Democrats take Limbaugh's comment out of context

Psalm 120:2
Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.


Commentary: Actually I can't stand Limbaugh as much as the next guy and I think sometimes the man is brutally arrogant in allot of ways and barks up the wrong tree most of the time except for MORAL issues. I may also agree with Rush in some issues but some of his other rhetoric is sometimes seemly taken way out context on some of the issues he commits too. And you just really can't personally take the speck out of someones eye when you have a log in yours correct? which most of these way out in left field Conservatives do. I consider myself more and likely on the Moral conservative side but when most of the Talk Radio hosts are not Christ centered and completely Scriptural when they approach a political topic then I just treat it as second rate information. But this issue and attack from the Immoral left Dems against RUSH is really just another lame stunt that is normal for well the left character as always. RIGHT MINNESOTA? They make sure they propagandize and take things out of context so ludicrous so they can reel you in so to speak and blind your minds from truth. RIGHT OBAMA AND YOUR ELIGIBILITY. Even I was disturbed by the lastest attacks by the immorally owned Corp American media from the secular sewers. I do not even listen to Limbaugh but listen to both sides and I am just not surprised anymore.

FOR example:


DCCC version: “If I wanted Obama to succeed, I’d be happy the Republicans have laid down. [EDIT] I don’t want this to work. So I’m thinking about replying to the guy, 'Okay, I”ll send you a response, but I don’t need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails.'”

What Limbaugh REALLY said: "If I wanted Obama to succeed, I'd be happy the Republicans have laid down. And I would be encouraging Republicans to lay down and support him. Look, what he's talking about is the absorption of as much of the private sector by the U.S. government as possible, from the banking business, to the mortgage industry, the automobile business, to health care. I do not want the government in charge of all of these things. I don't want this to work. So I'm thinking of replying to the guy, "Okay, I'll send you a response, but I don't need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails."

Now we have the first amendment to express our opinion freely correct? For both sides. Now why cannot RUSH have his say anymore in context? Are we supposed to petition everyone who debates and issue? Is this another scheme for the FAIRNESS DOCTRINE ACT again? TO control free speech on the TALK RADIO AIRWAVES? TO FORCE POLITICALLY CORRECTNESS. EGHADS! I can understand explicit immoral conversations of the perverse natures, but clean talk radio on Politics so each side has a fair response WHAT?? How ridiculous. We already have that and that is called CONGRESS, the SENATE and the HOUSE OF REPS. NO HUMAN HAS THE RIGHT OR FREEWILL TO CONTROL FREE SPEECH GET IT? And we also have liberal radio and conservative radio. HELLO! We have the American media which is truly mostly one sided and or biased, right last 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN?

Please reader, come to the knowledge of the real TRUTH in Christ JESUS so all the immoralISMS of each Political party will become transparent because you will be able challenge all things with GOD'S HOLY WORD and you will see the false exposed by the REAL TRUTH. And then you will see true FAIRNESS.

RW Jan 29 2009

Democrats Edit: Take Limbaugh's 'Want Obama to Fail' Comment Out of Context
[Democrats Launch Petition Against Rush Limbaugh]

Wednesday, January 28, 2009
By Susan Jones, Senior Editor
CNSNews.com

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launches 'Help Stop Rush' petition. (From DCCC Web site)
(CNSNews.com) - The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is running an audio clip on its Web site that misrepresents what radio host Rush Limbaugh meant when he said on his Friday, Jan. 16 radio program that he wanted President Obama "to fail."

The audio clip, as played by the DCCC, omits a key sentence, as follows:

DCCC version: “If I wanted Obama to succeed, I’d be happy the Republicans have laid down. [EDIT] I don’t want this to work. So I’m thinking about replying to the guy, 'Okay, I”ll send you a response, but I don’t need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails.'”

What Limbaugh said: "If I wanted Obama to succeed, I'd be happy the Republicans have laid down. And I would be encouraging Republicans to lay down and support him. Look, what he's talking about is the absorption of as much of the private sector by the U.S. government as possible, from the banking business, to the mortgage industry, the automobile business, to health care. I do not want the government in charge of all of these things. I don't want this to work. So I'm thinking of replying to the guy, "Okay, I'll send you a response, but I don't need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails."

Limbaugh, on his Jan. 16 radio program, also made the point that no liberals hoped President Bush would succeed. Nevertheless, Limbaugh continued, Obama "is the president of the United States, he's my president, he's a human being, and his ideas and policies are what count for me, not his skin color, not his past, not whatever ties he doesn't have to being down with the struggle, all of that's irrelevant to me. We're talking about my country, the United States of America, my nieces, my nephews, your kids, your grandkids. Why in the world do we want to saddle them with more liberalism and socialism? Why would I want to do that? So I can answer it, four words, 'I hope he fails.' And that would be the most outrageous thing anybody in this climate could say. Shows you just how far gone we are. Well, I know, I know. I am the last man standing."

On subsequent radio programs, Limbaugh has talked about people "misunderstanding" his remark.

On his Friday, Jan. 23 program -- reviewing the week -- Limbaugh explained that he supports Obama -- he just doesn't support Obama's policies. "I don't support the nationalization of the banks, which has happened. I don't support the nationalization of the auto companies. I don't support the nationalization of the mortgage business. I don't like Barney Frank and Chris Dodd running things. And I don't want that to continue," Limbaugh said.

And on his Tuesday, Jan. 27 program at one point, Limbaugh referred to President Obama telling Republicans to ignore Limbaugh: "The president of the United States hopes I fail," Limbaugh said.

Democrats and liberal groups have misrepresented Limbaugh’s words and meaning on previous occasions, most notably bashing him two years ago for using the term "phony soldiers" to describe Jesse Macbeth, who was sentenced to five months in prison for falsifying his military records.

A group that wanted Limbaugh removed from taxpayer-supported Armed Forces Radio claimed that Limbaugh had used the term "phony soldiers" to describe all soldiers who had spoken against the Iraq war.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, wading into the controversy, gave a speech on the Senate floor, condemning Limbaugh and urging his colleagues to send a letter of complaint to the chairman of Clear Channel Communications, which syndicates Limbaugh’s radio show.

Limbaugh turned tables on Reid, however. In October 2007, the radio host auctioned off the letter that Reid sent to the CEO of Clear Channel Communications demanding that Limbaugh be censured and forced to apologize to U.S. servicemen.

The winning bid on eBay was $2.1 million, which Limbaugh matched – raising $4.2 million for the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation, which serves children of fallen Marines and law enforcement officers.

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