Rush Limbaugh Now "Backs" Obama

CNN:

He has publicly urged Republicans to vote for Hillary Clinton to keep the divisive Democratic nomination fight alive, but talk radio host Rush Limbaugh said Wednesday it's Barack Obama who he really wants to be the party's nominee.

"I now believe he would be the weakest of the Democrat nominees," Limbaugh, among the most powerful voices in conservative radio, said on his program. "I now urge the Democrat supereldegates to make your mind up and publicly go for Obama."

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Comments

[lastams]

Limbaugh and his like can only exist in an information vacuum, and the media seem to
be quite content to leave that vacuum in place.
Recently on Olberman, when asked how anyone could believe the Clinton / McCain gas tax plan when virtually every expert said it was a gimmick , his guest answered that much of the American public was factually deficient.
A polite way to put it.
In the past five months this so-called do nothing Congress has managed to spend, unnoticed, over a trillion tax dollars, include over a thousand earmarks in legislation, and this week are putting the final touches on the pork-barrel obscenity known as the Farm Bill, in which we will once again pay wealthy landowners billions of dollars to not grow food.
But unless it's a huge political football, not a single action of Congress makes the evening news,
mostly doesn't make Olberman, or Huffington, and certainly isn't discussed by Rush Limbaugh.
Is it any wonder that Americans are “factually deficient” ?
Oft times I wonder if we not so much get the government we deserve as the government we don’t understand.

[TimmySlagle]

"Limbaugh and his like can only exist in an information vacuum"

Um, do YOU listen to Limbaugh?

I do. I also listen to NPR. And read the HuffPo.

Who is it that REALLY exists in an "intellectual vaccum?"

[markusmarkus]

Timmy, don't you know that listening to Rush will curddle your brain cells. Once I tried, reeeeealy reeeeeely hard to listen to rush for 5 minutes; I had to stop after less than 2 minutes because of the sheer idiocy of his dribble. I was getting a headache from his BS. He's a lying, hate-mongering fascist.

I hope you wash your ears out with diluted bleach after listening to ol' rush.

[iBgood]

Pathetic. It sounds like he's so embarrassed that all the trash talk and scheming didn't work and has resulted in Obama's stellar winnings and now he wants to put his finger in everyones pie cause the rethug pie is made of mud.

[Oldbuck]

If I could only buy Old Rush for what he worth and sell him for what he thinks he worth I would have millions. I only listen to this blow hard a couple of times and never heard so much Bull Shit in my like. The thing that really brother me is there are people stupid enough to listen to this jerk.

[TylerR]

"If I could only buy Old Rush for what he worth and sell him for what he thinks he worth I would have millions."

Well he makes 35 million dollars a year, so whatever he thinks he's worth he's probably right! I think that's what bugs you guys the most. People listen to Limbaugh voluntary at a number that makes you guys drool, 20 million people. Name one liberal commentator who can touch the ratings of Rush or even Hannity. Oh yeah thats right, his entire audience is bible reading, gun-toting, inbred hicks right? Comments like that show who the real ignorant bigots are!

[MissingAmerica]

This man should have been dethroned years ago. I fail to understand why he can openly subvert democratic efforts, yet people listen to his evangelical politics. It was only a few weeks ago that he was telling everyone to vote for Hillary, since McCain would have an easier time beating her. In his mind, no woman should hold any public position. Now he sees that Obama will most likely be the candidate and in his mind, no man of color should hold any public position.

He is the Judas goat leading the lambs to slaughter. Sadly, too many of the ignorant sheep will follow. We can only believe that there are enough intelligent Americans who want what is best for America, not what is best for the Republicans and the Religious Right.

[Crozier]

He was a used car salesman. He has no completed higher education. He was a shock jock able to get the American Underclass feel empowered by use of their prejudice, their bigotry and the darkest devils of their nature. These disempowered white males, without an education, working under college-educated women management, and often "victims" of several former wives and girlfriends, is simply fodder for this man who lives in mansions, drinks lattes and champagne, while guzzling beer and nuts with the good ole boys for his press agents. Oxycontin addicts should spend their lives in prison, announced the Right Wing Goebbels, except HIM.

