Crimes Against Liberty

by David Limbaugh

  36 President Barack Obama, “Remarks By The President To A Joint Session Of Congress On Health Care,” September 9, 2009.

  37 Editors, “On Presidential Rhetoric, Obama’s ad hominem method and the politics of polarization,” Wall Street Journal, April 22, 2010; available at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704448304575196121075748664.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  38 President Barack Obama, “Text: State of the Union 2010,” January 27, 2010; available at: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/State_of_the_Union/state-of-the-union-2010-president-obama-speech-transcript/story?id=9678572 [accessed June 29, 2010].

  39 Karl Rove, “The President’s GOP Outreach Comes Too Late,” Wall Street Journal, February 3, 2010; available at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704259304575043342489432552.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  40 Bridget Johnson, “Rep. Hensarling Fires Back at Obama in the Rumble Over Deficits,” The Hill, January 30, 2010; available at: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/78901-hensarling-fires-back-at-obama-in-the-deficit-rumble [accessed June 29, 2010].

  41 Jeb Hensarling, “Press Release: Hensarling Statement on the President’s Appearance At GOP Retreat,” Hensarling.house.gov, January 29, 2010; available at: http://hensarling.house.gov/list/press/tx05_hensarling/morenews/Hensarling_Fact_Check_Release.shtml [accessed June 29, 2010].

  42 Kenneth R. Bazinet, “President Obama to GOP Leaders: Stop ‘Grandstanding’ and Get to Work on Jobs Legislation,” New York Daily News, February 9, 2010; available at: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/02/09/2010-02-09_president_obama_to_gop_leaders_stop_grandstanding_and_get_to_work_on_ jobs_bill.html [accessed June 29, 2010] ; see also, “Obama Pleads for Bipartisanship, Calls for End to ‘Grandstanding,’” Associated Press, February 9, 2010; available at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/09/obama-pleads-bipartisanship-calls-end-grandstanding/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  43 “At Deeds Rally, Obama Knocks GOP Critics,” Real Clear Politics, August 6, 2009; available at: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/politics_nation/2009/08/at_deeds_rally_obama_knocks_go.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  44 Steve Holland, “Obama’s 2010 Strategy Taking Shape,” Reuters, February 7, 2010; available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS-TRE6160PJ20100207 [accessed June 29, 2010].

  45 “Obama” Republicans ‘Do What They’re Told,’” Real Clear Politics Video, October 22, 2009; available at: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/10/22/obama_republicans_do_what_theyre_told. html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  46 David M. Herszenhorn, “Updated: Obama Urges Democrats Forward On Health Care,” New York Times, February 3, 2010; available at: http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/obama-we-have-to-finish-the-job/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  47 Gary L. Bauer, “2-4-10 End of Day,” February 4, 2010, Politico.

  48 Michael D. Shear, “White House Revamps Communications Strategy,” Washington Post, February 15, 2010; available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/14/AR2010021403550.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  49 “Obama Camp: Swiftboaters Behind Health Care Attacks,” Newsmax. com, May 16, 2009; available at: http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/health-care-swiftboat/2009/05/16/id/330163 [accessed June 29, 2010].

  50 Jake Tapper, “Obama Political Arm Says GOP House Members Caved to Insurance Lobby Pressure,” ABC News, Political Punch, November 8, 2009; available at: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/11/obama-political-arm-says-gop-house-members-caved-to-insurance-lobby-pressure.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  51 Michael O’Brien, “Dems Plan ‘Pain’ For GOP If They Drag Out Health Debate,” The Hill, Blog Briefing Room, March 4, 2010; available at: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/84893-dems-plan-pain-for-gop-if-they-drag-out-health-debate [accessed June 29, 2010].

  52 Chris Cillizza, “Ten Facts You Need to Know About Rahm Emanuel,” Washington Post, November 6, 2008; available at: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/eye-on-2008/top-10-facts-you-need-to-know.html [accessed June 29, 2010]; see also, Sara Jarman, “Rahm Emmanuel: Con,” BYU Political Review, January 27, 2010.

  53 Steve Clemons, “Movement Left Has Stroke: Rahm Emanuel Accepts Obama’s Chief of Staff Offer,” Washington Note, November 5, 2008; available at: http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2008/11/movement_left_h/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  54 Camille Paglia, “Obama’s Early Stumbles,” Salon.com, January 14, 2009; available at: http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/camille_paglia/2009/01/14/obama [accessed June 29, 2010].

