Limbaugh: Of course I want Obama to fail if he’s going to push a new New Deal
posted at 6:00 pm on January 22, 2009 by Allahpundit
A statement of the obvious from last night’s powwow with Hannity. Skip ahead to the end of the first clip for the money bit or stick with the transcript. They’re talking domestic policy, not foreign, so all he’s really saying here is that he’s bearish on Great Society II. Refresh my memory since I was young at the time, but was the left cheering on the project of dismantling government circa January 1981?
I wonder who he means when he talks about Republicans drinking the Kool-Aid. Hmmm.
Blowback
Note from Hot Air management: This section is for comments from Hot Air's community of registered readers. Please don't assume that Hot Air management agrees with or otherwise endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose their posting privilege.
Trackbacks/Pings
Trackback URL
Comments
Comment pages: 1 2 Next »
Mega dittos, Rush!
davenp35 on January 22, 2009 at 6:05 PM
He definitely speaks for me…I want Obama to fail in his stated purpose.
Rogue on January 22, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Preach it, brother!
Wethal on January 22, 2009 at 6:08 PM
El Rushbo–talent on loan from God. Decimating liberals with half his brain tied behind his back.
IrishEi on January 22, 2009 at 6:09 PM
I was never much of a Rush fan, but
ditto
ditto
ditto
ditto!
Sick ‘em!
Laura in Maryland on January 22, 2009 at 6:09 PM
It’s refreshing to hear an courageous, honest person with the strength of his convictions. These weak knee, jelly spine, sweating Republicans need to take a lesson from him.
rplat on January 22, 2009 at 6:09 PM
I want Obama to fail to implement his domestic policies. If he gets them implemented, they will fail and we will suffer to consequences.
WashJeff on January 22, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Rush gets it right like usual. Go Rush!
jencab on January 22, 2009 at 6:10 PM
a voice of clarity in a sea of rediculousness
gatorboy on January 22, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Dittos! Rush IS right.
BrianA on January 22, 2009 at 6:10 PM
I listened to Rush yesterday on my drive out to Lexington Nebraska. He explained the whole history of the Jim Jones cult and the Kool Aid his followers willingly drank to their deaths (in some cases not so willingly). I was surprised at how many people use the term and have no idea what it means or where it comes from.
Guardian on January 22, 2009 at 6:13 PM
Rush is right on target as usual!
DCJeff on January 22, 2009 at 6:13 PM
I want the U.S. to succeed under the Obama Presidency, but that does not necessarily mean that I want the Obama Presidency to be successful.
Kasper Hauser on January 22, 2009 at 6:14 PM
Rush has been excellent this week during the segments I caught. He is normally unambivalent (is that even a word?), but I feel he has been positively unleashed by this sham of a presidency.
jay12 on January 22, 2009 at 6:16 PM
Except it wasn’t Kool-Aid, but Flavor-Aid.
Grow Fins on January 22, 2009 at 6:17 PM
If you saw a train wreck coming your way…………..
………….. wouldn’t you want it stopped, too?
Seven Percent Solution on January 22, 2009 at 6:18 PM
Well…..
If Obama = Messiah
then,
Maha Rushi = Conservative Moses
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 22, 2009 at 6:19 PM
Oh, no. I guess his point is completely invalidated!
Slublog on January 22, 2009 at 6:20 PM
Bah, doesn’t read as well. And you know how it is … every tissue is a Kleenex these days…
TheUnrepentantGeek on January 22, 2009 at 6:21 PM
IIRC, wasn’t the Kool-Aid drinker from the link above the one who savaged Palin after the election?
hindmost on January 22, 2009 at 6:24 PM
Ah…a touch of sanity…
blue13326 on January 22, 2009 at 6:24 PM
Dittos!
As for the insufferable Nicolle Wallace, it sounds like she and others are brown nosing Barry in the hope that they’ll get jobs. I hope Obama does hire her – I hadn’t realized that she was Bush’s Communications Director. Talk about an epic fail.
