Paul Revere by Cyrus Dallin, North End, Boston

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Thursday, January 22, 2009

LIMBAUGH HOPES PRESIDENT OBAMA FAILS


In my opinion, Limbaugh is little more than a insecure, under-educated buffoon, and his lastest grab at headlines reinforces my opinion. Repulsive as his latest screed is, I thought it was important to get it out there so people can understand how desperate this man has become to keep himself the center of attention.


He crows that he wants President Obama to fail--Oh, but it's Obama's policies Limbaugh is talking about, so we shouldn't become upset when we hear this. Except if Pres. Obama's policies fail, President Obama fails, and if President Obama fails, we--America--fail again.


His small mind is not expected to grasp that logical progression.


The following is a textual representation of what in my opinion is a squealing monkey flinging his poo so that the keepers who feed him will pay him the attention he so urgently needs.




RUSH: I got a request here from a major American print publication. "Dear Rush: For the Obama [Immaculate] Inauguration we are asking a handful of very prominent politicians, statesmen, scholars, businessmen, commentators, and economists to write 400 words on their hope for the Obama presidency. We would love to include you. If you could send us 400 words on your hope for the Obama presidency, we need it by Monday night, that would be ideal." Now, we're caught in this trap again. The premise is, what is your "hope." My hope, and please understand me when I say this. I disagree fervently with the people on our side of the aisle who have caved and who say, "Well, I hope he succeeds. We've got to give him a chance." Why? They didn't give Bush a chance in 2000. Before he was inaugurated the search-and-destroy mission had begun. I'm not talking about search-and-destroy, but I've been listening to Barack Obama for a year-and-a-half. I know what his politics are. I know what his plans are, as he has stated them.


I don't want them to succeed.


If I wanted Obama to succeed, I'd be happy the Republicans have laid [sic] down. And I would be encouraging Republicans to lay [sic] down and support him. Look, what he's talking about is the absorption of as much of the private sector by the US government as possible, from the banking business, to the mortgage industry, the automobile business, to health care. I do not want the government in charge of all of these things. I don't want this to work.


So I'm thinking of replying to the guy, "Okay, I'll send you a response, but I don't need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails." (interruption) What are you laughing at? See, here's the point. Everybody thinks it's outrageous to say. Look, even my staff, "Oh, you can't do that." Why not?


Why is it any different, what's new, what is unfair about my saying I hope liberalism fails?


Liberalism is our problem.


Liberalism is what's gotten us dangerously close to the precipice here. [For six years the Republicans had complete control of the presidency AND Congress, but it was "liberalism" that brought us to the precipice? There's whining blame-laying we can believe in. --SK]


Why do I want more of it? I don't care what the Drive-By story is.


I would be honored if the Drive-By Media headlined me all day long:


"Limbaugh: I Hope Obama Fails."


Somebody's gotta say it.



Right. Somebody's gotta say it, Limbaugh, and we just knew it would be you.

19 comments:

dmarks said...

There were sore losers in 2000 and 2001. Back when those who lost could not accept the President just because of the political party he was in.

It looks like Limbaugh is acting like one of those exact same type of sore losers.

Anonymous said...

I don't want Obama's "green" iniatives to succeed. I think they'll kill off any possible recovery. Since an aborted recovery would mean that Obama has failed, does that mean I want him to fail?

I don't want to see healthcare wrecked by nationalization. Despite Obama's rhetorical fantasy, it is not going to be made both cheaper and better. Rationing is the only way to manage costs in a national system. Do I hope Obama fails in this? Yep.

On the other hand, I wish Obama all the luck in the world, and the wisdom to discard many of the unwise campaign promises he made.

Oh, and things were going pretty good for those six years the Republicans were in charge. It was only after Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi took charge of congress that the economy went into the tank.

Patrick M said...

This reminds me of something back from the ol' Clinton days. One of the best things that happened back then (and I forget the year) was when Clinton and the GOP, in a battle over the budget, SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN!

So if Obama pursues policies that reduce the grasp of government and creates real transparency, I wish him the best of success. If, however, he keeps on the course of New Deal v2.0 (which the first one is still hurting us), I hope he crashes and burns in ways that would make Limbaugh giddy.

Or, at the very least, maybe the GOP will grow a spine (and find some actual conservatism), the Democrats will divide on enough issues, and the whole grand experiment will grind to a halt until the economic corrections can finish and we can start recovery.

Anonymous said...

Things were going pretty well??? Gordon.... really?

Anonymous said...

Sorry Patrick. Government isn 't going to shut down anytime soon. You likely will enjoy SS benefits. Your kids will grow up safe and educated (if you choose).

And do you really want to go back to the days when a sociopath like Newt Gingrich would take a 'snub' so childishly?

http://www.cnn.com/US/9511/debt_limit/11-16/budget_gingrich/


Apparently yes.

rockync said...

With freedom of speech comes a great responsibility - because the words we speak can be dangerous and/or devastating.
I'm sure most will remember Imus' nasty comment that sent shockwaves across the country. College girls, intelligent and engaged in worthy pursuits reduced by the flick of a tongue to horrible racist parodies.
I will always support the right to free speech; it is a part of the Constitution of my country, but I will also hold the speakers accountable.
Once, when I was a young woman, the KKK held a rally in my town. There was outrage and tension in the days leading up to this rally. Then a member of the black community suggested those in opposition gather at a park across town for a prayer vigil.
The prayer vigil drew a large number of people while the KKK rally had under 100.
I believe a few joined them but they never gained a foothold or added influence.
We can't stop the gasbags who would keep us divided, but we CAN get busy helping this administration succeed. Volunteer; there's a lot of places where you are needed, even if you only have one day a month or 1 hour a month.

