. supports liberal feminists, not women in general: Opposes topic 2 Chivalry is male chauvinism to radical feminists: Neutral on topic 2 Men ogling women is part of gender equality: Neutral on topic 2 Do not subject women to the horrors of combat: Opposes topic 2 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale) | Marriage is between one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Don’t encourage homosexuality by teaching it in grade school: Opposes topic 3 Don’t encourage homosexuality by teaching it in grade school: Strongly Opposes topic 3 No gays in army; not a place for social experiments: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Drug abuse & unsafe sex cause AIDS, not homophobia: Opposes topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale) | War on poverty has failed; welfare destroys human potential: Favors topic 4 Constitution only works in a moral society: Favors topic 4 Establishment clause does not preclude school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale) | Deregulate health care; government is the problem: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Deregulate health care; government is the problem: Strongly Opposes topic 5 |
No opinion on
topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Strongly Favors
topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale) | Parents are tired of sending kids to inferiror schools: Favors topic 7 Vigorously promote educational choice and vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 Vigorously promote educational choice and vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 8: Human needs over animal rights (+5 points on Social scale) | 2007: Phasing out incandescent light bulbs is nanny state: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Let’s count all the disproven environmental myths: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Animals have no fundamental rights; only people do: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Animal rights movement is secular humanism vs. Bible: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Priority on people, not on spotted owls: Strongly Opposes topic 8 |
Strongly Favors
topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale) | Only thing cruel about death penalty is last-minute stays: Strongly Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale) | Handguns enhance safety & reduce crime rates: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale) | JFK believed in tax cuts to stimulate economy: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Capitalists give you jobs; don't assault them: Opposes topic 11 No trigger on tax cuts, “trigger lock” instead: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Targeted tax cuts make middle-class beholden to liberals: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tax fairness is simple: Give our money back: Strongly Opposes topic 11 1980s tax cuts created jobs by “trickle down”: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Opposes
topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-3 points on Social scale) | Enforce the law, secure the borders, and legalize some: Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Favors
topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale) | Support for NAFTA cited in 1993 Gore-Perot debate: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
No opinion on
topic 14: Maintain US sovereignty from UN (0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
Favors
topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale) | Fiscal cliff cuts defense without any political price: Favors topic 15 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (+5 points on Economic scale) | Citizens United gives corporations same rights as unions: Strongly Opposes topic 16 |
Opposes
topic 17: Stay out of Iran (-3 points on Social scale) | Democrats want war in Iraq to fail: Opposes topic 17 Gorbachev’s ouster gives world peace a chance; end Gorbasms: Neutral on topic 17 |
Opposes
topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale) | Global warming is bogus: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Let’s count all the disproven environmental myths: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Animals have no fundamental rights; only people do: Opposes topic 18 Economic growth is key to environmental cleanup: Favors topic 18 |
Favors
topic 19: Never legalize marijuana (-3 points on Social scale) | Anti-smoking campaigners will celebrate legal marijuana: Favors topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale) | 1980s tax cuts created jobs by “trickle down”: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |