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Rush Limbaugh: President Obama Is The ‘Most-Racial’ President We’ve Ever Had

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Today on his radio show, Rush Limbaugh railed against the Washington Post. The cause was an article entitled “Obama 2012 campaign’s Operation Vote focuses on ethnic minorities, core liberals”. Limbaugh seemed to feel that the Post was going easy on President Obama for not accusing him of hypocrisy. The hypocrisy? That he had promised to be “post-partisan” and “post-racial” in 2008 and this move, in Limbaugh’s mind, proves that he is “the most partisan” and…uh…”the most racial.”

Ok. Bad phrasing? It’s certainly not a false statement that Obama is the “most racial” president we’ve ever had, but that’s not really what Limbaugh’s getting at.

Still, what he is getting at seems like kind of a weird argument. Whether or not Obama has succeeded in “uniting the nation,” a claim which the cynic in me feels was sadly impossible to begin with, it’s odd to view Operation Vote as a clear attempt to go back on those ideals. I mean, this is campaign stuff. Campaigns work in different demographics. I’ll bet good money that there’ll be ads for both Obama and the eventual GOP candidate that run in Spanish on Telemundo come next year. Does that mean that the candidates are purposefully trying to divide English and Spanish speaking Americans. Um, no. It just means that you need to focus different parts of your campaign on different parts of the country.

Limbaugh really seems to be grasping at straws when he sees some big ideological shift in this program.

However, the part where he says that creating a program to specifically go after the minority voters Obama won handily in 2008 shows concern on his campaign’s part? Yeah, he might have a point there.

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  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    Oh I’m sure the dittoheads have noticed he’s the most racial president ever. Rush is right!

  • Michelle

    Um, Rush is right as usual.  Blame the libs for openly stating that any criticism of The One would be deemed racist.  Liberals have unfortunately rendered the term racist totally useless.  No one even takes it seriously anymore, they’ve so overused it. 

  • Jason

    Yep, and that’s the ONE positive thing that will come out of Obama’s reign of terror.

    I don’t think the pr0gs saw it going this way. That makes me very happy.

  • Sumoski

    reign of terror?? the right clearly stated at the onset that they would not support any of his policies. in spite of the fact that many of his policies were from the right. its unfortunate to say that they are like kids on the playground and wont play with the black kid, just because.

  • Brincar

    Man oh Man that OXY is some bad stuff.

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    They’ve never had any intent on working with this man even when he gives them what they want. They say it’s about politics but it’s not. Racist Limbaugh wants him to fail. It’s gonna hurt when he gets re-elected.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QSKMPRZSWAHFSA2HMYAWRPJUKU Gary

    do you think that sailed past tweedle-dumb and tweedle-dumber up there?

  • Anonymous

    Um, Rush is right as usual. – Michelle

    Only in the mind… of a Dittohead.

    Blame the libs for openly stating that any criticism of The One would be deemed racist. Liberals have unfortunately rendered the term racist totally useless. No one even takes it seriously anymore, they’ve so overused it. – Michelle

    Sorry, but I disagree. I don’t think that the following observation can be overstated.

    Rush Limbaugh is baiting America, and the rest of the world, to fuss, fume, and fight, about race.

    It’s a very evil thing that Limbaugh doth.

  • Randy

    You see this junk from both sides they love to dismiss history to try and make a point. Liberals compared Bush to Hilter every chance they got and they looked just as dumb as Limbaugh looks with this comment.

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    When the blind’s leading the blind you can’t teach them.

  • Michelle

    Yes his polices are bad for America.  If you love America, why would you support policies that are bad for it just because he’s a nice guy?  It has nothing to do with his skin color, no matter how many times you say it. 

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    Thing is you have no proof of that. The current situation? Do you realize that gdp has expanded under President Obama where it was shrinking before? Corporations have record profits. You complain about jobs but circumvent every attempt he makes to get jobs. You people cheered when he failed to get the Olympics to come here which would have been a great economic boom. You can save the policies bullshit when you made it clear from the jump that your breed had no intention on working with this man. If you really cared about America you would be pressing Congress AND the president to act and acknowledge how much he has done that’s come from your own side. I’m curious what policies you say are bad for america because I’m sure these probably come from right-wing sources.

