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Rush: True Story of Thanksgiving Is ‘How Socialism Failed’

Rush Limbaugh is getting the nation prepared for Thanksgiving by comparing President Obama’s new proclamation with the original version from George Washington. And in between he concludes that the true story of Thanksgiving is ‘how socialism failed.”

Our first clip includes Limbaugh’s disbelief about the Obama statement. Rush is pretty sure he’s being punked:

(via DailyRushbo)

Rush then talks to a caller. Mediaite walks us through what happened:

Limbaugh clarified what the real story of Thanksgiving is about: “the true story of Thanksgiving is how socialism failed,” he tells the caller, noting that “the Indians didn’t teach us capitalism” and “we shared our bounty with them… because we first failed as socialists.” The caller, David, seemed thrilled with that explanation, but it sounds like the sort of thing American history scholars may have a bit of a problem with. This section of the next clip comes at the 7:30 mark:


And now finally, Rush share his “True Story of Thanksgiving,“ from his book ”See, I Told You So”:

Comments (71)

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  • sbenard
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 1:17pm

    Interesting comment about the Pharoah and taxes in ancient Egypt. I didn’t understand that before.

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  • dirtypolitics
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 12:56pm

    To my Conservative and Liberal friends,

    HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

    I pray that God bless you and your family with a brighter future.

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  • General K
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 12:48pm

    Anybody know how Jeff Christy is or was?

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    • General K
      Posted on November 25, 2010 at 12:57pm

      typo : who Jeff Christy was?

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    • General K
      Posted on November 25, 2010 at 1:04pm

      Hint: He was a young DJ on WPXI MC Keesport Pa in the late 60′s. Who Knew?

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  • TheGreyPiper
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 12:45pm

    The Mayflower Compact

    In the name of God, Amen. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, etc.
    Having undertaken, for the Glory of God and advancement of the Christian Faith and Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the First Colony in the Northern Parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God and one of another, Covenant and Combine ourselves together into a Civil Body Politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
    In witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cape Cod, the 11th of November, in the year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King James, of England, France and Ireland the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth. Anno Domini 1620

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  • General K
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 12:44pm

    Did you expect a different outcome? Socialism always fails.

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  • Tom Bolt
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 12:23pm

    I’M SICK!!!! Our Constitution is being RAPED by social progressive communists and we as americans are setting back and not creating the outrage that needs to occur by writting and calling our reps; even tp gear up our trucks with signs calling for his impeachment as he is certainly is a traitor to this country and has done nothing to uphold his oath of office to protect and defend the constitution. I AM SICK!!!

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  • SHOESHINEBOY
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 11:44am

    I think they‘ve made the biggest financial mess that any government’s ever made in this country for a very long time, and Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people’s money. It’s quite a characteristic of them. They then start to nationalise everything, and people just do not like more and more nationalisation, and they’re now trying to control everything by other means. They’re progressively reducing the choice available to ordinary people.
    Mrs. Margaret Thatcher

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  • Paleo Archer
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 11:02am

    Socialism is a dream…and a very bad dream….I find it funny when our younger people 18-25 year old’s that spew this thinking with “feel good” words and “I am more caring than YOU” type of talk that they most likely from their birthday all through college they were suckling from their mothers tit to the Government tit. So they know very little about making money! …me I didn’t elect to go to college, I went to work to make MONEY! and develop what is called a “Work Ethic” ….

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  • poverty.sucks
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:39am

    Obama’s first year made no reference to God in his 2009 Thanksgiving proclamation and only twice in 2010 because he was forced to make reference to our creator God almighty.

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  • barthom
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:36am

    I am a conservative. But, I can tell you that we’ve had trouble making money all along. We’ve tried to be self-employed 5 times, but got discouraged each time because of government competition, undercutting prices, and govt regulations. I can tell you for a fact that food stamps have helped us to eat, and have made us lazy. I just cannot figure out how to make garden vegetables grow, and keep farm animals alive. But, I bet I could figure it out, ask someone to show me, stand on my head and think harder, find books about it, if I actually got hungry! I take food stamps now, we have been out of work for 1.5 years, but I would vote against them. I understand, and I understand! Perhaps if it were a little harder to get them, it would be good for me. Currently, I send my husband to sign up for them, as I think it would help him to get the picture. I quit being the one to rescue us. (I’m the wife, – Barb.)