  55 Peter Baker and Jeff Zeleny, “Emanuel Wields Power Freely, and Faces the Risks,” New York Times, August 15, 2009; available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/us/politics/16emanuel.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  56 Jake Tapper, “Rahm Apologizes for Privately Calling Liberal Activists ‘Retarded,’” ABC News, Political Punch, February 2, 2010; available at: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/02/rahm-apologizes-for-privately-calling-liberal-activists-retarded.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  57 Carol E. Lee, “Handling Problems the Obama Way,” Politico, December 29, 2009; available at: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/31021.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  58 “Sen. Gregg Withdraws as Commerce Secretary Nominee, Citing Conflicts,” FOXNews.com, February 12, 2009; available at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/02/12/sen-gregg-withdraws-commerce-secretary-nominee-citing-conflicts/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  59 Jake Tapper, “WH: Some Critics ‘Serving the Goals of al Qaeda,’” ABC News, Political Punch, February 9, 2009; available at: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/02/wh-some-critics-serving-the-goals-of-al-qaeda.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  60 Jonathan Martin, “Obama ‘Gearing Up for a Fight,’” Politico, February 28, 2008; available at: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/19434.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  61 Camille Paglia, “Obama’s Early Stumbles,” Salon.com, January 14, 2009; available at: http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/camille_paglia/2009/01/14/obama [accessed June 29, 2010].

  62 Peter Beinart, “Democrats, Forever Changed,” The Daily Beast, March 15, 2010; available at: http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-03-15/the-decision-that-changed-the-dems/full/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  63 Steven Ertelt, “Notre Dame President Defends Pro-Abortion Obama Invite Despite Bishops’ Rules,” LifeNews.com, April 9, 2009; available at: http://www.lifenews.com/state4046.html [accessed June 29, 2010]; see also, Steven Ertelt, “Former Vatican Ambassador Won’t Speak at Notre Dame Over Obama Controversy,” LifeNews.com, April 27, 2009; available at: http://www.lifenews.com/state4082.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  64 Dan Gilgoff, God & Country, “Notre Dame Critics Tally $8.2 Million in Denied University Donations Over Obama,” U.S. News & World Report, April 27, 2009; available at: http://politics.usnews.com/news/blogs/god-and-country/2009/04/27/notre-dame-critics-tally-82-million-in-denied-university-donations-over-obama. html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  Chapter 5

  1 Transcript, Hardball With Chris Matthews, Thursday, October 22, 2009.

  2 “Alexander: ‘Unpresidential’ For Obama To Bring ‘Street Fighting’ In WH,” Real Clear Politics Video, October 23, 2009; available at: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/10/23/alexander_unpresidential_for_obama_to_bring_street_fighting_in_wh.html.

  3 Jim Vandehei and Mike Allen, “Obama Strategy: Marginalize Most Powerful Critics,” Politico, October 21, 2009; available at: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1009/28532.html.

  4 Michael Barone, “Obama Hits Opponents with Chicago Brass Knuckles,” Washington Examiner, October 21, 2009; available at: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/Obama-hits-opponents-with-Chicago-brass-knuckles-8415163-65077847.html.

  5 Sam Youngman, “Obama to McCain on Iran: ‘I’m the President,’” The Hill, June 23, 2009; available at: http://thehill.com/homenews/news/47261-obama-to-mccain-on-iran-im-the-president.


  6 Glenn Greenwald, “Creepy, Revealing Quote from White House staffer,” Salon.com, Jun 30, 2009; available at: http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2009/06/30/white_house .

  7 President Barack Obama, “Homosexuality—Obama Hopes to Persuade All Americans to accept Homosexuality,” YouTube.com, November 9, 2009; available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOvNUqf81Do.

  8 “Obama Mocks GOP’s Health Care ‘Armageddon’ Claims: Six Months From Now ‘You Can Check It Out, We’ll Look Around,’” Huffington Post, March 23, 2010; available at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/23/obama-mocks-gops-health-c_n_510371. html.

  9 President Barack Obama, “President Barack Obama Remarks As Prepared For Delivery At A Health Care Rally, CQ Transcriptions, April 1, 2010.

  10 Editors, “On Presidential Rhetoric, Obama’s ad hominem method and the politics of polarization,” Wall Street Journal, April 22, 2010; available at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704448304575196121075748664.html.

  11 Dennis Loo, “DOD Training Manual: Protests are ‘Low-Level Terrorism, ’” Salon.com, blog, June 14, 2009; available at: http://open.salon.com/blog/dennis_loo/2009/06/14/dod_training_manual_protests_are_low-level_terrorism.

