[WilliamofCarmichael]

"In the 1980s, Downey was a talk show host at KFBK-AM in Sacramento, California, where he employed his abrasive style.[6] He was fired in 1984. He was replaced on KFBK by Rush Limbaugh, who has held the time slot ever since, later via his national syndication." source wiki graffiti

But I remember the whole thing

Rush's career got off the ground because of one little word.. Chinaman.

The liberals had been trying to get Morton Downey, Jr. fired for months and months. As I recall he told a joke that included the word and that did it. Fired. Limbaugh hired.

Rush took on the local liberals including nearby people's republic of Davis, Calif. home of U.C. Davis. Rush regularly debated liberals on TV.

Liberals hated him. KFBK even titled weekend rebroadcasts of his show.. The Worst of Rush Limbaugh.

I remember listening to Limbaugh his first day and wondering what is this guy? Took a couple of weeks to get it.

[miss marmelstein]

Yes, he started in Sacramento. He became a star in NYC.

[Repeal The 17th]

There’s a Swede, a Norwegian and a Chinaman,
and they all get hired to work on the railroad.
The foreman tells the Swede, “You’re in charge of setting the railroad ties.”
He tells the Norwegian, “You’re in charge of hammering the ties down.”
He tells the Chinaman, “You’re in charge of supplies.”
They all nod in agreement, and the foreman leaves.
A few days later, the foreman shows up and sees the Swede and the Norwegian.
“How is everything going?” he asks.
“We’re almost out of supplies, and we haven’t seen the Chinaman for three days.”
So the men set out to find him, but just then,
he jumps out from around a corner, yelling, “Supplies!”