From: jrs@netcom.com (John Switzer)
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Subject: Summary Tue 11/3/92
Summary: Unofficial Summary for Tuesday, November 3, 1992
Keywords: Unofficial Summary Rush Limbaugh
Date: 5 Nov 92 20:40:48 GMT
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Unofficial Summary of the Rush Limbaugh Show

for Tuesday, November 3, 1992

by John Switzer

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This unofficial summary is copyright (c) 1992 by John Switzer.
All Rights Reserved. These summaries are distributed on
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Please read the standard disclaimer which was included with the
first summary for this month. In particular, please note that
this summary is not approved or sanctioned by Rush Limbaugh or
the EIB network, nor do I have any connection with them other as
a daily listener.

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MORNING UPDATE

Rush is not going to waste this update by telling people to vote
for Bush; however, he does want to encourage people to vote for
themselves. Hopefully everyone has learned by now that every
single American has more power as an individual over their own
life than any President or any President's administration.

Rush has taken calls for months from people who think their
candidate will get them a job or otherwise improve their economic
situation. Rush points out that the people of America don't elect
a President to be their "daddy" or provider. "He has more
important things to do," Rush states. "We are our providers. We,
you and I, the individuals of America, free of government
shackles to be the best we can be, are the sole determinants in
how well we do and how happy we are."

Thus, Rush encourages people to vote for whomever you want (make
it Bush), but above all "invest in yourself."

FIRST HOUR

Items

o       Rush welcomes the CSPAN audience to his program for the
second time in four years. The EIB staff, though, informs Rush
that CSPAN hasn't start televising his show yet, and so Rush will
re-welcome them whenever they join the show.

o       EIB will be running its first-ever election exit poll;
Rush's show debuted in the fall of 1988, but he didn't do any
polls for that election. People who are going to vote or have
already voted should call EIB's 900 numbers, which cost 85 cents
per minute.

-       To vote for President Bush, call 900-400-6301

-       To vote for Governor Clinton, call 900-400-6302

-       To vote for "the little general," Ross Perot, call 900-
400-6303

Rush notes that these are new 900 numbers because EIB has
upgraded its polling system so as to be able to keep up with the
large number of calls that typically come in.

o       Rush would like to continue taking calls from undecided
voters today, but he also welcomes calls from anyone who voted
and who would like to explain their reasons for why they voted as
they did.

o       The CSPAN audience has finally joined the EIB network,
and Rush welcomes his new audience. He comments that his show has
been on CSPAN once before, and he has appeared on CSPAN's
Journalist Roundtable. He has always considered his CSPAN
appearances to be personal milestones, and he is honored to be
part of their election day coverage. He also praises CSPAN and
Brian Lamb for the great job they do.

o       Rush would also like to dispel some fear, anxiety, and
angst that some might fear while going to the polls today. This
election has been particularly filled with negatives, especially
about the economy. The truth, though, is that the US economy is
not in such bad shape as many think, and people should remember
that they are electing a President today, not a daddy.

Rush disagrees with the idiot at the Richmond debate who wanted
the candidates to consider the American people to be their
children. The President is not a daddy who will provide each
person's economic needs. People should remember that they have
more control over their own destinies than any President does,
and they therefore should invest in themselves instead of any
politician.

Self-confidence and a belief in oneself are important, as is the
realization that the economic recovery is already going on. This
doesn't mean unheralded prosperity is just waiting around the
corner, but the future is looking more optimistic and positive
every day. The bottom line is that the more people look to
themselves for their personal prosperity, the more successful
they will be.

This is not to say that the President and his administration
don't matter, because they do. However, if Clinton and Gore are
re-elected, this doesn't mean that those who are doing well will
suddenly fail, nor does a Bush/Quayle re-election mean that those
who are out of work will stay out of work for four more years.

The President, though, can make it tougher for businesses to
expand and tougher for the economy to grow. These things will
still happen, but at a slower rate. The economy is based on
individuals who are working hard and striving for excellence, and
no President's policies can possibly substitute for individual
initiative and self-reliance.

