Audio: Limbaugh wonders, is it time for Operation Chaos to back Obama?
posted at 3:02 pm on May 7, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Eh, doesn’t much matter now, but it’s hard to argue with his logic re: black voters. Saying Obama’s a weaker candidate than Hillary, though, is like saying the daisy cutter’s a less effective weapon than the MOAB. True enough, perhaps — but once it lands on us, expect mass casualties.
Oh well. Mitt’s enjoying this, in any case.
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Hey, anybody here ever had any problems with Red Lasso?
mikeyboss on May 7, 2008 at 3:05 PM
I use Blue lassoes myself.
Akzed on May 7, 2008 at 3:06 PM
This clip at least doesn’t work for me.
spkthed on May 7, 2008 at 3:07 PM
Yeah, listen: Please spare me the incessant whining about RedLasso. Do you guys think I record Limbaugh every day? If not for RedLasso, we wouldn’t have this clip at all, which means 100% of our readers would be deprived instead of the 10% which, for whatever reason, can’t process RL.
Try upgrading to Flash. If that doesn’t work, I don’t know what to tell you.
Allahpundit on May 7, 2008 at 3:07 PM
Works like a charm for me.
Allahpundit on May 7, 2008 at 3:08 PM
Actually, I think it was Kathryn Jean Lopez — NRO’s weakest link — who was enjoying it. Name dropper.
Not that I wouldn’t enjoy chatting with Mitt if given the opportunity.
BigD on May 7, 2008 at 3:08 PM
Lasso is finally working here fine.
But I have to agree with Rushie. Obama is and has been a crappy candidate. McCain will possibly crush him.
upinak on May 7, 2008 at 3:09 PM
Allah I think it is where people are. Some days it works like crap others (like today) works fine.
upinak on May 7, 2008 at 3:10 PM
The clip works fine for me.
amerpundit on May 7, 2008 at 3:11 PM
Kind of hard to argue with Rush on effectiveness. Though it would mean nothing if Clinton wasn’t so committed.
Spirit of 1776 on May 7, 2008 at 3:14 PM
Click here to download the latest Flash Player for your system.
Flash can be very processor-intensive so playback might be impaired on old computers. Connection speed is also a big factor.
Red Lasso has always worked great for me on my 3-year-old laptop, btw.
Gilda on May 7, 2008 at 3:14 PM
But President Obama thinks that’s not fair. If we can’t all have it, nobody can, right?
mikeyboss on May 7, 2008 at 3:15 PM
Maybe it’s time to put Operation Chaos in the attic next to our Members Only jackets.
Chuck Schick on May 7, 2008 at 3:15 PM
Seems to me like he’s trying to save face, “Operation Chaos” was supposed to take this thing to the convention and now it looks like that won’t happen. He saved her in Indiana but by nowhere near enough and he was powerless to stop McCain from getting the nod from his own party. The man’s a paper tiger.
Typhonsentra on May 7, 2008 at 3:16 PM
I for one prefer Red Lasso, even if it sometimes won’t work for reasons I can’t discern. Without it, you generally use Youtube, and that’s banned at work, which is where I normally am when online, even if I’m not on the clock.
Esthier on May 7, 2008 at 3:18 PM
Can we loop this into a 24 hour post on January 21st?
Limerick on May 7, 2008 at 3:18 PM
AP, it’s not Flash. It’s the bandwidth limitations of RL.
It’s because the bloody thing automatically connects to a content-serving port as soon as the embed loads in the browser, which means that even people who just load this thread to read what you say grab resources from people that actually want to get the RL content. Terrible load management design. Only serve the content that you have to; don’t start serving it until they want it. Bleh…
Anyway, I agree with the bomb analogy. OC is the only thing that’s going to do any damage to either of them by November, and most of that damage (if it ever really materializes) will only stick if it gets played out at the convention in Denver.
spmat on May 7, 2008 at 3:19 PM
No doubt about it.
