Posted on 11/20/2004 6:34:48 AM PST by John Robertson
Bravo! Well said gentlemen.
Rush, if you are out there reading this (and I think you are), Thank you from the bottom deepst regions of my heart. You showed us we were not alone, and you spoke up for us. You choked the liberals with reason, logic, common sense, and humor.
You empowered us to start speaking openly, so we would know that each was "out there". No longer did we have to sit quietly by and endure the leftist diatribe assault on our ears and souls. (did you guess I am from NYC).
By golly Rush, you outed all us conservatives!
And for that you are one of my heroes.
Thank You! & God Bless You!
"...Limbaugh For Saving America?" I don't think so. Personally, I got tired of hearing about his golf game and jet setting years ago...long before his oxycotin days. He's just another entertainer preaching to the choir.
Man, do you not get it. Despite his flaws, despite his setbacks, despite his sometime failures, he is doing God's work, and he's doing it for our side. And what's wrong with his enjoying his success?
You are going to get pounced on for dishing the Rushbo.
MEGA DITTOS here!!:)
Peggy Noonan gets a big "Thank you!" as well.
I think the sentiment couldn't be more dead one.
From the germination of Reagan's ideas
... to Limbaugh's nationwide, daily articluation of his conservative ideals since 1988
... to the Republcian Congress est 1994
... to Matt Drudge in the late 1990s which made the internet a destination for News
... to Fox News breaking though as the dominant player in cable news
... and finally to the real time critcism of the news of the day on Free Republic which truly showed its might during this election cycle.
While Reagan supplied the blue prints for communicating conservative ideals, Limbaugh demonstrated the ability to do so day after day.
Limbaugh's daily appeal to the American people in arena of ideas, not only gave many solace that there were 20 million dittoheads that shared thier values but created a marketplace where their voice could be heard.
There is an entire new generation of media superstars that draws from Rush Limbaugh.
Matt Drudge & Sean Hannity are genuine superstars in media, while Brian Williams will replace Tom Brokaw at NBC.
Drudge and Hannity reach 10 Million+ every single day via the internet and radio. It is unlikely that Brian Williams will ever get that type of regular audience on the NBC nightly news.
Limbaugh has also inspired a 24 Hour a day media watchdog here at Free Republic. A mild-mannered website David, that literally slew a media Goliath, in CBS, with an air tight case of document forgeries within minutes of broadcast.
The Limbaugh Legacy will continue to grow, long after he has hung up the golden EIB microphone. All because Rush confirmed that there was an audience in America for conservative ideas.
I nominate Rush Limbaugh for the Free Republic lifetime achievement award.
Believe me, if it weren't for the money you would never hear a word from Limbaugh. He's an entertainer.
Since you haven't listened for years, you might not be in the best position to respond to John's excellent post. But, you get credit for letting us know your status. Do you listen to Sean?
and don't forget David Limbaugh (with Sean, Fox News, etc...). His columns and books have been outstanding contributions to the advancement of conservative ideals.
Really there's nothing I could say about him that would be good enough to do any him justice. Everything he has done just simply speaks for itself.
That's what I love about a Free Country, you have your views, and I - mine. But remember, Rush is an entertainer, and he rounds his show out with "some fluff" from time to time.
The most immportant thing is that he bears a very serious message, his work is critical in giving us a voice, comfort in knowing we have numbers, and courage for us to act emenating from this.
I'll take some fluff with it any day of the week.
Buy his book(s).
"Do you listen to Sean?"
Like many have voiced in this forum, I simply can't listen to Sean's ranting and carnival-like hawking of his books and tours. He, like Rush, is preaching to the choir. I'll stick to listening to music.
That's odd since Rush has not been a strong backer of the SA even when it was under withering attack.
Limbaugh has his place, but I'd go back 30 more years when Bill Buckley launched National Review with the goal of "standing athwart history and yelling 'Stop!'" Shortly after that Ronald Reagan was giving his speech at the RNC in 1964.
"I wish FOX would have their own network news program. I'm 100% convinced, as you seem to be, that they would be easily #1 fairly rapidly because CBS, ABC and NBC would find their liberal audience split between the three, while FOX would have all of the conservatives."
With Rush as Anchor?
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