President Obama warned Republicans on Capitol Hill today that they need to quit listening to radio king Rush Limbaugh if they want to get along with Democrats and the new administration.
"You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done," he told top GOP leaders, whom he had invited to the White House to discuss his nearly $1 trillion stimulus package.
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Michael Wolff: Rush Limbaugh Is Hot Under the Collar
Right now Rush is being played. The Obama dinner with conservative columnists, shortly before his inauguration, was as much about excluding Rush as coddling the columnists.
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Howie Klein: Republicans In Congress Get Behind Limbaugh's Call For Obstructionism & Failure
Over the last few days I reached out to a few dozen Democratic members of Congress to ask them what they made out of Limbaugh's poisonous rant on the radio last week.
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David Sirota: Economic Stimulus Bill: Sound Policy vs. D.C. "Bipartisanship"
Why do Democrats seem more interested in attracting majority Republican support they clearly do not need than in passing a bill that uses taxpayer money most effectively to stimulate the economy?
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Joe Peyronnin: Ignore Limbaugh
Obama should not have referred to radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh in his recent remarks directed to Republican Congressional leaders.
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Peter M. Shane: The Audacity of Rush Limbaugh's Hope: Standing Up to the Hubris of a Bully
Rush Limbaugh wants Obama to fail. Why? Because people might stop paying attention to Rush Limbaugh.
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Robert J. Elisberg: A Rush to Bad Judgment
If Rush Limbaugh and Republicans who dare not criticize him get their way, and the president actually fails -- it means the national economy turns into a Depression and America is crushed
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WE (the people) WON!
When you call out bullies... they go running home to mommy (and fox noise).
The 59,934,786 that voted but NOT for Barry are not 'the people' too? Who knew?
And President Obama is the President of them, too. Are you guys gonna whine for 8 years and hope he fails or are you gonna support the President?
I suspect I know the answer, already.
And they lost. Both sides argued both sides to the American people, and the Republican side lost.
Elections have consequences.
You are the people too. Not the smartest to vote against your own and your countries best interest, but none the less you are Americans too. Thank goodness Obama will work to make your lives better as well.
Why don't you give it a rest with your drive-by exaggerations? This country is in big trouble, but you're in the mood to have an 8th-grade level snarky contest. You'll get used to having an intelligent, articulate President- you'll see. Maybe you'll even decide to join the tide of hope and excitement for the future, instead spewing a trail of mean-spirited negativity. Where exactly is that going to get us?
I agree that no majority is "the People." Would you however agree that Mr Obama has a greater mandate than Either of Mr Bush's two victories? Mr Bush subsequently governed as if he had a mandate didn't he? Why should Mr Obama do anything else?
You have to take your hat off to America as it is one of the few places in the world where people can make millions of dollars by going on the air waves spouting lies, bigotry and hate.
In most countries if they did this they would end up being institutionalized either in prison for promoting hate crimes or in a mental institution for being dillusional and disoriented.
It is weird that the U.S. ranks 43rd world wide when it comes to freedom of the press where the truth is suppressed yet people can go on the radio and television and slander their people without having to worry about being held accountable. SIMPLY AMAZING!!!!
Believe it or not, we do have slander and libel laws.
You just hit on the reason Rush likes using the phony "entertainer" label.
Issuing contraceptives is one of the first and easiest things we can do to help the economy. We have nuts out there calling themselves doctors who are giving women fertility drugs causing hundreds of multiple births. Like this earth can sustain all of these people, even without that added burden. There are too many people now competing for education, jobs, and even food. Charities and soup kitchens are bankrupt. Autism is at an all-time high. Who will support these folks if something befalls the parents? We don't care for our veterans as it is. They are losing their homes, having their vehicles reposessed, divorcing at record rates, and having to beg months in advance for an appointment with anyone. The air, water and food supplies are full of toxins. It is nothing but irresponsible to continue on the same path while addressing this dire economic situation.
You should read the comments on the actual NY Post article. Unbelievable.
Yep. His fans are as nutty and treas onous as he is.
One even stated that Obama is making up the econominc crisis so he can be a hero. I'm in Michigan and I can say first hand, we are in a crisis.
I can believe it. This is what some people in NYC think. It's past disturbing.
http://gothamist.com/2009/01/23/greenwich_village_bakery_selling_dr.php
President O bama gave them some excellent advice. Didn't L imbaugh give S arah P alin the seal of approval? Where did that land the Republicans?
Limbaugh probably fon-dles himself nightly over Photoshopped pics of the Moose Mama, like the rest of the ReTHUG male morons.
I love it. My pres has some cajones
Probably made of titanium...
Me too. I love it when he is called "naive" and the GOP thinks they can get away with something. They forget he has a spine of steel. He can listen to everyone (which does NOT mean taking every suggestion), be polite and bi-partisan and still play hardball when he has to do so.
Love your post.
I remember during the final debate Barack called out Fox News and the next day they were crying like the liars they are. His press secretary Robert Gibbs then took on Hannity and Bill Burton called Fox News out on their obvious anti-Obama agenda.
Obama is going to continue to call out the liars and the hate mongers like Rush. Imagine how embarrassing it must be for the GOP right now for the Prez to imply that the head of your party is a political shock jock drinking haterade and choking down an assortment of pills who should be in jail?
These fools insert poison into the political debate and ignoring it is not going to make it go away. Obama is going to take these mofos head on.
