Quote of the day
posted at 10:35 pm on January 26, 2009 by Allahpundit
“The locution ‘I want him to fail’ is not what you say the first week the man’s been inaugurated.”
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I’m tired of holier-than-thou, pious, arses, from both sides.
Entelechy on January 26, 2009 at 10:37 PM
Libs can & will take everything a conservative says out of context anyway. Tell the truth with a good heart, & let God take care of the results.
jgapinoy on January 26, 2009 at 10:39 PM
I disagree with Bill on this one. In two days, PBHO has already endorsed abortions and called for removing terrorists from Gitmo.
mindhacker on January 26, 2009 at 10:39 PM
I want America to succeed. Obama is just a blip on the radar its the country that matters not Obama.
William Amos on January 26, 2009 at 10:40 PM
wellforevermore!!
Did any of these people listen to what Rush actually said?
christene on January 26, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Their moral compass always points south.
DerKrieger on January 26, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Yes it is.
BetseyRoss on January 26, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Not to mention saddling our kids & grandkids with back-breaking debt.
jgapinoy on January 26, 2009 at 10:41 PM
Just making sure he’s still on the DC A-list.
genso on January 26, 2009 at 10:42 PM
I want Obama to succeed…at whatever he does after he loses in 2012.
jgapinoy on January 26, 2009 at 10:42 PM
No shortage of useful idiots.
Spirit of 1776 on January 26, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Hey Bill, see if you can manage to spit out a phrase that isn’t dripping with condescension and you might be taken seriously.
Tacitus on January 26, 2009 at 10:43 PM
My gosh.
What is so fracking hard to get here?
Rush doesn’t want Obama to succeed in creating socialized health, in raising taxes, in being an abortion radical, in keeping the borders wide open.
What is so f’ing hard?
Dumb ass conservatives and Republicans.
blatantblue on January 26, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Oh, no. Why bother when MSM will tell you then ask your opinion? :)
Spirit of 1776 on January 26, 2009 at 10:43 PM
It’s a mild, polite rebuke but still it’s a rare occasion when high-profile conservatives go after each other in the media.
Meanwhile, high profile demorats going after each other is rarer than a solid gold dog turd.
Bishop on January 26, 2009 at 10:43 PM
I’m sorry….did I miss where Rush went after Bill?
genso on January 26, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Fail, you lying socialist bastard!
TexasJew on January 26, 2009 at 10:45 PM
This Blago thing is so delicious.
blatantblue on January 26, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Just as a side note, post-election I appreciate Rush even more then ever – he’s one of the very few with stones.
Spirit of 1776 on January 26, 2009 at 10:46 PM
I thought speaking inartfully was the “in” thing to do or was that only good for last year?
Dusty on January 26, 2009 at 10:47 PM
This Blago thing is so delicious.
blatantblue on January 26, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Almost as good as these cookies I found in New York.
*runs like hell*
Bishop on January 26, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Indeed…
Sorry, but I stopped listening to Rush whenever he tried to get people to donate money to buy Rush 24/7 memberships for the troops… FFS… he’s way off his game from years back… considering how little affect he had in the primaries, I doubt Obama is scared… still better than Hannity though…
Laura Ingraham should step up and lead… she should down the 24/7 wall, set up a diary system like kos’s, and focus more on grass roots activism instead of commentary and interviews…
ninjapirate on January 26, 2009 at 10:47 PM
I just wish Mark Levin wasn’t dropped by my local NeoCon warmonger FM station, now I have to catch him on AM and AM in my neck of the woods is crap to try and tune in.
Bishop on January 26, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Dr. Bennett’s problem isn’t so much that he’s a RINO than it is that he’s too much of an insider.
He has a very advanced case of “my friend-itis,” a disease marked by an incurable desire to be liked by the other side. The McCain strain of the disease is fatal, while the more benign Hannity strain merely causes an uncomfortable rash.
Nat Hound on January 26, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Can you picture this? Some liberal pundit getting all over a liberal fanatic that just called George Bush a dirty name or called him a child killer or any other nasty thing you can think of. It would never happen and this is the difference bwtween liberals and conservatives. It’s going to be a long hard
foureight yearsHerb on January 26, 2009 at 10:50 PM
So this is how William J. Bennett keeps his CNN gig — criticizing conservative friends out of context. Weren’t Rush and Bill buddies before Bennett got his radio show?
