Limbaugh: I Fear That Obama's FOIA Order Makes It Easier To Hold Bush To Account

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Link to Think Progress:

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/21/limbaugh-foia-bush/

[hobbit709]

1. And the problem with that is??

[liberal N proud]

2. What does this asshole have against accountability?

[missingfink]

28. Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh - high school graduate(dropped/flunked out of college his freshman year) - political thinker for millions of Americans.

[rfranklin]

3. The rule of law is "Banana Republic stuff"

And rich scofflaws are the American Way.

[IndependentDem]

4. is it just me or does he look nervous? nt

[MrMickeysMom]

22. He looks nervous...

... I don't ever want to smell that blowhard's shirt... Wooof...

[charleee]

27. He does in fact look incredibly off balance here...nervy, unsure, suspicious even.

[Ken Burch]

38. He mixed up the Oxycontin and the Viagra again.

n/t.

[stlsaxman]

35. Rush is shitting himself with fear.

[whistle]

5. Bullshit, Bush was looking out for his own ass and no one elses!

[florida08]

6. am glad to see President Obama

actually acting on what he campaigned on. Rush just might be worried what could be found on him. As for the new order on FOIA.

According to Obama's memo:

"All agencies should adopt a presumption in favor of disclosure, in order to renew their commitment to the principles embodied in FOIA, and to usher in a new era of open Government. The presumption of disclosure should be applied to all decisions involving FOIA."

This statement is almost certainly meant to address a controversial memo issued by John Ashcroft in the wake of 9/11, which ordered agencies to disclose information only after considering all possible reasons to withhold it, and assured them that government lawyers would defend their decisions in court unless they had no "sound legal basis." Many open government advocates believe Ashcroft's policy effectively gutted the FOIA over the past several years. Today's memo doesn't explicitly reverse that policy, but directs the incoming attorney general to issue new FOIA guidelines to agencies "reaffirming the commitment to accountability and transparency." This is a big step in the right direction.

The memo doesn't stop there. It goes on to say:

"The presumption of disclosure also means that agencies should take affirmative steps to make information public. They should not wait for specific requests from the public. All agencies should use modern technology to inform citizens about what is known and done by their Government. Disclosure should be timely."

[wake.up.america]

7. I am me and I want to know what he, Bush, has been up to.

[eShirl]

8. have another cream puff, Rush

in fact, have a couple dozen

[HopeHoops]

9. Yo, OXY-MORON, that is EXACTLY the point of it! Man is Rush an idiot.

[L. Coyote]

14. Correction: Oxycotin-moran!

[eringer]

10. He sure misses getting his talking points from the Bush White House, doesn't he?

[AndyA]

11. Limpballs is probably worried that his support of Bushco over the last 8 years

is about to be exposed for the illegal fraud that the Bush Administration was.

Once the crimes start becoming public knowledge, Limpballs is going to look like a fool.

(And I'll bet he really shouldn't be called Limpballs, it's more like Noballs. I'll bet those suckers are so small stuck up in all those layers of fat that they can't even be seen!)

[americanmutt]

18. ugh!! thanks for the imagery...

so much for breakfast....

[AlbertCat]

24. Limpballs is going to look like a fool.

Going to? GOING TO???????

[AndyA]

31. Bad choice of words, perhaps.

He will look like a fool to his unquestioningly faithful supporters. How's that? ;)

[underpants]

12. Wow he really doesn't look well

Physically as well as mentally-he doesn't seem to be very "together"

I don't mean this as drug jokes or anything else, he just really doesn't look well.

[MrMickeysMom]

23. How can anyone be well after yo-yo dieting, and that much drug abuse?

Just goes to show how a "successful" radio show shoved down our necks and high powered signals, and lots of money can't fix piss poor protoplasm.

[AlbertCat]

25. Yes remember...Rush took enough pain pills...

....to LOSE HIS FRACKIN' HEARING!!!!!!

[MrMickeysMom]

30. WHAT????????

:rofl:

[LaPera]

13. I didn't know Polo made tents.

[Grinchie]

15. The first thing Bush did was change the FOIA "To protect Bill Clinton"

Yep, a sure sign of Bi-Partisanship on G.W. Bush's part.

