How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Rush Limbaugh (El Rushbo Love Connection Alert)

Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | 08/31/05 | Rush Limbaugh

[goldstategop]

Conservative boyfriend converts his liberal date to El Rushbo on his car radio. She's hooked, converts to a dittohead and they later get married. Another El Rusho Love Connection. Don't ya just love it when people discover conservatism while falling in love? A real tear jerker!

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[cantfindagoodscreenname]

I'd love a thread for "Where were you when you first heard Rush?" I remember distinctly how I learned about him and what I heard the first time I listened to him and where I was. An elderly woman from my church suggested that I listen to him as I was a stay-at-home mom with young children. So, one day I turned him on and as I was walking from my family room into my kitchen he played Ted Kennedy singing "The Philanderer." Well, I'm originally from Massachusetts and I don't think I'd ever laughed so hard in my life. I have been a faithful listener ever since. That was thirteen years ago.

[coconutt2000]

I learned about Rush at the same time that I learned he had a drug problem.

For the longest time I've been a listener of NPR. I love their music programs. Classical music is the best music to listen to when driving. Jazz is right up there.

I didn't realize that until I started listening to Rush, Hannity, Reagan, and Doyle, that I was literally tuning out the bias on NPR. For instance, a headline on NPR news would be negative to the war, but I'd strip out the bias from the report and say, "Hey, that's progress."

[skinkinthegrass]

My first "Rush" moment, was his "Rita X from Detroit"...long time ago.

[bethtopaz]

Hey, I've actually got an old copy of "How To Stop Worrying And Start Living" by Dale Carnegie. It has helped me quite a few times -- and so has Rush. I love his optimism!! He's better than a shot of vodka!

"The optimist is the one who thinks the fly is trying to get out."

[LoudRepublicangirl]

I love Rush and want to be his next wife.

[ken5050]

Did she get the year's free subscription?

[jdm]

If anyone has Windows Media Player, you can hear this piece streamed here:

http://mfile.akamai.com/5020/wma/rushlimb.download.akamai.com/5020/clips/05/08/083105_7_carol.asx

[trubluolyguy]

This was a great story, I loved it

[Fawnn]

I love Rush and want to be his next wife.

My niece actually got depressed when Rush last got married. She was convinced that I was perfect for him. (I pointed out that I know bumpkus about football.) ;)

[scouse]

These ideological differences to some couples can provide a problem.

That is what caused Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman to get divorced.......She was the Liberal...He had wised up and moved to the right.

[Wolverine]

I first heard Rush when he was casting the EIB movie "Gulf War I."

[Kimmers]

I stopped to say hi to a friend of mine and she was listening to Rush while gardening and suggested I listen to him because he was really interesting. At that time in my life I did not pay attention to the world around me so therefore a liberal. I found he made so much sense and agreed with a lot of what he said so now I am the only conservative in my family....that was about 15 years ago....

[LucyJo]

My b-i-l told me about this "new guy" on the radio in 1988, and told me to give a listen. I tuned in one day when Rush was in the middle of one of his "demonstrating absurdity by being absurd" spiels. I listened for a couple of minutes, thought "how obnoxious",and turned him off before he went on to other things. My b-i-l told me I'd have to listen again to understand what Rush was doing. I'll be forever grateful that I took him up on it, because I finally heard my own conservative political beliefs and opinions being articulated on national radio! I don't have to tell those of you who love Rush what he means to me, and what he means to this country - he is a national treasure. God bless and protect him.

[ChadGore]

Re: "Where were you when you first heard Rush?"

The Animal Right Update theme song got me laughing sooooo hard.

For those who haven't heard it . . it's the song "Born Free", with the sound of M16s, M4s, SAWs, yelping animals, and Mortars being fired. Funniest damn thing.

[Quinotto]

Almost the same story with me, difference being I was a conservative already, just not aware of Rush Limbaugh. Mid 90's, my then boyfriend was a registered Republican, a lone voice in a Democrat household (the whole family are postal workers, himself included). Fast forward 3 years, he got involved with the local Postal Union, became a steward and registered as a Democrat. As if that was not offensive enough, he started with the rhetoric and Liberal nonsense, fed to him by the Union and I found no comfort into the fact that a man, an adult man can be swayed so easily by words. I broke off the engagement, sick and tired of the Liberal tirades and all the nonsense and knowing fully well I could not have lived for the rest of my life with an Union man and a Democrat by my side.

[manwiththehands]

She really wasn't a liberal. She was an open mind living in ignorance, waiting for someone that made sense.

[jscottdavis_for_48th_district]

I was listening to that conversation this AM. What a coincidence! My sister lives just several miles away from that caller in Redmond, WA. and she is also the one that turned me on to Rush Limbaugh (but of course I already loved her- lol)..... Yep, the very BLUE state of Washington.

~Scott~

[Waco]

When I first heard Rush, he was going on about "Ft. Worthless Jim" It was around 1988 I think,when he first went on a St. louis radio station.