This whole hoo hah between the White House and Rush Limbaugh is just about the funniest political theater I have seen in years. It boils down to right-wing reactionary radio host Limbaugh being cast by the Obama administration as de facto leader of the Republican Party. Limbaugh with an ego the size of Texas, of course, is playing it for all its worth. If I were Rush, I’d be sending roses to the White House every day this little feud goes on.
Limbaugh’s latest laugh was that he challenged Obama to a debate. While I would love to see Limbaugh become so frustrated debating someone way out of his league that he might explode into slivers of Rush goo, I think that’s where the line should be drawn. The White House has had its fun and they can always bring this dust up to the surface for various political uses again someday, but I think the back-and-forth each day is getting a little old. Since the right wing noise machine all uses the same talking points every day, it results in hearing the same old lines over and over and over to where sometimes you can’t tell your Limbaugh from your Hannity. Not that I listen to either that much.
It all goes back to what I have said many time before which is all the static that comes from your AM dial (and Fox News on TV) is just beating the same drum over and over. Blame Obama. Blame the Pelosi-led House. Blame Harry Reid. Blame the dog, if he is Democrat, for farting. None of these guys ever emit one constructive thought. People like Limbaugh see themselves as intellectual powerhouses, Mensa personified. So it requires asking: If you guys are so freaking smart, why don’t you offer up some ideas to help fix the things that are broken in our world instead of continually dosing listeners with blame and empty rhetoric?
Answer that Mr. Limbaugh, the smartest man in the world, and you may find some actual worth in that hot air machine that is yourself.