DNC's Tim Kaine speaking on Fox News: Rush Limbaugh is "He Who Must Be Obeyed'

[flpoljunkie]

Kaine: Rush Limbaugh Is "He Who Must Be Obeyed" In Republican Party

By Eric Kleefeld - March 3, 2009, 12:46PM

DNC chairman Tim Kaine just appeared on Fox News, and took the opportunity to dig in against Rush Limbaugh's "leadership role" in the Republican Party, and how this is endangering the country in a time of crisis.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g9hYXBrD0k&eurl=http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/03/kaine-rush-limbaugh-is-he-who-must-be-obeyed-in-republican-party.php?ref=fp1

Fox host Jon Scott brought up the recent Limbaugh-Steele flap, and asked Kaine: "Democrats are sort of enjoying this, aren't they?"

"Well you know, yeah -- in a way, yes," said Kaine. "But it's a lot at stake when somebody who is in a leadership role -- as Rush Limbaugh clearly is -- states that he wants for the president to fail, and he is followed in that by members of Congress voting against the Recovery Act. That's pretty dire, given our situation right now."

Kaine then went after Michael Steele's apology for having offended Rush, and Steele's having backed down from what Kaine said was a "courageous" comment. "You know, it left a lot of us wondering, who's really in charge? Kaine said. "It seems like Rush Limbaugh is kind of the He Who Must Be Obeyed these days in the Republican Party."

Finally, Kaine played up the national interest: "Again, we're in a time of national crisis. And the shouters aren't gonna get us through it. It's gonna be problem-solvers who will, and that's what we need from both parties right now."

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/03/kaine-rush-limbaugh-is-he-who-must-be-obeyed-in-republican-party.php?ref=fp1

[ericgtr]

1. Good for Kaine

The GOP is going to be foreced to either denounce Rush or to side with him. Either way, they're screwed. Well played DNC.

[MoJoWorkin]

2. Kaine is doing good!

[rvablue]

3. Sing it, Kaine! This is a winning meme for us. Keep repeating it! n/t

[Kdillard]

4. Nice job by Kaine. It is amazing how much Michael Steele

has stuck his foot in his mouth in the short time he has been RNC chair. I would think he was a plant out to help the democrats if I didn't know better.

[firedupdem]

5. Kaine is doing a great job speaking for the Democrats! n/t

[Ocracoker16]

6. Excellent

Kaine is helping to make Rush the head of the GOP party. I am glad he is going along with Obama's efforts to let Rush be seen as having authority over the GOP. It will benefit the Democratic party to have people laugh at the pathetic GOP, because of the extraordinary idiot who seems to be the top elephant.

[K8-EEE]

7. K&R.......Go Tim!

Great!! Ray-gun's 11th commandment is SO by the wayside, KEEP IT UP!

[Unsane]

8. Our party chief is a successful governor, their's is a failed politician.

[Cha]

14. And, their's it turns out ..

doesn't have much confidence in his own abilities. He to rush limpbaugh.

[smoogatz]

9. It's a reference to Rumpole.

Semi-literary. Nice! And very smart to keep pointing out that the Republicans are now fully committed to gargling the tiny, hairless balls of the far-right wingnut wing of the wingnut party.

[flpoljunkie]

11. You do have a way with words, smoogatz!

[Cha]

15. Yes, you

do!

[damntexdem]

10. Heh heh. He's Mrs. Rushpole!

NEED problem solvers from both parties? Let's hope not, because that's not what we're going to get from the GOP.

[cwcwmack]

12. lol

he's looking like Jabba the Hut lately.

[Cha]

16. Dave Letterman said on his

show last night to Katie Couric that "rush limpbaugh looked like a Russian Mobster with too much flesh showing."

[Cha]

13. "The Recovery Plan".. this all

is brilliant coming from Tim Kaine!