  12 “Federal Agency Warns of Radicals On Right,” Washington Times, April 14, 2009; available at: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/14/federal-agency-warns-of-radicals-on-right/.

  13 Steven Ertelt, “Obama Admin Used Pro-Abortion, Conspiracy Sites to Say Pro-Lifers Extremists,” LifeNews.com, August 12, 2009; available at: http://www.lifenews.com/nat5348.html.

  14 Audrey Hudson and Eli Lake, “Legion Objects to Vets as Terror Risk,” Washington Times, April 15, 2009; available at: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/15/legion-objects-to-vets-as-terror-risk/.

  15 Audrey Hudson, “Homeland Agency Pulled Back Extremism Dictionary,” Washington Times, May 5, 2009; available at: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/05/homeland-pulled-back-extremism-dictionary/.

  16 Steven Ertelt, “Obama Admin Terrorism Dictionary Calls Pro-Life Advocates Violent, Racist,” LifeNews.com, May 5, 2009; available at: http://www.lifenews.com/nat5019.html.

  17 Michelle Malkin, “Confirmed: The Obama DHS Hit Job on Conservatives is Real,” MichelleMalkin.com, April 14, 2009; available at: http://michellemalkin.com/2009/04/14/confirme-the-obama-dhs-hit-job-on-conservatives-is-real/.

  18 “Obama’s Team Crosses the Rhetorical Line,” The Foundry Blog, September 1, 2009; available at: http://blog.heritage.org/2009/09/01/obamas-team-crosses-the-rhetorical-line/.

  19 Jackie Calmes, “Lawmakers Detail Obama’s Pitch,” New York Times, November 7, 2009; available at: http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/lawmakers-detail-obamas-pitch/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  20 “Robert Gibbs: Town Hall Protests ‘Good T.V. And That’s About It,’” HotAirPundit, August 16, 2009; available at: http://www.hapblog.com/2009/08/robert-gibbs-town-hall-protests-good-tv.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  21 “Democrats Accuse Brown of ‘Radical’ Ties as Senate Election Nears,” FOXNews.com, January 15, 2010; available at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01/15/democrats-accuse-brown-radical-ties-senate-election-nears/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  22 Jim Hoft, “Awesome . . . Scott Brown Responds to Elitist Obama’s Attack on Truck Owners,” Gateway Pundit, January 17, 2010; available at: http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/01/elitist-obama-bashes-truck-owners-anybody-can-buy-a-truck-scott-brown-responds-unfortunate-in-this-economy-its-no-longer-true/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  23 “Axelrod: Tea Party Anger is Misdirected,” FOXNews.com, April 19, 2009; available at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/04/19/axelrod-tea-party-anger-misdirected/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  24 “‘Let’s Not Play Games,’: Obama Takes Swipe At Tea Party Protestors,” Breitbart TV, April 29, 2009.

  25 Rep. Dave Camp, “Democrats Have Increased Taxes by $670 Billion and Counting . . . ,” Committee on Ways & Means Republicans, undated.

  26 Mark Halperin, “Thin Skinned Obama Claims the Press is Against Him,” YouTube, January 26, 2010; available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNHOAMDHmzA [accessed June 29, 2010].

  27 Michael Calderone, “Garrett on White House ‘Retribution’ Against Fox,” Politico, May 1, 2009; available at: http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0509/Garrett_on_White_House_retribution_against_Fox.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  28 Michael Scherer, “Calling ‘Em Out: The White House Takes on the Press,” Time.com, October 8, 2009; available at: http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1929058,00.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  29 Jesse Lee, “Reality Check: Turning a Point of Pride into a Moment of Shame,” The White House Blog, September 30, 2009; available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/09/30/reality-check-turning-a-point-pride-a-moment-shame [accessed June 29, 2010].

  30 Peter Nicholas, “White House Communications Chief Anita Dunn to Depart,” Los Angeles Times, November 11, 2009; available at: http://articles.latimes.com/2009/nov/11/nation/na-dunn11 [accessed June 29, 2010].

  31 “White House Attacks FOX News As ‘Research Arm Of The Republican Party,’” Breitbart TV, October 11, 2009; available at: http://www.breitbart.tv/fox-news-lays-out-facts-after-white-house-escalates-war-on-network/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  32 Michael Scherer, “Calling ‘Em Out: The White House Takes on the Press,” op. cit.

  33 Noel Sheppard, “Obama Advisor Tells CNN Fox Is Biased, Won’t Comment On MSNBC,” NewsBusters.org, October 27, 2009; available at: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/10/27/obama-adviser-tells-cnn-fox-biased-wont-comment-msnbc [accessed June 29, 2010].

