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11-Year-Old Targeted for Trump Support
Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | January 22, 2016 | Rush Limbaugh

Posted on 01/22/2016 7:17:56 PM PST by Kaslin

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RUSH: Matthew in Raleigh, North Carolina. We have an 11-year-old on the phone. Matthew, it's great to have you with us. How are you this afternoon?

CALLER: Oh, hello, Mr. Rush, Mr. Limbaugh. I'm here to tell you... I'm 11 years old, and I go to an extremely liberal private school in Raleigh, North Carolina.

RUSH: (chuckling)

CALLER: No, I mean, like... No, it's terrible. So I'm being targeted --

RUSH: No, no. No, Matthew. I'm just... You're 11 years old and you're talking about this the way adults do. I find it charming. I think it's great.

CALLER: I'm a huge Trump supporter, and I'm very outward about it. I like how he's going to close the borders. I like how he's gonna obliterate ISIS. Well, a few days ago -- people are still charging me -- the teacher wrote on the board, "Beside Martin Luther King, who are some visionaries who are in the world?" People wrote down Abraham Lincoln. People wrote down Rosa Parks. People wrote down Pope Francis. And I wrote down Donald Trump. And the next day, the teacher pulled me over and said, "Erase that comment!" And I was like, "Why?" And she's like, "What good has he done for this world?"

I'm like, "Well, he's created his businesses, and he's built magnificent buildings in many countries in the world, and he's actually running for president while he's actually stating his ideas." And I was... And she made me erase it. I'm thinking like, "Wait, why is...? I thought I had freedom of speech. I mean, an anchor baby gets citizenship. Why don't I?" I kind of got mad after that. And people are targeting me, they're saying, "Donald Trump's sucks and you do too," and I really don't know what to do.

RUSH: (chuckles) Matthew, part of me is saying, "Join the club." (laughing and clapping) Join the club. I have a lot of people telling me that I suck, too, and that I don't know what I'm doing. But in all seriousness, you lumped Trump in with Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln, and your teacher told you to erase Trump because your teacher didn't think Trump was qualified to be mentioned in the company of those other people, right?

CALLER: Yes.

RUSH: And you stood up for Trump, and you tried to explain to her why, in your mind, Trump should be listed with those people.

CALLER: Well, she forced me to erase it because I didn't want to disobey the teacher. But, I mean, I don't exactly like backing down that much and I was kind of disturbed by that.

RUSH: Well, wait a minute, now. You say you don't like backing down, but you didn't want to disobey the teacher.

CALLER: Yes.

RUSH: In that circumstance, you did the right thing. She is the authority of the classroom, and, Matthew, in all truth, you do not have freedom of speech in there.

CALLER: I know.

RUSH: Your teacher with abridge your freedom of speech all day.

CALLER: Yes.

RUSH: The government cannot, but your teacher can. You know, when you get a job and you go to work for... You know, when you become the CEO of Apple --

CALLER: Yes.

RUSH: -- the board of directors might try to tell you what you can and can't say or what have you. You did the right thing. You have to respect the authority figure. As long as you're able to not let that teacher convince you you're wrong. If you really believe what you were doing, then in your heart, it stays there, and you're just doing what you have to do. It's a great life lesson. You're doing what you have to do. She owns that classroom.

CALLER: Yes.

RUSH: Obviously, it's a learning exercise for you. You can learn a lot from it, and among those things is how to stay steadfastly devoted to what you believe, because this is gonna happen to you like it happens to everybody, many times. Sometimes many times a day, sometimes many times a week, but you're gonna have a lot of people as you grow up telling you you're wrong or you don't know what you're talking about or how can you say that. And in this case you have a teacher, the ultimate authority figure, telling you. So you have to --

CALLER: And like 50 other kids behind me, like... I mean, I can take on one on one, but when there's... But after I put that comment and everything, they were like snipping at my back.

RUSH: Matthew, hey, let me tell you something. Can I explain that to you, too?

CALLER: Yes.

RUSH: All that means is that they're jealous as heck of you. They already know you stand head and shoulders above them, and so the teacher coming down on you made them feel bigger, and they just couldn't help themselves in going nah-nah-nah-nah-nah. But you're obviously an advanced human being.

CALLER: Thank you, Mr. Limbaugh. That's an honor.

RUSH: Well, it's an honor to have you in the audience, and there's no question about that. You're very, very mature. Your parents gotta be so proud of you. You just continue to stay -- I can't believe I'm saying this to an 11-year-old -- you just stay dedicated to what you truly believe, understanding that all kinds of people are gonna insult you or tell you you're wrong. And some of them you're gonna have to kowtow to like the authority figure of a teacher, but others -- in all cases let it go in one ear and out the other. Behave as you must, depending on who is insulting you or commanding you. Like you would your parents. I mean, your parents are your authority figures at home. Right? Or do you tell them what to do?

