Unofficial Summary for Thursday, July 9, 1992
John Switzer
for Thursday, July 9, 1992
by John Switzer
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July 9, 1992
MORNING UPDATE
<<missing because I overslept :-( >>
FIRST HOUR
Rush is excited about his new wing at the Museum of Broadcasting,
and so he plays his new public service announcement:
<<The Stars and Stripes March starts up, accompanied by the sound
of an old-style newsreel projector>>
<<Narrator>> Today the EIB radiotone newsreel cameras visit the
great wonders of our time. The new mecca for media mavens in
America - the Rush Limbaugh Wing of the Museum of Broadcasting.
As you can see, the ivy-covered walls of the wing dwarf the
standard museum, as well it should. Long lines of bright shiny
faces await patiently to view the astounding sights within.
Once through the immense entry-way, small groups break up
to be escorted through the museum by freshly-scrubbed tour
guides. This wing of the Museum of Broadcasting, dedicated to one
of the great cultural icons of our time.
<<Interested male visitor>> Hey, uh, what's that under the glass
there?
<<Perky tour guide>> Oh, those are the Kennedy family jewels.
Rush keeps them under glass, although he's known to nail them to
the wall every now and then.
<<Excited and impressed crowd>> Ooooh, ahhhh!
<<Tour guide>> This is one of Rush's real prizes - a northern
Spotted Owl. Bagged that one on his last trip to the Washington
state.
<<Crowd>> Wow!
<<Narrator>> Visitors make the most of this rare opportunity to
view things of which legends are made.
<<Female tourist>> What's this thing covered with dust?
<<Tour guide>> That's the other half of Rush's brain - hasn't had
to use it in years.
<<Narrator>> It's recommended that visitors pack a lunch and wear
comfortable shoes to visit these extensive exhibits.
<<Tour guide>> This is a replica of a plaque you'll find in
Lincoln's Bedroom in the White House - "Rush Limbaugh slept
here."
<<Crowd>> Gosh!
<<Narrator>> Although still under construction, with new exhibits
arriving daily, the Rush Limbaugh Wing of the Museum of
Broadcasting remains one of the great wonders of our time.
<<Male tourist>> What are those inflatable things there?
<<Tour guide>> Oh, those are Mary Jo Kopechne's water wings -
never been used.
Update Feminist (The Forester Sisters, "Men" with "in
your face" slogan)
The New York state Supreme Court ruling that allows women to go
topless at state beaches has provoked some reactions from
feminists. Rush would have thought that this ruling would outrage
women, given their concern about sexual harassment. However,
Betsy Gootba, City Parks Commissioner for NYC, said that she
thought the ruling was "terrific" even though she doesn't plan on
taking advantage of it herself.
Rush wonders how women can think that this is a terrific ruling
when sexual harassment seems to be the plague of the nation now;
and then there's the problem of ozone depletion creating millions
of new skin cancer cases. He wonders if Patricia Schroeder and
Ann Richards will show their solidarity by marching topless
through the parks. At least this would reduce crime in the parks.
Items
y Rush is getting buried by all of the apology notes that
contrite listeners are sending in, and he promises to read
excerpts from some of them later in the show. Rush even has a
theme song for them.
o The program today may not run as smoothly as normal
because Tony Lo Bianco is spending his time showing off the
picture of him and Vice President Quayle which Rush himself took
a couple of days ago during Quayle's visit to the EIB studios. Lo
Bianco is carrying a 5x7 picture in a "cheap plastic frame," but
reports that he's also ordered several larger prints to adorn the
walls of his home, as well.
o The July 1st issue of USA Today reports that Los Alamos
National Laboratory is going to reduce its mechanical fabrication
activities during the next 9 months. "Lab officials said they
didn't know how many, if any, employees would be laid next
spring. Reason - cuts in defense spending." Rush laughs at the
difference a tiny little word like "off" can make in a sentence.
o Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX) has analyzed Clinton's economic
plan, and has faxed the results to Rush, who calls the report "a
stunner" and a "recipe for the destruction of US business and
instant depression." In particular it shows how useless the
balanced budget amendment and spending caps are since Congress
can still order private enterprise to spend its own money for
Congress' programs. He promises details later in the show.
o Rush also promises some stunning news on the riots in
Washington Heights. The shooting of Jose Garcia, a crack and
cocaine dealer, was "a good shoot," according to people in the
know. The Wall Street Journal had a front page story about this
yesterday, and it is covered in today's NYC papers.
o Floyd Brown has started a new anti-Clinton commercial
which will be running in New York City during the Democratic
convention. The ad promotes a phone number which costs $4.95 a
call, and on which you can hear your choice of Clinton quotes -
Clinton talking to Gennifer Flowers, talking about Cuomo and the
Mafia, or his comments about what a great Justice Mario Cuomo
would be.
*BREAK*
Rush comments on Clinton's selection of Senator Albert Gore, Jr.
as his Vice Presidential candidate. Jesse Jackson is unhappy
about what he calls a "fairly narrow ticket," which he doesn't
think can attract labour support. Jackson said "it takes two
wings to fly, and here you have two of the same wing." The EIB
staff shakes their heads in confoundment, and Rush admits that
this type of "Third-World speak" makes no sense whatsoever.
The AP wire refers to the "also-rans" whom Clinton did not
choose; Rush points out that these guys were also-rans even
before Clinton's selection. Lee Hamilton gave his full support to
Gore, and Rush bets that after the cameras leave, Hamilton is
hyper-ventilating with his sighs of relief. Harris Wofford also
chimed in with his support for Gore. Rush wonders what the
Hollywood left will think about this since Tipper Gore is trying
to restrict the wording of record albums and such.
The impetus for Clinton's selection of Gore is explained by Jeff
Greenfield's column yesterday - "in the South, they have not
forgotten about the dalliance with Gennifer Flowers [or] the
draft dodging like the rest of us." The Democrats have lost the
White House for the past 12 years because of the defections of
southern conservative Democrats, and Gore's presence is to shore
up this southern vote.
*BREAK*
Phone Jeff from San Marcos, TX
Jeff is a recovered Perot supporter <<music starts>>, who is off
the Perot wagon thanks to Rush. Rush wonders what first attracted
Jeff to "the little general," and he replies "the two candidates
of the major parties," confirming Rush's belief that Perot's
biggest attraction was that he wasn't Bush or Clinton. Jeff also
liked Perot's "can-do" attitude, which would shake up Washington.
Jeff started changing his mind after Perot's response to the LA
riots; instead of condemning the riots, Perot condemned the
verdict and almost condoned the violence. Jeff's mind turned more
and more away from Perot, the more he listened to Rush talk about
him.
Rush thinks that it would be appropriate to follow Jeff's call
with some of the apology letters he's received. However, Rush is
slightly disappointed that the letters don't have the tone of
sincerity he was hoping for; they instead appear to be from
"gold-diggers seeking the prize" of a Rush III video, a 24-carat
signature mug, and a spare copy of Perot's own video.
Update Apologies to Rush ("I'm Sorry")
Donald R. Jordan gets his letter off to a bad start by not
including where he lives; Rush again warns his listeners that
they had better start including this information with their notes
and letters. Jordan, though, really doesn't apologize, and he
states that he has never been on the Perot bandwagon, although he
was walked a few steps back from it. He was more enamored with
the enthusiasm of Perot's supporters than he was with Perot
himself, and was more fixated with the idea that he might have a
real choice in this election.
However, he knows that this euphoria will eventually end, and
lambastes Rush for "peeing on these people's parade" so soon.
