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Limbaugh: Obama will create 'unrest' every time Trump acts
2016-12-21
[The Hill] Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh says President Obama will create "unrest and disunity" often after President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.

"Obama is going to call [NBC's] Chuck Todd -- take his pick -- [CNN's] John King, [CNN's] Wolf Blitzer ... and they will not be able to wait," Limbaugh said on his Tuesday program. "They'll give Obama as much time as he wants to rip into Trump and to warn the American people.

"He's going to try to create all kinds of unrest and disunity and so forth."

Obama has said that he would speak out after leaving office if he believes it is warranted.

"As an American citizen who cares deeply about our country, if there are issues that have less to do with the specifics of some legislative proposal or battle, but go to core questions about our values and our ideals, and if I think that it's necessary or helpful for me to defend those ideals, then I'll examine it when it comes," Obama said during a press conference in Peru on Nov. 21.

Traditionally, former presidents have refrained from publicly commenting on their successors' job performance. Obama and Trump have also been publicly civil to each other during the transition despite their stark differences. During a press conference Friday, Obama said the two have had "cordial" talks.

"Obama is going to do it [criticize Trump] from Washington," Limbaugh predicted. "And he's going to do it within hours of whatever Trump does. And he's going to do it on major cable news.

"And the media is going to be 100 -- 1,000 percent behind Obama."

The Obamas plan to live in Washington when his presidency while their younger daughter finishes school.

Limbaugh has been a strong supporter of Trump since the billionaire announced his candidacy in June 2015.
Posted by:Besoeker

#17  #16 - Rush said: "I hope he fails. Because his agenda and programs will damage America".

He was right. They focused on the "I hope he fails" because Dear Leader must not be opposed
Posted by: Frank G   2016-12-21 21:07  

#16  Speaking about Rush. Remember how the media totally freaked out when he said he would not support Obama's socialist agenda?

Strange how its ok now when there's an -R after the president-elect's name isn't it?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2016-12-21 18:18  

#15   "Limbaugh has been a strong supporter of Trump"-- no he never endorses any candidate.
Posted by: Dale   2016-12-21 16:42  

#14  Time for an alternative media to counter what we currently have. I pay no attention to them anyway. They are failing to reach America. The only reason O appears effective is he gets airtime and all media talks about him. This is fake news propaganda at its best.
Posted by: Dale   2016-12-21 16:40  

#13  I think they will try. 'Round the campfire out here was, even if you don't like Trump, him being elected could see a bipartisan support for vigorous reinstatement of checks and balances. That was about four months ago, and does not take into effect the current Missourian 'Show Me' proposed position appointments.

The detractors are currently in their smear the reputation phase. I'm thinking they will do one hundred little poos which the media will whip up into a hundred slurry pies in an overwhelm effort, where no matter what the Trump administration does, it will be so, so wrong, with lit'l Barry there to lecture us from his bunker on hole three.

The fake news bs is just setting the table, and there is the inauguration day pity party, tested and previewed by the electors' day events. What sold, what didn't sell, how it could be sold, sort of like a movie marketing preview. Cabal of the deep thinkers could cross-reference their opinions with massive social media data mining, such as how many people, and where, shit the bed during the airing of the Wisconsin elector protest.

Personally, I think this is all part of a greater wave - Duturte, Modi, Brexit, now Trump. The international collectivists are going to have to do something or else Merkel goes the way of the sand castle at incoming tide, and if Germany flips, the EU will melt.

It was noted that the fake news chaff is being spread in Europe, and I would guess a lot of incoming police are cracking down on suspected terrorists pieces while shadowing actual immigrant on locals crime. I'd go big on Dutch Roses and German Votive Candles.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2016-12-21 16:34  

#12  ..only if Ryan and McConnell act as RINOs, citing the procedures Reid and Pelosi killed as reasons they can't/won't act.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-12-21 16:19  

#11  My question is are the Democrats going to make it almost inpossable for President Trump to deliver? They are Masters of Obstruction.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2016-12-21 15:49  

#10  CNN? CNN has something like 750,000 viewers out of 350 million Americans. NBC News is in the lead at the moment, but many of those viewers voted against Mrs. Clinton despite NBC's hard sell, so the former president's pontifications will have less impact than anticipated, I suspect. And if inner city African-Americans see solid gains in jobs and quality of education on President Trump's watch, they'll pay less attention to the Lightbringer, too.

It all depends on President Trump being able to deliver, which is what we are all hoping for.
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-12-21 15:18  

#9  
The Democrats just LUVS them a good bullshit artist, and I figure they'll use Obama on a weekly-- or even daily-- basis to comment on nearly every move Trump makes.

Yeah, like ESPN has Herm Edwards as an expert commentator.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2016-12-21 13:36  

#8  The way the Marxists and Muslims see it somebosy's got to try to keep those cop killing and Trump supporter assaults fires burning. That's why the most important person domestically will be a jack boot Attorney General. After you drain the swamp, you gotta deal with the snakes.
Posted by: Nero White 3083   2016-12-21 13:20  

#7  "Obama is going to do it [criticize Trump] from Washington," Limbaugh predicted. "And he's going to do it within hours of whatever Trump does. And he's going to do it on major cable news.

I suspect Limbaugh's prediction will be proven correct.

I also suspect that the era in which ex-presidents honored the tradition of keeping their mouths shut once out of office is over. That perennial pest Jimmy Carter led the way, and Bill Clinton has run his mouth, too, from time to time.

The Democrats just LUVS them a good bullshit artist, and I figure they'll use Obama on a weekly-- or even daily-- basis to comment on nearly every move Trump makes.

One might wish the guy would just fade away quietly and STFU after January 20th, but I don't think it's going to happen.
Posted by: Dave D.   2016-12-21 13:12  

#6  Well said P2K.

Disclaimer - I do not listen to Rush or really anyone as part of my daily schedule. The snippits I heard from Rush were more explanatory than booster. My schedule usually had snippits from Glennlivit and howdy. Hope he has a swim buddy.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2016-12-21 11:47  

#5  I dunno. Anyone heard much about The Eldersâ„¢ lately?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2016-12-21 10:32  

#4  Unfortunately the media will treat him as some Wise Sage and not as he should be treated - Court Jester.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2016-12-21 09:04  

#3  I'll give him as much credence and authority (moral and otherwise) as Jimmy Carter. Another horrible failed Democrat President. SCOAMF
Posted by: Frank G   2016-12-21 08:35  

#2  Limbaugh has been a strong supporter of Trump since the billionaire announced his candidacy in June 2015

If strong supporter means he didn't immediately savage the candidate, but gave him a fair hearing among the legion of other candidates.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-12-21 07:56  

#1  So, who's Trump's candidate for Attorney General?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-12-21 05:50  

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