Posted on 01/14/2002 5:04:13 PM PST by Sparkvark
I have been a republican for over 20 years now. I am conservative in my beliefs. I am a construction electrician and a member of a union. I catch hell every election from people I work with over the way I vote.
I believe that abortion is wrong. I believe that special intrests are wrong. I believe that owning firearms is our constitutional right. I believe that perversion is wrong (homosexual rights).I believe in God and that this country was founded on a belief in God. I was in the military for 4 years and would sign up again if I I could be of use to my country. But... I believe Rush Limbaugh is a rich guy who is only out for the rich.I believe he was a complete failure for most of his life. I believe he would still be a failure if not for the clintons, and I believe he is a hypocrite.
Now, you can flame me if you like but Ill bet you if anything drastic ever happens to America Limbaugh would be one of the the first ones out, on a plane to some other country.
Flame away.
Stop listening fool.
It was my belief, up until early last Fall, old Rushbo was losing it ... becoming complacent, even pompous, and losing touch with his audience. I expressed that view here on FReeRepublic and was called everything imaginable. Didn't matter that I had listened to him since the early '90's and was in a good position to judge ... but then things changed. Rush, as everyone knows now, has lost his hearing completely, and is courageously fighting thru it. As a result, a new humility is detectable in Rush's show ... bottom line, Rush is returning to the Rush of old. He returned to the basics ... the conservative core values that made him what he is ... he appreciates what he has and doesn't take it for granted.
O.K. Janice, let 'em have it!
The idea that Rush could be #1 for eleven years running and have an audience of 22 million, and not be a genuinely outstanding talent in his field is simply not believable.
But let's hear a take on Rush from a liberal lesbian Camille Paglia who doesn't agree with Rush's politics;
"I feel genuinely sorry for those who are so blinded by narrow partisanship that they cannot appreciate Limbaugh's energy, intelligence and satiric skill. They live in a box with bags over their heads.
Though he and I hardly agree on politics (I voted for Ralph Nader last year and may go Green again in 2004), I respect Limbaugh as a political analyst and deft rhetorician who is a master of the microphone and who knows how to engage and challenge a vast audience."
Rush is nothing but an entertainer. He'll tell you that he's an entertainer. That's what he does, he entertains. He uses "conservative" politics as a medium, but he's only an entertainer.
He's also something worse. He's a "Judas Goat." A Judas Goat is the first goat to lead the other goats into one end of the slaughterhouse but he's the only one to walk out of the other end.
Picking on DemocRats is easy just as talk is cheap. Anybody can do it; some can do it with better style than others. So what? Picking on the multi-national, corporate banking cartel and their stooges at the Feral Reserve is something else entirely. Rush would take on that challenge with as much enthusiasm as an invitation to an infectious disease quarantine ward.
What you sense about Rush is an example of something sorely missing in this country, good, ol' blue-collar common sense.
I believe Rush Limbaugh is a rich guy. I don't believe he was born rich. I believe he somehow managed to convince millions of listeners to listen to his radio program every day. This made advertisers send money to radio stations for radio spots. This made Rush Limbaugh able to demand and get lots of money.
I believe that's essentially how every successful entrepreneur gets rich. They provide something that people are willing to pay for.
I don't know if Rush could be called a failure for most of his life. It's certain that he wasn't big league for his early life, but neither were most of our great baseball players. Most of them had to spend some time in the minors honing their skills.
I think Rush's demonstrated ability to use his wit and wisdom despite a devastating loss of hearing, in a medium that is BASED on a HEARER and not a VIEWER, is nothing short of genius.
I guess we disagree. Rush Limbaugh is an inspiration (sort of an arrogant, smug one....like O'Reilly) but I enjoy listening to him far more often than I don't.
We also call it class envy. But your words are sure prettier.
Thanks for the laugh, I think your response was the best so far!
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