Vitter: Limbaugh Is Saying ‘What I Am Saying’ — ‘I Hope’ Obama ‘Fails In Advancing Leftist Policy’
Vitter: Limbaugh Is Saying ‘What I Am Saying’ — ‘I Hope’ Obama ‘Fails In Advancing Leftist Policy’
On his radio show last week, Rush Limbaugh, the “unofficial leader” of the Republican Party, declared that it was a “dirty little secret” that “every Republican in this country wants Obama to fail.” “None of them have the guts to say so,” added Limbaugh
Since then, however, more and more Republicans have gone on record agreeing with Limbaugh. In an interview with CNN yesterday, Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), the third-ranking House Republican, said “You bet, we want those policies to fail.” Now, in an interview with The Hill, Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) admitted that he agrees with Limbaugh:
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) agreed with Limbaugh on Tuesday.
“I hope [Obama] fails in advancing leftist policy that I strongly disagree with,” Vitter said. “I think what [Limbaugh] was saying was largely what I am saying.”
The Louisiana Republican, running for reelection in 2010, told The Hill that he took issue with Steele’s “strong negative” contention that Limbaugh’s comments were “incendiary.” Vitter added that he hopes the Democratic president succeeds in “leading this nation on the right path and helping us recover from this economy.”
The Hill surveyed a number of GOP senators — including Sens. Bob Corker (R-TN), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Burr (R-NC) and Bob Bennett (R-UT) — and though only Vitter went on the record in full agreement with Limbaugh, the paper notes that “Not one senator interviewed for this article criticized Limbaugh.”
Following RNC Chairman Michael Steele’s groveling apology to Limbaugh after he called the radio talker’s wish for Obama to fail “incendiary” and “ugly,” it’s not surprising that other Republicans are keeping their mouths shut.
Though Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) seemed to disagree with Limbaugh this weekend when he said, “I don’t think anyone wants anything to fail right now,” his office is now walking away from that position. When contacted yesterday by both TPM and Greg Sargent, Cantor’s office refused to comment on whether or not the congressman did, in fact, disagree with Limbaugh in hoping for Obama to fail.
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The eponymous Right gets the like of John Yoo and Condoleeza Rice positioned at University so as to FAIL future Obamas. Epic FAIL.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:08 pmVitter is full of shit — and so is his diaper.
GO LIMBAUGH!!
March 4th, 2009 at 2:10 pmSen. David Vitter (R-La.) agreed with Limbaugh on Tuesday.
“I hope [Obama] fails in advancing leftist policy …
March 4th, 2009 at 2:10 pmso the republican can get back in power continue to destroy the USA.
He’s just mad that the the prostitution industry didn’t get stimulus funding. Seems like he was keeping the entire Louisiana afloat by himself before he got caught.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:10 pmI meant Louisiana brothels.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:12 pmVitter added that he hopes the Democratic president succeeds in “leading this nation on the right path and helping us recover from this economy.”
Ok, exactly how can President Obama help us recover from this economy (that was created by Vitter’s party) if his policies fail?
Don’t these guys realize how schizophrenic they sound?
March 4th, 2009 at 2:14 pmMalik Says:
off topic and stoopid to boot
Anyway, the way that the Republicans are parsing their words to try and justify the failure of the United States is amusing, especially considering the outcry over the definition of what ‘is’ is from the halcyon days of the Clintons.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:15 pmMalik Says:
Hmmm. Right on topic there, bozo.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:15 pm“I hope Obama fails” the framing that they can’t escape. The more they try to explain, the more they reinforce the framing. The next logical question is “what are the leftist policies that you want to fail?” which will require the Republicans to actually talk about President Obama’s agenda, reinforcing it. Delivering a speech is not the only communication skill that President Obama has.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:15 pm.
HUGGIES FOR ALL…
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March 4th, 2009 at 2:17 pmMax-1, are you advocating group huggies?
March 4th, 2009 at 2:17 pmRepublicans are trying to stay relevant by any means except being rational.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:18 pmLimbaugh’s statement was pretty straight forward and clear.
Vitter is trying to recast it in more nuanced terms.
Either way, even if Vitter gets his wish and the “advancing leftist policy” fails, the country will suffer.
The country in more distress. Is that what they are wishing for?
March 4th, 2009 at 2:18 pmMalik Says:
(Ding)!
March 4th, 2009 at 2:18 pm“I hope the president fails”. Sounds like a solid plan for the party of ideas, no?
So Vitter does not think these “ideas” are incendiary? “Women are feminazis”, “Obama is a socialist”, “The press are Obama’s butt boys” or “we cannot bend-over and just take it from Obama”?
Uh huh, I see …
March 4th, 2009 at 2:19 pm“Shut up diaper boy” should be the response to everything this guy says. He has no credibility whatsoever.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:19 pmMalik Says:
The George Soros and ACORN-backed Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie’s office attempted to disenfranchise overseas military voters, including those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, for a technical matter over the voting forms they used.
God, how far out in left field are these trolls going to go? George Soros and ACORN had zero to do with the election in MN. And the “technical matter” this idiot is referring to is the fact that the military absentee ballots arrived after the deadline for absentee ballots to be submitted. That is MN law. Would this person have Mark Richie ignore MN law just because the ballot came from someone in the military?
Also, because of this problem, Richie is working with the State Legislature to come up with a better and more accessible way for people in the military to vote in MN.
Incredibly, Ritchie’s office relaxed the signature requirements for in person absentee voting — which helped Franken — but then refused to relax these same standards for military voters, including those in forward combat zones.
