Limbaugh: "The dirty little secret ... is that every Republican in this country wants Obama to fail, but none of them have the guts to say so; I am willing to say it"
February 27, 2009 7:29 pm ET
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The Republicans are desperately attempting to regain power and convince the country they are a serious party by hoping and praying a President fails. Brilliant strategy. No message, no direction, no plans…let’s just hope the other guy fails. There is your modern Republican Party for ya, you betcha!
Take a bow and stay classy GOP!!!!
Please ... Can you honestly say there were not many on the left who didn't want Bush to fail?
Have we all already forgotten the "miserable failure" Google campaign?
But after seeing the abject failure in his attempt to find WMDs in Iraq, his failure to gain the support of the iraqi people, his failure to reign in corporate greed and his complete and utter failure in the wake of Hurricane Katrina we wished for him to go away.
Oh wait, you're not, but that's the line you gave us when we disagreed with, you know, Bush, at any point in time. You're a choad Rush, and a complete and utter idiot. You want Obama to fail? That means, we all fail, as in America. He's the President of America, not just the democrats.
Yeah, just imagine if someone on the Left made these remarks. There would be 24/7 coverage on the librul MSM, Congress and Senate would be grandstanding on the floor for weeks at a time, and death threats would be made by every righty/wacko in this country. It's disguisting that the media is too cowardly to stand-up to this uneducated bloated Anti-American.
Lest we forget. Rushs' network and maybe even Rush was making Public Servies Announcements concerning buying drugs illegally is like supporting terrorists. He also mentioned that anyone using drugs illegally should be sent to prison or England. All the while abusing and purchasing drugs illegally.. But his dittobrains just let it go.
Rush is totally unAmerican unless it is his way. But the man made a HUGH mistake in accepting the apology from the bum in Congress. Rush put himself in a bad position and it will be his downfall. The Right will keep getting hammered if he is allowed to continue his childish rants. If they have any brains, they would attack him.
What does the Constitution or the history of this country have to do with your point?
So let me get this straight. Terrorists didn't like it when we invaded Iraq, even though that was a fantastic selling point for the recruitment of new terrorists. But when we enact a stimulus package to get the economy back on track, that's playing right into the terrorists' hands.
And what's really remarkable to ponder is all the economists that agree with the stimulus who are really just Al Qaeda operatives that have infiltrated our system. Diabolical, I say, diabolical!
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The Seven Dwarfs have been downsized to the Six Dwarfs as Dopey has escaped. The troll police have reported that he was last seen on a roof, howling at the White House. Any future sighting of Dopey should be reported to the Conservative meeting planners. He is expected to be the Keynote Speaker next year. Joe the Plunderer and Rushs' Oxy connection will be co-speakers.
Roofman, please jump and save yourself from the terrible future of America. And don't worry, the tree-huggers will make sure there are trees for you to hide behind so the boogeyman can't get you..Bgone.... (I stole that from someone but can't remember who--but you get credit).
So, basically what the oxy-moron is saying is that every gop is a brain-dead. bigoted bonehead who doesn't give a damn about this country or anyone but themselves.
Gee, thanks for clearin' that up, flush. That ship sailed a long time ago, but, thanks, all the same, schmuck.
I'd like to append...
Miserable, self-loathing drug addict who is so hopped up on medication that he can't tell the difference between the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
Why doesn't Rush just bend over backwards and grab the ankles like the rest of us, who actually want him (Obama) to succeed? He had no problem doing it for Bush...
The schmuck is about two shows shy of citing the protocols of the elders of Zion and blaming it on the Jews.
Sooner or later, they always do. Everything is our fault.
Oy, Gevalt, what a meshuggah putz.
Doesn't he already? Replace the word "liberal" with the word "Jew" during any of his rants and you'll hear many of the standard canards of classic anti-Semitism
Sure, he'll go on how he loves Israel but I've heard him muse why so many Jews are "liberals" and he never (surprisingly) can understand why.
Hell, I once heard him say Nixon was a supporter of Israel so that should end all discussion that Nixon was anti-Semitic. Listen to tapes much, Rush?
