Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Juan Williams: Why the White House Won’t Let Go of ‘The Limbaugh Thing’ Anytime Soon
Fox News ^ | March 30th, 2009 8:00 PM Eastern

Posted on 03/31/2009 9:59:51 AM PDT by lewisglad

As one White House official explained it to me Limbaugh became an issue not because he is the most prominent Obama critic but because the talk show host embodies “hyper-partisanship.”

Limbaugh became a stand-in for White House view of Republicans as a party that is not constructive, not willing to seek common ground and out of touch with a bipartisan thirst for solutions to pressing economic problems. Obama’s aides connect the dots and see a picture of a dark, unappealing political landscape on the right in which Republicans have become so in-grown that not one of them felt free to repudiate Limbaugh for saying he wants the new American president to fail.

Right now, an administration official said, “the American people are not ideological…they are pragmatic. They are interested in beating the recession. Politics will take care of itself.”

White House officials say they don’t have to push too far for the public to get the idea that Limbaugh is the personification of Republican opposition that allows the GOP to be marginalized as the party of “no” and even as the president’s spokesman Robert Gibbs said recently the party of “no new ideas.”

The White House was giddy last week at the sight of a GOP alternative budget that lacked numbers and was little more than an 18-page expression of opposition to any tax hikes for anyone but with few hard numbers about how they would put together a budget.

“We are pleased with where we are…and we are amazed at where the other guys are going,” said the president’s aide. Later he added: “Our numbers are moving up not down and the numbers for Republicans in Congress are bad because they are not acting in good faith, they are not offering constructive opposition.”

(Excerpt) Read more at foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: achillwind; america2point0; antichrist; bho2009; bho44; censorship; communismkills; democrats; demonization; dncbrownshirts; dopeydems; orwelliannightmare; partisanwitchhunt; pravdamedia; propaganda; rush; stalinisttactics; talkradio; waronrush
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-42 next last

1 posted on 03/31/2009 9:59:51 AM PDT by lewisglad
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: lewisglad

Oh, yeah. The Dems are only trying to save the Republicans from themselves. I’m not surprised Juan Williams doesn’t fall for this line of horse product; I’m only surprised that anyone over the age of 12 does.


2 posted on 03/31/2009 10:02:53 AM PDT by Billthedrill
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: lewisglad
because the talk show host embodies “hyper-partisanship.”....

poor Jaun like most libtards will never understand about being elected ( like pelosi )and being a private citizen when it comes to being partisan

3 posted on 03/31/2009 10:04:05 AM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: lewisglad

I guess the House GOP is too easy a target.

They are weak and spineless, and I think they like it that way. Nothing easier than being in the minority opposition.


4 posted on 03/31/2009 10:04:17 AM PDT by Boiling Pots (The Politicians think we're all stupid, and they're largely correct.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: lewisglad

>>>> Right now, an administration official said, “the American people are not ideological…they are pragmatic. They are interested in beating the recession. Politics will take care of itself.” <<<<

Oh, and those “honest” Democrats who have rid us of “the culture of corruption” are going to do what’s right and “waste a good crisis”?

*barf*


5 posted on 03/31/2009 10:04:23 AM PDT by brownsfan (Kool aid comes in two new flavors: Hope and Change.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: lewisglad
Later he added: “Our numbers are moving up not down and the numbers for Republicans in Congress are bad because they are not acting in good faith, they are not offering constructive opposition.”

Guess he missed the polls last week showing the GOP leading in generic congressional balloting for the first time in forever?

6 posted on 03/31/2009 10:05:26 AM PDT by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus (True nobility is exempt from fear - Marcus Tullius Cicero)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: lewisglad
“We are pleased with where we are…and we are amazed at where the other guys are going,” said the president’s aide.

Frankly, I don't trust these numbers.

7 posted on 03/31/2009 10:05:41 AM PDT by Islander7 (If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: brownsfan

“a party that is not constructive, not willing to seek common ground and out of touch with a bipartisan thirst for solutions to pressing economic problems.”

In other words, a party that is against socialism? If you seek common ground with socialists, you merely end up advancing the cause of socialism.


