[gridlock]

It appears that the statement by Limbaugh that this writer feels can, and ought to, be ignored is the context to Rush's remark.

[Enterprise]

Indeed! Why I clearly recall the tsunami of outrage on the left when Ellen Ratner said she hoped that President Bush screws up the Iraq war. My oh my, the livid response to her by the left was simply breathtaking!

[NurdlyPeon]

What a tool. I can’t wait for Rushs’ show on Monday morning. This is going to be great fun.

[Darkwolf377]

``What Rush meant was . . . yadda yadda yadda.'' A calculated outrage.

Of course, this writer is doing precisely what he accuses Rush's fans of doing.

What is he doing in this article if not saying "What Rush meant was...yadda yadda yadda"?

The fascinating thing about Limbaugh, for me, is that his take on any subject isn't the same as some of the cookie cutter conservative commentators. There are conserrvative voices I agree with but don't necessarily respect intellectually because they are so damned predictable--I don't listen to them because I know exactly what they're going to say.

Limbaugh has gotten zero respect for his most valuable position, namely, he was the most prominent commentator on the right to regularly attack the Republicans for bailing on conservative positions. He was doing this from the first I heard him (20 years ago).

He often has to explain his positions because people like this writer (?) take the lazy punk's position of twisting his meaning.

Limbaugh hopes Obama fails to implement his (to Limbaugh's point of view...and mine) quasi-socialist agenda. I agree. This writer refuses to see that, is too dumb to listen to Limbaugh's original expansion on the comment, or knows how easy it is to spin what Limbaugh said in a way that delights the left--a way that says the opponents of Obama are Un-American.

The left LOVES that they can get to say that to their opponents now, and it doesn't matter to them that they've been hoping Bush would fail for eight years--they'll unload these silly "pro-America" positions as long as they think they can discredit the opposition.

[Maurice Tift]

  His success is the country's failure and his failure means that we may have actually avoided the slide into socialism.

[roadcat]

Knowing his failure is the country's failure?

Obama's failure is not MY country's failure! I hope he fails, because want he wants to do is what the loony leftists want, not what the most sane people in this country want! So fail, Obama, and fail mightily at the bad things you want to accomplish that would rip our nation asunder.

[dirtbiker]

"I hope he fails" -- Limbaugh

So do I....

[Proud_USA_Republican]

"I hope he fails" -- Limbaugh

Ofcourse they just list those 4 words, instead of everything that was included after. I listened to the WHOLE interview with Rush. He said that, and right after that, made it clear that he was hoping he fails if he tries to install socialism.

[wastoute]

Curious he calls Limbaugh a clown. Has he taken a close look at Zero, his Savior? Like I have said before, put a red nose on him and some size 15 EEE orange shoes and he could host a children's entertainment show. (It really is too bad he didn't make that his life's ambition, as it is his sole purpose in history will be to make Jimmy Carter look like a great President.) Μολὼν λάβε

[LifeComesFirst]

emailed to the author of the article:

“Your entire argument, while internally logically consistent, begins with the false antecedent that for a President to fail is necessarily the same thing as for America to fail. Not so. For one thing, we have to know what type of failure we’re talking about. “Fail” at what? Fail to show up for work everyday? Fail to get dressed? Fail to eat breakfast? Fail to lower or raise taxes? Fail to lower or increase spending? Discussion must begin with an understanding of what Limbaugh was talking about.

Fortunately we don’t have to wonder, we do indeed know what Limbaugh was talking about because he said so himself. He wants Obama to fail not at making the country a better place, but to fail in implementing his agenda. He’s not the only one. It is un-American to demand that we owe unfailing allegiance to a President and his or her agenda. Rather, it is quite American to have one’s own opinions about what policies the government should pursue and which it should abandon, and to express those opinions with speech, the written word, and especially at the ballot box.”

[Ann Archy]

I, too, want EVIL to FAIL.

[Marylander]

Rush meant what he said and said what he meant. If Pitts is a little short on comprehension, that’s his problem.

[ditchdigger]

Limbaugh has the backbone to "speak truth to power."

[meyer]

But do you ever hope he fails? Knowing his failure is the country's failure? Isn't that, well . . . disloyal?

52% of this country deserves the failure that will occur under this marxist regime. Us in the other 48% can rebuild from the remains.

[screaminsunshine]

I too hope Obama fails to destroy Capitalism and Freedom.

[abb]

The good news is that the Miami Herald and the rest of the odious McClatchy newspaper chain isn’t long for this world.

[Marylander]

But do you ever hope he fails? Knowing his failure is the country's failure?

In a sudden and shocking reversal of a long-held position, the Left has declared itself pro-America.

[jellybean]

Rush has already said he supports the President, he just doesn’t support his agenda. The left should understand that. It’s how they support the troops.

[Cincinatus]

Did liberals hope for George Bush to succeed? As I recall, where he did succeed (Iraq), they claim that he failed.

[philman_36]

"I hope he fails."

The full statement, which is easily found on the net...
So I shamelessly say, no, I want him to fail, if his agenda is a far- left collectivism, some people say socialism, as a conservative heartfelt, deeply, why would I want socialism to succeed?
...but which Mr. Pitts, Jr. seems woefully incapable of finding and has to truncate with a simple "I hope he fails." not once, not twice but four times to press his argument! How did you get your job, Mr. Pitts, Jr.? Strike one!

And, trailing behind, like the folks with brooms trail the elephants in the circus parade, Limbaugh's devotees, complaining that their hero has been misquoted, misunderstood or otherwise mistreated.
Well, believe you me Mr. Pitts, Jr, Rush is no hero of mine. I've decried him in the past for calling himself "The Doctor of Democracy".
You obviously know he's been misquoted since you're one of the very people misquoting him. Or did you not do your job properly and just took someone's word for it? Strike two!

The ideology, their perversion of conservatism, is but a means toward that end.
No, it isn't ideology, it's true and objective reporting, which you aren't doing. Strike three! You're out!

[fieldmarshaldj]

What’s a “far right” ? I’ve never seen or heard of such a thing.