Rush on Lerner’s Economic Plot: What if it’s Already Been Tried?
- Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:34pm by
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Could it be that Stephen Lerner’s plot to collapse the American Economy has already been tried?
That’s the question Rush Limbaugh spent time today wondering, his second day talking about the The Blaze’s story about the former (maybe) SEIU official’s plan to stage massive mortgage and student-loan defaults.
(Listen to Rush’s previous thoughts on our story.)
(Listen to the original audio.)
In response to a caller who asked if the scheme was plausible, Rush wondered if the 2008 financial crisis was an example of Lerner’s plan already in practice.
“Has it been tried, maybe, on a much more sophisticated level?” Rush asked rhetorically, pointing to government involvement in the housing crisis. He then went on to invoke a familiar name.
“You need to ask George Soros. If there’s a guy who would love to see this happen, it’s George Soros.”
In the end, Rush said, it’s not the far left “kooks” like Lerner that worry him, but rather the idea that people like Lerner could be “inside the White House trying to pull something like this.” As The Blaze has noted, White House visitor records show a Stephen Lerner has visited four times in the past two years.
Listen to Rush’s take below courtesy of Daily Rushbo:



















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Comments (95)
Baikonur
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:43pmI actually have more respect for Glenn and like him better. He admits that he is a Rodeo Clown. He doesn’t take himself too seriously. Rush comes off much more serious and supposedly truthful.
Plus, Glenn cries and draws a bunch of stuff on chalkboards, and demonstrates nuclear catastrophes with kitchen implements. He is funny and cute. Rush is just a scary giant fat thing.
Report Post »goodforbeck
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 6:08pmI guess you just missed the facts that Limbaugh wasn’t a recreational drug user…it came from a medical condition. Or that he’s not fat any longer. Or that he‘s more truthful than any of the left’s mouthpieces. Typical liberal mind, missing the truth by a country mile, on every level, every issue.
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 12:05amRush is just a scary giant fat thing.
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I thought trolls loved scarey??!! Does fat mean, “Arghhhhhh he eats meat!!! Cannibal!”
mauijonny
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:38pm@ JZS (near the top of the page): Regarding your post and link – you’re absolutely correct, buncha right-wing nut jobs. Thank goodness we’re not seeing this sort of thing regularly, they aren‘t affiliated with big Unions and they’re not visiting our White House on a regular basis. Catch the diff?
Report Post »LadyIzShy
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:38pmthe government extorted the banks to FORCE them to make loans to people who should NOT have gotten them. THis was an inside job and still is an inside job. inside out top down bottom up..just like Glenn said
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:48pm@ladyizshy,you need to visit the site these left wing nut jobs live at, it will scare the heck out of you,they are not hiding anything,it is right there to be seen and heard,the question is if half of it is any where close to been right,then we are screwed, but on the other hand, we can still turn this around,we just need to make a stand instead of giving in all the time, starting with obama and soros and the unions, that is our biggest obstacles .1 by 1 they are losing their grip,so here we go keep up the pressure they will crack as we see already happening.
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:37pmsoros is a wuusy,he is a coward,he loves the { game } but don’t like the energy,it takes to win,that is way he pays people like van jones,air huffington,and the rest of these left wing anti america haters . you can’t call them crazy,because that is one thing they are not,they have spent years behind the scenes and have developed a big following of these very smart america haters, the problem they have is the left never expected for most of america would reject their new world order, and reject their left beliefs,so now they and george soros must regroup,trust me,they will regroup,the question is will we allow them to trash our great nation again are will we stand up and demand they either leave or they will spend their time in prison for treason.i know soros and the media matter folk know me by now,they have crashed my computer again yesterday while on their site,easy fix after about the tenth time,trust me, they know who is own their site just as the blaze knows,so don’t be surprised when your computer is shut down,but don’t be afraid of these people,they are on their last grasp just as are the unions,so the time has come to go all in and either they will win or lose, i am all in. i have lost alot already over the last two years ,so what is left is not worth much,but it is still mine and so therefore my wife and i have joined forces with others and gone all in,,either we will win america back or we will lose her to the likes of soros. and i will be damn if that is going to happen any time soon.so it is your turn to decide who and where you want this country to be in the future ???? i would hope you are all true loving red blooded americans,and you will defend her for all she is worth, so pray with god and your family,then lets get this game{ americas freedom } ready to roll,please this is not going to be easy,and we will lose a lot more than we have already,but in the end we will gain our freedoms and respect back from these left wing nut jobs . sorry i got long winded,just can’t stand people who love our milk and honey, then want to complain about the taste,
Report Post »Marcia
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 7:18pmCommonsenseguy,
Report Post »Your commentary may have some added value if you learn to use English grammar properly. Your sentenses are impossible to get through. Do yourself a favor and take an English grammar course.
