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ON THE HILL (Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-LA-Napoleonville talks about Rush Limbaugh)
nola.com ^ | 02/15/09 | Bruce Alpert and Jonathan Tilove

Posted on 02/16/2009 7:28:45 AM PST by TornadoAlley3

--- Melancon: We're in this together ---

Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-Napoleonville, was saying last week that he can understand why some, including all House Republicans, opposed the giant stimulus package now awaiting President Barack Obama's signature. "What I don't understand are people like Rush Limbaugh saying he hopes this president won't succeed," Melancon said, just before casting the only Louisiana House vote for the nearly $790 billion package of new federal spending and tax cuts. "Because if President Obama fails on the economy, we all fail, and a lot of Americans will continue to suffer."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: congress; melancon; rush; stimulus; talkradio
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1 posted on 02/16/2009 7:28:45 AM PST by TornadoAlley3
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To: TornadoAlley3
"Because if President Obama fails on the economy, we all fail, and a lot of Americans will continue to suffer."

I question his basic assumption that the economy has to rise or fall on the success of the President - ANY President.

2 posted on 02/16/2009 7:30:43 AM PST by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus (Nihil utile nisi quod honestum - Marcus Tullius Cicero)
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To: TornadoAlley3

We all will suffer as long as that POS is in the black house.


3 posted on 02/16/2009 7:31:11 AM PST by Piquaboy (22 year veteran of the Army, Air Force and Navy, Pray for all our military .)
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To: TornadoAlley3

If Obama’s plans for the economy succeed, we all fail miserably, and ALL Americans will suffer.


4 posted on 02/16/2009 7:31:24 AM PST by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll)
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To: TornadoAlley3

“As long as there are Democrats, a lot of Americans will continue to suffer.”

There, fixed it.


5 posted on 02/16/2009 7:32:19 AM PST by xcamel (The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
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To: TornadoAlley3

What part of “I hope he doesn’t succeed in imposing socialism on our country” does this dim bulb not understand?


6 posted on 02/16/2009 7:32:21 AM PST by La Lydia
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To: TornadoAlley3
"Because if President Obama fails on the economy, we all fail, and a lot of Americans will continue to suffer."

Where does he get this we stuff? He must have a mouse in his pocket.

7 posted on 02/16/2009 7:33:19 AM PST by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus
"I question his basic assumption that the economy has to rise or fall on the success of the President - ANY President."

You are someone who gets it. May there be more like you.

8 posted on 02/16/2009 7:36:41 AM PST by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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To: TornadoAlley3

I hope this President is a spectacular failure. Can’t wait until he is holding a presser and the teleprompter goes off.

The Obama-Oprah Shows were a dsimal failure.


9 posted on 02/16/2009 7:40:16 AM PST by Tarpon (If you don't stand on principle, you stand for nothing at all.)
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

In 2010, Melancon will be the only Democratic incumbent on the ballot in Louisiana.


10 posted on 02/16/2009 7:42:17 AM PST by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: TornadoAlley3
"What I don't understand are people like Rush Limbaugh saying he hopes this president won't succeed," Melancon said

That's because, sir, you are an idiot.

11 posted on 02/16/2009 7:43:03 AM PST by grobdriver (Let the embeds check the bodies!)
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To: TornadoAlley3
In 2010, Melancon will be the only Democratic incumbent on the ballot in Louisiana.

SOunds like the perfect target then!

12 posted on 02/16/2009 7:43:36 AM PST by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus (Nihil utile nisi quod honestum - Marcus Tullius Cicero)
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To: TornadoAlley3

“Because if President Obama fails on the economy, we all fail, and a lot of Americans will continue to suffer.”

Translation to English: “I never read a single word in the 700,000 word Porkulus Bill.”


13 posted on 02/16/2009 7:46:38 AM PST by FormerACLUmember (NOW)
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To: TornadoAlley3
What I don't understand are people like Rush Limbaugh saying he hopes this president won't succeed

If those empty headed nitwits understood what Rush was saying, it is Obama policies that he hopes he will not succeed. Lets go one step further. Obama is a thug I brand as a communists with his policy and thoughts, so as far as I am concerned I hope that empty suit a@@ does not succeed. Period.

14 posted on 02/16/2009 7:50:48 AM PST by Logical me (Oh, well!!!)
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To: theDentist
We suffer more if he succeeds. What was it Samuel Adams said about people loving wealth more than liberty?

I hope Obomba fails miserably. We suffer if that happens. We suffer more if he doesn't fail. And besides, it probably won't take much to have Oboma fail. If the power goes out on his teleprompter, he probably crumbles into a mumbling, stumbling, bumbling failure.

15 posted on 02/16/2009 7:52:28 AM PST by chimera
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To: La Lydia
What part of “I hope he doesn’t succeed in imposing socialism on our country” does this dim bulb not understand?
The part that was completely covered up by the media. The part you just quoted. All the dim bulbs in the media reported was "I hope Obama fails"... and that's all the dim bulbs in the demotreason party heard.
16 posted on 02/16/2009 7:53:50 AM PST by samtheman
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To: TornadoAlley3

and Germany only wanted Poland because they needed room to grow as a “stimulus plan”. Should the free world have hoped that “stimulus plan” succeed too?


17 posted on 02/16/2009 7:56:19 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

It reminds me of “Ein Volk...Ein Feurher” with appologies for the mis-spellings.


18 posted on 02/16/2009 8:02:50 AM PST by Redleg Duke ("Sarah Palin...Unleashing the Fury of the Castrated Left!")
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To: blackbart.223

There be. Most likely, many more that we suspect.


19 posted on 02/16/2009 8:06:06 AM PST by Lurk-know-more
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To: chimera; Logical me

I agree with you. If Obama succeeds, many Americans (including me) will get higher income tax rates. Therefore, I hope that he’ll fail.


20 posted on 02/16/2009 11:49:04 AM PST by PhilCollins
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