“Rush must have received a TON of e-mails (and I’m sure he’s following this FR thread) angry at him for not emphatically calling for Akin to step down. For the good of the country”
Jeez, why must Rush be following this thread? He couldn’t even remember JimRob’s name a while back. Get a grip. There is a world outside of FR>
Oh, I definitely know there's a big world outside of FR... especially over the past few months... actually over the past few years, dating back to 2007. I won't say anything more about that, other than I spend considerably less time on FR now than I used to years ago.
Ask just about any FReeper who has listened to Rush over the years. Rush has very often quoted - line for line - statements that have appeared on FR by FReepers, and essentially attributed these comments to himself. I don't remember the last time Rush gave anyone on FR credit for their original ideas and comments.
Regardless of how Rush uses FR for show prep at times, I still love him and listen to him just about every day. In the last 24 years, Rush's voice is still THE most important, IMO.