Rush responds
MoveOn.org hasn’t moved on yet from demonizing Rush Limbaugh.
He responded to their latest attack ad last night on Mark Levin’s show.
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Sic ‘em, Rush.
The people that need to be demonized are the Congressional Democrats who created this artificial crisis, and the Republicans better get on the stick and pound this message home to the American taxpayer. It is the Democrats who stole our savings to give to their entitlement whores, and they alone have to be made to pay the price for their criminal malfeasance.
Good grief. Rush ammended his remark, realizing it was tacky, he later said that he hopes the policies fail. Lighten up people.
Rush will stay well ahead of these snots.
I saw a transcript from rush comments on the day before he was attacked by the ONE. Rush didn’t amend anything. The MSM lied to you about what he said.
I have to wonder how many of the rabid anti-Rush people have ever actually listened to him?
Not only that but nobody is required to listen. if you don’t like him, go listen to something else.
They don’t have to. For starters, they oppose his whole world view from the get-go.
Fairness doctrine or FCC rule change is coming.
ARE WE ALL READY FOR THE BIG FIGHT?
Getting there.
Obambi’s little snippets and sound bites won’t be able to keep up with Rush’s comprehensive diagnosis. Every time Obambi tries to explain the unexplainable he gets deeper into trouble. Now, the word is out about the “stimulus” and it is withering in the daylight.
Why is the POTUS going after a radio personality? This just goes to show that Obama doesn’t quite understand what his role as President is … talk about reducing the status of the office. This is something I expected from him during his campaign but he’s the flippin’ POTUS for crying out loud -act like it!
This is simply embarassing and I abhor having to call this man my president for obvious reasons.
He is our first pop-culture President. This is about as deep as he gets.
Obama made one off-handed comment. Rush is making way too much hay out of this.
And for what its worth to those who care, I have listened to him and even read one of his books (The Way Things Ought to Be).
The stupid comments made by Obama about Rush are exactly what I expected. Obama loves Alinsky’s radical approach on how to deal with those of opposing views. I read/listened to everything Rush said and the whole thing was entirely misconstrued and erroneously reported by the MSM. Keep on keeping on Rush – we know who’s right.
Obama and the lefts’ disdain for Limbaugh (and all conservatives for that matter) is nothing short of identical to the hate mail MM gets. It’s the only thing they have in their pathetic arsenal for which to fight with. No ideas, only aggression.
30, I simply refuse to refer to this individual as “President”.
I will not use the title with his name.
He is merely that person at the White House.
Try that; you might find it a bit easier!
This is only a warm up. These liberal groups will continue to hammer away at anyone who dares question their policies, especially conservatives. Their ultimate goal is to enact the “fairness doctrine” which will decimate talk radio, and enact “hate speech” laws which will stifle all debate on policies such as welfare reform, immigration, affirmative action, etc. Opposition to them will be silenced, and any who do oppose them will be threatened with hate speech charges at every turn.
I hate to be such a pessimist, but I don’t see how conservatives will withstand this barrage. Most of these liberal groups are VERY well funded (in some cases much of their funding is from us taxpayers). The combination of mass media and a dumbed down public means they will get many to side with them. And their influence grows every year due to new 3rd world immigrants and a very high birth rate among existing 3rd world immigrants. I see no future trends tilting to our favor.
It’s not necessarily Obama, but rather the MSM making great hay out of it.
Actually I don’t blame Rush for trying to exploit the comment (note the singular form of the noun). That is his job and his right.
It just amazes me how the meme has become that Obama is now investing so much energy in this new personal vendetta between the two.
Obama is simply an empty suit, a creation of the socialist thugs and
the MSMtheir state-controlled media.They are one and the same.
The mindless liberals are never going to really listen to Rush. It would mess up their thought process. Not that they have a thought process now. They are like wandering goats following the leader with the bell. Obama knows that he cannot have full control of anything is the conservatives are listening to anyone who is not part of the MSM.
Limbaugh makes his livin’ large living goading people into hating Democrats.
How did Rush get a vote in the House? Can we all vote?
