Reverse The Conventional Wisdom: Have Barack Invite Rush to The White House

As part of reaching out to Republicans, Barack might consider inviting Rush to the White House. He might say something like this: my schedule does not permit me to respond to your invitation to come down to your Florida studio for a debate. But, he could then say, it is obvious that you are a major leader of the Republican Party at this time. I want to talk to you, one on one.

Our meeting won't be a public show. I know that as a loyal American you want what is best for the country and I want to hear your ideas. Just the two of us. I hope you will accept my invitation. Marine One (the old one) will pick you up at the airport and fly you to the White House landing pad.

Now Rush will understand the ploy. He will know he could be falling further into the sucker trap he's already in. He would know that featuring him in this way would do enormous damage to the Republican Party and the radical conservative cause.

But it is just possible that this massive idiot ego would fall for that blinding limelight anyway. The mere thought of such an audience might seduce him. And, boy, would it make him the OFFICIAL LEADER OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

Besides, if he turned it down, as he probably would--imagine him explaining that...

Comments

[master09]

The President must be made to realize that everytime he cater to one of these GOP types he loosing the people that put him in the whitehouse. I'am certain that Rush Limbaugh did'nt vote him .The people that voted for you Mr President could care less what Rush Limbaugh ,Hannity, Colther,Rove and all the other GOP hacks has to say or think. Don't do it.

[Mannock]

That would open invitations to every marginal mouth piece, like the guy that shouts in the subway entrance. If Mr. Obama panders to Limbaugh, then Coulter, Savage, Hannity and Ingram will demand their time.

[HonorJusticeTruth]

This would be a good ploy to separate Rush from his body guards. Marine One could then wisk the entertainer off the GITMO to entertain the detainees, and have a first hand experience in the effectiveness of enhanced interrogation techniques from the interogees viewpoint.

The only truth Limbaugh brings is that he thinks he's a big man and he is, but bulk isn't everything.

[nationalist757]

It would take more than Rush Limbaugh for obama to diffrentiate from Saul Alinsky's socilaism plan.

[traveler501]

how about if you just spell out what your issue is instead of falling back on the word "socialism?" see...many of us have no idea what you even think you are saying. I sure don't. to be clear, I know what socialism is...and I know what socializing is (as a government process)..­.but the way you cringe as though it is the end of the world as we know it...I really have to wonder what you imagine you are saying. I assume you accept all the social benefits of this society...­the streets, the sewer, the water etc. I could go on, but you know what I mean. I just don't know what YOU mean.

[Genna]

It is too stagey.

Better for Obama to invite elected policy leaders who can actually help him bring his agenda to the floor and pass that agenda. Heck, Michael hip to the hop Steele would be a better unelected leader than Rush because he understands how legislation is passed.

Rahm Emanuel, David Plouffe, and Robert Gibbs fueling this or making light of this is one thing. Obama does not need to lend credence to Rush as Republican Leader.

[rbenjamin]

Sounds a bit like an early Christian inviting a lion over for dinner.

[Plus15]

Zengotita you are way off, the play is not bringing Limbaugh to the White House. The current comments about Limbaugh being the leader of the Republicans are not meant as compliments or to crown him king they are meant to insult the Republicans and Conservatives and put them in their place for being led by this moronic, anti -America, hostile, ignorant, blowhard. Inviting Limbaugh to the White House honors him, insults us and fouls the peoples house.

The fact that Democrats don't usually play these wise, witty, snappy strategic games has left a lot of the villagers stuck in the mud of the olden times worried that Rush'll will rise up in all his grotesqueness eat one more creosote mint and explode.

[JimR]

I like it! Obama can even take it one step further, and state publicly: "I would like to invite the leader of the Republican Party to the White House to discuss the direction America needs to take in this time of crisis.

"Who should I send the invitation to?"

[bronzy]

haha good one, that would be classic! lol

[dpiyjrtmfr]

Great idea! This one gets my vote!

[maribelle1963]

This would be an error on Obama's part. I think he and the Dems are playing it just right--to invite Rush to the WH would be going too far.

The whole thing might backfire, anyhow, if the stimulous fails.

[Puck342]

inviting rush to the white house would be giving him national credibility. the same way that President Obama shouldn't invite the KKK, American Nazi Party, or any other blatantly racist, bigoted, ignorant rabble rousers to the white house. at most he should dismiss a question at a press conference about Rush, better yet, no one should ask. When Rush Limbaugh officially enters politics, he will be torn to shreds by anyone with a conscious or an eyeball. Until then, Obama should (and hopefully will) stay above it

[djk20042]

You need to stop getting your news from left-wing blogs. Listen to Rush for 5 minutes and you will see that you have been LIED TO by the liberals.

[davedave]

right you are! i'm sorry...

http://www.dccc.org/content/sorry

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[Mannock]

Yeah. He does back up his points so well. After all, he is a well read, articulate gentleman with a heart and brain. And had it not been for that pesky cyst he would have gladly served on the front line in Vietnam. A true patriot. And a great journalist. Like Julius Streicher.

[citizensrus]

Don't cast your pearls before swine.

[skantea]

I made this same arguement last night (I think this guy stole my strategy), but it's a no-brainer, lose-lose for Limbaugh/Repubs on this one.
I suggested it be live on air so everyone could see the verbal slaughter, but this author might be right. If it's on air outside Rush's comfort zone, he'll immediately say no. But off air? His bloated ego might actually show up, and that would have sane conservatives fleeing for the hills.

[Osmona]

This is NOT a game. The American working class is out here suffering and debating with Rush Limbaugh is being entertained. I really hope President Obama does NOT lower himself. HE SHOULD NOT HAVE THAT MAN ANYWHERE NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE. He might frighten the girls. We have got to move on and let the Republicans feed off themselves.

[JimR]

Actually, you're wrong. Politics is very much a game. It can be a very dirty, nasty game. But it is most definitely a game.

[NABNYC]

Sometimes men make the mistake of assuming that just because someone else is a male, he deserves to be respected on some level, to be invited for a man-to-man "frank" discussion. Women have no such illusions. We know that many men are ignorant blow-hards, self-abosorbed, undisciplined, rampaging through life demanding attention from everyone all the time. Such as Rush Limbaugh.

Would someone have suggested FDR have invited Father Coughlin in to the White House for a chat? I think not.

Didn't Alexandra suggested that Nikolas invited Rasputin in for a "frank" discussion about the affairs of state?

Would someone say President Obama should schedule time on his calendar to meet with the drug dealers, or gang leaders, or mafia, or other low-lifes?

President Obama should ignore Rushputin like he would ignore any right-wing crack-pot. Leave it to the citizens to take care of the riff-raff. Our President has more important matters at hand, such as saving the country, stabilizing the economy, and hopefully ending several wars.

[maribelle1963]

Great comment, especially:

>>Women have no such illusions.

Exactly. We know crap when we see it.

[bronzy]

hear hear!

[AlexNYC]

I don't see President Obama having the morally bankrupt Rush Limbaugh over for dinner at the White House to be reversing conventional wisdom. I see it as a dignified man who was electd to the highest office in the nation associating himself unnecessarily with the dregs of humanity. The act of civility will be totally one-sided, Rush didn't get to be the spokesman for the nations' bigots and uninformed by being a decent person.