  • Jason

    Why would you say Obama’s a “nice guy”? He’s a racist piece of shit. Racist pieces of shit are never “nice guy’s”

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VZ6ZEMR7OJKTOCICKUVD2SCCZI Mark

    It is simply impossible for Rush to be even more correct!  Obama’s father was a black!

  • Jason

    Can you state cogently how this statement was “dumb”?

    By the way, disagreeing with the statement isn’t an indictment of it.

  • Anonymous

    Just the headline alone says what the majority of the country is thinking right now! its not just Rush! 

    President Zero might be a nice guy but we should have never elected a inexperienced community organizer to the most powerful position in the world!

  • Sharpo

    can I shave you tomorrow?

  • Sharpo

    as usual, Michelle is wrong.  Blame anyone and lie to achieve the goal

  • Sharpo

    how dare you ask a conservative for proof! Bush never needed stinkin’ proof!

  • Sharpo

    These far right wing extremists need to be locked up with far right wing jews and far right wing muslims

  • Michelle

    I was trying to be diplomatic.  Personally, if I were invited to the White House for dinner, I’d say I had to wash my hair. 

  • insideguy

     Wow this is deep a half black man is the most racial president we have ever had. Ummm considering he’s the only half black president we have ever had I would say gee that makes sense.  Some days its must be hard for Rush to figure out what to talk about.  How is he the most partisan? Where do these guys come up with this stuff. Both sides always want you to believe that this is the only time in history where republicans hated democrats and vice versa. Its all such bullshit. They have always gone after each other. Go look a McClellans run against Lincoln in 1864 during the height of the civil war. Or many other races throughout our history. In 4 or 8 or 12 years whenever another democrat wins a presidential election and if Rush is still on the radio he will declare that guy the worst president ever and the most partisan and the biggest liberal bla bla. You guys buy all his bullshit.

  • Anonymous

    Rush stay off the Oxycontin, not only do you lose your hearing you lose all sense of reality.  

  • Anonymous

    I just got a $827.89 Samsung Galaxy Tab for only $103.37 and my mom got a $1499.99 HTV for only $251.92, they are both coming tomorrow. I would be an idiot to ever pay full retail prîces at places like Walmart or Bestbuy. I sold a 37″ HTV to my boss for $600 that I only paid $78.24 for.
    I use http://alturl.com/uhcru

  • http://www.halfwaypundit.blogspot.com Eyepublius

    Fair enough, Mr. Limbaugh, on your assessment of the President. Thus I am free to say that you are the biggest ässhölë on talk radio. Deal with that, too — fair is fair, right?

    —  Dan Francis (Watertown, NY)

  • Brincar

    Rush should be kissing Obama’s ass everyday..if McCain was president he’d fall asleep at the golden F.A.T.microphone like he did on his many honeymoons.

  • Anonymous

    Just watch: Rush Limbaugh will get accused of racism for mentioning that critics of Obama get accused of racism.

  • sam

    Michelle + Jason = the combined intellect of a tree trunk!!

  • Anonymous

    NY District 9 winner Bob Turner said hello and wanted to pass along that it’s your type of progressive ideals and delusions that allowed him to cement the first win for the republicans there since 1920.

    Thanks for being in the political minority and keep up the good work!

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Lol!! This is coming from the most racist personality in talk radio!! It’s a good thing Rush works for a radio station that allows him to be so ignorant… or they would have fired him like ESPN, a network with decency!!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FSPIVAFYI672OH5NOKVRTEZA4U MadCharles

    Obama told everyone who would listen exactly what he was going to do if elected president. He says he’s almost half way through with his plan. Pretty scary for America. It’s a good thing Halloween is coming.