Does anyone else ever feel like one of AP’s Pavlovian dogs? Just dangle a Palin-Huckabee-Limbaugh bone and I come running.
As much as I enjoyed the drunken Negro head cookies, here is the laugh o’ the day — KISS shreds (h/t Glenn).
Terrie on January 26, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Too bad Bill Bennett has to talk to Donna Brazille, someone a thousand times more partisan than Rush Limbaugh. She makes the UN look reasonable and together.
chunderroad on January 26, 2009 at 10:50 PM
I want Obama to succeed in his duties as President. I want him to fail in his desires as a partisan. Rush wants the same, I should think.
spmat on January 26, 2009 at 10:51 PM
Another conservative who spends more time on his knees than on message
DwnSouthJukin on January 26, 2009 at 10:53 PM
When are we allowed to say it then, Bill? Obama wasn’t going to wait for week two to herd the mushy Republicans in Congress into his cult. Rush’s timing was perfect. Rush stood up and said something while the kool-aid was being mixed instead of after it was handed out.
Buddahpundit on January 26, 2009 at 10:54 PM
If I said I wanted my uncle’s cancer to fail, would it be rude (to the cancer) if I said it in the first week after he was diagnosed with it? That was Rush’s point. He wants Obama to succeed if he’s here to cure the nation, and fail if he’s here to spread the disease of socialism. The success of America is a lot more important than the success of one man, Barack Obama.
RBMN on January 26, 2009 at 10:55 PM
I listen to Bill everyday
Today he said he agrees with Rush
where’s the outrage?
BobH on January 26, 2009 at 10:56 PM
You know, Im a short train ride away. I’m tempted to go on a scavenger hunt for them this weekend!
:X
blatantblue on January 26, 2009 at 10:57 PM
I’d rather see him impeached and thrown out of office. Or, I’d settle for our SCOTUS getting some guts and hearing the cases about his ineligibility – and then having him thrown out.
Am I allowed to say that in the first week?
By the way, how many really dangerous, cr@ppy policies is he allowed to sign onto in his first week before we are allowed to express the hope that he fails in them?
progressoverpeace on January 26, 2009 at 10:57 PM
His Holiness attacked and has been attacking Rush since the Primaries. Rush has the right to defend himself and his positions. This is STILL America, the Land of the Free, isn’t it….!?
DL13 on January 26, 2009 at 10:58 PM
I want Obama to fail to close Gitmo.
I want Obama to fail to finance abortions worldwide with U.S. taxpayer dollars.
I want Obama to fail to promote tax cheats to IRS chief.
Bill, what are the odds on how stupid you are?
profitsbeard on January 26, 2009 at 10:58 PM
where’s the outrage?
BobH on January 26, 2009 at 10:56 PM
Why would there be outrage?
Bishop on January 26, 2009 at 10:59 PM
“I’m sorry….did I miss where Rush went after Bill?
genso on January 26, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Rush in on over 600 radio stations nationwide and has the highest rated show. Bill’s radio show was aired in Chicago for about 3 months before that station dropped it for two local guys. Being more successful is of course an attack on some one.
Tommy_G on January 26, 2009 at 10:59 PM
Sink me, but Lord Bennett is right. Proper decorum in such matters dictates that Knave Limbaugh wait at least a week.
Clearly Knave Limbaugh had a bout of premature locution.
PercyB on January 26, 2009 at 11:01 PM
this whole thread seems to express it, why?
BobH on January 26, 2009 at 11:02 PM
this is taking Bennett out of context as much as Rush has been taken out of context
it is wrong
BobH on January 26, 2009 at 11:06 PM
Thanks. I forgot to put on my tin-foil hat before thinking that one through.
genso on January 26, 2009 at 11:07 PM
Hey, Bill, wanna bet?
Percy_Peabody on January 26, 2009 at 11:08 PM
Either he’s just talking out of his blowhole. Or this is really telling. That he too is soaking up what the MSM “reports” instead of verifying the disreputable source known as the U.S. journalist. Just like 53 percent of the voters seem to do…..
Hog Wild on January 26, 2009 at 11:08 PM
BobH on January 26, 2009 at 11:02 PM
Eh, some are “outraged” while others (such as me) are more or less mystified as to how a purportedly intelligent man like Bennett could not understand the context of Rush’s stance towards President Ogabe.
