Or even the National Review Online “The Silent Crisis of a First-Time Caller” (did not find with a quick search).
It came right up for me. Are you still using Google?
https://jennifergrahamtoday.com/2021/02/17/the-silent-crisis-of-a-first-time-caller/
DDG is much better.
I never called Rush. I did get on with G. Gordon Liddy once.
Here’s the National Review version.
Seems to say here that it never got published: https://contently.net/2014/06/11/voices/frontlines/if-at-first-you-dont-sell-a-story-wait-a-couple-years/
https://www.nationalreview.com/author/jennifer-graham/page/4/
I never got thru to the program on the phone ... but I did on his fax machine.
He would occasionally give out his fax number and also had on one occasion mentioned a problem he had with it at the time: he was using his Mac to receive faxes and something about his set up (again, at the time) meant that after the fax was printed his printer would keep spitting out paper till the paper magazine was empty ... so Rush would have to get up and stop it manually at the next commercial break.
Knowing this I knew a hand written note faxed at the beginning of a commercial break would be essentially immediately physically noticed by him and if timely enough therefore likely to be read.
On the particular occasion then President Clinton had issued a statement about why he would not return money given to his campaign from the porn industry. His cryptic reply was that if he gave back the money then other money given would have more influence.
Rush was puzzling over this and laboring with the view that it was other money given to his campaign.
I faxed that the other money was money given to political rivals, that if Clinton didn’t have more money whatever it’s source then that would be less money for him to have and spend period. He was, I further pointed out, giving a reason why he should accept money from anyone period, no matter what they were doing.
After the commercial break he referenced the meat of my fax.
I called into Rush’s show once, and talked to Bo Snerdley, he wanted me to tighten up my words, let me have more time, came back to me once if not twice, before I said I could not get it together. Rush really has the best call screener. Always has great calls, even if seminar callers.
I have no doubt Rush used FR for some of his show prep. Too many times a Freeper would post an off beat idea/perpspective in a thread and Rush would voice it.
Nice article. Thanks for the post.
I made it through to speak with Rush twice over the years. The only one I really remember was, on the day John Denver died. I basically just said, “Although I didn’t agree with Denver’s politics, I loved his music and would miss his talent”. Rush (Bo) kept me on hold for almost the entire show... but, took my call right at the end, and then agreed with me. He made some comments about how we shouldn’t let our political divides keep us from appreciating the value of talent.
The other time, I called was something about the Clinton impeachment. I thought it was a brilliant point at the time, I’m sure. But, I was SO AWESTRUCK to be talking with Rush, I think I could barely speak.
I’ve spoken with Todd Herman once (About Hate crimes) and with Mark Steyn once (about immigration).
I tried SEVERAL times over the last few months to get through. I really wanted to speak with Rush once more. Once, on a Friday... I got through to Bo. I wanted to speak about some kind of blatant hypocrisy from Pelosi. Bo was interested in it. I was on hold for almost 2 hours. Right at the very end, Bo came on the line to ask if they could call me back on Monday. Of course, I said yes... but, they never did. That was before the fraudulent election... but, I’m not sure exactly when?
Guess I’ve missed my chance now. :-(
I don’t remember that particular crisis. Clinton gave us so many. How did it turn out? Did we survive?
I got to see the G Man a long time ago at EIU, I was the only one cheering and footy for him. He was great and told it like it was and the liberal children hated him for it. It was my introduction into liberals and their hate filled lives.