Buy Danish on January 22, 2009 at 6:24 PM
This will be hard to do. He is wrapping himself up in everything, so if he goes down we all go down. Kind of like a drowning person.
I want him to be successful in national defense and fail miserably on all social/fiscal policy. If we are all still alive by 2012 I can thank him and vote for the other guy (or girl =) )
portlandon on January 22, 2009 at 6:24 PM
Rush is right. I didn’t vote for Obama because I didn’t like what he was proposing to do. So because he was elected, I’m supposed to now “wish him well” on the agenda I still don’t like and didn’t vote for? I don’t think so…..
Rockygold on January 22, 2009 at 6:32 PM
As for 1981, no, liberals were not rejoicing. All I recall was the left going crazy that Reagan was a nuclear madman.
JammieWearingFool on January 22, 2009 at 6:32 PM
Yes, but the acid drink was Kool-Aid, and Flavor Aid is not a well known brand.
Esthier on January 22, 2009 at 6:33 PM
Rush was wrong about closing Gitmo. He said obama would close it in 4 years, now we find out he will close it in 12 months.
keep the change on January 22, 2009 at 6:33 PM
All that we can really do, is take care of and protect our families.
Johan Klaus on January 22, 2009 at 6:33 PM
Rush baby here…RUSH IS RIGHT!!!!!!
Mommypundit on January 22, 2009 at 6:34 PM
I have to laugh at this question as my husband had many friends that worked for the government during this time. They were old enough to be climbing in their careers at this point. They hated Reagan because they always felt their jobs were in jeopardy. They were there because of someone’s empire building so of course their jobs were not secure. All could have gotten jobs in the private sector and eventually made more money, but their retirement was way too good to give up. So they hung on as best they could. Once Reagan left office they were quite proud that Reagan “couldn’t get rid of us.”
They hate any Republican and we are finding it quite difficult to associate with them. All are retired and raking in their retirement money. They are so full of hate. They are ecstatic that Obama is in the White House, yet they are the most prejudiced people that I have ever seen. They make all sorts of disgusting comments about Obama, but now they think their “retirement” is safe. The pigs at the trough. So unattractive.
BetseyRoss on January 22, 2009 at 6:35 PM
Thank you Rush. I have a feeling We are sol. My country is going down so far we will never get out with the d’and r’s getting their wallets fattened at the actually people pay taxes who are getting the shaft. Think about it 4/15.
L
letget on January 22, 2009 at 6:35 PM
I want Obama’s socialist plans to fail. They’ve been tried before in Europe and the result remains a total disaster. The same ideas implemented in America would critically wound the US – it would not recover. I’ve read Atlas Shrugged and the happy ending is pure fiction. If America goes socialist there will be no happy ending.
Question is – will Republicans stop the madness?
The bail out bonanza seems to suggest not.
Ares on January 22, 2009 at 6:36 PM
Withdraw from Iraq = defeat!
Incorporating Reaganism = success!
Conservatives who say they want Obama to succeed are just afraid of being called racists!
Nice to know that in between episodes of The Colbert Report one can still go to Rush for that special conservative brand of ironic comedy.
Constantine on January 22, 2009 at 6:36 PM
My nation will succeed and thrive in direct proportion to how badly Osama Obama fails.
MrScribbler on January 22, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Here’s one of the few commenters to understand the key distinction. The question isn’t: do you want Obama to succeed in implementing a new New Deal? It’s: if Obama succeeds in implementing it, do you want it to succeed (that is, improve the economy)?
Saying that you *predict* that if he implements a new New Deal, then it will fail is not answering the question, though. You can predict failure while still rooting for success.
I can understand if your answer is that you nevertheless will root for it to fail (that is, not improve the economy), because you fundamentally consider it to be wrong and not worth the sacrifice, and you don’t want its success to encourage others to continue these policies. But at least answer the question in a straightforward manner.
tneloms on January 22, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Doncha think ya might wait until it actually closes before ya call Rush wrong?
R D on January 22, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Support Obama when he is right. Fight Obama when he is wrong. Limbaugh is just being blunt, but a “New Deal” entitlement program by Obama would be a disaster.
