Is Obama meeting with Rush Limbaugh tonight? Update: Nope
posted at 7:35 pm on January 13, 2009 by Allahpundit
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Sounds nutty, I know, but Ambinder breaks news that The One’s dining with “conservative opinion leaders” in Maryland, evidently at George Will’s house. Among the attendees: Bill Kristol, David Brooks, and … anyone else?
Coincidentally, I got an e-mail from a reader shortly after noon noting that Limbaugh had a surprise guest host today who spent the beginning of the show dropping hints that Rush had been called away to urgent business in D.C. and that it might have to do with something he said yesterday about giving Obama advice. I ignored it — but now they’re dropping hints on the EIB homepage, too.
Is this happening? The One’s charm offensive is actually going to beat a path to the golden microphone? What’s next, drinks with Coulter? Exit question: Whither the blogosphere in a post-partisan age?
Update: No Rush at dinner, a source tells HuffPo.
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Definitely deserves a “Hmmmmmm…” title.
MadisonConservative on January 13, 2009 at 8:48 PM
You deserve a “Hmmmm….” title, MC.
wccawa on January 13, 2009 at 8:50 PM
So was Sean Hannity invited too?
Kevin in Southern Illinois on January 13, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Its probably some other fake conservative just like Will, Brookes, and Powell.
lavell12 on January 13, 2009 at 8:54 PM
Good idea. They really need to work together and plan a strategy to combat it even if the end result is that we will all have to grab our rifles and head to DC.
FloatingRock on January 13, 2009 at 8:57 PM
Don’t tell Him I said that; The One is very sensitive about his auricular appendages.
IrishEi on January 13, 2009 at 8:57 PM
They reps have to know there is a revolt brewing in the party. They have operatives that listen to talk radio. A revolution’s coming and millions of conservatives are juuuust beginning to get that fire lit under their butts. The R. leadership know this and they may be numb but they aren’t dumb.
Every stinkin’ one of them is going to be working in the private sector in 2010 if they don’t do something and they know their constituents have NOTHING to lose at this point.
A meeting with the one of the leaders of the Conservative party may be exactly what they are doing because they are clueless and castrated and Rush is the man.
katy on January 13, 2009 at 8:58 PM
I want to know if he will meet with the real players in american politics..
Ugo (commie chaves)?
Putin (were gona cut off you gas and screw you with our missles in the ass) ?
Terrorist supporters of hamass, bill airs… abnd of course the ACLU..
Heck i will bet that obama will invite abina wack job over for TEA and Crumpets.. (before he hands over israel to iran on a silver platter)
Heck the only one NOT on the list is Osama bin laden
Thats cause our cia still cant find him…
So dont worry about obama meeting any and i mean AY , republican or conservative..
You know what ever is said obama will completly ignore it..
The only time obama cares for the real americans is when
he needs COVER for the DEMORATS..
jcila on January 13, 2009 at 9:00 PM
You deserve a “Finally” title, wc.
MadisonConservative on January 13, 2009 at 9:01 PM
Allah, will you hang up the phone or accept his invitation to join him for a arugula salad when The One calls you for dinner??
Zorro on January 13, 2009 at 9:02 PM
Ever see that video of when Saddam took power?
I can just picture The One smoking a big fat Romeo y Julieta while people are getting walked out.
Caper29 on January 13, 2009 at 9:05 PM
And you should get the “Dude” title, with a “dontcha know” thrown in as a kicker. Ten bucks sez you’re sucking down Cheese Whiz and Doritos right now. It would suck to be your intestines.
wccawa on January 13, 2009 at 9:06 PM
Rush has been a water carrier ever since meeting the original Bush back in the early 90’s, how’s this a surprise?
abobo on January 13, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Ah, the good old days. All we need now is tickledragon.
macblanegirl on January 13, 2009 at 9:21 PM
You are in need of a history lesson.
drjohn on January 13, 2009 at 9:23 PM
among other things….
wise_man on January 13, 2009 at 9:23 PM
He might be getting the Howard Beale treatment. “You have meddled with the primal forces of nature, and you WILL atone!!! Am I getting through to you, Mr. Limbaugh?” :D
ddrintn on January 13, 2009 at 9:25 PM
so has anyone here called Rush a traitor yet?
(Seems to be all the rage these days.)
wise_man on January 13, 2009 at 9:25 PM
It makes a lot more sense that Rush is attending a Bush presidential event at the end of his term than meeting with B-HO.