8 posted on 03/31/2009 10:06:46 AM PDT by Pete98 (After his defeat by the Son of God, Satan changed his name to Allah and started over.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: lewisglad
“Limbaugh became a stand-in for White House view of Republicans as a party that is not constructive, not willing to seek common ground and out of touch with a bipartisan thirst for solutions to pressing economic problems”

Gee that sounds like the Junior Senator and the Rat House!

9 posted on 03/31/2009 10:07:22 AM PDT by Cheetahcat (Osamabama the Wright kind of Racist!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: lewisglad

Be careful what you wish for.


10 posted on 03/31/2009 10:07:38 AM PDT by Uncle Hal
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: lewisglad
"The White House was giddy last week at the sight of a GOP alternative budget that lacked numbers..."

Nonsense you Democratic asshat! That Republican budget had a federal income tax rate modified to 10% up to $100K and 25% on additional income over $100K. Ohhhhhh... THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO KEEP ABOUT $5 FRIKIN' GRAND OF MY MONEY PER YEAR!

I hate Democrats! Those are numbers you nitwit Democrats and with the extra $5K/yr of my own frikin' money in the first place, and everyone else keeping more of their money, we'd pull this nation right out of the recession!

I hate Democrats! They lie. They cheat. The have no moral compass. Have I mentioned they lie and cheat?

11 posted on 03/31/2009 10:08:15 AM PDT by avacado (Impeach the Teleprompter!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: lewisglad

Every time it rains it rains
Pennies from heaven.
Don’t you know each cloud contains
Pennies from heaven.
You’ll find yor fortune falling
All over town.

Every time a dem opens his mouth a Limbaugh gets his wings.


12 posted on 03/31/2009 10:08:36 AM PDT by dangerdoc (dangerdoc (not actually dangerous any more))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: lewisglad

“Juan Williams: Why the White House Won’t Let Go of ‘The Limbaugh Thing’ Anytime Soon”= Ursurper in the White House: Why Republicans demand release of Barrys’ Birth Certificate.


13 posted on 03/31/2009 10:09:28 AM PDT by freebird5850 (O-Bomba is not the Messia. Jesus was a carpenter and could build a cabinet!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Islander7

[Frankly, I don’t trust these numbers. ]

I think the numbers are correct. The scary part is that it says a good majority of people are delusional and in search of unicorns and candyland. There is no way to recover economically spending trillions on government boondoggles while inflating the currency and shutting down energy production.


14 posted on 03/31/2009 10:10:33 AM PDT by FastCoyote (I am intolerant of the intolerable.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: lewisglad
Republicans have become so in-grown that not one of them felt free to repudiate Limbaugh for saying he wants the new American president to fail.

That's because we agree with Rush on this point. Obama and his thugs should fail. And is Juaan absolutely sure that he hasn't fallen for the WH talking points? Pathetic.

15 posted on 03/31/2009 10:10:55 AM PDT by BuckeyeTexan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: avacado

And I hate the MSM who are happy to push the message of Gibbs...


16 posted on 03/31/2009 10:11:16 AM PDT by anniegetyourgun
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: lewisglad

The fascist are proud of the progress made towards the destruction of this country, but they need enemies to distract people from questioning their progress. That brings them around to Rush. His ratings are soaring faster than 0bama’s deficit, and he is the biggest threat our fuhrer has.


17 posted on 03/31/2009 10:15:42 AM PDT by pallis
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: lewisglad
hyper-partisanship = rock-soild conviction
18 posted on 03/31/2009 10:16:34 AM PDT by Niteranger68 (As 0bama punishes us, we will punish his supporters ten fold.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: lewisglad

“Politics will take care of itself.”.....

THE HELL IT WILL!


19 posted on 03/31/2009 10:16:46 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: lewisglad

Limbaugh became a stand-in for White House view of Republicans as a party that is not constructive, not willing to seek common ground and out of touch with a bipartisan thirst for solutions to pressing economic problems.

What a pile of crap! OBozo and his hard left storm toopers are as fare from bipartisan as you can get!


20 posted on 03/31/2009 10:23:43 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-42 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson