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To grassroots political conservatives from coast to coast, his name alone is enough to bring on an adrenaline "rush." He is their media leader, their official voice. And, to the extent that his extraordinary public influence contributed largely to the Republicans' 1994 takeover of Congress, he is their political savior. No wonder the Rush Limbaugh show is a broadcasting phenomenon, reaching 20 million listeners each week over more than 600 radio stations nationwide.
Not even his most ardent fans would call Limbaugh shy or modest. With the air of one who knows his power, he devotes virtually all of his show's three hours, five days a week, to a one-man all-out attack on those he perceives as "the enemy" --- the nation's political liberals from the President on down, women's rights activists he calls "feminazis," and "environmentalist wackos" ---all the while reminding his audience that his talent is "on loan from God," and that he does his show with "half his brain tied behind his back just to make it fair."
When he is not issuing his own conservative commentary, Limbaugh accepts phone calls from listeners. His rare on-air guests are among the upper echelon of the Republican Right, such as President George Bush who called Limbaugh to the White House in 1992 asking for the broadcaster's public support in the upcoming election campaign.
Aware that there are many in his audience who devour his every word as conservative gospel, Limbaugh provides them more than his daily political sermons: His two published books, "The Way Things Ought to Be" and "See, I Told You So," rose quickly to the top of the best-seller list. He followed them with an audio cassette, "American Dream," and a videotape, "Sometimes You Just Gotta Laugh." It has reached the point where some restaurants have set aside "Rush Rooms," where Limbaugh devotees can hear his show even while dining.
As busy a schedule as Limbaugh maintains, he finds time to hit selected stops on the lecture circuit as one of the nation's most sought after --- and highly paid --- speakers. Limbaugh admits that, wherever he goes, he is "preaching to the choir," but keeping the faithful fulfilled has its own political and personal rewards.
The unprecedented success of the Rush Limbaugh Show has literally changed the face of talkradio, as stations throughout the U.S. take on an increasingly conservative stance in an effort to follow his high-ratings popularity. None have come close, because Limbaugh's extreme right-wing conservatism is only part of his secret; it's his in-your-face, take-no-enemies style of delivery that draws listeners who share his views and demand nothing less than such narrowly focused conviction.
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The Speech
Wednesday 08-27-2008 5:19pm CT
My friends, here is the speech that Bill Clinton really wanted to give last night:
"My fellow Democrats: I've never been so ticked in my life. With gas and food prices soaring; a war we've demonized; Hurricane Katrina; Cheney, Bush... and Republicans running an ol' wrinkled white guy who's half Democrat half the time -- and they put up this Obama fella? I mean, he couldn't win the general if you spotted him five points!
And... don't any of you dare blame me! I set Hillary up on the ten-yard line -- goal to go! She had more money than I ever had, and my legacy to run on -- and she couldn't close the deal against a freshman running on 'hope' and 'change'? She only had to remind everybody that I am 'the Man from Hope' -- and how I changed the world, beating Republicans at every turn! I did it easy!
Now I have to sit here, mouthing: 'I love you,' while she brags about her historic run? Ain't no history worth having in losin'! Nobody would even know her name if weren't for me. Even Limbaugh tried to pull it out for her! If I'd had him behind me, I'd still be president!
This whole thing is pathetic! She can't even say she's a proud wife! And all my black friends are gone -- after all I have done for you people?
You know, when this is all over -- and ya'll come back lookin' for advice from me? I'm chargin' full price. Cause I will never -- I tell you -- never ever forget this! Good night and... I'm warning you!"  Play Ball
Tuesday 08-26-2008 5:28pm CT
Hey, look at this, folks. A legal fight has erupted in New Haven, Connecticut over the pitching prowess of a young baseball player. With his ability to throw accurate, fast, and hard pitches, 9-year-old Jericho Scott has led his team to an 8-and-0 record so far. So league officials directed his coach to replace Jericho -- because he's just too good! They say his pitching "might frighten or discourage other players."
Explains Peter Nobel, an attorney for the "Liga Juvenil De Baseball De New Haven" [Spanish for "Youth Baseball League of New Haven"]: "The spirit of the league was community, family, well being, nurturing. It's an extended family, and it's been disrupted." By little Jericho's talent.
The team has been punished while this saga unfolds. Jericho said that he was "sad" because there was no baseball game Saturday. He and his team showed up, but the league cancelled the event when the coach refused to bench little Jericho.
Now, why am I bringing up this story, while the big political news is the Democrat Dupe-America-Fest in Denver? It's simple. What's the source of this message, that high achievers should be punished in order to "level the playing field"? Where do these ideas, that competition is inherently evil and unfair, and that we should "nurture" mediocrity, come from? These are the very themes that liberal Democrats are proudly articulating in Denver; it's how liberals "play [hard] ball." And they've already worked their way into every aspect of American life -- the case of Jericho Scott is just a direct result of punishing achievers. Queen Bee
Monday 08-25-2008 5:50pm CT
You know, folks, there is no word in the English language to express the level of stupidity in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's comments on "Meet the Press" on the eve of the Democrat convention.
After playing the clip of a befuddled Obama trying to answer the question, "When does a baby get human rights?" Tom Brokaw asked Pelosi, "When does life begin?"
Here's how the most powerful woman in America (now that Hillary's been knocked off) answered the question: "I would say that as an ardent, practicing Catholic, this is an issue that I have studied for a long time. And what I know is, over the centuries, the doctors of the church," the doctors of the church? "have not been able to make that definition. And senator (sic) uh, uh, St. Augustin' said at three months. We don't know." Speaker Pelosi went on to say that she doesn't think "anybody can tell you when life begins,” and that the Catholic Church has been debating the issue for centuries.
Are we to believe that as an "ardent, practicing" Catholic, the Queen Bee really doesn't know that her Church has always taught that life begins at the beginning, at conception? Or that she doesn't know – as an "ardent, practicing" Catholic – that the "doctors" of the Church have had no trouble "making that definition"?
Not even Nancy Pelosi is that stupid! It just can't be. The simple fact is that liberals like Lord Obama and the Queen Bee Pope Pelosi cannot tell the truth. Not only about when life begins, but about seemingly anything else!
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