R D on January 13, 2009 at 9:30 PM
Don’t you dare dis my Badger beeyotch. I own it fair and square.
wccawa on January 13, 2009 at 9:32 PM
melachiro on January 13, 2009 at 9:32 PM
The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy will “jfk” Obama if he goes Rush on them……..
sbark on January 13, 2009 at 9:36 PM
Riiiiiiight…the man who takes questions ONLY from select media members is going to sit down with Rush Limbaugh? I’ll believe it when I hear it.
fiscallyconservative on January 13, 2009 at 9:36 PM
…because here’s the deal. There’s an accusation. No proof is offered. The usual suspects lament the death of the RNC. And then call for a new political party where all the RINOS are dispatched with the ritual bloodletting.
And then the target of the day is called a traitor.
wash.
rinse.
repeat.
wise_man on January 13, 2009 at 9:37 PM
You think he’s serious. You also think I lied about McCain.
Wrong on both, missy.
I not only get the “Dude” title, I get the oh-so-rare “Whoa” title. You rank on the “Terrific“, busy joining hands with the other jobless stoner wastoids creating a human wall to block the path of military convoys moving through the harbors of your little Canuck province that we’ve had the courtesy to refer to as a state. Don’t make me smack the biscotti out of your lips.
MadisonConservative on January 13, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Dinner?
More like Rushs last supper.
Rush is probably getting a final sleep over at the Bush WH before Obama starts selling the bedrooms again ala Clinton.
roninacreage on January 13, 2009 at 9:41 PM
It matters not the accusation. I am simply stateing a fact the Rush is no more than a GOP talking points pundit. Oh how I miss his early days. Power corrupts and all that jazz….
melachiro on January 13, 2009 at 9:42 PM
How long until Jonny Chung and Charlie Trie start sleeping in the Lincoln bedroom again?
roninacreage on January 13, 2009 at 9:42 PM
Sorry, chum, I dispute your pathetic cheese whiz laced dude title and trump it with chocolate covered smoked oysters which have each been blessed by Wise_man.
FloatingRock on January 13, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Good thing Barryo’s not catholic. I understand that around the renaisannce, getting an invite for dinner from the pope usually meant that was your last meal. You couldn’t really refuse.
bullseye on January 13, 2009 at 9:43 PM
I think Obama is realizing that, like it or not, Rush has his finger on the pulse of this country and its feelings, and if he wants to get anything done, he may have to do a tad bit of research on what the “non-Messiah” masses feel.
By the way, wasn’t Rush a big McCain critic? Considering that McCain was an actual liberal ass-kisser, and Rush called him on it, I don’t see him jumping ship anytime soon.
MadisonConservative on January 13, 2009 at 9:44 PM
Condoleezza Rice? Traitor.
George W Bush? Recent traitor. No need for him anymore.
Bill O’Reily? Yeah, total traitor. He licked his boots in the interview where he only asked him how he got this winning smile. Yeah. Thats the only questions he asked. Just that. Never asked him about his racist pastor. And the DVD for sale in the lobby.
What can I say.
Juean McAmnesty? Absolutely the biggest traitor of them all. He hates Palin, that should be obvious.
and now Rush ………………….
………………… Could be.
Stay tuned.
wise_man on January 13, 2009 at 9:45 PM
Weak.
Meet with Michael Savage and Ann Coulter. Types who will speak their minds and not pull any punches. Maybe even Ron Paul too.
Xolom on January 13, 2009 at 9:46 PM
Huh? I must have missed all the GOP leaders who were touting Sarah Palin this fall and who have embraced her into the inner circle this winter.
Rush is most definitely not operating off of GOP talking points. He may be generating some by reaching out to and giving voice to the base, but I don’t think it’s accurate to suggest that he is parroting what a few GOP big wigs are pushing (unlike Sean Hannity, who is a well-intentioned guy but much more of party-liner, imho).
Y-not on January 13, 2009 at 9:46 PM
Fool.
Here on this silver tray sit mint chocolate covered pieces of bacon.
Consecrated by St. Olaf himself.
Bow before the power of the one and only true church you heretic pagan poopypants.
MadisonConservative on January 13, 2009 at 9:47 PM
if you call ‘passing water over’ blessed, then yeah. I blessed them.
Knock yourself out.
wise_man on January 13, 2009 at 9:47 PM
If rush is meeting with the one then he,s a sellout and i am moving so far back into the sawtooth Mts i will never be heard from again.If this is ture then Rush has lost it and the other half of his brain.
thmcbb on January 13, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Ha! I’m here and lurking, macblanegirl. Have we met? Thanks for thinking of me. :)
tickleddragon on January 13, 2009 at 9:50 PM
LOL! Can you believe I never knew what a taint was until the Family Guy.
Kim Priestap on January 13, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Oh, and hi Mad and wccawa! I’ve missed you both.
*mwah*
tickleddragon on January 13, 2009 at 9:51 PM
Gawd… did this thread turn into a beta male crush chat ? Am I interupting?
katy on January 13, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Hey, hun. Been a while. Time seems to pass more quickly these days.
MadisonConservative on January 13, 2009 at 9:52 PM
As to the rumor about Rush. Hope it’s true just to hear the story from him afterwards. I’m not worried about Obaa-aa-ma making a dent.
tickleddragon on January 13, 2009 at 9:53 PM
President Bush had Senator Scotch over for popcorn and a movie. Mr. Obama has nothing to lose here. Worst case, Rush continues to make fun of him.
EconomicNeocon on January 13, 2009 at 9:54 PM
Nah, just some reminiscing. Don’t be hatin’. :)
And btw, katy…I’m female. And by no means beta. *grin*
tickleddragon on January 13, 2009 at 9:54 PM
Indeed it has, friend. These are truly weird times.
tickleddragon on January 13, 2009 at 9:55 PM
No, Rush was not there but Bill Kristol provided the entertainment in place of Rush.
getalife on January 13, 2009 at 9:55 PM
That practically nothing. Saint Olaf used his inside connections to make me reservation to spend an eternity burning in the lake of fire. Not only that but:
um, Dude?!?
FloatingRock on January 13, 2009 at 9:56 PM
Just reread this and it may have sounded snarky. Just picture a big smile as I say it. I meant it warmly.
tickleddragon on January 13, 2009 at 9:56 PM
That and moaning is his stock-in-trade.
MadisonConservative on January 13, 2009 at 9:58 PM
I can vouch for that!
MadisonConservative on January 13, 2009 at 9:58 PM
No snark taken. The boyz missed you. Now it all makes sense.
katy on January 13, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Um, thanks, Mad. :)
tickleddragon on January 13, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Has anybody heard from RushBaby lately?
FloatingRock on January 13, 2009 at 10:00 PM
If Rush were invited to meet with Obambi, he’d go and enjoy himself, and he’d get in a word or two (you can bet it wouldn’t be one-on-one). I hope that if this rumor were true, that Rush would at least plant a seed of doubt in Obambi’s head about the ‘global warming’ hoax.
Of course the socialists (of which Obambi is one) won’t let go of the hoax easily, because it’s such an obvious road to huge taxes and control of the economy, but a little doubt might give a slick politician like Obambi pause. And the more pause the better; the longer the cold years last, the better chance we have of keeping the socialist paws out of our pockets and our lives.
MrLynn on January 13, 2009 at 10:02 PM
What’s really funny about this, is that it all comes from what, 1 conversation, 6 or so months ago or longer. And the fact that people I’ve not met remember it, is just hilarious.
And for the record, I missed my boyz too. :)
tickleddragon on January 13, 2009 at 10:02 PM
The image of Bill Kristol, David Brooks and Rush, in a ménage à quatre, kissing the O’s
ringars, by “Mr. President-erectelect this, or that”, while Will, the aristocratic host, just smirks, full of his faux significance, the event just having topped it, is sweet.These are good times for cartoonists. Our nation is a tragi-comedy.
Can’t wait for O’Rourke’s assessment of this, if true.
Entelechy on January 13, 2009 at 10:02 PM
as lying is yours.
wise_man on January 13, 2009 at 10:02 PM
I’ve seen comments from RB from time to time when I was on.
I was still waiting for the zippies site to be up and running. :)
tickleddragon on January 13, 2009 at 10:03 PM
So true, so true!
tickleddragon on January 13, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Umm… maybe it’s the username that got em… ;)
katy on January 13, 2009 at 10:07 PM
lol. Thanks?
tickleddragon on January 13, 2009 at 10:09 PM
tickled, it’s more like 12 months, but who’s counting. Time is of no significance now. Missed you too, in different ways, to be sure.
FR, RB is building defenses. I miss RB too.
Entelechy on January 13, 2009 at 10:10 PM
You’re right. And that just makes it MORE amazing to me that folks remember. :)
Nice of you to say. I missed you too, Entelechy.
tickleddragon on January 13, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Wise_man is the undisputed champ of the “respect ma authoritah!” title.
FloatingRock on January 13, 2009 at 10:13 PM
If you don’t call another conservative a “traitor” at least once a week, you are a traitor.
The Race Card on January 13, 2009 at 10:15 PM
I live in Maryland near Washington, and I went to snooty schools, so where’s my invite?
Attila (Pillage Idiot) on January 13, 2009 at 10:16 PM
I hope he’s back soon.
FloatingRock on January 13, 2009 at 10:19 PM
Me too. Along with that zippies site. We need a meeting place to have another blog party. ;)
tickleddragon on January 13, 2009 at 10:20 PM
Those were the good ol’ days, before the election really came full circle.
Been rather tense and bitter around here the last several months.
MadisonConservative on January 13, 2009 at 10:20 PM
Says right on the Home Page that he was at the Medal of Freedom Ceremony at the White House today…with pictures.
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_011309/content/01125116.guest.html
Vigilante on January 13, 2009 at 10:20 PM
Eh, not so surprising. It was only the last opportunity for the Republican Party to pull it’s head out of its collective adz. But, what can you do? :)
FloatingRock on January 13, 2009 at 10:20 PM
Yeah, I saw a bit of it. But I’ve been on hiatus for a while. Missed it, tho.
tickleddragon on January 13, 2009 at 10:21 PM
Well, parties do come and go. I think the Reps will go the way of the whigs before it’s all said and done. I will just be proud to have stuck to my principles. Always.
tickleddragon on January 13, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Yes, he does make you think, doesn’t he.
Try again. Please.
Seriously? You couldn’t do better than that? I mean, at least claim he’s high on something that only government officials have access to and that his livers are crying out for freedom or something. Chips and fake cheese is… I mean is that really even an insult?
Esthier on January 13, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Oh, and completely on topic…
If this is real, I hate to admit it, but it gives me a lot of respect for Obama. I don’t believe it’ll necessarily mean anything, especially if this is a one time thing, but he didn’t have to do this.
Esthier on January 13, 2009 at 10:28 PM
I don’t either. Parker, Frum and others may have jumped ship, but Rush should know better, and even if he doesn’t he surely knows he’d lose everything if he went in the tank for Obama. Opposition party is a good time for him to gain listeners.
Esthier on January 13, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Dude, he did the same for me! Party in the after life!
Esthier on January 13, 2009 at 10:34 PM
hehe. :)
tickleddragon on January 13, 2009 at 10:35 PM
TRAITOR!!!!!
Esthier on January 13, 2009 at 10:36 PM
Oh, and to join everyone else, welcome back. I didn’t realize it had been so long. You seem like a staple here.
Esthier on January 13, 2009 at 10:38 PM
Thanks, Esthier! As Mad said, time’s flown. And that is no lie. I will try to be around a bit more often going forward. I’ve missed you all.
Happy New Year to my HA family! And with that I’m off to bed. :)
tickleddragon on January 13, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Coming soon. RB will be there.
Entelechy on January 13, 2009 at 10:42 PM
Sorry, that was in response to this
Entelechy on January 13, 2009 at 10:44 PM
I’m pretty sure he did it for me twice, so I have reservations for two!
FloatingRock on January 13, 2009 at 10:45 PM
What is more interesting is Rush and David brooks in the same room. Talk about uncomfortable.
Rush slams Brooks on a fairly constant basis as everything wrong with the so called conservative media.
If they go at it I predict Rush will try to take the fight to the ground while Brooks would proably try to keep it standing and use his reach advantage.
Rush by TKO in first if he does not die of a heart attack.
kangjie on January 13, 2009 at 10:46 PM
I watched a little of Hannity tonight. There was a rep from the RNCC. Everytime Hannity tried to get her to question anything the O machine is doing, thinking, proposing etc. she would hum a new verse of Kumbaya.
Turn off your mind folks. The wise ones will take care of everything.
Someone’s praying, Lord, kumbaya
Someone’s praying, Lord, kumbaya
O Lord, kumbaya
r keller on January 13, 2009 at 10:47 PM
RUSH was in the ceremony as I said.
jencab on January 13, 2009 at 10:48 PM
jencab, true – Maryland is right there too. He’ll brag about it tomorrow, or smirk at the rumors. Tomorrow is near enough.
Entelechy on January 13, 2009 at 10:55 PM
I saw the same segment. Karen Henritty (sp?) was the woman your speaking of. I was really surprised at her whole tone and I think Hannity was too. I have seen her before and she seemed like a real republican attack dog. Tonight though she was definitely full of the “hope and change.” Is this part of the don’t make waves and be nice to the Obama administration that the republican operatives have been pushing?? Is this also tied in with Will and Brooks having dinner with Obama? Something is afoot folks . . . and I think the republicans may be setting conservatives up for long walk off a short pier politically.
KickandSwimMom on January 13, 2009 at 10:57 PM
Manly? I miss him.
Even better.
Esthier on January 13, 2009 at 10:58 PM
If Obama is meeting Rush, I’ll be stunned. He has no reason to.
SouthernGent on January 13, 2009 at 10:59 PM
Or maybe Obama is meeting with Will and Brooks to see if he can get a little good press with the Washington Post and New York Times perhaps?
KickandSwimMom on January 13, 2009 at 11:05 PM
We’ll just have to fix it so that all of the swords on the boat, (excuse me, “ship”), are double edged. But a plank won’t be much use, grab some rope and let’s keel haul the louts.
FloatingRock on January 13, 2009 at 11:10 PM
Oh come on, did anyone really believe Obama would have met with Rush, or was interested in anything a conservative had to say?
Ryan Gandy on January 13, 2009 at 11:11 PM
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