[RedStateRocker]

He's no dummy; he knows where the good stuff is and he didn't get to be highly successful and influential by ignoring good material. Plus it builds a synergy: people find out about Free Republic, check it out, contribute info and the whole process gets stronger. I've also noticed that, over the years, Rush is very good about giving credit where credit is due (how many Libs can you say that about?)

[wagglebee]

He also knows that if something has gotten a lot of interest on FR (100+ posts in a very short period of time), that it will appeal to the conservative base.