All I need is a podium with an EIB symbol in front of it.
Hot Air reports that the mainstream media has confirmed the politico story about Rush’s attack being planned:
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.
That’s an interesting set of priorities — for both Obama and the New York Times.
Well after all we do know who America’s foes are.
National Review and Newsbusters notes David Frum’s new found popularity:
First Newsbusters:
Appearing on Hardball to plug his anti-Limbaugh Newsweek article denotes that Frum knew he would be addressing not only the Obama White House but also the mainly liberal fans of MSNBC.
If Frum was truly interested in endearing his article to a right of center audience, obviously, he would have been all over Fox News before he went to MSNBC. Just the fact that Frum wrote his piece in Newsweek and not a conservative publication will make conservatives wonder if Frum will do a political 180 a la Arianna Huffington.
Then National Review:
This is really shameful. But at least we’re starting to get the formula down: If you don’t talk about race, you’re a coward; if you talk about it a little, you’re a racist; if you talk about it incessantly over the course of a career, you could become Attorney General, President, or even get your own MSNBC gab-fest; and if you talk about Rush Limbaugh talking about race, you’re a media darling.
Anyone who actually listens to Rush’s show knows he’s the anti-racist. He wants a color-blind society where everyone is on the level playing field of merit and your dignity is a function of your humanity, not your race. Martin Luther King spoke of being judged by the content of our character rather than the color of our skin. How appalling that, 40 years later, a guy who heeds that message is deemed by the media and the rest of the Left to have a “race problem.”
But in those circles, Frum now has no problem. The ring-master cracked his whip, the sea lion flopped around with the race-ball on his nose, and everyone oohed and ahhed. Then Matthews decreed, “Well, you know what I said when I came out here, David. You have changed your life with this article. You will be the man that shot Liberty Valance. You will be the guy that took on Rush Limbaugh.” Congratulations. He must be very proud.
and lets not forget Steyn:
David Frum has now gleefully iterated his complaint about Rush’s personal failings in at least three places – his own website, The National Post of Canada, and Newsweek. The last was certainly a mistake, because it’s no friend to the conservative cause and thus makes David look far guiltier of the sin he keeps accusing Rush of – putting his own interests ahead of the party’s. (Not true, by the way: Rush has all the money he’ll ever need and in the years ahead Obama’s going to be siphoning off as much as he can. If ever there were a time to retire to the Caribbean, this is it.)
I have Mr. Frum’s book on president Bush The Right Man, I’m sure his next book will have a whole new audience, who needs us fans of Rush and Sarah. I’d be really interested in hearing what the Ex president had to say about this.
Howard Dean thinks it time to stop talking about Rush Limbaugh and then proceeds to do so:
Mr. Dean told The Times it was “an embarrassment” and “ridiculous” that Mr. Steele felt he had to apologize to Mr. Limbaugh.
He said he can’t blame Mr. Steele, adding as the leader of the Republicans he shouldn’t have to apologize for pointing out the party’s sorry shape.
Later in the same article Robert Gibbs is asked a question:
As White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs left the briefing room Monday, a reporter asked about the radio host.
“You are willing to debate Limbaugh now, aren’t you?” the reporter said, referring to Mr. Limbaugh’s challenge to debate Mr. Obama.
Mr. Gibbs drew laughs with his reply: “I’m busy this afternoon.”
It is now 6 days since Rush Limbaugh offered to give the president 3 hours on his show to debate him.
