Pat Robertson Denounces Rush Limbaugh For Hoping Obama Fails

In an interview with U.S. News & World Report, conservative Christian leader Pat Robertson denounced talk show host Rush Limbaugh for saying he wants President Obama to fail.

"So you don't subscribe to Rush Limbaugh's "I hope he fails" school of thought?" asked interviewer Dan Gilgoff.

"That was a terrible thing to say," Robertson responded. "I mean, he's the president of all the country. If he succeeds, the country succeeds. And if he doesn't, it hurts us all. Anybody who would pull against our president is not exactly thinking rationally."

After the election, Robertson pronounced himself "remarkably pleased" with Obama and not so happy with President Bush. Robertson told Gilgoff that Obama hasn't been "as skillful" since taking office but that he wants "to give him the benefit of every doubt, and I definitely hope he succeeds."

Limbaugh has repeatedly expressed his desire to Obama -- and the stimulus package -- to fail. Listen:

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush appeared to implicitly criticize Limbaugh in a recent interview, saying use of "personal partisan attacks" is "not right for our country, it's not going to help us, and it's not going to help Republicans."

Comments

[drl15son]

02:10 PM on 03/02/2009

Rush blaspheme God during his CPAC speech. Did Pat comment on that?

[Einstein44]

12:37 PM on 02/21/2009

I am getting a thrill that Rushie is getting goofier by the week...President Obama is a major threat ...let me repeat....a major threat to his so-called Dittohead base.RL is squirming and gurgling, while President Obama is offering solutions to our country's needs to get our economy rolling.

[PoliticalCrave]

05:38 PM on 02/21/2009

what solutions....telling people it was okay to not be responsible with their money and buy a house that was too expensive.....it that is the case then why not eliminate Credit Card debt too? Obama promised that the stimulus bill would stimulate the country and yet when investors say it they voted with their money and the DOW tanked. QUESTION: should the government determine how you use the money you have earned, how much money you should make (if they control a CEO's salary then they can control the employee's salary too)?

Am I missing something here? www.politicalcrave.com

[Einstein44]

11:51 PM on 02/21/2009

Let me guess PoliticalCrave,you are acting and reacting like Rick Santelli...Copycat !

[Toad Man]

06:10 PM on 02/20/2009

This is the most refreshing thing to come out of a Religious Right person's mouth for a long, long, time. Thank you Pat. Seriously.

[angrykeyboarder]

01:20 AM on 02/20/2009

I never thought I'd see a day when I agreed with Pat Robertson...

[americanalien]

01:29 AM on 02/19/2009

How much does Rush Limbaugh weigh? I'm curious. I'm guessing around 2 metric tons.

[angrykeyboarder]

01:19 AM on 02/20/2009

LMFAO

[WeHopeRushFails]

09:30 PM on 02/18/2009

Rush's hatred and contempt for Obama as a person is so clear to an independent observer.

The most dishonest thing about what Rush has been claiming as an excuse for his totally unpatriotic and small-minded remarks is the bogus idea that Obama is some kind of commie socialist who threatens the very core of American ingenuity and creativity.

It's just not so.

The reason that I hope Obama succeeds is the same reason that I hope Rush fails.

Obama brings people together. He's willing to listen to and evaluate other points of view besides his own. He extends the olive branch -- even to his most vocal critiques (read Hillary, McCain, etc.).

That's why Rush hopes Obama fails.

Because Rush thrives on problems and idiotic conflicts.

He's not creative enough to create something positive and of value. So he and his ilk are forced to "capitalize" on hatred, and stupidity, and fear, and loathing.

http://www.IHopeObamaSucceeds.com

[Whatashame]

02:35 PM on 02/18/2009

This guy need to loose some serious weigh.

[yuvid1]

11:25 AM on 02/19/2009

No. I think he should get larger.

[tmike78]

01:56 PM on 02/18/2009

Oh happy day! Thank you Rush! You are the man! You know how I know this? My god told me.

[BuddhaStar]

01:07 PM on 02/18/2009

Ditto, but it came from the mouth of a person who said that he talked to God and steered Hurricane Gloria in 1985 and Hurricane Felix in 1995 away from the USA. Why the Republican party must die: http://www.esquire.com/the-side/richardson-report/generational-theft-021709

[booksnmore4you]

12:57 PM on 02/18/2009

You know it's bad when the wacked calls out the wackier on their wackiness...and makes perfect sense in so doing.

[JerseyBob]

09:30 AM on 02/18/2009

Soon at a theater near you; "Chucky Chastised".

[slarabee]

09:29 AM on 02/18/2009

I don't believe a word that comes out of Robertson's mouth.
Rush Limbaugh's only goal is to make the ridiculous ideas of the Religous right and the GOP seem a little more reasonable.
One must always remember that although these people are misguided and selfish they are not stupid or simple. They are calculating and complex and if you buy into thier game for even a second they win for that second and that is a second to long.

[globalcitizenlinda]

09:04 AM on 02/18/2009

never thought I would hear this Robertson sound sensible

[Dystopic]

09:42 AM on 02/18/2009

ditto. You know it's bad when Robertson says you are insane...

[Truby]

08:41 AM on 02/18/2009

Of the many, many reasons to not support this person, this one seems like it is merely a ploy to increase his own (Robertson) credibility.

[mocha59]

08:16 AM on 02/18/2009

Drive by media here ~

YOU, RUSH SAID HE IS THE MESSIAH.
SOOOOOOO ~ THAT'S what's so BIG ABOUT OBAMA.

O, and by the way ~ PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS BEEN BREAKING RECORDS ALLLLLL OVER THE PLACE. And we, the MAJORITY of AMERICANS have been supporting him.

Drive by media out.