[cwb]

"The other thing I've began to notice is how he will switch gears and suddenly go to the phones and have someone ready to talk about that topic. Think about it guys. It's too hard to get through to find someone after a short riff on a topic that 's ready to go."

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I don't think there is any conspiracy here. This would just seem to be good show prep, as Rush holds or bumps certain callers who are talking about the same thing he is. He's got a phone bank of callers and he knows what each wants to talk about. It makes for a good segway and transition...and he does do it alot.

[joesbucks]

I don't know. The reason I think they may be plants is that sometimes the topics aren't top of mind topics of the day that people would be calling in to discuss. People aren't waiting in cue to discuss something that simply is the luck of some wayward riff that Rush starts.