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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #50 on: January 21, 2009, 08:20:38 AM »
Wow...I have really seen it all. An American stated that he wanted the President of America to fail...and people are defending it. amazing simply stunning

hahah again youve had ppl on this board in and in the media say worse things about bush and now your offended?

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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #51 on: January 21, 2009, 08:23:03 AM »
240 spewed back one line...he didn't post the rest of what Limbaugh siad, or what he has said in the past. I hope Obama fails as well.....if he follows liberal policies or a socialist agenda or eats cats...or burns babies. If he chooses to stay center.....not cow to the uber libs...eats his veggies and doesn't say "um" alot, then I hope he succeeds. he also needs to choose a real dog for his kids...or any dog, as he promised. I would prefer he save a shelter dog.
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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #52 on: January 21, 2009, 08:40:00 AM »
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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #53 on: January 21, 2009, 08:41:12 AM »
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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #54 on: January 21, 2009, 08:48:58 AM »
Everyone already knew Bush was going to fail.  That was no surprise.  He has failed at everything he has attempted in the past.  There was no one that expected any different other than the continuation of crash and failure on his part.  

Failed in his attempt to win a Congress seat.
Failed to find oil in Texas.
Failed Oil company. Bankruptcy (no surprise)
Failed to win Gov. of Texas on his own.  Had to rely on his daddy to practically give it to him.
Failed to win POTUS on the popular vote.  Daddy had to rescue him again with his S.C. appointees.
Failed to read preemptive warnings on 9-11 attack because he took the entire month of August off.
Failed war.  (No explanation necessary)
Failed to apprehend the one responsible for 9-11
Failed economy.  Bankrupted the nation and it's treasury after inherieting a surplus.
Failed to protect the integrity of the nations highest office.  Appointed more convicts to administrative positions than anyone ever.
Failed to master even basic English language.  His final speech will be remembered only for the bumbling he did.  "mis-underestimated"?? wtf?
Failed to intervene when corruption was revealed in the biggest energy crisis in the nations history.
Failed at support for Americans vets by cutting healthcare benefits for war veterans and the Walter Reed conditions.
Failed to find WMD.
Failed to show courage when America was attacked by running to hide and then lying saying that terrorists had the codes for Air Force One.
Failed to uphold basic Constitutional values.
Failed to disclose many activities that are ordained PUBLIC RECORDS by the law, S.C. and Constitution.
Failed.
Failed.
Failed.


Yeah, it was no surprised he failed from the very start.




You fail to realize that, although it’s a rarity, you can lose the popular vote yet win an election. The SC didn’t save Bush at all; it simply stopped the foolishness by Florida’s Democratic leaders, trying to switch the definition of a valid ballot, and simply let Bush have what he won outright on Election Night 2000.

And, had the news anchors in the mainstream media not prematurely called Florida for Gore, Bush’s margin of victory there would have been much larger, making a recount unnecessary (the panhandle voters in the Central Time Zone, many of whom are conservatives, would have bumped up Bush’s lead).

The economy, the Iraq War, and the 2000 election were supposed to be the undoing of Bush’s 2004 campaign. But, he got re-elected.

The Democrats FAILED on two occasions to produce a candidate that could beat Bush in 2000 and 2004 (and they’ve been sniveling about it to this very day, even with Obama’s victory).

Wow...I have really seen it all. An American stated that he wanted the President of America to fail...and people are defending it. amazing simply stunning


As I said elswhere, it depends on the subject matter. Many Americans certainly can do without some of his social policies (i.e. repealing the Defense of Marriage Act, federally funding embryonic stem cell research, etc.). Perhaps, on THOSE issues, some Americans hope Obama fails.

The economy and significant reduction of troops in Iraq are the two major areas that most Americans want to see Obama succeed (and the primary reasons they elected him, in the first place).

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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #55 on: January 21, 2009, 08:52:51 AM »
What a clown. Like Hugo said, wanting Obama to fail is pretty much saying that you want America to fail because how Obama goes, this country will probably be following. I'm hoping he tremendously succeeds.

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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #56 on: January 21, 2009, 09:02:52 AM »
hahah again youve had ppl on this board in and in the media say worse things about bush and now your offended?

