He was awful
Within the week he had taken up some issue altogether inapposite any conservative philosophy and Rush came down on him like a brick wall
he was never invited to guest host again ... thank you
I must say I do like Mark Steyn ... and several of the other Marks as well
There must be a connective reason it's called Mt. Rushmore ... he really should be up there ... greatest communicator since Ronaldus Maxus
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Best: Steyn
Worse: that unmagnificent bastard Rove
Hedgecock is very unlikable and difficult to listen to, IMHO.
My all time favorites:
1. Dr. Thomas Sowell
2. Mark Stein
3. Dr. Walter Williams
I don’t recall listening to any guest host as being bad but I don’t recall hearing Matthews or Rove.
Unfortunately, most Americans will die never hearing Thomas Sowell’s view of this country but I deeply appreciate Rush giving him an opportunity to introduce himself to millions of listeners years ago.
As far as I know, WMAL’s Chris Plante has never subbed for Rush, but he should.
Mark Steyn Best
Mark Davis - “click” (off). ..loves the sound of his own voice like O’Reiley
I am a fan of Walter Williams and Mark Steyn, but my favorite all-time guest host was B-1 Bob. America was certainly on the downgrade by that time, but things didn’t seem as dire. Unchecked government snooping, 9-11 and economic collapse were in the future and we didn’t have an America-hating Muslim-sympathizing Marxist radical of unknown origins in the White House. Rush’s show was generally more fun in those days. I loved all those update themes, particularly the one making fun of Ted Kennedy’s drunken philandering ways.. B-1 was, for me at least, an extension of the fun. He is a terrific storyteller. He would come in and tell captivating stories and go on epic rants aimed at baby-killing feminists, Tom Foley, the Clintons, and the effete Vietnam vet John Kerry, among others. I used to always enjoy his special orders in the House, too. B-1 really loves this country and he’s a man of principal. When he fought for something he did it with passion and vigor. All of that came though when he manned the E.I.B. mic.
Since I was only exposed to Dornan in small doses, I’m sure there is much I don’t know (and there is no telling what I’ve forgotten). Maybe the man was part blow-hard, I don’t know. I do know our side was better when his was one of the voices that was being heard.
Rush should do what Johnny Carson did and have a guest host once each week
He deserves the break, he’s more tan earned it
And mark steyn would be a great substitute, much like Jay Lena was to Carson.
I feel smarter just listening to Mark Steyn.
best = Mark steyn, he can run his own show and give Rush a run for the money
Mark Belling and the other Mark are the worst, almost as bad as chris matthews
Doug Urbanski, best fill-in host ever.
Hissy Chrissy was a guest once...once.
Mark Steyn is like a standup comic - he’s delivering punchlines every 10 seconds or so.
Rush’s style is much more that of a raconteur - he’s going to take you down a stroll down the garden path, meandering along the way, all to get you to the secret pond or the spring that you’ve not seen before. You have to stick with Rush for the entire journey and in the end it’s worth it.
Totally different styles but I put them equal. All the others are not in the same class imho.
The worst was Mike Rosen from KOA/Denver. There’s a reason he only filled in once. What a snoozer.
Mark Steyn for the win. Cutting wit and sublime commentary.
future hosts I’d like to hear: Greg Gutfeld, Andy Levy, and I’ll tell you who really needs to be national is Dana Loesch.
I love, love, love Mark Steyn, but he does not have a great voice, or accent even. My mom-in-law and I always liked Walter Williams.
Geraldo Rivera has had some guy subbing for him, Jerry (or something) O’Connor, I take it he’s from WMAL in DC since I was down there and heard him. It’s weird that’s he’s on for Geraldo because he seems to be very conservative, and it’s also weird because to me he sounds just like Geraldo. The first time I heard him on I thought Geraldo had had some kind of conservative epiphany.
On a side note I once heard Eleanor Clift subsititue for Howie Carr...a great Boston talk host.I got through to talk to her....all I'll say about that chat is "what a pig she is".
Steyn has the absolutely indominatable and irresistable ability to make me crack the heck up even when I am in my most depressed moods. He is simply a genius. I am not sure I would like him 100% replacing Rush, because maybe the free-floating free-association comic routine would get old. But he comes up with wordplay things with his completely disarming delivery that I simply cannot resist LMAO over.