New Rush Derangement Syndrome project: A DNC-funded billboard
Just arrived in my emailbox from the DNC: Solicitations for a new anti-Rush Limbaugh billboard the Democrat Party plans to put up in Palm Beach, Florida. Do Democrat donors really think this is the best use of their money?
I’m Jen O’Malley Dillon, the new Executive Director of the Democratic National Committee.
If you’re anything like me, then you’ve had the urge to talk back to a right-wing talk radio host more than a few times. Now you can.
Rush Limbaugh has made waves lately about his desire to see President Obama fail. And he’s unapologetic, even though Americans voted in November for the very kind of change the President is bringing to Washington. As even Limbaugh must know, if the President fails, America fails.
Incredibly, Republican leaders have yet to condemn Limbaugh for his destructive comments. In fact, Republicans like Congressman Eric Cantor, a leader in the House, have adopted the Limbaugh strategy, telling the Washington Post recently that their strategy on the President’s jobs plan was “just saying no.”
The only Republican leader to challenge Limbaugh — the chairman of the Republican National Committee — even called Rush to apologize just a few days later.
But we have no apologies for Rush, just a message. We need you to come up with a slogan, in ten words or less, that we’ll put on a billboard where he can’t miss it — in his hometown of West Palm Beach, Florida.
Can you help us come up with a message for Rush that we’ll place on a billboard right in his hometown?
We’ll go through all the slogans we get, and the winner will have his or her message appear on the billboard — and receive a free T-shirt featuring the winning slogan.
If Republican leaders aren’t willing to tell Rush, then we will. Americans want President Obama to succeed. Our country’s future depends on it. Rooting for the President’s failure is rooting for our country to fail.
To get America back on a path to prosperity, we’ll need to leave behind the failed partisan attack politics of the past. Americans voted for a new direction in November. Choosing Rush Limbaugh to be the voice of their party — as Republican leaders have done — is not the answer.
Send in your suggestion of ten words or less for a billboard and we’ll choose the best one to put in Rush’s own “backyard”:
http://www.democrats.org/rushbillboard
Thanks,
Jen
Jen O’Malley Dillon
Executive Director
Democratic National Committee
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I know. Doesn’t the President have more important things to do than attack a radio talk show host?
After seeing the interview Steele had with Hannity last night, I suspect this is going to blow up in Carville’s and Begala’s face. Never let it be said Liberals never go overboard on non issues….lol
Dear Jen—
You are a cruel idiot.
Yours etc,
Wighttrasch
no jen, if comrade zero fails, the country wins.got that.
Please don’t tell me you’re gonna try to put one in Cape Girardeau, MO—something tells me that sh!t won’t flush…
I guess she (it) means Florida.
hey jen how about this for a slogan, Rush is right.
Lierals jsut dont get it do they. The more they attack the true conservatives out there the more that people get ticked and come together. Not to mention this is such a non-issue considering the state of the country right now that will tick more people off than anything.
Dear Jen,
I want Obama to fail. As a matter of fact, I want him to be a complete and miserable failure.
Are you going to put up a billboard in my neighborhood, denouncing me?
Love & Kisses,
Goth
Big emergency, Let’s make a slogan….
Here was my submission:
Obama lied, and the economy died. Welcome to Socialism.
So, do you think I will win?
So to fight failed partisan attack policies she implements a partisan attack. Huh?
Twenty years and more they have been trying to go after Rush. All has been for naught.
Don’t they ever learn? Sorry, silly question. Of course they don’t.
Memo to Rush:
If loving you is wrong, I don’t want to be right.
I’ve got five words for them: “I WANT MY CHANGE BACK!”
How’s that for a freakin’ billboard, ya liberal pansies!
BTW-Everyone should go to Rush’s website and READ his debate challenge to President Obama. It is one of the BEST smack-downs I’ve seen so far of the Obama Administration and their decision to choose people to “attack”, since they no longer have GWB to kick around. If the White House poo-poos the idea of debating a “public citizen” as beneath them (because they’re, like, focusing on the “big issues” and all) then they’ve just shot themselves in the foot for admitting they’ve made a big deal about a “non-issue” with Rush.
