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We Need a Pond Scum Czar
Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | February 24, 2012 | Rush Limbaugh

Posted on 02/24/2012 1:58:34 PM PST by Kaslin

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RUSH: Folks, did you know that pond scum, algae, pond scum is now the new source of energy in this country? We were on the air yesterday, Obama was down in Coral Gables making a speech, I told you if we had anything memorable from that we'd play it today and we do. We've got about nine or ten sound bites on gas prices alone, including some things Obama said about algae, pond scum. Now, this needs a czar. We need a pond scum czar, and
that means we need somebody slimy. I think Obama could probably find a lot of slimy people to be pond scum czar. Bill Maher would fit the bill. Any number of people probably would.

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RUSH: I want to move on to pond scum, because the president said that algae is our ticket. It's our ticket out of this mess of high gasoline prices. In Coral Gables, Florida, yesterday afternoon at the University of Miami, this is part of what he said.

OBAMA: We're making new investments in the development of gasoline and diesel and jet fuel that's actually made from a plant-like substance, algae. You got a bunch of algae out here, right? If we can figure out how to make energy out of that, well, we'll be doing all right.

RUSH: How do you think the people down there felt to be in such nearness to such brilliance? The light, the glow, the eminence that was emanating from The One, how could people even bear to look at him. Such is the intelligence that he exudes. We're new investments in the development of gasoline and diesel jet fuel actually made from pond scum. I'm surprised he didn't say, "And we got more pond scum here than they have anywhere in the world." He wasn't the through. He said, "Believe it or not we could replace up to 17% of the oil that we import for transportation with this fuel that we can grow right here in America." This is the smartest man in the world. This is our Messiah. This is Mr. Hopey changey. This is the guy who was unlike any politician America had ever seen. This was the great unifier. This was guy with the solution to all our problems. Pond scum.

He continued, as he has been doing for his entire administration, making fun of the concept of drilling. He keeps saying, (imitating Obama) "They say drill, drill, drill, drill, but that's not a solution." He says for two reasons. He said that's not an immediate solution. It's gonna take two to thee years. They've been saying that for 30 years, folks. For 30 years we have been suggesting drill, baby, drill and it's, no, no, no, it's not gonna take effect for three to five years, it's not an immediate fix. Imagine 30 years ago if we woulda just started new drilling, new exploration, where we would be today. And where are we? We're listening to the president of the United States actually tell us that our salvation, the answer to six-dollar-a-gallon gasoline, is freaking pond scum.

I see it every day. Every time I'm on a golf course, still waters on the lake. I see that stuff. It's floating but it's not even moving, it's so gunky and thick. And I didn't have the slightest idea that I was looking at the new source of American wealth and the new source of America's energy independence. I hadn't the slightest idea. Let's listen to more from our fearless leader, Barack Hussein Obama, in Florida yesterday.

OBAMA: Now, some politicians, they see this as a political opportunity. I know you're shocked by that. Last week the lead story in one newspaper said: "Gasoline prices are on the rise and Republicans are licking their chops." That's a quote. That was the lead. Licking their chops. Only in politics do people root for bad news, do they greet bad news so enthusiastically. You pay more, they're licking their chops.

RUSH: Yeah. I remember in 2002, ladies and gentlemen, you remember this, Richard Gephardt was happy as he could be when the stock market was plummeting. Gephardt was happy. He was happily proclaiming, "Yeah, for every hundred-point drop in the stock market we pick up another point in the polls." It's time to revise an oldie but goody. And Mr. President, it's true today. What's good for America is bad for you and your party. And what's bad for America is good for you and your party. And that's where the Democrat Party is positioned. They are the ones that run around and celebrate bad news. They're the ones happy as they can be. When gas prices were going up under George W. Bush, that was a political opportunity for them. One more sound bite from Mr. Pond scum solution.

OBAMA: You can bet that since it's an election year, they're already dusting off their three-point plan for two dollar gas. And I'll save you the suspense. Step one is to drill and step two is to drill. And then step three is to keep drilling. We heard the same line in 2007 when I was running for president. We hear the same thing every year. We've heard the same thing for 30 years. Well, the American people aren't stupid. They know that's not a plan.

RUSH: Stop, whoa. For 30 years! That's right, we've been hearing "Let's drill" for 30 years and people like you have been standing in the way. If we had been drilling the last 30 years, then it wouldn't be five years from now before we would see any benefit. We would be in the middle, in the midst of the benefit. This guy pounds the final nail in the coffin of his own idea. (imitating Obama) "They've been saying it for 30 years." Yeah, and if we had been drilling for 30 years we wouldn't have to be looking at pond scum, and another thing, we wouldn't be looking at six-dollar-a-gallon gasoline.

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They also say that the United States only has 2% of the world's oil reserves. With fracking, it is now established that we have what could be the largest deposits of oil in the world. This 2% business, they use that because when you say that we only have 2% of the world's oil reserves, people think, oh, you want to get 2% of the world's oil in the ground. No. That's not what reserves means. They pointed it out at Power Line. Reserves, the definition of reserves is controlled by securities law, not geology. Oil isn't counted as part of our reserves unless it's legal to extract it and economic to extract it. What it means is only 2% of what we got can we legally go get. That what we have we can't legally go get because of Democrat policies. That's what it means.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: algae; obamagasolinespeech; pondscum; pondscumczar; rushlive; rushtranscript

1 posted on 02/24/2012 1:58:36 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

No sh*t!


