Limbaugh urges listeners to vote for Clinton

[krkaufman]

Source: CNN

(CNN) – As Hillary Clinton battles to keep her presidential bid alive, she may be getting help from an unlikely source: conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh has been actively urging his Texas listeners to cross over and vote for Clinton in that state's open primary Tuesday, arguing it helps the Republicans if the Democratic race remains unsettled for weeks to come. ...

He also said Clinton is more willing than the Republican National Committee and John McCain's campaign to criticize Barack Obama.

"We need Barack Obama bloodied up politically. It's obvious that the Republicans are not going to do it, they don't have the stomach for it," Limbaugh continued. "As you probably know we're getting all kinds of memos from the RNC saying we're not going to be critical. Mark McKinnon of McCain's campaign said he'll quit if they get critical over Obama. This is the presidency of the United States we're talking about. I want our party to win I want the Democrats to lose.”

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/03/limbaugh-urges-listeners-to-vote-for-clinton

[Lint Head]

1. This is a dupe post.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4869307

[krkaufman]

3. Thanks. I searched the first 3 pages of LBN, and didn't find it listed. n/t

[Kablooie]

2. Of course! He knows if Hillary wins the primary, McCain wins the presidency.

He wants the least likely to succeed to run on the Democratic ticket.

[krkaufman]

5. Not necessarily. The report specifically states that he wants the Dem primary to continue...

... because they, Republicans, "need Obama bloodied up politically." His statement indicates that he feels that Obama will be the Democratic nominee and he wants Hillary to damage Obama politically as much as possible, in order to hurt his chances in November against McCain.

[Winterblues]

37. What utter hogwash

Any Democrat will pummel McCain like he was a dusty blanket.

[AX10]

4. Reverse psycology at work here.

[krkaufman]

6. What reverse psychology? Limbaugh wants "Obama bloodied up politically" ...

... and he's thrilled that Hillary is doing so. Where's the reverse psychology?

[AX10]

10. What bullshit.

HRC is not doing any such thing.
This is a competitive race.
Only you extremists would think that HRC has no right to be in this race.
She has every right to be and it is far from over.

[krkaufman]

12. Dude, taketh thy chill pills.

Read the news article. Your comment of "reverse psychology" being at play is unrelated to the content of the article, and I hardly view my correcting your misrepresentation as an extreme action.

Hillary *is* bloodying-up Obama, politically, as is her campaign's intent -- in order to improve her chances in tomorrow's primaries. I am making no value judgment on her doing so, in this thread, nor have I advocated here that Hillary should exit the race.

I'm perfectly happy with her staying in the race as long as she wants, regardless of the damage it may do to our eventual nominee. The more she smears Obama, the more redundant and dated will McCain's attacks be in the general election campaign.

[Acadia Blue]

34. The media has Howard Deaned Hill. And will continue because

they hate her. I don't know why. Sexism and hating bill Isuppose

[TheWraith]

42. Hillary destroyed herself, and the media has bent over backward to keep her in it.

If it weren't for New Hampshire, and not wanting to be wrong again, her campaign would have been pronounced dead weeks ago.

[TheWraith]

41. She's trotting out every smear the Republicans will use come the general.

Secret muslim, no experience, liar, fearmongering, etcetera, etcetera. Of course she's attacking him, and attacking him with the Republican playbook.

And yeah, it is over. There's no way for her to even draw even on delegates without winning EVERY REMAINING STATE by TWENTY POINTS. She's lost, but she won't accept it.

[Winterblues]

38. How is Hillary bloodiing up Obama?

IMO they are quite cordial to each other and only addressing the issues.

[bitchkitty]

7. Nah, it's reverse reverse reverse reverse psychology. n/t

[BearSquirrel2]

28. I don't think Limbaugh listners get that ...

So let me get this straight. He's more afraid of Hillary, so he's telling he's legions of ditto-drones to go vote for Hillary under the assumption that Democrats who don't listen to his show will overhear it and vote for Obama. Good thinkin!!!!

[NoPasaran]

8. Oxycontin. It's a hell of a drug.

[classykaren]

44. LOL n/t

[Preston120]

9. Why would a Democrat even listen Limbaugh's Bull Crap?

He lies, he is evil. He is nothing but a republican front. Isn't his 15 minutes of fame about up?

[Bacchus39]

11. you'd be surprised the level of masochism, Fox news, Rush, etcetera

you see it all the time. people complaining how much they hate it all the while intently watching and listening

[Alcibiades]

30. It does help to know what they are saying

Of course, I cannot listen for long because it turns my stomach. I do listen to rightwing radio from time to time for the same reason I read Krauthammer and Will in the editorial section: you can't refute propaganda if you don't know what it is. If they stay in their echo chamber and we stay in ours, then it will be impossible to out the lies the lying liars tell.

[krkaufman]

13. I doubt that many do. But what he is saying is common knowledge...

The longer the Democratic primary continues with its current negative tone, the more damage done to our eventual nominee -- directly to their image, or via demoralization of the voter base.