Show some proof of this allegation, troll. I have been following the Coleman/Franken race very thoroughly and no where have I read that this is the case.
However, the Election Contest Court disagreed with Ritchie and is now reviewing some of these military ballots.
Again, show some proof. The only military ballots I have seen that are being re-examined are the ballots that Coleman is claiming were incorrectly disallowed (after trying to get all of them to not be counted in the first place).
The idiot trolls crack me up. They think they can come to any blog, say whatever they want with no backup and people are going to believe them.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:19 pmSo now apologizing is not enough, now the Republicans are going to tell us what Rush meant? I mean, what is so hard about understanding the words “I want Obama to fail”. Seems pretty clear to me.
Get out your earplugs because the next GOP talking point is how the Dems are victimizing Rush.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:20 pmMalik, I think your lost. I’ll try to help, this discussion is about the diaper-shitter-Vitter and the GOP’s man crush on Rush Limbaugh. Maybe you were looking for one of those reichwing sites like redstate or some such and just made a wrong turn. It happens all the time. No worries and good luck with that whole kool-aid addiction…you do realize that your party lost handily, right?
March 4th, 2009 at 2:21 pmFlag the trolls.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:21 pmNo PLC,
March 4th, 2009 at 2:21 pmJust for the folk that need extra help keeping their crap together.
The Hill surveyed a number of GOP senators — including Sens. Bob Corker (R-TN), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Burr (R-NC) and Bob Bennett (R-UT) — and though only Vitter went on the record in full agreement with Limbaugh, the paper notes that “Not one senator interviewed for this article criticized Limbaugh.”
You guys sound surprised, this is nothing new. We ALL knew this. Did you really think Republicans EVER wanted Obama to suceed? Limbaugh Said it best!
Limbaugh: “The dirty little secret … is that every Republican in this country wants Obama to fail, but none of them have the guts to say so; I am willing to say it”
Now that someone has finally said it for them, they feel more confident to come out of the closet. They’ll reap what they sow though, just as they did in ‘06 and ‘08 when they got their a@# kicked.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:22 pmThis guy is so totally revolting that it comes as no surprise he had to pay someone to sleep with him. His poor wife.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:22 pmI love watching these delusional republicans. They failed, the American people have been voting them out left and right and they continue to spew their hateful selfish, failed philosophy. They remind me of the falling down drunk demanding the keys to the car and screaming that they do not have the problem, the person trying to help them is the one with the problem.
As a democrat I love watching them in their demise but I do not wish them ill, I wish they would wake up and do what is best for the people they represent.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:22 pmNot surprising Limprod and DiaperMan share the same views about Obama. Some say (see what I just did there?) they share the same hookers, social diseases and recreational drugs as well. They certainly share the same degree of esteem in the reality-based community.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:23 pmThe (Obama) spending bill included approximately 8,570 earmarks worth $7.7 billion. Right now the database only includes the earmark tabulations of senators but Taxpayers for Common Sense says they “will add more detail, house member totals and track down the states of many of the earmarks” in the coming days.
When the database is analyzed to include solo member requests and joint requests with other members, Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MI) is way ahead of the pack with 204 earmark requests totaling $470.1 million. The ranking Republican on the Appropriations Committee is followed by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MI) who shared $390.1 million earmarks with other members and Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) who shared $322.1 million earmarks. It is worth noting, however that while Wicker and Landrieu had $4.3 million and $10.3 million solo earmark requests respectively, Cochran had $75.9 million.
Will Vitter come forward and accuse (R) Cochran of being leftist? (R) Wicker? (R) Richard Shelby $114.5 million in earmarks? (R) Kit Bond of Missouri who secured $85.6 million in earmarks?
March 4th, 2009 at 2:23 pmThe Republicans are trying to add nuance to their blank “no”, but I don’t think the public is going to buy it. Obama was elected to implement the very policies he is implementing today. Whether you call them “leftist”, “liberal”, “socialist” or you run around screaming about the red menace, they are the only way out of the hole which the Republicans have spent eight years digging. Hoping for Obama to fail is the same as hoping for America to fail.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:24 pm.
Did $hitter wish Bush’s Fascit policies failed?
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March 4th, 2009 at 2:25 pmBetween Rush’s addiction to oxy and Vitter’s addiction to hookers, we’re talking about one intersting stimulus package.
http://www.pufferfishblog.com/
March 4th, 2009 at 2:25 pmHey Malik, if you want to discuss voter fraud then let’s talk about serial fraudulent voter Ann Coulter.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:26 pmI just sent an e-mail to Vitter’s office. (He is one of my Senators.)
I asked him what specific leftist policies of President Obama does he strongly disagree with?
March 4th, 2009 at 2:26 pmBTW these 8570 earmarks worth some 7.7 billion comes nowhere close to the 24 billion in earmarks under the GOP congress in 2005
Will Vitter, step forward and decry that porkfest under GOP leadership?
Heal thyself hypocrite
March 4th, 2009 at 2:27 pmPresident Obama seems to have hit a nerve…
March 4th, 2009 at 2:29 pm.
PHOTO CAPTION:
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March 4th, 2009 at 2:29 pmMalik Says:
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March 4th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Off topic and with a copy and paste article from PowerLame …..
You should be beaten with a shovel handle , you GOP tool….
March 4th, 2009 at 2:29 pmMax-1, well played.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:29 pmThe communists arent even communist anymore, thats whats so funny about Vitters spiel, hes playing on the fears of the gullible and uninformed while himself siding with the record porkers and spenders
March 4th, 2009 at 2:30 pmMalelick just does what jabba the rush tells him to.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:30 pmI hope Vitter’s diaper fails. At a most inopportune moment.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:30 pmAlright, Max-1, this one had me laugh so hard I almost needed a diaper:
PHOTO CAPTION:
Hehe, I just pooped.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:31 pmPLC
March 4th, 2009 at 2:32 pmThanks.
Instead of throwing shoes at vitter, people should throw diapers. full diapers.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:32 pmPhoto caption:
“OUCH! Watch where you’re sticking those pins when you’re putting on my diapers!”
March 4th, 2009 at 2:35 pmBut do the Repubs have any New Ideas? Vitter can gripe all day about the ‘leftist agenda’ – which the American people, ya know, VOTED FOR. But do they have an new ideas? Of course not.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:35 pmOkay TP, I’ve reached my Limbaugh limit. Can we move on to issues that matter to people?
March 4th, 2009 at 2:38 pmOhhhh, the Criminal, Prostitutes Using, Diaper wearing, Dave speaks…
….is his wife there with him to hold his little hand?
Or is his latest Prostitute under the table “taking care of business”.
His state needs a change of Diapers next election.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:39 pmThe Repu’ublicist Party has become so poignantly entertaining of late. Their new Führer Adolph The-Butt-Boil Limbaugh being the most amusing of all.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:39 pmVitter: My wife slapped me so hard my face got stuck that way.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:40 pmRush is a very big man to have to tip toe around…i must say this is a very amusing ballet performance the republicans are giving at the moment, trying to both appear sane and not say anything to offend the dittoheadjihadis at the same time..let your freak flag fly rush, the more nutters you bring out on your side, the more rational reasonable people will see you peeps for what you really are..creeps..
March 4th, 2009 at 2:42 pm@Chocolate Jesus -
“dittoheadjihadis”
Succinctly accurate.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:44 pmMalik Says:
SO-SO-SO-SO-SO-SOROS!!!
**troll fills diaper**
March 4th, 2009 at 2:44 pmIt’s more of the typical spinning. Like when McCain said “The fundamentals of our economy are strong” and tried to backpedal by saying that American workers are the “fundamentals” of our economy.
Only the willingly gullible and weak minded are appeased.
PEACE
March 4th, 2009 at 2:45 pmCashier: Sir, paper or plastic?
Vitter: Cloth
Cashier: I meant your grocery bags, sir.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:47 pmVitter will do as he’s told as long as he can still see prositutes. Now Rush Limbaugh is the Leader of the Republican Party as Rahm Emanuel said. Christian Republicans have a new Leader who is a child molester and drug addict while their Token Black Michael Steele is just used for minority votes only. Republicans and Rush are so scared of President Obama when the real enemy is Rahm. He’s the smartest guy in the room as he just feeds the Beast. If the Republican Law Makers would stay away from the drugs and alcohol they would realize Rahm is like the kid in school that all the teachers like but he feeds the chaos. Rahm listened and watched how Rush got more and more out spoken and how idiots followed him. Now Rush who’s brain is fried by drugs wants to debate the President of the United States. Just think if anyone said that to former President George W. Bush they would be sent quickly to Gitmo, or Cheney would have shot them. The Republican Party is better then these guys running off at the mouth. John Boehner is just collecting pay to play checks and Eric Cantor looks at President Obama the way woman look at Orlando Bloome and that’s really scary. An honest educated Republican needs to step forward before Rush totally distroys the hold Party. McConnell is busy now trying to help his wife who violated the Hatch Act. Rush might call on the Democrat they have been paying Harry Reid to help.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:48 pmThat picture sure does look like Vitter’s on the sh!tter.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:49 pmMy question for these numbnuts:
“Is there ANY way in which Obama can fail and not leave the country in worse shape than it was when he began?”
March 4th, 2009 at 2:49 pmIsn’t it ironic that the guys who want Obama to fail are failing hardcore like they haven’t in recent memory.
I mean what’s the GOP’s approval rating? 25%??
I’m no political wizard but maybe they should be changing their tune to be more in line w/ the other 75% of Americans who think they’re missing the point.
Oops, disregard that! Keep on doing what you’re doing GOP!
March 4th, 2009 at 2:49 pmOh, look a troll is talking to itself over there in the corner. They are so cute when they do that. They don’t make any real sense, of course, but it is fun watching them pretending to be human.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:50 pmBuh bye, Malik! Good job, mighty flaggers!
PEACE
March 4th, 2009 at 2:51 pm@drive by troll Says:
OBAMA is too scared to debate Rushbo.
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I think Obama is playing this exactly right. Let these clowns flail about impotently, letting surrogates stick in random knife jabs episodically. You don’t validate Adolph Limbaugh by giving him any POTUS attention.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:52 pmRepublicans have made it clear – they are a religious cult whose sole purpose is to impose their ideology on others.
They pretty much admit it. It’s not the well being of America they care about, its the promotion of their beliefs.
And commander Rush Al-limbaugh is at the helm
March 4th, 2009 at 2:54 pmOf course the Republicans want President Obama to fail! Even if it results in the total collapse of the country. If Obama succeeds, it would blow the conservative ideology out of the water. And the Republicans will no longer get away with the double-dealing, pocket-lining, sneaky and dishonest behavior that has been their hallmark.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:54 pmDr.Hussein Matt, did that troll actually try to talk to you? And the fundies don’t think evolution is real!
March 4th, 2009 at 2:54 pmWhen has Jeff Rush Christie Limbaugh ever had an honest debate? The man is an entertainer. He’s no authority on anything besides marketing himself. The fact that Rush is even a story is because the republicans are eating each other and nobody with any real leadership has risen.