Jordan says that Rush was mistaken in his "frenzy" which was
based on the belief that Perot's supporters had locked on him
with a death grip; Jordan enjoyed this "escapism" but he "didn't
inhale," and he wishes Rush wouldn't "lose it like this";
instead, Rush should support these people in their time of joy,
knowing that they have to come back to the fold sooner or later.
Jordan strangely ends his letter with "dittos."
Rush comments that Jordan doesn't win the cup and videos because
all he is doing is parroting what Rush himself has already said.
Plus, Jordan didn't even apologize, although it is a good letter.
Phone Dean from Kansas City, MO
Dean suggests a new nickname for Albert Gore - "Senator Ozhole."
Dean comes up with a nightmare scenario - the election gets
thrown into the House, which can't decide on a President, and so
the Speaker of the House becomes President. Rush says that if the
House didn't elect a President, the Senate's Vice-Presidential
candidate would get the job; but if the Senate couldn't decide on
a candidate, then Dean's scenario is possible.
Dean, though, is worried that the Speaker of the House can be
anyone, and doesn't even have to be a member of the House. Thus,
the House could choose the President by electing a new Speaker of
the House. Rush isn't worried about this since if anything like
this happens, there will be real riots in the streets. He points
out, however, that the Senate's Vice Presidential selection could
also be anyone.
However, the bottom line is that Bush will win - these are
interesting games to play, but Bush will win.
*BREAK*
Phone Bill from Columbus, OH
Bill thinks the "Gore/Clinton marriage" will play well with the
media and at the Democratic convention, but not with the majority
of the American people. He doesn't think "two young yuppies" will
really fly with middle America. Rush calls that an interesting
thought; the older the electorate gets, the more likely they are
to vote, and the more likely they are to vote for older
candidates. The young crowd that votes, though, seems to like
Bush more than Clinton, at least according to the recent Times
Mirror poll; most of this under-35 crowd supports Bush and isn't
dissatisfied.
However, Rush thinks Bill is right - the media will portray
Clinton and Gore as moderates, even though Clinton's economic
plan shows he is nowhere near moderation. Rush promises to
explain more on this during the second hour.
Phone Virgil from Bay Bridge, WA
Virgil has always supported Bush, but he was starting to like
Perot's statements on moral issues - being against adultery,
homosexuality, etc. However, Virgil went to Perot's recent speech
in Olympia, and Perot just "caved in." A number of ACTUP
demonstrators were at the rally, and Perot's people took them
backstage to talk to Perot. Afterwards, Perot stated that he
would hire people based only on their merits, and he backed away
from his previous comments on homosexuals.
Rush reported this yesterday, but he really doesn't care that
Perot was conciliatory towards the homosexuals. Whether this
change of heart is pandering to a special interest group, or an
actual change in heart, Perot comes off as disingenuous. He
appears now to be playing the standard political games, and this
can turn off his supporters who are against politics as usual.
Rush admits that you have to be a politician to become the
President, but Perot is playing the wrong type of politics.
Interestingly enough, this is happening after Perot has hired his
professional handlers. When Perot was out there on his own, he
appeared to be a real outsider who would not be influenced by
special interests. Now, though, Perot seems to be meeting and
kowtowing to every special interest group that exists.
*BREAK*
Rush reads the story about Perot's latest statement - he pledged
to end any discrimination based on sexual orientation. He also
appointed a lesbian Beverly Hills mortgage broker as his
volunteer civil rights coordinator in California. Thus, Perot has
just "peed away" all of the support he's gotten from people like
Virgil who liked Perot's stance on moral issues. Rush is curious
as to what these Perot supporters are now thinking, and points
out that his apology line is still open.
*BREAK*
SECOND HOUR
Update Apologies to Rush ("I'm Sorry")
Rush knows that he's "rubbing the noses" of Perot's former
supporters in the wake of their support, but he states that "you
people have been really mean to me about this." Thus, he is
simply trying to help these people assuage their guilt, and
possibly win some fabled prizes by making an appropriate apology
to their wounded host. The prizes include the Rush III video, a
Rush Limbaugh signature mug, and a copy of Perot's video
autographed not by Perot, but by Rush himself, a decided
improvement.