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    • Paleo Archer
      Posted on November 25, 2010 at 11:09am

      NO doubt, times are tough…1) I am not a religious man, but I think I am spiritual and try to “do the right thing” if I can steal that phrase from the lib’s…anyway I am “helping” with two young people that are either/ would be homeless or worse…Have taken them into my house…so it’s a struggle. Family and true “good” friends can help, toughest part for them or anyone is to ask, easiest part for me, was to say yes…

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    • Mikee T
      Posted on November 25, 2010 at 11:09am

      Take heart my friend………. Ron Paul (New House FINANCE Committee Chairman) will look to abolish the Fed Reserve Bank and reverse this manipulation of free market enterprise and our currency once and for all……..It’s going to be fun watching Bernanke trying to defend this horrible institution estalblished in 1913 by the uber rich….. We need drastic measures and Ron Paul (a true conservative leader) is one of the people to get it started….. We has been denigrated and ridiculed for years by the libs/progressives…and betrayed by RINOS …but now ? Time to pay the piper…thank god…..

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    • EroCentriQue
      Posted on November 25, 2010 at 8:24pm

      That makes absolutely NO SENSE. You’re so BRAIN-Washed that you would vote against a social program that is CURRENTLY keeping you and your husband ALIVE. That is what it is for….individuals such as yourself that need a little assistance in times of need. If it’s really so BAD give it all back!

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  • dcwu
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:33am

    All families are capitalist and socialist. Mothers are socialist. Fathers are capitalist. Fathers win the bread. Mothers distribute it. Nut the breadwinner and the family starves. Clip the mother and the family destructs.

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    • Mikee T
      Posted on November 25, 2010 at 11:06am

      Maybe at one time my friend…….there are no gender related “defined” roles anymore, thanks to the agnostic / athiest / secular leaders that we have had for far too long……. When we destroyed family values and god fearing behavior in our homes and schools….we began to destroy what made us greater than any other nation on earth……. We must reverse it…… This is undisputable….

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    • dcwu
      Posted on November 25, 2010 at 11:49am

      @mikee T

      Not so. Mothers have babies. Men make babies. The feminazis can‘t change that and they can’t change the hormones and emotions that go with it.

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    • Mikee T
      Posted on November 25, 2010 at 12:05pm

      I’m referring to God fearing behavior bud….which is where it starts….The references you are making are “incidental”. Get a grip……and it’s not only femi-nazi’s….it’s agnostics, atheists of all kinds….We can lump them up in one term …..Liberal/Progressive morons……

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    • Alky
      Posted on November 25, 2010 at 12:16pm

      Mikee T… I’m agnostic and very conservative. Not believing in religion doesn’t make me a socialist.

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  • heavyduty
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:29am

    Socialism will always fail. Every time Socialism was invoked the nation failed not long after. We were not made to all get along. We all think that we have a better way of running things, instead of trusting in the Lord for everything we need. Rush and Stossel are just pointing out the obvious.

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  • dcwu
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:17am

    Obama has no dreams of his own. He and Joe plagiarize theirs. HRC’s are “Dreams from Pol Pot”. She got started hating Nixon, who got started exposing communists in Government (Hissss). Nancy Pelosi dreams of leading the first commune to Aquarius. Harry Reid dreams of Nancy/Lucy holding the football and him kicking it. If they had lead the Pilgrims, they would not have stopped for beer and New England would still be primeval forest.

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  • FedUP
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:11am

    This is interesting; however, not completely accurate. As far as I can tell, the first Socialistic economy was set up by the first Christians after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The first chapters of Acts describes how the Christians pooled together everyone’s wealth for all to benefit from. Each person sold his land to add to the community pot.

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    • LAR15
      Posted on November 25, 2010 at 11:19am

      You’re right, and…

      it was temporary.

      That first community was created to assist the Jewish pilgrims who had traveled to Jerusalem for Passover/Pentecost and while there experienced the start of the church with the promised coming of the Holy Spirit.

      Those people eventually went home and took the Gospel of Jesus Christ with them. The large part of the church that remained in Jerusalem was eventually scattered as well due to persecutions.

      That communal situation was voluntary. Socialism is compulsory.

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    • TheGreyPiper
      Posted on November 25, 2010 at 12:42pm

      Yes, and that model still lives on in the monastic communities of the Orthodox and Roman Churches — those who have followed the counsel Christ gave to the “rich young man” who thought he wanted to do even more, and sold all they had, gave the money to the poor, and followed Him. The difference is that whether Pilgrim or Franciscan, they were motivated by a higher calling to Christ, and not some vacuous sloganeering about the workers of the world.

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    • anadee
      Posted on November 26, 2010 at 8:53am

      i think that was called charity not socialism where you are forced to share your wealth…im just
      saying………

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  • uncleherbert
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:08am

    Rush is right.

