Posted on 01/23/2009 5:21:37 PM PST by Phantom Lord
PRESIDENT OBAMA TAKES ON RUSH LIMBAUGH IN NEW MEDIA WAR
WASHINGTON -- President Obama warned Republicans on Capitol Hill today that they need to quit listening to radio king Rush Limbaugh if they want to get along with Democrats and the new administration.
"You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done," he told top GOP leaders, whom he had invited to the White House to discuss his nearly $1 trillion stimulus package.
One White House official confirmed the comment but said he was simply trying to make a larger point about bipartisan efforts.
"There are big things that unify Republicans and Democrats," the official said. "We shouldn't let partisan politics derail what are very important things that need to get done."
That wasn't Obama's only jab at Republicans today.
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She reminds me of Flip Wilson AKA Miss Geraldine Jones... quite the definition of fugly. LOL!
Let me just start by saying this was not a big deal. Just a passing comment by an inexperienced neophyte.
** negative references to Rush hurting the President and not Rush.**
Then, of course, there was the 4.some MILLION DOLLAR Letter from Dingy Harry.
All Gloves OFF ... YO MULLAH HUSSEIN... You REALLY don’t want to try taking on RUSH ... do you?? Unless you’re gonna send MICHELLE to open the can of Whupa** ...FOR YOU??
I think the Abomination/Chavez comparison is more fitting from the Chavez “Yes we can” slogan to silencing his critics, the only thing left for Bam Bam is to start giving lectures on the air for hours on end.
he served 2 terms... I say that was about as far as he could go.
Nice.
Thanks !..........:o)
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Welcome to FR
After 8 years the adults have left the White House.
They are not picking on Rush per se, but the Democratic Peoples Republic of NY is notorious. If you dare jump over the Berlin Wall and escape their taxes and restrictions on freedom, they will try to find you and get your money.
Rush still gets audited by the tax gestapo in the DPRNY.
Open memo: If you move to Florida, Texas, TN, SC, but still own a property in the DPRNY, be prepared to show an accounting of the fact that you are really a resident of that state. The tax gestapo will want heating bills, restaurant receipts, ATM records, EZ Pass or Sun Pass toll records to prove it.
This is not a drill and it is not a joke. They are equal opportunity money grabbers. Your name doesn't have to be Rush. You have to prove you lived and worked in the free state for more than half the year.
**If only..**
You try to get RUSH to take the PAY CUT ... now as for Coulter.. VP - NO WAY.. Same her to SCOTUS!!
I’d subscribe to PAY PER VIEW to see those confirmation Hearings.
That’s really a low class thing for Obama to have done. Even Eisenhower didn’t mention Joe McCarthy by name even though he disagreed with Joe’s methods:
From Wikipedia
With his victory in the 1952 presidential race, Dwight Eisenhower became the first Republican president in 20 years. The Republican party also held a majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate. After being elected president, Eisenhower made it clear to those close to him that he did not approve of McCarthy and he worked actively to diminish his power and influence. Still, he never directly confronted McCarthy or criticized him by name in any speech, thus perhaps prolonging McCarthy’s power by giving the impression that even the President was afraid to criticize him directly. Oshinsky disputes this, stating that “Eisenhower was known as a harmonizer, a man who could get diverse factions to work toward a common goal... Leadership, he explained, meant patience and conciliation, not ‘hitting people over the head.’”[50]
Maybe instead of dprny ... we could just use INGSOC.. nah... the ones it’s supposed to slap won’t get it.
No problem! ;-)
It’s probably just above his pay-grade.
You're right. There will be a takedown and KO. I betcha (to use a Palinism) that Rush's first words on Monday will be (needlessly false) humility. He has often said he wished his Dad were alive to see how the most powerful men in the world, Presidents, Cabinet members, Senators....go out of their way to pay attention and criticize him as a private citizen.
Anyone who has ever accomplished something great wishes that the people who helped shape them were around to see the fruits of their efforts even after they're gone.
Of course, you can flip it around and say that Obama should be honored to be able to be criticized by Rush Limbaugh. If his Dad were alive, he would be proud too. It works both ways.
Obama has just elevated a “harmless, loveable little fuzzball” to be his equal. I would think that it is beyond the dignity of the White House to attack a radio host.
But then again, I’m used to Dubya’s humility in the office. I forget sometimes that when we have a “progressive” administration no act is too petty, every question is unreasonable, and dissent is no longer patriotic.
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