Personally, I hope President Bambi takes Rush up on that offer. If they sell it on Pay-Per-View perhaps we’ll be able to actually PAY for some of Bambi’s stupid welfare plans without floating another trillion in debt to the Chinese!
How about we say we are sorry for Rush when the Dems say they are sorry for all the Bush Derangement Syndrome that went on for the past eight years?
Ummm, last I looked Rush was a private citizen.
New website idea “FightTheSocialist.org”! Who wants to register that bad boy today?
Comedy Gold! And a gold mine for Rush. Keep Rush on the billboards and front page nutroots. You hope he fails, but your obsession with him gets his message out and ensures his success.
Thank you so much Ms. Dillon and DNC! Keep up the good work!
Inductive leap. The prosperity of this nation is not wholly dependent on just the President of the United States, but rather on the people of this great nation. He plays an important role, certainly, but this is not an automatic correlation. This government should be for the people and by the people, not over the people.
Rush has stated his reasons clearly. Were liberal talking heads apologetic over wishing to see President Bush fail? Were they apologetic when they hoped that the Iraq war would fail? (Didn’t many of them even declare that it had?)
We don’t want to see this government spend us into a massive deficit with only big and overbearing government left behind to show for it.
The Democratic campaign ran on partisanship and anti-Bush rhetoric and is now shocked to find that people remain distrustful of President Obama. Gee, why doesn’t he come out again and remind us all that “he won”? That will clearly endear all of us to fervently hope that he succeeds.
Being anti-omnibus-bailouts is not being anti-economy, no matter how hard they might try to spin it that way. There is more than one solution here and there is nothing that says we have to love the President’s solution simply because he is the President.
If they’re expecting Rush to fold like the other cardboard Republicans, he won’t.
If they’re thinking this will rally people against Republicans, they’re squeaking to the choir in. The hardcore Republican-haters will get ginned up, but they’re not winning any converts by picking this petty fight.
Hmmm…does she mean the hyper-partisan attacks that Bush endured for 8 years? Is that an admission?
I’m sick of hearing this “if Obama fails, America fails” crap. Anyone who spouts that dishonest drivel needs to be flamesprayed, especially after the incessant and obscene attempts by libs to make Bush fail at every turn.
I am not a huge fan of what W turned out to be, but I never once heard the argument from libs that if he failed, America failed.
Tagwife,
Because we’re not sorry for Rush… ever!
Even as a fat, ex-drug addict, he’s still more competent, eloquent, and capable than Pres Bambi! I’d suggest Rush for President but I don’t think the IRS can survive the drop in tax income when Rush takes the pay cut!
Make that “skinny, ex-drug addict Pres Bambi”…
So with all the problems this country has, thier top priority is to try to attack a radio host.
REALLY????
I mean even if you hate Rushs guts, do you really think this is THAT important?
SERIOUSLY????
WOW
Nope.
I figure we win if Dear Leader’s marxist policies fail.
Slogans are all the democraps have along with diversion and distraction, which is why Rush is the target now that Bush is gone.
And we can’t wait until 2010 to fix that mistake!
Hee hee. Yeah I sent them a little message.
Rush would probably smile and encourage them to put up as many as they want. After all, most of the billboards in the country are (or were) owned by Clear Channel, his syndicator.
Hey Kos kids, code pink, laRaza, etc.
Isn’t” DISSENT PATRIOTIC” anymore?
“I voted for obama and all I got was this lousy sign” My submission.
I also note it immediately sent me to the donations page.
Its a fund rasing gimmick
How dom the Dems juxtapose this new meme with their 8 years of “Bush’s failed policies?
I guess they wanted America to fail all that time.
I have a feeling they did NOT knowingly vote for socialism!
Where in he## are they getting these incorrect talking points?? Why are they purposely distorting this? Republican leaders chose Rush as the voice of their party? What a bunch of morons! Rush Limbaugh is a voice of CONSERVATISM. One of many, but an extremely gifted and popular voice. Of. Conservatisem. Not. The. Republican. Party. My head just exploded thinking about trying to insert any reason or common sense into these dweebs.
And by the way, why do they keep sending these solicitation e-mails to Michelle? That really is dumb. It gives her such great ideas for her blogs! Wouldn’t you think they would have deleted her from their mailing list by now? Duh.
If Rush goes Galt, we’re all lost.
