Rush and Obama

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HomeDiariesBreaking BlueE-Wire 2008Rush Limbaugh Endorses Barack Obama
by DiamondJay, Wed May 07, 2008 at 09:09:13 PM EST

For so long, we've been hearing about "Operation Chaos" where Limbaugh told listeners to vote Hillary to create "chaos." Well, some believed he genuinely thought Hillary would be easier to beat, but others thought he was trying to trick many in the party into going for Obama, thinking them defying Limbaugh would give us the better candidate, as it would put him over the top, making the weaker candidate the nominee. This now comes true. Rush Limbaugh, today, came out and endorsed Barack Obama http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/200 8/05/07/limbaugh-comes-out-for-obama/


"I now believe he would be the weakest of the Democrat nominees," Limbaugh, among the most powerful voices in conservative radio, said on his program. "I now urge the Democrat supereldegates to make your mind up and publicly go for Obama."

"Barack Obama has shown he cannot get the votes Democrats need to win - blue-collar, working class people," Limbaugh also said. "He can get effete snobs, he can get wealthy academics, he can get the young, and he can get the black vote, but Democrats do not win with that."

For months, Limbaugh has urged his

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[Maven]

1. But I thought he was trying to help Hillary win

I'm so confused and moreover I think Rush Limbaugh is irrelevant.

[BlackVelvet04]

12. Which shows how naive you are....

Jesus, don't you people get it? I remember all the taunting posts about rush supporting Hillary. He never supported Hillary, he's been playing the system. The republicans want Obama as the nominee, but not too soon. They know his associations are going to sink him in the G.E. He also knows the Obama supporters will blame Hillary Clinton instead of taking a good hard look at their candidate. He plays on the naiveté of the Obama supporters and it's worked.

[IsItJustMe]

18. I know you are full of it. Enough with this Republican bull shit.

[BlackVelvet04]

23. LOL...

aren't you tough?

[dionysus]

30. did you focus-test that at the "capital shill"?

:rofl:

[Maven]

19. Psst...I forgot this:

:sarcasm:

;)

[dionysus]

28. go back to "capital hill".

you people posting shit from Rush.... puh-thetic...

:rofl:

[knixphan]

29. ditto.

[anigbrowl]

2. He's just trying to surf the wave and claim he owns it now.

I knew someone would choose to waste space on this.

[MadMaddie]

3. Rush is as dumb as a rock! Wait at least a rock has the

presence to just stay where it lands....

[aging like wine]

4. Rush and Drudge support Obama

Wow. With friends like that...

[AllentownJake]

5. Operation Chaos

Was originally our idea in Michigan for Romney. The motherfucker does not have an original thought in his head.

[frickaline]

6. He's just trying to control both votes from his listener pool

he's completely irrelevant.

[FrenchieCat]

7. Since Obama won, it appears that Rush lost. Guess he has to give

the appearance that he did not.

That's all this is.

All talking points about who will and who will not vote for Obama, all talking points repeated ad nauseum by the Hillary campaign.

[redqueen]

24. That's the way I read this sudden 180.

Pretty transparent IMO.

[DemVet]

33. Nope....the repubs realize that....

...all the skeletons are just beginning to come out of Obama's closet. He's weaker against McCain than Hillary is.

[muntrv]

8. Whatever you say, limpballs.

[Spazito]

9. LOL, his rant tells all and he is too stupid to know it...

His pathetic attempt to subvert the Democratic primary failed, "big time" (to quote his hero), he now thinks we are as dumb as his dittoheads and can't see what he is trying to do now.

Just like his "Operation Chaos", BIG FAIL on this too!

[RBInMaine]

10. Why in hell is ANYONE on this site posting this bilge water?? OXY-Rush is a BIG FAT IDIOT !

[BadgerKid]

11. He's trying to paint BO as unelectable

by having R's vote for him. This increases HRC's, albeit small, chance to win the primary, which would draw out R voters for McCain.

Twisted, but "logical".

[MrRobotsHolyOrders]

13. Obama's going to stomp McCain

The Democrats are going to stormfuck the GOP this fall. Anyone putting stock in a fat racist whose target demographic is other fat racists shouldn't be taken seriously, on the internet or in the hard realities of IRL.

[knixphan]

31. great verb! - and ditto.

[Nia Zuri]

14. Triple reverse reverse psychology!!!! Brilliant! nt

[IsItJustMe]

15. WTF? Who cares what he thinks. He's a fricking idio. H E L L O

[last1standing]

16. This is playground psychology.

Why bother with it?

[KSinTX]

17. Blue-collar, working class people are 40-percent of the electorate

Parse that to subtract African-Americans (12-percent) Hispanics (15-percent) and you lose 10-percent. In recent votes, an average of 15 percent of 71 percent of whites were lost to Obama OR another 10 percent. So in reality, with 75 percent self-identifying as Democrat, you end up with Obama losing merely 22 percent of total population. And that's bad how?

[NJSecularist]

20. K&R. Limbaugh is right. n/t

[cali]

25. lol. Perfect. and funny as hell in a lame way.

[NJSecularist]

27. He is right. Sorry you don't want to hear it.

I hate Limbaugh's guts, but Obama is an infinitely easier opponent for the Rethugs than McCain.

[dionysus]

32. the shillbots last resort... agree with.... rush....

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[ShortnFiery]

21. More FANTASY and PROJECTION.

I do hope HRC supporters are able to "work through" their delusions and defense mechanisms. :-)

[grantcart]

22. Lol Its so sophmoric its funnty you don't get it. He is saying that so when

the SDs go for Obama he will take credit for it. Its not even serious he's pulling your leg.

[madwivoter]

26. Oh for christs sake

Limbaugh is completely irrelevant.

Get your head out of the sand and don't waste your time with anything Limbaugh.

[Gore1FL]

34. Thyis Rush trying to show his flock how important he is

First he asked hjis listeners to vote for Hillary in the hopes it would drag the campaign out. Now he is asking the SD tovote for Obama because he knows they were going to do so.

Then he gets to go back to his listeners and say "look how important I am"...

Nothing to see here.