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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 |
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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 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 3:Same-sex domestic partnership benefits
(-5 points on Social scale) | Marriage is between one man and one woman: Strongly Opposes topic 3 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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No opinion on
topic 9:Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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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 |
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No opinion on
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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Favors
topic 20:Allow churches to provide welfare services
(+2 points on Economic scale) | War on poverty has failed; welfare destroys human potential: Favors topic 20 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Make taxes more progressive
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Capitalists give you jobs; don't assault them: Opposes topic 11 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 |
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Opposes
topic 12:Illegal immigrants earn citizenship
(-3 points on Social scale) | Enforce the law, secure the borders, and legalize some: Opposes topic 12 |
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No opinion on
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 15:Expand the armed forces
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 16:Stricter limits on political campaign funds
(0 points on Economic scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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No opinion on
topic 14:The Patriot Act harms civil liberties
(0 points on Social scale) | (No votes on which to base response) |
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Opposes
topic 17:US out of Iraq & Afghanistan
(-3 points on Social scale) | Democrats want war in Iraq to fail: Opposes topic 17 Gorbachev’s ouster gives world peace a chance; end Gorbasms: Neutral on topic 17 |