Allahpundit on May 7, 2008 at 3:19 PM
I had issues with RL when it was first getting used here, but I don’t have any problems with it now, and haven’t for a long time. But I am sympathetic to those that are. Try upgrading your version of Flash.
doubleplusundead on May 7, 2008 at 3:20 PM
LolRush:
Im n urz partyees prah-sess
kauzing khaus!
VolMagic on May 7, 2008 at 3:20 PM
I wonder when Conyers and reparations will enter the race? That ought to be fun. Conyers has backed reparations for years and said a few weeks back that Obama supported his push. No wonder the black vote is behind Obama. Money talks, especially if you think you are the recipient.
Conyers has taken his reparations page off his site, I wonder why?
Youtube has the Penn & Teller video it’s here http://youtube.com/watch?v=wQdSAlqNWPs — Funny but the language as usual is harsh.
tarpon on May 7, 2008 at 3:21 PM
He already has said that McCain is going to have a much harder time, if he doesn’t make the case that he is the stronger candidate.
I think this is the time for OpChaos to reorganize its strategy and seek those working-class voters who supported Hillary. Too many of them will not support Obama this fall. That is the key here.
newton on May 7, 2008 at 3:22 PM
Obama is the weaker candidate, but yeah, I agree, pretty transparent on this one, Rush.
doubleplusundead on May 7, 2008 at 3:22 PM
Typhonsentra on May 7, 2008 at 3:16 PM
Rush is tounge-in-cheek. He knows he doesn’t run America. Nobody does. Thats what he loves about it.
VolMagic on May 7, 2008 at 3:23 PM
RedLasso only acknowledges two potential problems that you could be having:
- Make sure javascripts are enabled on your browser.
- Upgrade flash
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There’s always restarting the computer of course…
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On topic: If I were a Democrat I would be pretty offended that my party’s only hope of winning nationally is the black vote. Scratch that - the victim vote…there are plenty of black people that think liberalism is weak sauce.
Rush is getting tiring. If there’s nothing sensational to talk about then maybe he should step back and start destroying our RINOs. That isn’t what he’s about though so “wishful thinking” I suppose.
blankminde on May 7, 2008 at 3:23 PM
Hmmm… I’m still stuck on how hilarious it is that Obama is going to win the nomination because Democrats are choosing NOT to count votes from Florida. If I were a Democrat in Florida or Michigan, I’d vote for McCain in November out of pure spite.
jasnell on May 7, 2008 at 3:25 PM
If RedLasso doesn’t work, you can probably fix it by upgrading Flash. Click here:
http://www.adobe.com/go/EN_US-H-GET-FLASH
indythinker on May 7, 2008 at 3:28 PM
Yeah, I think you’re right. I’ve got a brand new machine with the latest flash player, and it isn’t working for me. I’ve tried multiple browsers too. It’s annoying, but it doesn’t sound like anyone can fix it.
freakagriep on May 7, 2008 at 3:30 PM
So you don’t want us to tell you if it’s not working? Would you rather post stuff people can’t see and never know it?
freakagriep on May 7, 2008 at 3:33 PM
People on the conservative side have gotten so used to Rush doing the heavy lifting that they are (have been?) taking him for granted in a big way.
Having said that, I sometimes wonder that when Rush talks about the lack of elected Republican or conservative leadership in Washington, that the reason for that phenomenon is that they have abdicated that responsibility to him, which has left them free to be the big spending, big government,lazy, incoherent and derisive group that they are.
BigD on May 7, 2008 at 3:33 PM
I think he knows by now that it doesn’t work for some people. It’s only been mentioned in just about every thread there’s RedLasso. Again, there’s nothing he can do about it. Most people seem to play it fine, others can’t.
amerpundit on May 7, 2008 at 3:34 PM
Wow! the only leeway you give Rush to prove himself not a paper tiger, would have been to swing the entire republican nomination process. That’s a pretty high bar. I hope you will, in the future, allow for some other “strata” between “effective” and “paper tiger”
Weight of Glory on May 7, 2008 at 3:34 PM
Absolutely correct on both points.