Mr. Joe on January 22, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Remember, Obama’s promises come with an expiration date. The Gitmo one expires in just about 11 1/2 months.
BrianA on January 22, 2009 at 6:45 PM
keep the change on January 22, 2009 at 6:33 PM
While Obama might close Guantanamo as a sop to his Base, I really doubt it’s guests will be running around free.
The man can’t be THAT nuts, can he?
(I regretted that question as soon as I asked it… Now you all can tear me a new one in 3…2…1…)
paragon27x on January 22, 2009 at 6:45 PM
Yep, Rush is right.
tarpon on January 22, 2009 at 6:47 PM
God bless Rush and the dissemination of conservative principles that spur growth and liberty worldwide.
iamse7en on January 22, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Rush is so right, it’s fun and sobering at the same time. Mega dittos to Rush.
Coronagold on January 22, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Thank you Rush & Sean. Keep fighting the good fight!
Suggestion: I think Rush should do a weekly commentary on current events on Hannitys America. It would give him more exposure, & give the MSM clips to attack. As they attack this straight-talking man they’ll look more petty and elitist. The public (some) will eventually want to see for themselves and converts will be had, also the MSM will lose more credibility in the process. How’s the saying go? ‘no such thing as bad press’
JoeAvg on January 22, 2009 at 6:51 PM
Paragon,
At least Alcatraz is haunted. I will tear you a new one by the end of next week. I FEEL for the US Military (all branches)!!!
And as for Rush…I am wishing for a Rush Limbaugh Build-A-Bear for my wedding anniversary. Extra stuffed and with a special recording from Rush when I press his foot. Dress him playa and with a mic on his hand.
ProudPalinFan on January 22, 2009 at 6:54 PM
Some folks across the pond have already gone through this and see the handwriting on the wall.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/gerald_warner/blog/2009/01/20/barack_obama_inauguration_this_emperor_has_no_clothes_it_will_all_end_in_tears
a capella on January 22, 2009 at 6:56 PM
I’ve been listening to Rush waiting for some kind of lifeline, a glimmer of *hope*. I’m worried that the GOP is clueless on how to fight this guy.
ckdexterhaven on January 22, 2009 at 6:56 PM
I used to hate Rush with a Passion! But Obama’s tactics has awakened something in me. I’m listening to Rush and it’s like it’s all so obvious. I wonder if Rush feels stupid at how obvious everything is, yet there are so many that are in denial.
Trust me, more and more people are being awakened. And I truly believe that the Democratic Party is critically wounded in that future elections will be futile if the Republicans can get some semblance of leadership again. If Republicans hadn’t stayed home, Obama would have lost. What does that mean for the next election? It means hilarity could ensue.
For the near future, it means that Obama will have to keep all the cards in place before they crumble. Once a crack of weakness starts showing, his own party will devour him.
MrX on January 22, 2009 at 6:59 PM
As long as they cower over the prospect of being called racist, they don’t even have a chance. Rush is fearless (and right).
BrianA on January 22, 2009 at 6:59 PM
The drive-by’s are going to point to this as the Republican’s unwillingness to “get with the program” by calling Democrats “un-American” Obama himself has said that he wants to remake America, though. Apparently, it’s not good enough for him or his wife or the man who married them and baptised their kids.
That’s how it is. George Soros put Obama in office. He broke the Bank of England. He was convicted of fraud in France. He collaborated with the Nazis in Germany. He orchestrated the Rose Rebellion. We have to be real about what’s going on now.
chunderroad on January 22, 2009 at 7:02 PM
My husband didn’t like Rush until he heard him talking last night. I agree with Rush though. Ditto’s Rush.
Brat4life on January 22, 2009 at 7:07 PM
As usual Rush is right on the money.
beachgirlusa on January 22, 2009 at 7:10 PM
Where is “eh” when needed?
