Gibbs Weighs In on Steele’s Apology to Rush

I am a Republican and I agree with Rush in hoping that Obama fails to enact the massive growth and leftward shift of government toward a nanny state. I want Obama to succeed in restoring growth, prosperity and personal responsibility, but I do not believe the plans he has laid out will take us there.

Wow, I wish Gibbs could be as clear and concise when questioned about the Obama administration’s policies.
I’m not a big Rush fan, but the liberals have twisted what he said to suit themselves. He wants Obama’s socialist policies to fail. That isn’t the same as saying that he wants America to fail.

“I was a little surprised at the speed in which Mr. Steele, the head of the RNC, apologized to the head of the Republican Party,” Gibbs said.
Gibbs has had a rough going his 1st month as press sec but this is a shining moment.

Gibbs is trying to generate anger and further divide our great nation. He needs to shut his trap and stay in the white house. He is about the dumbest thing talking! I do believe the white house is afaid of Rush, if not, why all the attention? All this talk is probably bosting Rush’s ratings and the more people that tune into his show the more people he gets to listen to his point of view and then he’ll get them thinking, even if they don’t agree with him and hate him at least he’ll get them thinking which is something Obama doesn’t want people to do.

In case you haven’t realized, if Obama fails,so does the country and Rush poses as a true American…how can he wish that the policies or the President fails? I am disappointed in Mr. Steele. Apparently his courage does not match his name. One rebuke from Rush and he backs down. Does not say much for the party leader or the party.

Headline you’ll never see:
Obama Promises to Meet Limbaugh Without Preconditions

Speaking of enemies, The Telepraph:
It is bizarre that Mr Obama is less willing to answer questions than Mr Bush. It reflects very poorly on his tendency towards control freakery, which has been in evidence since his campaign.
- It’s discourteous to Mr Brown, who was desperate for his big moment with the podiums. On his two set piece trips to see Bush there were proper pressers at Camp David and then in the Rose Garden. Why gratify him with the first European trip and then snub his big PR moment? There will be no private relaxation time for Mr Brown with Mr Obama, a given on previous prime ministerial trips. I know he’s busy but it shows that he is not really that interested, as my sources were telling me last week.
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Change….

‘“I was a little surprised at the speed in which Mr. Steele, the head of the RNC, apologized to the head of the Republican Party,” Gibbs said.”
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When you have a press secretary making childish statements like this it says a lot about the administration.
Imagine the reverse coverage if republicans said the same thing about George Soros.
The SNL skit knocking on the democratic party slated to run before the election got pulled including jokes about “George Soros: Owner Democratic Party.”
So apparently democrats idea of free speech is to snowball comedy acts that make them look bad yet promote childish “rush = republican leader” garbage.
I suppose though considering the mental age of democratic constituents this sort of thing is right on target.

“Bgates, if you think they’re aren’t any repubs that haven’t paid all of their taxes, you’re living in the land of Oz. They just haven’t gotten caught…yet.
Posted by: trae | Mar 3, 2009 5:33:52 PM”
I would think this would have come out during the democratic witch hunts of 2007-2008. You know that timeframe where giving Roger Clemens the gavel was more important than the economy.
Funny how Bush is being given the blame for this yet you don’t see the democratic congress called out for doing nothing but political games since 2007 instead of you know; passing laws and regulations.

Socialist? Hardly. We’re practically fascist compared to most of Europe and we’d have to make a lot more changes than Obama’s proposing to get there. And europe isn’t much more than a light shade of socialist, even the dreaded Sweden (which, I might add, ranks much higher on measures from education, to health, to happiness almost every time polls are run).
And the term nanny state just amuses me. As if somehow having a social safety net for those, like almost 1 in 10 Americans now, who have fallen on hard times is going to reduce us all to pansies who can’t take care of themselves.
I am confused as to why we are so terrified to stray even an inch toward another nation’s ideas, even when they apparently work. What the heck are we so afraid of. We always pick the worst case scenarios and march around shouting the ‘sky is falling’ when someone suggests we try a different way to fix a crisis. Instead they advocate we sit on our hands and let our nation rot from the inside because we don’t want to be like those people over there.
As for the socialist thing, pick up a book on Marx. You could even go to some of the villains out there like Stalin or Mao. Actually read what they have to say and determine for yourself what socialism is. I guarantee you it looks nothing like the Obama administration. Frankly, the only socialist thing we’ve really done so far is partially nationalize citibank, a move pushed by economists both conservative and liberal alike.