Weight of Glory on May 7, 2008 at 3:36 PM
I get it. Guess I’ll stop “whining” now, and go check out a site that works for me.
freakagriep on May 7, 2008 at 3:41 PM
yep
funky chicken on May 7, 2008 at 3:48 PM
The point is; not that chaos works, it works on the minds of the dems. Saying vote for Obama is telling them Obama is weak, and they have to buy into it since they believe Chaos is working.
It’s a shell game, the MSM and the liberals (and many on HA) have been suckered into believing Chaos is an actual working program.
That’s the beauty of it, without any effort, Rush is pulling the strings of the dems…they are so stoooopid.
right2bright on May 7, 2008 at 3:49 PM
Limbaugh thinks Hussein is a weak candidate nationally. I don’t know where the radio guy lives, but the more Hussein is attacked the more he gets popular.
Let’s face it Limbaugh, your foolishness is growing as much as Hussein’s chance of being president.
Stop crying and whinnying.
You obviously have no horse in the race so far, so shut up and go home.
But I know, at the end of the day you will root for McCain because you’re as liberal as he is.
Loser.
Indy Conservative on May 7, 2008 at 3:50 PM
RedLasso is great, works with my FireFox perfectly, don’t change it.
right2bright on May 7, 2008 at 3:51 PM
Waaah! Red Lasso!
frankj on May 7, 2008 at 3:55 PM
I will offer money to anyone who can make sense of this.
BigD on May 7, 2008 at 3:55 PM
Waaah! I want sprinkles on my cupcake! *stomp*
RushBaby on May 7, 2008 at 3:58 PM
Waaaah! Now I want a cupcake!
Weight of Glory on May 7, 2008 at 3:59 PM
Waaaah! And a strawberry milkshake!
RushBaby on May 7, 2008 at 4:00 PM
Free money would be great, But I can’t figure that one out either.
wise_man on May 7, 2008 at 4:02 PM
Red Lasso didn’t work for me, so I used the link provided by one of the people in here and upgraded. Red Lasso works great for me now.
Limbaugh did a good job with Oper. Chaos and I believe he has accomplished what he wanted to. No one will side with Hillery on the Michigan and Fla. votes. Never go against the black messiah it isn’t PC.
UnEasyRider on May 7, 2008 at 4:02 PM
That happened the other day on a post I made. After posting it several said “HUH?”, and they were right. I was working, threw down a bunch of words that, in my mind, seemed right. I went back and somewhat corrected it.
Maybe Indy will come back and correct his incoherent post.
BTW Indy, Rush lives in Florida…
right2bright on May 7, 2008 at 4:04 PM
Darn you, RB, and your kaleidoscope of confectionary delights! *opens fridge*
Weight of Glory on May 7, 2008 at 4:04 PM
First this bag of hubris takes credit for cross-over voting which has been around for eons, then he switches after his candidate loses.
It’s amazing that the MSM has fallen for this hook, line, and sinker-so I’ll have to give him credit for that
Goodale on May 7, 2008 at 4:07 PM
Hey, anybody here ever had any problems with Red Lasso?
mikeyboss on May 7, 2008 at 3:05 PM
Anybody here ever not?
oakpack on May 7, 2008 at 4:07 PM
I think you have to suffer a serious brain injury in order for it to make sense.
EJDolbow on May 7, 2008 at 4:12 PM
Okay, just for that, I am now behind Chaos. That alone is worth it. The cockroaches have crawled out from the dark into the open.
right2bright on May 7, 2008 at 4:12 PM
And New York
EJDolbow on May 7, 2008 at 4:13 PM
Oh come on. It’s obvious.
