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Rush Limbaugh - "I hope Obama Fails"

"Yeah, I'm the true maverick."

I love unintentional humor.

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RUSH: I got a request here from a major American print publication. "Dear Rush: For the Obama [Immaculate] Inauguration we are asking a handful of very prominent politicians, statesmen, scholars, businessmen, commentators, and economists to write 400 words on their hope for the Obama presidency. We would love to include you. If you could send us 400 words on your hope for the Obama presidency, we need it by Monday night, that would be ideal." Now, we're caught in this trap again. The premise is, what is your "hope." My hope, and please understand me when I say this. I disagree fervently with the people on our side of the aisle who have caved and who say, "Well, I hope he succeeds. We've got to give him a chance." Why? They didn't give Bush a chance in 2000. Before he was inaugurated the search-and-destroy mission had begun. I'm not talking about search-and-destroy, but I've been listening to Barack Obama for a year-and-a-half. I know what his politics are. I know what his plans are, as he has stated them. I don't want them to succeed. If I wanted Obama to succeed, I'd be happy the Republicans have laid down. And I would be encouraging Republicans to lay down and support him. Look, what he's talking about is the absorption of as much of the private sector by the US government as possible, from the banking business, to the mortgage industry, the automobile business, to health care. I do not want the government in charge of all of these things. I don't want this to work. So I'm thinking of replying to the guy, "Okay, I'll send you a response, but I don't need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails." (interruption) What are you laughing at? See, here's the point. Everybody thinks it's outrageous to say. Look, even my staff, "Oh, you can't do that." Why not? Why is it any different, what's new, what is unfair about my saying I hope liberalism fails? Liberalism is our problem. Liberalism is what's gotten us dangerously close to the precipice here. Why do I want more of it? I don't care what the Drive-By story is. I would be honored if the Drive-By Media headlined me all day long: "Limbaugh: I Hope Obama Fails." Somebody's gotta say it. Were the liberals out there hoping Bush succeeded or were they out there trying to destroy him before he was even inaugurated? Why do we have to play the game by their rules? Why do we have to accept the premise here that because of the historical nature of his presidency, that we want him to succeed? This is affirmative action, if we do that. We want to promote failure, we want to promote incompetence, we want to stand by and not object to what he's doing simply because of the color of his skin? Sorry. I got past the historical nature of this months ago. He is the president of the United States, he's my president, he's a human being, and his ideas and policies are what count for me, not his skin color, not his past, not whatever ties he doesn't have to being down with the struggle, all of that's irrelevant to me. We're talking about my country, the United States of America, my nieces, my nephews, your kids, your grandkids. Why in the world do we want to saddle them with more liberalism and socialism? Why would I want to do that? So I can answer it, four words, "I hope he fails." And that would be the most outrageous thing anybody in this climate could say. Shows you just how far gone we are. Well, I know, I know. I am the last man standing. I'm happy to be the last man standing. I'm honored to be the last man standing. Yeah, I'm the true maverick. I can do more than four words. I could say I hope he fails and I could do a brief explanation of why. You know, I want to win. If my party doesn't, I do. If my party has sacrificed the whole concept of victory, sorry, I'm now the Republican in name only, and they are the sellouts. I'm serious about this. Why in the world, it's what Ann Coulter was talking about, the tyranny of the majority, all these victims here, we gotta make sure the victims are finally assuaged. Well, the dirty little secret is this isn't going to assuage anybody's victim status, and the race industry isn't going to go away, and the fact that America's original sin of slavery is going to be absolved, it's not going to happen. Just isn't, folks. It's too big a business for the left to keep all those things alive that divide the people of this country into groups that are against each other. Yes, I'm fired up about this.

I love how he quotes Ann Coulter as a voice of authority. Two peas in a pod.

Well, I don't see the big deal, naturally. But really, he doesn't want Obama to fail as a human being, he wants his policies to fail because he doesn't believe in them as Obama has laid them out. It's no different than those of you who disagreed with Bush's policies and hoped they would fail, which essentially would lead to the defeat of the GOP. Except, I think the Left actually was hoping for Bush's failure as a human being as well as a president.

is there an implicit assumption that if obama "fails", so does the US? nothing like favouring your own ideology over the good of the people.

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Originally posted by The17sss He doesn't want Obama to fail as a human being, he wants his policies to fail because he doesn't believe in them as Obama has laid them out.

That's the most ignorant middle-schoolish thing I've read in a long time! Any smart conservative/republican, hell even a dumb one, in this country hopes to God that Obama's plans will work. They would love to be proven wrong.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN is there an implicit assumption that if obama "fails", so does the US? nothing like favouring your own ideology over the good of the people.

Absolutely. Jesus, I can't think of anyone that actually wanted Bush to run the country into the ground, but apparently Rush and the17sss would love to see it just to score some political points.

