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Limbaugh Wrangles Feathers
Bob Schieffer spoke with syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker and The Washington Post’s Michael Fletcher about radio host Rush Limbaugh’s controversial comments and opposition to the budget.
Rush Limbaugh Challenges President Obama to a Debate
There’s a reason White House aides have dubbed conservative radio ranter Rush Limbaugh the new face of the GOP – polls showed he’s a big, fat target of opportunity. Only a tiny fraction of voters younger than 40-11%–have a positive view of the talk king, a survey James Carville and other Democratic advisers to President Obama took last fall found. That – combined with Limbaugh’s more recent wish to see Obama “fail”–was all the White House needed to launch its coordinated campaign this week to cast Limbaugh as the hydra-headed leader of the temporarily headless GOP. – From US News & World Report
Democrats’ ‘apology’ Web site mocks Limbaugh
Democrats plan to launch a Web site Wednesday that mocks GOP leaders for apologizing to radio host Rush Limbaugh for criticizing or publicly disagreeing with him. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is hosting the Web site, which allows visitors to create an apology to Limbaugh on behalf of Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Georgia; South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford; or Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele. “You and I both know that in reality, you simply want President Obama to fail in this time of economic collapse,” reads the fake letter of apology template. “How can I disagree with that? Please accept my sincere apologies, oh great leader of the Republican Party.” – From CNN
Rush Limbaugh: ‘Conservatives Love People’
Radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh told the Conservative Political Action Conference that individuals can reach their potential if onerous taxes, regulations and too much government are removed from their path.
Barack Obama VS Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh, is he really relevant anymore?
Mr Obama has told Republicans in Washington to stop listening to the right-wing talk show host Rush Limbaugh, risking a new culture war with conservative voters. His exhortation came as he enraged other Republicans by reversing George W Bush’s ban on funding international aid to charities that perform or provide information about abortions. – from Telegraph
Matt Drudge would never overstate anything, of course. His top headline right now is certainly an attention-grabber: “President takes on Rush Limbaugh in new media war.” The story Matt is pointing to was put online last night by the New York Post. It says a White House official confirms that during yesterday’s meeting with Congressional leaders from both parties, President Obama told the Republican lawmakers that “you can’t just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done.” Does that sound like a “media war?” – from USA Today
According to an account in the New York Post, President Barack Obama yesterday told Republican leaders, “You can’t just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done.” With George W. Bush now off the stage, it may be that Obama and some of his fellow Democrats view Limbaugh, and not John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, or any other elected official, as the true leader of the Republican opposition. This morning I asked Rush for his thoughts on all this, and here is his response:
There are two things going on here. One prong of the Great Unifier’s plan is to isolate elected Republicans from their voters and supporters by making the argument about me and not about his plan. He is hoping that these Republicans will also publicly denounce me and thus marginalize me. And who knows? Are ideological and philosophical ties enough to keep the GOP loyal to their voters? Meanwhile, the effort to foist all blame for this mess on the private sector continues unabated when most of the blame for this current debacle can be laid at the feet of the Congress and a couple of former presidents. And there is a strategic reason for this.
- from National Review