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To: gridlock; GOP_Raider; b4its2late; Babu; backhoe; Bahbah; bannie; BellStar; beyond the sea; ...

Ping to a great thread!

I wrote a piece on this once, but I turned on the television while I was working security at the Texas Department of Transportation. This was a swing shift.

I had migrated up to the third floor in sheer boredom. I believe it was a Friday night. I turned on the television and there was Rush Limbaugh. It was the specific show where Rush was talking about the Clinton dog, and then suddenly, the engineer placed Chelsea Clinton’s picture on the screen.

Rush laughed as the audience laughed. It was that comedic moment that kept me tuned into the show instead of turning the channel. As I listened, his points began to make sense. Later, I found his radio program, and in the months that followed, I began to transition to conservatism.

So, I guess I’d have to say that if Rush had not been on television, it might’ve been longer before my evolution to conservatism. There is no dollar amount that I can equivocate in escaping the jaws of liberalism.

So, as always, thank you, sir. I appreciate it more than you know.


312 posted on 12/12/2007 7:58:36 PM PST by writer33 (The U.S. Constitution defines a conservatie and Rush Limbaugh knows it.)
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I grew up in a household that always voted Democrat..There was not a viable Republican party in Texas then..I voted for Ike for his second term and had many discussions with my parents about joining me..My Mother voted for Reagan when she was 80..Patience paid off..LOL..

I have never voted third party...always Republican.


317 posted on 12/12/2007 8:10:39 PM PST by MEG33 (GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
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BTTT


338 posted on 12/13/2007 2:53:15 AM PST by E.G.C.
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I never did really "think" liberal, I guess, I always had a more conservative outlook on things.

Then as I matured politically I just more or less settled in and got comfortable with being smarter than those that thought they should be given everything or have the government tell them what to do.

First election I registered and voted in was 1980. Guess who I voted for?
341 posted on 12/13/2007 5:00:23 AM PST by tongue-tied
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Rush laughed as the audience laughed. It was that comedic moment that kept me tuned into the show instead of turning the channel. As I listened, his points began to make sense. Later, I found his radio program, and in the months that followed, I began to transition to conservatism.

So, I guess I’d have to say that if Rush had not been on television, it might’ve been longer before my evolution to conservatism. There is no dollar amount that I can equivocate in escaping the jaws of liberalism.

So, as always, thank you, sir. I appreciate it more than you know.

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Great story!

344 posted on 12/13/2007 5:59:46 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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Thank you mightily for the double ping!! I’ll hafta catchup with this one just a little later. Thanks again!! It does look intensely interesting!!!


349 posted on 12/13/2007 8:51:50 AM PST by SierraWasp (Too many NIE contributors are ruthless, rogue resistance agents in our own CIA & State Dep!!!)
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Oh absolutely. Since listening to Rush Limbaugh I have learned more about politics, Congress, Senate, Judiciary, House and all of that. More than I would have EVER learned in a classroom. He made everything so clear as he talked about all the issues. The man is brilliant and I have been listening to him since the beginning. I watched his TV show as well when it was on. I remember seeing him for the first time on Phil Donahue’s show. Phil was arrogant and assinine as always and would barely let Rush speak. Rush from then on pretty much said he would not go on shows like that anymore as nothing productive comes from it. I was glad to hear him say that. He doens’t need to go on anyone else’s show. His alone is more than excellent and to the point. He truly is the Truth Detector and we thank God for him every single day. Thanks to Rush we are aware and know what is going on and the candidates and libs can’t snow us anymore. The man is a genius. God bless Rush!!!


350 posted on 12/13/2007 9:00:34 AM PST by cubreporter (I trust Rush. He has done more for this country than any of us will ever fully realize.)
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Thanks. I was so disappointed with the shenanigans in D.C. that I vowed that I would register to vote if Ronald Reagan ran for the presidency. Gerald Ford beat him in ‘76. I didn’t register. When Reagan won the Republican nomination, I registered Republican and voted for my man. I’ve been voting Republican ever since. My son last night said that he’d vote democrat BEFORE the communists took control of the Democrat Party. As a result, he voting Libertarian. Where or where did I go wrong with this kid.


352 posted on 12/13/2007 10:13:00 AM PST by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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Well said!


355 posted on 12/13/2007 3:34:40 PM PST by Nasty McPhilthy (Those who beat their swords into plow shears will plow for those who don't.)
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I’m a congenital Republican, born to two commen-sense parents. Raised on facts, it’s hard to be a liberal, if you know what I mean.

My brother and I ran an “I Like Ike” wagon around the neighborhood in ‘56. At age 11, I walked into the Nixon headquarters and volunteered. They made me the head of the Nixonettes, and invited me to represent the group in greeting Nixon at our local airport.

I came out of college even more conservative, after near-toxic exposure to Vietnam era moonbats and activist MSM. I’m proud to have been one of the only conservatives in the teachers’ union, and to have taught my students to seek out facts, then form their own conclusions.

One of my greatest joys is to hear my son and daughter espouse conservative views. My daughter was born on Ronald Reagan’s birthday. She’s expecting a baby the first week in July (the Fourth, maybe???). If it’s a girl, she will be named Reagan.

We feel so privileged to be Americans. Our families came to this country for religious freedom and economic opportunity. That’s freedom OF religion, not freedom FROM religion. We feel the duty to be informed, and do everything we can to help keep our country true to our Founders’ vision.


363 posted on 12/14/2007 11:00:37 PM PST by ntnychik
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