{"id":12736,"date":"2013-04-08T17:08:10","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T17:08:10","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-04-08T17:08:10","modified_gmt":"2013-04-08T17:08:10","slug":"new_york_times_redefines_the_limbaugh_theorem_as_fine_line_obama_must_walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2013\/04\/08\/new_york_times_redefines_the_limbaugh_theorem_as_fine_line_obama_must_walk\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Times Redefines the Limbaugh Theorem as “Fine Line” Obama Must Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"

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RUSH: The New York Times today by Jackie Calmes: “Obama Must Walk Fine Line as Congress Takes Up Agenda.” Why? What in the world\u2019s Obama got to worry about? Obama\u2019s not up for reelection. No, no. Seriously, now. Why in the world is there a fine line for Obama? What? Why? He\u2019s the president of the United States and he\u2019s got an agenda, and his agenda is “long-range deficit reduction.” Ha! Is that what it says here? (laughing) Long-range deficit reduction!<\/p>\n

“Gun safety.” Right, gun safety. Do you know what “gun safety” is? It\u2019s you don\u2019t have yours anymore. “Changes to immigration law.” What\u2019s that? Amnesty. So you know what the “fine line” is? The fine line is having everybody not realize what Obama\u2019s agenda is. That\u2019s the fine line. Long-range deficit reduction? Don\u2019t insult us here! That\u2019s the way the thing begins: “The days ahead could be decisive ones for the main pieces of President Obama\u2019s second-term agenda: long-range deficit reduction, gun safety and changes to immigration law.”<\/p>\n

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The fine line. There are two things about the fine line: First, is avoiding blame. That\u2019s the Limbaugh Theorem. Right here it is: Avoiding blame, and making sure nobody really knows what the agenda is. Obama\u2019s agenda? “Long-range deficit reduction” equals massive tax increases. That\u2019s what that means. “Gun safety” means gun control. “Changes to immigration law” means amnesty. So let me read this as it should be written by Jackie Calmes of the New York Times. Ahem.<\/p>\n

“The days ahead could be decisive ones for the main pieces of President Obama\u2019s second-term agenda. Major tax increases, gun control, and amnesty.” But no! That\u2019s not what they write. They write: “long-range deficit reduction, gun safety and changes to immigration law. … Members of both parties say Mr. Obama faces a conundrum with his legislative approach to a deeply polarized Congress.<\/p>\n

“In the past, when he has stayed aloof from legislative action, Republicans and others have accused him of a lack of leadership; when he has gotten involved, they have complained that they could not support any bill so closely identified with Mr. Obama without risking the contempt of conservative voters.” This is all such smoke and mirrors. There really isn\u2019t much to the piece, here.<\/p>\n

What it does is bring up a talking point that is being parroted in other Drive-By articles, and that is that the next couple of weeks are going to be extremely vital to Obama\u2019s second term and his legacy. So in other words, he\u2019d better play his cards right if he wants to win control of the House in 2014, because he\u2019s gotta move this agenda forward without him being attached to it.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the key to it. The Limbaugh Theorem. He\u2019s gotta move gun control forward. He\u2019s gotta move tax increases and amnesty forward. He\u2019s gotta move all that forward without being tied to it. Nobody wants any of those things. I mean, a majority of people don\u2019t want any of those things. But that\u2019s what he\u2019s aiming for. So, once again the Limbaugh Theorem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

RUSH: The New York Times today by Jackie Calmes: “Obama Must Walk Fine Line as Congress Takes Up Agenda.” Why? What in the world\u2019s Obama got to worry about? Obama\u2019s not up for reelection. No, no. Seriously, now. Why in the world is there a fine line for Obama? What? Why? 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