And Obama may only be scrawny when you are comparing him to ruSHAMOO.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:55 pm@patt-
Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:55 pmWhy in the world would our President need to debate Rushbo?
Bush wouldn’t even let people with opposing views in to see him speak.
President Obama has a huge job on his hands, thanks to the incompetent and downright criminal administation, and GOP controlled congress, that preceeded him. Let AM radio do what it will. The grown-ups have work to do.
PEACE
March 4th, 2009 at 2:55 pmdrive by troll Says:
“OBAMA is too scared to debate Rushbo.”
Let us not forget that it was Rush who initially flinched and had to restate that it was the “Socialist” policies that he hoped would fail.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:57 pmIn the mind of the trolls, a duly elected president should take time out of his executive schedule to debate a drug-addled, thrice-divorced gas bag who gets (over)paid to spout cardboard crap.
Too many people aren’t looking for a role model; they’re looking for a national reflection of their stupid selves.
Trolls, keep it up. The talk of knocking the GOP off the ticket as a major party could start soon.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:58 pmWow, what low quality trolls today, witty retorts (nah, 4th grade level), intelligent comments (not a chance), Walmart quality posts (you betcha).
March 4th, 2009 at 2:59 pm@mcWars 77 -
Spot on.
March 4th, 2009 at 2:59 pmHoping that he doesn’t succeed is one thing if it was the general public, but these clowns are congressmen who have the ability to undermine and fight the consensus needed to save us all! At a time of crisis they play politics. Or maybe they don’t see the real worldwide crisis because they live easier life than most people.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:00 pmOMG! That photo!!! That face !! Eweeeee! Bleah! ACK ACK ACK ACK!!! bleahhhhhh! how can anyone look so disgusting ! YUCK !
March 4th, 2009 at 3:01 pm@Buckie Boy Says:
Wow, what low quality trolls today
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I had a bit of fun with an ALL CAPS bleater last night. He never dig get the joke. It was amusing.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:01 pmBuckie Boy Says: Walmart quality posts
You sure are generous. I would consider them “Dollar General” posts, at best. Maybe even, “Flee Market” posts.
But, on second thought, that’s what is wonderful about us progressives: generous to the less fortunate. OK, “Walmart quality” it is.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:02 pmMcWars, you are correct. If the republicans continue the way they are going we’ll be putting them along side the Federalist Party
March 4th, 2009 at 3:03 pmdrive by troll Says:.
Obama vs. Rush lets see it.
I’m loving this. It all started with “You can’t listen to Rush and get things done” and the GOP took that as a sideshow call to arms. And the more you point out how the GOP circus has too many freaks, the more they tell the ringmaster to keep hiring.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:04 pmMy favorite was ‘honest debate about policy.’ that’s good. Rush’s credentials- you know as a college dropout who got his first job through nepotism- vs. President Obama’s- Harvard education constitutional lawyer.
are you kidding? I know you might like to think so, trolls, but debate isn’t won by the volume of words. It’s the quality, and that’s why your brains are leaking out your ears from listening to him.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:04 pmI appreciate the encouraging responses, BobbyG and Hellina.
Doesn’t your vote in November keep looking better and better as the days progress?
March 4th, 2009 at 3:07 pmPatrioticLiberalChristian Says:
Oh, look a troll is talking to itself over there in the corner. They are so cute when they do that. They don’t make any real sense, of course, but it is fun watching them pretending to be human.
It’s like what Samuel Johnson said about dogs that can walk on their hind legs: “It’s not that they do it well, it’s just amazing that they can do it all.”
March 4th, 2009 at 3:07 pmObama strenuously campaigned for two years. If Rush had tried that, he would’ve exceeded Cheney’s record of heart attacks within the first two months.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:09 pmLimbaugh is too scared to debate Al Franken.
Hell, Limbaugh is too scared to debate anyone who’s not pre-screened by his handlers.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:11 pmbarack obomber Says:
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OBAMA please debate RUSH. TP please headline that. NO teleprompter , no note cards. You guys like making a big deal of RUSH get OBAMA to debate him!!!!!!
Why in the hell would the POTUS want to debate a radio entertainer? And a bad one at that?
Besides, the POTUS will use words that Limbaugh wouldn’t understand. That’s hardly fair to Limbaugh don’t you think?
March 4th, 2009 at 3:12 pmThis is interesting, on the CCN website:
Dunno. I’m way above water on a 5%/15yr fixed note, never once been late, 6 years in. I feel oddly un-resentful, given the aggregate severity of the economic situation.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:12 pmtalking aout any kind of failure right now while Americans are crapping their pants is a losing position. If republicans were smart – which we know they are not, they would have thrown limbaugh under the bus. but since republicans are too chickenshit to do that, let them stew in their own steaming pile of dung. The longer failure talk is associated with republicans, the better for the real Americans.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:13 pmI’m with you, Bobby. I’m current on my 30-yr fixed, and I’m hopeful that the government’s measures will help ease the foreclosure rate.
I’m not happy about living next door to an abandoned house.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:13 pmSince the majority of the country voted for the “leftist” candidate, doesn’t that mean that maybe, just maybe, Americans WANT the policy to go with it? Because, just maybe, many of those people remember what it was like when we had a Democratic (which translates into “leftist” in Republican-speak) president and how well things were going then. It’s true what the commercial (for what, I don’t know)says: when things go bad in America, we go back to our core values of family and the simple things in life and we get all nostalgic for the “good old days” and most of the “good old days” are when a Democrat was in charge. Yeah, that’s it.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:15 pmMe too Bobby G, I’m 4.5 years in on a 15 yr at 5.125. I feel sorry for the folks who were duped into ARMs, not quite so sorry for those who understood the risk and gambled on it.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:17 pmBut letting them go into foreclosure whacks my property value, so I’d selfishly rather see them helped then not.
