14 November 2002
"We haven't found bin Laden. We haven't made any real progress in many of the other areas involving the key elements of al Qaeda. They continue to be as great a threat today as they were a year and a half ago. So by what measure can we say this has been successful so far?"

15 November 2002
"You are seeking political advantage in the war on … You, sir, are a disgrace. You are a disgrace to patriotism, you are a disgrace to this country… Way to demoralize the troops, Senator! What more do you want to do to destroy this country than what you've already tried? … What do you want your nickname to be? Hanoi Tom? Tokyo Tom? … You sit there and pontificate on the fact that we're not winning the war on terrorism when you and your party have done nothing but try to sabotage it… It's nothing more than an attempt to sabotage the war on terrorism for your own personal and your party's political gain."

30 November 2002
KURTZ: I want to come back to it, but first I want to ask you this. As you well know, some of your critics say that you can be inflammatory, that you can be mean spirited and Exhibit A lately is what you had to say about Tom Daschle about his criticism of the war on terrorism. I just want to read it.

What more do you want to do to destroy this country than you've already tried? Do you want your nickname to be Hanoi Tom, Tokyo Tom?

Pretty rough stuff.

LIMBAUGH: To the arena of ideas, and he threw the brick, Howard. One of the things I think people who don't listen to me regularly and therefore can't listen in context, need to understand is I don't attack anybody. I defend.

KURTZ: That's not an attack?

LIMBAUGH: No, it's a defense. He attacked my president. He attacked our effort in the war on terrorism.