Posted on 03/12/2009 6:30:31 PM PDT by Redgirl
Presidents throughout history have kept lists of political foes. But the Obama White House is the first I am aware of to pick targets based on polls. Even Richard Nixon didn't focus-group his enemies list.
Team Obama -- aided by Clintonistas Paul Begala, James Carville and Stanley Greenberg -- decided to attack Rush Limbaugh after poring over opinion research. White House senior adviser David Axelrod explicitly authorized the assault. Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel assigned a White House official to coordinate the push. And Press Secretary Robert Gibbs gleefully punched the launch button at his podium, suckering the White House press corps into dropping what they were doing to get Mr. Limbaugh.
Was it smart politics and good policy? No. For one thing, it gave the lie to Barack Obama's talk about ending "the political strategy that's been all about division" and "the score-keeping and the name-calling." The West Wing looked populated by petulant teenagers intent on taking down a popular rival. Such talk also shortens the president's honeymoon by making him look like a street-fighting Chicago pol instead of an inspirational, unifying figure.
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Oh, the media will do whatever the Obamessiah tells them to do. If the Obamessiah says, “PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN!”, they will say, “What curtain?” If the Obamessiah curses, “$H#T!”, they will run the the corner, drop their drawers and strain until they blow a hemorrhoid.
Laura Ingraham refers to hin as "The Family Guy"....
Ahh....thank you for the rymnb
Next idea, start an international crisis.
He looks just like Peter Griffin and is probably just about as smart.
Listen to ‘em? Hell, he’s practically governing on behalf of them.
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Everything about Obama so far has been a lie. And I thought only the Clintons lied every time they opened their mouths, LOL. Must run in the democrat line...
“It was the same with the Clinton administration,”
Yup. Bombed an aspirin factory to distract from Monica. The dems are so disgusting.
Not to cut the viper Carville any slack, but I believe it was 9/10/01 that he said that.
No,it was on the morning of 9/11. Carville,Begalla,and some other dem hack holding a private confrence with the press invited when Carville made the statement. About that time the word came about the attack.Carville told the press that was there not to print what he said!
...I’ve never been asked to poll, Vote, my opinion on any issue. Anyone here be polled? Maybe, they make this crap up, like, The recession? The stimulus? “Things” are lookin better”! Uhhpp, Gee wizz!? Thankyew... lies to further their agenda? Naaa,,,
...Go back to bed, America, yer government is in control, we’ll wake you up after we figure out how to USE you. sleep tight...
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