*BREAK*

Items

o       Rush introduces the CSPAN audience to a number of EIB's
public service announcements and commercials. The first is this:

<<Announcer>> You've heard the excuses before . . .

<<Inebriated man>> But honest, it was only a couple!

<<Announcer>> The self-deception . . .

<<Inebriated Man>> One more couldn't possibly hurt!

<<Announcer>> The self-denial . . .

<<Inebriated Man>> Hey, I'm in control! I could stop any time I
wanted.

<<Announcer>> But the results are always the same. Once the
initial euphoria dies, the trip is a descending spiral that
slowly steals away your family, your friends, your job, your
savings, your life. Be concerned! Friends don't let friends vote
Democratic. A public service message from the Excellence in
Broadcasting Network.

<<Inebriated Man>> Hey! Which way to the voting booth?

o       Next, a commercial for EIB's latest horror movie:

<<Announcer>> In a castle, deep in the heart of Arksylvania,
there lives an evil as old as the Democratic party itself.
Terrormount Pictures presents Bill Clinton in Taxula!

<<Algore>> Count Taxula, arise! It is I, your faithful servant,
Algore. Your agenda requires that you feed!

<<Count Taxula>> Thank you, Algore! Have you raised the CAFE
standards?

<<Algore>> Yes, master!

<<Count Taxula>> Shredded my draft record?

<<Algore>> Yes, master!

<<Count Taxula>> Good, good! Then I am off!

<<Algore>> Happy hunting, master!

<<Announcer>> He lays in waiting until his hunger calls. Then he
pounces on anyone who makes over $36,000 per year, sucking the
life blood out of every American taxpayer.

<<Horrified townsman>> Sir! We found his paycheck lying here,
drained of every penny!

<<Outraged police officer>> How could anyone do this in good
conscience? It's inhuman!

<<Announcer>> All the while, using his charisma and slick
character to hypnotize his victims.

<<Count Taxula>> Just look into your television! Invest in
America! Invest in America!! Invest in AMERICA!!!

<<Announcer>> Bill Clinton is Taxula! He sleeps in the daytime
and has been known to prowl at night.

<<Southern belle>> Oh, Willie - do that again!

<<Announcer>> Bill Clinton is . . . Taxula!

<<Count Taxula>> Come on, Algore, let's go to Congress! I'm
hungry! Bwah-ha-ha-ha!

Rush admits that this film could be released soon, warning "it's
up to you!"

o       Finally, this environmental public service announcement:

<<Announcer>> Now this message from the EIB Department of
Protection from Environmentalists.

<<Rush>> Enough of this bad press EIB is getting about what
misguided commie-libs are calling our "anti-species position."
Even now, ladies and gentlemen, our scientists are in the field
studying the mating habits of a rare species, because we care
about preservation. This rare species is the Arkansas Broadbeam -
shhh, listen . . . listen to their mating calls, you can hear
them now . . .

<<Dueling Banjos from Deliverance starts, followed by several
Hillary cackles>>

<<Rush>> As you have plainly heard, ladies and gentlemen,
environmentalists at the Limbaugh Institute for Advanced
Conservative Studies have unearthed the mating habits of the
Arkansas Broadbeam. It happens every four years - it roughly
corresponds to that period from the day after the Democratic
convention to the evening before Election Day.

<<Announcer>> This has been a public service message from the EIB
Department of Protection from Environmentalists.

*BREAK*

Rush explains to his CSPAN audience that EIB has a gift-catalog
that includes some rather astounding gifts. The first is an album
of Christmas songs featuring Rush singing along with Nat King
Cole; Rush bets "that'll be a big seller, wouldn't it?"

The next set of EIB offerings come from EIB's new Politically
Correct Christmas catalog:

<<Harp music starts followed by Santa Claus>> Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho!

<<Announcer>> This year, the EIB Network helps you enjoy an old-
fashioned politically correct Christmas. Order your special
someone a gift from our PC catalog! Featuring the perfect doll
for little girls who want to grow up to be flag-waving man-haters
- it's the new Feminazi Blabby doll! Just pull the string and she
gets in your face with a host of nutty expressions.

