Embarrassingly Unpatriotic: Conservatives Who Want the U.S. to Fail

[marmar]

via AlterNet's PEEK:



Embarrassingly Unpatriotic: Conservatives Who Want the U.S. to Fail

Posted by Steve Benen, Washington Monthly at 10:32 AM on February 14, 2009.

Keep in mind, of course, that such talk under Bush's presidency would force someone from the airwaves.



Rush Limbaugh caused a bit of a stir about a month ago, when he told his audience, "I disagree fervently with the people on our (Republican) side of the aisle who have caved and who say, 'Well, I hope (President Obama) succeeds.' ... I hope Obama fails. Somebody's gotta say it."

The right-wing host went on a similar tirade yesterday when talking about the economic recovery package: "I want everything he's doing to fail... I want the stimulus package to fail.... I do not want this to succeed."

Limbaugh is, without ambiguity, rooting for failure. In the midst of an economic crisis, Limbaugh quite openly admitted that if Obama's economic policies are successful, it would undermine the talk-show host's worldview. As such, Limbaugh wants desperately to see more Americans suffer, more workers unemployed, more businesses close up shop. The key here is philosophy -- if government spending can stimulate the economy, as it always does, then the right is wrong. Limbaugh would much prefer a suffering nation than a reevaluation of conservative ideas.

Keep in mind, of course, that such talk under Bush's presidency would force someone from the airwaves. If a prominent progressive figure said, just as the president was sending troops into war in early 2003, "I want everything he's doing to fail. I want the war in Iraq to fail. I do not want the president's national security agenda to succeed," he or she would lose all advertising revenue and be fired. In the midst of a crisis, Americans rooting against America, based on nothing but ideological rigidity, are pariahs.

Or, at least, they used to be. .......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/126984/embarrassingly_unpatriotic%3A_conservatives_who_want_the_u.s._to_fail/

[babylonsister]

1. The fact that anyone listens to Limbaugh and takes him to heart

is embarrassing.

[marmar]

2. Indeed. The freaky fundie lady at work tunes in to him daily......

..... and she's everything you'd expect a Rush Limbaugh listener to be like.

[babylonsister]

6. I'm also talking about some r/w politicans who quote him and seem to

be taking advice from him. How scary is that?

[driver8]

13. If I had to sit and listen to Rush because of a co-worker...

there would be some serious complaints at HR.

Either that, or I would smash that radio to pieces!

[SharonRB]

5. Wow!

Looks like you've got a brazillion hearts. You certainly deserve them!

[Mz Pip]

3. Rush needs to be encouraging

his listeners to lobby their congressmen and Governors to reject any Stimuls money that comes into their states. That would be the right thing to do if you really believe this is 'socialism.'

[zbdent]

4. I would bet money that the RWers wouldn't be able to find a lefty with a tenth or 20th

of Flush's audience who ever said about wanting Bush to fail ...

[PM Martin]

7. I will never forget what happened to the Dixie Chicks.

The US Country "scene" is insane and dangerously extreme!

[opihimoimoi]

8. Them Pubs appealing to the 20%??? WTF kinda Logic/Reasoning is THAT?

Don't they Know America wants OBAMA to Succeed?

What is it with them Pub Assholes...? They are Pissing on Middle America right now....and they openly do it too...WTF is that?

[Still Sensible]

9. For future reference

"pub assholes" is redundant I think.

[opihimoimoi]

15. I know but I love the sound of it....LOL :o)

[driver8]

12. Because they are greedy, self absorbed, hateful assholes.

They are like a little kid who lost a game and is going to take his ball and go home.

These people disgust me.

[opihimoimoi]

16. Yeah...they so infantile its pathetic

[Richard Steele]

18. Because Rush isn't actually a Conservative, or even a Repub...

He doesn't really give a shit about politics,
or any sort of 'personal philosophy'.

He's just a big rude asshole who found a way to
parlay his asshollishness into a million-dollar career.

He's not a devoted ideologue, he's just the world's most $ucce$$ful TROLL.

He doesn't believe the things he says ENOUGH to even keep his story straight
from one day to the next.

He's paid MILLION$ to post flamebait.
All he cares about is keeping people riled up;
stoking the fires of hatred and discontent.

There is no actual "political phlosophy" involved.

The only reason he chose to make the character he plays "a Republican"
is because that's the party with the biggest percentage of hate-filled
anti-intellectual SHEEPLE at this point in U.S. history.

[Median Democrat]

10. I Am Sure He Is Rooting For A Terrorist Attack Too

It is just a question of whether he is stupid enough to also cheer for a terrorist attack on the air.

[Laelth]

11. Exposes nicely the typical double-standard. n/t

k&r

:dem:

-Laelth

[JBoris]

14. I always cringed when the repubs used the word "Unpatriotic"....

but somehow I find it more disturbing when a Dem uses it. Probably because it clouds valid points and important messages in neocon-ish filth.

[Mister Ed]

17. Why do they hate America?! n/t