Posted on 11/01/2009 10:52:25 AM PST by Free ThinkerNY
President Obama is pursuing a "radical" agenda that is putting the economy and national security in peril, talk show host Rush Limbaugh told "Fox News Sunday," giving the young president failing grades across the board and standing by his sustained criticism of the administration.
The conservative radio host assailed the administration for its economic stimulus package, health care reform plan and alleged uncertainty over the way forward in Afghanistan. In a wide-ranging interview, he called Obama a "child" driven by his "out-of-this-world ego."
And he predicted that Obama, who built a broad-based majority over Republican candidate John McCain a year ago, would not win a second term.
"I'm really, really worried. We've never seen this kind of radical leadership at such a high level of power in the country," Limbaugh said. "I don't think we're better off in any way it could be measured."
Limbaugh is one of the administration's fiercest critics and has often found himself in the White House crosshairs as a result. Top White House aides blasted Limbaugh earlier in the year for saying he wanted Obama to fail as president.
Months later, Limbaugh has only doubled down on his criticism.
"He's immature, he's inexperienced -- in over his head," Limbaugh said of the president. He repeated former Vice President Dick Cheney's charge that Obama is "dithering" on deciding a strategy for the war in Afghanistan.
And Limbaugh scoffed at the administration's claim that hundreds of thousands of jobs have been saved or created by February's economic stimulus package, saying the government has become the job engine -- not the private sector.
"I believe that the economy is under siege," he said.
White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod, reacting to the interview Sunday, downplayed Limbaugh's comments, saying: "We'll let Mr. Limbaugh foment."
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An entertainer? That's hilarious, only a few months ago Axelrod and Co. were telling us that Rush is head of the Republican party.
Continue telling the truth Rush!!
You vud qvestion der Obameister?
I hope Rush does more interviews. WHOOHOO!!!
Axelboy picks Rush’s role according to the needs of the socialists/marxists ..... today they need him to be an “entertainer”....
Rush was excellent on Fox this morning. Two best conservative spokesfolks these days are Dick Cheney and then Rush. Liz Cheney is pretty damn good as well.
I think you probably meant "fulminate," Axelgrease. What a putz.
That is IF the Kenyan IS the President.
“But I think the American people are well-served and believe they’re well-served.”
Replace “well-served” with “serviced” and you’ve got it.
The GOP will run another Bush/McCain in 2012
What does it matter if he is only a one-term president? After his first term the country won’t need a president.
Yes, but who will the Conservative Party run?
It means that the term president will no longer be applicable but rather, "His Lordship" or "King Obama" after he finishes off our Constitutional form of government and replace it with a fascist regime.
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Given a chance, absolutely. Remember Bush1 was the GOP's man, Reagan was the outsider. The Bushes, Dole, McLame... all GOP party choices. Palin was a Reaganlike Republican, used by the party to try to solidify support behind McLame. The GOP party will never support her, unless forced to do so. Never expect the GOP to give us another Reagan, we have to do that ourselves.
Axelrod is a fool and America 2009 is begining to look like Germany 1935.
Not if we can help it...didn’t think our own party would be such a problem.
To avoid that with Mr. Roarke, he needs so much pressure that he can't breathe. And we have to run a true conservative.
The only way for conservatives to win is by taking back the Republican Party. The Republican Party is the natural home of the conservative movement. It must be forced upon the blue blood's and a certain amount of ‘Purging’ must take place.
Remember far more people are conservative than liberal, and even a greater amount of Moderates lean right as apposed to left. By a margin of 40% to 20% the country self describes as Conservative VS Liberal. If the Republicans get their heads out of their A$$es and run and GOVERN as conservatives, they should be able to accomplish much.
Third parties are the easiest way for the Democrats to win. Teddy Roosevelt split the conservatives and the progressives in the election of 1912 by going to the Progressive Party. This effectively handed the presidency to Woodrow Wilson, a man of almost as little knowledge of the real world as Obama. He jerked the country far Left and caused decades of problems, including the death of hundreds of thousands of Americans in WW I and a nasty Depression in 1920.
Ross Perotstole enough of the fiscal conservatives from GHWB and Bob Dole to allow Bill Clinton to claim a mandate with never more than 43% of the popular vote.