fishstx777
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:20pmThank god for rush and beck,last night i watched fox not a peep on this story except beck.oreilly was to busy praising the false prophet again .I dont know who is worse with obama him or chris matthews.listened to the Mr amnesty karl rove hey karl cut cut youre own lawn, stop pushing youre agenda down our throats we have wised up to you and the closet democrats.If you want to help, enjoy youre retirement and stay home.
Report Post »Baikonur
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:12pmOh, Rush, now you are ripping off of Glenn Beck. Sad. Ran out of your own ideas?
I like Rush–he is an eccentric crank, albeit with a vicious cruel streak. The world needs intelligent eccentric personalities.
But I lost all respect for Rush after it came out that he was a hard drug addict while advocating harsh measures including prison against people who just smoke pot. That is just too sadistic and hyppocritical.
Report Post »enufznuf
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:55pm“But I lost all respect for Rush after it came out that he was a hard drug addict”
Hard drug addict? Obama writes in his book about using cocaine…hyppocritical any?
Report Post »dirtypolitics
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 5:01pm“Those without sin cast the first stone”
Baikonur, doesn’t that sound familiar to you? Why bring up this divisive commentary? Are you working for Soros? We need to be united against the Dark Forces who wants to bring down Democracy. Wise up man!
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 11:53pmBut I lost all respect for Rush after it came out that he was a hard drug addict while advocating harsh measures including prison against people who just smoke pot. That is just too sadistic and hyppocritical.
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Report Post »Don’t know what [you're] smokin‘ but we’re getting tired of reading the same old / same old, either find a knew charge or go to HuffPo I hear they’ll agree with you over there!
Daggett
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:11pmThe 2008 crash was manufactured, most likely by the MFA, which lobbied for stock market rules changes they used to crash the market and make a huge profit in hedge funds.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:09pmThe American people who care are taking action–not talking about guns, gold, silver; that’s just a short-term solution born of paranoia. Bullets run out, food runs out, gold and silver will get spent We’ll turn the Republic around if we want to. Let’s get to work and quit fretting.
Report Post »Ellie96
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:08pmI just read an article on Fox Business about an upcoming episode of Stossel where he will discuss freeloaders in America. He is going to interview the founders of a company called youwalkway.com. They specialize in helping people “strategically default” on their homes. I do feel for people who by no fault of their own, are in dire financial straights and have to file for bankruptcy. But “strategic default”? That is sickening.
Report Post »BlazerBlazer
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:05pmRush and Beck are on the same page.. they do not use each others name as that is part of their plan… They must keep separate platforms so more people will hear the message
Soros, we will not relinquish our country to you… we send the hounds of Heaven after you and if you do not back off you will be cast into the pit of Hell…. We Believers agree that Soros, you are bound in the name of Jesus…
Report Post »TelepromoterNChief
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:04pmAnyone keeping up with the basketball teams?
Don’t uh. . bother me with this “world” stuff. I will uh. . speak when the Blackberry tells me to and then say what HAL . .err . . .TOTUS tells me to uh. . . say.
Report Post »Workforit
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:04pmMy thoughts exactly! This Lerner cat is just a misdirection. The crime has already been committed and the crooks are sitting there in plain sight, hanging at the White House and Drinking Scotch on Wall Street. “Just send the bill to Greenspan” What the American People don’t know, won’t hurt em.
Report Post »crossdraw
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:02pmAnd when they fail, as they surely will, they will be reduced to the same level as the rats I used to shoot at the city dump. Read The Turner Diaries. Especially when “The Day of the Rope” was executed. I pray this will be these vermins fate. Either way it will be some painful dyin’ for them. GOOD RIDDANCE
Report Post »LINKSTER
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:01pmI agree with J. C. MCGLYNN – Congress is doing it to us already.
Report Post »The House wants to cut 61 billion or 1.6% of the 3.8 trillion in federal spending this year. The House bill to cut spending amounts to about 6 days of deficit spending. Senate Democrats have offered to cut about 1/2 day of deficite spending.