[tularetom]

14. Bill Clinton made Limbaugh a ton of money in the 90's

Why would he not want to see Hillary elected president. That fat bastard doesn't care about politics or policy, he sees an opportunity to get rich selling bullshit to the hicks just like he did during the cliinton term.

He can spend four years trashing Hillary and getting his dumshit audience all pissed off at her and sell millions of dollars worth of advertising in the process. If I were him I'd be drooling at the prospect of a Clinton in the White House again.

[krkaufman]

15. Hell, it sounds like Limbaugh will be railing against whichever ...

... of the 3 remaining candidates wins... Clinton, Obama or McCain. I'm sure the Right Wing conservatives will hammer McCain for 4 years, and go after him in the primaries, for his second term, with some new conservative corporate toady.

[goforit]

16. Chosen words from the illuminati

[yellerpup]

17. Of course, Limbaugh endorses Hillary

She endorses McCain.

Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou4JnWQsxKw

[GainesT1958]

18. OxyRush and his ilk...

Just don't want to think of a fall campaign without her, do they!?:eyes:

One of the best side-effects of Obama getting the nomination would be to see them all deprived of something they've been licking their ugly chops for over the last, oh, sixteen years. That WOULD be a sweet victory, indeed!:D

B-)

[Trajan]

19. Limbaugh intends to disrupt our party process as much as possible ....

Let's hope no Democrats even bother to listen to his drug crazed pleas ....

[kristopher]

20. 2 weeks ago he was telling them to vote for Obama to get rid of Hillary

I think he is just trying to create a cover story for the stampede away from the Repukes.

[leftrightwingnut]

21. Be careful what you wish for, Rush.

You might just get it.

First, Ann Coulter, now Rush Limbaugh. Faux News treats her with kid gloves. Amazing.

The poor ditto-heads must be so confused (even though no one told them to be.)

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

22. Rush Limpballs? Hmm... didn't Ann Coulter endorse her too?

weird crap going on over in Right Wing land.

They know that Obama draws more independents and a few cross over GOPs,
they want the Primary to go on as long as possible.

Limpballs said something about Hillary being willing to damage Obama more than
the GOP was willing to do.

Well, she's using Karl Rove's play book.

[bhikkhu]

23. Some background from a listener....

It is funny how they have gone back and forth...the debate seems to have been whether to finish off the ultimate evil - the "Clinton era" - by encouraging Obama support, or whether to support Hillary and a drawn out chaos in the party even at the risk of Hillary in the White House...Rush, predictably, has jumped on the "keep Hillary in it" bandwagon, on th basis that she will do all the hard work for the repugs in destroying the Dem party.

Hannity has taken the tack, on the advice of Gingrich, to not "play god", and to stay out manipulating the dem elections. Both of them have played both sides, cheering for Hillary when she tore down Obama and Obama when she tore down Hillary.

Rush has gloated that he can do an entire show of dem bashing without even referencing anything a repug has said. Enough said?

[Politicalboi]

24. Well somebody has to vote for her

:rofl:

[Luminous Animal]

25. How far DU has fallen...

when the likes of Limbaugh, Drudge, and Politico are offered up as legitimate sources for the basis of Democratic debate.

Proving, yet again, the rightwing narrative rules the Democratic world.

[ClintonTyree]

26. Isn't that the truth.....

"How far DU has fallen".....it makes an old timer like me want to weep. :cry: DU has become the very thing we used to rail against. I guess it was bound to happen. Nothing can remain pure and untainted very long in this world.

[Skittles]

27. somebody just posted a LIMBAUGH TRANSCRIPT

I KID YOU NOT

[meegbear]

29. Jesus, Joseph and Mary ...

Calgon, take me away!

[krkaufman]

31. CNN is the source.... reporting on Limbaugh's comments....

... which, as mentioned in another post, are no different from the comments of many knowledgeable, blowhard-free analysts. The only difference is that Limbaugh is advocating the extension of the Democratic primaries, where other pundits merely comment on the effects of continuing the primaries with their current tone.

Oh, and Limbaugh is full-of-s**t in saying that the Republicans don't have the stomach to slander Obama.

[Alcibiades]

32. No one is saying Limbaugh's legitimate

I've seen thousands of pronunciations by Bush posted here. You do need to know what these jerkwads are saying. You want to eschew the rightwing narrative? Don't look at this thread, or post a reply.

[Thepricebreaker]

43. Obama puts ads on his station in TX - so he uses him. n/t

[Acadia Blue]

33. I wish this man would lose his voice permanently.

[krkaufman]

35. Hear, hear! n/t

[truthisfreedom]

36. "We need Barack Obama bloodied up..." Naw, rush, we need you back in treatment.

We need our most famous drug addict right back in a halfway house.

[krkaufman]

40. Hell, how about a nice stay at a state-operated bed & breakfast.

Say... Casa Loxahatchee.

[Bilbo Heugan]

39. I think they have so much dirt on her, she'll be a sitting duck --

and if all their smearing doesn't do the trick, she will still be a great friend to the real powers behind the throne -- the elite corporatists.