“Socialist? Hardly. We’re practically fascist compared to most of Europe and we’d have to make a lot more changes than Obama’s proposing to get there. And europe isn’t much more than a light shade of socialist, even the dreaded Sweden (which, I might add, ranks much higher on measures from education, to health, to happiness almost every time polls are run).”
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I suppose the former USSR and current China are far to the right of socialism too? LOL.

Just like all other great nations throughout history, America will be torn apart from within. Such a shame.
Oh, and by the way….. I really don’t believe someone like Rush Limbaugh is the best person to look to for salvation.

====In case you haven’t realized, if Obama fails,so does the country====
You know, I’ll just bet you were one of the first in line to tell the left that if Bush fails, so does the country.

He is not scary it is those who listen to him, and those that listen to those who listen to him, like the GOP.
I find it hard to believe that there could be that many nut cases out there.

“Bgates, if you think they’re aren’t any repubs that haven’t paid all of their taxes, you’re living in the land of Oz. They just haven’t gotten caught…yet.
Posted by: trae | Mar 3, 2009 5:33:52 PM”
I would think this would have come out during the democratic witch hunts of 2007-2008. You know that timeframe where giving Roger Clemens the gavel was more important than the economy.
Funny how Bush is being given the blame for this yet you don’t see the democratic congress called out for doing nothing but political games since 2007 instead of you know; passing laws and regulations.
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Not necessarily, cyros. I’m sure you don’t believe the repubs are all on the up and up. As far as political games, BOTH parties are guilty of that, so don’t even go there, my friend.

Bottom line is, folks, whether or not you want to admit it, the Republican party *is* run by Limbaugh. Steele has kissed the Godfather’s ring. How pathetic. The Democrats would be fools to not handle this exactly the way they’re handling it. This whole thing is hysterical. Anyway, I’d love to see that bloated, drug-addled gasbag Limbaugh actually debate ANYONE in any situation where he doesn’t have this finger on a delay or dump button. But it ain’t gonna happen. The leader of the Republican party is some fat guy with a radio show. How proud you all must be. =)

“…making childish statements like this it says a lot about the administration…” Cryos
Wrong. Says much more about the flailing GOP. Still clueless… after 2 straight national drubbings.
Rush is the best thing ever to come along for democrats. Please, keep him babbling along.

More from the UK press:
But there was no family gettogether, nor did the President offer Mr Brown and his wife Sarah a starstudded White House dinner.
And instead of the traditional joint press conference, the Prime Minister was instead given an impromptu media briefing in the Oval Office.
Within minutes of landing in a snowbound Washington on Monday night, Mr Brown’s aides had been made aware that their high expectations for the trip were in danger of exceeding the low-key welcome the Obama administration was prepared to offer.
Suggestions that the new President’s crowded diary made it impossible to give more time to Mr Brown rang hollow after it emerged that his other engagements included a routine speech to the Department for Interior and a meeting with the Boy Scouts of America.
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Change…

I love Rush L., Joe the P., Sara P., Ann C., and the other conservative leaders. Watching and listening to them is like watching cartoons only more amusing. The brilliant political tactic of the Obama administration has more and more painted the picture of a Republican party that is led by comedians and showman who are even attacking one another. This approach allows the American people to see the joke that people who call themselves conservative have become. The enormous egoity and lust for attention and money fuels these people who are the Republican and conservative leaders. It is so much fun to watch. Keep it up!

Divert and Conquer. Discredit the enemy. This is how saul alsinky tells you to get socialism in. Looks like the administration is doing a fine job of following The socialist doctrine.
This is the only way Obama knows to work. It’s how he got elected each time. He has no qualifications, never ran anything. He’s just a lawyer with many part time jobs. No business accomplishments on his resume.
Fool the people. He’s counting on the fact that most of them are too dumb to look any further than the TV screen in front of them.