The President and the liberals in the Senate threaten a government shutdown over such a meager first step on the road to fiscal sanity. Simply baffling. I say let them shut the government down.
We are surrounded by assassins. We have a Divider-in-Chief and dillusional politicians. I am hopeful that Obama goes down in 2012.
VermontPatriot
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 6:35pmObammy wins in 2012, I’m slipping over the Northern border. It’s already getting uncomfortable in the Socialist Utopia of VT.
Report Post »Country
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:59pmSoros has his poison tentacles everywhere.
Report Post »silquin11
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:59pmAnd I think Rush is onto something indeed! At the time the Banking meltdown took place a month or two before the Prez elections, McCain was up in the polls (thanks only to Sarah Palin)…and the rest is history…McCain had SPECIFICALLY said he knew NOTHING about economic issues (!) and additionally said there would not be ANY questioning of Obama’s background, friends, pastor or BIRTH CERTIFICATE! and here we are with a CLUELESS POTUS, Radical Marxists iand Communist flora in charge at the WH and of course an activist , Black panther sympathizer in charge of the DOJ! Another september 11 may very well be brewing WITHIN OUR OWN WH….
Report Post »LB
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:57pmI’ve thought this all along. Was just talking to someone yesterday and made the same statement. It already happen…2008. That was the only way Obama could have won. By stupidity and cheating
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 11:43pmObviously the problem was Palin’s speech at the RNC actually gave McCain a chance to win. Didn’t anyone else notice that as soon as the bounce was polled, the rumor went out about the 7 banks about to fail, (put out supposedly by a dem congressman) and the economy went into a tailspin with a run on those banks. My theory is that the left/progs knew the LSM had McCain on a leash and that’s why he was put up against BO. (face it the repub‘s really didn’t have a say in his candidacy, it was his turn.) more r’s intended to stay home or clothespin their noses and vote against BO than not and then came Palin! Finally we had someone who spoke our language, and ignored the aristocracy that controlled both parties and most media outlets. Now we were willing to vote in hopes that “John” at least would occasionally listen to her, or turn some of energy policy over to her, and let her clean some of the scum off the Potomac. THEN THE BANKS WENT BOTTOM UP AND “JOHN” SUSPENDED HIS/THEIR CAMPAIGN, WHILE BO PHONED IN HIS VOTE AND KEPT UP THE HOPEY CHANGY EXPRESS. ((( The problem, they didn’t figure on having to implement it so quickly and it was clumsier than planned, giving Americans time to wake up from the jostling of their lives and the economy. Let’s thank God for the Awakening, Have another TEA Party, and see if we can’t put the brakes on.)))
Report Post »For anyone who’ll read it, here’s what happens in a divided nation & divided city when the Marxists are in charge of 1/2:
Berlin Life.com/Berlin Wall,
EqualJustice
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:54pmI say we all go PROTEST INET and SOROS at Bretton Woods in April. (thanks to a Blaze poster) http://ineteconomics.org/about/leadership Who’s in? :)
Report Post »More details…. http://ineteconomics.org/initiatives/conferences/bretton-woods
i want the truth
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:16pmwe should not be letting someone in our country if they are trying to take it down!! Why are we letting spooky dude in America!!?? Where is our FBI? Oh that is right they work for Barry now. I want protection of the country while he/barry is taking it away!!
Report Post »REETZBEE
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:52pmThe housing collapse was definitely a planned attack on the American economy, how could it not be? The American people are at fault for buying into it along with all our brainiacks in Washington who should have been looking out for the country. I still can’t believe not one person went to jail the the dumb asses in Mass. elected Barney Frank again. How stupid are we really?
Report Post »The Swedette
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:43pmThe biggest threat to this nation is our current administration.
Need to go and take some Xanax now…………
Report Post »denise55
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 7:12pmHow many secret Muslims are on the HILL representing us in both houses. I wonder?
Report Post »ISeeDanger.com
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:43pmThis is getting good.
Report Post »Let’s hope they keep pushing it.
Man, if this ever REALLY hits, lookout.
http://www.ISeeDanger.com
BurntHills
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:43pmwe agree with Rush. 2008 was also designed to get obama the useless concrete lawn jockey in our Presidency so the magic soros/sunstein blackberry could guide him what to sign and who to appoint.. the magic soros/sunstein TOTUS tells obama what to say.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:10pmIt’s so plain to see that Obummer absorbs all the radical teachings of the people he surrounds himself with. Uncle Remus had a story about this called “Tar Baby”.
