that s year-round. i m trying to fix a data and digital operation. i m trying to get ahold of a primary process and a debate debacle that as you know i ve called a traveling circus. the fact of the matter is, i ve got to protect this party and our nominees. look, if you re not going to have 23 debates these guys are making it a lot easier for us to pe pare that down to a reasonable number in front of entities that give a darn about the future of the republican party. bring in chuck todd. what do you think about the developments this past weekend? well, look, if the rnc is trying to limit the number dev baits that s smart because that will mean, what? about half the republican field from 2012, if they didn t have the debates they wouldn t have run, right? they simply ran for exposure to get a talk show or for exposure to get a radio deal or a column or a deal with fox or whatever. whatever it is, their reasons for running, it wasn t because
what is your take about what we re hearing about what exactly this whole debate means? it s clearly a radio deal. it has nothing to do with the future of conservative talk radio. it has nothing to do with the future of rush limbaugh or sean hannity. it just is a deal between two giant radio companies trying to negotiate whether they re going to continue to be in business together, politics and experienced bedfellows in radio, and they re two competing companies that also work together, clear channel and cumulus. they re just trying to come up with a deal. all of these public proclamations about rush limbaugh s ratings are down or the conservative movement is drying up and all that, is the polarization of this situation. in fact it s just a deal. they re not going to be dropped from the air. if they don t come up with a deal with cumulus, they ll be on clear channel stations or any other companies that would love to have the two biggest attractions in talk radio, rush limbaugh and sea
on it. it wofon t erode the fabric of e country. i understand why some religious people and traditional americans say you know what? it s not the same country. w it s not what we were built on here. i don t think what s happening now is d that those people are demonized as haters, as terrible people, they re not loving or compassionate when they might have a deeply held religious belief or a moral belief that conflicts with the kind of popular culture. look. i don t blame them for being very heady and excited about their political opportunities, but i caution against what might happen. bill: if you re arrested in the middle of the night, please call here first. we ll bond you out. me, too. i ll call laura if i get arrested. thank you. i ll be there for you, o reill. bill: we would like you to know laura signed a new radio deal starting january 2nd.
going to erode if the supreme court rules on the side it s going to erode the fabric of the country. i understand why some religious people and traditional americans say you know what? it s just it s not the same country. it s not what we were built on here. i don t think what s happening now is that those people are demonized. compassionate they might have a deepl religious belief or moral belief that conflicts with the popular culture. look, i don t blame them for being very heady and very excited about their political opportunities but i caution against what happened. if you are arrested in the middle of the night please call here first. i will. bill: me too. i m going to call laura if i m arrested. i will be there for you. i always will be. bill: like to you know that laura signed a new radio deal with our pal norm cadis who runs court side entertainment.
going to erode if the supreme court rules on the side it s going to erode the fabric of the country. i understand why some religious people and traditional americans say you know what? it s just it s not the same country. it s not what we were built on here. i don t think what s happening now is that those people are demonized. compassionate they might have a deeply held religious belief or moral belief that conflicts with the popular culture. look, i don t blame them for being very heady and very excited about their political opportunities but i caution against what happened. if you are arrested in the middle of the night please call here first. i will. bill: me too. i m going to call laura if i m arrested. i will be there for you. i always will be. bill: like to you know that laura signed a new radio deal with our pal norm cadis who