it is what the unfairness doctrine is all about. silencing the opposition.
On Jan 24, 7:52 am, Cold Water <[email protected]> wrote: > So true Lew. By BHO "taking on" Rush I think we can see the direction of > things to come... > > CW > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: "PoliticalForum" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 07:48 > Subject: Re: OBAMA TAKES ON RUSH LIMBAUGH IN NEW MEDIA WAR > > Rush pays Obama'ssalary. > > Obama does not pay Rush's salary. > > On Jan 24, 7:41 am, Cold Water <[email protected]> wrote: > > So true! I must say that after eight years of not listening to Rush on > > the > > radio, I have started listening to him again. I was rolling on the floor, > > belly laughing the other day when he was going on about the middle school > > kids in Wisconsin crying because they had to listen to Rush Limbaugh > > during > > BHO's Inaugural Address. I forgot how much I love the man and how funny > > he > > really is and how liberals just don't get him. > > > CW > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ohio mark" <[email protected]> > > To: "PoliticalForum" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 07:31 > > Subject: Re: OBAMA TAKES ON RUSH LIMBAUGH IN NEW MEDIA WAR > > > barry is way out of his league with Rush. > > > On Jan 24, 7:05 am, Cold Water <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sent to you by CW via Google Reader: > > > > PRESIDENT OBAMA TAKES ON RUSH LIMBAUGH IN NEW MEDIA WAR > > > > PRESIDENT OBAMA TAKES ON RUSH LIMBAUGH IN NEW MEDIA WAR > > > > WASHINGTON -- President Obama warned Republicans on Capitol Hill today > > > that they need to quit listening to radio king Rush 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. > > > > "There are big things that unify Republicans and Democrats," the > > > official > > > said. "We shouldn't let partisan politics derail what are very important > > > things that need to get done." > > > > That wasn't Obama's only jab at Republicans today. > > > > While discussing the stimulus package with top lawmakers in the White > > > House's Roosevelt Room, President Obama shot down a critic with a simple > > > message. > > > > "I won," he said, according to aides who were briefed on the meeting. "I > > > will trump you on that." > > > > The response was to the objection by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Arizona) to the > > > president's proposal to increase benefits for low-income workers who > > > don't > > > owe federal income taxes. > > > > Not that Obama was gloating. He was just explaining that he aims to get > > > his way on the stimulus package and all other legislation, sources said, > > > noting his unrivaled one-party control of both congressional chambers. > > > > Republicans, along with Democratic leaders in the House and the Senate, > > > met with Obama to hammer out details on a stimulus package that has > > > reached $825 billion. > > > > "We are experiencing an unprecedented economic crisis that has to be > > > dealt > > > with and dealt with rapidly," Obama said during the meeting. Republicans > > > say that is too big a burden for a nation already crippled by debt and > > > that it doesn't do enough to stimulate the economy by cutting taxes. > > > > "You know, I'm concerned about the size of the package. And I'm > > > concerned > > > about some of the spending that's in there, [about] ... how you can > > > spend > > > hundreds of millions on contraceptives," House GOP Leader John Boehner > > > (R-Ohio) later said. "How does that stimulate the economy?" > > > > But White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs countered: "There was a lot > > > of agreement in that room this morning about the notion that we're > > > facing > > > an economic crisis unlike we've seen in quite some time ... There was > > > agreement that we must act quickly to stimulate the economy, create > > > jobs, > > > put money back in people's pockets." > > > > Gibbs disagreed with those who called the meeting window dressing. > > > > "The president is certainly going to listen to any ideas," he said. "He > > > will also go to Capitol Hill the beginning of next week to talk to > > > Republican caucuses and solicit their input and their ideas." > > > > Obama acknowledged that $825 billion was a tough price tag for some > > > conservatives and deficit hawks to swallow. > > > > "I know that it is a heavy lift to do something as substantial as we're > > > doing right now," he said. "I recognize there are still some differences > > > around the table and between the administration and members of Congress > > > about particular details on the plan," he said. "But I think what > > > unifies > > > this group is a recognition that we are experiencing an unprecedented, > > > perhaps, economic crisis that has to be dealt with," he said. > > > > The president added that legislation governing the use of an additional > > > $350 billion in bailout money for the financial industry must include > > > new > > > measures to ensure accountability. > > > > And he continued his initial round of calls to foreign leaders, dialing > > > up > > > Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Saudi King Abdallah and British > > > Prime Minister Gordon Brown. > > > >http://www.nypost.com/seven/01232009/news/politics/prez_zings_gop_foe... > > >Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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