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Democratic Petition to Silence Limbaugh

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I don't listen to Limbaugh. I did many years ago (10+?). But not in recent years. So I don't know what he said, but it strikes me that trying to silence him . . . or anyone else . . . would violate our 1st Amendment :hammer:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/01/27/dems-launch-online-petition-rush-limbaugh/
Democrats Launch Petition Against Rush Limbaugh After Firing Back at Obama
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launches an online petition to express outrage at Rush Limbaugh after he said he wanted President Obama to fail.

FOXNews.com
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has launched an online petition to express outrage at conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh for saying he wanted President Obama to "fail."

"Jobs, health care, our place in the world -- the stakes for our nation are high and every American needs President Obama to succeed," the petition reads. "Stand strong against Rush Limbaugh's Attacks -- sign our petition, telling Rush what you think of his attacks on President Obama."

The petition comes after Obama warned Republicans on Capitol Hill Friday that they need to quit listening to Limbaugh if they want to get along with Democrats and the new administration.

"You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done," he told top GOP leaders, whom he had invited to the White House to discuss his nearly $1 trillion stimulus package.

One White House official confirmed the comment but said he was simply trying to make a larger point about bipartisan efforts.

On Monday, Limbaugh shot back at Obama, opening his show by saying, "I'm the man you should not be listening, according to President Obama."

"I think [Obama] wants me to fail," Limbaugh said. "He's more frightened of me than he is of John Boehner, which doesn't say much for our party."

The remarks came after Limbaugh said last week on his radio show: "If I wanted Obama to succeed, I'd be happy the Republicans have laid down. I don't want this to work. So I'm thinking of replying to this guy, say 'okay, I'll send you a response, but I don't need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails'."

The committee's online petition includes a YouTube video featuring audio clips of the radio host's recent remarks.​
 
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mla2ofus

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Much as I try to not to believe, I think our new leadership in the whitehouse and congress is taking us down a socialist path.
Mike
 
CityGirl

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I was more than happy to log on to DCCC and put my two cents worth into their petition and I sent the link out to my family. I figure I will try to get as many supporters of the freedom of speech to inundate this site as I possibly can. Hope you will too.
 
BigAl

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I'm not going to get into the Obama verus Limbaugh debate .But Limbaugh reminds me alot of a fat Hitler . Always pointing the finger at someone else and boasting of his superior knowledge on whats good for the country.Thats how he makes his living . Before you peg me as a leftist you may want to ask how many years I was a member of the GOP . Show me one thing he has done ,besides line his own pockets with Money and drugs that has helpped this country in any way ?? In many countries his little drug addiction problem would have put him away in prison for years . Thats right ... I do not listen to drug addicts to make a logical decision .Talk is cheap and in his case this really hits home .
I also think the democrates are wrong on this petition thing , There is a simple way to silence him . Turn off the radio .He will go down faster than a flat tire .
 
Melensdad

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BigAl said:
I also think the democrates are wrong on this petition thing , There is a simple way to silence him . Turn off the radio .He will go down faster than a flat tire .
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Allen you and I are in total agreement on Limbaugh.

To me he is just an angry man who does his best to stir the pot. I don't see any reason to listen to him. Still, if they can silence him then they can silence anyone who opposes the ideas of Obama and that is what really bothers me.

While the petition doesn't carry any weight of law, the reality is that the Democrats have tried to enact the FAIRNESS DOCTRINE in the past, I believe that if there is no public outcry over this wrong minded petition, then they will bring the FAIRNESS DOCTRINE legislation back up this year and that will have a dramatic affect on free speech.
 
BigAl

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Yep I agree , Freedom of speech is one of the cornerstones of the American foundation . Of course ,One needs to know the difference between intelligence and the ramblings of a drug addicted nut case .

Some people are leaders and some are followers . I find that most of his loyal followers ,in this case , want someone else to blame for their demise ."Limp" provides that "out" for them .
 
mtntopper

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The radicals on the right and the radicals on the left leave a lot of room in between. If you listen to either Rush or Keith Olbermann both similar in style of crap spewing and both claim to have all the right answers. The koolaid is sweet but it is loaded full of poison crap on both sides.