  • Anonymous

    On this one, I think Limbaugh is a little off. It looks to me like Buchanan and Wilson were the most racial as well as bigoted to me. However, Obama is close.
    Clearly, Obama has hurt race relations more than any President since Wilson, but I believe this was caused by his ineptitude and inability to think through to the unintended consequences of his actions.

  • http://twitter.com/Good_Lt Good Lt.

    Rush is no racist, and doesn’t work for “a radio station,” O brilliant one.

    Keep swinging for the bleachers.

  • http://twitter.com/Good_Lt Good Lt.

     

    Rush Limbaugh is baiting America, and the rest of the world, to fuss, fume, and fight, about race.

    “The police acted stupidly.”

  • Michelle

    In case you haven’t noticed, the higher-ups at ESPN are selectively outraged. 

  • http://twitter.com/Good_Lt Good Lt.

    Prove that disagreement with Obama is “racism.”

    Show your work.

  • insideguy

     No he would be ripping on any and all democrats in any place that he could thats what he does. He would take a dig a McCain here and there but then try and scare people about the next democrat running against him.

  • http://twitter.com/Good_Lt Good Lt.

    No, YOU’RE a doodeyhead.

  • Michelle

    ESPN
    Moves to Silence Golf Analyst Who Criticized Obama *UPDATED: ESPN
    Ignores Political Tweets of Other Personalities *UPDATE: More
    Cherry-Picking

    http://bigjournalism.com/dloesch/2011/08/26/espn-moves-to-silence-golf-analyst-who-criticized-obama/

    ESPN Wimps Out on Chris Fowler Comments: No Rush Limbaugh-style Apology; Just a Slap on the Hand
    .

  • Michelle
  • Anonymous

    Rush is FAT !!!
    *drink*

  • Anonymous

    Oxycontin !!!
    *drink*

  • Anonymous

    Rush Losing Sleep !!!

  • Anonymous

    ESPN – The Place For Politics !!

  • Anonymous

    zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz yawn

  • Anonymous

     It still amazes me that anything Limbaugh says makes any news or blog.  Nothing suprises me that this gasbag says.

  • Brincar

    hey thats the drinkin game….i play that with Hannity everyday…Bill Ayres.drink..teleprompter..drink…kids and grandkids..drink…anointed one..drink…Rev.Wright drink….im a conservative not a republican…drink.

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Lol!! He was fired from ESPN for making racist comments… if you make racist comments, usually you’re a racist!! I really don’t care who he works for, but someone must agree with him to keep him on the air!! And people like you who listen to racist don’t help the cause!!

    Now that one was hit out of the Park (crowd cheering)!!

  • Anonymous

    Hey honey. School tomorrow so get to bed soon. I hope your homework is done.

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Did you pull that great piece of logic out of your bag of tricks??

  • Brincar

    no Christie is fat…Rush is anorexic

  • Anonymous

    He’s a comedian.

  • Anonymous

    Hannity Responsible For Alcoholism !!!

  • Brincar

    and for keeping the Reagan haircut alive

  • http://twitter.com/runforfun54 Ilene K

    Gee, wonder how I knew you’d agree with this bigot.  And I wonder how it came to be — could it be the incessant attacks on the man who won the office of the Presidency by the largest margin in recent history? Could it be the questions about his birth certificate? His birthplace? Calling him an “outsider?” Questioning his patriotism?   Perhaps if the baggers would have treated our President with some respect, then he wouldn’t have to comment on race.  But I really shouldn’t be surprised given the Tea Party and its similarity to FAscism”. Limbaugh is a disgusting race baiter.

    http://www.ellensplace.net/fascism.html

  • Anonymous

    Sue them for everything Sarah.  this absolute politics of personal desttruction played by the left based on gossip, inuendo and just made up shit has to stop…the way the left treats women,I’m surprised every member of NOW hasn’t stood up and told this Mcginnis pedophelic creep to go shove it.

    It is high time that some legal action be taken so this crap stops. 

    I hope Joe goes broke, goes to hell, and gets exactly what he deserves.

