Limbaugh joins Beck in rejoicing over Chicago's lost Olympic bid: "The world has rejected Obama"
October 02, 2009 12:55 pm ET
From the October 2 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show:
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These people are pathetic and predictable.
Droolers keep drooling....
Very sad state we are in.
I think the world looks at the US and just shakes their head - how can a country be so hateful??
Go Obama - I support you! Thank you for everything you have done for us.
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Baracknaphobia. That's all it is.
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Remember though... We're in a NO SPIN ZONE!
(And yes, I was in the camp hoping Chicago would lose [as I wanted to see another country host], but the RWers ruined it for me)
His use of his political capital to gain the games for Chicago was questionable at best? Contrast olympic effort to the IOC with his attention to that of Afghanistan. Didn't he this week finally having communication, albeit in a teleconference with his general on the ground there?
I have no dog in the fight for the Olympics but it does reveal priorities and certainly his belief that his very presence would bring the games to Chicago. But he put his personal credibility on the line and lost it on an athletic event. If the games were coming to Chicago, he and his political associates would be reveling in the glow of victory, affirming his rock star like status.
Obama was in a no win situation with the American Hating "I want him to fail!" right wingnuts. He went over there and they whined. If he hadn't and we didn't get it, they would have complained that he didn't try enough.
I just asked who would be reaping the kudos if Chicago got the games?
Oh, and I'm sure your "news" programs of choice didn't report that Mr. Obama met with General McChrystal during his trip . . . right? The trip facilitated Obama meeting with McChrystal. McChrystal was in London and Obama met with him on Air Force One after his very short time in Copehagen.
You might want to read this article. It explains why phony conservatives like you have such an irrational hatred of all things Obama. Has nothing to do with anything he's done or hasn't done . . . it has to do with you worshipping your alleged political ideology. I've never seen you post anything here which showed any type of conservatism.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-gabler2-2009oct02,0,7817347.story?track=rss
Of course, that's why they spend so much time manufacturing their projection into pre-emptive defenses ( Obama=The Messiah, Global Warming is a religion, etc.)
Most news outlets reported an "oh by the way" type of story about the meething with McChrystal. What a coincidence that it was only after the general embarrassed BHO by talking about how infrequently he actually spoke to BHO that "suddenly" a meeting was arranged. Please spare me the non-political explanation of that. Like all things Obama it was for political show.
Most conservatives don't hate all things Obama, they just hate the things that are damaging to this country and his failed economic policies. It just so happens that 90% of what he does is just ineffective and damaging. Even liberals are "hating" on him. Independents have dropped off in droves. He just isn't doing very well at his job.
Proudconservative, you dimwit, if Chicago got the Olympics (which yesterday Beck loudly proclaimed they already had won the bid because the "fix was in"), you toads on the right would have been ENRAGED, and gone on and on about how 1) the Olympics were corrupt, how 2) we were going to lose billions and billions of dollars, and that 3) there are too many black murderers in Chicago.
Evil Obama WON the Olympics, or evil Obama LOST the Olympics. Either way, your reactions are extremely predictable.
When the hell did an American President trying to secure the Olympics for the country become "bad"? It's astounding, the level the right has sunk to.
About the same time that telling kids to work hard in school became socialist-communist-fascist indoctrination. Welcome to right-wing Bizarro world.
As I said above, bringing the games to Chicago is neither here nor there, but the expectation of his presence in Denmark was a political calculation that he would ultimately benefit from. I believe that he would have been enjoying the thrill of victory, probably justified. But instead, much of his capital has been lost as he is experiencing the agony of defeat.
If he stays home or goes to Afghanistan instead, the Chicago games are a neutral political event. When they all hopped onto those planes, He showed he was willing to wager his political capital on something as frivolous as this.
As for Afghanistan, this trip facilitated a meeting with General McChrystal who was in London. Mr. Obama met with him following his very short appearance at the Olympics meeting.
If you're going to make asinine comments, you need to at least be up to speed with the FACTS.
Obama waging "political capital" to bring an international sporting event -- albeit one that features doped-up athletes and paid-off judges -- to the US, along with jobs and a boost for the economy: BAD.
Bush waging "political capital" to bring an illegal, preemptive war to a nation that did not attack the USA based on phony intel and the need to pay back the Big Oil lobby that was responsible for putting him in office: GOOD.
The IOC rejecting the US bid: "THE WORLD HAS REJECTED OBAMA!! YAY!!" - rightwingers
The WORLD rejecting Bush and his foreign policy escapades: "WE'RE THE USA!! WHO CARES WHAT THE WORLD THINKS??" - rightwingers
Welcome to Crazyworld.