Rush is being buried by letters on CompuServe and the FAX;
however, the letters must be written - phone calls will be
listened to but not put into the running for the goodies.
Joe from Huntsville, AL is praised by Rush for actually including
his city's name in his letter. Joe says "you are right, you have
always been right about Ross Perot . . . even when I was caught
up in the hysteria and yelling at my radio." Joe realizes that he
was in error in thinking Rush was short-sighted about Perot;
fortunately, Joe listened to his radio and was convinced when
Rush started highlighting the issues that are important to
conservatives. Joe admits that Perot is now either being
dishonest as to his views on the issues, or he is pandering to
the liberal special interest groups - "either way, he don't look
so good, after all. Thank you for bringing me back to the fold."
Rush calls this a "good letter and on-track - it is a contender
for the sweepstakes prize." Rush comments, though, that he has
not received any letters from women yet.
Items
o Rush moves onto the events happening in Washington
Heights - these riots are not the result of a cop going out of
control. It's really shocking what is really behind these riots,
and some of Rush's tabloid correspondents have printed the real
results of the riots in today's edition. Rush will comment more
later, but says that "we're losing control of the country in the
name of civil rights, freedom, and the glories of immigration."
o The Berkeley City Council has unanimously rescinded a
46-year old law that prevents people from insulting one another
on city streets. The Council voted down the ordinance after a
local judge ruled it was unconstitutional. A Berkeley man was
charged under the law when he was given a ticket by a police
officer; after giving the man the ticket, the police officer told
him "have a nice day." The defendant then called the officer a
certain part of a person's anatomy.
Rush wonders if the cop had called the man this certain part, if
the law would have been rescinded. The EIB staff asks Rush if he
has ever gotten a ticket, and Rush replies yes. He relates that
one of the things that his father taught him early on was to
respect authority. Rush and his family were driving through
Arkansas, and the rumor was that the Arkansas state patrol hated
Missourians who speeded. Rush's father was pulled over by a black
patrol officer for speeding, yet the only thing the father said
to the cop was "yes, sir" and "no, sir." Later on, his father
stated that the best thing to do under those circumstances was
"to sir them out."
Rush agrees - the last thing you want to do under those
circumstances is to start calling cops names, and thus he has
always been deferential and polite to the cops when he's been
pulled over. He also admits that when he has been pulled over for
speeding, he was indeed speeding. He was also in an accident when
he was 16, and he knew he was at fault.
Rush is aware that there are some people who are harassed by the
cops even though they haven't done anything wrong. However, what
he doesn't understand are those people who know they are wrong
and still try to bluff their way out of things by acting macho or
tough. You only make matters worse for yourself by acting like a
jerk, and the cops have enough problems maintaining law and order
as it is, thanks to the liberal shackles, without having to deal
with this kind of crap.
*BREAK*
Phone Jim from Wichita, KS
Jim wonders if Clinton picked Gore simply to make himself look
more moderate and less liberal. Rush says no - this choice is
solely about getting back the white southern Democratic vote.
Clinton is far more conservative than Gore, at least in his
statements; Gore does bring some liberalism to the ticket, which
may mollify party liberals. However, who the Vice President is
really doesn't matter for Clinton. Perot's VP choice might
matter, though, if he got somebody like Colin Powell.
Jim wonders if the Tailhook scandal is at all related to Bush's
history as a naval aviator. Rush again says no - this is simply
another opportunity for militant feminists to advance their
agenda. Jim then puts his 11-year old son John on the line, and
he has only a few seconds to say hi before Rush has to cut to the
break.