AP, you ought to post this in that blog about Rudy. Rush makes the points against Rudy’s line of thinking. All liberals want to do is ‘arrange people into groups of victims’ basically divide and conquer. To drop social conservative agendas is to cow to victim groups, i.e. U.S. citizens and foreigners who want U.S. taxpayers to pay for their abortions, teh gheys who want to get married, people who don’t pay taxes who want tax refunds, people who don’t work that want to watch Oprah and get paid, people who don’t want to pay their car loans or mortgages getting cars and houses. We ‘cannot have this large government role in the private sector and people thinking they are owed something.’
Pres. Obama will placate his ‘fringe kook base’ but Rush well remain a “Passionate Conservative” as opposed to a “Compassionate Conservative”. How and why? By not “laying down, having no guts, being afraid, with no principals” and opposing the “Raw Deal” Pres. Obama wants to give us.
Sultry Beauty on January 22, 2009 at 7:11 PM
Sorry, I want President Obama to suceed in his recovery plan from w’s depression.
Those two are not “real Americans” thinking “country first”.
getalife on January 22, 2009 at 7:24 PM
My my, that was Dittoliciously Hannitacious.
44Magnum on January 22, 2009 at 7:46 PM
I guess they will cheer this on:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i1zUcc6gFPEkKQHUYZzLYdIrv4fQD95SG4680
Shame.
getalife on January 22, 2009 at 7:48 PM
I want the country to do well in spite of Obama
tomas on January 22, 2009 at 7:51 PM
Is this what people were complaining about? I would think it was a step up from wanting all the vile things the left wanted to happen to Bush and his family.
Can these people ever not be flaming hypocrites?
Blake on January 22, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Rush is the one.
notagool on January 22, 2009 at 7:58 PM
What on Earth are you babbling about? We want Obama to fail in his plans to implement Marxist programs precisely because they will be catastrophic for the economy. Most of us want to be gainfully employed in a thriving private sector, and prefer not to need a wheelbarrow to buy a loaf of bread or to deliver our taxes to our Socialist overlords.
Having Rush on as a guest on a regular basis is a great idea. Many people never hear Rush because he’s on when they’re working, so it would be a good opportunity to expose him to an even wider audience.
Buy Danish on January 22, 2009 at 8:04 PM
btw, seeing this segment last night made me rethink my “I want Obama to succeed because I want my country to succeed (even though I don’t think we stand a chance)” statement.
I agree with Limbaugh. I don’t want Obama to succeed, I want the country to succeed, and it simply can’t if Obama implements policies he’s articulated. So the better way to say it is “I hope Obama’s presidency is a success for America, but I hope Obama fails.”
RightWinged on January 22, 2009 at 8:09 PM
Sorry, I want President Obama to succeed in his recovery plan from W’s depression.
Those two are not “real Americans” thinking “country first.”
getalife on January 22, 2009 at 7:24 PM
“getalife.” heh. physician, heal thyself.
The federal bailout serves as nothing more than a political payoff machine. As long as lenders have friends in Washington, they’ll get TARP funds, regardless of how they’ve run their bank or their current health as a lender.
Most of the money won’t even be used until two years from now — after the “depression” has ended. This crisis may have occurred on Bush’s watch, but it was Democratic policy and corrupt appointees from the Clinton administration who are largely responsible for this mess.
Now, the fox is in the hen house. Obama and his cronies can loot the treasury, unless someone has the guts to stop them.
chunderroad on January 22, 2009 at 8:17 PM
Ugh. I should have previewed that.
chunderroad on January 22, 2009 at 8:17 PM
Your stupidity is the real shame. Republicans believe in the free market and private enterprise. We don’t want any bailouts of Bank of America.
In the name of stabilizing the banking system, Obama will continue nationalizing it. Using Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to write generous checks to needy financial institutions, his administration will demand preferred stock in exchange. Preferred stock gets dividends before common stockholders do. With the massive debt these companies will owe to the government, they will only be able to afford dividends for preferred stockholders — the government, not private investors. So who will buy common stock? And the government will demand that its bills be paid before any profits that might materialize are reinvested in the financial institution, so how will the value of the stocks ever grow? Devoid of private investors, these institutions will fall ever more under government control. Hello, fascism.
chunderroad on January 22, 2009 at 8:23 PM
Oh, I don’t know…
44Magnum on January 22, 2009 at 8:24 PM
Maybe I should have previewed… LMAO!!
