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Rush Strike Back

Submitted by FederalistBlogs on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 14:45
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I was wondering when and if Rush Limbaugh would come up with a strategy to deal with the increasing push against him from the left.  Today he did, and what a great approach he came up with!  They call him the leader of the Republicans.  They call him brash.  They call him arrogant.  Today his strategy takes all those accusations and wraps them up in a neat package to put back on their door stop. 

 

Today private citizen Rush Limbaugh challenged President Obama to a debate. 

 

Of course the President would never do a broadcast debate with a private citizen.  It is not what Presidents do.  Really, Presidents do not debate much out of election cycles.  Their misstate is that this time they have elevated Rush to the level of the leader of the opposition.  They have challenged his opinions and views.  They have challenged him personally.  The only way to set such issues aside would be a public debate. 

 

Either way Rush wins.  Obviously the President is not likely to agree to any sort of debate.  To that end now Rush can begin to rally that they are scared.  If he does agree to a debate, Rush wins no matter the outcome for calling out the President.  Now Rush and others need to get this information pushed out into the media and force the Democrats hand. 

 

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you're missing the point

Submitted by Caroline on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 14:50.

Rush has said he hopes the President fails. Not one Republican has the stones to say "Rush is wrong." (Or when they do, they have to go crawling back and apologize to Rush). Therefore, one has to believe they agree with Rush when he said they all feel the same way he does in hoping for Obama's failure.

The tactic Rush is taking is his typical cowardly tactic. Of course it's ridiculous to assume that the President is going to waste any time with that gasbag. But that's not what this is about. This isn't Obama v Rush, no matter how Rush would love to paint it that way. It's not really even about Rush. It's about Repulicans being too frightened to stand up to Rush and to publicly say he's wrong.

But you keep on keeping on!!

Will's idea: an alternative suggestion

Submitted by RisingTide on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 15:18.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/3/4/135020/1671/170/704621

hell, if Stephen Colbert can post -- why not rush?

Yes, I have heard Rush saying

Submitted by In between on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 15:51.

Yes, I have heard Rush saying he would like to have a debate. If I was Obama, the first question I would ask Rush: Just where were you for the past 8 years? 

Show me any instance

Submitted by NextRightNando on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 16:48.

Show me any instance of the President of the United States engaging the head of the opposition party in a one-on-one debate.

That privelege is just for the presidential candidates.

 

Debate is no problem

Submitted by artigiano on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 17:56.

All Rush has to do now is secure the Republican presidential nomination for 2012 and he can have multiple debates with Obama.

Considering how he has every member of the GOP's pecker in his pocket that should not be much of a problem.

And Rush don't forget debates traditionally require a blue suit, white shirt and solid color tie, not the latest from the Tony Soprano Bada Bing collection.

President Obama has already

Submitted by T D Williams on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 18:42.

raised Rush (and Hannity too) to national leadership level by his public comments on them.  In effect, the debate is already going on because the media and the public are looking for Rush's reply.  And then back to President Obama for his reply.

Not terribly bright--as Kristen Powers has pointed out.  A president deals with governors, heads of major parties and heads of state--not junior senators or congressional representatives, and certainly not political commentators.