Check in regularly at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/

Look over new proposals, submit your questions and ideas. Listen to the president's weekly address.

Write your senators. You can find them easily here:

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Mostly, stay involved!

dmarks said...

rocky: "We can't stop the gasbags who would keep us divided"

So, does this mean that you are in complete opposition to any "doctrine" or action of the FCC in order to control broadcast content?
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Shaw Kenawe said...

Oh, and things were going pretty good for those six years the Republicans were in charge.--Gordon

Could you back that assertion up with a link? Thanks.

This was published in Aug. 2003

The nation has lost jobs in 25 of the 31 months that President Bush has been in office, making for the worst jobs record at this point in a presidency of any administration since Herbert Hoover. Including last month’s loss of 44,000 positions (when economists had predicted a 10,000-job increase), our economy has shed more than 2.5 million jobs and 3.2 million private-sector jobs since the president took office.

Almost 20 percent of workers in a mid-June survey had been laid off during the past three years, the overwhelmingly majority of them since the Bush Administration began.

Since January 2001, we have lost almost 2.5 million industrial jobs. Although maintaining our nation’s security at this tense
time demands a strong and vibrant industrial base, manufacturing employment has fallen to its lowest level since 1958.

Though suffering worst of all, manufacturing is not the only hard-hit sector under this administration. The trade,
transportation and utilities sector has shed more than 1 million jobs; the professional and business services sector has lost
748,000 positions; and the information sector, which includes information technology and telecommunications positions,
has shed 428,000 jobs. Retail trade has lost jobs in 20 of the past 31 months, with 398,000 jobs gone since Mr. Bush took
office.

Job loss is taking hold in the public sector now too, with the federal and state governments cutting payrolls in each of the past five months. And even teens seeking summer work have not been spared: A smaller share has summer jobs than at any time in 55 years, and teen unemployment is at its highest rate in a decade.

The official unemployment rate has been at or above 6 percent for months (compared with 3.9 percent just before Mr.Bush took office).

Roughly 11 million unemployed workers want jobs but cannot find them, up by 800,000 over this time
last year. Nearly 5 million individuals want full-time jobs but can only find part-time work, an increase of more than half-amillion in one year.

On average, jobless workers are unemployed for more than 19 weeks, up 2.5 weeks from one year ago. Since the beginning of the year, more than one in every five unemployed workers has been jobless for six months or longer.

The nation has not experienced such a sustained period of long-term unemployment since 1984.

www.cwalocal4250.org/news/binarydata/Rend.pdf

Anonymous said...

The 'Fairness Doctrine' isn't coming back dmark.

We all know it. Even you.

BB-Idaho said...

Yup, the unfairness doctrine is here to stay....

rockync said...

dmarks - there is a fine line we must walk when considering any kind of censure.

The airwaves DO come under FCC guidelines and I would not object to open channels being restricted as far as obscenities and/or defamation (in all its forms).
Much like open TV channels are now restricted during prime time.

That being said, I DO NOT want the FCC to be the thought police! As much as I despise Rush and his ilk, there are Americans in this country who want to listen to him and should be allowed to continue to do so.

Those of us who do not wish to listen should get busy with positive actions and prove him wrong. If the new administration succeeds in one area and the effects of this success are positive, then the Rushes of the world are exposed for the useless gasbags they are.

dmarks said...

Thanks for answering, Rocky.

(Arthur was this time as clear as mud, and chose to gave false accusations instead of content).

Anonymous said...

dmarks-

My apologies.

Did I make the wrong inference from your post?

'So, does this mean that you are in complete opposition to any "doctrine" or action of the FCC in order to control broadcast content?'

You weren't alluding to the late 'Fairness Doctrine'?

libhom said...

Rush is getting terrible at spin. The last thing he should have done was to admit that he wants Obama to fail. A good GOP spinmeister would have expressed a certainty of failure with a mournful tone of voice.

Shaw Kenawe said...

rockync's got it right.

Ignoring the gasbag is the best way to deal with him.

But in a strange way I feel sorry for him because he is soooooo on the wrong side of history.

But, sadly, there are always people who never understand that.

Poor bastard.

TAO said...

So, we are now a country that traded Paul Harvey for Rush Limbaugh?

Kind of says it all....

Anonymous said...

Shaw,

Quoting a CWA (phone workers union) document to bulwark an argument on the economy is like going to a Yankee fan for an opinion on the Red Sox. My ex belonged to the CWA; I used to read their newsletters with great amusement. Teacher union pubs are similar; you chuckle and wonder what color the sky is in their world.

I will say, though, that you have an impressive range of sources!

Also, why quote a document from 2003 (when we were emerging from the shock recession caused by the attacks on New York and Washington)? Is it because the economy at the end of 2006 was strong and growing, and had produced many more jobs than those lost earlier?

Pasadena Closet Conservative said...

President Obama is now in the uncomfortable position of having to move away from idle campaign promises and begin making tough choices that will alienate Libs. He's not there yet, but day will come. It goes with the territory.

I certainly don't want the man to fail. I just want him to do what's right for our nation.

dmarks said...

PCC: He already is there. He is already backing away from the economically disastrous "soak the rich" promise to further over-tax people.

Or when when a year ago he promised a big gift to mainland China by not "militarizing space", and now he wants more Pentagon involvement in space projects.

Gordon: The W in "CWA" is kind of suspect, considering how they like to get raises (by NOT working)