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Have We Thanked Rush Limbaugh For Saving America?
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| 11.20.04
| JohnRobertson
Posted on 11/20/2004 6:34:48 AM PST by John Robertson
Just read this on a Clinton/Jennings thread, from a Freeper: "Back in August of 1988, a new voice came on the radio, the lovable little fuzzball - el Rushbo. Prior to then, I avoided politics and editorials, because I thought I was alone in my views. I voted conservatively and privately. Then Rush gave a voice to conservative thought."
And it made me think of something I've been meaning to post for a while...
TOPICS: Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: alternatemedia; conservativeradio; deathofoldmedia; limbaugh; rush; rushlimbaugh; thankyou
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Dear Rush,
You rock. You're all I listen to. I have months of your shows on cassette for listening to whenever I possibly can. I am a 24-7 member, and proud of it.
Your magnificent examples have taught me how to easily nuke liberal opponents with a single sentence.
It will be a sad day when you do retire. But that won't be happening soon because there's still a few who havent moved to Canada and France that don't agree with you yet.
You're an inspiration. You're a legend.
Thank you for being you, and for all that you do.
--RandallFlagg
P.S. See ya in 2006. I'll be ready!
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posted on
11/20/2004 8:19:39 AM PST
by
RandallFlagg
(FReepers, Do NOT let the voter fraud stories die!!!! (Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name))
To: Larry Lucido
You're the only one that pointed this out, and yet Rush thanks all the time William f. Buckley and Barry Goldwater. They were the founding fathers of the new conservatives. Remember "extremism in defense of liberty is no vice." I was there when Goldwater said it.
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posted on
11/20/2004 8:20:05 AM PST
by
DWC
To: John Robertson
It's amazing "how" God uses people. The fact that He picked someone who lost their job several times and was basically a nobody, trying to do talk radio and transforming him into the number 1 conservative talk show host in the country.
God obviously gets alot of credit too! :)
83
posted on
11/20/2004 8:22:54 AM PST
by
diamond6
(Everyone who is for abortion has already been born. Ronald Reagan)
To: RandallFlagg
84
posted on
11/20/2004 8:23:14 AM PST
by
clyde260
(Public Enemy #1: Network News!)
To: diamond6
Heh!
"Talent on loan from GoD."
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posted on
11/20/2004 8:24:38 AM PST
by
RandallFlagg
(FReepers, Do NOT let the voter fraud stories die!!!! (Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name))
To: politicalwit
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.
From a personal standpoint, Rush reinforced my conservative ideals from the 1980s that were becoming increasingly too moderate by the early 1990s. I also learned to question the Old Media like I had never done before. Entertainers or not, Rush, Sean and the rest have done their work on others like me or others who once were 100% on the Left. If you're a conservative and appreciate the liberals getting trounced more often than not lately, you have to respect that.
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posted on
11/20/2004 8:25:21 AM PST
by
Freepdonia
(Victory is Ours! (I told you so :-))
To: RightWhale
I've found Rush to be a strong supporter of the SA.
mc
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posted on
11/20/2004 8:25:21 AM PST
by
mcshot
(Boldly going nowhere fast.)
To: John Robertson
88
posted on
11/20/2004 8:26:02 AM PST
by
jan in Colorado
(I'm not opinionated, I'm Just Always "Right "!)
To: Always Right; Fzob; Jack Bull
Reagan was the man who really made it happen In fact in a very real sense Reagan made the EIB happen; before Reagan the FCC had the pernicious "Fairness Doctrine," putatively to keep broadcasting "fair and balanced." It took courage to recognize and act on the fact that the "Fairness Doctrine" rigorously enforced Political Correctness in broadcasting. Polical Correctness is simply the perspective of journalism - the perspective of superficial second-guessing criticism of the productive.
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posted on
11/20/2004 8:29:54 AM PST
by
conservatism_IS_compassion
(The idea around which liberalism coheres is that NOTHING actually matters but PR.)
To: John Robertson
First time I listened to Rush was in August of '88. I could not believe my ears...this guy was thinking like I was thinkin. I was not alone in a sea of liberals. Thank you Rush for changing the media and giving conservatives a long overdue voice. God bless America.
Red
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posted on
11/20/2004 8:30:22 AM PST
by
Conservative4Ever
(Roots of grass and broken glass...to quote NetSurfer)
To: John Robertson
I listen to Rush everyday and many times he has put things in perspective for me when I got upset or worried about what the left was saying or doing. Rush has been a political mentor for me. I am still quite the novice at politics but I still feel he has taught me a lot. Those who do not listen mischaracterize him. Rush does speak tongue in cheek sometimes but it makes the point and he backs what he says with facts and audio clips not just here-say. Rush may be right of center but there is no comparison to the rejects on the left at such radio stations as AirHead America Radio.
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posted on
11/20/2004 8:30:28 AM PST
by
TheForceOfOne
(Get us out of the U.N.!!!)
To: John Robertson
I am an original Ditto Head and always will be.
Rush is the gold standard.
Thank you and God Bless you, Rush.
To: Freepdonia
GWB would really pi@# off the left by naming Rush his white house press sec. for about a year. Would that be fun to watch or what. You would not want to miss that. HaHaHa
To: John Robertson
Jesus saved America through many many people. ;o)
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posted on
11/20/2004 8:40:15 AM PST
by
shield
(The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
To: conservatism_IS_compassion
In fact in a very real sense Reagan made the EIB happen I wholeheartedly agree. Of course Rush made it happen and Reagan's vision allowed it to happen.
Reagan's vision becomes more astounding every day.
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posted on
11/20/2004 8:41:32 AM PST
by
Fzob
(Why does this tag line keep showing up?)
To: DWC
It's probably a matter of age. For Freepers under 35, Rush may well have been their first exposure to a conservative voice with a significant audience. All we had was the print medium and, gradually, radio, until the internet became widely popular. National Review, American Spectator, and Accuracy in Media were my staples during the 70's and 80's.
To: John Robertson
I remember the first time I said to myself
"Rush is right."
We love you Rush!
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posted on
11/20/2004 8:43:16 AM PST
by
Libertina
(We praise You Lord, You have granted America a Christian leader!)
To: John Robertson
Have We Thanked Rush Limbaugh For Saving America?Yes we have -- on every trip he makes to the bank.
To: theriotcat
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posted on
11/20/2004 8:45:18 AM PST
by
Freepdonia
(Victory is Ours! (I told you so :-))
To: John Robertson
As a diehard liberal I spent three hours a day listening to Rush over the summer when I was a beach gaurd because it was the only news show around.
I was already starting to doubt my beliefs, and (hopefully) would have found the truth anyway, but still, I am sure Rush helped me speed the process up.
thanks Rush!
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posted on
11/20/2004 8:54:48 AM PST
by
traviskicks
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