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Rush repeats claim that Obama “want[s] this disaster” in the Gulf

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 06/15/10 1:57 PM EDT

From the June 15 broadcast of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show:

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Previously:

Rush claims Democrats “don't mind” and “want” oil spill because it is “something they can use”

Limbaugh: Democrats “like the [oil spill] disaster. They can blame it on capitalism”

Limbaugh: “This [oil] spill is nothing more than an opportunity for the Left to continue to attack this country”

Beck: “Yes I am” saying Obama admin, environmentalists “don't have a real problem” with Gulf oil disaster

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