<<Sound of string being pulled, followed by high-pitched doll
voice>> Which comfortable shoes should I wear to the NOW rally?
<<sound of string>> Clarence Thomas is such a jerk! <<sound of
string>> If HE doesn't have to wear a shirt, then neither should
I!

<<Announcer>> The Feminazi Blabby doll - comes with a variety of
accessories - comfortable shoes and a dream condo, complete with
a Clarence Thomas dart board.

<<Doll>> Clarence Thomas is such a jerk! <<sound of string>>
Fight the real enemy! <<sound of paper tearing>>

<<Announcer>> Photos of the Pontiff not included. This year, make
it a Politically Correct Christmas - order the EIB PC catalog!

Phone   David from Anchorage, AK

David is undecided, disillusioned, and depressed; he would first
like to address Rush's question "if character doesn't matter, why
isn't Kennedy President?" David says that the only reason Kennedy
isn't President is because he lacks courage and guts; only one
year ago Bush was considered undefeatable, and this is why the
Democratic primary had only the Democratic second-string.

Rush agrees - none of the Democratic front-runners even tried for
the Presidency, which is why Clinton is the Democratic candidate.
However, people are not voting the issues this year - if issues
did matter, Clinton would not be ahead in the polls.

Rush doesn't think people are excited about being governed by
Clinton and he still hasn't heard any specific policies that
people can't wait to see him implement. People instead voice
their anger against Bush, and any other Democrat would be doing
just as well as Clinton, just so long as he isn't Bush.

David thinks it would be better to elect a Democrat now, rather
than to let Bush further discredit himself for another four
years; this would allow an even worse liberal to be elected in
1996. Rush says that he would rather put the country first; if a
voter can't vote for the candidates themselves, then they should
vote for the party philosophy that is closest to their own. If
conservatives really think having a Democrat in the White House
in 1993 will be best for conservatism, then why stop there? Why
not elect a Communist - he would certainly screw up the country
more than Clinton could.

David says that he is afraid that if Bush wins, then Bush will
think he will have a mandate to keep taxing and regulating. Rush
says that if Bush wins, the people of America will be accused by
the media and Democrats as being the biggest idiots on the face
of the Earth. Rush really doubts, however, that no matter how the
election goes, either Bush or Clinton will be able to claim any
sort of mandate.

David says that Bush attacked lawyers during the campaign, but
Bush used lawyers to keep people like Buchanan and Duke off the
ballot. Rush says that this is not hypocritical on Bush's part;
he's using the system that exists for his political benefit. This
is how politics works, and Bush can't be faulted for playing the
game.

Rush asks David why he is still undecided. David replies that he
doesn't think any of the three front-runners have demonstrated
any integrity or character; in particular Bush has betrayed the
people on taxes, and it appears Hussein will outlive Bush as a
world leader.

Rush laughs and gives up, saying "well, if character doesn't
matter, then vote issues - somebody should."

*BREAK*

 Phone  Rose from the Bronx, NY

Rose is a registered Democrat who voted for Bush because the
Democratic party has abandoned her. Rush is curious about this
since the 1992 Democratic party is supposed to be a new party
lead by moderates. Rose doesn't believe this - "Slick Willie is
even more liberal than the other guys. It's just that he has new
packaging."

Rush asks Rose, plus EIB's other callers, to be mindful of
CSPAN's presence, and thereby show some deference to the
candidates by avoiding terms like "Slick Willie." Rose
apologizes, and Rush adds that when CSPAN leaves, callers can go
back to calling Clinton by his rightful name.

Rose also says that her husband works more than 80 hours a week
so that she can stay home with the children. However, if
Clinton's programs are implemented, she and her husband will be
taxed more and she doesn't see why they should be penalized for
Clinton's "utopian dreams." Why should they be punished because
her husband works very hard to make more than $50,000?

Rush admits that Rose is going "to get nailed" under the Clinton
plan, and hard work doesn't matter. Clinton has claimed, of
course, that he will not raise taxes on the middle class to get
the money he needs for his programs; if necessary he will
supposedly cut spending elsewhere or delay his programs. The real
question to ask, though, is if Clinton cannot implement his
programs, then why elect him?