Its a valid point that i think you are making but you also have to consider that there is a BIG difference between Rush and an ordinary poster on this forum.

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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #57 on: January 21, 2009, 09:52:19 AM »
hahah again youve had ppl on this board in and in the media say worse things about bush and now your offended?

Please listen to me man. You're very smart and i like reading what you have to say..  Coach and ifbbwannabe are retards in my mind...but you are different..check it out. No one said "they want Bush to fail as president" If there are comments about what he has already done that failed thats different. The bad policies that he implemented, mishaps and inconsistancies are cause for discussions and name calling..as would happen if obama did the same..shit it happened with all presidents, even kennedy...

But to outright wish someone on the first day on the job to fail...yeah man thats sickening...i might turn my back on him if he tried to talk to me

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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #58 on: January 21, 2009, 10:04:22 AM »
I support Rush Limbaugh's right to be a jackass and a hypocrite.

It's a free country.

He give ACLU lots of shit, or at least used to.

But ACLU still supported him when he was found to be a drug addict.

Still, you'd think Rush Limbaugh would sometime grow up instead of his antics.

But he's got every right to.

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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #59 on: January 21, 2009, 10:10:45 AM »
Yes...you are right...This is still America

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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #60 on: January 21, 2009, 10:16:41 AM »
I support Rush Limbaugh's right to be a jackass and a hypocrite.

It's a free country.

He give ACLU lots of shit, or at least used to.

But ACLU still supported him when he was found to be a drug addict.

Still, you'd think Rush Limbaugh would sometime grow up instead of his antics.

But he's got every right to.



I actually feel sorry for Rush, as I think about. How sad, lonely and pathetic one's life must be to keep on the same tactics, to wish such things.  The drugs, the lack of female companionship, the lack of friends...dude is sad ad empty, and maybe he wishes everybody in the US can feel it, so wishing Obama to fail is not just Haterade and bad antics to get ratings But he hates to see others get adulation and to do well, probalby something from way back in his history.

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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #61 on: January 21, 2009, 10:27:11 AM »
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/20/limbaugh-obama-fail/

He wants an American leader to fail.
He wants riots in an American city.

What else exactly does Rush have to say, for people to realize he is, um, kinda Anti-American?

How about taking it right from the transcript...........




Limbaugh: I Hope Obama Fails
January 16, 2009
 

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RUSH: I got a request here from a major American print publication.  "Dear Rush:  For the Obama [Immaculate] Inauguration we are asking a handful of very prominent politicians, statesmen, scholars, businessmen, commentators, and economists to write 400 words on their hope for the Obama presidency.  We would love to include you.  If you could send us 400 words on your hope for the Obama presidency, we need it by Monday night, that would be ideal."  Now, we're caught in this trap again.  The premise is, what is your "hope."  My hope, and please understand me when I say this.  I disagree fervently with the people on our side of the aisle who have caved and who say, "Well, I hope he succeeds.  We've got to give him a chance."  Why?  They didn't give Bush a chance in 2000.  Before he was inaugurated the search-and-destroy mission had begun.  I'm not talking about search-and-destroy, but I've been listening to Barack Obama for a year-and-a-half.  I know what his politics are.  I know what his plans are, as he has stated them.  I don't want them to succeed. 

If I wanted Obama to succeed, I'd be happy the Republicans have laid down.  And I would be encouraging Republicans to lay down and support him.  Look, what he's talking about is the absorption of as much of the private sector by the US government as possible, from the banking business, to the mortgage industry, the automobile business, to health care.  I do not want the government in charge of all of these things. I don't want this to work.  So I'm thinking of replying to the guy, "Okay, I'll send you a response, but I don't need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails." (interruption) What are you laughing at?  See, here's the point.  Everybody thinks it's outrageous to say.  Look, even my staff, "Oh, you can't do that."  Why not?  Why is it any different, what's new, what is unfair about my saying I hope liberalism fails?  Liberalism is our problem.  Liberalism is what's gotten us dangerously close to the precipice here.  Why do I want more of it?  I don't care what the Drive-By story is.  I would be honored if the Drive-By Media headlined me all day long: "Limbaugh: I Hope Obama Fails."  Somebody's gotta say it. 

