‘Without Me…What Good Are You?’: Limbaugh Releases Parody of Obama’s ‘You Didn‘t Build That’ Remarks
- Posted on July 24, 2012 at 6:28pm by
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Rush Limbaugh is well-known for his comedic takes on current events. Partnering with Paul Shanklin, Limbaugh has popularized ballads like “Banking Queen” in honor Barney Frank, and “Jeremiah Was My Pastor,” in honor of Jeremiah Wright.
Now, a new ballad has been thrown into the mix: “You Didn’t Build That,” in honor of Barack Obama.
A mockery of the president’s recent comment that, if you have a business, “you didn’t build that“ and ”somebody else made that happen” because government was there providing necessary services along the way, Limbaugh said:
Go down to Mexico — go down to Texas or Arizona — and find some people crossing the border and ask, “Why are you coming here?” I guarantee you not a one of them will say because of the roads and bridges, or the Internet. They love to talk about the poem on the Statue of Liberty that Emma Lazarus wrote: “Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to [walk across roads and bridges].” Did it say that? It did not say that. [Emphasis added]
Listen to the sarcastic ballad, based on a song by the Righteous Brothers, below:
Here are the lyrics:
Who’s the one who gave you success?
How can you talk that way?
Who’s the one who built your business?
It‘s not because you’re smart and work hard every day…
Baby, I‘m the soul of your heart’s inspiration…
I’m all you got, to get you by…
I‘m the soul of your heart’s inspiration
Without me– Barry– what good are you?
You wouldn’t have much going
Thank goodness you had me
Somebody else made that happen
You didn’t build it alone, nothing’s free!
Baby…I‘m the soul of your heart’s inspiration
[Chorus]
That business– you, you didn’t make it, without me
And I’m telling you, sonny, I‘m the reason you’re growing, and thriving, or shrinking, and dying
Business, you can’t ride it, without me…
Yes, I’m threatening your business!
If I go, all the bridges and roads will implode, yes I swear it!
[Chorus]
Limbaugh added that he believes there is a “groundswell of anti-Obamaism out there that is set to explode“ and ”shock and surprise” everybody in the media and on the left.
He explained: “You don’t attack the U.S. economy this way, you don’t damage it this way and have people sit by and say, ‘Oh, okay.’”
“We have not become a passive people. We are not a passive country.”
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Comments (55)
Altair
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 9:37pmA thing to remember when hearing the illegal alien‘s preposterous statements is that he’s not talking to you.
He doesn’t care what decent Americans ( 47 % of the electorate, at last count) think. All he has to do is keep ginning up the stupidest 53 % of America, like he did last time, and all will be well in the Democrat Party. Demogogues. Been with humanity since before the Golden Age of Greece.
Report Post »Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 6:13amEverybody knows what Obama said and what he meant. It’s all on tape:
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiwap4MDFpg
Fonz777
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 9:25pmreality is going to be quite a shock for dream boy.
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 9:40pmA reality shock for bambam has been a long time coming if/when it occurs. Get non-dead voters to the polls and give-em a free ride. We have got to get this poison out of the WH. TEA.
Report Post »kat747
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 10:07amThere is no “reality” for his personality !
Report Post »He is starting to rant and rave like a dictator more and more each day.
Would have made Hitler and Stalin proud.
hannah
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 9:18pmI know Obama knows what he’s doing, TAKING DOWN AMERICA while on the other hand, he;s trying to convince America, he’s saving it. The media banters about on how obama must be ignorant if he believes his policies will save America, obama doesn’t care about saving America, he is taking America down. If he gets re-elected, he will put the last nail in your coffins. You, the people have the power to vote him out, I hope you have the sense to do that to save your country.
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 9:46pmThat’s a good post HANNAH. Good read.
Report Post »sybilll
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 8:54pmLove a portion of Shanklin‘s parody’s, but this one may be my very favorite!