Rush recalls what he's said previously about HR4848, a long-term
care act which has a scant 20 lines which will increase the
inheritance tax. Right now this tax is about a third of all
assets over $600,000; if this bill passes, though, the threshold
drops to $200,000 and the tax rate will range from 33 to 55%.

At first thought, many people think this won't affect them, yet
if anyone has insurance policies, a house, and other assets, it's
a good bet they will end up with their assets being worth more
than $200,000. If this bill passes, all assets over $200,000 will
be raped, with a third to one half of them going to the
government instead of to the deceased's family.

This bill has been suspended until after the election, and the
Democratic Congress is hoping that they'll have a Democratic
President to sign it. The estate tax is particularly hideous
because its sole purpose is to redistribute wealth; people will
work their entire lifetimes only to have the survivors in their
family penalized for their hard work.

*BREAK*

Phone   Guy from Fond du Lac, WI

Guy saw the videotape of Clinton saying in 1990 that he would not
run for President, and he wonders why the Bush campaign has
ignored this along with so many other opportunities to attack
Clinton. Rush says he has no idea what the guiding principles
have been in the Bush campaign.

Rush explains that Guy is referring to the Arkansas gubernatorial
race in 1990 in which Clinton was asked point-blank if he was
planning on running for the Presidency. Clinton stated without
any hesitation that he was going to be governor for four years,
and had no interest at all in running for President. Rush played
this clip on his TV show and was struck by how Clinton sounds the
same today, bringing into question whether Clinton is telling the
American people the truth now about anything.

*BREAK*

SECOND HOUR

Rush repeats the 900 numbers for today's 900 poll; he comments
that he won't reveal any results from the poll until the end of
the show, but the CSPAN camera took advantage of Rush's absence
during the break to televise on national TV the computer screen
that displays the current poll results. This was a serious
security breach, and Rush has prevented future occurrences of
this type of "accident" by taping a picture of Lo Bianco on the
screen. Rush does hint at the poll's results, though, by glancing
at the current figures and saying "looking good."

Phone   Dominic from Monroe, NY

Dominic voted for Bush today because he owns a small business
which has been successful during the Bush administration. Rush is
"shocked" because Dominic is not suffering along with the rest of
the country; after all, the Democrats claim that anyone who is
succeeding today is stealing from somebody else. Dominic says
that he's in construction, and Rush laughs because Democrats are
saying that nobody is building anymore.

Dominic, though, has worked hard, which is why he has succeeded.
He points out that the only reason so many people think things
are bad is because of the rhetoric coming from "Governor
Clinochio, uh, Clinton." Rush thanks Dominic for calling, and
uses the occasion of his call to point out that he is not alone
in succeeding; the economy is getting better, and many other
people can tell success stories like Dominic's.

Meanwhile, though, the Democrats attack Republicans for spreading
gloom, doom, and fear. For example, Magic Johnson reportedly has
had to retire because some players are afraid of the risk of
catching AIDS playing basketball with him; doctors admit there is
some risk, although small, but some players don't feel they
should have to endure that risk at all. Johnson's supporters are
thus claiming that fear and ignorance (undoubtedly spread by
Republicans) has caused this reaction.

If anyone, though, has been spreading fear and ignorance, it has
been Clinton, Gore, and the Democratic party. Rush knows that not
everyone is prospering, but a lot of people are, in spite of the
Democrats' claims that this is no longer possible in America.

Phone   Joe from Lexington, KY

Joe says that he runs a roller-skating rink, and his business is
booming; his young customers are coming in and spending their
money, and they have to be getting that money somewhere. He says
that if these are bad times, then he'd like to see them continue
since people seem to have so much disposable income. Rush agrees
and says that Madonna's book sold 500,000 copies in the first
week at $50 each, and it's not Republicans who are buying it.

Joe adds that he is a registered Democrat who is voting for Bush;
he's registered Democrat, though, because Kentucky has some
"hellacious" primary campaigns, and Rush holds him over the
break.

