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How Rush Limbaugh helped elect Barack Obama
firebrand blog ^ | November 8, 2008 | firebrand

Posted on 11/09/2008 4:57:38 PM PST by firebrand99

Conservative radio buffoon Rush Limbaugh thinks of himself as an ace strategist and so he thought he was being extremely clever back in March when he launched "Operation Chaos" an effort to undermine frontrunner Barack Obama's chances in the fall election by prolonging the Democratic primary season and forcing Obama to deplete his resources early. Rushbo, accordingly, urged his conservative Republican listeners to take advantage of open primaries in many thats that allow non-Democrats to participate and vote for Hilary Clinton in order to drag the race out as long as possible. Brilliant eh? And how mischievous!

Unfortunately the Limbaugh his plan was too clever by half and has backfired.

DNC chair Howard Dean has talked about the importance of a "50 state strategy" for the past four years and Obama embraced the idea but it was the prolonged primary season that allowed Obama to implement it by virtue of necessity as the never ending race forced him to recruit ground organizers and campaign in red states that are usually flyover states for the Dems such as Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Indiana. When the fall campaign came around, polls showed Obama competitive in states that the Democrats had long written off as a result of his spring campaigning and allowed him to use ground organizations left over from the primary season in order to keeps those states competitive forcing McCain to campaign in states which should have been sure things for him. Moreover, Obama won North Carolina and Indiana and thereby assured himself the presidency thanks, in no small part, to Rush Limbaugh's efforts.


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To: livius

[Obama sock puppet - had been organizing for a long, long time]

I agree - this is exactly the communist/socialist training in gear. This is what they do from the “ground-up” - organize.

As long as the people in the US stay tuned to the MSM - and continued to get spooned fed - then the Democrats will continue to win elections. It’s not that they have to say anything important - the news will always blackmail and smear the competition!

This is how communism works - take your enemy out within the perspective of the public - then after they lose their credibility - they can easily be wasted behind closed doors.

It’s websites like FR that keep the rest of us informed - and it is here that we must build in numbers by convincing people to turn off their TV’s and start to think for themselves once more!

BCW


101 posted on 11/09/2008 5:48:09 PM PST by BCW (http://babylonscovertwar.com)
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To: firebrand99
Hey Sunfish, found the love of your life yet?

Firebrand99

102 posted on 11/09/2008 5:48:30 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (May socialism end up in the black hole with lost socks......)
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To: firebrand99

Dream on, if you can dream, so can I, if 0 turns out not to be legit the supreme can nullify his election, then Biden becomes CIC or maybe we have to re do the whole danged thing, Mac steps aside and Palin wins the repeat election. Oh well.


103 posted on 11/09/2008 5:51:38 PM PST by Waco ( Crapa democrat)
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To: firebrand99

me thinks you’re jealous of El-Rushbo

mrs


104 posted on 11/09/2008 5:51:57 PM PST by proudmilitarymrs (Obama wants to spread the wealth around. My wealth.)
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To: firebrand99
Has Rush addressed the blowback from Operation Chaos yet?

Good night Irene, and best of luck on your love search.........

105 posted on 11/09/2008 5:52:39 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (May socialism end up in the black hole with lost socks......)
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To: firebrand99

Bull. Those states were already on the Obamanation’s radar anyway and are states that have a changing demographic. They knew this and thus they were targeted - troll.

All these Obamanatrons have been leaving their blue states in droves because were they have been living, the Liberals have run the economies into the dirt, so they are moving to places like NC where the economy has been relatively strong and property values holding far above depressed Blue state areas. Hillary staying in the race as long as possible was the biggest thorn in Obama’s side.


106 posted on 11/09/2008 5:53:05 PM PST by FTL
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To: Hot Tabasco

Guilty!


107 posted on 11/09/2008 5:58:46 PM PST by GQuagmire (Giggety,Giggety,Giggety)
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To: firebrand99

“Conservative radio buffoon...”

You signed up today and started with this?

IBTZ!


108 posted on 11/09/2008 6:00:52 PM PST by death2tyrants
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To: Jet Jaguar

“Indiana? Obama didn’t win Indiana.”

Actually, he did. Surprised? He wouldn’t have been able to had he not campaigned there in May due to the prolonged primary fight (thanks, in part to Operation Chaos).


109 posted on 11/09/2008 6:03:50 PM PST by firebrand99
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To: firebrand99

Hope and Change, Dude! Like, u really rock! I’m quittin my job tomorrow cuz Borat is gonna take care of me!


110 posted on 11/09/2008 6:04:34 PM PST by windsorknot
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To: clyde12

Now that the MSM and Obama has exhausted the ‘Sarah smears’ now they’re after their other nemesis: Rush Limbaugh. Rational conservatives know that the financial meltdown sunk McCain’s campaign. Sarah even admitted as much. And the polls proved it.


112 posted on 11/09/2008 6:08:37 PM PST by techno
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To: firebrand99

http://www.in.gov/apps/sos/election/general/general2008?page=office&countyID=-1&officeID=36&districtID=-1&candidate

Obama, Barack Joe Biden (Democratic) 1080823
Barr, Bob Wayne A. Root (Libertarian) 25556
McCain, John Sarah Palin (Republican) 1180668
Faith, Michael L. (W/I(Americas Independent)) 12
Castle, Darrell L. (W/I(Constitution)) 4
McKinney, Cynthia A. (W/I(Green)) 20

Not official yet, but numbers from Friday.


113 posted on 11/09/2008 6:10:30 PM PST by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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To: firebrand99
I smell ozone.

But don't worry.

Photobucket

114 posted on 11/09/2008 6:11:32 PM PST by kimmie7 (***sigh***)
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To: Jet Jaguar

Damn close for a “red state” nevertheless.


115 posted on 11/09/2008 6:11:58 PM PST by firebrand99
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To: GloriaJane

The vanity trolls are now posting nobody blogs in an effort to hide from the Viking Kitties.


116 posted on 11/09/2008 6:13:57 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: firebrand99

Another troll signing up to post a pointless vanity. Ho hum...


117 posted on 11/09/2008 6:16:59 PM PST by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: firebrand99
I can't believe the mods reinstated this buffoon's vanity. It's just bovine excrement.
118 posted on 11/09/2008 6:21:41 PM PST by McGruff (Remember Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican?)
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To: longtermmemmory
The vanity trolls are now posting nobody blogs in an effort to hide from the Viking Kitties.

Only problem with this thread is that too many Freepers agree with this clown.


119 posted on 11/09/2008 6:22:43 PM PST by darkwing104 (Lets get dangerous)
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To: firebrand99

The Ministry of Truth is working overtime lately.

Go back to the DUmp and take your Obama kneepads with you.


120 posted on 11/09/2008 6:26:40 PM PST by Fresh Wind (Hey, Obama! Where's my check?)
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