Report Post »Belchfire V-8
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:23pmthe best so far
Report Post »kindling
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:25amOH…I don’t know. Barney Frank singing “YOU CAN BUILD, …YOU CAN BUYYYY….ANY HOUSE YOUR HEART DESIRES…….OOOOOOOOOOO! is pretty funny. My kids sing it with me and we all laugh.
Report Post »AmericablessGod
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 8:42pmListen up, patriots!
This completely incompetent, ignorant, useless, clueless moron occupying the White House really believes what he says about government being responsible for individual success!
He fails to recognize that business owners also pay the taxes that provide the infrastructure we all use. He believes that government is god, the religion of the progressive movement.
We must band together and get like minded people registered to vote and defeat this evil cancer, cutting him and his band of communists out of Washington for good.
We cannot afford to let this moron destroy our nation. We will not be defeated. We will prevail.
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 9:18pmDITTOS to the post, and hopefully we WILL prevail.
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 9:35pmComrade, Dear Leader is not incompetent. He was put into the White House to do exactly the job he is doing, destroy America from within! Right now Dear Leader has a little problem, us! We aren’t buying his schtick and he is facing a major defeat this fall, which would upset the plans already in motion.
Report Post »If it doesn’t look like Dear Leader will win there is a plan waiting in the wings that will allow him to cancel the election and remain in power. The crises will hit in September or early October, trust me, you will know it when it hits!
If you haven’t stored food, water, along with a means of defending them, then you will join the long list of victims, but it isn‘t like you haven’t been warned!
kat747
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 10:10amRE: HistoryGuy
Report Post »You hit it right on the head – described this fraud perfectly.
Brittany-Imbriaarts
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 8:41pmAlways Love the Rush Parody songs
Report Post »pissantno.10
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 8:06pmsad part is obama is going ya thats cool thats my song groovey baby
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 7:56pmOBAMA IS BREAKING THE LAW AGAIN, NO SURPRISE….
Report Post »Today Obama is filming a campaign ad in the West Wing backtracking on his anti-business comments. He will say anything to get out of uncovering who he really is. Here is the ad: http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2012/july/obama_clarifies_comments.html
BOGOTSTOGO
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 7:51pmRush your a true genius, Thank You!!
Report Post »Quiata
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 7:50pmWhat‘s SO frustrating about Obama’s wackadoodle comment is that businesses must constantly struggle AGAINST the daily, quarterly, and annual tangle of red tape and heaping piles of taxes imposed… courtesy of whom? —> Government. As usual, Obama states the exact opposite of reality, and sadly there are so many ignorant and starry-eyed followers who cheer this guy on.
Report Post »oldasdirt
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 7:40pmPerfect song for the not so perfect POTUS.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 7:34pm…
Report Post »I love Paul Shanklin and Rush Limbaugh. They are great together.
lb6751
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 7:46pmgreat ! Rush I love you, man !!!!
Report Post »Too_Far_Gone
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 7:27pmIf anyone reading this can make this (Song) hit the charts, It truely would be an act of Patriotism ..
Not joking ..
Report Post »Micmac
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 8:06pmAnd unemployed
NoBama > MoBama
Report Post »Too_Far_Gone
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 9:12pmMaybe for a while …
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 7:27pmDid you see that the Murdoch witch hunt is STILL going on in London? One solid year of this. Now they are charging these people with “phone hacking.” A tabloid . And over here our Democrat Lefties/ high White House personnel leak national security information ..and GET AWAY WITH IT ? Time for a real “ change ”in this situation. The international Left will not be happy until they close down Fox News and other non=Lap Dog Media outlets. WAKE UP, Republicans. This is SERIOUS. So l the eaking of security info to the front pages of the New York Times is ok but tabloid hacking must be prosecuted ?