@ralph, 94-
“I’m not happy about living next door to an abandoned house.”
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Ditto. We have none as yet in my ‘hood, and just a couple of properties that have turned rental. Even the latter make me nervous.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:17 pmBobby, in our 40 home developement in suburban Seattle we had five foreclosures last year.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:19 pmFYI, the Dow is up over 240 points.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:20 pm@RUCerious 98-
You should see some the the Vegas ‘hoods. Pockets of entire blocks of repo’d houses. I am really lucky to have bought when and where I did.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:23 pmLike children these republics blame Limba on the Democratics. Yes they are blaming Limba on the Democrats. They blame everything on the Democratics. They are so childish they actually let children lead them. C&L pointed out that children are drawn to the Republicans. Starting to make sense…
March 4th, 2009 at 3:24 pmWe bought into a new development in 04, median price 300 – 350. For those homes to be upside down four years later is remarkable. One neighbor is trying to sell his model (same as ours) for $425,000. We’ll watch that, probly lucky to sell at 400…
March 4th, 2009 at 3:25 pmBobby, unfortunately I got another pay cut (35%) because business’s are cutting their TV commercial budgets (just glad to have a job and Health insurance right now) and am losing my house of 15 years…Seattle. But at least I have a property with two houses on it that I rent and can move into one of them.
It’s going to be a very long year or two….or more.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:30 pm@Proud -
LOL, you got the “small words” part right. Expressive of small thoughts.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:30 pm“Ahhhh-ONE-little-TWO-little-THREE-little Rush Threads…!
EVERYBODY SING!”
TP and Rush Limbaugh: The Obsession Contiunes.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:31 pmOh, look, another troll trying to talk. Boy, does this one have a smug look on its face! It must be proud of something. I cannot tell what, however. I will continue my observations. Maybe it’s just gas.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:31 pmDuring the Bush Admin every talking head on TV …
Would that be Pat Buchanan, Bill O’Liely, Sean Hannity, etc, etc, etc….???
March 4th, 2009 at 3:32 pmBozo.
Keltoi, please find a troll to pattycake with and have lots of fun.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:32 pmProud – you have a hard time understanding reality…
“During the Bush Admin every talking head on TV and radical blogger wanted the Iraq policies of Pres Bush to fail…”
Bull sh!t, you are a liar, and a poor one at that.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:33 pmAnd, look, over there is Keltoi with another obsessive comment on what threads TP has.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:34 pmRUCerious Says:
Keltoi, please find a troll to pattycake with and have lots of fun.
Might I suggest that smug-looking one to your right? He looks your type and, really, he needs something else to do with his hands.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:36 pmPatrioticLiberalChristian Says:
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RUCerious Says:
Keltoi, please find a troll to pattycake with and have lots of fun.
Might I suggest that smug-looking one to your right? He looks your type and, really, he needs something else to do with his hands.
Nice try, guys, I do this Troll act solo. Now and then I’ll back up backup, but defending any other Troll means I have to defend John Kerry too, under the 14th Amendment to the Troll Constitution. Ain’t gonna happen.
And come on, seriously, aren’t you guys getting just a weeeee bit sick of three Rush threads a day? Like I said before, indulging a guilty pleasure once a day is one thing, but making it the central subject of the whole blog? No other topic is getting as much attention as the sayings and doings of this fat gasbag and the sayings and doings of members of Congress regarding said fat gasbag.
But I leave now, before Matt points out I am posting to a Rush thread. Enjoy your mental cotton candy.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:49 pmCorrection: defend John Kerry.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:51 pmProud, being someone who supports Rush Limbaugh please tell me you’ve heard of Fox News. Whole bunch of talking heads there and they were bad mouthing Bush. After 9/11 almost nobody bad mouthed him. Only after it became apparent that Bush’ elevator didn’t go to the top floor that sane and brave americans started to question the path he was taking us.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:53 pmdrive by troll Says:
OBAMA is too scared to debate Rushbo.
Obama is too BUSY to debate Rush.
The GOP is not relevant, will not BE relevant, until 2010 elections. And in case you hadn’t noticed, Obama has more on his plate to talk to someone who hasn’t the capacity to listen to liberals.
Rush is the mouthpiece of the GOP, not its leader. Talking with him will not do anything but prove that Rush can get under Obama’s skin.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:55 pmKeltoi, are you denying this is a story? Name the leader of the republican party. Show me the platform they stand on. Admit it, it’s a feeding frenzy in the GOP and Rush has the biggest bib right now.
When the apologies fly out of their mouths with the speed in which they have recently it shows the GOP is in full panic mode.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:56 pmKeltoi, your point about defending BoldfaceLiar is well-taken and does keep you from being labelled a troll yourself.
That said, why wouldn’t we Push the Rush? Limbaugh is the center of the spinning machine previously known as the Republican Party. Who else remains with him? Who disagrees with him, and why? These are solid political issues.
March 4th, 2009 at 4:01 pmKeltoi, at least you’re sane. I think.
March 4th, 2009 at 4:12 pmhellinabucket Says:
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Keltoi, are you denying this is a story? Name the leader of the republican party. Show me the platform they stand on. Admit it, it’s a feeding frenzy in the GOP and Rush has the biggest bib right now.
When the apologies fly out of their mouths with the speed in which they have recently it shows the GOP is in full panic mode.
