[TankerKC]

That, or he has read a dictionary before.

[headsonpikes]

This may seem like thin evidence to some, but Rudolf Carnap built a distinguished career on supposing that such inductive evidence counted.

I disagree, however.

OTOH, should Rush use 'weltschmerz', it's a different story!

[Merovingian]

At this point, Rush is desperate for support anywhere he can get it, AND is keen to know what is being said about him, ESPECIALLY on a conservative forum!

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Maybe he owns a dictionary.

[Republican Wildcat]

I think his mentioning Free Republic by name on a somewhat regular basis starting several years ago, reading threads and having his webpage link to threads would be stronger evidence than this...

[Z-28]

Main Entry: scha·den·freu·de
Pronunciation: 'shä-d&n-"froi-d&
Function: noun
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: German, from Schaden damage + Freude joy
Date: 1895
: enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others

[woofie]

Allright I admit it ...I am Rush...

[weegee]

Better examples are that he read from Congressman BillyBob today.

Last week he discussed something and referenced that it came from FR. Right after he read that bit he mentioned how Houston's new, not yet opened, light rail line had collided with an (evil) SUV (which was also a sidebarred thread on FR).

He does look at FR occassionally. The bigger deal is that he may be doing show prep from here.

It's also become obvious (whether or not your example holds) that FReepers are contibuting to the language of the discussion (Terry McAullife becomes Terry McAwful, useful idiots, C.A.N.S.W.E.R., Red Asner, scampaigns,...) and Rush is picking up on some of it. We are a part of the "culture" now.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Rush just used the word "schadenfreude."

Auf Deutch, "Die reinste freude ist die shadenfreude."

"The purest joy is the joy in others' misfortune."

Please don't patronize Rush by assuming that he could only know the word if he read it here.

You can however note that German spelling is phonetic--but that the rules of German pronunciation differ from those of English. The Germans pronounce an "e" at the end of a word, and it sounds as "ah." And the German pronunciation of "a" is always as the English would pronounce "a" as in "father".

Rush anglicized the pronunciation, making the trailing "e" silent and pronouncing the "a" (as I recall) more like "ay" than "ah".

"shay-den-froyd" rather than the German "shah-den-froy-dah"

[Irene Adler]

Back when I used to listen to Rush regularly (which has gotten to be several years ago, now), I would read things here, and then he would bring them up on his show. It happened all the time. I knew then that he was a regular on FR, at least lurking.

If anyone wonders why I rarely listen to Rush these days, I must say I "blame" FR. On this site (and one other likeminded site) I can read at my own pace (which is FAST) and select what I want to tune in on. I am not bound by the speed of a speaker. I am now impatient with the way Rush stretches his material out. I will listen to Rush when I am driving and obviously cannot access the Internet.

[SSN558]

Of course the media lurks here. If you have done a lot of posting and comments you might notice a coindence of similiar material appearing in the mainstream media, within a short period of time.

[LanaTurnerOverdrive]

Only evidence that he has a minimal knowledge of a centuries old word....he couldn't even pronounce it right.

[Porterville]

He also used the word "sheeple"

[Aquinasfan]

Rush is everywhere ;-)

[don-o]

Pathetic.

Get a life.

At the vey least, watch "Cool Hand Luke.

[Atlantian]

I'll know Rush is a lurker when he calls Daschle a maroon.