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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.”

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To: Boiling Pots

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

You’re right. Most of them are spineless, liverlillied rhinos who are just happy getting a pay check and getting along. Although there are some who give me hope. Lord, I wish we could get a good conservative Senator to kick Mary Landrieu in her pompus. egotistical, leftist butt. She votes whatever Obama wants and the stupids in North LA and NO still vote her in.


21 posted on 03/31/2009 10:25:14 AM PDT by Bitsy
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To: lewisglad
If the Republicans grow a spine and become more like Rush—setting themselves apart from Zero and the other Dim/Commies and not becoming more like them—they will routinely kick the Dims’ butts.

If they take Zero's advice and make nice with the new dictator, the Republicans will continue to slide into irrelevancy.

22 posted on 03/31/2009 10:30:02 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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To: lewisglad

“the talk show host embodies “hyper-partisanship.”

No Juan: Rush embodies AMERICANISM AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AMERICAN!!!! You dolt.


23 posted on 03/31/2009 10:48:21 AM PDT by waxer1 ( Live Free or Die; Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death)
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To: avacado
The Republicans have agreed with spending trillions to keep the zombie banks alive. Like it or not, that's still a far bigger long term issue than marginal tax rates.

When I hear the GOP say with a united voice -

"No one is too big to fail. 'Bailout' is a word that should be used only in the context of parachute jumping."

- then I'll take them seriously.

24 posted on 03/31/2009 10:59:53 AM PDT by Notary Sojac (Chains you can believe in...)
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To: Notary Sojac

Not one single Republican in the House of Representatives voted yes on that $800 billion stimulus package. And the Republicans have not okayed the US Treasury’s Turbo Timmy to print money, nor are they going to vote yes on the $3.6 trillion budget.


25 posted on 03/31/2009 11:05:39 AM PDT by avacado (Impeach the Teleprompter!!!)
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To: avacado

I was referring to the TARP plan, which could not have passed without a Republican president and Republican votes. And if you are certain that all Republicans will oppose any TARP II, please give me a source. I’d be happy to learn that it’s true.


26 posted on 03/31/2009 11:10:45 AM PDT by Notary Sojac (Chains you can believe in...)
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To: lewisglad
After his “fight” with Obama, Limbaugh limped all the way to the bank.
27 posted on 03/31/2009 11:24:24 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (")
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To: 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.” "


28 posted on 03/31/2009 11:28:32 AM PDT by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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To: Boiling Pots; Bitsy
They are weak and spineless, and I think they like it that way.

Bull.

If you watch CSpan one quickly realizes the liberal media has decided to blackout/ ignore any spirited dissent to His Excellency Barack Hussein Obama, Head of Government, Duce of Fascism, and Destroyer of Capitalism.

Just for clarity sake, the last part was Mussolini's official title, polymorphed for BHO.

29 posted on 03/31/2009 11:32:09 AM PDT by TeleStraightShooter (His Excellency Barack Hussein Obama, Head of Government, Duce of Fascism,and Destroyer of Capitalism)
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To: lewisglad

Hussein worship continues unabated.


30 posted on 03/31/2009 11:33:46 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat (I'm SO glad I no longer belong to the party of Dependence on Government!)
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To: lewisglad

Limbaugh’s increased ratings doesn’t mean it is a “loss” for Dems. Clearly, we are dealing with a dirty, corrupt, Chicago-thug, 100% politics-all-the-time, leftist in the White House. Obama thinks he can trash and smear private citizens for his own political gain. Juan Williams thinks he will succeed. We’ll find out tonight in NY-20. If Murphy beats Tedisco, the Limbaugh-Palin strategy will have been vindicated.


31 posted on 03/31/2009 11:33:52 AM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
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To: Islander7

Rasmussen is the only poll showing Republicans gaining. I know he has been accurate in the 2008 election, but it needs to be pointed out that most polls show otherwise.


32 posted on 03/31/2009 11:34:57 AM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
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To: Doogle

Juan Williams seems to be reporting, not expressing his personal views.

“hyper-partisanship” was in quotes - he was quoting a source.


33 posted on 03/31/2009 11:47:46 AM PDT by donna ( I am confident that we can create a Kingdom right here on Earth. - Barack Hussein Obama)
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To: lewisglad
Limbaugh became a stand-in for White House view of Republicans

Bull! Limbaugh is just a distraction. Obama and his cronies need something to distract the stupid sheep while they turn the USA into a socialist nightmare!

Give the sheep a "wolf" to be scared off and they will hide in fear. Meanwhile the real "wolves" are attacking and eating their young!
34 posted on 03/31/2009 11:49:18 AM PDT by TexanByBirth (Obama should quit judging the 48% that did not vote for him by the mental capacity of those that did)
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To: Boiling Pots

Why are repeating Obama White House talking points? Why are you doing exactly what Obama wants you to? Do you work for them?


35 posted on 03/31/2009 11:50:15 AM PDT by WOSG (Why is Obama trying to bankrupt America with $16 trillion in spending over the next 4 years?)
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To: TeleStraightShooter

“Bull.

If you watch CSpan one quickly realizes the liberal media has decided to blackout/ ignore any spirited dissent to His Excellency Barack Hussein Obama, Head of Government, Duce of Fascism, and Destroyer of Capitalism.”

Correct.


36 posted on 03/31/2009 11:51:09 AM PDT by WOSG (Why is Obama trying to bankrupt America with $16 trillion in spending over the next 4 years?)
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To: Boiling Pots
I guess the House GOP is too easy a target.

Are you kidding? The dumb masses who voted for Obama didn't even realize that Sarah Palin was not his VP candidate and that the GOP didn't run Congress.

They know Rush's name (even if they wouldn't recognize his voice).

Michael Steele goes on talk radio (subbing for Bill Bennett) and slams Obama but he's black and a faceless head of the GOP.

37 posted on 03/31/2009 12:47:50 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Pres Obama just spent $150million of the $160million in returned AIG bonuses on a trip to England.)
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To: Boiling Pots

Bob Michel all over again. Where are the Pub Hannans? Why doesn’t more that Michelle Bach. , Mike Pence and other guys like that speaking out? No Pub Senator has enough national cred to do it. So it takes the CSPAN Pubs in House Special Orders to make any small sounds of opposition.


38 posted on 03/31/2009 12:51:06 PM PDT by phillyfanatic ( iT)
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To: lewisglad

If people fall for this, they are just stupid. The Democrats have been viciously partisan and lacking in any sense of compromise with Pres. Bush for the past eight years.


39 posted on 03/31/2009 12:56:13 PM PDT by Unam Sanctam
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To: avacado

Morning Joe was ridiculing the republican alternative as embarassing.

The rare air of the DC deziens had no clue about the the real world. The live in DC, report about DC TO DC, without any reference to ouside DC.

Juan Williams does not even register the tea parties or illegal immigration amnesty outrage.

He is just by DC for DC and ONLY DC.


40 posted on 03/31/2009 1:34:32 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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