It’s a good mix here at HA; we take turns being either outraged or thoughtful, docile or aggressive. It keeps the trolls guessing.
Bishop on January 26, 2009 at 11:09 PM
I think they were all too busy on the phone setting up interviews or writing about their reactions to Rush.
INC on January 26, 2009 at 11:10 PM
LOL, Bishop
but what I’m saying is I heard Bill Bennett say with his own mouth this morning that he agrees with Rush about Rush’s statement ‘I want him to fail’
this is an outrage out of context
BobH on January 26, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Sink me, dear fellow, but you’ve excellent tastes when it comes to first names.
PercyB on January 26, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Rush is needling these morons and Bill is being more politic, but not chastising Rush
BobH on January 26, 2009 at 11:13 PM
Hey Bill, I’ll give you 10 to 1 odds tha….. uh. Never mind.
: )
JeffinOrlando on January 26, 2009 at 11:15 PM
I like Bill Bennett but just how many times does Rush have to explain what he meant by that statement? Is anyone paying attention at all?
Glynn on January 26, 2009 at 11:16 PM
are you?
did you not just read my last few posts?
BobH on January 26, 2009 at 11:17 PM
I feel like we need a Garrett Morris translation for the hearing impaired.
Laura in Maryland on January 26, 2009 at 11:17 PM
Sink me, you are the same person!
I’m on to you Percies!
blatantblue on January 26, 2009 at 11:18 PM
BobH on January 26, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Non-contextualized arguments in the era of Ogabe is bound to happen; events are occurring so quickly and seemingly so profoundly that hair-trigger reaction has become the rule of the day.
By the time we figure out what Ogabe really means about anything, it may be too late. This Bennett/Rush thing is an offshoot.
Bishop on January 26, 2009 at 11:20 PM
Does Bennett remind anyone else of Norm from Cheers?
mikeyboss on January 26, 2009 at 11:21 PM
+10 LOL!
katy on January 26, 2009 at 11:22 PM
Well, I hope Obama fails b/c if he does not America will
BobH on January 26, 2009 at 11:23 PM
Are we supposed to wait until Osama Obama tanks the economy irreparably, throws Israel to the Arab wolves, lets Iran pop off a nuke or two and sends a big “stimulus” check to Li’l Kim?
Bennett can sit on his expanding prat in D.C. and bloviate while the rest of us watch the nation unravel, I guess.
What a disappointment.
MrScribbler on January 26, 2009 at 11:23 PM
Norm…. Yes. I see and hear it.
katy on January 26, 2009 at 11:24 PM
“It’s a dog eat dog world, Woody & I’m wearing Milk Bone underwear.”
: )
JeffinOrlando on January 26, 2009 at 11:24 PM
Can SanFran Nan’s eyebrows do this?
Nope!
SouthernGent on January 26, 2009 at 11:26 PM
Bishop on January 26, 2009 at 10:50 PM
You can get Levin on the internet, and his shows are available on his website. I don’t have time during the week to listen, so it’s great to catch up on the weekend.
Cody1991 on January 26, 2009 at 11:26 PM
Hmmm. Are you thinking this whole “fued” was more along the lines of a deliberate distraction so we don’t pay attention to him while he hijacks the country? B-HO is shrewd, dawg.
Laura in Maryland on January 26, 2009 at 11:28 PM
Yes. I just watched the video of the appearance and I agree with you.
I still disagree with Bennet about the exact phrase, but Bill said nothing bad and defended Rush’s main point.
progressoverpeace on January 26, 2009 at 11:28 PM
Clear as a bell!
Rush wants Hopey/Changey’s
‘AGENDA’
and,
‘Socialist Policies’!
to Fail!
——————————————
——————————————
It would really be a help,if some,not all,Republicans
stop giving theses Liberals airtime on attacking their
own!
After all,the perception is,to get any,or some
Republicans to agree with a Liberal,on TV,
therefore the appearance is,’ALL’Republicans must agree!
Liberal Perception/Deception 09′ till 2012 by the
looks of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on January 26, 2009 at 11:30 PM
Too funny, and no Piglosi has had way too much Botox to ever move a facial muscle.
Laura in Maryland on January 26, 2009 at 11:30 PM
I think Bennet was one of the guys pushing McCain on us. ‘Nuff said.
echosyst on January 26, 2009 at 11:31 PM
Pelosi’s blood is actual Botox.