Should I go back to 2001 or 2005 and find all the posts where left leaning pundits openly called for Bush to fail? Was it any different when Keith Olberman and Randi Rhodes openly hoped the Bush would fail? What about all those times that Rhodes called for Bush to be impeached?
The left is so incredibly transparent it nauseates me.

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Not necessarily, cyros. I’m sure you don’t believe the repubs are all on the up and up. As far as political games, BOTH parties are guilty of that, so don’t even go there, my friend.
Posted by: trae | Mar 3, 2009 5:49:54 PM”
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of course both parties are full of corruption.
i can go there all I want. When the day comes republicans are interviewing baseball stars while the economy goes into shambles I would hope you would be mad about it.

“Should I go back to 2001 or 2005 and find all the posts where left leaning pundits openly called for Bush to fail? Was it any different when Keith Olberman and Randi Rhodes openly hoped the Bush would fail? ”
By all means do so.
I suspect you will be looking for a very long time.

Gibbs repeated again –- as he did yesterday –- that members of the press should ask Republicans whether they agree with Mr. Limbaugh’s comments that he hopes President Obama fails.
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Will they respond? No. No guts.
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We will be seeing the out of text comments by Rush who said he hopes them (his policies fail) on TV ads soon to mislead the America people.
Obama is really we will see ads within a week with the misquote out of context statement by Rush Limbaugh. What’s sad is this guy is the leader of the free world? Playing childish games like this.
And what he was out again this weekend partying. Man does Obama have a great job.

Limbaugh is just a talk show guy with a high school education. He just happens to be good at what he does..talk. He could do a 180 tomorrow and shill for the Dems. and be good at that too. He’s never gone any further than radio. He couldn’t hold elective office because he’s not smart enough. He’s never on any discussion shows because he’s too shallow and most of what he says isn’t true. It’s his audience you have to worry about. These are people who only have am radios. His 20 million listeners deal is bs also. That’s the high end of an estimated range.

Headlines ….
Steele hurts spine doing Limbaugh-Rock, going real low as he goes …

“It looks like the fat, greedy white men are going to lose again in 2010.
Cheers!
Posted by: Jan | Mar 3, 2009 6:00:49 PM”
More pathetic liberal race divide and conquer tactics. Juice up the hatred against whites and then use that hatred to control votes and turn the populace into government slaves.

“Divert and Conquer. Discredit the enemy. This is how saul alsinky tells you to get socialism in.”
Do right wingers realize how dumb(and of course) hypocritical they are when they assign such basic political tactics as the creation of Saul Alinsky?

It looks like the fat, greedy white men are going to lose again in 2010.
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They’re apparently the ones in the driver seat for the GOP. Looks like the ending scene of Thelma and Louise is coming up, but with the fat, greedy white men in their place. RIP, GOP.

It doesn’t take much to provoke the townsfolk into picking up their pitchforks and torches.
Gibbs and Obama are playing a very dangerous game in trying to demonize a specific American citizen.

“Liberals won’t be happy until they own the media 100%.”
Do liberals run News Corp?
How about Time Warner or Vivendi?
“Rush is so “dangerous” because he represents one of the few voices dissenting to the mindless drivel coming from the lackey media.”
Rush isn’t dangerous unless he again inspires a Timothy McVeigh.

Hey Republicans,
I do believe these lefties are so afraid of Limbaugh and us 20 million republicans that they have to go on and on and on. Now apparently so is President. He has not a clue of what to heck is going on. I think we just knocked him off His game. Wow! !!!we are GOOD!!!! Go ahead lefties concentrate on us. that way you won’t know that your Pres. is falling apart…

Jeanette:
Which are you? Conservative or Republican?

“The fact they can’t factually debate Rush on many topics speaks volumes.”
Rush factually debates….anyone?

The correct response for Mr. Steele would have been to appreciate Mr Limbaugh, say he is an entertainer, and quip that Mr Steele is glad Rush is on the right side instead of the other side. A little finesse could have saved all of this rancor. Mr Steele needs to act like a leader if he is to truly be one.
Mr Limbaugh is not the leader of the Republican Party. He is a voice.