Conservatism is the antithesis of socialism. Individual freedom, like those outlined for individuals in the bill of rights, does not comport to the ideals of socialism, that the state is the arbiter of what is best for the citizenry. So instead of giving people the freedom to succeed or fail, socialists seek to make things fair for all, like in Cuba. Except for a few of the special people that are allowed to live lives above the limitations given to others. (Things like global warming restrictions are flouted by the left when it suits their needs, or economic rewards for hard work, kinda like mikey moore), are considered to be evil.
Conservatism and individualism go hand in hand with capitalism. Rather than a command, top down controlled economy preferred by the socialists and fascists, the market driven economy encourages individuals to act upon their own resources and talents to provide products and services that people want. Again even socialists like mikey moore or any other apologists for socialist dictators understand the benefits of individual freedom and the markets. I have yet to hear that mikey (or algore) is giving away his products for free. More power to mikey for working hard and reaping the benefits of his work.
I also consider my work here to expound the unique and special place this country, its ideals and citizens have had on the world. Instead of being the rapists of the world, we are truly the best of the the good things offered in the world. Conservatives see the value of the individual over the struggle of the classes, we bring people together instead of seeking division. Rather than have rights decreed by royalty, the founders of this country saw the individual's rights coming from something above government or man, apriori rights ascribed by a 'Creator'. These rights exist for man without limitation of time or geography and are universal. Socialism sees instead the role of government to ordain rights, top down, just like their views of economics, and cannot philosophically say that individual rights are universal or more important than the rights of groups.
When I speak here, I speak from that perspective. Conservatism offers the individual to rise as far as he/she wants based on their own efforts. Fairness exists in the starting point that citizens have here, not the outcome. Many have accomplished much with nothing to start. Citizens or immigrants here have opportunities because of the special ideals and nature of the historical American dream, that exist nowhere else. Conservatism, not the republican party, believes that ANYONE can accomplish ANYTHING and deserves the freedom to try and make their dreams happen.
Also, I speak truth to/about progressives.
Proudcon's programming is obvious.The idea that Obama put his personal credibility on the line, and lost it, based on the decision of an international committee regarding an athletic event,is a theme that may be effective on the most brain-dead 1% of Americans. And guess how they have voted, do vote, and always will vote?
Grow up and recognize that conservatives could give a rat's patoot about race. Get over it.
You aren't a conservative, proud.
Read the article I posted above. You probably won't see yourself in it, but it fits you and most of the other phony conservatives who post here to a "T."
And, no, I'm not a "Liberal," I'm a conservative who finds folks like you disgusting.
Right -- which is why Glenda Beck famously stated that Obama is "racist" with a "deep-seated hatred of white people."
Countdown until proudneoKKKon responds that "Glenn Beck is not a conservative": 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . .
But I do appreciate you mentioning the elephant in the room, because it never fails, and is always good for a laugh. Somebody in the protesting-too-much crowd always jumps in to tell everybody that there's no racism involved with modern conservatism.
So grow up, Snoopy! And by "grow up", I mean pretend that you've been blind and deaf for the past couple of years, and everything you've seen in the media, on websites, in emails, at the teabagger rallies, and anything you've heard or seen down there in Texas are all crazy figments of your imagination.
As Proud (I'm still not sure about what) Conservative says, very convincingly to himself, I'm sure;
Are you going to believe PC, or your own lying eyes and ears?
The image that comes to my mind is one from various 'end of the world' movies (the particular one is The Day The Earth Caught Fire, a classic B Movie)... there are two headlines ready for publication as the attempt to save the planet is underway:
Earth Saved
Earth Doomed.
Of course, newspapers (and some online places) do 'advance' materials such as "Obama wins" and "McCain wins".. and you will find that obituaries for celebrities are pre-written.
The Wingnuts, however, create their work from nothing.
So... it's a BAD thing for a President to do GOOD THINGS because he'll get CREDIT for them?! THAT'S somehow sinsiter?!
I call it: DOING A GOOD F---ING JOB.
Granted competence seems to have a liberal bias, based on the last 20 years observation, but still... are you seriuously suggesting that makes it a BAD THING?!
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I thought I'd celebrate with Rush and Beck too.
Waht a shameful example of an american
ROFL!!! Maybe, if we're really lucky, the Games will coincide with Carnival!
Do you think that Rush will be singing this same tune when some whackjob kills Obama? Here is what his headline would be - "The Unites States of America Has Rejected Obama".
Boy -- somebody isn't aware of the topic . . .
But, while you're at it; got any links from Judicial Watch on Bush and Cheney making money off of Iraq like Jarrett and Obama supposedly were?
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-10213621_ITM
"Demonstrating appeal to statesmen, policymakers and world opinion leaders, Houston's 2012 bid to become the U.S. Candidate City for the 2012 Olympic Games this week received statements of support from former US President George H.W. Bush, former US Secretary of State James Baker, and US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson, among others. "