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Democrats Say They've "Exhausted" Limbaugh Attack Strategy
radioequalizer ^ | 3/15/09 | Brian Maloney

Posted on 03/15/2009 6:32:29 PM PDT by paltz

Was it the way he seemed to relish their attacks? Or, were Obama's rapidly-sinking approval numbers to blame?

Whatever the reason, At least for now, Democrats say they're done utilizing an anti- Rush Limbaugh strategy in an attempt to neutralize their political opposition. Now, it's on to something else. For how long, however?

From the Politico:

Beginning Sunday, the White House will harness every part of the Democratic Party’s machinery to defend President Obama’s budget and portray Republicans as reflexively political, according to party strategists.

A participant in the planning meetings described the push as a successor to Democrats’ message that Rush Limbaugh is the Republican Party leader. “We have exhausted the use of Rush as an attention-getter,” the official said.

David Plouffe, manager of Obama’s presidential race, helped design the strategy, which includes the most extensive activation since November of the campaign’s grassroots network. The database—which includes information for at least 10 million donors, supporters and volunteers—will now be used as a unique tool for governing, with former canvassers now being enlisted to mobilize support for the president’s legislative agenda.

Others involved in the planning included White House senior adviser David Axelrod; the DNC chairman, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine; and DNC Executive Director Jennifer O'Malley Dillon.

The plan follows the private complaints of some Democrats that Obama let the GOP get the better of him during the debate over pork in the budget bill he just signed, and growing concerns among some Democrats that charges of big spending could stick to the president.

(Excerpt) Read more at radioequalizer.blogspot.com ...


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: 111th; backfire; bhobudget; censorship; censorshipdoctrine; dncstrategy; fairnessdoctrine; fcc; limbaugh; rush; rushlimbaugh; talkradio
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1 posted on 03/15/2009 6:32:29 PM PDT by paltz
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To: paltz

LOL


2 posted on 03/15/2009 6:34:47 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (Welcome to Obama's America... Be afraid, be very afraid)
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To: paltz

Rush 1, Obama 0.


3 posted on 03/15/2009 6:35:34 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: paltz

Rush has the ability to turn this particular type of lemons into very profitable lemonade. I’d ask myself when they will learn...but I know better. They’ll be back to try again, and lose again.


4 posted on 03/15/2009 6:35:47 PM PDT by jdsteel (CONGRESS: Take it again in twenty ten.)
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To: paltz

Only if exhausted means it blew up in their faces.


5 posted on 03/15/2009 6:36:18 PM PDT by Natural Law
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To: paltz

Rush was kicking their butts.


6 posted on 03/15/2009 6:36:24 PM PDT by x1stcav (11/05/2008: the day the Resistance began.)
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To: paltz

Near as I can figure Rush owes his old friend James Carville a nice dinner for suckering the Dems into pumping up his numbers. Some of them are still thinking that setting up a billboard is going to hurt Rush somehow. You have to wonder.


7 posted on 03/15/2009 6:37:41 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: paltz

Okay, a clue as to what they were really doing...


“A participant in the planning meetings described the push as a successor to Democrats’ message that Rush Limbaugh is the Republican Party leader. “We have exhausted the use of Rush as an attention-getter,” the official said.”


Just using Rush as a “tool” — that’s about all...


8 posted on 03/15/2009 6:37:42 PM PDT by Star Traveler
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To: paltz

“We have exhausted the use of Rush as an attention-getter,”

Translation: They found out we were behind it and it got him ATTENTION!

There are plent more crises to manufacture. Plus, Rush challenged Obama to a debate! I think he should have offered a debate someplace big, Madison Square Garden? Sell tickets? Agree to donate the proceeds to Obama’s favorite faith-based charity.


9 posted on 03/15/2009 6:37:58 PM PDT by Winstons Julia
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To: paltz

There you go. That’s how you beat the rats. Hit them again and again. Let no attack go unanswered. Simple strategy really. And typical lib, run when the opponent has teeth.


10 posted on 03/15/2009 6:38:29 PM PDT by ABQHispConservative (A Blue Dog Democrat is an oxyMoron!)
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To: paltz

Don’t believe it for a second, they have handed it off to DU, moveon, and the tard fest at the SCRIANNA post...You know, all those so called journalists sitting in the front row of the Odrama press briefings by Gibbs.


11 posted on 03/15/2009 6:38:49 PM PDT by Fred (Proud Member of the Obama Enemies List)
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To: Parley Baer
Rush 1, Obama 0.

Rush 1, Zero 0

12 posted on 03/15/2009 6:38:49 PM PDT by digger48
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To: paltz

Look for more disrupter attacks here. Kittens are going to be busy.

Pray for America and Our Troops


13 posted on 03/15/2009 6:38:51 PM PDT by bray (Welcome to the USSA!)
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To: paltz
Short translation:

"He's on the radio three hours a day and we can't overcome that."

14 posted on 03/15/2009 6:39:37 PM PDT by TexasNative2000 (I want President Obama AND his policies to fail.)
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To: paltz
Limbaugh needs to lead off his show:

"I WON."

But he (in his own blue-collar way) has too much class for that.

Cheers!

15 posted on 03/15/2009 6:40:15 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: paltz
Beginning Sunday, the White House will harness every part of the Democratic Party’s machinery to defend President Obama’s budget...

Good luck with that.
16 posted on 03/15/2009 6:40:52 PM PDT by Vision ("Test everything. Hold on to the Good." 1 Thessalonians 5:21)
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To: paltz

I can’t believe those sorry bass turds attacked a private, U.S. citizen. That’s the kind of thing fascist regimes do. Amerika is looking more and more like the Third Reich everyday. I guess “change” is NOT always a good thing.


17 posted on 03/15/2009 6:41:23 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Just being a "U.S. citizen" does not make one an American.)
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To: paltz

Not only did they expand Rush’s audience, they awakened the Tea Party Patriots. Plus the Glenn Beck effort.

They can’t undo what they’ve done, and the more they try, the faster they’ll fail.

Bring it on, Obama-Nuts!


18 posted on 03/15/2009 6:41:30 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: x1stcav
Rush was kicking their butts.

I think he's got his front claws in that butt. The back ones are next.

19 posted on 03/15/2009 6:41:46 PM PDT by Stentor
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To: paltz
Beginning Sunday, the White House will harness every part of the reflexively political Democratic Party’s machinery to defend President Obama’s budget and portray Republicans as reflexively political, according to party strategists.

There, fixed it.

20 posted on 03/15/2009 6:44:13 PM PDT by RoadKingSE (How do you know that the light at the end of the tunnel isn't a muzzle flash ?)
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