2 posted on 02/24/2012 2:06:13 PM PST by GVnana (Newt 2012 - He Speaks for Us)
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To: Kaslin

I finally figured out what I hate about the way Zero speaks: He is a total and complete snark. You’ve heard about throwing red meat out there? He’s a walking, talking piece of red meat.

Everybody eventually hates a smart-ass.


3 posted on 02/24/2012 2:06:35 PM PST by Cyber Liberty ("If the past sits in judgment on the present, the future will be lost." --Winston Churchill)
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To: Kaslin

Obama and his minons object to offshore drilling and the Keystone pipeline out of “concerns for the environment”...what does the dumbass think harvesting “algae” will do to their precious WETLANDS?


4 posted on 02/24/2012 2:07:54 PM PST by FrankR (You are only enslaved to the extent of the entitlements you receive.)
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To: Kaslin

“We Need a Pond Scum Czar”

I’ve always considered Obama’s Czars to be pond scum.


5 posted on 02/24/2012 2:20:52 PM PST by FerociousRabbit
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To: Kaslin

Why not?

We already have a pond scum President and First Lady and a pond scum cabinet.


6 posted on 02/24/2012 2:25:01 PM PST by Iron Munro ("Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight he'll just kill you." John Steinbeck)
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To: Kaslin

How soon before Obama and his Democrat Party start claiming that toilet bowl scum can be turned into jet fuel?


7 posted on 02/24/2012 2:29:12 PM PST by StormEye
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To: Kaslin
OBAMA: You can bet that since it's an election year, they're already dusting off their three-point plan for two dollar gas. And I'll save you the suspense. Step one is to drill and step two is to drill. And then step three is to keep drilling. We heard the same line in 2007 when I was running for president. We hear the same thing every year. We've heard the same thing for 30 years. Well, the American people aren't stupid. They know that's not a plan.

Hey Barkey!! How about we TRY drilling and see if it works.

8 posted on 02/24/2012 2:35:53 PM PST by YankeeReb
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To: Kaslin

How about we just call him President Pond Scum.


9 posted on 02/24/2012 2:40:44 PM PST by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: Kaslin

This algae effort has been going on almost as long as the search for “free energy” from controlled fusion.


10 posted on 02/24/2012 2:42:25 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Iowa Granny; Ladysmith; Diana in Wisconsin; JLO; sergeantdave; damncat; phantomworker; joesnuffy; ..
If you’d like to be on or off this Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me. And ping me is you see articles of interest.

Bet I'm not the only one here with an occasional algae mat I could sell to the federal government.

Come back to this topic in 3 months, see if federal dollars are going to bundlers who happen to be in the algae business. Or waste cooking oil, which you mix with algae to bring the price down. Don't tell Michelle about the oil, it's not healthy for kids or cars.

11 posted on 02/24/2012 2:51:34 PM PST by SJackson (The Pilgrims Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn't do !)
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To: Cyber Liberty

He is quite the condescending bastard, eh? Reminds me of some rather pompous professors I had many years ago, before I dropped out.

I have had some dealings with big state university types in my present career who are accustomed to worship by the university community. I like telling them things they don’t want to hear.

Obama could stand to eat a reality sandwich or two. He’s everything I’ve tried hard not to be.


12 posted on 02/24/2012 4:49:27 PM PST by One Name (Go to the enemy's home court and smoke his ass.)
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To: Kaslin
[Obama] said, "Believe it or not we could replace up to 17% of the oil that we import for transportation with this fuel that we can grow right here in America."

Oh, really? And what would be the surface area required for that to happen?

13 posted on 02/24/2012 4:59:53 PM PST by NonValueAdded (Limbaugh: Tim Tebow miracle: "He had atheists praying to God that he would lose.")
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To: Kaslin

For those who want the science instead of Obamoran’s thoughts on our energy crisis, here is an article, “Why Algal Biofuels May Never Hold the Key to the Future” by Professor Chris Rhodes:

http://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Biofuels/Why-Algal-Biofuels-May-Never-Hold-the-Key-to-the-Future.html

Everyone who wants a good look into the Achilles heel of algae-oil, should go to the link.


14 posted on 02/24/2012 7:47:52 PM PST by jonrick46 (Countdown to 11-06-2012)
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To: jonrick46

Obamoran’s = Obamoron’s (a least I can catch my spelling mistakes)


15 posted on 02/24/2012 7:54:17 PM PST by jonrick46 (Countdown to 11-06-2012)
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To: Kaslin

that may be the funniest FRepublic headline yet


16 posted on 02/24/2012 7:56:39 PM PST by advertising guy ( the greatest threat to America is a Rino Senator in Congress)
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To: Kaslin

I think I saw a Movie about that,SWAMP THING!


17 posted on 02/25/2012 4:07:37 AM PST by ballplayer
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