Third parties are a suckers bet and play into the hands of the Democrat candidates. Now that the vast silent majority is awakened , their efforts must be put to the election of high quality conservatives in the Republican Party. Rush is right, the blue print for overwhelming victory has been shown By Ronald Reagan, bringing people into the Republican party by making them conservative and then doing all that is possible to run a conservative administration is all that needs to be done. And if the liberals in the party want to leave, good riddance, they won't be happy in the Democrat party either.
The election is the Republican’s to lose.
That said, I seriously think that the Republican party will probably think it a good idea to nominate someone to the left of Obama... because of electability - you see.
And then blame the base for not voting Communist(R).
"Death to America!"
How's the Whig party doing for ya?
How long will it be before Obama sics his "pay czar" on Limbaugh?
-PJ
We’ll see what happens with the headache that the base is giving the GOP with Rubio, Toomey and now Hoffmann. But I won’t be surprised if they do.
I understand your passion, but the premise is unlikely. It is almost impossible for a candidate to get on all the necessary state ballots without one of the two major parties backing. Even if he does they will simply split the Anti-Obama vote, greasing the skids for a return engagement of Hope-N-Change.
Yeah, it’s the Dems who “foment” everything. I guess Axelgrease was doin’ some projecting there. They foment everything from wealth envy to race cards to you name it. By the way, Rush never looked better. And he was quite eloquent. Way to go, Rush. Keep telling it like it is and don’t care where the chips fall.
This is exactly the implication of a fractured party. As you can see the Southern Independent Democrats never elected squat and neither did the constitutional union party. They simply split the Pro-Slave Democrat party handing an Electoral land slide to the Republican Party.
Facts Third parties always fail in this country, due to the Electoral College. That is the Genius of the system. We have fifty State Elections in order to elect the President. He is the President of the United STATES not the President of the People who reside in the fifty independent states.
“Axelgrease”, LOL!
It’s a wonderful day when Axelrod has to respond to Limbaugh because he knows people are listening to Limbaugh and he has to find someone to dilute that powerful message. ESAD, Axelrod.
It’s a wonderful day when Axelrod has to respond to Limbaugh because he knows people are listening to Limbaugh and he has to find someone to dilute that powerful message. ESAD, Axelrod.
A viable third party is an oxymoron. It is impossible in the present system for a third party to get enough electoral votes to get elected.
Third party answer is to take back the Republican Party with Hoffman’s and the like. No more Newts, no more folks like that.
Whether obama can get another term depends on how much voter fraud the dems can organize.
“I think it’s a surreal day when you’re getting lectures on humility from Rush Limbaugh. ... The fact is that he is an entertainer,” Axelrod told CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
You vud qvestion der Obameister?
Re: Photo of Axelrod:
I knew it! I knew it!
This David Axelrod clown is Adolph Hitler come back from the dead!!!
Just look at the resemblance!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big O is owned and run by a Nazi!!!
It explains everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have you noticed how much Fox is running Rush interviews and clips from his shows? I can’t tell if they’re just trying to boost ratings, if this is a transition in case the dictator pulls Rush off the AM airways, or what.
But you may be on to something.
He was wrong about Clinton.
I like Sarah Palin, but I won’t support her if she runs a third party candidacy, unless the republicans run some nitwit like McCain again.
FWIW, one of the definitions of foment is, “to try to stir up public opinion.”
Rush interview with Chris Wallace is currently at the top of the list on this page...
http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html
Chris Wallace: Sarah Palin... you say that you admire her backbone. Do you really think that she’s ready to be President?
Rush: Well, yes... I do. See, I am a... one thing I do not do is follow conventional wisdom.
I hope ol’ Rushbo is right... So who we gonna run...?
[[Limbaugh Assails Obama’s ‘Radical’ Agenda, Predicts One-Term Presidency]]
Lemme know when Obama begins his presidency- stil lwaiting for him to act like a president instead of a whining spoiled rotton thug from chicago
Actually Rush was on a panel and someone asked if Clinton could be re-elected and Rush was the only one who said “of course he can be re-elected”. I don’t remember Rush ever saying Clinton would be a one-termer. Rush is a smart man. In 1996 who thought Dole even had a chance?
Sooooooooooo Gay!
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