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Limbaugh Slams WaPo For Bias Over Romney Mansion Piece: What About Clinton, Pelosi Homes?

Al Weaver Reporter
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On his Thursday program, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh slammed The Washington Post for its piece allowing readers to compare their living quarters to one of Mitt Romney’s homes, calling it “ridiculous.” Limbaugh called them out for pushing a narrative of “class envy,” while openly wondering why the homes of high class Democrats such as Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton and the Kennedy family are absent.

“Why Romney? I mean, it’s classic. I got no brief for Romney here, folks, but, I mean, this is how this class envy stuff works,” Limbaugh said. “And this is the house with the elevator in it in the garage that the cars get moved up, because Mrs. Romney has MS and finds it difficult to get to the Rolls without — this is what the Post wants you to believe.”

“That’s class envy type stuff,” Limbaugh railed. “It’s just ridiculous.”

“He’s got houses. Mitt Romney likes to live in different houses. He’s out there and he’s earned the money to do. So big whoop. Well, no. Not big whoop,” Limbaugh continued. “The Washington Post thinks this is horrible. It’s terrible, it’s out of touch, and they have an interactive little game you can play.”

The Washington Post piece in question obtained the floor plan to Romney’s recently renovated home in La Jolla, California, which includes a car elevator, a nugget Romney received flack for during his 2012 campaign. The Post notes that their main reason for inquiring into the size of Romney’s home is his recent talk of income inequality.

“Now, the obvious conclusion is: Okay, where are the blueprints for the Kennedy compound?  How about the combined properties and homes of Nancy Pelosi?” Limbaugh asked. “They would never, ever endeavor to have people compare the size of their homes with where a wealthy Democrat lives. How about the combined square footage of the Clinton estates? They got a place in Georgetown; they got a place in Chappaqua.”