Hey, we're movin' on up in the world. It used to be that the farcockteh, meshuggah schmuck likes of flush and the fuhrer thought JEW was synonymous with commie. Now we're just liberals and socialists.
And they say there's been no progress. Gotta fly. Time to evict some evangelicals.
Billy Graham certainly distinguished his sorry butt on those tapes, too, eh?
Ya gotta love gops. They hate Jews, but they love Israel. They just hate Muslims even more than us. Lucky us.
Franklin Graham could call Pat Boone, James Dobson and Rick Warren to go play a round at Augusta National. It'd be the foursome of the apocalypse.
Look at the Republicans' track record. They wanted Bush to succed and he failed spectacularly.
Now they want Obama to fail.
The rest is left as an exercise for the reader.
Rush: "We all agree I'm not an idiot"
No, we don't all agree. I can say with complete certaintly, Rush: You are a jackass, an imbecile, a moron and an IDIOT.
What's interesting here though is the sound of Rush's voice. He seems to be trembling a bit, the voice a bit broken. Kinda like the conservative bowel movement itself.
Republicans can be proud that this man, this legend, has got your back. (Democrats are happy about it as well)
Dirty little secret? Not true.
Everybody knows Republicans are traitors.
Since I don't believe in Marxism I don't want him to succeed. There is nothing idiotic about it.
Truth is liberalism has been the engine that has brought about the best our country has to offer while conservatives were dragged along, in opposition to progress, kicking and screaming, like the petulant children they are at heart.
The history is clear as a bell. Liberals brought us pensions, retirements and social security so working folks could retire with dignity. And business still thrived despite the selfish protests of the conservative whackadoos.
Liberals brought consumer safety laws so we could live without fear of being poisoned at the dinner table. And business still thrived despite the gripes of the free marketers.
Liberals brought us the GI Bill that educated a nation of men and women, who would have otherwise never been able to get a college degree. Those men and women took their knowledge forth and laid down the foundations of long term prosperity for all and created the innovations we still enjoy today. And yes business thrived despite conservative calls of socialism.
My Republican friends do not agree with Obama's decisions, however they have said that they hope they are wrong and Obama is right for the sake of the country.
It's a shame but most Republicans are more like Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. Just look at CPAC today, (literally today) 90% of the Republican presidential field attends it, the best and the brightest of the GOP attend it and Ann Coulter is the big draw.
The right will be the Party of Limbaugh, Hannity, Coulter and Palin until sensible folks like you kick them out and take back your Party.
Good luck. You're gonna need it.
It might take a couple more electoral whoopings for the mainstream conservative thinkers (the big dogs, Will, Limbaugh, etc.) to rethink their thinking. Right now, they're doubling down on the stupid.
The conservative movement has gotten too big, it has too much inertia. There is a massive conservative cognitive infrastructure of think tanks that have been nurtured for decades by elite interests. It will take a small-thinking grass-roots movement years to take back the central nervous system of conservative thought. That's good news for us and bad news for us. It gives us an opportunity to invite the disillusioned conservatives to join us, but most conservatives are resistant to change. They're resistant to change and suspicious of community organizing tactics, so we have a big job ahead.
Anyway, kudos to your bud. We need more like him/her to speak up.
It doesn't matter that Limbaugh's "all" is incorrect because most Republicans agree with him.
If that ain't so. Kick the trollops out of your Party. Until they're marginalized, don't expect the left not to tie you Republicans inextricably to the likes of Limbaugh, Palin, Joe the Plumber, Hannity, O'Reilly, Coulter, Cunningham, Hewitt, Savage (are you seeing a pattern yet?) and on and on.
So, none of your gop friends are flush fans, brucie? Sure, and there's no tall black dudes in the NBA.
Nice try.
I like what you wrote. For far too long the word "Liberal" has been abused by republicans to the point that now it's almost a dirty word. Using terms like "welfare state" to describe social services makes the idea of helping all Americans sound foolish. What is so wrong about expanding Medicare to include every single citizen? It is not communism. It will not bankrupt this country. Simply stop waging war and we could afford anything we want. Rush Limburger screams in terror about being over run by "Socialism" and "Communism" if the Government took over the Federal reserve bank system. God forbid our Government printed our own money. Liberalism is not what the republicans claim it to be. Liberalism is forward thinking and is a good thing. Look up the definition. Rush hates liberals? Rush fills your heads with republican doublespeak.
