Rush Limbaugh, on his Thursday radio broadcast, spoke bluntly about GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
"Romney is not a conservative," said Limbaugh (as pointed out by RealClearPolitics). He continued, "he's not, folks. But you can argue with me all day long on that, but he isn't." Limbaugh went on to explain that "what [Romney] has going for him is that he's not Obama," and that the former Massachusetts governor is a "seasoned" debater.
Despite the conservative radio host's harsh words, Limbaugh told his audience that he likes Romney "very much" and that Romney is "a fine guy. He's a very nice gentleman. He is a gentleman. But he's not a conservative."
Back in 2007, the shoe was on the other foot. At the time, Limbaugh described troops who had returned home from the Iraq War and criticized the American presence in that country as "phony soldiers." In response, a Romney spokesman gave the following statement to HuffPost:
"Governor Romney would disagree with the negative characterization of those men and women who serve with honor and distinction in the United States Military. There may be disagreements with individual opinions, but no one would ever dispute the fact that those members of the military who disagree with the war have earned the right to express that opinion."
Limbaugh's comments highlight a problem for Mitt Romney -- the challenge of impressing the conservative Tea Party movement. HuffPost's Jon Ward examines the possibility that a Romney nomination might "kill the Tea Party." More from Ward's report:
In other words, will the conservative grassroots turn out in force for a Romney ticket -- not only to vote, but also to organize and recruit supporters -- like they did in the 2010 midterm elections? Romney's critics argue they won't.FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe raised the prospect of a third party candidate if the former Massachusetts governor is the nominee, telling The New York Times this week that at the very least, a Romney candidacy would discourage conservative activism in the 2012 election.
LISTEN TO LIMBAUGH'S COMMENTS IN THE VIDEO ABOVE (via YouTube/thePajamaPundit)
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