  • Anonymous

    Sue them for everything Sarah.  this absolute politics of personal desttruction played by the left based on gossip, inuendo and just made up shit has to stop…the way the left treats women,I’m surprised every member of NOW hasn’t stood up and told this Mcginnis pedophelic creep to go shove it.

    It is high time that some legal action be taken so this crap stops. 

    I hope Joe goes broke, goes to hell, and gets exactly what he deserves.

  • http://twitter.com/runforfun54 Ilene K

    Michelle, please tell me you use birth control. I would hate to think that you might procreate. Let me dissect your ignorant comments one by one. a) “any criticism of The One would be deemed racist”  No, you can disagree with his policies …you just don’t have the right to disrespect the President of the United States – to ask for his papers, to demand his college records, to call him a liar on the Floor of the House, to have the Speaker of the House not return his call for 36 hours. If you had an ounce of honesty,you’d know this would never happen with a white President.  THAT is racist.  b) “Liberals have unfortunately rendered the term racist totally useless.” Sorry, sweetheart, but it’s the Baggers who have constantly brought up race, by using disgusting imagery of our President and his wife, depicting them as African tribal people, showing them eating watermelon, etc.  What HAS been rendered meaningless is Baggers’ use of terms like socialism, communism, fascism, and my favorite Nazism.  I didn’t like it when it was used with Bush and no one should be using it against our President.  So lose the self-righteous indignation and take a good hard look in the mirror.

  • http://twitter.com/runforfun54 Ilene K

    She’s a freaking loon! I think she’s really Michelle Malkin – never lets a good fact stand in the way of her story.

  • Krome1960

    Idiot. The police officer arrested a man for entering his own home, AFTER verifying he was the homeowner. Basically, because he was an “uppity” you know what. I thought you were the champions of personal liberty. Arrested for being locked out of your own house and your internationally famous. Please Mary! Pull your head out of your ass and join the rest of thinking people in the data and information rich world.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VYUK3HIJFCPFBZUHRHN6HCR5AA MarkfromSavannah

    Thanks Sharpo – I’m sure if you and your minions had your way, that’s exactly what you would like to do with anyone philisophically opposed to the liberal/progressive agenda.

    Wasn’t there a title to a literary piece of work based on what you just wrote: – Things We Think About But Do Not Say?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VYUK3HIJFCPFBZUHRHN6HCR5AA MarkfromSavannah

    As I wrote in a previous thread discussing Rush, I really appreciate Mediaite when they write about something Rush, said regardless of its significance. 

    Fun to watch the liberal responses – you can almost visualize the mass of froth at the corners of their mouths.

    I know, not a really appealing sight but still……… 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QSKMPRZSWAHFSA2HMYAWRPJUKU Gary

    thanks for the chuckle!

  • Guest

    “no one even takes it seriously anymore”

    Any way to back up that claim?

    The only people who would use Obama as an excuse to disregard charges of racism are probably lost causes in the first place.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QSKMPRZSWAHFSA2HMYAWRPJUKU Gary

    Ilene,
    Slow your roll….you missed the sarcasm..it’s why typing can never replace talking…..

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_QSKMPRZSWAHFSA2HMYAWRPJUKU Gary

    Hi Bob!
    It’;'s well known that this congressional  race was  more about Obama’s perceived stance on Israel than actual facts.  Another win for disinformation!  Congrats!!

  • Anonymous

    Limbaugh is the most druggesd up talking head ever.

  • doug daluga

    accusing Rush of racism is like accusing him of over-eating, it’s right there on public display for all to see and hear

  • doug daluga

    not a very good one

  • Anonymous

    There he goes again! Motor-mouth manic addict(Known as Brush Himoff) opening his mouth proving he really is inept in his EIB(every idiot Byline) network.

  • doug daluga

    I think you’re commenting on the wrong story.

  • doug daluga

    Speaking of “frothy”, how’s Santorum doing these days?

  • Anonymous

    WOOOOSSHHHH !!!!

  • Anonymous

    WOOOOSSHHHH !!!!

  • Anonymous

    BOOOO !!  HISS !!  BOOOO !!!!