Rush thinks Bambi is a weak candidate nationally, when it’s just not true. Bambi hasn’t lost 7 of the 10 biggest states to a woman who is loathed by large portions of the Left and Right. He hasn’t been hurt by being associated with the Rev. and the Weather Underground; to the contrary, those associations have helped him with the American public.
Rush is a flaming liberal who openly advocates for bigger government and more government control of every aspect of our lives. He espouses collectivism and denigrates individualism on a daily basis. He’s never positive about America; he takes great delight in trashing this country.
Rush is a clueless idiot, which is why he didn’t single-handedly rescue AM radio from the ash heap of history (thank you, Trotsky and Reagan). And why he doesn’t have the most-listened-to radio program in the history of radio. And why he can’t charge confiscatory rates to advertisers.
And if you try to tell me that Rush isn’t in the tank for McCain, well, that’s just silly.
Now gimme my money.
misterpeasea on May 7, 2008 at 4:14 PM
ha ha, attagirl.
RushBaby on May 7, 2008 at 4:14 PM
No money here, but
*slides the entire box of cupcakes over*
RushBaby on May 7, 2008 at 4:16 PM
I know where Rush lives. I know how to contact him after his radio show.
I stand with what I wrote. Only time will prove to you that I’m right. Save my message and challenge me later if you can.
And I don’t suffer brain injury, but I know many here do.
Indy Conservative on May 7, 2008 at 4:22 PM
How about you swipe it from RL and put it on a different host? I haven’t heard many complaints about that SevenLoad host…
HYTEAndy on May 7, 2008 at 4:35 PM
Are you stalking, or bragging, or what?
RushBaby on May 7, 2008 at 4:41 PM
Or trolling?
I’m trying to figure out a self-proclaimed conservative who trashes the most prominent and unapologetic advocate of conservatism. Not just trashes, but actually calls him a liberal.
On Htrae, maybe.
misterpeasea on May 7, 2008 at 4:56 PM
I agree. Too, McCain is going to run a “respectable” campaign. Someone had to make sure “the black messiah” was beat up a bit because McCain surely won’t do it.
kakypat on May 7, 2008 at 4:57 PM
None of that.
Indy Conservative on May 7, 2008 at 5:01 PM
Reread, and send money, and leave Indy alone. I like him just the way he is.
Entelechy on May 7, 2008 at 5:02 PM
It doesn’t quite work like that. You can’t “swipe” a RedLasso video like you can a YouTube clip. Basically, my understanding (and I
could beprobably am wrong) is that when you clip something, all you’re doing is giving markers to play that part of the raw media that is stored at RL. I think that’s part of the reason they’ve been able to be so successful with getting every major network (TV and Radio) “clippable”…instead of a billion small clips they just use the media as it was originally recorded. The only way you could “swipe” it would be to use a screen recorder…and that would be ugly.For those of you complaining about RL…switch to FireFox, get the latest update of FireFox if you already have it, update your Flash, and try restarting your computer (on the rare occasion that RL doesn’t work on my laptop…this does the trick). It’s an awesome tool and I know it has to be saving AP a lot of time. Without it, he’d have to record every news network 24/7 or try describing what he saw/heard.
malan89 on May 7, 2008 at 5:03 PM
I stand by what I wrote.
For example, do you really think Rush Limbaugh is pro-life?
When Ann Coulter wears a cross on TV, do you really believe that she’s Christian?
Sometimes you have to see how public figures live to make a judgment, appearance can be deceiving.
Indy Conservative on May 7, 2008 at 5:05 PM
What the hell !!
Why you’re changing my post?
You’re fired. No more cookies for you.
Indy Conservative on May 7, 2008 at 5:08 PM
Indy, because it’s more true, because I can, and because I knew it would get your cage rattled a little. Keep the cookies. I’ll send you Chinese food :)
Entelechy on May 7, 2008 at 5:10 PM
If he’s not, he sure fakes it with the most impassioned arguments for it I’ve ever heard. He is personally responsible for converting me from a moderate on the issue to firmly pro-life. How did he do it? By reminding me that LIFE is listed as an inalienable right in the United States Declaration of Independence.