44Magnum on January 22, 2009 at 8:25 PM
Mega Dittos Rush. No matter how bummed out I might get about all the bs that has transpired, I put on the radio for Rush’s show and it puts me in a good mood.
maineconservative on January 22, 2009 at 8:45 PM
I find Rush’s show to be so angry as to be unlistenable, but I agree 100% with Rush here. And you don’t haven’t to be angry to wish failure on socialist governing. One just has to believe that capitalism better matches the possibilities for dignified living and emotionally rich lives than does socialism.
We need to get away from the idea that it is always inappropriate to wish bad outcomes or failure on people. Some people’s projects deserve to fail. I was disappointed yesterday to see that the Prime Minister of Korea was saddened by the death of protesters who started fights with policemen. Where did we ever get the idea that people who deliberately start fight with armed men shouldn’t face the possibility of death? I for one am glad some of these protesters died. To me, it is simply affirming that actions have consequences. Yet I suppose there are people out there who will say I’m horrible person to say that. I can only ask them isn’t really a good thing that if you jump off a twenty floor building that you die? It’s really just the same question as are you glad that you live on the planet Earth?
thuja on January 22, 2009 at 9:06 PM
Well, at least Ed does not want him to fail and applaud his patriotism.
getalife on January 22, 2009 at 9:17 PM
I get sick of people who complain about Rush Limbaugh, who call him arrogant. Rush is right. I have been listening to him for 15 years and he speaks for me. So what if he comes off angry or arrogant sometimes? Sometimes anger is necessary to make a point. He made his point in these two videos only too well. Kudos Rush! Thank you for keeping up the good work! Before Rush, there was no one who spoke up in major media against liberalism. Think about that! Be grateful to Rush that you have so many conservative talk show hosts today.
/end of rant!
Neocon Peg on January 22, 2009 at 9:19 PM
Yes, tonight Rush was right on.
jgapinoy on January 22, 2009 at 9:23 PM
Wingnut Translation Time-
Limbaugh: Whaaaa…whaaa….whaaaa!
Hannity: Whaaaa….whaaaa…..whaaaa!
Limbaugh: Whaaaaa….whaaaa!
Hannity: Whaaaa!
sandman on January 22, 2009 at 9:26 PM
sandman: Whaaa…whaa…whaaa!
Neocon Peg on January 22, 2009 at 9:33 PM
Darn ACLU loving Rush still at it huh? At least he is still prettier than mAnn Coulter.
Monkei on January 22, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Any Republican who says he wants Obama to succeed is either a fool or is lying. Or maybe they’re just incoherent like this guy.
Basilsbest on January 22, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Thank you, Rush Limbaugh, for saying so well both here and in your daily broadcasts conservative values that I deeply embrace. You are a champion of liberty, self-reliance, personal responsibility, our nation’s founding principles, and free enterprise. You understand the proper role of government. You have a joy in life and a passion in expressing the beliefs that you live.
Your supposed arrogance is really an ironic schtick. You know how to laugh at stupidity and the real arrogance of political poseurs.
Hannity would be wise to have you on his program occasionally to comment on a current issue of the day, so that your audience and influence would widen. There are more people out there who embrace your ideas than the drive-bys permit people to know or believe.
Thank you, too, Sean Hannity, for allowing Rush to expand on his ideas without interrupting. There was a nice flow to this interview.
onlineanalyst on January 22, 2009 at 9:56 PM
You say is so much better than I! Dittos!
Neocon Peg on January 22, 2009 at 9:59 PM
…when singing to his choir of mindless millions.