Come on Chappy, say it with me! “Rush Limbaugh is a great American!”
You know you want to, you closet con you.
He doesn’t have to goad many, the Dems usually make it easy all by themselves!
Chap
They’re going after a private citizens opinion . Don’t you think that a little dangerous?
He’s a sock puppet, with too many hands up his rear-end.
Silly me, I thought the role of the President of the U.S. was to serve and protect the people of the country against aggression, foreign and domestic. I thought this country was in grave danger from terrorism, and economic collapse. So why is this guy wasting his time smearing a private citizen just because he doesn’t like the citizen’s viewpoint? How low can that man get? If the POTUS is actively involved in criticizing a private citizen for exercising his freedom of speech, how soon before further steps are taken to silence him? If the libs continue to slander Rush and try to stifle his freedom of speech, they are going to have the fight of their lives! This is war, folks. And it is heating up.
His supporters have taken the ball and run with it. How ever many times the ONE said it doesn’t matter.
Wrong! Rush makes his living exposing liberal lunacy and anti Constitutional perogatives! Hating democrats is just gravy!
You beat me to it.
In a way, it’s rather similar to the way our jihadist enemies dehumanize themselves.
His job is to express his opinion. obama would have been smarter just to completely ignore him.
Like bush did with his detractors.
Who is “they”? Again, Obama made one comment using Limbaugh as an example of the partisan wing of the GOP. He is undoubtedly the most vocal. Its not like his weekly radio addresses are now ati-Limbaugh screeds.
And Limbaugh is hardly a “private citizen.” He is a public figure and has made himself as such. There is an important difference.
If there are any more examples of President Obama going after Limbaugh, please let me know.
Oh please, don’t act dumb, it doesn’t become you.
You know that the moveon.org’s, huffpos, and dailykos crowd are all working hand in hand with obama. He is thier guy!!!
I disagree. Obama knew that his comment would alert his media attack dogs and make a mountain out of a mole hill.
I like Rush. I don’t always agree with him, but when you actually listen to him he make a lot of sense. Rush also knows that what he says will be taken out of context. So he says things on purpose to generate controversy. He knows the opposition will run with it. It is great marketing strategy.
This is just a chess match between two political philosophies.
In a fair fight of ideas, there isn’t any way Obama wins against Rush. Look for the Fairness Doctrine soon, because Obama never fights fair.
Yes, it does. Fact of the matter is that Obama made ONE comment.
One.
One.
You all make it seem like every time he goes in front of a mike, he is going after the guy, who by the way is loving every minute of this whole self-created martyrdom he has concocted.
Again…one comment.
Some time ago, I came to the conclusion that the socialists are the domestic enemy.
The one making a mountain out of this is first and foremost Rush. How many times has he mentioned this on his show?
Are you saying puplic figures deserve less protection under the constitution?
Now Obama is President he needs to realize that criticism is part of the job description and choosing to mention by name one of many critics he’ll encounter these next four years was petty and classless. Dissent is the one of the perks of our democracy and Obama and his followers need to remember that.
MoveOn.org, the Soros funded hatchet job wing of the Demonrat/Marxist Party, is on Rush now.
Because Rush and Hannity and Levin and Hewitt, Ingraham et al have popular radio shows and criticize The One, and bloggers/columnists like our lovely and gracious host, PowerLine, Mark Steyn, National Review Online, also don’t drink the Kool Aid, look for an expanded “Fairness Doctrine” that will extend beyond just broadcast airwaves to cable TV, and perhaps even to US hosted internet sites.
The Supreme Court, of course, would keep them from banning books written by Coulter, et al. At least for now, I don’t see Anthony Kennedy, even on a low fiber morning, trashing the First Amendment that openly. How he’d rule on a First Amendment challenge to using the a re-written Fairness Doctrine to shut down non-public airwave broadcast shows, well, ¿quien sabe?
But one man out of five, ages about 50 and up, dies in the next four years, and we have a solidly revolutionary Marxist SCOTUS to rubber-stamp what The Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers and the partisan American hating Botox witch from The Castro would impose on the American people.
