[carlo3b]

Care to comment??

[summer]

What I find so fascinating about Rush and his influence is that the left has never even attempted to promote a radio host who could be Rush's counterpart for the left's side of the aisle.

[WOSG]

It is stated SO well. I first heard Rush in '90 during the Thomas hearings and Anita Hill controversy. He saved Thomas' nomination imho. I became an instant fan. God Bless Rush!

[isthisnickcool]

The Will Rogers of our time!

[golas]

Dittos.

[Theresa]

Rush is RIGHT!! Up with Rush!!!

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Rush bashing is a phase that new converts resort to. It is a terrible shock to find out for the first time how evil the Rats are. [Not the voters, but the leaders.] And to see Rush stick with safe subjects can be infuriating to a new convert. I kept wondering why he never talked about the Brown Crash, at least so far as I know. And so I, for a time, thought Rush was 'sold out' or something.

Now I conclude that Rush is a survivor. The Brown Crash is a highly polarizing and divisive issue. Many conservatives refuse to take it seriously. And so long as the conservatives are divided on it, Rush will avoid it. Why risk all he built up over that one controversy? I guess the same goes for the tainted blood scandal. Too many other conservatives ignore it. So Rush avoids it. He looks for some semblance of unity before diving in.

He is a powerful, positive, educational force, for the most part issue oriented. And so, I realise that it is up to guys like me to get the real dark side of the Rats exposed. I think he would pick up a lot more listeners if he dared to dive into those turbulent waters, but I don't hold it against him for being cautious.

[jigsaw]

I am in awe of this amazing man for how he has helped this country return to its roots,
but I'm even more in awe that a man who has lost almost all his hearing can continue a
talk show with such professionalism.  Rush is one of the most remarkable men of our times.

God Bless You, Rush!

[I'mAllRightJack]

Central Garden State dittos

[Wagonmaster]

I was new to Rush when I heard him talk about you and your Rush Room down in Texas, I thought both of these guys will soon be gone. Thank God I was wrong. In the never ending search for truth, "lets roll"

[ihatemyalarmclock]

Rush Limbaugh -- almost single-handedly -- saved AM radio. You could hear its Cheyne-Stokes breathing when I joined the industry in the late 70's.

By 1990, all that had changed. Talk radio (especially conservative talk radio) was still a nascent phenomenon, and new Presidential Candidate Bill Clinton never really saw it coming. He had the major networks (plus CNN) in his pocket, and couldn't get his mind around the fact of a simmering mainstream American population between the coasts who needed Rush and Company's pressure-relief valve.

A scant five years later, conservatism already had more than enough momentum to be a driving force on the brand-new Internet. (I hope I'm not mixing metaphors here.)

Clinton, meantime, occupies the no-man's land between "laughingstock" and "irrelevance." Still sniffing about for a "legacy," he brings shame to the newly-awakened patriotism we see all around us in America today.

And Rush rightly deserves the credit for a big part of this.

BTW, I didn't want to start a thread on this, but does anyone know why National Review hasn't been updating lately?

[Redbob45]

Don't you love it when you hear liberal icons like Marge Roukema say they're resigning because the Republican Party "is becoming more extreme and conservative."?
There was no chance of that before Rush and Newt.
Unlike Newt, Rush hasn't lost his focus.

[Nea Wood]

When I was a liberal Democrat, I hated Rush, as all libs do. Then something made me read one of his books, and it actually made sense to me. That was one of the things that began to turn me around. Now I think he's great.

Recently there was a thread on FR for young people in their teens and 20s. I read it, even though I'm not in that age group. I noticed that many of the young people credited Rush Limbaugh with helping them to become conservatives. Rush does a lot of good.

[blackbart1]

Yes, I had the same reaction as you did. I had turned off radio because I couldn't stand the supposedly neutral but were very liberal talk show hosts.

My daughter had just gone off to college in '88 and I was working around the house and stopped to look around the radio dial. What do you suppose I heard...Dear, Dear Rush. One of the first things that took my attention was his wonderful voice and then what he was saying I couldn't believe. I just stood there and looked at the radio. I was the happiest person alive that day (as far as I was concerned.)

Well needless to say my kids and husband said the radio was so loud that the sound seemed to emmanate through the walls. I was working in the house so I had three radios going so I wouldn't miss a word and I didn't because I wouldn't vaccum till the commercial came on. (Sorry Rush).

It took about 3 years for my hubby, who is a conservative to come around but now he is a faithful as I am. My children love him as well. Since then I have turned many people on to Rush. He is the greatest!

[fortress]

Don't forget his 2 books
They were so full of truths that no one had ever dared put on paper
I had my first son Dan read them and he still is a staunch conservative able to defend his position
The other 2 boys I slacked off with and they are not nearly as clear thinking as my oldest.
Rush has made a huge impact on our lives.

[StrictTime]

And how many of you actually WENT to Dan's Bake Sale in Ft. Collins, CO, in 1992? My hubby and I and our 5 month old made the sticky-hot commuter plane trip up to Colorado Springs (the only way we could afford to go) in order to see Rush, Dan (who I hope is a strong conservative, now) and Bo Snerdly and join thousands of Ditto-heads (back then, a semi-underground group). I shot 5 rolls of film, including a cherished pic of Bo with my infant son. What an excititng time to be a conservative--right at the start of the "Take Back Our Country" movement...

[Kahuna]

Can't say that Rush has had any impact on us, even though we purchased his books and subscribe to his newsletter, own a Hot Springs Spa, drink diet Snapple, use damp rid in the closets, own some unique neckties and frequently purchase travel on Hotwire.com!! Aloha Dittos Rush

[shetlan]

Thanks, Rush, for everything you say--with half of your brain tied behind your back.

[annalex]

It would be fitting to send him some kind of a Freeper present.

[Lucky2]

I've always said, Marta Limbaugh is the luckiest woman alive. Rush is a great guy and he's my favorite of all! He's not afraid of the vast left wing conspiracy and he tells it like it is. I first heard Rush when my then boy friend, now husband helped me move and had Rush on loud on his truck radio to irritate a gay liberal friend who was also helping. It made the move more fun and the liberal was steaming when he left my house. That day Rush and my boyfriend/husband were endeared to me forever. God bless you my friend, Mr. Limbaugh, you are my hero and friend.

[EveningStar]

Thank you, carlo! Thank you, Rush! :)