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 9:26pmSimmer down barber. Take deep breaths, don’t cut any jugulars. dittos to your post. We’ll get a fall guy on the leaks. We’ll live through it. TEA.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 10:06amThis is the most serious issue we face : The Lefty Lap Dog Media which is the Left’s Propaganda tool which enables them to preach what they want brainwashed and to stifle what they want hidden. Just like Barry’s murky past and his hidden records. Unless this Lefty media control is countered, it does not matter who is in the White House.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 7:23pmthis one goes out to all our local trolls
hahahahahahaaa
Report Post »Too_Far_Gone
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 7:30pmWas thinking the same. where are ya “verce,“ ”emoron” etc etc ..
Cryin for barry ?
Report Post »DEMOCRATS.ARE.EVIL
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 7:58pmI can hear the trolls now…….”Oh ya! Oh ya! Well…well…well….he’s fat!”
Report Post »sb36695
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 7:12pmAs my business is shrinking and dying, it’s nice to have a laugh. If Obama is reelected, I am closing.
Report Post »wianno94
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 7:58pmAfter reading “The Worst Hard Times” by Timothy Egan, I see a lot of parallels between the Dust Bowl farmers of the 1930′s and the small business people of today.
Report Post »SilentReader
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 7:10pmI love it! Limbaugh has BO pegged in his usual enigmatic style.
Thanks Limbaugh. Thanks for the laugh. You are still the king of radio. And political humor.
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 7:07pmTREMENDOUS!!!
thank you MR LIMBAUGH
OMG 2012
Report Post »tiredofbeingtired
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 6:47pmThats to good.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 6:44pmAnd lo and behold…in typical Barry Obama fashion..the heat got too hot from Barry‘s unscripted gaffe and the Obama campaign is now having to spend money trying to counter Romney’s attack ad about “if you have a business you didn’t build that”.
Report Post »Little Barry is trying to say now that he was talking only about infrastructure…oh..ok Barry.
I’m loving this..Barry is in the hole now for ads, he‘s losing money and he’s having to defend himself from his own words to boot. Classic…
Mil Mom
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:42pm@AvengerK
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 6:44pm
And lo and behold…in typical Barry Obama fashion..the heat got too hot from Barry‘s unscripted gaffe and the Obama campaign is now having to spend money trying to counter Romney’s attack ad about “if you have a business you didn’t build that”.
Report Post »Little Barry is trying to say now that he was talking only about infrastructure…oh..ok Barry.
I’m loving this..Barry is in the hole now for ads, he‘s losing money and he’s having to defend himself from his own words to boot. Classic
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Since he’s announced TX is now a “Battleground State” maybe he can have a staffer sneak him into the stadium as the Restoring Love people are leaving and film an ad from there as a few stragglers or the cleaning crew are around. Wouldn’t need to give the $’s he did in Columbus OH, and everyone will just see another half (or more) empty stadium!
Larry E
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 6:43pmGood on Rush!!! Obama, Lizzie Warren, and all the rest of the never gainfully employed except in some ivory tower university job or other con job these bums have never done anything without someone “helping” them or making sure they get ahead. None of them could make it in the real world, but since they think they’re ever so much smarter than the rest of us they look down on those of us who have or could.
Report Post »pookieamos
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 6:42pmThis song says it all , I love it !
Report Post »lawrench
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 6:41pmRush‘s parody’s are always funny. Whoever does them is a very talented individual. Whoever thinks them up is also pretty talented.
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 6:46pmHis name is Paul Shanklin. He’s credited in the second sentence of the above story.
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 6:40pmWe are Blessed to live as contemporaries to Rush. He’s done more than any one person to Champion Constitutional Conservatism certainly in our lifetimes and perhaps ever. Without Rush, there is no Beck, et al and, the case can be made, America may well have met her final demise by now without him.
Report Post »Gita
Posted on July 24, 2012 at 6:40pmAe! I’ll ask again, if Barry is the reason for a business’s success than Barry can take the blame when a business fails I see a lawsuit coming. Bwaahaa
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