Scary
Chap, I am really disappointed that you can’t see through this ploy by obama.
sad.
What part of the Constitution did Obama break with that comment?
And in any case, if you google public figure and free speech, you will see that they are indeed treated differently under the law.
He’s a conservative commentator. The GOP can’t actually be called conservative lately. They’ve been Democrat light. If the GOP actually listened more to Rush, we would be far better of as country.
Heh.
One too many.
Heh. I’ll give it a shot.
This is the work of the liberal media. You can send your regards to them. He made the “one off-handed comment” and the MSM took it and ran with it. MoveOn will be running radio ads asking the poignant question: “Are you with Obama or Rush?”
As if there is a non-partisan wing of the Demonratic Party?
There is no place Rush performs better than when he is the center of attention. When Clinton griped about him, it made him look weak, just as it does now with Obama. Would a wise man squander political capital so early?
Rush doesn’t make me hate Democrats; that’s silly (but consider the source), rather he reinforces my belief that Liberalism is flat out wrong.
Wait, first I find out Bill Clinton wasn’t the first Black President, now I find out “Mr. Boxers or Briefs” (only Monica knows for sure) isn’t our first pop culture President?
There is no such thing as a democratic party.
They are nothing more than socialists – period.
I guess I am just not prone to tin foil. MoveOn is hardly Obama’s attack dog.
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I am sure that if for no other reason than the silliness that has been made out of this, he would agree. However, that does not translate into the personal vendetta many of you believe exists.
Maybe, maybe not, but we know they were formed to be the Clintons attack dog during the Monica Lewinsky affair.
Fixed. Nothing personal, flmom.
Rush know exactly what buttons to push:
1) Marketing
2) He’s got liberals in a tizzy
The more he talks about it, the more free advertising and the more people tune in.
When Obama mentions Rush, he hands Rush a gift that keeps on giving.
Tell that to Trent Lott.
“I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president…
If these neo-communists continue on like this, they will get their collective political teeth kicked in. No pun intended.
Koolaid is poison. It rots the brain cells son!
On January 30th, 2009 at 10:06 am, chapoutier said:
Chap, you seriously disappoint me. Here I thought you were an honest fellow.
No, Obama is George Soros’s attack dog. The DNC has already started their work with a petition, which is funded in part by Soros.
See:
http://dccc.org/blog/archives/stand_strong_against_rush_limbaugh/
I’ve hated Demoncrats since long before I ever heard of Rush Limbaugh.
MoveOn.org was formed as the Clinton’s attack dog during the Monica affair, and somehow morphed into a rabid anti-American Marxist group with lots of funding from George Soros, then bit their original master Her Royal Thighness, Hillary Rodman, when she ran against The Chosen One.
George Soros, born George Schwartz, grew up as the son of a Jewish man who assumed a new identity and enjoyed all the benefits of being an Aryan in Nazi Austria and Hungary, and even vacationed inside Nazi Germany during the war. Having a kapo as a father must have done something to George.
He so reminds me of Ernst Stavro Blofeld, a man of mysterious past and great wealth dedicated to destroying the West, working within and without of the system.
No offence taken, should have scratched the ‘our’.
Soros…the puppeteer
And guess who is among the very few to profit from this recession?
Love the sinner, hate the sin.
Chap
You really don’t see what’s going on?
I’m not a person that but into conspiracies, but if it “quakes like a duck”….
Obama is the president of the United States for crying out loud – he should have never given this subject any attention or credence by commenting! Unfortunately for Obama and for America, being the narcassist he is, he becomes fixated on those who take him to task and speak badly of him, this flaw in his character will ruin him. He’s not been in office a month and he is already addressing people he should ignore if he wants to be President.
Rush is using this as an opportunity!
Limbaugh is an excellent political resource, a great source of inspiration to his base. He is also a shrewd businessman, and is quite honest about liking the occasional controversy to keep his entertainment factor and show ratings high.