I think the dems trying to silence Rush are much too far left and some of the crazies that treat Rush like the second coming are just as bad. Where has it gone that people actually think for themselves, research the facts, make up their own mind based on common sense and then vote accordingly been lost? I think we may never see that again............:sad:
 
The Tourist

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I look at Rush as simply entertainment, not a news show. If you look at all of the truly interesting TV and movies, the ones that are really fun are "cutting edge."

Look at some of those "dream cars" from automobile exibitions of the 1960s. Yikes, even a Ford Taurus has more futuristic features. But all of thelittle kids marveled at the space age cars. They drew a crowd.

Same thing here. If Rush just sounded like an average evening 'talking head' no one would tune in to listen.

Ten years ago everyone knew the epithet "femi-nazi." In fact, to this day we still refer to an arch-conservative as a "ditto head."

And now our newly annointed king calls Rush by name...
 
CityGirl

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This is what THEY say he said:
http://www.dccc.org/page/petition/rush

and this is what he said:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13qzC7wbJjM"]YouTube - Rush Limbaugh: I hope Obama 'Fails'[/ame]


Notable Quotes

“It’s time to reinstitute the Fairness Doctrine.”
-- Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)

"In my view, talk radio tends to be one-sided. It also tends to be dwelling in hyperbole. It's explosive. It pushes people to, I think, extreme views without a lot of information…. I’m looking at [the Fairness Doctrine]…. Unfortunately, talk radio is overwhelmingly one way.”
--Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

"I think the Fairness Doctrine ought to be there ... One of the most profound changes in the balance of the media was when the conservatives got rid of equal time requirements. The result is that they've been able to squeeze down and squeeze out opinion of opposing views."
-- Sen. John Kerry (D-MA
 
The Tourist

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Yikes, where's the fun in that? Free men have always created messy govenments.

"Mandated fairness." What's that? Does that mean that I have to submit my posts to a panel of weenies before I can hit "submit"?

I'd rather have the fun of reading about the crazies, myself.
 
mtntopper

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The Tourist said:
"Mandated fairness." What's that? Does that mean that I have to submit my posts to a panel of weenies before I can hit "submit"?

I'd rather have the fun of reading about the crazies, myself.
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The problem is stupid people who want to believe everything that they hear and are just unable to think clearly on their own........TT you don't quite fit that category, yet.................:yum:

We have mandated fairness here on FF as the mods have the ability to actually limit what we read and most of us do not complain as they do it fairly and honestly. That is the only way it can work and keep the masses happy...........:whistling:
 
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Poobah,

If I may, I'm going to take excerpts from your posts and remove the word DRUGS and insert XXXX. I'll also remove Limbaugh with AAAA.

Once done, re-read it. Once XXXX is applied (where XXXX = whatever is in their interest), does it sound any different than the politicians (now AAAA) that are trying to shut him up?

BigAl said:
But AAAA reminds me alot of a fat Hitler . Always pointing the finger at someone else and boasting of his superior knowledge on whats good for the country.Thats how he makes his living . Before you peg me as a leftist you may want to ask how many years I was a member of the GOP . Show me one thing he has done ,besides line his own pockets with Money and XXXX that has helpped this country in any way ?? In many countries his little XXXX addiction problem would have put him away in prison for years
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BigAl said:
Yep I agree , Freedom of speech is one of the cornerstones of the American foundation . Of course ,One needs to know the difference between intelligence and the ramblings of a XXXX addicted nut case .

Some people are leaders and some are followers . I find that most of his loyal followers ,in this case , want someone else to blame for their demise ."AAAA" provides that "out" for them .
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Rush found a large contingent of people who were dissatisfied with government. He says the things that they want to be said. The major media did not. Talk radio works because it is radio- most of the people I know that listen really couldn't watch TV because they are working. Talk radio doesn't work for liberals (Air America). Deduce the rest from there.

JMHO.
 
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Limbaugh has lost a lot of his power from the election. His listeners did not follow his thoughts.
Ripping Obama is starting to backfire.
He is charging in all directions and does not know what to do/say.
He is still mad at the way Bush was treated and lied about.
Rush sounds like he is still in shock to me, even though he did not back McCain.
The people that caused this mess are still leading this country. (congress)

Scary.
 
BigAl

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bczoom said:
Poobah,

If I may, I'm going to take excerpts from your posts and remove the word DRUGS and insert XXXX. I'll also remove Limbaugh with AAAA.