There's nothing to get. Flush is ignorant trash by ignorant trash for ignorant trash.
Hey, nobody said there was no market for brain-dead bigots who only wanna be told what they want to hear and don't wanna be confused with the facts.
Tell it like it is Rush, and when the Republicans start backing away from you then blame President Obama's Administration and the Democrats for shutting you up by threating these backing away Republicans, who "really" support you behind closed doors. Wink, wink.
You know too, what he is saying is so "true" of the Republicans. But they should be careful because "when" our Country's Economy pick up it may just be during the Obama's Presidency and what will the Republicans/Neo-Conservatives do? Blame Newt, Mitt, Sarah, Michael, Eric, John, etc. etc. for their "NO" approach while explaining their Conservative principles that did "NOT" work during the Bush years. What a "mess" these guys are digging themselves into with the "NO" approach with today's troubles. So sad indeed.
BTW, the Democrats have an AWESOME political video out with the Republicans saying "NO" to the way the Democrats are approahing solutions to our Country's troubles by doing something rather than nothing. I always thought that doing something was better than doing "NOTHING". Wink, wink.
They declared the war lost.
Wrong again. "They" said that we've lost the occupation. Thomas Ricks (no bleeding heart liberal, by the way) writes in his new book that we'll be in Iraq for decades and will probably end up with a dictator WORSE than Saddam.
Now who's the fool?
We all could use a little bit of el-rush-bo's brain power as we can all see what its done for you.
Bravo my my friend!
this is where you miss the point. the president is a criminal.
btw, harry reid did declare that the war in iraq was lost. the president, who doesn't know his skin from shinola, can't even acknowledge that because of bush, we now witness a democratic state in the middle east, the only arab one there.
Did you know that the reason the average IQ has dropped is because of people like you?
Regardless, you are amusing and we all look forward to even more entertaining if not misguided posts.
How'd yer little tea party go? Did y'all get rid of the polititians? <smirk!>
Please find the 2000 Presidential Campaign videos where you will see when the questions are raised to former President Bush and former Vice President Gore, and pay special attention to Mr. Bush's answers. In the videos you will see where former President Bush stated that he, as President if elected, would "NOT" seek to do Nation-Building. Former President Bush repeated this time after time in his bid to become President in 2000.
More broken promises: When former President Bush stated at first that the War in Iraq would "END" by June 30, 2003 - he was "WRONG". He then stated that we, the Country, "ONLY" went to War with Iraq because Sadamm was a threat and had WMD's capabilities.
After "SIX" long years of searching for the WMD's "NOTHING" was found. To play down this embarrassment the Republicans and former President Bush said that the United States was in War with Terrorists in Iraq and we, Americans, needed to do Nation-Building to get them. Huh? We should not have been there in the first place on a lie that led us to Nation-Building - period.
It is important that the president succeeds. It will show once and for all that socializing our government system is what is most patriotic and blowhards like limbaugh will be after thoughts of history.
There is nothing patriotic about taking from the rich and giving to the poor. Socialism has failed everywhere it's been tried. Europe..on the verge of collapse, Cuba...stuck in the 1950's Soviet Union.... gone. Limbaugh says he wants Obama's policy to fail. Our nation can't afford the endless spending. At the rate we are going we will cease to be a country.
Why work? Why pay my mortgage? Why pay for health insurance? The government will take care of me. Excuse me while I vomit.
Are people like you and Limbaugh pretending the previous eight years never existing? You do realize that the Republicans were in charge. Did you know GWB never vetoed one spending bill? Did you know we were pumping about a billion a week into Iraq - that we know about? You must be aware that the Republicans gave us this mess? Or perhaps the buck didn't stop with GWB.
Finally, are you aware that this is planet earth?