BTW, I remember over 15 years ago that Limbaugh successfully predicted the rise of the watermelons, green on the outside, red inside. When the Soviet empire crumbled, Limbaugh said the communists in this country and abroad hadn’t abandoned the philosophy, but knew it couldn’t be sold to people openly. He predicted they would adopt environmentalism as a way to promote state control, cripple capitalism, and impose Marxism under a different name. He didn’t know then it would primarily be in the form of “Global Warming”, but he knew it was coming.
Nice try Chappy, but wrong again; but that does seem to be your one talent-being wrong. He Who Has Come attacks Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity or others and your beloved Drive By Media repeats it- effectively more than THAT ONCE to be sure. Tear Him Up about Hannity
Don’t Listen to Rush.
Yes Rush and Hannity do love it-and yes they are Partisan-as are you, me, MM, MoveOn.org, huffpos, and dailykos. Playing Obama’s statements, those of his wife, Pastor, Bill Ayres and such is NOT dishonest in anyway. Pointing out the fallacies of these flawed Bills is not wrong or dishonest.
But we of the Right, as in correct, are NOT trying to or threatening to use the power of the FCC and Justice Department to silence the opposition. That is pretty much a Leftist trait.
Good for him, well done although for the past few years it is RINOs he seems to go after most.
“Limbaugh makes his livin’ large living goading people into hating Democrats.”
But except for Nonpartisan Nancy Pelosi we are all Partisan. I wonder if that Trophy Wife is really dumb enough to believe what she says?
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That every man be armed–you too Chappy.
I’m ready for the fight, I’m locked and loaded. All that needs to be done now is flick the safety off.
I don’t remember George Bush ever calling Dan Rather a flaming idiot, even though he was so deserving of the title…
You understand how conservatives have become so marginalized when the movement genuflects at the altar of this disgusting man. If you stand up for a man who gleefully played “Barack The Magic Negro” and called Chelsea Clinton the “White House dog” then you truly are clueless as to why your party is irrelevant.
There exists a recurrent theme with Democrats in Washington, D.C. … they have it out for Rush. Do you recall that letter that Harry Reid sent to Rush which essentially mischaracterized his statements as being anti-troops? This same letter netted him over 2 million dollars, remember? Well, that letter was signed by a number of Democratic Senators … one of which being none other than Mr. Barack Obama. Nothing to see here. Riiiight.
I don’t remember “off-handed” being allowed as a defense when the comment is made by Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, or Don Imus.
Rush is making the appropriate amount of hay about a POTUS attacking an individual citizen.
Did Bush, Reagan, or any REAL president ever single out a citizen (say, Bill Maher or Michael Moore) for attack?
He is here to try to make you think that you are making too much of this push toward socialism.
“Just one off-handed comment by Obama.”
Chap and lgm are either working for Axelrod and the like or they are incredibly naive and disillusioned. What they advocate is the theft of your money. It’s as simple as that.
Please. Would you have labelled Rush as “Bush’s Attack Dog?” because he happens to align politically with Bush and is vocal in attacking their common opponent? I am sure some on the left did, but that does not make them right, now does it?
MoveOn and Obama, by the way, have had a few public spats, as I recall over FISA and that famous Patreus ad.
By the way, I love Rush Limbaugh, but I would never defend him.
I agree. Rush should be given no credence or comment.
Then you should be happy that we haven’t seen the light. Why aren’t you happy, RSS?
I don’t believe this–Obama is too empty to have some personality trait as strong to include ‘vendetta’. I wouldn’t give him that much credit.
From the CNBC interview:
Rush said he hopes Obama fails knowing full well what a provocative statement like that would bring. The media ran with the most provocative part and now has brought the story to the forefront. So, Rush gets his voice heard (various interviews with FOX, CNBC), the RINO’s get a swift kick in the rear and actually unite together for the common good of conservative values against the worst “stimulus” package ever.
8 years of thousands of members of the MSM criticizing President Bush, but that’s okay.
Rush criticizing Obama and it’s all out war in the MSM.
The messiah new what he was doing in that meeting when he put down Rush. That was a signal for the moveon(Soros) crowd to attack Rush and all of conservative talk radio. Remember Obama is from Chicago and that is how they operate. Shut down opposing views. That is their main goal and the msm will be a willing accomplices.
