One time I heard Mark Levin asked about Rush he had nothing but admiration and said something to the effect that Rush was the role model that got him interested in radio.
That was my belief. I knew they were good friends and that they wrote blurbs for one another’s books and seemed to have mutual respect. With that in mind, though, is Levin giving Rush a pass that he doesn’t extend to others? In the clip I referenced in my OP, Levin made it a point to say he wasn’t going to be wasting time on deflated footballs, and this was immediately after Rush spent a torturous amount of time on it for TWO DAYS. The timing seemed interesting to me.
I believe Rush paid for Mark’s heart surgery when Mark was struggling. Suffice it to say, I think Mark would take a bullet for Rush. The only surprising thing to me is that Mark still takes ads for Sharri’s Berries. After they ditched Rush over Sandra Fluke, I’d have thought Mark would freeze them out. I’m sure Rush gave his blessing to keeping them on.
For some years before Levin had a program Rush would take calls from him during breaks, off the air, and come back with some legal insight or opinion, then cite “F. Lee Levin, EIB Chief Legal Counsel.”
Levin (not my favorite radio host) seems a pretty loyal guy and I always figured he went to get Rush’s blessing before venturing out on his own.
Be interesting to know the story.