PatrioticLiberalChristian Says:
Keltoi, your point about defending BoldfaceLiar is well-taken and does keep you from being labelled a troll yourself.
That said, why wouldn’t we Push the Rush? Limbaugh is the center of the spinning machine previously known as the Republican Party. Who else remains with him? Who disagrees with him, and why? These are solid political issues.
Oh, I don’t blame you guys for employing this tactic at all. Rahm knows exactly what he is doing by declaring Rush the leader of the Republicans – it is good politics, but I also think it is a Strawman, and I think Rahm knows that.
What bugs me a bit is the waste of bandwidth here at TP, a place my little stony Troll heart cherishes. The GOP is in total disarray, sure, but you all know quite well Rush isn’t its leader. He never has nor ever will hold office. He is a pundit with a big mouth and a big audience, but he is in no way the leader of the party. The party has no leader at present.
I like policy debate and I love political analysis. I just hope you guys aren’t falling for your own storyline. The more you stick Rush in the face of the public, fine, good tactical move for you, but why do it here when everyone who comes here is either already a Progressive or a poop and scoot Troll like John Kerry? Who are you trying to convince of anything here as regards Rush?
I dunno, maybe I am wrong. I do think TP could just do a Rush Limbaugh Thinkfast thread once a day and have done with it.
RUCerious Says:
Keltoi, at least you’re sane. I think.
Thanks. I think.
March 4th, 2009 at 4:21 pmCorrection again~! John Kerry.
March 4th, 2009 at 4:22 pmKeltoi, Rush is just a shell fragment of the shattered GOP egg. So many more stories on the other fragments but this one is the biggest right now.
Soon we’ll be digesting the investigations into Rove, Gonzalas and the others and this little appetizer will be pushed to the side of the table.
You didn’t answer any of my questions. Who is rising to the top in the GOP? What’s there platform? And a new one, Why do they feel the need to apologize to Rush?
March 4th, 2009 at 4:29 pmPOTUS taking time from saving the country to debate an entertainer? Seriously? If Rush wants to have a debate he should call Jon Stewart. And invest heavily in Depends.
March 4th, 2009 at 4:30 pm“Ahhhh-ONE-little-TWO-little-THREE-little Rush Threads…!
EVERYBODY SING!”
TP and Rush Limbaugh: The Obsession Contiunes.
– Again based on the majority views of those that weill make up the majority of voters for years to come keeping Rush’s ridiculous identity front and center makes perfect sense. His favorability is pitiful for that demographic. The GOP brought this spectacle upon themselves. The left has every right to exploit their mistake
March 4th, 2009 at 4:34 pmDoes Vitter have TMJ or something?
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Dr. Hussein Matt Says:
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Keltoi Says:
“Ahhhh-ONE-little-TWO-little-THREE-little Rush Threads…!
EVERYBODY SING!”
TP and Rush Limbaugh: The Obsession Contiunes.
And Keltoi’s obsession defending Rush continues.
Knew I could count on you to misrepresent me, Matt, thanks for being consistent. If you can find one place I have defended Rush, please share.
March 4th, 2009 at 4:56 pmVitter’s picture looks like a loser sitting on a gambling table.
Did Vitter gamble on his diapers…?!!
March 4th, 2009 at 5:05 pmKeltoi, yes, this is a political strategy. It is also a reflection of the reality of the moment. Those are not mutually exclusive situations.
March 4th, 2009 at 5:08 pmProud Says:
we want obamas radical socialist policies to fail and we want America to succeed, not that hard to understand.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
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Only if you’re unencumbered by facts and logic. If President Obama’s policies – which are neither radical nor socialist, by the way – fail, then it will not be possible for America to survive, much less succeed.
The Bush years have already proven that the laissez-faire economic approach doesn’t work, and that the market is incapable of taking care of itself. Your economic policies HAVE failed – not because we “leftists” were rooting for them to fail, but because they’re flawed and dangerous policies.
Face it – you morons are done governing for a while. Get over it.
March 4th, 2009 at 5:10 pmdrive by troll Says
March 4th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
OBAMA is too scared to debate Rushbo.
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Now THAT sounds like a playground taunt from a fourth-grader. Nice try, but Obama has more important things to deal with than a bombastic gasbag.
But just for fun — let’s pretend that Obama DID agree to debate Rush. Rush would backpedal so fast his head would spin. Think of it — how often does Rush operate in ANY arena where he doesn’t have complete control of the situation? Do you see him on panel discussions alongside progressives? Do you see him as a guest on any show where the host isn’t a Rush dittohead? He’s far too much a coward to leave his comfort zone.
In a fair debate with Obama (or anybody else), Rush wouldn’t be permitted to cut anybody’s mike. He wouldn’t be permitted to “abort” any line of questioning with a cute vacuum sound effect. He wouldn’t be able to control the topic list, so he wouldn’t be able to stack it with his straw men. And because fact checkers would be paying close attention, he wouldn’t be able to just make sh!t up on the spot.
Rush would rather gargle glass than submit to these conditions.
March 4th, 2009 at 5:22 pmbarack obomber Says:
You ignorant twit. Obama has REAL work to do. Rush is just a fool who throws red meat to morons like YOU. He isnt important enough to debate. Shoo him away like the annoying housefly he is. The stupidest people in the world, like you, may think Rush is significant but thats just because you are stupid. No other reason
March 4th, 2009 at 5:24 pmHe DrivebyMORON Rush is too insignificant to debate. Just because he has fooleed the truly ignorant like you doesnt mean he has any real importance.