Does Obama approve of Gibbs’ attacking a radio host?

Limbaugh represents the worst of mankind; Stelle should not apologize; he should be standing up to him and telling Limbaugh that his comments and attitudes are unacceptable for any American.
How the GOP responds is indicative of the party’s attitude…. meanspirited, selfish, and UNChristian.

Mr Limbaugh is not the leader of the Republican Party. He is a voice.
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So far the only voice

I would suggest you read up on the stimulus and state’s proposals that Obama had to nationally address.
Democrats choosing treatments is a FACT; doctors are likely soon to come. In the stimulus bill it lists using personal medical records to ensure doctors are giving “approved treatments.” Do yourself a favor and look up how controlled medical care is under most nationally run health care.
Several democratic governors and legislators have proposed taxing gas by mileage rather than per gallon. This would require installation of GPS and a clock in EVERY car and they would monitor when and where you drive. This was brought up by Obama’s own cabinet but Obama said he wouldn’t look at doing it at this time.

“Democrats choosing treatments is a FACT”
Nope, that was made up by a shill for Big Pharma.
“Several democratic governors and legislators have proposed taxing gas by mileage rather than per gallon. This would require installation of GPS and a clock in EVERY car and they would monitor when and where you drive. This was brought up by Obama’s own cabinet but Obama said he wouldn’t look at doing it at this time.”
Would that be Republican Ray Lahood that proposed that?

“Surely if you find a radio host appalling you can’t think that rape jokes are appropriate for someone running for senator.”
In the 1995 New York magazine profile of “Saturday Night Live,” Franken is described among a group of show writers sounding out a spoof of Andy Rooney centered on a sedative pill bottle found in the “60 Minutes” essayist’s desk. Franken and fellow writers Norm MacDonald and Jim Downey kick around fictional Rooney responses to the discovery of the bottle.
The article quotes Franken putting an edgy twist on the discussion: “And ‘I give the pills to Lesley Stahl. Then when Lesley’s passed out, I take her to the closet and rape her.’ Or `That’s why you never see Lesley until February.’ Or, `When she passes out I put her in various positions and take pictures of her.”
Tasteless and yet never aired.
Rush on the other hand enjoys airing his tastelessness.

‘Cryos – Why would I be “more upset” about Franken?
I am not a fan of Franken, but Rush can beat him in a hate throw-down any day. In addition, Franken was not the keynote speaker at the Netroots Convention nor does he speak for the Democratic Party, nor do the Democratic leaders cow to him.
Republican Senator Bunning is also quite a character and I don’t think he’s even into radio.
Posted by: Ranger | Mar 3, 2009 7:09:07 PM”================
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Nice try to justify double standards. Yay another hypocrite shows their colors. congrats.

I am ashamed to be an American after Obama was elected

I love seeing two different irrelevant defenses to the same empty double standard.

mad – I don’t need an observation and interpretation by a Politico reporter to tell me what I read from the actual British reporters at the event.

‘Any more right wing talking points for the day cryos?
I am disappointed we had no warning of imminent reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine.
Posted by: Ryan C | Mar 3, 2009 7:15:41 PM”
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I have to give Obama credit he shut that one down for now. However that didn’t prevent democrats from inserting similar but less straightforward language into recent bills.

When the BBC asked Obama about perceptions that “unlike his predecessors” he has no particular affinity for England, the president soothingly used the words “special” and “relationship” in concert no fewer than three times.
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I guess this BBC reporter was just repeating gossip in asking such a question.

Ryan C – Have you no shame at all? You should instead engage in the pros and cons of an idea by explaining your support or opposition.
Are you going on the record as opposing the tax-by-mile? Perhaps we could tax-by-mile on bikes as well, as the carbon dioxide emitted by exhaling also contributes to your global warming? As does jogging or running? Or do you think that the people should allow Big Biking and Big Walking organizations to be subsidized in the upcoming cap and trade days?

“Ryan C – Have you no shame at all? You should instead engage in the pros and cons of an idea by explaining your support or opposition.”
Shame?
You’re the same guy who has done nothing but post right wing talking points even debunking one yourself.

party-line 57-41 vote. Durbin’s bill.
“To encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership, and to ensure that the public airwaves are used in the public interest.”"