*BREAK*
Rush watched the news during the break, and Jesse Jackson was
giving his analysis on CNN about Clinton's VP choice. Catherine
Crier asked him if he would endorse the ticket, and Jackson said
that he couldn't endorse Clinton and Gore until he talked to
them. Jackson was bothered that the party is "locking out" people
such as Jerry Brown. Rush screamed back at the TV that Brown
lost, and the battle is over. "Brown got skunked - that's exactly
what the primary season is all about."
However, it's true that many of Brown's delegates are upset that
they are out of the running, and they are thus plotting to
disrupt Clinton's acceptance speech during the convention. The
New York papers are reporting that the state National Guard is in
full riot training, although Mayor Dinkins and Governor Cuomo are
denying it. Rush bets that riot control may be needed more in
Madison Square Gardens than outside, thanks to Brown's angry
delegates. "When you lose, you lose. When you win, you win"
states Rush.
Rich Dick Rich of the EIB Institute has faxed a question to Rush
- "when a woman goes around topless, is it sexual harassment to
think `I wonder what she looks like with a bra?' "
Phone Mary Ellen from Los Angeles, CA
Mary Ellen agrees with Rush that people should have respect for
authority figures and police officers. However, she thinks the
cop's comment of "have a nice day" was going too far and was a
smart-alec comment. Rush says that maybe it was, but the man
getting the ticket should have kept his own mouth silent. Mary
Ellen agrees with that, but thinks that the cop should not have
made the comment anyway.
Rush thinks that the cop made a harmless remark. The same thing
happens if you buy an over-priced product at a store and the
clerk says "have a nice day." Mary Ellen agrees that this is a
limited problem, and in any case the man made an inappropriate
remark; she still insists that respect should be given on both
sides.
Rush agrees, but points out that this same argument could be made
throughout society - for example, in school you have to accept
the teacher's authority. In life, there are many times when you
are not in a position of power, and sometimes you just have to
accept such things.
Rush decides to play his commercial for Sugar-Coated Perots
because he has been deluged with requests for it:
<<Husband, yawning>> Morning, honey. What's for breakfast?
<<Wife>> Well, there's these Bush Toasties.
<<Husband>> Nah.
<<Wife>> The Bill Clinton cereal - Get Lucky Charms?
<<Husband>> Nah, I need something different this morning.
<<Wife>> How about these?
<<Husband>> Hmmm. New Sugar-Coated Ross Perots - slick packaging
<<sounds of package being opened and being poured into a bowl>>.
<<Wife>> Honey, don't you want to know what it's made out of?
<<Husband>> Nah, honey, compared to what else is on the table,
I'll try anything.
<<Narrator, speaking over the sound of birds chirping>> Bill has
discovered the breakfast cereal that 38% of Americans are trying
- new Sugar-Coated Ross Perots.
<<Husband, speaking with his mouth full>> Ah, this is great,
honey. Can I have some more?
<<Narrator>> New Sugar-Coated Ross Perots - the cereal with no
ingredient label. So if you wonder what it's made of, your guess
is as good as ours! But because we're spending $100 million on
slick packaging, you won't care!
<<Husband, enjoying his breakfast>> Hmmm. What's this in the
bottom of the box here? A Rolex?!?!
<<Husband and Wife together>> Hey!
<<Narrator>> And every box of Sugar-Coated Ross Perots has a
secret toy surprise - a $1000 bill or a Rolex watch. We'll do
anything to get you to try Ross Perots. Ross Perots, get `em
while the sugar coating lasts!
*BREAK*
CNN is featuring Sonya Friedman and the "Biddy Brigade" talking
about Clinton's choice of Gore as his running mate. Rush asks his
staff to listen to the show to find out whether they are pro or
con.
Phone Wayne from Lansing, MI
Wayne thinks that the New York court's ruling to allow women to
go topless does fit the feminist agenda since it is another
example of removing restrictions on women's behavior. Men,
however, are supposed to be reduced to impotent bystanders. Rush
agrees - militant feminists are saying that even a sidewise
glance at a woman is unforgivable sexual harassment, and yet now
they want to run around naked.
