Raw Story: " Did ‘big wet Fox kiss for Rush’ break truce with White House?"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Did ‘big wet Fox kiss for Rush’ break truce with White House?

http://rawstory.com/2009/11/white-house-targeting-limbaugh/

By David Edwards
Monday, November 2nd, 2009 -- 9:38 am



Appearing on CBS Sunday, Senior White House advisor David Axelrod declined to attack Fox News but responded to criticism from Rush Limbaugh, calling him an "entertainer."

Partial transcript courtesy Media Research Center:

SCHIEFFER: Let me ask you this, Mr. Axelrod. Last week when casualties in Afghanistan hit a new high, President Obama went to Dover Air Force base to take part in a ceremony honoring the return of some of those who’ve been killed there. Well, this morning on Fox News Rush Limbaugh had this to say about that.

RUSH LIMBAUGH, ON FOX NEWS SUNDAY: It was a photo-op. It was a photo-op precisely because he’s having big-time trouble on this whole Afghanistan dithering situation. He found one family that would allow photos to be taken. None of the others did. And of course when you have a sycophantic media following you around, able to promote and amplify whatever you want, then he can create the impression that he has all this great concern.

SCHIEFFER TO AXELROD: So what’s your reaction to that?

DAVID AXELROD: My reaction is that I think that the President of the United States went to Dover to represent the American people and pay his respects to the families who had made so much of a sacrifice to those brave service people who made the ultimate sacrifice. It was the appropriate thing to do. And I think most Americans appreciate that.

[get the red out]

1. Rush has lost a LOT of weight since last spring

It is bizarre, I saw a clip of him on Fox this weekend. I wonder how he lost all that weight so fast, it seems like yesterday he looked like the Goodyear blimp in a black suit.

[Kurovski]

5. I never saw a man look so good

in capri pants and espadrilles.

[get the red out]

6. I don't think he lost it through diet and exercise

Maybe an "old habit".

[Kurovski]

7. The editor of his "fan club newsletter" seems to agree with you...

(third item down) ;)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6892877

[bluestateguy]

2. There would be a simple way to make up for this

a 30 minute interview with a Sr. White House official, and the interview must be all puff piece questions with a fawning correspondent.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

4. The exact moment in which I realized that would never happen:

...last night, when I posted the clip of the Fox opening segment, and Wallace asked Limbaugh "What do you think President Obama has done FOR or TO the country so far?"

And of course, Limbaugh chimed in with, "Well, Chris, I think it's entirely what he's done TO the country..."

So there are people who hang on to his every word as if it were the gospel truth, and the rest of us. And it will probably stay that way. I don't see his audience abandoning him any time soon, which is a shame.

[kegler14]

3. Hey Rush, Reagan was photographed at Dover. I guess that was a photo op.