OBAMA'S AFRAID OF RUSH

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OBAMA'S AFRAID OF RUSH
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Mon, 01-26-2009 - 12:48pm

Obama: Quit Listening to Rush Limbaugh if You Want to Get Things Done

Obama warned Republicans to quit listening to Limbaugh if they want to get along with Democrats, during a White House discussion on his nearly $1 trillion stimulus package.

WASHINGTON -- President Obama warned Republicans on Capitol Hill today that they need to quit listening to radio king Rush Limbaugh if they want to get along with Democrats and the new administration.

"You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done," he told top GOP leaders, whom he had invited to the White House to discuss his nearly $1 trillion stimulus package.

One White House official confirmed the comment but said he was simply trying to make a larger point about bipartisan efforts.

"There are big things that unify Republicans and Democrats," the official said. "We shouldn't let partisan politics derail what are very important things that need to get done."

That wasn't Obama's only jab at Republicans today.

While discussing the stimulus package with top lawmakers in the White House's Roosevelt Room, President Obama shot down a critic with a simple message.

"I won," he said, according to aides who were briefed on the meeting. "I will trump you on that."

The response was to the objection by Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) to the president's proposal to increase benefits for low-income workers who don't owe federal income taxes.

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Registered: 11-13-2008
Tue, 01-27-2009 - 9:37am

Look, it became obvious immediately that you didn't click on the links I originally provided. Why do you think you deserve more respect than I do?

Again. Everyone in AMERICA knows that Rove did not derive his influence from being a commentator - he received his influence from being a brilliant campaign strategist. You can't win this argument.

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Registered: 11-13-2008
Tue, 01-27-2009 - 9:38am
I think it is pretty obvious.
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Registered: 01-21-2009
Tue, 01-27-2009 - 9:41am

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Actually, Gore carried 95% of the black vote and Kerry got 93% so percentage-wise Obama didn't do as good as those two (white) candidates. But I do agree that there were people who may have voted for "race", but I believe that happened on both sides. I'm sure there were many people who ignored "substance" and chose not to vote for Obama strictly because of his race. And as for the rest of your comment, being hopeful and wanting change does not necessarily mean that someone is ill-informed. Perhaps they wanted change because they were very much informed regarding the mistakes that had been made during the Bush administration and they had hope that Obama could help get us back on course. Just because their vote was different then yours does not make them "ill-informed".


Chrissy
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Registered: 11-14-2008
Tue, 01-27-2009 - 9:42am

I think both of you are right.

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Registered: 11-13-2008
Tue, 01-27-2009 - 9:42am
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Tue, 01-27-2009 - 9:44am
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Registered: 11-13-2008
Tue, 01-27-2009 - 9:49am
In some ways he is!
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Registered: 10-25-2006
Tue, 01-27-2009 - 10:02am

Interesting chart--approval and disapproval ratings of past presidents.

One would have expected Reagan's approval rating of about 50% to have been higher, given that he started in the middle of a recession with grand ideas about supply-side economics. Considering that, Obama's 68% approval rating is super-impressive. Obama's approval/disapproval points look very close to Kennedy's, and I wouldn't be surprised if he turns out to be an even greater leader for the world.

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http://www.pnhp.org/news/2009/october/meet_the_new_health_.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQTBYQlQ7yM

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Registered: 10-25-2006
Tue, 01-27-2009 - 10:04am
Just think what a picture of Rush in every motel room would do. Could you even get a woman into the rooms?

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http://www.pnhp.org/news/2009/october/meet_the_new_health_.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQTBYQlQ7yM

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Registered: 01-05-2008
Tue, 01-27-2009 - 10:06am
OMG, that is too funny!!!

 

 

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