Rush asks Tony Lo Bianco what the feminists on CNN are saying,
and he says that he's trying to listen to this "vacant
psychobabble" but he can't pull himself away from Rush's show.
Rush isn't worried since he knows that the feminists will be on
the airwaves for hours to come. Rush does find it funny how
formulaic all of the hubbub about Clinton's VP choice is -
commentators will race with each over trying to define what this
means, but Rush has them all beat by saying "it means defeat."
Phone Liz from Port Charlotte, FL
Liz wonders why Bush didn't finish off Saddam Hussein last year,
and she thinks that this would be the best thing he could do now
to increase his popularity. Rush says that it's too late for Bush
to do this now since he would be accused of doing it only in
order to get re-elected.
Rush covered this topic at the time - Bush did accomplish all of
the UN objectives and mandates during the Gulf War. People claim
that Hussein is stronger than ever, but this is not true - the UN
has severely restricted his ability to make nuclear weapons, and
Hussein barely survived a coup a couple of days ago. One reason
Bush didn't "finish the job," though, was that he and others
thought that a popular uprising would get rid of Hussein soon
after the war ended; they now know, though, that this was a
mistake.
Liz thinks that this could pose a credibility problem for Bush,
but Rush thinks that Bush has more severe problems than this; his
credibility problems stem from the deals he's made with a
Democratic Congress, and his goal is going to be to convince
voters that the next four years will not be the same as the
current four years.
*BREAK*
Rush comments that one of the feminists on Sonya Friedman's show
was in favor of the Clinton/Gore ticket because they both had
black roommates in college. Thus, these two men will be able to
implement a new era of civil rights which will reverse the
"legacy of the Reagan era." Rush can't believe that liberals are
still running against Ronald Reagan.
*BREAK*
THIRD HOUR
Items
o Rush comments on the Sonya Friedman show which is
discussing Clinton's nomination of Gore. Rush has joked that
Friedman is the type of psychiatrist who helps women overcome
their fears of baking bad carrot cake; Friedman retaliated with
what appeared to be a friendly note that said she bakes great
carrot cake.
Friedman, though, has a column in one of the Detroit papers about
Rush - she claims that "Limbaugh's name-calling contributes the
hate bandwagon. He calls us feminazis and attacks women who speak
out. The message plays to the masses; it plays so well that it's
frightening." Friedman says that verbal abuse often escalates to
physical abuse and that "Limbaugh's words are like stones - they
are intended to make people hurt and bleed, and they do." Rush
gives a sigh and says "Sonya, baby - my words have caused people
to bleed?"
Rush, though, doesn't really mind this stuff since it will
provide great fodder for his newsletter. He suggests that his
staff should send a delivery of carrot cake over to the nearby
CNN headquarters.
o The Washington Heights Citizen has an editorial about
"The Thomas Legacy" - it includes the term "feminazis," and the
paper credits Rush with coining the term because "unlike Joseph
Biden, this newspaper doesn't plagiarize."
Rush first met Senator Phil Gramm at the 80th birthday party for
"Ronaldus Magnus," although he has been impressed with Gramm's
economic savvy for years. Gramm has sent Rush a FAX of his
analysis of the Clinton economic plan - Clinton will seize two-
thirds of business profits, either directly through increased
taxes, or indirectly through Congressionally mandated private
sector spending. This would literally put America out of
business, according to Gramm.
Rush approached Gramm's analysis with some reserve, since he
knows that Gramm could be just playing politics in this election
year. Gramm, though, didn't offer any opinions, but just a chart
showing how much Clinton's proposals would have cost if
implemented in 1991. Clinton's plan includes six primary
proposals:
o An income tax increase on "rich" Americans.
o Increases in five types of corporate taxes.
o Mandated worker training programs for businesses.
o Mandated pay-or-play health care.
o An additional pay-or-play health care tax.
o Mandated parental leave.
