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It's like GOP Reefer Madness, con't

January 26, 2009 5:02 pm ET by Eric Boehlert

Media Research Center spells it out: Obama's declared "war" on Rush Limbaugh. And Obama's soon going to revive the dreaded Fairness Doctrine. Grab your rations and run people!

Not but seriously MRC, in terms of Obama's "war" on Limbaugh. The only evidence you have of Obama's declaration was a single passing reference the president made to the talk show host: "You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done" he told Congressional Republicans last week. That just doesn't seem very war-y.

Question (as we do our best Dwight Schrute impersonation), what constitutes further acts of "war"? Is Obama allowed to mention Limbaugh by name? Is Obama allowed to make eye contact with Limbaugh if the two men are ever in the same room? And is Obama allowed to tune into Limbaugh's AM show, or would that be considered unwarranted government intimidation?

MRC, we await further wartime instructions.

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    • Author by magnolialover (January 26, 2009 5:05 pm ET)
         

      I am thinking what Obama was saying was that maybe information should not come from people such as Limbaugh, because they're so bad at, you know, providing information.

      And if the FD WAS brought back, it wouldn't put anyone out of business, and it's not an infringement on freedom of speech either.

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    • Author by shaggles (January 26, 2009 6:49 pm ET)
         
      I'm thinking what he was saying is don't let Limbaugh set your agenda.  Limbaugh came out and said Obama was 'more afraid' of him than he was of the Reps in congress but I think what's really going on is that the Reps are afraid of Limbaugh but they shouldn't be.  For all his diatribes against McCain he couldn't stop him from winning the nomination.  The rest of the party needs to wake up and realize Limbaugh does not control their fate.
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