“The people we see protesting in Madison are the equivalent of Hosni Mubarak apparatchiks who are trying to hold onto their privileges despite the will of the people who are being exploited to pay for them.”

—  Rush Limbaugh

Democrats Walk Off Job in Loyalty to Their Paymasters Over Voters
The Rush Limbaugh Show
2011-02-22
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_022211/content/01125108.guest.html
Regarding comparisons made between the 2011 Wisconsin protests and the 2011 Egyptian revolution

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