*BREAK*

Phone   Joe from Lexington, KY (continued)

Joe says that the Democrats have a candidate that they didn't
want, but thanks to his sharp handlers he's ahead. The
Republicans, though, got overconfident and didn't take Clinton
seriously, especially since the Bush campaign wasn't being run by
someone as sharp as Clinton's Carville, who managed a stunning
upset in the Kentucky gubernatorial race a few years ago. The
Democrats also molded their candidate and got him to say all the
right things.

Rush says that Joe has a good point in this - three weeks before
the Democratic convention, the Democrats were pulling their hair
out because Clinton was winning the primary. During those three
weeks, though, the liberal Democratic leadership got together and
"some real deals were cut."

Today's San Francisco Chronicle has the headline "Dellums in line
to lead powerful defense panel." Ron "Red" Dellums is a Bay Area
congressman who is by no means a moderate or centrist; even if
Clinton has become a moderate or centrist, Gore certainly is not,
nor is anyone else in the Democratic leadership. Thus, Clinton
has had to buy the support of these people such as Jesse Jackson,
and people should ask what price he has had to pay.

Joe says that he thinks that this current campaign was
characterized by the Democrats' use of the "rope-a-dope" tactic;
every time the Republicans attacked the Democrats, the Democrats
would counter it and then immediately put out their own ads with
the same theme, whether it be family values or what. These left
the country with the impression that there was no big difference
between Clinton and Bush.

Rush says that the Democratic party did respond instantly to
every Republican charge, but he thinks it was more out of a
desire to defuse such attacks before they had any chance to make
an impression. Barbara Boxer has been criticized in this election
for letting Herschensohn have a solid two weeks of unchallenged
TV time during which he gained a lot of ground in the polls.

Clinton, though, has spent these past two weeks talking like
Perot, which has only continued the illusion that there is a new
Democratic party that does not have the liberal baggage it used
to. All of the party's liberal special interest groups -
feminists, pro-choice activists, gay activists, etc. - have been
out of the picture during this campaign because Clinton knew
these people would only damage him. Yet Clinton will have to pay
these people back somehow, such as giving Ron Dellums a committee
chairmanship.

This has been the brilliance of the Clinton campaign - he
understood early on that in the battle between liberalism and
conservatism, liberals always lose, and thus he has orchestrated
his whole deception about the Democratic party moving toward the
middle.

Today's USA Today has a retrospective on the 1992 campaign; they
recall how the Gulf War made Bush "unbeatable" back in 1990, and
one month later "battered and facing a bleak future, Democratic
party leaders meet today in search of a way to shift voters'
attention away from the Persian Gulf to the economy."

This is exactly what the Democrats did - Congress either bottled
up every one of Bush's economic proposals, or modified it so much
that Bush had to veto it; this is what they did with family
leave, unemployment compensation, etc. Economic growth stagnated
and Bush was left impotent throughout the recession; every time
he used his veto, the Democrats told the country that it showed
how little Bush cared for them.

*BREAK*

Phone   Dave from Binghamton, NY

Dave thinks that since CSPAN broached EIB's security, listeners
should be allowed to use the terms such as "feminazi." Rush says
that he would still rather prefer to maintain high standards of
decorum on his show, and thus not impugn Governor Clinton while
the cameras are around.

Dave is a Clinton supporter who voted against Bush; he is an
independent who waited until the second debate before deciding
against Bush. Dave voted for Bush in 1988 and Reagan in 1984 but
thinks Bush in 1990 frittered away the greatest mandate that any
President ever had. Bush could have come off of the Gulf War and
gotten all sorts of programs through Congress, but because he
didn't follow Reagan's lead and challenge Congress, he lost that
chance. Reagan overcame a gridlock Congress, but Bush didn't show
any aggressiveness.

Dave also thinks that Bush started the campaign too late - if the
President had fought the entire campaign like he has been during
the past two weeks, he probably would be ahead 5 points right
now. Rush says a lot of political pundits have made this same
observation. Clinton seems to think that people really like him,
yet he is only the last guy standing among a field of Democrats,
and thus he is the only choice left for people who are voting
against Bush. Rush told Bush during his White House visit that
many people really wanted an excuse to vote for him, but now many
people don't think he has come out strong enough in the campaign.