Blotox.
blatantblue on January 26, 2009 at 11:31 PM
Obama: Putting the ‘mess’ back in ‘messiah’
BobH on January 26, 2009 at 11:31 PM
I want him to fail.
Wino on January 26, 2009 at 11:31 PM
Hmmm. Are you thinking this whole “fued” was more along the lines of a deliberate distraction so we don’t pay attention to him while he hijacks the country? B-HO is shrewd, dawg.
Laura in Maryland on January 26, 2009 at 11:28 PM
Heh, no I just think we are all ready to scalp people when they seem to turn on us, because Ogabe’s election has made it seem like our ranks are thinning by the day.
Bishop on January 26, 2009 at 11:33 PM
That and drunken-negro cookies and nearly everything else that is not focused on the effects of their economic stimulus plan. This is the brass ring. IMHO
genso on January 26, 2009 at 11:34 PM
You too can become a Proud Member of Blogs Who Support the Obama-Limbaugh Bipartisan Stimulus Plan.
Terrie on January 26, 2009 at 11:35 PM
This is the same MO of the Clinton Administration!!
So,sumpin ain’t right,el destracto,at that!
Can’t wait for the next ‘Distraction’!!
————
Maybe it’ll be a female Liberal operative,
that gets called ‘Sweety’by Hopey,and she’ll
pretend to be an outraged Conservative,that
would tie up a whole week on the MSM!(Sarc).
canopfor on January 26, 2009 at 11:37 PM
Bill, he said he wanted his policies to fail. But Rush is a showman and very marketing savvy and knows how to play the ratings game. He played this one beautifully.
Mr. Joe on January 26, 2009 at 11:41 PM
I think our ranks are thinning at the edges, but our leaders seem to be defecting in droves. When they spout off about how nice the emperor’s clothes look and expect us to kiss the hem of his non-existent robes, I get angry.
Laura in Maryland on January 26, 2009 at 11:42 PM
Rush is no dummy. He shouldn’t have used those five words in succession. Not a huge deal, but if Rush wants to further his [our] goals, that didn’t help. And yes, I know Limbaugh was taken out of context. Rush should have been wiser.
How I miss William F. Buckley Jr.
toliver on January 26, 2009 at 11:42 PM
I’m with you, but no more drunken chocolate cookie references;
ME SO HUNGY!
Southern Gent, that goes for you and your delicious Cadbury link. MMMMM……Cadbury.
Laura in Maryland on January 26, 2009 at 11:47 PM
Sorry Bill, but after this week I agree with Limbaugh. It should come as no surprise, considering the facts of Obama’s moves:
1. Removes the rules that keep states from enacting ridiculous emissions standards that will likely increase the likelyhood of the auto companies will fail, and probably will increase the price of gasoline.
2. The Closing of Camp Gitmo without considering the harm that it will do to the war on Terror. We are already seeing that freed Gitmo detainees are reenlisting with Al Qeada and will surely attack the US again sometime in the near future. Giving these cretins the benefit of US Constitutional rights for the fuzzy feeling it gives you is non-sensical.
3. The proposed stoppage of construction of the US southern border wall. We know the plan, Mr. President, and it is to convert the US into a needy band of third world citizens who vote Democrat, and we don’t like it.
4. The talk about “Nationalizing” the US banking system. Government entanglements are what caused the banking system problems in the first place. Complete Govt. control will mean doom. Oh, and we know that Nationalization is enacting Socialism–do you think we are that stupid?
Bill, you seem like a smart guy. But you seem all too happy fostering the feeling in yourself that you want to give the First African American President a chance. But what you are really doing is giving a Socialist free reign to damage our fine Republic in a way that will be unrepairable. Such feelings are the venue of the Liberals, not the Conservatives.
darkmetal on January 26, 2009 at 11:52 PM
LOL I cannot get over those cookies
HAHA
so dumb!!!
I am loling my fracking head off here! What a moron baker! Eh, I’d buy one just to see how they tasted.
blatantblue on January 26, 2009 at 11:53 PM
I don’t like it, but should not a state have that right?
toliver on January 26, 2009 at 11:56 PM
Norm!
