President Obama: "You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done"

[deminks]

Amen. That's my president. He speaks for me.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/01232009/news/politics/prez_zings_gop_foe_in_a_timulating_talk_151572.htm

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."

(end snip)

Cry me a river, Bimbo.

[spanone]

1. yep!

[marchellojones]

2. well the funniest thing is

that R.Linbaugh is the only the thing Reps got! Thats why the brought him to rant on tv to show there is even a hint of opposition!

[Starry Messenger]

3. Sad that anyone would have to be reminded of this.

Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer.

[tosh]

6. I can't even give him THAT.

[Starry Messenger]

11. True.

I should have said "crap-sodden fuckweasel". What was I thinking? :evilgrin:

[Tsiyu]

19. ..

:rofl:

[rateyes]

28. Yes, you should have...

think before you speak next time. :sarcasm:

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. He's no entertainer

He's an out and out hatemonger and a self-absorbed piece of filth.

[Starry Messenger]

14. I was thinking more in terms of what he has listed in his tax returns.

I don't know why he gets used as some sort of "expert" in politics. He is paid to keep his fans stupid. I hate that the President even had to reference him to get his point across. That was what I was getting at.

[lostnfound]

52. "He is paid to keep his fans stupid." Nail on head.

You hit it perfectly.

[certainot]

57. and to sell war, deregulation, global warming denial, tax breaks for billionaires

[proud2BlibKansan]

18. Hatemonger, self-absorbed piece of filth, pedophile, drug addict, draft dodger

and most importantly - ASSHOLE. :)

[johnfunk]

30. Sorta like Charles Coughlan and Joe Pyne were entertainers

'Nuff said.

[argyl]

38. Joe Pyne was very entertaining with some good weed and good friends around.

We'd tee off on him like the MST3K gang and wind up ROTFL.

Haven't smoked in years but nothing could make Limbaugh listenable.

[CatWoman]

43. nope

he's an inter stainer.

and he's too chicken shit to admit it.

[Vinnie From Indy]

45. I guess so was Josef Goebbels

eom

[malaise]

54. He was a regular White House guest

He was the official Bushco hack.

[certainot]

58. bush presented him with a cake with a CHOCOLATE microphone at a

private lunch with bush (just him bush and gillespie) in bush's last week and rush described in detail proudly. but i wonder if bush's warped humor wasn't showing when he presented rush with a chocolate phallus..... like thanks a lot rush, but we lost..... asshole, and this is what you can suck for four years.

[TheHeathen]

4. This is from a Interview

I posted on the Religion/Theology forum.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=214x195170

FALSANI:
Do you ever have people who know you're a Christian question a particular stance you take on an issue, how can you be a Christian and ...

OBAMA:
Like the right to choose.

I haven't been challenged in those direct ways. And to that extent, I give the public a lot of credit. I'm always stuck by how much common sense the American people have. They get confused sometimes, watch FoxNews or listen to talk radio. That's dangerous sometimes. But generally, Americans are tolerant and I think recognize that faith is a personal thing, and they may feel very strongly about an issue like abortion or gay marriage, but if they discuss it with me as an elected official they will discuss it with me in those terms and not, say, as 'you call yourself a Christian.' I cannot recall that ever happening.

[4 t 4]

7. Lovely, day 4 and he says this

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. God Bless President Obama

[certainot]

56. obama's telling progressives to pay attention to talk radio

it is used to do the groundwork repetition for everything they do. it enables their flat earth politicians and media operatives. we wouldn't be in this disaster without it and finally a major dem politician, in this case the president, is pointing out the talk radio monopoly and its point man.

[billybob537]

5. Dopey the MENTAL DWARF

is half the reason republicans are in this position!

[certainot]

55. right- repubs wouldn't be in this position without rush

and the talk radio monopoly taking out the party moderates - unfortunately they took the rest of the country down with them.

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. Limbaugh is a hatemonger and narcissist

The absolute scum of the earth.

[TahitiNut]

9. Studies have conclusively shown that a person loses IQ points by listening to Limbaugh.

I know. I listened to him for 18 months in the early 90s, just to try to figure out where he got his "ideas" ... and I failed. It took me 3 years to recover.

[TheCowsCameHome]

13. It's like a diet for the brain with a 100% success rate.

[TahitiNut]

15. Sorta. More like botox -- it makes the brain "smoother."

It can make some as sharp as a marble. :evilgrin:

[cynatnite]

33. It's almost like quitting smoking...you body gets better after stopping...

Took me about a year to recover from the six months I spent listening to the ass.

[L. Coyote]

44. That say a lot, since the listeners have such low IQs to begin with.

[JerseygirlCT]

12. Oh heck, Rush is probably loving the attention... nt

[proud patriot]

16. Wheeeee!

:bounce: :woohoo: :bounce:

[proud2BlibKansan]

17. "I won"

Love that line. I want it on a bumper sticker.

[wicket]

20. AWESOME!

Great to see him taking it to Rush!!! K & R

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

21. again I can proudly say this... That's my President !

Well OUR President ! I'm sooooooooo glad our votes were counted right this time.

[supernova]

22. LOL! You go, Pres. Obama

:applause:

:D

[bdamomma]

23. give them the ole one two President Obama

do not take any crap from them.

