Has anyone here spoken with Rush?

[Airman1270 0]

I've been listening to the show for about 14 years and have spoken with him on the air six times, the most recent being last week. On two other occasions I was waiting in line but didn't get to speak with him before the program concluded. And, of course, there's the other dozen and a half times I got through but they didn't want to take my call.

For a few years back in the 90's I was a regular caller to Hannity when he was in Atlanta, before moving to Fox. I've also been on both sides of the microphone at other stations in smaller markets. Any other talk show hobbyists here?

Cheers,
Jon S.
Jon from Kennesaw

[Andy9o8 2]

No, but here's a fascinating resource you may wish to explore:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0440508649?v=glance

[rushmc 23]

Written by a very credible author I might add

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[Andy9o8 2]

[rushmc 23]

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[Airman1270 0]

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No, but here's a fascinating resource you may wish to explore:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0440508649?v=glance

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Ahh, Grasshopper - You have fallen into my trap. I wondered whether this thread might swerve into a Rush-bashing forum.

I don't agree with him about everything. (After all, I DO wear blue jeans.) But it's a good show, and I learn a lot about things that are happening that have the potential to affect my life. You will hear far more newsworthy information on this program than you will by listening to most averages newscasts.

My intention was to communicate with other people who enjoy listening and/or participating in such programs. If anyone wants to dump on the guy, insult him personally, etc., go for it. I'd be more interested in hearing someone explain why he's wrong about (insert topic here) than claim he has no credibility because he (insert personal imperfection here.)

Sure, when he starts talking about football or golf I lose interest, but I've gotten my revenge on my own radio show by talking about skydiving. It was a way to attract callers: "I see the phone is not ringing. C'mon, this is a call-in show. If you won't pull your weight, I'm gonna talk about jumping again!"

Sometimes it worked.

Cheers,
Jon

[Andy9o8 2]

Holy crap, all I did was recommend a book.
Besides, I can never resist a good straight line.

Hey! Are you calling me an insect?

[Channman 2]

Ah, the education continues here on KPRC at 11:00-2:00. Yes sir, been a listener for sometime, although I will say when Williams subs for him I not much of a listener.

So the question I have is this is the listenership between 13-26 million?

[rasmack 0]

Who the hell is "Rush"?

HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227
“I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.”
- Not quite Oscar Wilde...

[Airman1270 0]

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Ah, the education continues here on KPRC at 11:00-2:00. Yes sir, been a listener for sometime, although I will say when Williams subs for him I not much of a listener...
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Williams is a funny guy. Too bad he can't teach economics to high school students across the nation. I love when he describes his life with "Mrs. Williams": "For Christmas I got Mrs. Williams a child's snow shovel. You see, she's getting on in years and can't easily lift a normal-sized shoven full of snow. The child size holds less snow, so she can more easily shovel the snow around my car."

Cheers,
Jon S.

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[peacefuljeffrey 0]

Nope, never spoken with Rush, but I have held up my Zippo lighter to encourage them to do encores...


-Jeffrey

-Jeffrey
"With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

[Channman 2]

Yea, I give him that, is that dry humor? Most people would think he is nothing more than an ass, but that child's shovel sure is funny.

Cheers to ya,

You should consider sending one of your tapes to KSEV 700 AM the Voice. Dan Patrick is the owner of the station but is currently running for a Texas Senate Seat in November. There is also KPRC 950 AM that you should consider as well.

[1888 0]

Rush is an asshole. Too bad because he's really a smart guy. I don't need someone to tell me how to think.

[Channman 2]

>He does'nt tell anyone how they should think, but he does tell everyone how he thinks and why. Thats what has made the the program so successful, everyone who has the opportunity to call in and if they have information that will inhance the topic of discussion will always have time to express their oppinion.

The program is however very much conservitive because that is who Rush is a conservitive, thus the 600 plus radio stations that carry the show and the millions of listeners that listen on a daily bases. Not another program out there currently that beats it.

[skydyvr 0]

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>He does'nt tell anyone how they should think,

I listened to Rush regularly years ago, and he did indeed literally tell people how to think, and to tune in so they wouldn't HAVE to think. Are you saying he no longer does that?

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[Airman1270 0]

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>He does'nt tell anyone how they should think,

I listened to Rush regularly years ago, and he did indeed literally tell people how to think, and to tune in so they wouldn't HAVE to think. Are you saying he no longer does that?

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Generally, the kind of people who don't want to think are the kind who wouldn't spend much time listening to this type of program.

Cheers,
Jon S.

[billvon 3,120]

>Generally, the kind of people who don't want to think are the kind who
>wouldn't spend much time listening to this type of program.

Actually, the type that don't want to think listen to programs (both right-leaning and left-leaning) that feed them their opinions. I have often heard Rush's talking points echoed by dittoheads (which is why they got that nickname.)

The ones that want to think spend their time thinking, and doing their own research - not listening to predigested pap.

[skydyvr 0]

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Generally, the kind of people who don't want to think are the kind who wouldn't spend much time listening to this type of program.

Oh, I don't disagree with you in the slightest. But Rush STILL used to tell people to tune in so "we can do your thinking for you", etc. Fits right in with the dittohead thing.