Were the liberals out there hoping Bush succeeded or were they out there trying to destroy him before he was even inaugurated?  Why do we have to play the game by their rules?  Why do we have to accept the premise here that because of the historical nature of his presidency, that we want him to succeed?  This is affirmative action, if we do that.  We want to promote failure, we want to promote incompetence, we want to stand by and not object to what he's doing simply because of the color of his skin?  Sorry.  I got past the historical nature of this months ago.  He is the president of the United States, he's my president, he's a human being, and his ideas and policies are what count for me, not his skin color, not his past, not whatever ties he doesn't have to being down with the struggle, all of that's irrelevant to me.  We're talking about my country, the United States of America, my nieces, my nephews, your kids, your grandkids.  Why in the world do we want to saddle them with more liberalism and socialism?  Why would I want to do that?  So I can answer it, four words, "I hope he fails."  And that would be the most outrageous thing anybody in this climate could say.  Shows you just how far gone we are.  Well, I know, I know.  I am the last man standing. 
 
 
I'm happy to be the last man standing.  I'm honored to be the last man standing.  Yeah, I'm the true maverick.  I can do more than four words.  I could say I hope he fails and I could do a brief explanation of why.  You know, I want to win.  If my party doesn't, I do.  If my party has sacrificed the whole concept of victory, sorry, I'm now the Republican in name only, and they are the sellouts.  I'm serious about this.  Why in the world, it's what Ann Coulter was talking about, the tyranny of the majority, all these victims here, we gotta make sure the victims are finally assuaged.  Well, the dirty little secret is this isn't going to assuage anybody's victim status, and the race industry isn't going to go away, and the fact that America's original sin of slavery is going to be absolved, it's not going to happen.  Just isn't, folks.  It's too big a business for the left to keep all those things alive that divide the people of this country into groups that are against each other.  Yes, I'm fired up about this. 

Reasons number 249 and 50 why I'm not a Republican.  Republican Senator Chuck Hagel has been chosen to introduce Vice-President-elect Biden at a bipartisan dinner in Washington on the eve of the immaculation.  Biden was one of Hagel's closest friends in the Senate.  "Bipartisan dinners also held that night honoring McCain and Colin Powell.  Lindsey Graham of South Carolina will introduce McCain at a dinner."  So all these Republicans are being honored on the night before Obama is immaculately inaugurated, as though they're part of the Obama administration. Our presidential candidate is being honored.  I can understand liberals honoring their losers, but I just -- (tearing up story)

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Ron Brownstein, National Journal, used to be the Los Angeles Times, on PMSNBC this afternoon with Andrea Mitchell, NBC News, Washington, she said, "Ronald Brownstein, you've written about the blue wall and the politics of this, what Democrats have been able to achieve in the last election.  Obama is right there in Ohio, which is one of the critical states."

BROWNSTEIN:  Democrats have now won, Andrea, 18 states for at least the last five elections consecutively, plus the District of Columbia, 248 Electoral College votes.  They haven't won that many states over that long a period since Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman.  They also now hold, if Franken maintains his lead, 33 of the 36 Senate seats in those 18 states, over two-thirds of the House seats, two-thirds of the governorships.  They have built their strongest Electoral College base since the days of Roosevelt and Truman, and that is an important foundation for Obama.  It's going to be very difficult for Republicans, I think, to systematically challenge Obama and the Democrats over time if this much of the country is virtually off-limits for them.

RUSH:  The Democrats own the country.  There's nothing anybody can do to stop it.  We should just lay down and accept it.
 
 
END TRANSCRIPT






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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #62 on: January 21, 2009, 10:28:28 AM »
Please listen to me man. You're very smart and i like reading what you have to say..  Coach and ifbbwannabe are retards in my mind...but you are different..check it out. No one said "they want Bush to fail as president" If there are comments about what he has already done that failed thats different. The bad policies that he implemented, mishaps and inconsistancies are cause for discussions and name calling..as would happen if obama did the same..shit it happened with all presidents, even kennedy...