I listen for its value of providing enemy intelligence of the political variety.
sethstorm on January 22, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Does anyone really care anymore what Rush thinks? His track record has become incredibly lame. He was against McCain winning the GOP nomination – Mccain won. He tried to push Hillary as the Democratic nominee – failed. He wanted Palin as McCain’s choice for VP, he picked her, they lost – he failed. He finally ate his own words and supported McCain for president – again failed. He pushed the GOP mantra in 2006, he failed, he pushed again in 2008, once again he failed. About the only thing he has succeeded at was making money off of the minority of Americans who still call themselves conservative and republicans. Oh and he was successful in kicking the Oxy and beating the Doctor shopping charges.
So you will excuse me if I consider it good news that Rush wants to see the new President, in office for less than 2 days, to fail. We have found out that whatever Rush pushes has simply failed. Please Rush, keep up the good work. America deserves a successful president.
Monkei on January 22, 2009 at 10:06 PM
amazingly correct. you must have picked up the Rosetta Stone Republican 2008 edition.
Monkei on January 22, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Don’t worry. Like all things of the Reagan era, he will eventually fail, without replacement.
sethstorm on January 22, 2009 at 10:13 PM
I believe they call that “Singing to the Choir, Right Wing Edition”. Ask Fox for it sometime.
sethstorm on January 22, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Reminds me of a quote, I don’t remember who quoted it, but it goes something like this: “You can educate ignorance, but you can’t educate stupidity.” Someone help me here!
Neocon Peg on January 22, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Methinks Rush intimidates you! Beta Male, maybe, striking out at the Alpha Male?
Neocon Peg on January 22, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Mega Ditto’s. . Been a Rush Fan since ’88 and now more than ever we need him,Hannity, Michelle, Ann, Laura.
I’m sure I forgot many.
Texyank on January 22, 2009 at 10:29 PM
Time will tell what the Socialist Obamba will do. He will be judged by the first full time job he has ever held. I think he will fold under pressure after two years. He has never had to make any decisions in his life. The American people will be able to get a good look at him (which they weren’t able to do in 2008). The elections at 2012 won’t look so good for him! Yahoo! The specialness of it all is that he is doing it all to himself, the One!
Neocon Peg on January 22, 2009 at 10:32 PM
I am far from a fan of Limbaugh, but your analysis is unfair. 2006 and 2008 were bad years for the Republicans and would have been no matter what Limbaugh said. Nor do I understand attacking Rush Oxy problem undermines Rush on non-drug issues. (Admittedly, Rush shouldn’t be talking against decriminalizing marijuana given what he’s done.)
Monkei, tell us how Rush is wrong in what he said in the clips above, if you wish to productively contribute here.
thuja on January 22, 2009 at 10:39 PM
I agree.
beachgirlusa on January 22, 2009 at 11:01 PM
In other words. If Obama fails to do what he wants then America will succeed.
I’m certainly not one of these people that are wanting America to fail with Obama. Like the ones that hope it does turn into a depression.
- The Cat
MirCat on January 22, 2009 at 11:07 PM
But isn’t the way that people learn that socialism sucks is that socialism is tried and it fails? Pain is part of the learning process. And anyway, the stakes are so low given our current prosperity that what would a recession even mean? 25% of the population being unable to afford cable?
thuja on January 22, 2009 at 11:29 PM
Bing. Clarity is key; much more valuable and important than agreement.
Jaibones on January 23, 2009 at 12:09 AM
The best we can hope for is to get a Republican Congress elected in 2010. Obama is a politician through and through, and would be perfectly willing to compromise as needed if the power shifts.
Ironically enough, it’s the Democratic Congress that’s the greatest danger right now. Obama will be at least partly restrained by trying to offend as few people as possible so he gets that second term. Congress, on the other hand, will not feel the need to govern from the center.
ThereGoesTheNeighborhood on January 23, 2009 at 1:22 AM
“Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil.”
Thomas Mann
Will we as a nation (USA) learn the difference between tolerance and stupdiity?
Espionage Agent (movie 1939)
technopeasant on January 23, 2009 at 2:10 AM
Heh — I was 10 when Reagan took office. I remember for a long time after seeing signs plastered all over the place saying “No Nukes.” I had to ask my mother what it meant and she had some snarky reply about peace-loving hippies with their heads up their behinds or something.