Now do you care to answer the questions or do you need a life-line? I'll give you one answer but you'll have to figure out the question.
Yes - you are on planet earth as far as I know.
You do understand that your argument is weak at best. You're basically saying," we conservatives vetoed one spending bill but it was over-ridden - so there. "
If that's your argument then why bother?
There is nothing patriotic about taking from the rich and giving to the poor.
It is patriotic given that for the past 8 years they've taken from the poor and given to the rich. Either you're wealthy or you're an idiot.
Yes, and then the GOP can rule the billowing cloud of smoke where the USA used to stand. What a sad and hollow loser Rush is. I'd wish that he he'd die of heart failure, but you have to have one first.
Randy
This fat ass drug addict is really becoming unhinged...and Obama has been President for only a few weeks. At this rate, he'll have an heart attack by the time Obama's re-election night comes around.
Please, please stop the madness with saying how you want President Obama's Policies to "fail" because the money will come from your children's and grandchildren's futures. Prove that this money will come from your children's and grandchildren's futures, please. You CAN NOT!
It's a Republican Talking Point against the American Reinvestment & Recovery Act (Stimulus Bill). You people say these Republican Talking Points with "NO" facts to back it up, and you need to "STOP" the "NON-SENSE".
BTW, about 90% of things coming from the Bill is just "TEMPORARY" to "JUMPSTART" our Country's Economy starting "TODAY". If Republicans can predict what will happen in the Future then why is our Country in such financial ruins, you guys should have seen this coming, huh? Aaaaaah!!!
To wish for Obama to fail is to wish for failure of the U.S.A. right now. Personally, I don't really like Obama because I don't trust him yet. However, after Bush I don't trust *any* politicians anymore. That being said, it doesn't mean I want Obama to fail. He needs to succeed.
Congratulations Rush, you have now proven yourself beyond any doubt to be a traitourous un-American coward. The voice of the republican party. BAH! You and Bobby Jangles, Simple Sarah, and Joe the F---ing Plumber are sending your party into ruin. In doing so, you have gone a long way towards restoring my faith in god and in the good judgement of the American people. This is what you deserve. It's over for you bastards. And you've now admitted it, in this very broadcast. You will never come back. When your party does rememerge, it will do so without the likes of you, or it will NEVER do so. Reason has finally triumphed over madness. Intellectualism over idiocracy.
I hope you've invested your money well.
"Obama is too big to fail ... he is the first black President..." It sure sounds like penis envy to me
Repugs are no longer part of the equation, they were since that clown Ronnie-Raygun a big part of the problems. Take repugery and throw them on the ash heap of history.
Conservatism is a collossal failure.
His policies are not Marxist and believing that they are makes you an idiot and liar (for not claiming to be a Republican).
It's very hard for people to take your comments seriously because, well, you sound like a loon.
Psst...it was Howard Tafts administration who put this whole financial mess in motion...just between you and I.
Sir, with all due respect, you are a fool. People on your side have said the same ridiculous crap each and every time a Democratic President has proposed sweeping policy initiatives and each time history has shown you to be WRONG. Here are some examples of Republican fear mongering and false predictions from the past......sound familiar?
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/2/15/113912/339/871/697810
"Finally, by attacking any conservative, Obamacrats,you are only fueling the fire. Republicans are alarmed. Conservatives even more freaked out. We are organizing right now like I have never seen in my life."
As opposed to what? Clinton was a centrist and conservatives are still freaking out, as you demonstrate yourself. You tried to impeach him for lying about sex, for the love of all that's holy. There was no popular call for it, and there was no legal justification. All that happened without any Democrat fueling anything.
So don't act as if there's something conditional about the general behavior of the right-wing. As if Obama were to act a certain way, do specific things, and you guys would be all relaxed and happy. It's been proven over and over again, especially during the 2008 campaign with all the blather about Marxism, Islam and the theory that Obama was born in Africa, that there is a very strong element of the right-wing that has no interest in objective reality, only in partisan gain. The likes of Limbaugh hit a high note years ago, and they've pretty much run out of range at this point. You've got Beck and Hannity pondering scenarios of armed insurrection. Where do you go from there without getting a visit from the Secret Service?