But Obama! Removing the restrictions, and actually allowing inquiry to occur on the actions of G.W. Bush! OMG! Freedom of Information! This is NOT what America is all about!

Leave it to Limbaugh to become the defender of Anaerobic Bacteria, Parasitic worms, and other Virii that cannot survive in the open air or subdued sunlight.

I have to laugh "Clamp down on the FOIA to Protect Bill Clinton". That is too funny.

[Turborama]

16. What's poor Mr Toad so worried about? N/T

[proud progressive]

17. tell me why someone has not stuck an elephant tusk up his fat ass!

[Jack Rabbit]

19. No, Rush. This is not banana republic kinda stuff

Unless you mean what happens to a former dictator after his banana republic collapses.

Torture, lies to justify draconian measures (like wars), suspension of civil liberties and cronyism are banana republic stuff.

[Why Syzygy]

34. Bingo. The banana is OVER.

We know Bush ran this place like a dictator. He ADMITTED it fer cryin outloud.

[MrMickeysMom]

20. Ooh, bad, bad freedom of information! Don't worry, Rush...

... I'm sure people have already acknowledged your role with Republican talking points and orders from Bush's brain. Go back to whatever 12 step program you're supposed to be in, now. You're looking pretty... poly-saturated.

[mcg]

32. Why does he hate our freedom?

Bush was protecting his criminal activities from being known by we the people.
We have the right to know what those who are supposed to be our public servants
are doing.

[MrMickeysMom]

36. Yeah, I know what you mean...

What I really don't understand is how right wing head cases with a microphone (too good a description for Limbaugh) don't see the diminishing return of their being water carriers anymore. Wasn't Olberman talking tonight about some journalist, after seeing that their counterparts were about to go to the other side instead of continuing to peddling lies, said the reason was that the other direction was "smart"?

What am I saying? Limbaugh isn't into journalism, and he's not smart. He can't eat or medicate his way into finding nirvana. He's just ballooning into obscurity and doesn't know the difference.

[faulknercindy]

21. Again someone who is

shouting pay attention to me and no body is anymore. He doesn't count and stop paying attention to the fat man.

[Titonwan]

26. WHAT!

You mean to tell me that folks will be able to ascertain the truth legally? In THIS country? Well... I'll be a monkey's uncle... now how in hell is that supposed to look after all this time? We'll be like FREE and shit! We can't have that! (LOL) I sure wish Rush was a clay pigeon. I'd love to go to the trap and skeet range with my 10 ga automatic and yell "pull!" on his fat ass. Bush and crew are going DOWN, my compadre's... it's just a matter of time.

[urbanaddictiondotcom]

29. Rush is a mess!

Didn't he lose weight a while back? He just looks REALLY unhealthy. I don't see a long life in his future.

[Why Syzygy]

33. Oh yeah. The Constitution is all about PROTECTING THE EXECUTIVE branch..

In freeper world...

And Bush did such a smashing job of protecting the Executive branch, that Cheney removed himself from it!

[Number23]

37. 1 minute, 44 seconds of stammering, stumbling garbage...

Anyone who starts a discussion with "I may be confused and I'm not sure but I'm going to talk about it anyway" should be drop-kicked out of sight.

[Duppers]

39. Who are his current sponsors?

I've google trying to find out but I can only find a list that dates back to '03.


Also, who are his listeners? We all know someone who listens to this asshole. Here's my description of them. See if you don't agree.

I think most of Limbaugh's listeners are not only uninformed, but undereducated and delusional. I also think they have many personal issues in their lives and they use progressives/liberals as targets for their misplaced anger. Their true anger lies with themselves, their background, and their situations. They are not the most mentally healthy people and I think they certainly lack the capacity for much objectivity in other areas of their lives. They need something 'safe' to hate. They have little else to motivate their lives. They hate liberals, they hate the better educated, they hate gays, they hate minorities, etc. Hate keeps them from self-examination.

Some of these people can become dangerous. They fantasize about killing the objects of their hate and upon occasion, they have acted upon these fantasies. Take what happened in Knoxville Unitarian church last year for instance. This makes what Limbaugh, and those like him, truly dangerous for society for more than the obvious reasons.