As for Rush, I’ve been listening to him more over the last few months. Used to listen to him regularly back in the 90s but got out of the habit. He’s been ON FIRE lately though. The other day some guy called in and compared him to Obama and he WENT OFF! In fairness to the caller, I think what he meant was that Obama’s supporters look to him to validate what they already think and believe, much as we Dittoheads do. I know a lot of moonbats think Rush is brainwashing all of us, as if we aren’t intelligent and sensible enough to have already drawn these conclusions on our own, independent of what Rush might say. I know that’s why *I* like to listen to him: I enjoy hearing my thoughts come out of his mouth. ;) But Rush was quick to drive that point home to the guy, arguing that we are not looking to him for guidance, or to fix all of our ills as the Obamabots are. I totally get what he’s saying about rooting for failure, and I agree with him. Unfortunately most people don’t. I got into it with someone the other day over this. I’m not rooting for Obama to fail; I’m rooting for his policies to fail. If he wants to institute some policies that have proved in the past to actually work, I will root for them to succeed. People seem to have an inability to separate the man from his work. I respect the office of the presidency, but the president — no matter who he is — is just a fallible human being and the best I can do is pray that somehow he will find his way to doing what is right for this country. Ultimately, that’s my main concern. At the most, Obama will only be there 8 years. This country — hopefully — will be around much longer, but that might not be the case if we head down the wrong path. And that’s my main concern, not whether His Excellency gets his way.
NoLeftTurn on January 23, 2009 at 2:16 AM
Listening to Rush Limbaugh speak about Obama ascending into the sky made me aware that I have been so dense in speculating why Obama, the MSM, and Huffington Post, the nutroots and the elitists hate Sarah Palin: quite simply Sarah will never waver in her faith and belief in the Messiah who was born in Bethlehem 2000 years ago and was raised from the dead and thus will never bow down to the ‘new Messiah’, as McCain and Graham and countless number of other Republicans have. For that egregious sin Sarah must be destroyed. For the amoral, secular word there can only be one Messiah–and that is Obama. It’s so shockingly simple that I missed it. Is there anybody out there like me?
technopeasant on January 23, 2009 at 4:00 AM
technopeasant on January 23, 2009
I see their hatred for Governor Palin directed at the whole package and her faith is part of that package, though not necessarily the most egregious of her faults.
But I agree with you that even the amoral secularists need a god. I think it is hard-wired into our psyche. We have the one true God, but they have rejected Him. Some have replaced God with themselves (AP) and many have accepted Obama as their god. Both types are doomed to failure but can be dangerous to society while they thrive in this climate of supposed tolerance. That tolerance, of course, excludes Christians and Jews who, oddly enough, honor the one true God.
SKYFOX on January 23, 2009 at 5:52 AM
On a certain level you have a point. Rush has been a good soldier and followed the GOP line for far too long! His support of RINO’s like McCain and Bush in the past have weakened his image as a conservative. He must now stand firm if he is to be taken seriously. I remain skeptical of him. I think he is a radio personality but nothing more. I don’t think there is much substance there. It’s one thing to have a schtik on the radio but another to put up in real life. He is also paid gazillions of dollars for his radio bit!
Rush must stop swallowing the GOP line at every turn now! Then and only then will real conservatives like me start listening again. As for Hannity…not so much…
sabbott on January 23, 2009 at 6:10 AM
Rush must stop swallowing the GOP line at every turn now! Then and only then will real conservatives like me start listening again. As for Hannity…not so much…
sabbott
Who the hell have you been listening to? Swallowing the GOP line?? If you’re a “real conservative”, I’m Ricky Ricardo and you got some splainin to do.
SKYFOX on January 23, 2009 at 6:41 AM
You are more correct than you know. It’s also the reason they absolutly loath Bush. They can not stand anyone who actually believes in God. One can’t really seperate the modern denial of God and the many factions that have come together to support Obama. He is their God because he tells them all the things they love to do are OK. Nothing else matters to them.
MikeA on January 23, 2009 at 8:26 AM
Comment pages: 1 2 Next »