In a Gibbs v. Limbaugh contest, what's your bet?

 
  
  
Forgive me for posting the entirety of this, but it's all so entertaining. From a WSJ 'blog' called the Washington Wire:

At a briefing today to discuss the administration’s efforts to rescue the auto industry, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs took on conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh—and every other critic “sitting in the cheap seats” –for criticizing the rescue of General Motors and Chrysler as a “government takeover” that smacks of socialism.

Told by a reporter that “You had Rush Limbaugh today — today or yesterday — talking Obama Motors again,” Gibbs, who doesn’t often provide free advertising by taking on his critics by name from the podium, let fire.

“Look, Rush Limbaugh and others wanted to walk away. Rush Limbaugh and others saw a million people that worked at these factories, that worked at these parts suppliers, that had — that supported communities, and thought we should all just walk away. The president didn’t think that walking away from a million jobs in these communities made a lot of economic sense,” Gibbs said.

He was just getting up to speed.

“We’ve got auto companies that for the first time since 2004 all showed an operating profit in the first quarter of this year. It’s adding jobs. And the money that this administration invested — about $60 billion — we believe we’re on the path to recouping all of that. That’s a significant story.

“I’ll let those that sat in the cheap seats a year-and-a-half ago and wanted to walk away” from a milion workers, he continued, “explain to every one of those workers why they made that decision.”

Finally, he wrapped it up: “And then you should ask Mr. Limbaugh — I don’t know what kind of car he drives, but I bet it’s not an F-150.”

The F-150 truck, we should note, is made by Ford, which didn’t get federal rescue funds.

 

At least we can all rest assured that The Won doesn't sit in a "cheap seat."  What did Team Obama pay to sit in the Oval Office? Three quarters of a million?

 

 

(What's amazing is that they still had a "stash" of $8,957,536 cash on hand when all was said and done -- or am I reading this wrong?)

Comments

[Mannie Sherberg]

As one of that vast army of cheap-seat sitters, I take vigorous exception to Mr. Gibbs's remarks, and would warn him that a class-action suit for defamation may be pending. As a small kid, I was taken to many a St. Louis Cardinal baseball game by my older brother, and we always sat in the cheap seats, for the plain and simple reason that the cheap seats were cheap -- and we couldn't afford the swank seats. The cheap seats -- also known as "the bleachers" -- were occupied by some of the rowdiest and funniest fans on the planet -- salt-of-the-earth people who actually saved pennies so they could amass the price of a cheap-seat ticket. America was built on the backs of cheap-seaters -- and when Mr. Gibbs attacks the entire class of us, he attacks America itself. I am sure I speak for multitudes when I say that we were willing to tolerate a socialist president (until 2013), we were willing to put up with the zaniest Congressional agenda in the nation's history (for another few months), but we will not stand for an assault on cheap-seaters. I intend to call my lawyer in the next few minutes.

[Rick Richman]

Mannie, your comment caused me to go back and read the classic Baseball Hall of Fame speech by Bob ("I must have seats in the front rowww") Uecker. "I did not have a lot of ability as a kid, and my dad wanted me to have everything that everybody else had. I think the first thing that he ever bought me was a football. And I was very young. He didn't know a lot about it, he came from the old country. I mean, we tried to pass it and throw it and kick it, and we couldn't do it. And it was very discouraging for him and for me. Almost, we almost quit. And finally we had a nice enough neighbor, came over and put some air in it, and what a difference. . . . In 1967 I set a major league record for passed balls, and I did that without playing every game. There was a game, as a matter of fact, during that year when Phil Niekro's brother and he were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate. I saw their folks that day more than they did the whole weekend. . . . My family is here today. My boys, my girls. My kids used to do things that aggravate me, too. I'd take them to the game and they'd want to come home with a different player. I remember one of my friends came to Atlanta to see me once. He came to the door, he says, "Does Bob Uecker live here?" He says, "Yeah, bring him in." I am sure that Bob will want to join your lawsuit. He'll come to the courtroom and sit in the first rowww.

[Mannie Sherberg]

Rick -- all the thanks in the world for that uproarious sidesplitter. Ueker must be one of the world's few "natural" comedians. By "natural" I mean someone who apparently writes his own stuff, instead of relying on paid comedy writers. I can only say that I hope he does come to the trial and sit in the first rowww: I also hope the judge doesn't gavel down any remarks he happens to make. That way -- even if I lose the lawsuit (which is sure to happen if I end up with a snooty liberal judge who despises cheap-seaters) -- I'll get a bundle of free laughs.

[Rick Richman]

Rush Limbaugh about the Gibbs F-150 remark: "Snerdley, no more calls about what Gibbs meant. I want to get this off the table, because Gibbs is an idiot. To talk about what Gibbs "meant" is a waste of time. It's like they say: "Don't get into an argument with a fool. Don't ever do it because it's hard to tell who's the fool once it starts." The best I can tell is that Gibbs meant to refer to a truck that GM or Chrysler builds and instead he referred to a Ford. Now, to analyze it beyond that is a waste of time, folks. Besides does Obama drive a pickup truck, does Gibbs drive a pickup truck, does Barney Frank drive a pickup truck, does John Kerry drive a pickup truck to get to his boat? Scott Brown drives a pickup truck, but do any of these elite ruling class Democrats drive pickup trucks? I know Fred Thompson drove a pickup truck. Does Hillary drive a pickup truck?"

[New Balance Shoes]

They throw their shadows before them who carry their lantern on their back. That I exist is a perpetual surprise which is life. Do you understand?