  • Miljanamandich

    The GROWTH in our GDP from 2001 through 2007 was equal to the ENTIRE GDP of China. It definitely didn’t shrink during those Bush years. Obama would be jumping for joy for just one quarter of decent economic news,just one. Rush knew where the lunatic spending and regulatory fascism of the radical leftist like Obama would lead-we all should know it from history. If only Obama had failed in passing Obamacare and unleashing the likes of Lisa Jackson on our economy,the country wouldn’t be in shit creek without a paddle.

  • Anonymous

     When you know that the stuff he is saying is so much bs and when he has the majority of his audience believing everything he says as the gospel truth, not including the racist comments, he’s funny to listen to because he’s such a bull sh____tter. I don’t know. I just listen to him sometimes because to me it’s entertainment. But he is one heartless, greedy, selfish comedian. That’s for sure.

  • Michelle

    Ilene, we’ve been over this.  Joe Wilson was right, he did LIE!  And the JournOlist scandal taught us that it was the plan of liberals do scream racism at any criticism of The One.  Now take you happy pills and go to bed sweetie, all that rage isn’t healthy. 

  • Michelle

    And yet he refused to jump to conclusions when the Muslim shot up Ft. Hood.  Imagine that.  White cops, instant condemnation, Muslim terrorist, benefit of the doubt. 

  • Michelle

    The English professor strikes again!

  • Michelle

    Sweetie, you’re the one that can’t stand facts.  You’re still accusing Joe Wilson of lying when just a few weeks ago, it was reported that illegals would indeed be covered under Obamacare. 

  • NeverWrong

    Amen, Rush, Amen. Couldn’t have said it better myself.

  • http://twitter.com/TommyBennett Tom Bennett

    What is it with this cheesy, old , retouched photo of him when he was under 300 lbs for a week or so. He’s as fat as he is mendacious.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3MWBKXQNGDRUXVA6ZO7D6JBMPM Engineer Zero

    That photo makes me wonder if he has divided his soul into inanimate objects for safe-keeping.  

  • Anonymous

    So, you are saying that the 9.1% unemployment, $4.14 trilion of debt in 2.68 years, record 45.8 million on food stamps, Solyndra, Fast and Furious, sinking stock market and record poverty was insignificant and the election was due to angry Jews? Remember…the last time the GOP won there was 1920!

    Sir, you are delusional…but keep fooling yourself. It’ll make the sting of the upcoming 2012 election become less painful.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VYUK3HIJFCPFBZUHRHN6HCR5AA MarkfromSavannah

    Doug – Sorry but I wouldn’t know.  IF you had read my comments in a previous thread regarding Santorum’s remarks about DADT, YOU would know that I already condemned him, promising that he would not get my vote.  Instead of responding with stupid, knee-jerk comments, why don’t you take the time to figure out who it is you’re responding to!

    Wipe your mouth, it’s disgusting!

  • Guest

    Really?  what policies are you reffering to?

    Oh..and that boring old “you dont like him because he’s black” is a load of crap as well.

    Did you see the Florida staw poll?  Can you explain to me why the only black man in congress who’s constituency is predominately white is a Republican?

    Give me a break.

  • Guest

    Is there any space in the rubber room you reside in Sharpo?

  • Guest

    Actually I’m sure its pretty easy for Rush to find something to talk about.  Between Holder “my people” and Gun Walker, Jarret with Sylondra, Biden just being himself, and the rest of the ship of fools up at the white house, rush has new material everyday.

  • Guest

    No, he would have to talk about the weather or something.  Everyone knows if a white president occupied the white house with an agenda so far to the left that it rivals FDR’s dictatorship, he would never said I want the president to fail….its strictly a racial thing.  Just ask Janine Garafalo  Duh.

  • Guest

    Don’t forget..he also has a history of abusing drugs…just like our president!

  • Guest

    Is that lost sense of reality comparable to Obama’s after snortn’ some “blow”?