I admitted I was wrong about tax by the mile being solely a democratic idea; its bipartisan.
However I don’t expect you to admit you’re wrong about S.160.

“To encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership, and to ensure that the public airwaves are used in the public interest.”
Media ownership diversity is not the fairness doctrine.
I don’t see the problem with limiting how many media outlets 1 entity can own in a single region. While having different owners does not guarantee diversity in opinion, its at least possible vs the handful of companies we now have that control nearly all media outlets.

“I debunked nothing.”
You stated the stim bill had language it did not. You even demonstrated what language the stim bill actually contained.
“Government approved/not approved treatments are a logical next step for “fiscal responsibility.”
Ahhh the slippery slope logical fallacy.

“Are you saying that Hillary did not have vocal support from ardent feminists? Having been a former public official from the Democrat party in the San Francisco area, I can certainly verify this by first-hand evidence.”
So you are saying Limbaugh is correct and also agree with him all these women also had two or three abortions?
Despicable.

If Mr. Gibbs reads this blog, I want him to know: make no mistake about it, I WANT PRESIDENT OBAMA TO FAIL.
Why?
Because I want America to survive and succeed.
Remember when dissent was patriotic?

Hey Jake, if you have any stones, why don’t you ask Gibbs if he wanted G.W. Bush to succeed?

Memo to GOP: Allowing Rush to hijack your entire party is not the way to rebuild and rejuvenate a struggling movement.

The controversy about Michael Steele and Rush Limbaugh (who I don’t really particularly listen to anymore) is more than about Rush. When the liberal talk show host said that CPAC looked like a bunch of Nazis Michael Steele nodded in agreement.
Some said his nodding wasn’t in agreement with that statement but still at the very least he was quiet and did not speak out against that outrageous statement.
This is more than about Rush the person. This was about the speech he gave and if you listened to the speech and agree with it then it is not only Rush but you, and all other grassroots conservatives that Michael Steele has rebuked in the harshest of terms.
Well, if that is the way the “leader” of the GOP feels about me then I say no, no, no, not God Bless the GOP, GOD DAMN the GOP. It isn’t the party I thought I knew!

I’m loving the idea that Obama is trying to manipulate the ‘Rush’ thing…
This will be another ‘self induced’ wound….Until now…the country has only heard sound bites that out of context seem wacko…those of us who have actually listened to Rush…know better….but the public has to make an effort to ‘find’ Rush on the radio….How wonderful O’dummy is giving him a national platform….I’m jumping for joy here…..
We want the Republicans in congress to ‘man up’ and ‘out’ Obama whenever possible….but I understand the fine line they must walk while a lot of the country is still in “loovvve” with this con man……
Obama is encouraging this as a way to distract the country from paying attention to what he’s doing to the country….HA! this will sooooo blow up in his face……Rush will put him under a microscope…and show the country who the ‘real’ Obama is.
We want our congressmen and women to realize….they are our ‘soldiers’…their mission is to ‘protect’ America from this kind of radical reforming of our American values….It just so happens their hands are tied now….they are outnumbered…
We so need a ‘voice’ to educate Americans right now….it’s going to take public opinion to turn this around.
If you are so stupid as too fall for the spin that Rush ”is the head of the Republican Party” then you will have to accept ‘The View’ is the head of the Democratic Party…..Their venomous attacts..using their national platform every dang day…shouting over Lizabeth completly denying an opposing VIEW…lol [pun intended]..
Let the Games begin!

“I’ll give you a bit of insight, we support Rush more than any of the GOP leadership.”
And that speaks to the lunacy of the right wing more than anything.

Rush is becoming a sort of a Mt.Rushmore for the Democratic Party Elite.Rush is so powerful according to them that they have to enlist, our President, the Chief of Staff, the Press Secretary,the propaganda voice- boxes of the well oil democratic machinery ,the Liberal Press.Pretty soon they will call the Arm forces too.What a ridiculus predicament when we all are suffering in this land of ours. Maybe they will remember their own slogan Is the Economy Stupid11111