March 4th, 2009 at 5:26 pmProudMORON Says: 103
You are an idiot, a liar, and a fool. You just made up a delusional fantasy and pretended it was true. You are embarassingly stupid. If Obama fails our country will be DAMAGED you moron. Try to keep up and recognize the irony of whining about OUR imaginary hatred while YOU spoud hatefilled stupidity
March 4th, 2009 at 5:29 pmDr. Hussein Matt Says:
Keltoi, do you denounce Rush and all the republicans who want America and Obama to fail?
When did Obama become synonomous with America? When you wanted Bush to fail, were you wanting America to fail? The country is much larger than any single man or party.
You hated Bush and – I presume – love your country, so when you rooted for Bush to fail, you thought you were rooting for America to succeed. Now the reverse is true. In other words, it is a false dilemma and is only the purview of pure ideologes like Rush and – perhaps – you.
To answer the substance of the question, I do not want Obama to fail. I am extremely concerned that the course he has set will end in failure and a worsening of our economic situation, but the R’s screwed up so bad it is fair to let the Dems have their shot. I just wonder how much cumulative damage our economy can take from Bush-Obama deficit spending. The debt we are incurring under O’s plan is pretty damn scary…
March 4th, 2009 at 5:31 pmThe debt we are incurring under O’s plan is pretty damn scary…
March 4th, 2009 at 5:41 pm— So what do you suggest be done to solve the mess handed to a new administration by the outgoing one. Obviously they consulted with many experts on the subject prior to moving forward. If you know better please enlighten me.
dbadass Says:
The debt we are incurring under O’s plan is pretty damn scary…
— So what do you suggest be done to solve the mess handed to a new administration by the outgoing one. Obviously they consulted with many experts on the subject prior to moving forward. If you know better please enlighten me.
No, I can’t claim that level of expertise, and note I said the Dems deserve their shot. I am very concerned about this level of spending. I don’t think that the Stimulus Bill was passed in a sober and measured way. And I am not alone on the next spending orgy coming down the pike
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/19587.html
and I salute those Democratic Senators who are saying “whoa”.
March 4th, 2009 at 6:16 pmI recognize that “could be a wet one ” look on his face.
March 4th, 2009 at 6:20 pmHere’s a strong entry in “Most Confused Post of the Day contest:
No, I can’t claim that level of expertise, and note I said the Dems deserve their shot. I am very concerned about this level of spending. I don’t think that the Stimulus Bill was passed in a sober and measured way. And I am not alone on the next spending orgy coming down the pike
and I salute those Democratic Senators who are saying “whoa”.
So which is it? Do they “deserve their shot,” or do you agree that they shouldn’t be allowed to have “their shot?”
March 4th, 2009 at 6:28 pmWhen did Obama become synonomous with America? When you wanted Bush to fail, were you wanting America to fail?
Obama – elected.
Bush – appointed by rightwing Supreme Court cabal.
There’s the difference you apparently can’t see.
March 4th, 2009 at 6:32 pmOh looky… a semantics game. Can I try? I hope Rush’s heart fails (presuming he has one). Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want him to die, I just hope his heart fails. Is that about how it works?
March 4th, 2009 at 6:40 pmObama succeeding would simply be to implement his policies.
In that case we all fail.
It doesn’t take half a brain to figure out that when you have no money and you’re in debt up to your ears, the last thing you want to do is get another credit card with a 3 trillion + spending limit on it.
It’s really not as complicated as you lefties believe it is. Cut spending, cut taxes, create jobs.
It’s just that simple.
Of course we want anything other than that to fail, and it will.
The independant voters that put Obama in the White House didn’t vote for Obama, they voted against George Bush. Eight years of left wing media screaming in their ears every night what a horrible guy George Bush is did the trick. But in no way did those same middle of the road voters realize exactly who they were voting for. They thought they were just voting for another middle of the road politician.
Instead they are getting the ultra left wing lunatic we were warning them about.
They still like the smiling lunatic, as the polls will tell you, but those same polls tell you they hate the policies that the left wing lunatic is pushing forth.
Reality will eventually creep into the minds of the masses and they will turn on the left wing lunatic.
Don’t get yourself caught in the crossfire.
March 4th, 2009 at 6:54 pm“It’s really not as complicated as you lefties believe it is. Cut spending, cut taxes, create jobs.”
How’d that work out over the last 8-years? It was Einstein who said “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is insanity”. I’m pretty sure he had more than half a brain. Maybe that’s the right’s problem… they’re playing with only half. Thanks for confirming.
March 4th, 2009 at 6:59 pmGeorge Bush was not a conservative President, neither was his Father who if you’ll remember was as anti-Reagan as you could possibly get within the Republican party in 1980.
We know who the new Jimmy Carter is and in three and a half years we’ll know the name of the next Ronald Reagan.
True conservatism is the only thing that works.
March 4th, 2009 at 7:06 pmRecallObama Says:
It is apparantly too complicated for you rightwing morons that keep telling us we need to keep doing the very things that CAUSED THE MELTDOWN IN THE FIRST PLACE. I guess having half a brain would be aiming HIGH for you. The most recent Nobel Prize winner in economics disagrees with you. So where did you get YOUR degree in economics and when did you win YOUR Nobel Prize? Explain how we both cut spending and create jobs and if you even TRY to talk about tax cuts lets remember how many jobs Bushs tax cuts DIDNT create. This actually IS simple. We have to stem the bleeding and put people back to work and we wont accomplish that by putting our heads in the sand and keep driving the same course toward the cliff
March 4th, 2009 at 7:09 pmRecallObama Says:
George Bush was not a conservative President, neither was his Father who if you’ll remember was as anti-Reagan as you could possibly get within the Republican party in 1980.
