[BobL]

Don't mind this posting. Rush (before he wised up) used to get phone calls that went (to the effect): "I'm a conservative Republican, but I just cannot support Newt taking food out of the mouths of our children."

Format:

Part 1: Identify yourself as a conservative Republican, give supporting data (like anti-abortion, voted for Bush before, etc.) if you can come up with any.

Part 2: Repeat some outrageous assertion of the left, attributing it to the Republican politician, and then say that you cannot support it (say you cannot vote for Bush again, for example).

Reason why it can work:
This tactic is intended to make conservatives (radio listeners in this case) second-guess their own judgment, as in this hypothetical thought: "Jeez, he thinks just like me on most issues, but he's against the President...maybe I should rethink my support."

Today's status:
Rush now calls these people Seminar Callers, based on the fact that he was once tipped off to that Dems trained some of these people in a seminar setting. When he gets these calls (not too often any more), if you listen carefully, he's usually mumbling something under his breath in parallel with the main conversation - it's really funny because the caller often cannot hear what Rush is saying. He also sometimes manages to trip up the caller on other issues if the caller is not too well trained. These callers help make the show fun to listen to.

[T.L.Sink]

Bob - are you suggesting I'm a "seminar" blogger? I listen
to Rush often and know exactly what he means by "seminar
caller." Again, I may be misunderstanding you so forgive me
if I ask for a clarification. Yes, I am a conservative and
everything I've written on FR clearly indicates that. More
to the point, what did you think of my commentary?