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Audacity of Truth
Spinsational:
"We were so busy just getting stuff done and dealing with the immediate crises that were in front of us that I think we lost some of that sense of speaking directly to the American people about what their core values are and why we have to make sure those institutions are matching up with those values."
-Obama, explaining recent Democrat losses, 1/20/10
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- My “Things To Do For Christmas” list November 23, 2009
NYT confirms that the attacks on Rush were “explicitly authorized” by the WH
- specifically senior advisor David Axelrod, the “Karl Rove” of the Obama administration. Money quote:
[Axelrod] also helps decide which fights to pick and which ones to avoid, making him a leading voice in setting the political tone in Washington. The recent back-and-forth with Rush Limbaugh, for example, was explicitly authorized by Mr. Axelrod, who told aides that it was not a moment to sit quietly after Mr. Limbaugh said he hoped that Mr. Obama would “fail.”
Of course, the Politico was onto the WH’s political antics against Rush way before the NYT was, but the NYT has Axelrod specifically on record as authorizing the attacks.
Radical leftist Saul Alinsky, an early influence on Obama, would be so proud. From “Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals”
RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)
Ed Morrissey adds:
And for that matter, why didn’t the New York Times report this separately? The White House has ginned up an attack machine to pillory Rush Limbaugh, but meanwhile dozens of high-level appointments have yet to be made at Treasury. They’re too overwhelmed to figure out correct protocol for Gordon Brown’s visit (and too busy to offer decent gifts), but they have the time to coordinate attacks on a radio-show host.
Where’s the outrage?
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This is just a distraction while they pass all the socialist agenda. They know Rush cannot keep himself quite and see it for what it is. Just like BO tells people that he does not watch the stock market. All this is to ram as much as they can before reality hits. The big mess will start when the US gov puts out a big bond market offer and is not sold. Then they’ll have to scale back the agenda fast.
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So the political commissar is the one who programs the teleprompter.
Now when Karl Rove was an advisor to President Bush, the MSM spent a lot of time sneering and giggling up their collective sleeves about how Bush was a moron and Rove was the brains in the White House. So what do you think – what’s the over/under for how long it takes before we see an MSM piece about how Obama is too stupid to remember his own name without Axelrod putting into the teleprompter for him?
Whatever it is, I’ll take the over…
Posted by Great White Rat – March 9, 2009 at 5:45 pm
Outrage? It was only a few months ago that “dissent is the highest form of patriotism” and now a lefty goes on Larry King and wants Rush tried and executed for treason.
I hate those people.
I saw Ann Coulter being interviewed on TV and realized that the infobabe talking to her had skillfully made Coulter herself the subject. Coulter used up all of those valuable seconds of air time defending herself. The same thing is happening with Rush. Their egos are being used against them. They declare: “I don’t care what is being said about me!”. Then they waste time proving the opposite.
Yes, the deepest darkest time in our nations history when the white house had an enemies list has returned. Problem is, they don’t think it’s so deep and dark anymore. The people that thought it brought ruination to our great nation now think it is hunky dorey. Wonder why.
So the political commissar is the one who programs the teleprompter.
This puts a new spin on the old adage.
“The hand that programs the teleprompter rules the nation.”
Indeed. Using tax dollars to fund attacks on a private citizen.
Mosrt ethical white house evah.
Anyone surprised by this? I’m not. I saw this coming a mile away. Take one part socailist, mix in two parts Clinton attack machine, add a measure of the propaganda machine and a splash of a crisis and this is what you get.
Imagine if this was the Bush WH attacking private citizens for excercising their 1st Amendment Rights. Democrats, progressives, the media, the ACLU, et all would be going completely ballistic.
But, since it is Obama doing it, eh, move along, nothing to see, is what we are told by the ACLU, the media, et all.
Given how the conservative blogosphere has imploded over Rush’s speech at CPAC, I’m wondering why the White House is bothering with this. We seem to be more than capable at tearing ourselves apart without outside assistance.
That aside, the inability of GOP leadership to state that Limbaugh speaks for himself as a conservative and is not the de facto leader of the party is embarrassing. Have we no leaders capable of articulating this position without offending Rush’s fan base? So far, apparently not.
It also warrants mention that we shouldn’t hold the current administration occupying the White House accountable for their actions. After all, look at how the Bush administration went after Michael Moore following the release of Fahrenheit 911 and… oh, wait, that’s right…