>> I wonder if part of what drives Rush re: Trump may be simple jealousy. Rush, like Trump, is a complete outsider. Like Trump he is very well known to the American public. Maybe he thinks “that could have been me”.
Excellent question.
Nearly 30 years Rush Limbaugh has been trying to affect the political system – with very little impact.
Donald Trump comes in and in10 months successfully directed and dominated the national dialogue on important issues affecting our future.
Good point, I never thought of it in that light....
“Nearly 30 years Rush Limbaugh has been trying to affect the political system – with very little impact.”
One of the reasons is that Rush chose to be far more politically correct than people may realize. And Trump isn’t.
Whether Rush was acting out of belief or cowardice isn’t easy to tell. But immigration is an example. For years, dating back to 1994, people in the immigration patriot movement tried to get Rush on board with Prop 187 and halting illegal immigration. He wouldn’t do it. He was safely in line with what the GOPe and the US Chamber of Commerce wanted, no borders.
Compare that to Rush coming out in favor of NAFTA back around the same time. The GOPe loved that. As did Clinton and Gore. It was a politically correct position as far as both parties were concerned. And Rush joined them.