HarneyPeak on January 26, 2009 at 11:57 PM
As much as I usually agree with you … the blip on the radar is now under the scrutiny of an air traffic controller named BHO. Not the controller I have a lot of confidence in.
ORrighty on January 27, 2009 at 12:01 AM
Last. Man. Standing.
BDavis on January 27, 2009 at 12:02 AM
That is really a very, very good point you have made.
Obama in the first few days signed legislation that aided in the death of millions or more unborn babies. He then signed an executive order that would release into freedom suspected terrorists associated with the killing of 3000 Americans, while pledging massive socialist visions of change for our nation.
Rush uttered the words, “I hope Obama fails, ” in respect to
his policies and plans of socialist change for America.
And we are suppose to be outraged at Rush??
JellyToast on January 27, 2009 at 12:10 AM
More word games.
If you say yes you are disloyal.
If you say no you are disloyal.
How’s this…. I hope he is Carter’s CEO for Habitat for Humanity in four years.
Limerick on January 27, 2009 at 12:31 AM
Mr. Bill, stay out of the casinos and start worrying about those ten Republicans that voted for Geithner.
When you straighten out that problem, come see us about Rush. He will add more to your to do list.
Mr. Joe on January 27, 2009 at 12:32 AM
Bill, worry about those Republicans who voted for Geithner. When you get done with that come see Rush and he will give you new things to do.
Mr. Joe on January 27, 2009 at 12:33 AM
Yep. The surest way for a conservative to be a regular on the talk show/cocktail party circuit is to criticize other conservatives and there’s plenty willing to do it unfortunately.
clearbluesky on January 27, 2009 at 12:34 AM
I love the team, hate the coach. I’m rooting for America, I’m hoping Obama’s liberal, socialist Alinsky-style politics fail.
cannonball on January 27, 2009 at 12:48 AM
I want the entire, bloated scheme to fail, in which people whom I admire work to sustain people about whom I don’t care. I want to watch it disintegrate in my lifetime, and I want empty, platitudinous, preening Obama to be the unwitting agent of its destruction.
Kralizec on January 27, 2009 at 1:33 AM
Divide and Conquer
Agendas and manipulation are being carried out, and the larger picture can be lost if we don’t look hard at what going on.
What’s the larger picture?
They are going after conservative talk radio. The Fairness Doctrine will be the next effort to shut.us.up. All under the guise of Mutual Respect and Mutual Interest.
Kini on January 27, 2009 at 1:44 AM
Obama’s going to fail for sure in one department:
The bloom will definitely be off the rose before 2012.
Black Adam on January 27, 2009 at 1:56 AM
I hope he fails. I don’t want our Country turning into a Socialistic Country. Today Freddie and Fannie asked for more bail out money. Pelosi claims by killing babies and women taking birth control it would be better for our Economy. They are putting some of the stimulus package toward the S chip. Yes the S chip! For god sakes. Now the emissions crap. So many people have older cars. They cannot afford newer cars. Caterpillar announced they are laying off a bunch of people. Government owns a few banks. I could go on but there will be more distractions so we don’t see what really is going on. Two years or four years might be to late. Now he is talking about doing away with the term law. So he could be in power for more then four or eight years. I have never in my life, and I have lived many years and seen many Presidents. This is the worse nightmare joke I have ever seen. I have a bad feeling that the stimulus package will not do what he says it will do. Oh, lets not forget about his National Civilian Security Force. Bigger, and much stronger than the Military. He still hasn’t said what that really means. I sure hope he does fail. And I wish it would be quick. But there are others that need to be kicked out of Office as well. Some should be in jail. Sorry for the rant.
sheebe on January 27, 2009 at 3:32 AM
Thread winner!!! Is your last name Shelley?
chunderroad on January 27, 2009 at 3:57 AM
That’s funny: I’ll bet there were plenty of liberals caterwauling about how they wanted President Bush to fail, before he could even get through the Oval Office door.
Virus-X on January 27, 2009 at 3:58 AM
OUR QUOTE OF THE DAY IS:
soundingboard on January 27, 2009 at 3:58 AM
It’s a little known fact but, Milk Bones contain neither milk nor bones.
soundingboard on January 27, 2009 at 4:01 AM
I don’t know about the rest of you. But i want Obama and the rest of the dems to fail so bad that the americian people will turn away from socialism for the next 100 years.
unseen on January 27, 2009 at 4:03 AM
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