Posted on 06/09/2010 1:47:29 PM PDT by Whenifhow
Book Review:
Rush Limbaugh – An Army of One by Zev Chafets
Rarely does a book come into my life and across my desk that I just can’t put down. This is one of them and I highly recommend you get a copy and read it. Chafets did a masterful job in writing this book.
I have been listening to Rush Limbaugh since 2000. Being a political blogger, Rush has kept me sane, optimistic and motivated even when the going got tough. Always the scrapper, Rush Limbaugh gave me the strength to go on many times when I did not want to and has given me more real news than anyone in the mainstream media. He’s blunt, brilliant, articulate, courageous and honest. I am sure I feel just like most of America when I say that Rush feels like family.
Though this is an ‘unauthorized’ biography, you can tell that it is cemented in truth and it is captivating. The book takes you from Rush’s boyhood into present day and does so with humor and aplomb – by inviting you into Rush’s life and by showing you that he is just like any one of us – just more intensely so… You’ll share his struggles, his victories, his defeats and his battles. His journey is the American journey and one that is the adventure of a lifetime.
Hard work, dedication and the habit of picking himself up again and again has made Limbaugh hugely successful and voraciously hated by the progressive left. In my book, that damn near makes him a saint. Rush knows that given a chance, the current regime will destroy him and take him down one way or the other. And it won’t just be Rush and Beck, they are coming after the bloggers too. And soon… We are just too dangerous to be allowed to exercise free speech and stand up to our government masters. Rush will be there to lead and guide as long as he can and America will always turn to him. He is beloved and has forever earned a place in our hearts.
This book goes into many of the real beliefs that Limbaugh has. He is hugely misunderstood by liberals and many times, deliberately so. Rush is not a racist and he is not homophobic. He admires women, but is not a sexist. He is definitely not an anti-semite. He may be wealthy, but he is generous to a fault. He’s a kind and good man who stands up for what is right, just as his father and grandfather did before him. Read this book and you will gain an insight into the man behind the persona.
Limbaugh will be the driving force behind the 2010 and 2012 elections. He can pull conservatives together as no other can in this country and Ronald Reagan was right to call him the most dangerous man in America. To liberals and Obama he is the ultimate adversary and rightly so. To America and conservatives in general, he is a lovable fuzz ball who brightens our lives with hope and humor. Rush is a gentleman who does not stoop to calling other talk show hosts names or disparages others without valid cause. I personally, have never heard him be rude and he has far more patience than I do. I love his show, because I love listening to him.
Limbaugh says that all we need is the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. He’s absolutely right as always. We don’t need change – we don’t need to fix what was perfect in its inception. Go back to what works and don’t try and ‘fix’ what isn’t broken.
This book is simply one of the best biographies I have ever read. Here’s to Zev Chafets – can’t wait to read your next book!
On a personal note, congratulations to Rush and his new bride Kathryn Rogers! May you have many happy years together…
So Huck old buddy, what in the heck do you think the reason was that they included Article V in that "imperfect" document? Hmmmm.
It is kind of interesting that in the majority on this one thread there are a bunch of us 10 year site veterans all nit-picking each other, LOL.
Jacquerie is probably wondering which one of us is the site renegade when we all probably qualify at one time or another.
And to top it off it is on a thread involving Rush Limbaugh. For the newer members, I should comment that before about 2002 there were virtually no threads about Rush. It wasn’t that he was not liked — I think it was we were busy Impeaching and we were way beyond Rush’s level of anger — now what brings us all together — Rush thread sidebar commentary.
I hope each one of you are well and it is damn good to see you.
To make it almost impossible to change.
The first Ten Amendments were ratified effective December 15, 1791.
And none of those amendments CHANGED the Constitution in any way.
Concerning Rush, I hope he’s back behind the golden EIB microphone Thursday........Rush, if you’re reading this, ..PULL OUT,..we need ya buddy.
There is no need to get angry.
BTW, Patrick Henry supported the Amendments.
Not angry. Just busy at the moment. Try to get back to this stuff later.
Good arguments can be made for and against the BoR. Wish I had time to chat about it now.
Tip ‘o the hat to you as well. Long time... Hope we all come out on the other side of the upcoming ‘animated contest’.
There was no Bill of such rights in the Articles of Association and Perpetual Union.
Are you by any chance familiar with Carrol Quigley’s work?
Like I told my son at Christmas... I have lived a full life and my only concerns are for him and his.
Makes one feel —
well...
free, might be the best word.
You do know who considered Quigley his mentor during some of his law school days don’t you?
Yes, I understand exactly what you’re saying. We’re not alone by any means. Our enemies completely fail to understand this.
Yes, I do - the Bent One. That’s what makes it all the more interesting.
Damn good to see you as well.
Noumenon,
Young Huck was making a comment at post #3 that many would agree with if they understood that Huck was refering to the usage of the word, “perfect” — as in perfect originally and perfect for all time.
He has tried to point out the distinction that he was making by citing the obvious counter-points but is probably trying to leave the office and get home.
Now you want to drag him into the “planned-history” knot to see if he can untie that.
With a twinkle in my eye I urge him to resist.
I am off to the lake, myself.
The Constitution is easier to amend than the Articles of Anarchy were, for in the Articles, any change had to be confirmed by the legislatures of all states.
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