They think he is in charge.
How do you expect liberals to fight any of the enemies of this country or address any of the problems when they can’t even identify who does or doesn’t run the opposition political party?
Too funny. What these dopes can’t seem to grasp is that Rush is not a politician. He doesn’t need to pander. This tired old trick of trying to shame someone into backing down from their position, only works with politicians. Rush is an unapologetic Conservative and no amount of bullying from Left is going to change him.
A private citizen at that! It amazes me to no end how little attention this simple fact is getting.
You have an administration and a supportive media utilizing significant resources to publicly attack a private citizen and that doesn’t seem to bother anyone.
On the one hand, they dismiss him as merely an “entertainer” while on the other, they devote energy to silence and discredit him. Free speech is a threat to this administration. Dissent is neither tolerable nor “patriotic” these days.
Incredible.
Then again, I guess that a president who is elected by people like the woman who called 911 for chicken Mcnuggets isn’t necessary going to feel the heat from those who elected him.
I don’t think the dems have sufficiently proved that Republican leaders have done this.
This whole effort might backfire on them.
Does kind of make you wonder why the perpetual fundraising for somebody who already had about a billion dollars raised or had spent on his behalf.
The other day, I was listening to Dick Morris say this was their plan to make the GOP look foolish, even though it benefits Rush.
I think that’s part of it along with distracting the public from their agenda.
Here, look at the shiny jingling keys while I slip my hand in your pocket.
Sadly, they voted against Bush and for the black guy.
Yes I know Bush wasn’t running. But the average voter didn’t seemed to pick up on that.
It’s typical of libs to understand something exactly backwards.
It’s not “If Obama fails, then the country fails”.
Rather, it’s “If the country fails, then Obama fails”.
But of course, if one believes all truth and purity emanate from DC (rather than the actual truth, which is that most destruction comes from there), then one cannot possibily grasp this core truth.
Is this some pathetic attempt to engage America’s youth? The DNC surely has better ways of spending their money. The Democrats have really shown their true colors in all this childish rhetoric. I say, keep it up. Rush actually has a spine and is not afraid to call it like it is. He will keep the attention where it belongs… on the already failed administration of
David Axlerod…Bill Ayres… Obama.This will backfire on them. It seems their hope is to make Rush into the strawman for all conservatism. Rush has to love all this attention. A radio talk show host has captured the full attention of the White House and the DNC.
Independents who didn’t listen to Rush before will now tune in to learn more about this noise. Some of them will agree with him.
Rush has no reason to back down. He doesn’t have to worry about putting on a cloak of bipartisanship like so many Republican legislators seem to believe is in fashion. When he not only doesn’t back down, but converts more to the cause, maybe Republican leaders will finally take notice that they can win on principles.
sonofdy raises an excellent point:
Clearly the “this isn’t what’s really important” commenters on this board can agree on that. However, I expect that they won’t since it comes from President Obama and their DNC chief.
It’s absolutely outrageous that Rush would want Fauxbama to fail!
I mean, just look at how much the Dems went out of their way to help Pres. Bush succeed these last 8 years.
Oh wait…
The Democrats fiddle with Rush, the economy burns.
And free mortgages, and free gas in their tanks, and free food, and …
I hate ignorant people with a passion.
Here’s my “submission”:
Thanks for uncovering Democratic baloney, Rush!
On March 5th, 2009 at 10:45 am, rotarymunkey said:
Tagwife,
Because we’re not sorry for Rush… ever!
Even as a fat, ex-drug addict, he’s still more competent, eloquent, and capable than Pres Bambi! I’d suggest Rush for President but I don’t think the IRS can survive the drop in tax income when Rush takes the pay cut!
Dang straight we are not–an I am not going to hold my breath for the Dems to say they are sorry either
Geithner is battling giants and tilting at windmills all on his own in Treasury, and instead of working on appointments to help him out, Rahm is plotting “Rush attacks”. Nice focus there, ballerina-boy!
Rahm Emanuel’s past in ballet makes the French look like the Spartans in the movie “300″!
I love how his body mass somehow has a bearing on his beliefs and ideology. WTF? You hear libs attacking him for his weight as if it means he shouldn’t be listened to. I’m surprised to see “conservatives” adopt that ad hominem.
