Posted on 01/30/2009 8:38:37 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
As President Barack Obama pulls out the stops to ensure economic stimulus passage, Democrats seek a wedge between the GOP and Rush Limbaugh, officials say. Obama and top aides are reportedly be using all the trappings of the office, from phone calls and cocktail parties to a politically mixed Super Bowl party to push the stimulus package as the issue moves to the Senate. The House passed a $819 billion stimulus package this week with no Republican support.
Meanwhile, liberal groups are taking out after Limbaugh, the influential talk show host, Politico reported.
One group, Americans United for Change, plans to begin airing radio ads in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Nevada, three states Obama won, asking GOP senators bluntly, "Will you side with Obama or Rush Limbaugh?"
In the ads, after playing Limbaugh's declaration that he hopes Obama "fails," the narrator states, "Every Republican voted with Limbaugh -- and against creating 4 million new American jobs.
"We can understand why an extreme partisan like Rush Limbaugh wants President Obama's Jobs program to fail -- but the members of Congress elected to represent the citizens in their districts? That's another matter."
The radio buy comes on the heels of an eight-state TV campaign by Americans United for Change and other liberal groups to rally stimulus support.
Liberals attacking Rush....whatever :-)
I agree. Plus, having a Three Minute Hate every day will hurt productivity.
They can’t. But they will take credit for others who do if at all possible.
It won’t be possible so there will be nothing to argue about.
How pathetic, gov attacks on a private citizen.
It Can’t and that is why tey want to silence Rush!
the big O is empty and the dims are beginning to see it
Reinstate the Draft?? Obama's Brown Shirt Police Force???
Question to liberals who find Limbaugh so dangerous: Where is Bin Laden?
It can’t. Even if it could, $204,750 per job ($819 billion divided by 4 million) is too expensive, especially when they’re either borrowing the money from abroad or printing new money to finance it.
The GOP has never learned that in today's "sound bite", "short attention span" society a charge doesn't have to be true, it only has to sound good. The dim wits will take it from there.
$800 billion is nuts!
“Someone explain to me how government can create four million jobs?”
By bailing out every business who wants it and buying stakes in banks and insurance companies. Boom, more government administration jobs created.
Is this a trick question?
“Will you side with Obama or Rush Limbaugh?”
“Every Republican voted with Limbaugh — and against creating 4 million new American jobs”
Since when did Rush become a Representative?
Another reason to hate the government and all the liberal pansies who rule and ruin our lives!
Your question back = "How many jobs did my grandchildren pay for today?"
Holy crap! These people are committing political suicide.
I may start listening to Rush again just to see how he responds to these guys. He’s turning them into Nixon before our very ears.
Democrats miss GWB punching bag ping!
Sounds like a pretty lame strategy (attacking Rush-bo) , You KNOW they miss GWB now! They have no cover! It’s about time!
Meanwhile Rush’s ratings are boosted, everyday the next two years is Christmas for him , and these lame attacks are Christmas and his birthday.
Lies by omission.
Democrats begin waiting for George W. Bush to fail (The Seattle Times jan 9, 2001 E.J. Dionne Jr.)
Among Democrats, there are two views as to how to pull this off now. The popular view is the one that looks to Bush making mistakes and, perhaps, to an economic downturn that will make swing voters long for the days of Democratic prosperity under Clinton.
Damned Stalinist tactics.
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