But to outright wish someone on the first day on the job to fail...yeah man thats sickening...i might turn my back on him if he tried to talk to me


Rush Limbaugh is so dishonest.  He carried water for the GOP for years, despite anything they did, and still is lying about it.

I did not vote for Obama, and in fact campaigned for McCain as part of the GOTV.

HOWEVER I am giving Obama a fair chance.  After the mess GWB, Paulson, and the rest of these clowns caused, I find it hard to believe Obama can be any worse.

Additionally, anyone rooting for him to fail, regardless of their politics, is a traitor in my mind.  If he fails, the nation fails.  

I think he will fail if he tries to push socialism and crazy liberal causes, but that remains to be seen.  

I thought GWB was going to be a small government conservative and look at where that went?  

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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #63 on: January 21, 2009, 11:13:10 AM »
How about taking it right from the transcript...........




Limbaugh: I Hope Obama Fails
January 16, 2009
 

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RUSH: I got a request here from a major American print publication.  "Dear Rush:  For the Obama [Immaculate] Inauguration we are asking a handful of very prominent politicians, statesmen, scholars, businessmen, commentators, and economists to write 400 words on their hope for the Obama presidency.  We would love to include you.  If you could send us 400 words on your hope for the Obama presidency, we need it by Monday night, that would be ideal."  Now, we're caught in this trap again.  The premise is, what is your "hope."  My hope, and please understand me when I say this.  I disagree fervently with the people on our side of the aisle who have caved and who say, "Well, I hope he succeeds.  We've got to give him a chance."  Why?  They didn't give Bush a chance in 2000.  Before he was inaugurated the search-and-destroy mission had begun.  I'm not talking about search-and-destroy, but I've been listening to Barack Obama for a year-and-a-half.  I know what his politics are.  I know what his plans are, as he has stated them.  I don't want them to succeed. 

If I wanted Obama to succeed, I'd be happy the Republicans have laid down.  And I would be encouraging Republicans to lay down and support him.  Look, what he's talking about is the absorption of as much of the private sector by the US government as possible, from the banking business, to the mortgage industry, the automobile business, to health care.  I do not want the government in charge of all of these things. I don't want this to work.  So I'm thinking of replying to the guy, "Okay, I'll send you a response, but I don't need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails." (interruption) What are you laughing at?  See, here's the point.  Everybody thinks it's outrageous to say.  Look, even my staff, "Oh, you can't do that."  Why not?  Why is it any different, what's new, what is unfair about my saying I hope liberalism fails?  Liberalism is our problem.  Liberalism is what's gotten us dangerously close to the precipice here.  Why do I want more of it?  I don't care what the Drive-By story is.  I would be honored if the Drive-By Media headlined me all day long: "Limbaugh: I Hope Obama Fails."  Somebody's gotta say it. 


In context, his comments aren't as dumb as I thought.  I hope he changes course on a number of things he wants to do and moves to the center as he governs.  I don't think that's the same as wanting his policies to fail, but I understand he is coming from.   

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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #64 on: January 21, 2009, 11:18:25 AM »
Conservatives and NeoCons will only be happy if Obama "governs" like Bush but they keep forgetting that Bush was a complete failure.   His (and their) ideas just don't work. 

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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #65 on: January 21, 2009, 11:28:08 AM »
Rush Limbaugh is so dishonest.  He carried water for the GOP for years, despite anything they did, and still is lying about it.

I did not vote for Obama, and in fact campaigned for McCain as part of the GOTV.

HOWEVER I am giving Obama a fair chance.  After the mess GWB, Paulson, and the rest of these clowns caused, I find it hard to believe Obama can be any worse.

Additionally, anyone rooting for him to fail, regardless of their politics, is a traitor in my mind.  If he fails, the nation fails.  

I think he will fail if he tries to push socialism and crazy liberal causes, but that remains to be seen.  

I thought GWB was going to be a small government conservative and look at where that went?  
your sir=great patriot

I agree and if you read the article it does seem like he is referring to liberalism and not obama in general. 