As for the drug thing…I guess Obama’s usage and dealing can also be used as a negative against him now?
Too much foreign money …
Rules for Radicals, Saul Alinsky. Pick a target and freeze it, then attack and marginalize it. They’re attacking Rush as a prelude to re-instituting the Fairness Doctrine, probably under another name – like “local content” or “diversity”.
I got yer ‘winning slogan’ right here:
“I voted for Hope & Change and all I got was this lousy T-shirt.”
I’m pretty sure about the only think Rush is thinking given this latest go round of the attacks by the left is this: “Damn, I shoulda asked for more money on the last contract….”
It’s nice to see the Dems have finally gotten motivated to fight a life and death struggle with a grave threat to our nation: radio talk show hosts. Now if only they could apply some of that energy to standing up against Islamic terrorists.
Does Mr Jen own a billboard company?
That’s the only good I can see this doing.
as opposed to a teleprmompter – as the socialist democratic leaders have done?
On March 5th, 2009 at 10:45 am, rotarymunkey said:
Tagwife,
Because we’re not sorry for Rush… ever!
Even as a fat, ex-drug addict, he’s still more competent, eloquent, and capable than Pres Bambi! I’d suggest Rush for President but I don’t think the IRS can survive the drop in tax income when Rush takes the pay cut!
Dang straight we are not–an I am not going to hold my breath for the Dems to say they are sorry either
I would pay good money to hire covert spray paint artists to “hit” one of the billboards and overwrite the “slogan” part with “GREAT JOB!“
At least Rush has proved what he can do. He doesn’t go around talking about what he is going to do and Rush doesn’t lie like Obama does.
I hope so. Come election time, the less they have to spend misleading voters with deceptive campaign ads the better!
My slogan nomination “RUSH ON OVER TO THE GUN STORE BEFORE THE PRESIDENT SUCCEEDS.”
Whaddya think? A new T shirt coming my way?
My submission was “Dittos, Rush. Give ‘Em Hell.” If I win the T-shirt, I’ll send you a picture with me wearing it… but don’t hold your breath on that.
Pure awesomeness.
Oh good, free publicity for Rush. People who don’t already listen to him will wonder what the fuss is about and then become fans. Good ol’ DNC–always shooting themselves in the foot.
Liberals always, always, always over reach.
They don’t need their own money for elections anymore. That was the point of the huge amounts of our money given away with the bailout. They have built their base and now can spend their money any way they want. ACORN and Soros will take care of the elections.
Doesn’t Rush take calls from listeners every show? Wouldn’t that be talking back to him? Am I missing something or is this opening just utterly moronic?
A statement of such supreme idiocy only a Democrat could utter it. If that statement were true then she’s admitting that for the last eight years the Democrats have been trying to make America fail.
We should flood that link/email with PRO-RUSH and PRO-CONSERVATIVE slogans and messages so they get the point that a bilboard picking a fight with a citizen is a waste of time and energy. You know they’d do the same thing to a similar GOP concept
…Although, that no one had to take such draconian action to make Air America fail is more proof they do it to themselves…
Gee, do ya think?
Everyone with a brain knows that Rush Limbaugh is a conservative radio show commentator. He is not republican. There are too many things in the republican party that he disagrees with, as do all conservatives. The Obama lackies are trying their usual diversion tactics…to the great delight and monetary stimulation of El Rushbo! God be with him.
What a display of totally gutless and cowardly action.
Does anyone on this post believe that if Jen O’Malley-Dillon calls into the Limbaugh show at 12:00 pm ET today and tells Snerdley that she wants to go on the air and give Limbaugh a piece of her “talk back” that it would not immediately happen. Millions upon millions of listeners would get to hear her position, not the few hundred that drive past the billboard. If she has these urges, she should exercise them in person, voice to voice, mano-a-mano. Sambo or texvet or PBoilermaker or I might not get on, but you can bet that Limbaugh would take a call from Jen O’Malley-Dillon. He would let her rant and rave to her heart’s content. But no, let’s put it on a billboard. Why not just call up his house at 3 am and then hang up. That would really teach him. How pathetic! For goodness sake, Limbaugh is just an entertainer and she is the Executive Director of the whole gosh darned democrat National Committee.