Dave agrees and points to the Senate races in California, Ohio,
New York, and Pennsylvania where it now looks like Republicans
will win, even after being behind double-digits in the polls.
Rush says that this is right - 1992 is supposed to be the Year of
the Woman, yet with the exception of Dianne Feinstein, the women
appear to be walking, talking liberal cliches. If conservatism
really were on its last days, then all of these liberal women
would have no problems with their races.

Dave agrees as well and says that Herschensohn is in favor of
off-shore drilling in California, yet it looks like he will come
back from a severe deficit in the polls to beat Barbara Boxer.
This makes Dave think that Bush made a major mistake in blowing
off California; if Herschensohn could do this, so could Bush.

Rush says that the conventional wisdom is that Bush erred by
embracing conservatism during the Republican convention, yet this
is wrong; Bush had problems when he moved away from conservatism.
Dave says that Bush never appeared to stand for anything, which
is one reason so many people liked Reagan.

Rush has no doubt that Bush does stand for things, but his
campaign has had problems communicating this to the country. Bush
thinks he is a conservative, although not in the same way Reagan
and Rush are. However, the Herschensohn/Boxer race is the most
clearly defined ideological contest in the nation, and the
conservative appears to be winning.

Even if Herschensohn doesn't win, the closeness of the race will
show that conservatism is by no means dead. Rush adds that he has
been receiving some of the most vicious hate mail ever on
Compuserve from people who think conservatism will be finished
after tonight. However, this is not true - most people still live
their lives according to conservative practices, and if there was
a real conservative in the Presidential race this year Clinton
would not even be showing up in the polls.

Rush sneaks a quick peek at the 900 poll monitor, and chuckles
approvingly at the results.

*BREAK*

Phone   Mark from Los Angeles, CA

Mark is a contractor who knows that California is in a recession;
however, the reason the state is suffering is because the liberal
legislature is chasing all of the state's business away. Rush
says that if Proposition 167 passes, then even more businesses
will leave; Mark agrees because he will be one of those who will
be going elsewhere.

Mark is a Republican who agrees with Rush that individuals have
more power over their lives than they think, but nevertheless he
is angry with the status quo and the liberal Congress. He also
asks if Clinton really gets elected and has to send the military
to fight overseas, how will he deal with those who "don't believe
in the policy?" How can Clinton address those who say "he didn't
fight, why should I?"

Rush agrees and says that if Clinton is elected, some little
tinhorn despot is going to test Clinton's resolve in military
matters, and the country will be able to see his mettle very
quickly.

Phone   Mike from Muncie, IN

Mike is a college student who is wondering where Rush's figure of
$36,000 for the middle class comes from. Rush says that he hasn't
used this figure himself, but it's one that has been produced by
someone who took a look at how much Clinton will have to raise in
taxes. Rush doesn't know if this is an accurate figure, but one
thing that is true is that you can take every penny from the
income and assets of the rich, and you still won't balance the
budget.

The point to remember is that when taxes go up, the middle class
pay them; 90% of the family income in this country comes from
families earning $50,000 or less. The middle class is where the
money is, and George Stephanopoulos has already admitted that the
Clinton administration considers $50,000 to be the upper limit of
the middle class. This is a far cry from Clinton's prior use of
the $200,000 limit to define the "rich."

Rush can't believe how often the "soak the rich" ploy has been
used this century; people should have realized by now that you
simply can't raise revenue by taxing the rich.

*BREAK*

The CSPAN cameras are going to depart and so Rush thanks them for
coming by.

Phone   Joyce from Staten Island, NY

Joyce voted for Bush; she never considered Clinton because she
agreed with the woman on a talk show who said "he cheated on his
wife, he cheated on his country, and he'll cheat on you." Joyce
choose Bush because of his Supreme Court appointments. Rush
"sighs," though, because he thinks Joyce is "nitpicking" about
how Clinton has cheated on his wife and country; "it's issues
that count," he says.

Joyce mentions that the October 30th issue of USA Today had a
story called "Freshman Rush" which detailed how the liberal
Democrats leading the House will "waste no time after the
election shoring up their support among the huge Freshman class."
With 100 to 150 new faces expected in the House, Thomas Foley and
his leadership will have to move quickly to get these congressmen
under his wing.

