Stay Classy, Mr. Prez.

[crusader rabbit]

From the NY Post:

When President Obama was asked if he would play a round of golf with his talk-radio nemesis Rush Limbaugh, the response, relayed by a top Democrat, was: "Limbaugh can play with himself."

This is according to Zev Chafets in his new book, "Rush Limbaugh: An Army of One," due May 25 from Sentinel.

The caustic comeback is another example of the verbal venom between the White House and the conservative radio star. In an interview with CBS News last month, Obama called the views spelled out by Limbaugh and Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck "troublesome."

 Rush Limbaugh Chafets reports he encouraged Limbaugh to reach out to the president just after last July's "Beer Summit" that Obama hosted between Professor Henry Louis Gates and Sgt. Joseph Crowley, the Cambridge cop who arrested Gates after he locked himself out of his own home.

"You guys are both golfers," Chafets told Limbaugh. "Would you play a round with the president and show the country that there are no hard feelings?"

"He's the president of the United States," Limbaugh told Chafets. "If any president asked me to meet him, or play golf with him, I'd do it. But I promise you that will never happen. His base on the left would have a s--t-fit."

"How about letting me ask?" Chafets said.

"Go ahead," Limbaugh said. "Nothing will come of it."

Chafets writes that he reached out to Obama adviser David Axelrod, "whom I know slightly," but Axelrod didn't return calls. Then Chafets spoke to "a very senior Democratic activist with whom I'm friendly" who said he would convey the message.

A day or two later the adviser responded, "Limbaugh can play with himself." Chafets wouldn't name the aide or say whether the quote was directly from Obama.

A spokesman said Limbaugh had not seen the book, and wouldn't comment. The White House did not respond to e-mails.



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Our Prez is such a class act, ain't he?

Crusader

[ericire12]

The great uniter!

*In all seriousness, I bet Obama is kicking himself. With his war on Fox News and Limbaugh, it was a stupid thing to say. Rush will be talking about this for atleast a week

[fightingquaker13]

Its a tricky issue. On the one hand, no President, of whatever party, should treat a radio or TV bloviator of whatever stripe as his equal (here you can insert Olberman or Limbaugh as you prefer). On the other hand, demonstrating that while we might disagree we can sit  down over a beer or play a game of golf sends a useful message both at home and overseas that the things that divide us are much smaller than those that unite us. Me, I would invite Rush, along with two others, say Maddow as the liberal and a neutral figure like say David Gergen to play a round. But then thats just me. I think you should always try to be civil first, then get unpleasant rather than the reverse.
FQ13

[r_w]

Any sitting prez that drops the F bomb in a speech ON PURPOSE says a lot for how far we, as a culture, have degraded.

[tt11758]

From the NY Post:

When President Obama was asked if he would play a round of golf with his talk-radio nemesis Rush Limbaugh, the response, relayed by a top Democrat, was: "Limbaugh can play with himself."

This is according to Zev Chafets in his new book, "Rush Limbaugh: An Army of One," due May 25 from Sentinel.

The caustic comeback is another example of the verbal venom between the White House and the conservative radio star. In an interview with CBS News last month, Obama called the views spelled out by Limbaugh and Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck "troublesome."

 Rush Limbaugh Chafets reports he encouraged Limbaugh to reach out to the president just after last July's "Beer Summit" that Obama hosted between Professor Henry Louis Gates and Sgt. Joseph Crowley, the Cambridge cop who arrested Gates after he locked himself out of his own home.

"You guys are both golfers," Chafets told Limbaugh. "Would you play a round with the president and show the country that there are no hard feelings?"

"He's the president of the United States," Limbaugh told Chafets. "If any president asked me to meet him, or play golf with him, I'd do it. But I promise you that will never happen. His base on the left would have a s--t-fit."

"How about letting me ask?" Chafets said.

"Go ahead," Limbaugh said. "Nothing will come of it."

Chafets writes that he reached out to Obama adviser David Axelrod, "whom I know slightly," but Axelrod didn't return calls. Then Chafets spoke to "a very senior Democratic activist with whom I'm friendly" who said he would convey the message.

A day or two later the adviser responded, "Limbaugh can play with himself." Chafets wouldn't name the aide or say whether the quote was directly from Obama.

A spokesman said Limbaugh had not seen the book, and wouldn't comment. The White House did not respond to e-mails.



Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/prez_won_play_rush_game_0sxY2hwqqIGJ1ccVpXw1RK#ixzz0nipMKZ00


Our Prez is such a class act, ain't he?

Crusader

Your headline makes me wonder what would happen if somebody screwed with the script in Obama's teleprompter, ala Ron Burgundy.  Thinking about it makes me smile.  Expose the SOB for what he really is.

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[Rastus]

....  Expose the SOB for what he really is.

You talk like he's a treasonous lying weasel.