By the way, calling Rush Limbaugh a drug addict is like calling ME one! Seriously, I was addicted to pain killing drugs at one time. It can happen to anyone.
Actually, this should read:
f the President fails, America might not fail.
The Obama regime has one mission: to destroy the USA. Every one of us regardless of socio-economic background, race, political party, etc. should be ready to rise up and depose the evil oppressors that now run our government.
Ding Ding Ding…it has my vote!
We definitely need to flood her website with our suggestions for the billboard! That one will make her head explode. Do it!
It would also make an awesome bumper sticker, but be careful where you drive! Maybe have a bumper sticker with an option to slide an “I Love Obama” one over it when parking in the hood.
Time to spam their site with “RUSH IS RIGHT!” and similar suggestions.
And I would assume that you, like Limbaugh, were addicted to legal, and legally prescribed, medication.
Game over!
Dunce, you always have been welcome to talk to Rush. He welcomes left wingers to call him. Usually, the top Dems refuse to accept his invitations or his challenges to appear
on his program.
Bingo! This is the mission we, and Rush, want to fail.
Dunce, you always have been welcome to talk to Rush. He welcomes left wingers to call him. Usually, the top Dems refuse to accept his invitations or his challenges to appear
on his program.
Bingo! This is the mission we, and Rush, want to fail.
Rush issued an invitation to Obama to come to his studio and debate, all at Rush’s expense. Any bets whether Obama will take him up on it? And yes, I know he’s the “President” and has many more important things to do. Which is why so many people are wondering why he’s obsessing about Limbaugh and Hannity….
Yes, a prescription for my migraines. I grew totally dependant on them and was even at the point of carrying a prescription at two different drug stores. My doctor finally got wise when the stores called for his renewal approval too many times. He called me and said, NO more! I was very unhappy for a few days. But strangely enough, once I got those drugs out of my system, my headaches vanished too! That was about 30 years ago. It took my doctor over 2 years to catch on! Like I say, if it happened to me, it can happen to anyone. I also smoked for 25 years and quit cold turkey…never looked back. I am currently in the process of losing a lot of weight…on my own. So far, I have dropped 45 pounds. Almost to my goal! I think you might call that “personal responsibility”.
You mean sort of like this billboard partisan attack campaign?
Uh, huh.
I posted my suggestion “RUSH ON OVER TO THE GUN STORE BEFORE THE PRESIDENT SUCCEEDS.”, and then it asked me for a donation. But if you just try to submit without donating it errors. So I don’t know if my entry was recieved or not.
I’ll let you know if I get a T-shirt.
How about a billboard with these slogans:
“Remember when liberals thought censorship was un-American?”
“Whatever happened to ‘if you don’t like it, turn the dial?’”
Or how about one just with the First Amendment on it?
Hey, democrats! As Bill Engval says, “Heeeere’s Your Sign!”
tre …
how about an anti-bailout theme song …
(with apologies to Johnny Paycheck) …
“Take this TARP and shove it,
Ain’t wanted here no more”
In other words, they don’t want suggestions from the “common” people. Only those with money need apply.
Billboard slogan:
Thinking Americans see the light
They know Rush is right
How about this:
I submitted $5000.00 to the DNC & all I got was this lousy billboard.
You would think the Democrats would know better than to use a picture of a cigar to make their point. Someone get a blue dress.
FUNNY! That idea needs to get out to the masses.
I have not yet seen:
“If Obama fails,
America survives.”
Priceless!!
Rim shot, please!
I submitted
“Rush, We Love You !!”
to their slogan contest.
I hope they pick mine.
Perfect! Here’s my suggestion.
Yes, it’s that cigar.
Brought to you by the DNC.
My suggestion:
What will Rush say next? Listen and find out!
There was no disclaimer saying no purchase neccesary to win. Hmmm. Wanna bet I don’t get a shirt?
I submitted another one:
Rush to the banks before Obama’s economy tanks.
I think they would prefer we sing “Don’t Worry, be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin. In which he’s saying just keep smiling and be happy and ignore all the bad stuff happening.
But, that song just makes me want to BREAK things!
tre …
Yep … probably true … so then we could all do the Snoopy Happy Dance
I suggested…
“In Obama’s America – the First Amendment doesn’t apply to Conservatives!”