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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #66 on: January 21, 2009, 11:31:31 AM »
your sir=great patriot

I agree and if you read the article it does seem like he is referring to liberalism and not obama in general. 

agreed

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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #67 on: January 21, 2009, 01:48:10 PM »
Conservatives and NeoCons will only be happy if Obama "governs" like Bush but they keep forgetting that Bush was a complete failure.   His (and their) ideas just don't work. 

I don't want him to govern like Bush fiscally, nor do I want him to govern like a liberal retard either.
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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #68 on: January 21, 2009, 03:01:23 PM »
240 is famous for taking things out of context. It's the liberal media way!

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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #69 on: January 21, 2009, 03:39:16 PM »
Rush said:

Okay, I'll send you a response, but I don't need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails."

If obama fails, the economy tanks, our enemies get stronger, and our lives get really shitty.  I think we can all agree on that :(

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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #70 on: January 21, 2009, 04:06:50 PM »
Rush said:

Okay, I'll send you a response, but I don't need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails."

If obama fails, the economy tanks, our enemies get stronger, and our lives get really shitty.  I think we can all agree on that :(
See, here’s the point. Everybody thinks it’s outrageous to say. Look, even my staff, “Oh, you can’t do that.” Why not? Why is it any different, what’s new, what is unfair about my saying I hope liberalism fails? Liberalism is our problem. Liberalism is what’s gotten us dangerously close to the precipice here. Why do I want more of it?

again more 240 spin here folks


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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #71 on: January 21, 2009, 04:07:03 PM »
I expect immaturity, shrillness, insanity, and childishness from Democrats.

The way the democrats treated Bush from day 1 was disgraceful and I am not going to do the same thing to Obama and sink to their level.

That being said, Rush is unlistenable anymore.  He is johnny one note.

That is why I like Savage, who is at times crazy himself, much more honest and in touch with reality. 

I can not listen to Rush, he is such a hypocrite.  I can listen to Oreily without puking and actually joined the hannity website.
I also joined politico and the whitehouse website.  
I think I covered the right, left and middle.

With that being said, I can still think for myself and know that like Bush, Obama will not be everything for everyone but he is POTUS.

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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #72 on: January 21, 2009, 04:15:20 PM »
See, here’s the point. Everybody thinks it’s outrageous to say. Look, even my staff, “Oh, you can’t do that.” Why not? Why is it any different, what’s new, what is unfair about my saying I hope liberalism fails? Liberalism is our problem. Liberalism is what’s gotten us dangerously close to the precipice here. Why do I want more of it?

again more 240 spin here folks



WTF?

Dude... What about the good things that Liberalism has brought to the US?

There are so many... That's a ridiculous thing for you to say man.

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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #73 on: January 21, 2009, 04:28:38 PM »
WTF?

Dude... What about the good things that Liberalism has brought to the US?

There are so many... That's a ridiculous thing for you to say man.
that wasnt me bro that was limbaugh i forgot to add the quotations my bad...just pointing out that rush elaborated on his comment and didnt just say flat out that he wants obama to fail and that was it. I agree but you must agree that at times obama has ran on a utopian style outlook far more left than would I would consider good for this nation.

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Re: Limbaugh: ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
« Reply #74 on: January 21, 2009, 04:33:54 PM »
that wasnt me bro that was limbaugh i forgot to add the quotations my bad...just pointing out that rush elaborated on his comment and didnt just say flat out that he wants obama to fail and that was it. I agree but you must agree that at times obama has ran on a utopian style outlook far more left than would I would consider good for this nation.

I don't really see a problem with his outlook, but I do think everyone needs to get off his nuts.

I mean, he hasn't really done shit yet... So when he actually makes some things happen, then I get to make a judgement... Believe me... if he starts talking gun control or spending more cash, I'll be the first person to call him a fuck up... At least he's not stupid though.

Now, to be honest, I do appreciate the idea of "hope".  The economy and many other issues can be directly affected by peoples outlooks... If people think he's doing things right, then it definitely can help... It's just not the end all be all.

He's not the Messiah... he's just a guy... hopefully one who will be straight with the American people and do things that this country needs, of which, none of them are "worry about abortion, gay marriage, or gun control."