[stormhill]

When Rush Limbaugh came to the NY market he counseled Bob Grant to moderate his tone; not his principles, mind you, but only his tone. Bob vociferously rejected this and publicly asserted his intention to continue talking any way he chose.
You may or not think this is laudable but what I observed is that his career fizzled and his voice all but silenced while Rush went on to become a national figure, the face of Conservatism and "the Majority Maker."

If you persuade me that Limbaugh is not good for the movement, I'll concede on the right's treatment of Bundy.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Rancher Bundy is NOT a talk radio host.

Rancher Bundy fired up middle America (blue collar Americans), non-elite plain-spoken Americans who know that they are under assault by Big Government and that was why this "caught fire" - and why his words and their meaning had to be edited and twisted.

The Left still does this to the "Limbaughs" of talk radio but they have a megaphone to shout back. The Hannity's and the Beck's just took Rancher Bundy's "megaphone" away to avoid the necessary hard work to see this through to the end. The ones who look bad here are those who turned and ran away from the front lines. They could have had a sit-down with Rancher Bundy and fleshed out his opinions and aired them. Maybe they still can.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

And I will add, that by running from this, the supposed champions of conservatism have again reinforced, in the public’s eye, the Left’s lie that anyone who opposes this administration and Big Government, do it because they are racists, bigots, homophobes, hate-women, hate the poor, want to kill off the old and infirm, are war mongers — those knuckle dragging, slack-jawed, bible carrying morons.

[miss marmelstein]

Bob Grant was always going to be a limited quantity. He was waaaaay too NYC/NJ for a national audience. Rush came from the midwest with those softer tones that appeal to middle America.

I think we should all stand up for Mr. Bundy. I don’t give a damn what he thinks about black America. I only care that he and others have a right to graze their cattle and not be harassed by my own government. Sean Hannity is a phony and a coward.