Refresh my memory, what happened on 1-26?
It was shortly after the South Carolina primary. Mitt was in absolute panic mode. Drudge went full bore in support of Mitt. In the days leading up to Bloody Thursday, more and more Drudge headlines were anti-Newt.
On 1-26 it reach a peak. Drudge had something like 13 negative articles on Newt. He headlined that Newt attacked Reagan in a 90s speech.
It was reference to a youtube video.
Rush deferred to a staff member and Rush stated with conviction that the negative quote of Newt's was NOT taken out of context. Something in the way Rush stated that made me uncomfortable. I went and listened to the entire youtube.
My jaw dropped and I got very angry. At NO point in the Interview did Newt down Reagan. The simple fact is that Drudge's headline was completely out of context. It was a media smear.
I was very angry at Drudge for the evil smear and quite upset with Rush because I could tell he was uncomfortable going along with the LIE that it wasn't out of context.
I was so livid that I stopped listening to Rush since. Shortly after I stopped visiting Drudge's site.
The next few days Rush tried to back track and did a poor job. Conservatives were right to be angry at Rush.
I thought I would miss Rush but actually I am must less stressed. I stopped watching FOX about six months ago and enjoy things better.
There is nothing about Conservatism that Rush can teach me. I don't need him and consider him just a good spokesman for Conservatism.
Rush would NEVER risk anything big in his life to expose and do he best to destroy the GOP-e. He could have early do his best to pick a Conservative and push him/her. At the same time he could have relentlessly pointed out the fraud that is Mitt.
He didn't do it because I suppose the Money is more important to him by far than helping to save our Republic. That is his choice and I understand. I do believe Rush has a very overinflated opinion of himself.
Free Republic is my main source of Conservative information.