CALLER: Yes. I've read your book

. Our library doesn't have your series, but it has Chelsea Clinton's series. And I really do like your book, I really love it, it's one of the best series I've ever read.

RUSH: Chelsea Clinton's.

CALLER: And I had it right next to me, I was reading it upstairs a few days ago.

RUSH: Does your teacher happen to know that you know who I am?

CALLER: Yes, she does.

RUSH: Well, that explains it.

CALLER: I'm not sure.

RUSH: Well, of course that's some of it, no doubt. Matthew, I have to go here. I'm a little bit long on time.

CALLER: Okay. Bye. It's an honor meeting you. Thank you for letting me on your show. Bye.

RUSH: The pleasure is all mine. You hang in there, Matthew. Hang in there.

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1 posted on 01/22/2016 7:17:56 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Bkmrk.


2 posted on 01/22/2016 7:22:21 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I'm fed up.)
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To: Kaslin
We need to send him a couple of cases of buttons to spread in convenient places around the school:


3 posted on 01/22/2016 7:25:19 PM PST by kiryandil ("When Muslims in the White House are outlawed, only Barack Obama will be an outlaw")
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To: Kaslin

Rush wanted the kid to call back to give him some stuff. I wonder if the kid called.


4 posted on 01/22/2016 7:32:45 PM PST by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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To: Kaslin

Well that was creepy.

By all involved!


5 posted on 01/22/2016 7:34:58 PM PST by sarasmom
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To: Kaslin

Thank goodness the poor kid goes to a typical liberal hotbed school. If he was going to a true constitutional conservative school the mini-Cruzers would have beaten the hell out of him.


6 posted on 01/22/2016 7:36:07 PM PST by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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To: fireman15

This comment made me laugh out loud and snort.

I read mini-Cruzers and imagined a bunch of tiny bodies with full sized Cruz heads attached mean mugging some kid.


7 posted on 01/22/2016 7:41:36 PM PST by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: BigEdLB

I bet we find out Monday that he sent books to the library and Liberty to the kid or even the recordings of the books.

I even enjoy the books once I get past the 4th or 5th grade humor. I have not heard one person say that any of the facts are incorrect...have you?


8 posted on 01/22/2016 7:41:53 PM PST by 3D-JOY (...don't forget to visit the FREEPATHON today!)
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To: BigEdLB

Rush said that he called back. Impressive kid.


9 posted on 01/22/2016 7:42:27 PM PST by Pelham (Nikki Haley, ethnically cleansing South Carolina for the GOPe)
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To: fireman15

But wait, its a liberal private school. Why did his parents pick that school?


10 posted on 01/22/2016 7:42:39 PM PST by joshua c (Please dont feed the liberals)
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To: joshua c

Choice A: Leftist indoctrination camp.
Choice B: Leftist indoctrination camp.

Choose one.

Which one is cheaper?


11 posted on 01/22/2016 7:44:46 PM PST by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: fireman15

What a ridiculous post. *rme*


12 posted on 01/22/2016 7:51:14 PM PST by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him. He got them and now we have to pay the consequences)
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To: Pelham

Thanks. Didn’t hear the end of the show.


13 posted on 01/22/2016 7:53:46 PM PST by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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To: sarasmom

It really was amazing - the kid was so well-spoken, articulate and polite. Impressive, really. So glad he called back as Rush forgot to tell him to hang on, as he normally does with all the kids he speaks with to give them some fun loot and books. Rush has a nice way with children and teens and doesn’t speak down to them in kiddie-speak.


14 posted on 01/22/2016 7:56:52 PM PST by Shugee
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To: fireman15

Lol! Isn’t that the truth!!


15 posted on 01/22/2016 8:02:05 PM PST by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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To: Kaslin

I am sorry Kaslin, just trying to be funny. Thank you for posting the transcript. I don’t usually get a chance to listen to the radio and never miss your daily Limbaugh transcripts.


16 posted on 01/22/2016 8:13:41 PM PST by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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To: sarasmom

What was creepy about the kid or Rush?


17 posted on 01/22/2016 8:13:52 PM PST by hoosierham (Freedom isn't free)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

This isn’t the only teacher that can’t stand conservative children. Teachers should wear cameras - just like police officers are asked to do...


18 posted on 01/22/2016 8:21:52 PM PST by GOPJ (It's more important to have a gun in your hand than a cop on the phone- Florida Sheriff Grady Judd)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=13982


19 posted on 01/22/2016 8:34:57 PM PST by biggredd1
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To: Shugee

Did you forget your sarcasm tag?


20 posted on 01/22/2016 9:32:00 PM PST by sarasmom
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