RushBaby on May 7, 2008 at 5:12 PM
Also, because you were contradicting yourself.
Entelechy on May 7, 2008 at 5:12 PM
You’re odd.
malan89 on May 7, 2008 at 5:13 PM
malan89, odd is good. Who wants to be common?
Entelechy on May 7, 2008 at 5:14 PM
Htrae is right. I have landed in a thread with a stranger called Yhceletne. Think I’ll zip away now!
RushBaby on May 7, 2008 at 5:19 PM
It’s not true. You wanna see a real conservative? You’re reading him right now.
No, no more cookies, I got goose liver now, want some?
Send Chinese food any time. Sometimes after eating Chinese food, I eat Chinese food for desert.
Indy Conservative on May 7, 2008 at 5:24 PM
Radio is a public mean of communication. Do I need to say more?
Anything can be said.
I don’t believe in anything.
If your beliefs changed for the better because of anybody, then good for you, but please don’t tell me that a person like Limbaugh is a conservative.
Indy Conservative on May 7, 2008 at 5:26 PM
I’m “odd” because I see what nobody can see.
Indy Conservative on May 7, 2008 at 5:28 PM
Are you saying that I’m crazy?
No more goose liver either for you.
Want a banana?
Indy Conservative on May 7, 2008 at 5:30 PM
IndyConservative? Maybe not everyone, not even godlike Rush Limbaugh, is as perfect as you. So, I suppose you’ll be voting for BHObamessiah then?
I do believe Ann Coulter is a Christian. Certainly not perfect, but who is? Only Jesus, only Jesus.
kirkill on May 7, 2008 at 5:31 PM
I believe you and Carmelo Anthony have been drinking wine together.
kirkill on May 7, 2008 at 5:34 PM
Limbaugh is an entertainer, with a nifty following. I’ve listened to him maybe 4-5 times, for about 10 min. each, only when I’m on the road at the 9:00a.m. hour. Neither here, nor there.
Goose liver is good, especially on thin toasted bread, while it’s still hot.
Real conservatives are good, so long as they’re somewhat liberal with their tent - see Reagan.
Cookies - for those who like them, and can afford them with the figure…
Chinese food is good, if one likes it. I do.
French is also good, HA bashing to the contrary.
Odd is also good, so long as others are allowed to be the same.
Contrarian is also good, most of the time. Progress doesn’t come from singing kumbaya, together. Synergy is when we all go under, together.
The 3 candidates will hurt this country, in this order, from worst:
Obama
Hillary
McCain
Entelechy on May 7, 2008 at 5:35 PM
French what?
How do you know? Have you tried?
But I agree with your assessment. Drives me crazy the folks that want BO to win so America will go down in a disastrous ball of fire.
kirkill on May 7, 2008 at 5:40 PM
I don’t vote for garbage.
A public figure is out there to be criticized, it’s his or her choice. They know it. They know their private life will be scrutinized.
Not anyone who wears a monk’s cloak is a monk.
Indy Conservative on May 7, 2008 at 5:40 PM
No, because I’m not a common type; but I’ve seen it happen.
Entelechy on May 7, 2008 at 5:44 PM
So you aren’t fooled by his outspoken advocacy of the pro-life movement, because you can see in his heart and mind? And here I thought that only liberals could read minds.
So, is there any non-telepathic evidence that Rush is anything but conservative?
Is now a good time to reveal my theory that Jimmy Carter is a conservative hawk?
misterpeasea on May 7, 2008 at 5:48 PM
So what do we do?
Life is getting worse in America. Prices are up, salaries are down. The country will get its worse president ever whoever he is. Even “legal immigrants” from Mexico are thinking twice before digging tunnels. Life in America is not anymore appealing to those who are dreaming of coming here.
