Limbaugh: Somali Pirates Like American Liberals

The rescue of a ship captain from Somali pirates Sunday night was largely viewed as a foreign policy victory for President Obama. But Rush Limbaugh saw something different. The talk show has quickly capitalized on the hostage crisis as a new line of attack on domestic liberals.

Limbaugh described the pirates as having "entitlement mentality. I could have sworn they were originally Americans ... maybe they were illegal immigrants ... fled the scene because Republicans drove them out of the country."

"We've got -- we've got -- call them what they want to call themselves -- we've got the Somali pirates and the Beltway pirates," Limbaugh continued. "The Beltway pirates are led by Pelosi and Reid. The Beltway pirates, I tell you -- you think $2 million? That's chump change. The Beltway pirates are demanding a $10 trillion ransom not just from us, but from our kids and our grandkids and their grandkids."

And of an attack by Somali insurgents on a plane carrying Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ) out of the country, Limbaugh said, "I don't know why community organizers in Somalia would fire on a fellow community organizer ... they could like the guy if they just had a sit-down with him."

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[gillilou]

.....clear and present danger to the hostage’s life and having heard nothing from Washington since yet another request to mount a rescue operation had been denied the day before, the Navy officer — unnamed in all media reports to date — decided the AK47 one captor had leveled at Philips’ back was a threat to the hostage’s life and ordered the NSWC team to take their shots.

Three rounds downrange later, all three brigands became enemy KIA and Philips was safe.

There is upside, downside, and spinside to the series of events over the last week that culminated in yesterday’s dramatic rescue of an American hostage.

Almost immediately following word of the rescue, the Obama administration and its supporters claimed victory against pirates in the Indian Ocean and [1] declared that the dramatic end to the standoff put paid to questions of the inexperienced president’s toughness and decisiveness.

Despite the Obama administration’s (and its sycophants’) attempt to spin yesterday’s success as a result of bold, decisive leadership by the inexperienced president, the reality is nothing of the20sort.
What should have been a standoff lasting only hours — as long as it took the USS Bainbridge and its team of NSWC operators to steam to the location — became an embarrassing four day and counting standoff between a ragtag handful of criminals with rifles and a U.S. Navy warship

[gillilou]

The guidance from National Command Authority — the president of the United States, Barack Obama — had been clear: a peaceful solution was the only acceptable outcome to this standoff unless the hostage’s life was in clear, extreme danger.

The next day, a small Navy boat approaching the floating raft was fired on by the Somali pirates — and again no fire was returned and no pirates killed. This was again due to the cautious stance assumed by Navy personnel thanks to the combination of a lack of clear guidance from Washington and a mandate from the commander in chief’s staff not to act until Obama, a man with no background of dealing with such issues and no track record of decisiveness, decided that any outcome other than a “peaceful solution” would be acceptable.

After taking fire from the Somali kidnappers again Saturday night, the on-scene commander decided he’d had enough.
Keeping his authority to act in the case of a clear and present danger to the hostage’s life and

[gillilou]

Thereal story of Obama's Decision Making with the hostages...PART ONE
Having spoken to some SEAL pals here in VAbeach yesterday and asking why this thing dragged out for 4 days, I got thefollowing:
1. BHO wouldn't authorize the DEVGRU/NSWC SEAL teams to the scene for 36 hours going against OSC (on scene commander) recommendation.
2. Once they arrived, BHO imposed restrictions on their ROE that they couldn't do anything unless the hostage's life was in "imminent" danger
. Thefirst time the hostage jumped, the SEALS had the raggies all sighted in, but could not fire dueto ROE restriction
4. When thenavy RIB came under fire as it approached with supplies, nofire was returned due to ROE restrictions. As the raggies were shooting at the RIB, they were exposed and the SEALS had them all dialed in.
5. BHO specifically denied two rescue plans developed by the Bainbridge CPN and SEAL teams
6. Bainbridge CPN and SEAL team CDR finally decide they have the OpArea and OSC authority to solely determine risk to hostage. 4 hours later, 3 dead raggies
7. BHO immediately claims credit for his "daring and decisive" behaviour. As usual with him, it's BS.
Philips’ first leap into the warm, dark water of the Indian Ocean hadn’t worked out as well. With the Bainbridge in range and a rescue by his country’s Navy possible, Philips threw himself off of his lifeboat prison, enabling Navy shooters onboard the destroyer a clear shot at his captors - none was taken.

[PresidentRobertBooth]

And once again HuffPost plays right into Limbaugh's hands by giving him the attention he craves, with a rather flattering photo of him on the home page.

IGNORE him.

[wordvarc]

'wonder what the GOP's self proclaimed 'intellectual' leader thinks of a liberal education....

[phredralf]

The voice of the GOP has spoken; The Wizard of Odd.

[eddieinc97]

The only person stupider than a Republican, is a Limbaugh Lemming. Follow him off the cliff Grand Old Lemming Party

[Nicon]

you have to give it to Rush for this one. He is the only American that could sting together a sentience that offends both Liberals and Pirates.

[Yamunation]

Were it not for Rush, the GOP might be taken seriously. I'm surprised the party doesn't try to shut him up, because he is hurting them!

[joshuahmcdonald]

Rush has indeed mastered the not-so-subtle arts of Doublethink and Projection.

[leucippe]

This is truly jawdropping. it's vicious, it's hatemongering, and incredibly stupid. but if his fans buy it, then we are truly in trouble. I did read, however, that the majority of his audience is 67 and over. the young folks can't abide him. thank heavens

[Budokan]

Keep talking with your hateful jabber. All you're doing is shoving the GOP even deeper into irrelevancy -- which is where it belongs.

http://kennethmarkhoover.com

[BlackYowe]

When Rush finally goes to far is when we will at last be rid of the neo-cons and the rabid right. I long for that day.

[rosiebond007]

This guy is so full of hot air!!

[romavictor]

Long live Rush, leader of the Republican party. The longer he lives, the greater chance of the GOP being dead and gone.

[Jen0141]

Unfortunately the GOP will never be dead and gone. Give it 5-10 years and they'll be back in office after they find some crisis or new wedge issue to exploit.