Come on, Chap, you’re a guy who reasons well….you need to consider that Obama is a devotee of Saul Alinksy’s radical playbook and he TARGETED Rush Limbaugh’s comments. Rush NEVER SAID he wanted Obama to fail. He said that he wanted Obam’s POLICIES to fail if they result in socialism and a weak response to terrorism.
Chap – yep, but now Rush will use this to his advantage…he’s proven to be much smarter than your boy Obama!
Red State Skeptic said: Nothing worthwhile.
quote 1: You understand how conservatives have become so marginalized when the movement genuflects at the altar of this disgusting man.
quote 2: By the way, I love Rush Limbaugh, but I would never defend him.
RSS you seem confused…
Rush is nothing if not saavy. I have no issue with him taking this and running with it. I just think its sad everyone else has given it so much credence.
30– Your lack of knowledge and background really is so lacking. I am making a big mistake in trying to have a civilized conservation with someone who has a closed mind and has no desire to educate oneself to the truth of this matter about what Rush said and didn’t say. So that is that.
Who? Michael Moore?
MAN, MAN not whale.
Is this sort of like Society for the Preservation of Teatime?
lgm, livin large livings aren’t limited to rush, how about the gaggle of brain dead “celebrities” on the view. how about oprah. how about “never miss a chance to short america” george soros. his hypocrasy knows no bounds, as he fled hungarian communists to land here, make a fortune, and espouse communism here for the stupid masses such as yourself.
Yours is an old argument. Those two examples originated from the liberal media. Rush emphasised it (parody).
Obvious MoveOn can’t seem to just MOVE ON.
Rush matched the more than 2 million and donated the 4 plus million to the Marines and law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty. Thanks Harry Reid.
Interesting point about Obama signing the Reid letter, puts another perspective on Obama’s comment about Rush.
FilmLadd (#59) – That DCCC petition is hysterical!! I started reading the comments, and they quickly turned into 99% supportive of Rush. I’m sure they have not checked the content of the comments, or they would have already shut the thing down. I added my 2-cents to their stupid petition, then emailed Rush to tell him to go look at it before it gets removed. The laugh’s on them!!
Who are you and what conversation, civilized or otherwise, did you and I ever have? If you wish to interject yourself into the fray you’ve got to come better than this.
Obama wouldn’t have been a US Senator If his well funded attack dogs hadn’t gotten hold of sealed divorced records of Jack Ryan, Obama wouldn’t have become a US Senator.
Of course, why a man married to a hottie like Jeri Ryan would want to visit swingers clubs is beyond me. Going out for hamburger when the equivalent of Wagyu steak was at home…
But anyway, I still suspect CPUSA member and Obama’s Hawaiian mentor Frank Marshall Davis sent him to Hawaii for further mentoring as an acolyte of the original disciples of Saul Alinsky, and it would surprise me, not at all, if Obama’s contacts with Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn wasn’t just an accidental meeting.
MoveOn.org and their Maoist allies might have been behind Obama for longer than anyone knows.
And Ann Coulter, who was pilloried for having the guts to push-back against John Edwards with her own remark.
Note that when Edwards outed Dick Cheney’s daughter on the campaign trail, gratuitously disguising it as a show of “support” for her lifestyle choice, the MSM, instead of attacking Edwards lack of tact, immediately took the bait and went after the Cheney family.
Same here with this situation: the MSM took Obama’s “one” comment – w/o questioning Obama’s motives or reasons for saying it – and have attacked Rush ever since. (I saw on Newsbusters, PMSNBC’s Nora O’Donnell nearly had a conniption that Republicans wouldn’t denounce Rush.)
It’s very small minded of Obama to attack Rush at a time when America needs top-down leadership; but it’s idiotic and dangerous in a supposedly free society, for the MSM to resume their Leftist water carrying ways by enabling Obama to attack their counterparts in the new media w/o question.
Yeah….I think he mixed you up with someone else or something.