  • Guest

    Eyepublius.great job on your contribution to the discussion.  Now please navigate back to the Legoland homepage and stay away from your parent’s link list in the future.

  • Guest

    Eyepublius.great job on your contribution to the discussion.  Now please navigate back to the Legoland homepage and stay away from your parent’s link list in the future.

  • Guest

    Yes…do you homework or you’ll wind up on the government dole and voting democrat in hopes of getting more handouts like Natureboy.

  • George_goebel

    What do you know?  Rush is talking race again.

    Yawn…tell me when this one-trick pony has something original to say.  Even Jeff Foxworthy changes his act more than this guy.

  • BRINCAR

    TRUE..but i dont think Obama sent his housekeeper out to score them..or Obama didnt have Viagra in his luggage with someone else’s name on the bottle

  • caconservative

    Only the parts we observe and agree with…how about you?

  • caconservative

    Could you supply some facts to go along with your view?

  • caconservative

    That’s a two-way street.

  • caconservative

    What, exactly was Rush’s racist comment?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IC7HRBJRXKA7IKTTZS5W3UIECQ Agent of Truth

    Racist????
    Now that’s rich!!!  Limbaugh and his kind are the most racist people on the planet.  They are living proof that the repuglican party is the party of rich white elitists who hate black people and hate the middle and lower classes of the nation.

  • insideguy

     Dude you can buy into whatever bullshit you want I don’t care. He makes his money ripping on democrats and liberals thats cool. Every democrat is the worst democrat in his eyes. Thats the way it has to be. He cant say Obama is better than Clinton. But when Clinton was president that guy was the worst ever according to you hero. And like I said when another democrat gets elected in the future, that president will be the worst ever. Its his business model thats what he does. And if he keeps getting people to listen thats fine by me. 

  • insideguy

    lol another selective memory. This shit is childs play.

    “By the end of his term, 138 Reagan administration officials had been convicted, had been indicted, or had been the subject of official investigations for official misconduct and/or criminal violations. In terms of number of officials involved, the record of his administration was the worst ever.”

  • insideguy

     Maybe Rush can talk about that next time he brings up Reagan.

  • insideguy

     You spend to much time listening to Rush or Janine. Neither gives a shit about you and neither lives in your world. Rush makes Zillons selling soap and you buy it and listen. Janine is from the radical left so who cares what she says? Do I care what David Duke says? So you can tell me what Janine Garafalo quotes as if she has some type of large mainstream following that people listen to. She is free to express her opinion but don’t try and sell me that she represents mainstream democrat or liberal values.

  • Anonymous

    oh and the left never did things like this to bush??? c’mon.  does your hypocrisy know any bounds?

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    Don’t you know how to use Google??

    “Rush Limbaugh 2003 ESPN Comments on Donovan McNabb” (COMPLETE w/ TRANSCRIPT)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGiTv_xRd5A

    Here’s some others!!

    “Top 10 Racist Limbaugh Quotes”http://newsone.com/nation/casey-gane-mccalla/top-10-racist-limbaugh-quotes/

  • Anonymous

    I make triple figures just for your information. I just don’t happen to be greedy.

  • Anonymous

    Ewe tell um, Fat Boy. Have another snort of Rat-Wing bravery!

  • Mari2JJ

    HAHAHHAHA!   Rush has not been right in so long that it is truly laughable.  In the end, it is so obvious that Rush is insanely jealous of this black President.  I am a Republican and will go toe to toe with Obama on the issues but Rush is nothing but a racist bimbo.  He is good for sa huge laugh though.  Obama is an intellectual giant compared to Rush and that is what is driving Rush nuts.  Frankly, I am beginning to feel sorry for Rush he seems to be getting so unhinged in his jealous funk.

  • Anonymous

    How much santorum does it take to get that big head so far up his own wazoo?

  • Greg

    No way your a Republican. Because of your disdain you would not last 2 minutes debating Rush.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_V5CG5GXW7DWXZY5FZHNHSNCW5Q Joe L

    You are a BLIND,DEAF,and very DUMB race baiter……..and obviously an anti American lib.

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