Posted on 05/13/2013 5:22:47 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
President Obama Blames Political Gridlock on ‘Hyper-Partisanship,’ Rush Limbaugh
By Arlette Saenz @ArletteSaenz Follow on Twitter May 13, 2013 7:42pm
President Obama blamed part of the political gridlock in Washington, D.C., on “hyper-partisanship” while speaking at a fundraiser attended by Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel in New York City Monday afternoon, saying some Republicans worry too much about the reaction of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh.
“What’s blocking us right now is sort of hyper-partisanship in Washington that, frankly, I was hoping to overcome in 2008. And in the midst of crisis, I think the other party reacted, rather than saying now is the time for us all to join together, decided to take a different path,” Obama said at the Democratic National Committee fundraiser. “My thinking was after we beat them in 2012, well, that might break the fever, and it’s not quite broken yet.
“But I am persistent,” he said. “And I am staying at it. And I genuinely believe that there are actually Republicans out there who would like to work with us but they’re fearful of their base and they’re concerned about what Rush Limbaugh might say about them. And, as a consequence, we get the kind of gridlock that makes people cynical about government and inhibits our progress.”
The president’s comments came at the first of three fundraisers in New York City Monday. He spoke to 65 guests at a reception hosted by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and actress Georgina Chapman. Later in the afternoon, the president addressed a second 60-person fundraiser hosted by Alexandra Stanton and Sam Natapoff. Tickets to each event ranged from $16,200 to $20,000 and benefitted the DNC.
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Unfortunately for you el Presidente every time you mention el Rushbo his audience size increases. So… please keep it up!
(phone rings)
Billy Clinton: “Yes?”
Obama: “Mr Clinton, sir, it’s me sir.”
Billy Clinton: “Oh, what is it now?”
Obama: “I need some advice sir. A lot of things are going badly. I need a distraction.”
Billy Clinton: “Well, boy, let me think... Hmmm, when things were going badly for me I got a lot of mileage out of blaming Rush Limbaugh. Worked like a charm in fact.”
Obama: “Oh thank you sir that’s what I’ll do Thank you agian sir. And give my regards to Miss Hillary sir. We’re watching out for her sir.”
Billy Clinton: “Yes, see that you do...”
Perfect :)
‘specially that last line.
Rush is just one man on the radio, Bammy. And why SHOULDN'T Republicans be afraid of their base?
How come Democrat lawmakers never have to be afraid of their base?
Most conservatives were alone in their convictions aside from ‘Human Events’ or Bill Buckley. Our worldview was common once upon a time but as the Reds advance and took control of the media and academia, we were alone. Questioning, confused and alone. Of course, we had friends and others but we were essentially islands in the stream of accelerating Marxism. Suddenly, Rush punched a hole in the curtain of information control and we found a voice for normalcy and Americanism. When the net took off, we linked up.
It ain’t over until they put a bullet in yer noggin.
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