[CitizenPatriot]

24. Am I dreaming?

No apologies-- see, all of those who thought he was going to bow down to the pukes just because he was reaching out- but we have a whole new dem here.

"reach out" means i will respect u if u respect me.

AND he's going to speak truth to power, which is super cool, because he's the most powerful person iin the world.

I'm sorry, I just can't get over our new President. He ROCKS. He fuc*ing ROCKS. This reminds me of the scene in Love Actually when Hugh Grant, playing the PM of Enlgand, stands up to the American bully president with the texas accent.

Oh, yeah.

[Contrary1]

25. That will be fodder for next week's Limpballathon.

Thank you, President Obama!

[BunnyBluetimes]

26. Is it possible for me

to get my 2012 absentee ballot mailed now?:shrug:
:loveya: :kick:

[Muttocracy]

39. =)

[AwakeAtLast]

27. And this is in the FIRST WEEK!!!!

:bounce: :bounce:

I'm giddy over the thought of what's to come!

:bounce: :bounce:

[BunnyBluetimes]

29. Is this thread on the front page yet? I REC a Mend it

:kick: :woohoo: :applause: :yourock:

[metapunditedgy]

31. Obama is saying he's in this to succeed.

Everybody knows Rush said he wants Obama's "socialist policies" to fail.

Obama is responding that he has no intention of failing... he's not just planning to spend a bunch of money on cronies, like the GOP did. He wants people to look back in a few years and say, "Obama's solution worked!"

At least I hope so.

[AZBlue]

32. Damn he's good!

:thumbsup:

[jillan]

34. Everyday I am even happier than the day before that he is our President.

You go Obama!

[creeksneakers2]

35. Obama must be the first Democrat to realize

that Limbaugh is the drive shaft of the vast right wing conspiracy. Limbaugh has tremendous influence on public opinion and he uses every bit of it for evil. Past Democrats ignored Limbaugh and acted like they were terrified of him. Meanwhile, Limbaugh destroyed all he could with lies. Limbaugh got as big as he is and got away with all he's gotten away with because nobody challenged him.

He's a bully. When somebody hits him back, he'll run, cry, and whine about how he's being picked on.

[metapunditedgy]

40. Rush is a key distributor of talking points that mess with people's heads.

"Partial truths" or misrepresentations that chip away at your common sense until you have nothing left.

It's scary to watch it happen to people.

[47of74]

47. Sure looks that way to me...

Now that people are hitting back against that fat ass drug addict he and his allies run away and cry about how Obama is mistreating the addict and his buddies.

[GinaMaria]

53. I think it was Al Franken who joked that the easiest job ever

was to be Rush's fact checker.... I remember FAIR trying to document all his lies. It was impossible to keep up but damn they gave it their all!!!

[certainot]

59. i agree, 20 yrs of GOP crap because dems have been ignoring talk radio

we wouldn't be in this mess if reagan hadn't killed the Fairness Doctrine. in the meantime it's been rove's invisible 2x4, completely ignored by progressives while that coordinated uncontested repetition was used to completely distort and undercut normal democratic feedback mechanisms, creating an alternate reality for a quick response constituency that purged moderate republicans and effected every aspect of politics, determining the flavor of America.

[lpbk2713]

36. Another way to put it would be ...

"You can't listen to Rush Limbaugh and expect people to take you seriously."

That assclown is the biggest gas bag that ever stepped in front of a microphone.

He wouldn't be where he is today if it were not for having the patronage of BushCo and the RNC for the past
eight years. He doesn't have their support and protection any more and now I think his days are numbered.

[fortyfeetunder]

37. That's right its Unity!

Obama knows what he walked into. And he pulls back no punches.
"United we stand; divided we fall"

:loveya: Mr. President

[FightingBobsghost]

41. Hell Yes! Mr. President!

That is how you deal with bullies. You take the fight to them.
Next move: Don't have anyone in the administration do interviews on Fixed Noise and have them removed from the press room b/c they are not a news organization.

[Kablooie]

42. Hold on. This comes from the washington post. An extreme right wing rag. This may be false.

[47of74]

46. Boehner shouldn't be talking about packages

Since his is clearly so small.

:evilgrin:

[Z_I_Peevey]

48. In the almost-words of Dennis Yost and the Classics IV,

"Every day with you Prez is sweeter than the day before!"

I'm so, so happy to hear words like this. He's cutting through the crap, standing up to them.

[BanTheGOP]

49. This is why the return of the Fairness Doctrine is VITAL!

This is not just a whackjob on the radio, but filth and bilge spewed constantly, enabled by national corporate for-profit syndication. This must be reversed. Please understand that there IS a process going on that will rid ourselves of this venom!

To get a sense of what is needed, review this post: http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BanTheGOP/59">Return the Fairness Doctrine...NOW!!

[certainot]

60. the talk radio monopoly makes real democracy and bipartisanship impossible

something has to happen with it or progress will be twice as hard and global warming action will be too slow.

how the fuck can a local radio station that's supposed to serve it's community keep putting on a bunch of chickenhawk liars and idiots who have been wrong about everything important and keep enabling a political party that is purposefully or ignorantly denying global warming.

[JAbuchan08]

50. Just do not read the comments on the NY Post article

I do not think there is a greater collection of hateful idiots than the readers of the post's news section.

[bluesmail]

51. So far so good. !..!..!

[Vanje]

61. Ha! nt