Rush Limbaugh on VoteMatch

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Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's 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: Require hiring more 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: Same-sex domestic partnership benefits (-5 points on Social scale)	Don’t encourage homosexuality by teaching it in grade school: 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: Teacher-led prayer in public schools (-5 points on Social scale)	Constitution only works in a moral society: Favors topic 4 Establishment clause does not preclude school prayer: Strongly Favors topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 8: Death Penalty (-5 points on Social scale)	Only thing cruel about death penalty is last-minute stays: Strongly Favors topic 8
No opinion on topic 9: Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 5: More federal funding for health coverage (+5 points on Economic scale)	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: Parents choose schools via vouchers (+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
Opposes topic 18: Replace coal & oil with alternatives (+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
No opinion on topic 19: Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 20: Allow churches to provide welfare services (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Make taxes more progressive (+5 points on Economic scale)	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
No opinion on topic 12: Illegal immigrants earn citizenship (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the armed forces (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 16: Stricter limits on political campaign funds (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: The Patriot Act harms civil liberties (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 17: US out of Iraq (0 points on Social scale)	Gorbachev’s ouster gives world peace a chance; end Gorbasms: Neutral on topic 17