We know who the new Jimmy Carter is and in three and a half years we’ll know the name of the next Ronald Reagan.
True conservatism is the only thing that works.
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You are brainwashed and have lost ALL touch with reality. Obviously Bush WAS a conservative. To say otherwise is just being ignorant. Your last statement just shows that you have the Limborg disease. You think things become true just because you say them. Your post was just a string of ignorant baseless assertions without any benifit of reality
March 4th, 2009 at 7:12 pmThis is just embarrassing for the Republican Party–we are one nation and should support one another. Rush is an entertainer who has stepped into the role of the lead speaker for the Republican Party and has no authority to do so. It is okay for Democrats and Republicans to have opposing views, but to outright say “I hope they fail” (just to prove that Republicans were right all along) is childish and will, eventually, turn people away from their party. I saw an interesting video assessing his actions from a global perspective. Ariana Huffington gives quite an amusing assumption.
http://www.newsy.com/videos/rushing_the_gop/
March 4th, 2009 at 7:19 pmRecallObama Says:
George Bush was not a conservative President,
So, for eight years, even before the election, the left told you he was wrong for America. Yet, because he had an (R) after his name, you (R’s) supported each and every boondoggle he suggested. So, you acknowledge you’re easily duped. You were wrong about Bush… My money is on you being wrong this time too.
March 4th, 2009 at 7:29 pmTrue conservatism is the only thing that works.
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March 4th, 2009 at 7:41 pmCan we first define what “true conservatism” is? Reagan supported terrorists which I am a little concerned about. See terrorists hate freedom or some such shit like that
Vitter another stooge from La!
March 4th, 2009 at 8:48 pmLimbaugh is the GOP’s version of Tokyo Rose. Trying to scare the American public with disingenuous extremist propaganda.
Fortunately, the majority of the American public isn’t as ignorant or naive as Limbaugh assumes them to be. At least, the majority that DOES NOT listen to his show are not that naive.
March 4th, 2009 at 9:15 pmThis whole failure crap has made me really think about my own thoughts over the past 8 years. I have tried to be objective in my self-analysis. Obviously that is not possible, but I think I am being as honest as I can.
I honestly don’t remember hoping Bush’s policies would fail. The reality for me is that so much of my dislike for Bush came after events occurred. Obviously 9/11 was a big one. After the fact we found out in relatively short time, how poor that man’s decision-making was. Everything that he did was wrong in my opinion. Well, I was ok with the Afghanistan invasion, but his language, his pivoting to Iraq, his welling up in tears during a press conference after 9/11, flying on AF-1 immediately after the attacks, etc. Nothing to me showed leadership or strength. Nothing. Then, the whole greeted by flowers, shock and awe, etc. was easy to see that this was a difficult task that was unnecessary. I could go on and on (torture, Abu-Ghraib, etc.).
The point is, how could I hope any of that would fail when all of it I learned about after it happened or could so easily see that the benefits of it were nil (referring in this case to the Iraq war). Seriously?
Even when he cut taxes, I hoped that would work. I don’t know that much about finances and economics to come up with a better solution. But I could see that going to war and calling people evil was not a successful foreign policy strategy. Even with the economic stuff it became abundantly clear that encouraging people to spend money wasn’t a real economic policy.
Anyway, for my personal experience, this hoping to fail argument doesn’t make sense. My guess is that is true for many others as well.
March 4th, 2009 at 11:06 pmJust another member of the “Hope America Fails Crowd”; but this one is in need of a diaper change. And I hear he pays big for the service.
March 5th, 2009 at 1:28 amorange its hard to tell if you are confused insane or just very VERY stupid
March 5th, 2009 at 3:06 amWhether Obama would fail is an important issue; however, one of the most important things Obama should do is deal with Bush’s raging racism.
For example, on balance, George W. Bush hates Latino people (indicated at http://andrewyu-jenwang.blogspot.com/2008/12/andrew-yu-jen-wang-responds-to-stokely.html George W. Bush “doesn’t care about black people”).
Submitted by Andrew Yu-Jen Wang
March 5th, 2009 at 3:27 amB.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1996
Messiah College, Grantham, PA
Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA, 1993
Go away blogwhore
March 5th, 2009 at 3:28 amorange Says:
go ahead and mock me
I will get even when my blog gets started
I will claim this as mine
and mock you on my blog
because I am going to win
faith tells me that
Duuuude….. Faith told you THAT? Faith told ME that she had been tested. Duuuuude… better get yourself to the free clinic ASAP.
March 5th, 2009 at 6:55 amBy the by — how is it that it is even ALLOWED that someone can insert earmarks and provisions in a bill, and then vote against it, but if it passes STILL receive that money?
The law should be — no earmarks or inserted provisions remain for anyone voting against a bill. Those provisions should be stripped. And this should apply across the board: if you vote “No” and it passes, you only get the ‘basic’ package — all your provisions and earmarks should be stripped the moment you vote “no”.
March 5th, 2009 at 6:59 amDo these two diaper dandies share viagra and hookers?
March 5th, 2009 at 10:48 amIsn’t this a beautiful country where guys like Rush “bimbo” can slander our president without being handed his head.
March 5th, 2009 at 11:25 amFeste Says:
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Isn’t this a beautiful country where guys like Rush “bimbo” can slander our president without being handed his head.
What about the last eight years, every one of the top leaders on the left said they hoped Bush would fail.
Lefties called him a traitor hoped that our military would fail, and that’s just the leaders on the left. That doesn’t include commentators on tv and radio.
March 5th, 2009 at 2:31 pm