Posted on 08/23/2013 6:22:55 AM PDT by markomalley
During President Obama's wide-ranging interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo Friday, the president responded to a question about the "lack of action in Washington" with the claim that when it comes to shutting down the government to kill ObamaCare, his "Republican friends" tell him "privately" that they agree with him but are afraid of Rush Limbaugh and the Tea Party:
Nobody thinks [a shutdown's] good for the middle class. So the question is ultimately, if you are putting the American people first, if you are prioritizing them, then this shouldn't be that difficult. And I've made this argument to my Republican friends privately, and, by the way, sometimes they say to me privately, "I agree with you, but I'm worried about a primary from, you know, somebody in the Tea Party back in my district," or, "I'm worried about what Rush Limbaugh is going to say about me on the radio. And so you got to understand, I'm -- it's really difficult."
Just ten days ago, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said something remarkably similar during a "Morning Joe" discussion about same sex marriage -- that since 2006, "Republican leaders have said one thing in green rooms, another thing on TV and another thing on talk radio.”
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I say just plain “bunk” to this.
Obama get out of the way.
Bring back AMERICAN businesses.
STFU....nobody believes you converse with Republicans. You can’t even talk about them articulately without stumbling over your words....hallmark of an acute liar.
Can’t wait for Rush & Sarah’s response!
I do not believe you, Mr. Obama.
I’d think they would fear Mark Levin the most.
And so do I.
What this basically means is that elected officials are afraid of being called out and held accountable for their actions. As they should be. But in Obama’s world, there are no consequences...unless you’re against something he’s for of course. Then the fire and brimstone shall be brought down upon you.
So what? Any Republicans who have access to the president are not the kind of politician’s I consider to be on “our” side. Useless quislings.
I, for one, believe that the GOPe is in regular communication with him. After all, it appears to me that Boehner is nothing but his butt boy.
Good.
I sure as hell hope he's right. The GOP-e SHOULD be looking over its shoulder with trepidation. Anything that keeps them on the straight path is fine by me.
and David Limbaugh as well
if any of his “Republican friends” did tell him that in private, than he has shown himself to be no friend, to betray a confidence... somehow he just gets more and more disgusting...
This is almost certainly Obama BS, but for once, I hope he’s right.
The GOP SHOULD be afraid of the Tea Party, because it threatens their gravy train.
Rush will have a heyday! The Magic Negro will be eaten up and spit out!
Obama speaks for Spineless RINOs.
They ought to be afraid of THE PEOPLE.
If these Yahoos are all secretly in favor of homosexual marriage, then they ought to be outed and run out of office on a rail as should the current occupant of the Sodom House.
Republicans "leaders" are Ball-Less.
He is Caligula.
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