The total US business profits in 1991 were $189.7 billion, which
will be used as the baseline profit figure for this analysis.
According to the US Treasury, 67% of the revenue paid by the top
2% of America's wage earners is paid by small businesses and
family farms, filing as individuals. Clinton wants to raise taxes
on this top 2%. Clinton calls these people "the rich," and thus
these businesses will have to shoulder a $15.3 billion tax
increase, which is 8.1% of total US business profits for 1991.
*BREAK*
Clinton is claiming that his economic plan will not require any
new government spending, which may be right; however, it will
require billions of dollars spent by private businesses, which is
a typical liberal approach - punish the evil businesses, who have
an endless deep pocket.
Clinton proposes five additional increases in the corporate
income tax, which he claims will raise $14.6 billion (or 7.7% of
total 1991 business profits). Mandated worker training programs
will require businesses to spend 1.5% of their payrolls on worker
training, or $28 billion.
Clinton's play-or-pay health care mandate for workers would
require businesses to come up with an additional $36.4 billion
per year, either by voluntarily paying for it or by involuntary
taxes. Clinton's addition health care tax would take in $29.7
billion from businesses to pay for government-provided health
care benefits. Clinton's "putting people first" plan to require
parental leave would finally add $1.2 billion.
Adding all of these figures together produces the sum total of
$125.2 billion which will be taken out of the $189.7 billion
total profits for 1991. This means that Clinton's economic plan
will require 66% of total business profits. Loud screams pierce
the air, and Rush says that this is what CEOs will do if
Clinton's plan is implemented.
Profits in business are used for expansion, growth, and so forth
- if these profits are used instead for federal mandated
spending, then what is the point of going into business? This
means the end of US business and therefore US jobs, and it shows
a profound lack of knowledge on Clinton's part about how the US
economy really works.
Some people have praised this plan just because it is a plan,
which is more than Perot has done. Rush recalls how he opposed
the balanced budget amendment because it didn't do anything to
place limits on Congress' ability to force private citizens and
business to spend their own money for Congress' causes. Clinton's
economic plan shows how punitive and destructive the liberal
approach to business really is.
Rush says he may put this information in his newsletter, because
EIB is not going to be satisfied at taking over only the radio
and TV markets. EIB will soon totally dominate the print media as
well <<sure, put a poor struggling summary writer out of
business. How typical of these big, corporate types. Harrumph!>>
Rush pledges, however, "we're going to own it all with the
truth."
*BREAK*
Rush has a real dilemma - he has a "whole slew of apology
letters," plus he hasn't described what has really happened in
Washington Heights. In addition, Rush hasn't done his Homeless
Update yet. However, since he still has some great phone calls,
Rush goes to the phones.
Phone Keith from Billings, MT
Keith doesn't intend to apologize to Rush about Perot since about
33% of voters have been "duped" by Perot into supporting him.
Keith therefore thinks Rush should apologize to the third of his
listeners who support Perot because his show has slowed the
momentum of the Perot bandwagon. If Rush does make this apology,
Keith will give him an autographed copy of his tape of Rush
appearing on Donahue.
Rush laughs at the brazenness of this offer, but doubts that
Keith really wants to give away his treasured copy of Rush's
Donahue appearance. Rush also doubts that a full third of his
listeners really support Perot, but he is willing to concede this
point for the nonce.
Keith says that he thinks the momentum of Perot's campaign was
good for the political process this year since Perot has been
throwing out all sorts of ideas, without the need for clinging to
a party platform. This has allowed Bush to get the pulse of the
nation in a far more accurate way than if he relied on his
traditional polls and handlers. Rush doesn't agree with this
since he doesn't know how anyone can get the pulse of the people
by measuring only the pulse of people who have been duped and
don't know it.