Report Post »markamerica
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:40pmI think Limbaugh has this right.
Soros is dangerous, and kooks like Lerner are more dangerous because they’re the willing tools of jerks like Soros.
Mark
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:45pmI think Soros is the truly dangerous one of the bunch, and the other nations and major figures of the world are using the weaknesses he (soros) exposes to make further strikes against America for the hope of crippling or even mortally wounding the nation.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:50pmCongress thinks Rush is right, too!
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:09pm@Showtime
Report Post »congress needs to be “working on this”. If this country goes down in bankruptcy, or chaos they will not be held blameless. There are things they have the power to shut down.
bobodu
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:21pmWOW…did Lush Rimjaub buy The Blaze???
If not…then why is it teabagging Lush every day?
Dustyluv
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:36pmBob…Bite me!
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:41pm@BOBODU
Report Post »Take your nasty postings elsewhere!
Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:47pm@BOBODU
Report Post »Typical mental defectiveness of the left is that when they can’t make up an argument, they resort to name calling. Some more nasty than others and BOBODU‘s is indicative of the slimy evil in it’s mind.
Grandmadar
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 11:54pmMaybe Soros won’t live to see this happen. Maybe Ms. Fox Pivens won’t live to see this happen. Old people do die off at some point. They are already past getting benies from Obama’s Healthcare Plan.
Report Post »mattwakulik
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:38pmi think it has been tried!
Report Post »not funny
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:53pmLook up Cloward-Piven and read their theory on overloading and collapsing the system in order to get the system they want in place. This idea has been around for years. Alinsky Rules for Radicals too, which Obama actually taught to fellow liberals.
Report Post »Rightsofman
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:26pmHolder isn‘t going to investigate his own Komradz so don’t get your hopes up.
Report Post »felina g
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:40pmThey want other people to do the dirty deeds projected out of their own lower consciousness.
Report Post »PJPony
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 2:13amLerner is a pawn and a useful idiot. To find the true culprits, research Soros’ meeting on April 8th in New Hampshire. Find out who the 200 people are that will be attending. These are the true policy makers.
They are planning to destroy our currency, stock market and introduce a new financial system and currency. They are setting up a new police agency as well.
I figure, if they plan on collapsing the market this summer, it won’t be much longer before they have their new system ready to “save” us from the collapse. After all, they wouldn’t want anyone to do without, would they?
I‘m afraid Congress can’t save us. Pray a lot. We are going to need it.
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:36pmCongress is doing it to us already.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:43pmTaxes and MORE TAXES and M O R E T A X E S ! ! ! !
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:44pmIt is interesting that Rush and his listeners are now bringing up a theory Glenn talked about several weeks ago as well. Glenn showed the documentation where the military, if I remember correctly, had hypothesised the circumstances it could have happened.
And most likely it had, at least in part, if not wholly.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:49pmCongress is working on Stephen Lerner.
Report Post »Run Silent
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:49pm*popping popcorn*
Report Post »RLTW
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:52pmEven a dog can be trained to know the difference between right and wrong. Congress seems to be nothing but stupid sheep; we must become the sheep dogs.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:57pmHow many nights has Lerner spent in Lincoln’s bedroom? And when was he there?
Besides, it’s too late. If you don’t have your gold, silver, food storage, guns and ammo…well, I would NOT want to be you when the SHTF. I know, I know, you are trusting God to protect you….And God looks at you like a FOOL!
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 3:58pmYep. Obamacare, “Stimulus” package, bailouts, and lack of illegal immigration inforcement……all supposedly designed to “protect and strengthen” our economy but in reality have been nothing but epic failures which have made our country less secure and more dependant on Chinese favor……..it is far easier to “fundamentally transform” a country once it is brought to it’s knees, it’s people crushed under unethical government and crippling debt, and it’s defining principles (self-reliance, family, and belief in God) have been eroded to nothing……just read the Socialist/Communist handbooks to understand Progressive reasoning……
jzs
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:17pmWhile we’re at it, I think we should investigate the right wing plot to kill Alaska State troupers, an arrest notably absent from the Blaze;
http://www.adn.com/2011/03/10/1748613/man-who-threatened-judge.html
Why isn’t Holder investigating these radical right wing groups who either are planning or have actually started killing people?
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:20pmMakes you wonder doesn’t it?! Ppl can say what they want about Rush but many times he is dead on and thats why he like many conservative are attacked. They have the ability to spill the lefts agenda so they have no other angle to counter other than calling ppl like Rush ad Beck crazy, extreme, radical and the list goes on.