Obama's target wasn't Limbaugh. It was the Republican party and the independent voters. His remark doesn't legitimate Limbaugh so much as it reinforces the connection between Limbaugh and the Republican Party. It gives Obama the same advantage Republicans tried to exploit by linking Democrats with Michael Moore.
Bingo. Once again, Obama is helping this rift in the Republican party to grow. He will marginalize the far right from the moderates and independents. He started to do that when he called Fox News out during the last debate and had his press secretary Robert Gibbs take on Hannity.
I'm looking forward to seeing Barack outwit these cretins for the next 4 years (hopefully 8).
Bingo!
Exactly
Except that Rush in an intellectual pygmy compared to Moore. That and Moore likes girls.
Rush publicly stated that he wanted Obama to fail. That I think is the context that Obama is referring to when he asks R's to quit listening to Rush. You know Bush would say you were unpatriotic. Obama didn't say that, even though if you listen and agree with Rush you obviously want the country to fail and so that is pretty unpatriotic to me. His jab is brilliant. What he is saying is - you can't be listening to Rush wanting the country to fail and get anything done. That is way nicer then I would be. But it is also a statement of pure fact, and a smack-down that says - if you are stupid enough to want the country to fail you are also too stupid to be able to get anything intelligent done and also why would anyone listen to you or your ideas?
Ouch! And ROFL!
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Another fan of ravencalling.
Indeed, if you want the country to fail, why be in government? The repubs are in a very tough political position. They have no clue who they are up against with Obama.
Rush Limbag hates America. Republicans hate America. That's why they listen to him. They all have a common goal. To see America fail.
Rush sends Barry a big 'THANK YOU' !
Barry has elevated Rush to co-Messiah status. Ratings will go through the roof! ( ad rates to follow)
Your self-admitted Messiah, Rush, and his ratings didn't work in 2006. Didn't work in 2008. Won't work for quite some time.
Can you name one candidate Rush endorsed that lost?
Yes, and he'll do several shows on how important he is to Obama. LOL* He's certainly not shy about doing that.
Thank you madam Rushbot.
ARE YOU SERIOUS? THE ONLY THING MESSIANIC ABOUT LIMBAUGH IS HIS EGO.
HE IS THRILLED OBAMA WON, HIS RATINGS ARE BETTER THAN EVER FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU. PLEASE GET OUT OF THE HOUSE ONCE IN A WHILE AND GET SOME FRESH AIR.
Rush was already a Messiah to the straight jacket, tinfoil crowd.
So are planning on selling U.S. secrets to Al-Qaida to help underline OUR President?
*undermine
Rush Limbaugh is unAmerican. It's fine to not agree with your president or his administration, but Rush Limbaugh's critique is not intelligent, it is riddled with fallacy. It amounts to little more than childish name-calling and an attempt at whipping the masses into an "us vs. them" frenzy. The Republicans need to realize that Rush's approach is killing what should be an open debate. It is the vocabulary of hatred that we all must abandon in order to solve our country's problems.
Get with the program, people! It's okay to dissent, just try to be polite about it.
We need to come together and really talk to each other to form a concensus on how to solve our problems. If Rush weren't so rude, maybe Democrats would start listening to him when he makes the occasional valid point.
My father had an expression, "You are talking so loud I can't hear you."
Sounds like Obama is trying to clue the Republicans in to this.
great post
The GOP DOESN'T listen to Limbaugh any more. That's why they are losing elections.
When was the last time Democrats and Republicans worked together on legislation and the legislation turned out "conservative"?
The Libs never compromise their principles to "get things done". Republicans like John McCain do.
They are trying to resurrect the beast.
Every Dem who voted for the war "compromised." As for McCain, he has almost a 100% bush voting record over the past 8 years. For two years this country's people listened to endless campaigining. The majority of them chose between two people - Obama/Dem and Limbaugh/Palin/McCain/GOP. They chose Obama/Dem. You lost. Deal with it.
Does that mean Bill Clinton compromised his prinicples by going to war in Bosnia or was that war and any other war started by a Democrat "justified"?
McCain still recieved 46% of the popular vote. Many in the GOP still listen to Rush, especially Congressmen in Red States.
You can take all the red states and stick them where the sun doesn't shine. How great are the rethugs, Shelby and Sessions. They refused to help the American auto industry, why, because you and I gave over $1 billion in tax breaks to foreign auto mfg's to build in Alabama.
Cut out the red states in this country and I won't notice or care! They pay less taxes than people in the midwest, north, south & west.
Just like Alaskans, they live off of our tax dollars, let them all go and be their own country, fine with me.
The US can have 39 states as far as I care
Most of the people who voted for McCain were Republicans who would vote for anybody with an (R) behind his name.
Hope they keep listening - this will garner additional gains for Dems and Indies in future red state elections.
Some voted FOR McCain, Most voted AGAINST Obama.
Well is compromising your principles a good thing? John McCain lost because he was ditching his principles right and left to get things done, like win the election. Rejected!
So the goal is to allow nothing to get done? Status quo forever?
John McCain spent his entire political career going against his own party and the principles he claimed to have(much to the delite of the media) and then when he needed support from his party, they stayed home.
"The GOP DOESN'T listen to Limbaugh any more. That's why they are losing elections."
LMAO. whatever you say, dude.
In all serious, everyone need to quit listening to Rush Limbaugh. Add Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin, and Billo the Clown, et al, to that list.
That should have been "In all seriousness, everyone needs"; sorry for the typos.
Spank them Obama!! lol
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