The art of persuasion is first and foremost figuring out the path of least resistance to your listener's heart. Rush's pic on the cover of a book and himself as the main character makes it all that much more difficult. I am not saying that is right, I am saying that it the way it is. There is a big difference between the two.
It's perfectly clear what you are saying, and there is nothing knee-jerk about my response.
You think Rush has an image problem, to the point that you seem to think he shouldn't use his own image on HIS OWN PRODUCTS! This is INSANITY -- reminds me of McCain not using Obama's middle name during the campaign because he thought it would be offensive to some!
The real problem is YOU are uncomfortable with Rush's image. The book sales are doing quite well with his image on them, and his image is not something to be ashamed of! Last I heard he sold 200,000 the first week.
Maybe you should write Rush and tell him his characters need to have more "diversity" -- maybe an LGBT horse, or a one-legged burka-clad midget muslim woman on the horse, or maybe he could license Hillary Clinton's image riding the horse -- to sell more books, of course, and to avoid offending sensitive liberals, especially since we all must acknowledge Rush is responsible for the "war on women"....
you are a total jerk - with a major reading comprehension problem. MY post was about the fact that the GATEKEEPERS have an image problem with Rush, that is all, and so will make it that much more difficult for his book to gain any real entrance into young people’s studies. It will be a great boost for the families and children who already understand these things.
And I suggested had he have been a little less aggressive with his face and name being plastered all over the book, it may have gotten through a few more academic roadblocks. That is all.
Don’t try to surmise beliefs or principles, or what I have problems with... I see it as an opportunity that could have been much more effective had Rush taken into consideration the outline of the landscape and applied a little stealth to the situation. You know, like the progressives did to gain their strongholds. Are we about rush or changing the next generation.
If you care about the next generation, held prisoner at all levels in the govt school system, we lost what might have been a great opportunity to talk to them. As it is, Rush will become the center of the controversy there is sure to be. His name will be in the papers and many children will lose out. Get yourself some talcum powder once you pry your lips loose from rush’s ass and think clearly about what i said.