Btw, my wife once got on with him maybe 7-8 years ago. It was cool. She also used to trade emails with Hannity pretty regularly when he first started on FOX.

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[Airman1270 0]

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Generally, the kind of people who don't want to think are the kind who wouldn't spend much time listening to this type of program.

Oh, I don't disagree with you in the slightest. But Rush STILL used to tell people to tune in so "we can do your thinking for you", etc. Fits right in with the dittohead thing...
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I think you're taking the show-biz aspect of the program a bit too seriously. He does say stuff like that, but it's pretty well understood that he's having fun with listeners.

As for the "dittohead" thing, he's explained this many times. "Dittos" is a shorthand way of saying "I like the show." It has nothing to do with agreeing with everything he says.

As for a previous comment about crossing paths with "dittoheads": Rush has opened many people's eyes to political issues they may not have spent much time thinking about before. It's not news that many people might use some of the same words he's used to describe similar issues. I don't accept the premise that an idea is automatically invalid simply because Rush may/may not agree with it.

Until my mid-30's I never spent much time absorbing political issues and current events, but I did read newspapers and was aware of whatever basic issues were being discussed. I tended to lean to the left, and just KNEW Ronald Reagan was an asshole but couldn't explain why. Listening to Rush was the first exposure I had to what conservatism was (and was not.) My ability to think and understand current events has increased since I started listening.

Also, thanks to Rush, I finally understand what there is to appreciate about football. I still have no use for it, don't watch it, and don't know much about the rules of the game. But I appreciate it.

Cheers,
Jon S.

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[KidWicked 0]

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I've been listening to the show for about 14 years

I prefer drug-free radio.

Coreece: "You sound like some skinheads I know, but your prejudice is with Christians, not niggers..."

[billvon 3,120]

>"Dittos" is a shorthand way of saying "I like the show."

Nope. It's a shorthand way to say "I agree with what was said on the show." From Wikipedia:
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Saying "dittos" (or even "mega-dittos") was started by a Rush Limbaugh caller in 1988 as a shorthand way for callers to say they agree with opinions expressed by others on the show and to save time.
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>It's not news that many people might use some of the same words he's
>used to describe similar issues. I don't accept the premise that an idea is
>automatically invalid simply because Rush may/may not agree with it.

Of course not! He is a very smart guy. But there are people out there who really don't think stuff up on their own, and rely on someone like Rush Limbaugh (or Ann Coulter, or Al Franken) to do their thinking for them.

And sometimes having a leader like that isn't so bad. If that person is, for example, someone like Jesus or Moses or the Dalai Lama, they may end up giving people a very useful set of morals, or a good worldview. But it is critical to remember that Rush is an entertainer; he espouses views that make him money. (Heck, he's a smart guy; he'd be a fool to do otherwise if that's the business he's in!) Best not rely on entertainers for one's worldview.

Now, that's not to say that everyone who listens to him can't think on their own. But I have found that a significant number of people use him as a sort of surrogate for higher thought, which is unfortunate.

[waltappel 1]

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Who the hell is "Rush"?

Rush Limbaugh is a conservative political commentator who has an extremely popular radio program in the US.

He's an egomaniac who manages to piss people off, make them think, marvel at his intellect, and truly marvel at his ability to put a bullshit conservative spin on nearly anything, all during the same program.

You could read about him, but I think it would be a real waste of time without hearing his program a few times and being familiar with US politics.

Walt

[rushmc 23]

It is obvious to me you have not listened to him much........

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[rushmc 23]

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>"Dittos" is a shorthand way of saying "I like the show."

Nope. It's a shorthand way to say "I agree with what was said on the show." From Wikipedia:
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Saying "dittos" (or even "mega-dittos") was started by a Rush Limbaugh caller in 1988 as a shorthand way for callers to say they agree with opinions expressed by others on the show and to save time.
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>It's not news that many people might use some of the same words he's
>used to describe similar issues. I don't accept the premise that an idea is
>automatically invalid simply because Rush may/may not agree with it.

Of course not! He is a very smart guy. But there are people out there who really don't think stuff up on their own, and rely on someone like Rush Limbaugh (or Ann Coulter, or Al Franken) to do their thinking for them.

And sometimes having a leader like that isn't so bad. If that person is, for example, someone like Jesus or Moses or the Dalai Lama, they may end up giving people a very useful set of morals, or a good worldview. But it is critical to remember that Rush is an entertainer; he espouses views that make him money. (Heck, he's a smart guy; he'd be a fool to do otherwise if that's the business he's in!) Best not rely on entertainers for one's worldview.

Now, that's not to say that everyone who listens to him can't think on their own. But I have found that a significant number of people use him as a sort of surrogate for higher thought, which is unfortunate.

Wikopedia is wrong. Dittos means you like the show and you want him to keep doing what he is doing. Not that one likes what is said.
That definition has been given regulary since it started many year ago.

Most of the rest of your explination is right on......excuse the pun

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[waltappel 1]

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It is obvious to me you have not listened to him much........

I don't listen to him a lot because of my work hours but even so, I wouldn't listen to him much because I think he is disingenuous.

Disingenuous or not, he has a very sharp wit.

Walt