For reporting that is an embarrassment to the profession
of journalism, and for being beholden to corporate paymasters rather than
the citizens of America.
Gene Kranz, lead flight director for Mission
Control, said during the Apollo 13 flight, "Failure is not an option." To
many, this describes the financial crisis of 2008-2009. But failure is
not only an option for
Rush Limbaugh, but also it's
a requirement.
George W. Bush tells us that history takes a long time to determine whether
a presidency succeeded or not. By whatever standard you place on the Barack
Obama Administration, Rush
Limbaugh wants it to fail.
By Limbaugh's standards, the Bush realm passed, so maybe it's a psych-out
reverse, parallel universe, opposites day. If Obama "fails," we'll
have peace and prosperity in record time.
But no, in the time of gigantic financial peril, in great part due to the
mess of the last eight years, Limbaugh wants Obama to fail, as in not having
his programs succeed.
Limbaugh is like a troll that lives under the bridge. He spouts his rhetoric
and runs back and hides under his bridge. But this time, someone responded
with an attack back at him.
President Obama told GOP members at a meeting that "you can't just
listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done."
Limbaugh responded by saying, "I think Obama wants me to fail."
This exchange between a very popular president and a long-time pill-poppin',
former country music disc jockey might seem unfair on many levels. But Limbaugh
is desperate. After all, he can't ride high on personal access to the commander-in-chief
nor be part of the MSM tidal wave against President Clinton.
Limbaugh is in panic mode, and it shows. Two days after Obama was elected,
Limbaugh referred to the "Obama recession" a full 75 days before
Obama took office. And now that Limbaugh has called for Obama to fail, he
is tumbling down to depths not previously imagined.
When fellow conservative Bill Bennett says
you've gone too far, you might
want to rethink your rhetoric.
But Limbaugh is worried and short of substantial things to say. He doesn't
want to go back to Missouri and play country music. And so the harsh extreme
rhetoric continues to flow.
Al Franken once told us that Rush Limbaugh is
a big, fat idiot. Now we can add on frantic and hypocritical. Oh, and Rush
Limbaugh is also
as the BuzzFlash Media PUTZ of the Week. Rush Limbaugh previously won the Media PUTZ of the week on November 20, 2008, June
26, 2008, May 22,
2008, and August
9, 2007.
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