Rush asks Keith what first attracted him to Perot, and Keith
replies that Perot's call to balance the budget was the main
thing. Nobody wants to hear what really needs to be done in order
to balance the budget, but Perot has stayed on track with this
issue. Keith has remained with Perot because he wants these
issues to stay in the public's focus, and he doesn't like how
Rush has concentrated on how Perot's campaign really didn't start
with his appearance on Larry King's show.
Rush knows that this topic doesn't matter to Perot's supporters,
and that's why he's dropped the subject. Keith thinks that time
right now should be spent on what's important to America; he
hopes that Perot can create a major change in the way the
existing politicians and institutions deal with America's
problems.
Rush says that Perot will still be a factor in this election - he
will get perhaps 15% of the vote in November, which will have a
profound influence on the vote. However, Perot's future may be in
doubt since his campaign is now taking on the trappings of a
typical political campaign.
Rush doesn't "give a hoot about the conservative movement and
Republican party" when the goal is the good of the country. He
does believe that conservatism is better for the country than
liberalism, and he is more than willing to use his show to
illustrate this point. He doesn't care much about George Bush
except in regards to the fact that Rush right now is the best
home for the policies which are best for this country.
Rush therefore does not believe that Perot is the best man for
this country, and this is why Rush will not apologize for his
criticisms of Perot. There's plenty of evidence for this view of
Perot, and this is why Rush will always be graciously waiting to
accept the apologies of former Perot supporters.
*BREAK*
Rush promises to talk about the Washington Heights story
tomorrow because there are two many good calls left to do.
Phone Tom from Salt Lake City, UT
Tom thinks Clinton's economic plan is some sort of retaliation
against Reagan's economic programs. Rush agrees that Clinton is
trying to convince people that Reagan destroyed the country with
his policies. Tom, though, wants to know which of Reagan's
policies were so horrible.
Rush replies "the tax cuts - you are responsible for the deficit
because of the 1982 tax cuts." Also, liberals attack Reagan for
cutting the spending for social programs, even though the federal
budget is now more than double than it was in 1980. There were no
cuts in spending, but liberals have become so cliched that they
don't even know they're lying anymore.
These people are still running against Ronald Reagan precisely
because his policies worked - they empowered people and made them
rich. Now, though, the liberals have got what they want - tax and
spending increases - and this has put this country into a deep
recession. Thus, they are trying to convince the country that all
of these problems are Reagan's fault, and that the prosperity of
the 80s was artificial.
Tom is stunned into speechlessness by Rush's exposition and
logic, and Rush comments that this is a problem with his phone
calls - once he's said something, there's nothing more to be
said.
Phone Al from Brockton, MA
Al points out that the US basketball team will not get a chance
to play the Russian/CIS team because the Lithuanian team trounced
them last week, 116-79. Thus, the US will not get to play the
former Communists, although they may meet the Lithuanian team. Al
thinks that if the US team has a bad night, the Lithuanian team
could run away with it all.
Rush says "dream on, Al - if we lose to Lithuania I will go to
Lithuania and do this show for three days." This, of course,
would not be a punishment for Rush since Lithuania is a beautiful
place, and Rush would take a cruise there anyway. However, he
praises Al for his positive thinking.
*BREAK*
The EIB Institute for Advanced Conservative Studies predicts that
the media will praise Cuomo's nominating speech for Bill Clinton
next week as "stirring" and "no less moving than the Gettysburg
address." Larry King will undoubtedly chime in with "we can only
guess at what heights would have been reached if only Mario had
run." The EIB Institute will review it as "so moving that Ted
Kennedy stayed awake, even greater than all of his
accomplishments as governor of New York - he obviously is one of
the twenty smartest men in Albany. If only the guy could govern
like he can gab."
Phone Mary from Bossier City, LA
Mary says that both Clinton and Perot are starting a barrage of
commercials but she hasn't seen anything from Bush yet. Rush
tells her to wait until the Republican convention, and then look
out.
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