  34 Michael Goldfarb, “White House Saying; ‘We Love MSNBC,’” Weekly Standard, May 4, 2009.

  35 David A. Patten, “White House Keeps Up War on FOX News,” Newsmax.com, January 18, 2010; available at: http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/obama-fox-ailes-hannity/2010/01/18/id/ 346719 [accessed June 29, 2010].

  36 Jim Hoft, “White House Blames FOX News For Their Safe Schools Czar’s Slimy Past that Includes Hiding Pedophilia From the Authorities,” (Video), Gatewaypundit.firsthings.com, October 5, 2009.

  37 “White House Tries to Bar FOX News From Interviewing Pay Czar,” Real Clear Politics Video, October 22, 2009; available at: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/10/22/white_house_tries_to_bar_fox_news_from_intervewing_pay_czar.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  38 “Administration Loses Bid to Exclude FOX News From Pay Czar Interview,” FOXNews.com, October 23, 2009; available at:

  39 Lynn Sweet, “Obama Rips TV News for Making Rudeness the Road to Stardom,” Politics Daily, September 20, 2009; available at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/23/administration-loses-bid-exclude-fox-news-pay-czar-interview/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  40 Josh Gerstein, “Gibbs Rebukes CNBC’s Santelli,” Politico.com, February 20, 2009; available at: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/19083.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  41 Phil Rosenthal, “Rant by CNBC’s Rick Santelli Puts Pundit at Odds With Obama Administration,” Chicago Tribune, February 22, 2009; available at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/chi-sun-phil-rosenthal-22feb22,0,7002362.column.

  42 Josh Gerstein, “Gibbs Rebukes CNBC’s Santelli,” op. cit.

  43 Jeff Poor, “Gibbs Does It Again—Responds Directly to Media Criticism of Obama, This Time CNBC’s Cramer,” NewsBusters.org, March 3, 2009; available at: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/jeff-poor/2009/03/03/gibbs-does-it-again-responds-directly-media-criticism-obama-time-cnbcs-cr.

  44 Rowan Scarborough, “White House Attack Machine,” Human Events, March 20, 2009; available at: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=31148.

  45 Frank James, “Edmunds.com Cash For Clunkers Analysis Riles Obama Team,” NPR.org, October 29, 2009; available at: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/10/edmundscom_cash_for_clunkers_a.html.

  46 Macon Phillips, “Busy Cove
ring Car Sales on Mars, Edmunds.com Gets It Wrong (Again) on Cash for Clunkers,” The White House Blog, October 29, 2009; available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/10/29/busy-covering-car-sales-mars-edmundscom-gets-it-wrong-again-cash-clunkers.

  47 Frank James, “Edmunds.com Cash For Clunkers Analysis Riles Obama Team,” op. cit.

  48 Charles Hurt, “Prez Zings GOP Foe in a Stimulating Talk,” New York Post, January 23, 2009; available at: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/politics/item_wrDZCVt0TdhQPpY2VuPgnN.

  49 “Obama, Dems Continue Rush Limbaugh Attacks,” WorldNetDaily. com, January 31, 2009; available at: http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=87546.

  50 Jonathan Martin, “Are You With Obama or Rush?” Politico, January 29, 2009; available at: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/18194.html.

  51 Michael Scherer, “Team Obama’s Petty Limbaugh Strategy,” Time. com, March 4, 2009; available at: http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/03/04/team-obamas-petty-limbaugh-strategy/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  52 Ibid.

  53 David Von Drehle, “Criticizing Rush Limbaugh: Over the Line?” Time.com, March 4, 2009; available at: http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1883032,00.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  54 David Hogberg, “None Dare Call Them Unpatriotic,” American Spectator, May 6, 2003.

  55 The Editors, “Rush Rammed,” National Review, October 16, 2009; available at: http://article.nationalreview.com/410299/rush-rammed/the-editors [accessed June 29, 2010].

  56 Transcript: Part III Of a FOX News Channel “The O’Reilly Factor Interview With Senator Barack Obama,” Federal News Service, September 9, 2008.

  57 Paul Ibrahim, “Rush Limbaugh Is Only the First Target of Obama’s ‘New’ Politics,” Paulibrahim.com, January 26, 2009; available at: http://www.ronaldreagan.com/forums/showthread.php?p=196479 [accessed June 29, 2010].

  58 Rush Limbaugh, “Obama Is Stoking Racial Antagonism,” Wall Street Journal, September 19, 2008; available at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122178554189155003.html [accessed June 29, 2010].