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Obama: Quit Listening to Rush Limbaugh if You Want to Get Things Done Obama warned Republicans to quit listening to Limbaugh if they want to get along with Democrats, during a White House discussion on his nearly $1 trillion stimulus package. WASHINGTON -- President Obama warned Republicans on Capitol Hill today that they need to quit listening to radio king Rush Limbaugh if they want to get along with Democrats and the new administration. "You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done," he told top GOP leaders, whom he had invited to the White House to discuss his nearly $1 trillion stimulus package. One White House official confirmed the comment but said he was simply trying to make a larger point about bipartisan efforts. "There are big things that unify Republicans and Democrats," the official said. "We shouldn't let partisan politics derail what are very important things that need to get done." http://www.foxnews.com/politics/200...gh-want-things/

Obama Signs Order Reversing Abortion-Funds Policy

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Wire...=6715766&page=1

good lad.

I didnt know Obama was a TA...he couldnt resist Clovis's sig

This is why ideologues are fucking idiots.

Oh, Rush.

He's just a celebrity. People who despise him are as hilarious as the people who lap up every little thing he has to say.

Clearly, the character he has become falls into the very same camp as even those who would so readily oppose everything he says - the entire "us" vs. "them" dynamic. It's what is truly childish here. Politics are a massive refining process that occurs in the hearts and minds of people, yet most seem to see it as just another outlet to wage war against one another. He's this, she's that, my enemy thinks this, only my friends think that, etc. It's all pretty silly, but it seems like people such as Rush are really setting the rules.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On Oh, Rush. He's just a celebrity. People who despise him are as hilarious as the people who lap up every little thing he has to say.

Oh, I think he's more than just a celebrity, because he uses his fame to actually influence people and spread hatred, much like Coulter. They're both dangerous because they get people to buy into their bullshit.

I hate Bush and never wanted him to be our president and when he was I wanted him out of office, but I never wanted him to fail. I wanted him to do a great job which I don't think he did, but not fail.

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On Oh, Rush. He's just a celebrity. People who despise him are as hilarious as the people who lap up every little thing he has to say. Clearly, the character he has become falls into the very same camp as even those who would so readily oppose everything he says - the entire "us" vs. "them" dynamic. It's what is truly childish here. Politics are a massive refining process that occurs in the hearts and minds of people, yet most seem to see it as just another outlet to wage war against one another. He's this, she's that, my enemy thinks this, only my friends think that, etc. It's all pretty silly, but it seems like people such as Rush are really setting the rules.

Yes, people like Coulter and O'Reilly, they don't believe half the things they say. The more controversial and the more feathers they ruffle the more airtime their names get. As long as people are talking about them they will get paid.

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov Oh, I think he's more than just a celebrity, because he uses his fame to actually influence people and spread hatred, much like Coulter. They're both dangerous because they get people to buy into their bullshit.

Fame is influence, so that much is given. And 'hatred' is a word we misuse as though to ascribe elicitations of violent behaviour in people - as though there is some alien and contagious force using people as puppets to exact some base whim. Everyone has the seeds of this 'hatred' planted in them at all times, and they shall never cease to flock beneath the wings of their influences, suckling righteousness from their social organism of choice, antagonists to the things they are duped into polarizing against this day or another. Rush just so happens to be one of these influences, but if he were not there, someone else would fill the position, I promise you.

It really is a good career choice for him though - can he be blamed for that?

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On Fame is influence, so that much is given. And 'hatred' is a word we misuse as though to ascribe elicitations of violent behaviour in people - as though there is some alien and contagious force using people as puppets to exact some base whim. Everyone has the seeds of this 'hatred' planted in them at all times, and they shall never cease to flock beneath the wings of their influences, suckling righteousness from their social organism of choice, antagonists to the things they are duped into polarizing against this day or another. Rush just so happens to be one of these influences, but if he were not there, someone else would fill the position, I promise you. It really is a good career choice for him though - can he be blamed for that?

My point is only that he is not motivated out of any altruistic sentiments for country or countrymen - he wants to make a dime, and, as you've pointed out quite well, the easiest way to do that is to appeal to people's most base desires. The seed of hate may be planted in everyone, but people like him have made a career in carefully cultivating and directing that hate to serve solely personal aims. I think he is a very dangerous person.

some of you really need to lay off the pot

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Originally posted by The17sss Well, I don't see the big deal, naturally. But really, he doesn't want Obama to fail as a human being, he wants his policies to fail because he doesn't believe in them as Obama has laid them out. It's no different than those of you who disagreed with Bush's policies and hoped they would fail, which essentially would lead to the defeat of the GOP. Except, I think the Left actually was hoping for Bush's failure as a human being as well as a president.

Rush clearly said, "I hope he fails!" He didn't say, "I hope his policies fail." Rush is making an enormous assumption that Obama is actually trying to nationalize everything. I don't believe Obama is trying to nationalize banks, the auto industry, or some of the other industries he claims (i admit obama is trying to nationalize health care, but i agree that he should). Rush clearly wants obama to fail so that in the next election cycle democrats look bad and a republican president would be more likely. Rush categorizes people by labels and provides superficial support for his claims.

Zild captured perfectly my feelings about the Bush years. Although I would go a little further; I couldn't care less, whether it be republican, democrat, or libertarian, who is running the country so long as they are doing a good job.

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Originally posted by Zild I hate Bush and never wanted him to be our president and when he was I wanted him out of office, but I never wanted him to fail. I wanted him to do a great job which I don't think he did, but not fail.