Obama has public support and so does the stimulus. During good economic times you can get away with rabid opposition, but not when people's jobs and homes are on the line. You can have all the tea parties you like, but you're not going to make anyone forget their mortgage is past due, and you're just going to make yourselves look like a bunch of jackasses in the process. Someone has to do something, and sitting on the sidelines making silly faces and armpit noises isn't it.
Liebuster: You don't have a clue what you are writing about. If CRA (the Jimmy Carter legislation you reference) caused the sub-prime debacle, why did it take 30 years to happen? That's a silly contention.
The Federal government did not mandate sub-prime residential loans - although the regulators (and non-regulators) permitted them to be made. Federally regulated lenders (Banks and Thrifts) did not make no-doc, neg-am., sub-prime loans. Those were sold, packaged, and sold internationally and then nationally outside the banking system.
Yes - outside Freddie and Fannie, although towards the end the Agencies did start purchasing that paper. A very bad decision.
St first I was angry ,then sadden.It must to awful be that angry.I feel sorry for the bloated bigot
I think maybe you are in the twilight zone. Come on ditto heads, you've got to put forth a better argument than your old stand by - fear.
Again, who was in charge for the past eight years? Where does the buck stop? Conservatism, particularly Limbaughs brand got us into this mess and you are just wrong headed to think that in 30 days Obama or anyone else can dig us out. It will be a miracle if the mess your party created is cleaned up in a year. You are letting ideology cloud your judgment. I'm actually quite surprised you haven't blamed Bill Clinton.
For the past 20 years at least, the only party that has got it right on economic policy is the Democratic Party. I'm betting Obama succeeds and when he does you'll have to start the fear mongering with the Chinese or radical Islam...take your pick.
I'll end our little confab by saying your certainty about Obama's failure is mind-boggling. I wish I had could predict the future as well as you have - I'd be a very rich man.
Good luck with that conservative thing, it's served you well.
I don't want just Obama to fail...I want Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank and the rest of the nomentklatura to fail
Utterly.
Miserably.
Completely.
I think I heard Rush Limbaugh say that he would "NOT" take the Leadership Role of the Republican Party because they are "NOT" worthy. Huh? Too funny listening to Rush today taking down Michael Steele, RNC Chairman and the Republican Party.
Also, according to Rush too, Michael Steele is being hung up on when he makes phone calls to fellow Republicans for fundraisings. I wonder if Rush's Operation Chaos has internalized? Too funny indeed. Wink, wink.
I can make sense of this however. The very folks that support democrats and their spendulus are a reactionary bunch. (Not proactive) This behavour goes hand in hand with their own spending habits. Rather than put a nest egg away for rough times that could possibly occur in the future, they NEED something to gratify them now. The one hilarious school teacher, "I only wanted to keep my home!!!!"(Whaa!) Lady, you make $35000, you should not own a $400,000 home!!!! Your debt/income ratio should have kept you out of that home in the first place. Anyway, they have to HAVE something NOW to bring about happiness. Immediate gratification. Democrats do not enjoy the intangible safety of fighting terrorism, they want bridges, trains, welfare checks, and government to wipe their behinds for them. That's government that you CAN FEEL!
You're out of gas. Time to give it up.
How is it that a man who is an admitted fraud (turned himself in on fraud charges in April 2006) and who got caught returning from the Dominican Republic with a bottle full of Viagra (hmmmm I can only guess what he did there) be the spokesman of the GOP? Seriously, thats laughable!
I think I'm gonna have to make up the bumper sticker "Rush Limbaugh should do this country a favor and STFU!"
Listening to Sheer Insannity this afternoon (Monday - March 2nd) with poor Mike Huckabee, the spin is that Ole BlunderRush said he wanted President Obama's policies to fail. Nothing personal. Just that President Obama is pushing Socialism and they don't want that so of course the Republicans want his policies to fail.
Of course, the only real problem with that contention is that Ole BlunderRush didn't say "policies." But Sheer Insannity never let facts get in the way of his right-wingnut spin, and he obviously isn't going to start now...