Once done, re-read it. Once XXXX is applied (where XXXX = whatever is in their interest), does it sound any different than the politicians (now AAAA) that are trying to shut him up?
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Boomer ! I wish you would stop doing that :unsure:. Now its going to take 2 days to figure out what I said .:unsure::unsure:
 
thcri

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BigAl said:
Boomer ! I wish you would stop doing that :unsure:. Now its going to take 2 days to figure out what I said .:unsure::unsure:
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OH good, I am glad your going to figure it out. Now I won't have to. Let me know what you find out. :poke: :biggrin:
 
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Show me one thing he has done ,besides line his own pockets with Money and drugs that has helpped this country in any way ??
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Like him or not the idea that Rush has not contributed to political discourse in America is just not true. He has given voice to the GOP (note - not conservatives or conservatism, the GOP) that they are incapable of doing. He is a mouthpiece for their agenda, like it or not, when they are too inarticulate to do it themselves.

Without him the 1994 (almost) "Conservative Revolution" would not have happened. There were a few good things produced from this brief political wind (little fart of hope?).
 
BigAl

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Av8r3400 said:
Like him or not the idea that Rush has not contributed to political discourse in America is just not true. He has given voice to the GOP (note - not conservatives or conservatism, the GOP) that they are incapable of doing. He is a mouthpiece for their agenda, like it or not, when they are too inarticulate to do it themselves.

Without him the 1994 (almost) "Conservative Revolution" would not have happened. There were a few good things produced from this brief political wind (little fart of hope?).
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I think your way to kind and give him way to much credit . :smile: Hes been tootin his own horn for as long as I can remember .
 
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When Limbaugh first appeared on the National scene, he was an instant success because he said what most of us were thinking. The mainstream media was, and is, a mouth piece for the ultra left reporting with such a slant a viewer would think Ronaldus Maximus had been completely ineffective and all good things sprang from the Democrat Party. Remember the congressman from Illinois claiming the Berlin Wall came down as a result of Democrat foreign policy? Anyone capable of thought knew they were lying and was tired of hearing it.

Along came Rush. He said what we thought. Remember "Rush Rooms" in resturants? You couldn't find a town on the map that didn't have a station broadcasting The Rush Limbaugh Show". He was, and is, influential because what he says resonates as truth to 20,000,000 listeners. He was not a Republican then nor is he now. He was a conservative and still is a conservative. There are simply more conservatives in the Republican Party than the Democrat party and more Liberals in the Democrat Party than the Republican Party meaning he will disagree with Democrats more often than Republicans. He's hardly a mouth piece for the Republicans; ripped George Bush (the first one) apart many, many times and spared no one who promoted bigger gov't., more spending or the expansion of welfare programs.

Ted Copple (sp) called him the most dangerous man in America because of his ability to communicate with the masses overlooked (and disdained) by the mainstream media. The fear, was and is today, that he takes wild ass ideas and programs apart and exposes them to the masses. According to Accuracy In Media, he's correct 97% of the time. He was largly responsible for the Republican Revolution in 1994 but never handled the Republicans with kid gloves. Blasted 'em when they started breaking campaign promises and started "reaching across the isles".

In short, if you don't like his style that's fine. His message is dead on accurate.

'Lonzo, writing for Lem Fouts
 
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mla2ofus

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I don't care what rush says, this thing is about free speech. If the republicans tried to do this w/ jesse jackson, what the he!! do you would happen??
Mike
 
lilnixon

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Alonzo Tubbs said:
In short, if you don't like his style that's fine. His message is dead on accurate.
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You hit the nail on the head. Lonzo.

The Dems don't want anyone to be able to voice any opposition to them. They have the Main stream media in their pockets. If a Dem does wrong it might get a very small byline on page 20 of the Podunk news, but if a Republican does something wrong it is front page news.
 
pirate_girl

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Rush is one of those guys that I've always had a love/hate relationship with.
What he says makes sense, that is.. for being a Big Fat Idiot:yum:
 
The Tourist

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There's something more serious at the core of this issue.

As many discussed, sooner or later a credible terrorist threat is going to be aimed at BHO to see how he reacts under duress. Think of the example of The Cuban Missile Crisis as played out before a young JFK.

Yikes, how serious are we supposed to take BHO, imagining him steely-eyed and ramrod straight facing the fanatics, if a radio talk-show host scares him?
 
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