Rush Limbaugh "We had a parade of minorities who have become successful Americans. And they all had a common story: up from nothing, hard work, their parents sacrificed for them. Now, why didn't that work, folks? The answer to that is our future. Why didn't it work? Some people say, "Well, Rush, we pandered." No, we didn't pander. Everybody says that we need to reach out to minorities. We have plenty of highly achieved minorities in our party, and they are in prominent positions, and they all have a common story. They all came from nothing. Their parents came from nothing. They worked hard. They told those stories with great pride. Those stories evoked tears. It didn't work. And don't tell me that people didn't watch the convention or people didn't see it. I mean, there's a reason it doesn't work. "All of these things that define the traditional institutions that made this country great, that's what the Romney campaign was about. It was rejected.
"...They think that the only way they're gonna have a chance for anything is if somebody comes along and takes from somebody else and gives it to them. Santa Claus! And it's hard to beat Santa Claus."
And Rush also linked the subject to the left coast, a natural bellwether of where America is going: California, Here We Come
.... "With the spending in that state, the level of taxation in that state, the streets ought to be paved with gold out there. And California's exactly what Obama wants to do, folks. We have a microcosm out there. California's a bellwether. So let's watch how the California economy takes off, and let's watch no spending cuts for seven years, and no more taxes for seven years. Let's keep a sharp eye."