We are witnessing the Second decline of the Roman Empire.
Indy Conservative on May 7, 2008 at 5:51 PM
Self-serving, self promoting, self-centered, ego manic with little personal self respect; known to be a serial married individual that still doesn’t understand the meaning of fidelity and well known user of synthetic acid compounds for personal gratification.
That must be me?
J_Gocht on May 7, 2008 at 5:52 PM
Rush is a little overboard on this one but not much. Obama is by far the weaker candidate. His main associates are a real estate scammer about to go to jail, an unrepentant bomber, a totally stupid wife and a nutty preacher plus the Chicago machine. With these kind of credentials how can he win?
duff65 on May 7, 2008 at 5:56 PM
There are certain things Rush has to say to appeal to his conservative listeners.
This country is tilting to the left and many so-called Republicans and Conservatives are in name only.
There are many definitions of Conservatism. You can pick what you want. But I believe that only the way you conduct your life is a living proof of your conservatism.
You can’t be like a televangelist who preaches something and do the opposite.
Indy Conservative on May 7, 2008 at 5:57 PM
We agree, and I’ve commented on that a few times. As with the other one, it will take a long time, but it has begun. In the meanwhile some insist on partying and having a good time, distributing, and redistributing the goods to the ignorant lemmings.
Entelechy on May 7, 2008 at 5:58 PM
Another Redlasso clip that didn’t work with Firefox and the newest Flash player(I just reinstalled My OS yesterday from Scratch so I know for sure that I have the new Version)
Chakra Hammer on May 7, 2008 at 5:59 PM
With these kind of credentials how can he win? How about the Republicans running a left wing dufus who would rather pal around with Ted Kennedy than make friends with conservatives? How about a Republican candidate that supports open borders, campaign finance, education reform, global warming and every other silly initiative that the left insists on, but takes every opportunity to stick his thumb in the eye of conservatives. That’s how he’s going to win because people like me will not support, campaign for or vote for McCain…period!
sabbott on May 7, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Definitely sound like a conservative. No gloom and doom here. No trashing the country here. No ridiculous assertions about how people from third-world countries would rather stay home than come to America.
And there’s Rush and his pure liberalism on display for everyone to see.
Evita Vresnocydni.
misterpeasea on May 7, 2008 at 6:02 PM
Being realistic and telling the truth is part of being conservative.
Indy Conservative on May 7, 2008 at 6:12 PM
sabbott on May 7, 2008 at 6:00 PM
I don’t like McCain either. However, sometimes you just have to take the lesser of the three evils. If the Republicans had just had enough sense to nominate a better candidate this election would be a lock at this point. However, McCain at his worst (and it is pretty bad) is a lot better than either Obama or Hillary. You sit out the election and potentially make things much worse.
duff65 on May 7, 2008 at 6:15 PM
Red. Freaking. Lasso.
Who invented this malware and how much is he paying Allahpundit to punish us by spreading it?
wordwarp on May 7, 2008 at 6:34 PM
btw, this is Red Lasso’s 1.0 BETA BUILD..
Why??????????
wordwarp on May 7, 2008 at 6:35 PM
I HATE Red Lasso!
Al in St. Lou on May 7, 2008 at 7:55 PM
I really, really HATE Red Lasso.
Al in St. Lou on May 7, 2008 at 7:59 PM
Sorry about the double post—well, maybe.
Al in St. Lou on May 7, 2008 at 7:59 PM
Really. Worse than Carter? Worse than Hooooover? Worse than FDR? Buchanan? Harding?
Absolutely absurd. Do you honestly believe this? If you do, it reveals a profound ignorance of the conditions that the vast majority of Mexicans (and Americans) live in.
Which part of “I don’t care what Rush says, I know he doesn’t mean it” is either realistic or the truth?
misterpeasea on May 7, 2008 at 8:27 PM
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windansea on May 7, 2008 at 8:37 PM
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