As I wrote earlier today Soros is a threat and you have to wonder who ese is having their strings pulled by him. Is there a tie btwn Soros and Lerner? Not crazy to think, as we know the crazy talk of yesterday is reality today! This is no conspiracy theory by Beck asmany of the topics he covers are just showing ppl in their own words while demonstrating a history of those opinions and actions to come to a solution.
The Republic is indeed under attack from many withinif you are here and reading this understand this…..
Report Post »You Are The Resistance!
GrannyATL
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:25pmGlenn needs to go back and replay some of his “PuppetMaster” shows. What were the 5 steps that Soros goes through when he takes down a country? I think we’re just about there now — step 4 at least.
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:25pmThe first thing I thought of when Beck broke this story was the housing crisis in ‘08 and the financial meltdown…..Are they really that stupid?
Report Post »In my opinion, this strategy has been used every since the Dems got control 4yrs ago.
We are inclined to think that they are the dumbest people on the planet for their policies. But, could it be that they know exactly what they are doing and have for the last 4yrs. I’m sure it was in the planning stages for much longer.
Think about it? Are they really that stupid? Or has the collapse of the American economy been their plan all along?…………In my opinion, nobody is that stupid and gets to be where they are today.
On the other hand, it is incredibly ignorant to destroy the greatest nation in history.
RUSH IS RIGHT!!
AzDebi
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:28pmIf this is the caller that I heard on Russ’ program this morning…Rush wasn’t “exactly” supportive of the fact that this could be a problem for our economy…AND…he also said that Mr. Lerner was no longer employed by SEIU…Rush down played the clout of Mr. Lerner…If I were Glenn’s staff, I’d listen to his program from today and see if my take on this is correct…As Glenn mentioned on yesterday’s radio program, there is probably something to SEIU’s manipulations of Mr. Lerner’s “employment” in order to permit the Union to cover their actions lawfully in this entire ordeal…Obviously, Russ’ support on this would go a long way toward spreading the word and, as we all know, it’s pretty much up to all of us to get it spread!
Report Post »seeker9
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:40pm@JZS
Report Post »You actually think the right has a plot to murder state troopers? You are a kook!
Any one that wants to collapse the financial system is a kook. Most every person in this country and beyond would suffer.
oldoldtimer
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 4:46pmJZS go find another site to peddle your lies.
Report Post »d55may
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 6:38pmMaybe that is why Barack Obama was so sure during his campaign that the economy was ready to go down. That’s all he talked about all over this country for two years. Maybe the whole thing was put into motion before he was even elected to the US Senate. Maybe ACORN was trained to strong arm the banks, Countrywide gave out bad loans, all of it to bring this government to it’s knees.
Maybe the election of Barack Obama was even a sure thing…………Maybe it has all been planned for years…………………………Maybe that’s what Rev Wright meant when he said, “Ohhhhhh, Change is coming, all right, Change is coming” at the National Press Club.
Report Post »denise55
Posted on March 24, 2011 at 7:07pmI think this plan was put into action way before Barack Obama even started to run for president.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 12:03amOLDTIMER, not my lies, those are the lies of Anchorage Daily News. Take it up with them.
Report Post »restorehope
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 12:25amIt is so ironic that progressives who have no respect for America and want to destroy it, are the ones who often get to visit the White House. Meanwhile, the average citizen who loves America cannot get anywhere near the historic house that has always been a symbol of freedom over the years. These progressives walk its halls and plot our downfall. I would love to know how the Founders would have dealt with them.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 1:02amrestorehope, you’re so right.
The Progressives only want to protect you and your children from drinking or inhaling carcinogens and other toxins (EPA), protect workers from getting killed or maimed at work (OSHA), help, as Jesus said, “the poorest among us” survive in these hard times, prevent insurance companies from dropping your insurance when you get sick and all those other thing that Progressives want to protect Americans.
And, of course, they want to destroy America.
Report Post »seeker9
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 1:31am@JZS
Report Post »Last time I checked, people still get cancer, still die at work in accidents, still die doing their chosen thrill seeking, poverty still exists, etc. Bad things will always happen no matter how much regulation, taxation, command and control the rest of us are subjected to. Do you impoverish 300 million so that 10 million never feel any pain? If there were no rich, who would pay to support the less fortunate? Who would supply the jobs?