Posted on 01/15/2024 7:15:51 AM PST by raccoonradio
Gwen Carter Clements:
Thinking of Rush Limbaugh and how now that he's dead, you never, ever hear anything about him. Nobody ever mentions anything he did. Because nothing he ever did had any value. It contributed nothing worthwhile to the culture. He just made anger. Every day. Rising, falling, then fading like a fart.
Then he died and was replaced by a fleet of little replicas, creating nothing of interest or artistic value to anyone. Seriously, what an awful way to make a living.
Steve West:
Rush was the greatest talk show host ever. It started out as 3 hours of comedy back in 1988, back when listeners who never had heard anyone go on the air and tell the truth about what was going on in American politics, we’re totally amazed and proudly called themselves “Dittoheads”, referring to the words of affirmation spoken by other callers. As in, “Good afternoon Rush, mega dittos from the state of Colorado!” Everyone LOVED Rush!
Limbaugh interviewed cabinet members, Generals and even presidents on his show! And while Rush was funnier than anyone I’d ever heard, he could also be very serious. Rush warned us about the dangers posed by certain policies, politicians and trends. He told us what we all needed to hear even when we didn’t want to hear it. He called himself “America’s Truth Detector”, and that was the truth.
Very few talk hosts have been able to recapture Rush’s magic, although Red Apple media’s 77 WABC New York has put together a staff that comes very close!
We need Rush now more than ever, in a country that’s completely lost, morally and economically. Sadly, I seriously doubt anyone will come along who can really fit into Rush’s shoes, but at least we have the memories.
Those are my memories and I’m stickin to it!
Dan Bongino mentioned Rush the other day on his radio show.
Ha, now that you mention it, I’m only finding 2005-2017, when it should go back a little further. The Internet Archive was founded in 1996, but they probably didn’t get Rush’s show recorded until somewhat later than that. Don’t know...
No, no it is not. Not at all. I am yet to be at the point where I can listen again w/o crying.
I was listening, live... when Kathryn came on to announce Rush’s passing.... I had to stop the work I wad doing. I prayed for quite some time... for Rush, for his family, and for our country. It was definitely a time of tears for me. a 30+ year friendship, ended....
live... when Kathryn came on to announce Rush’s passing.
Mega Dittoes. Heard same, ( You made me cry )
Let me tell you how I came to listen to Rush Limbaugh. I was an observer attending a NavAir test of the plane's electronics in an anechoic chamber. I was not privy to hearing what my friend, who was an instrumental part of the ongoing test, was hearing in his headset. Occasionally I would hear my friend chuckle, almost under his breath. Wondering how the test was going I finally asked; Joe, what are chuckling about? Joe covered his mouthpiece and said, " I'm listening to Rush Limbaugh".
My impression of Rush Limbaugh was that of a blowhard on the radio. However, my friend Joe is a Mensa member and is not likely to waste time listening to a blowhard. I started listening to Rush whenever I could and even recording some of his positions, which I thought were well presented. The blowhard remained but the information Rush shared was spot on.
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