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  • tower7femacamp
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 9:42am

    Rush got another call asking him about the Bohemian Grove
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU-f9jZVJv4
    were they worship Moloch the Abortion Owl
    and if you listen 1st Rush says he’s never been
    but later says how good the food is there ??

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  • republitarian
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 9:42am

    Learn it, love it, live it!

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  • Marylou7
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 9:41am

    I must say that I was taught the story Rush put forth. Maybe my school district didn’t conform to the liberal teachings, I don’t know for sure. I am grateful, however, that my school taught the truth but we are talking 50 yrs ago, lol.

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    • Oh, God!
      Posted on November 25, 2010 at 11:34am

      And fifty years ago, everyone was still able to pray in school. I was taught the opposite and now I am having to reeducate myself and to make sure my kids don’t get taught the same BS.

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  • APatriotFirst
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 9:39am

    Part time congress in 2010

    House in session 108 days
    Senate in session 128 days
    This out of 365 days.
    So it took only 128 days to ruin USA.
    Not to mention the amount of pay they receive for their time at work. About $1600 per day. And I thought I was ok with my $9.25 per hour before I retired due to illness.

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  • burnteye86
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 9:39am

    Limbaugh/Palin 2012

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  • burnteye86
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 9:37am

    Rush is right!

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  • NickDeringer
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 9:37am

    Socialism is parasitic. It needs a capitalist host to feed off of. Socialists could never have founded America.

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    • HKS
      Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:10am

      Be right, Socialism on its own, it’s a parasite, DOA on its own. Couldn’t lead a cow to water.

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  • 5
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 9:31am

    For anyone who doesn’t know.
    1. Pligrams lost 1/2 their people on the trip over.
    2. The first 3 years everyone worked the GARDEN and the Gov. picked who needed food.
    3. 1/2 the people died again.
    4. Then you got to keep what you grew and ‘Everyone worked’, even the lazy people or they wouldn’t get to eat so, everyone had more than enought.

    The 1st try and Socialism fail. Capitalisum worked and still does.

    THE END

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  • Hondaman
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 9:24am

    It’s sad Haussain Obama really has no clue what the true spirit of Thanksgiving is.

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  • SHTFMilitia.com
    Posted on November 25, 2010 at 9:19am

    Yea i heard him yesterday about it and he was a little irate as usual.

    Are You Prepared ?
    http://www.shtfmilitia.com

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    • 5
      Posted on November 25, 2010 at 9:36am

      You’r not a little irate STFU?

      For anyone who doesn’t know.
      1. Pligrams lost 1/2 their people on the trip over.
      2. The first 3 years everyone worked the GARDEN and the Gov. picked who needed food.
      3. 1/2 the people died again.
      4. Then you got to keep what you grew and ‘Everyone worked’, even the lazy people or they wouldn’t get to eat so, everyone had more than enought.

      The 1st try and Socialism fail. Capitalisum worked and still does.

      THE END

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    • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
      Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:10am

      @5

      Agreed, Capitalism is what enables us to take the risk of making a success of ourselves, and to have the ability to dream of goals we wish, while working and growing to make them happen. Socialism is only about conformity – dreams of madmen who wish to make all others conform to their ideals and ways often by the usage of force.

      Socialism never will succeed, for the longing to dream even just for freedom, is one force never to be taken out of people around the world. Also, socialists keep pushing people only so far, before you have nothing left to lose and some will fight back with all they are worth. For the strenght they find in desperation may let them win, or take the enemy down at the same time for others following to be free.

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    • TheGreyPiper
      Posted on November 25, 2010 at 12:34pm

      Oh dear 5, you’re a little confused. The Pilgrims didn’t lose half on the way over ,they lost one, and gained one. About half died the first winter.After that things got better, although as is being correctly noted, the experiment of keeping all goods in common, as the Mayflower Compact states, was abandoned. This failure though was largely due to the “Strangers,” those of the colonists who were not of the actual Separatist/Brownist sect, and had come along as adventurers.

      It shoud be noted that the first Thanksgiving was indeed held when Plymouth was still under the communitarian model.

      BTW, I grew up in Plymouth and am more than passingly familiar with the story.

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    • tifosa
      Posted on November 25, 2010 at 4:02pm

      I bet he hated Reagan’s proclamation too. Strange, it got no mention… http://www.thanksgivingworld.com/thanksgiving-proclamations/thanksgiving-1981.html

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    • Deuteronomy22
      Posted on November 25, 2010 at 10:36pm

      So now we’re making Thanksgiving a partisan political issue? Can’t we just ALL be thankful as Americans for one day without some jack@ss using the occasion to advance his agenda?

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