[NCRESIDENT]

Why isn't the FCC stepping in to stop him. He is tainting our election system and they don't find it wrong. It's wrong to curse on the shows but not wrong to encourage people to go out and cast false votes. He's making republicans look bad. He is truly making them look like race-baiting liars versus the truthtellers they supposed to be. Makes me wonder what is truly a republican or as they say conservative. Are they the symbol of the confederate flag or the symbol of the American flag?

[americanwomaninpa]

Does Freedom of Speech sound familiar? We don't have to like what he says, but he has the right to say it. Don't let him get to you....thats what he wants.

[not one of the sheep]

Typical, if we don't agree with them then we need to ban them, trampling of the first ammendment that the fringes on both parties want to impose. This is not the USSA but will be soon if the loons on both ends are not reigned in and common sense isn't used. Turn the channel on your radio if you don't like him. That's what makes America great, your freedom to choose and not have everyone elses wills imposed on you. We are rapidly becoming a polarized, intolerant, hateful society whose freedoms and rights are being systematically removed by those who think you are too ignorant to realize what is best for you.

[photojok]

Ever notice how addicts want this and then they want that and all that really makes them happy is sowing discord?

[Chavez08]

Listen Bimbaugh, take your pain-pills, your 6th grade educated groupies and your buddy Hannity back down to the DR and STAY there this time.

By the way, (5) of your operatives in Ohio (that I know of alone) just converted to the Liberal side since March. One of them after reading just (1) book.

Can you guess what book that would be????

[teapartydude]

FLIP-FLOPPER!

[nerakami]

These are the same people that go on a rampage about flag pins and the likes, when clearly they play around with basic democratic principles. The integrity of the democratic process is being tampered with when voters are influenced to vote with the intention of "corrupting" the will of the people.

Rush and his cronies would do better living in countries like Venezuela as they have much more in common with leaders like Hugo Chavez.

Shall i help you start packing Rush?

[KBAR]

You compare Rush to Chavez???? What a hoot!

[nerakami]

meaning they have no respect for the integrity of democracy. I am sure there are other qualities.....

[TocinoHumano]

I compare rush to something I flushed down the toilet about 15 minutes ago. Except Rush smells worse.

[bluesnot]

What is this, junior high? What a loser.

[harriscrl3]

I've said it before and I will say it again republicans especially those to the far right are DUMB as DIRT. Whats even sadder is that their influence have grown which explain in part the dumbing down of America the media and our educational system are the other reasons. I've seen their stupidity election after election and watch as Dems just give them power let them define whats patriotism let them define who is better capable of protecting America when 911 happened on their watch. You know what makes me hopeful this year Obama will NOT allow them use their warped definition of patriotism to define him. Thats why he will NOT wear a flagpin. He wears the bracelet that the mother gave him in rememberance of her son and a veteran gave him a flagpin he could easily have worn it and quell some of the debate on his patriotism but he wont because he will NOT let them define his patriotism by flagpins. When they do he challenges theres by the way the treat veterans and make it easy for corporations to take American job overseas and relocate there to get cheap labor. So my advice Shut up Rush you are proving that there is nothing worse than ignorance that is given a voice.

Carol

[ApolloniaCreed]

Won't work "Limpballs"! ...a ridiculous attempt at reverse psychology. I'm sure because he said it, it is so. GTFOOHWTBS!!!

[iPolitics]

Why is the media obsessed with this drug addict? The only people who listen to him are the one's who still give Bush a positive rating (the few left). They're people who will never vote Democrat and are therefore irrelevant during the election. As are the people who will never vote Republican.

Obama won this in February. Limbaugh had no effect. The greed of the media had more of an effect following the race-baiting lead of Sean "Neo-Nazi Lover, Best Buddy Hal Turner" Hannity.

[sher2x4]

Why do you, (HuffPo) continue to give this greasy,
pitiful excuse of a human
space on your pages?

[Stokes]

Well said. I agree whole-heartily.

[Gumby123]

Why is anyone taking this guy seriously?