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Author    Post   twotap F L I N T O I D Who would have thought this??Ya right. Flashback: Carville Wanted Bush to Fail The press never reported that Democratic strategist James Carville said he wanted President Bush to fail before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. But a feeding frenzy ensued when radio host Rush Limbaugh recently said he wanted President Obama to fail. By Bill Sammon FOXNews.com Wednesday, March 11, 2009 the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, just minutes before learning of the terrorist attacks on America, Democratic strategist James Carville was hoping for President Bush to fail, telling a group of Washington reporters: "I certainly hope he doesn't succeed." Carville was joined by Democratic pollster Stanley Greenberg, who seemed encouraged by a survey he had just completed that revealed public misgivings about the newly minted president. "We rush into these focus groups with these doubts that people have about him, and I'm wanting them to turn against him," Greenberg admitted. The pollster added with a chuckle of disbelief: "They don't want him to fail. I mean, they think it matters if the president of the United States fails." Minutes later, as news of the terrorist attacks reached the hotel conference room where the Democrats were having breakfast with the reporters, Carville announced: "Disregard everything we just said! This changes everything!" The press followed Carville's orders, never reporting his or Greenberg's desire for Bush to fail. The omission was understandable at first, as reporters were consumed with chronicling the new war on terror. But months and even years later, the mainstream media chose to never resurrect those controversial sentiments, voiced by the Democratic Party's top strategists, that Bush should fail. That omission stands in stark contrast to the feeding frenzy that ensued when radio host Rush Limbaugh recently said he wanted President Obama to fail. The press devoted wall-to-wall coverage to the remark, suggesting that Limbaugh and, by extension, conservative Republicans, were unpatriotic. "The most influential Republican in the United States today, Mr. Rush Limbaugh, said he did not want President Obama to succeed," Carville railed on CNN recently. "He is the daddy of this Republican Congress." Limbaugh, a staunch conservative, emphasized that he is rooting for the failure of Obama's liberal policies. "The difference between Carville and his ilk and me is that I care about what happens to my country," Limbaugh told Fox on Wednesday. "I am not saying what I say for political advantage. I oppose actions, such as Obama's socialist agenda, that hurt my country. "I deal in principles, not polls," Limbaugh added. "Carville and people like him live and breathe political exploitation. This is all a game to them. It's not a game to me. I am concerned about the well-being and survival of our nation. When has Carville ever advocated anything that would benefit the country at the expense of his party?" Carville told Politico that focusing on Limbaugh is a deliberate strategy aimed at undermining Republicans. "The television cameras just can't stay away from him," he said. "Our strategy depends on him keeping talking, and I think we're going to succeed." Greenberg added: "He's driving the Republican reluctance to deal with Obama, which Americans want." In 2006, 51 percent of Democrats wanted Bush to fail, according to a FOX News/Opinion Dynamics _________________ "If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!! Barack Hussein Obama--- multiple times. Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:39 pm  Ponycar F L I N T O I D He's not the only one who wanted Bush to fail. You had Harry Reid saying the war in Iraq was lost, Dick Durbin comparing US soildiers to nazi storm troopers, and several other dems in congress who authorized the invasion of Iraq saying Bush lied about Saddams WMDs, even though Clintoon ordered airstrikes on Iraq during his watch for Saddams refusal to allow UN weapons inspectors do their job. I agree with Rush. Why would anyone want socialism to succeed ? _________________ A government big enough to give you everything is also powerful enough to take it all away. Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:26 pm  andi03 F L I N T O I D ***Carville told Politico that focusing on Limbaugh is a deliberate strategy aimed at undermining Republicans. "The television cameras just can't stay away from him," he said. **** Yes, Rush is like a trainwreck isn't he? Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:15 pm  andi03 F L I N T O I D ***With people like Limbaugh as the loudmouth image of the Republican Party -- you need no enemies. ***** ****President Obama has been in office barely 45 days and the Republican Party has the nerve to blame him for the economic and military cataclysm he inherited.**** Huffington Post Article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/open-letter-to-the-republ_b_172822.html#postComment Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:45 pm  twotap F L I N T O I D quote: Yes, Rush is like a trainwreck isn't he? Yes he is for liberals like Barcako, Carville and their policys. Enjoy the limelight while ya can because 2010 is just around the bend. By the way my favorite Democrap term "We support the troops but not the Mission. _________________ "If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!! Barack Hussein Obama--- multiple times. Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:01 pm  andi03 F L I N T O I D I thought that post would get your goat... Maybe you need more crinkles in your hat TT. Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:12 pm  twotap F L I N T O I D Ill have to give that a try, thanks Andrea. By the way I found this interesting page just the other day and thought of you Demeralda, Public D, Kevin Mckague and lT. Were you guys there by any chance??? http://www.zombietime.com/beach_impeach/ by the way do ya think this will make an appropriate bumper sticker for Baracko??? since it seemed OK for Dubya. _________________ "If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!! Barack Hussein Obama--- multiple times. Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:20 pm  andi03 F L I N T O I D Nope, not an appropriate bumper sticker....duh. Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:00 pm  twotap F L I N T O I D But wait but wait all the hippy weirdos at the impeach now rally thought it was hilarious when it referred to Bush..Whats the problem?? Hell I thought it was clever but we cant recycle it and use it for Barcako after all one good chimp off the old block deserves another. Damn double standards. anyhow I just emailed it to a couple dozen of my internet pals its gonna turn up somewhere guaranteed. The lib press will have a stroke. HOW COULD THEY SAY THIS ABOUT THE MESSIAH. _________________ "If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!! Barack Hussein Obama--- multiple times. Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:10 pm  andi03 F L I N T O I D ***But wait but wait all the hippy weirdos at the impeach now rally thought it was hilarious when it referred to Bush..Whats the problem??**** Because Bush was white and he actually LOOKED like a monkey/chimpanzee!! ***Damn double standards.*** Suck, don't they? Wed Mar 11, 2009 5:58 pm  twotap F L I N T O I D quote: Because Bush was white and he actually LOOKED like a monkey/chimpanzee!! You sure you wanna go there??? _________________ "If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!! Barack Hussein Obama--- multiple times. Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:41 pm  andi03 F L I N T O I D ***You sure you wanna go there???**** Nope. Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:17 pm    Display posts from previous:   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First

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