Rush says that this is what is supposed to happen with new
congressmen, but Republicans should at least make the same
effort. Rush has even been asked to speak at a meeting of new
congressmen for precisely this purpose.

*BREAK*

THIRD HOUR

The EIB staff issues a sigh of relief since now that CSPAN has
left, they can go back to normal.

Update  Feminist         (The Forester Sisters, "Men" with "in
your face" slogan)

Rush comments that Diana Schneider, editor of the Limbaugh
Letter, doesn't like Rush's feminist update, although she is a
huge fan of the show. Diana says that she doesn't think Rush is
making a distinction between feminism and militant feminist;
Rush, however, doesn't think there is much difference because you
have to define the movement by its leaders. In spite of this
difference of opinion between Rush and Diana, they still remain
cordial and friendly.

Moving on to the update, today's NY Times has a major story on
women on combat, and Diana comments that she doesn't think women
should be in combat. Patricia Schroeder, though, has stated that
women should be given the "right to choose" whether they should
be in combat. This has frightened Rush because Schroeder has been
mentioned as a possible Secretary of Defense in a Clinton
administration. It should be obvious to anyone, though, that
Schwarzkopf could not have fought the Gulf War by asking his
soldiers if they wanted to fight.

The NY Times, though, reports that a presidential panel has said
that if combat roles are opened to women "it should not be on a
purely voluntary basis." Instead, the commission suggested that
the military services should adopt policies that allow military
leaders to assign qualified personnel to any position, without
regard to sex. This is not what the feminist leadership wants,
though - they don't want to be told that they have to do, but
rather that they have the "right to choose" whether they go.

Item

o       Rush comments that California Proposition 167 will
increase business taxes and implement a new income tax level on
the "rich." This initiative is leading in the polls, which is sad
because it will only hurt California's attempts to recover from
the recession. If Proposition 167 passes, corporate taxes would
be increased by 13.5% to a new tax rate of 10.3%, supposedly
adding $700 million in taxes a year. In addition, the proposition
would establish a new state income tax of 12% for those earning
more than $500,000.

Rush points out that this is not a way to recover from a
recession, nor is it a way to attract businesses to the state.

*BREAK*

Phone   Greg from South Gate, MI

Greg is 22 and voted for Bush without any reservations, but he
still has a fear of trial lawyers. Greg is studying to be a
paramedic and doesn't think that Clinton's health care plan will
do anything but impose a cap on what medical personnel can earn.
This, plus the great support Clinton has from trial lawyers,
doesn't make Greg feel confident about Clinton, whom he thinks is
a no-win situation for medical people.

Rush agrees that Clinton is bad news, but says that although
Clinton can make things tougher for people, liberals can't
destroy free enterprise. People have thus got to mobilize
themselves and invest in themselves instead of waiting for a big
government to come along to fix every problem in their lives.
Greg agrees.

Phone   Jim from Bloomington, IL

Jim voted for Perot and admits that he was depressed about it; he
likes Bush but didn't like the S&L scandal and Bush's ties to it
through his son. Jim knows Perot is going to tax the country but
"Clinton is going to eat us up, there won't be anything left."
Rush admits this is true, but starts laughing simply because he
is so giddy from a year of elections. "I can't wait until this is
over, one way or another," he states.

Rush says that many people probably think his life is totally
centered on politics, but although he is passionate about his
beliefs, he is not going to let a Clinton presidency stand in the
way of his life. Rush may have to work harder to overcome
Clinton's punitive tax increases, he will still enjoy life. Even
if Clinton comes up with a "Limbaugh tax" on conservative
commentators, Rush will not let his life be ruined by political
misfortune; instead he will continue his pursuit of excellence.

Phone   Shannon from Louisville, KY

Shannon is 14 and had a substitute teacher in geography last
week. The teacher took a mock election poll, and after asking for
who was going to vote for Clinton and Perot he asked "who's for
that bimbo George Bush?" Shannon is a strong Bush supporter and
this made her angry. Rush holds her over the break.

*BREAK*

Phone   Shannon from Louisville, KY (continued)

Shannon says that after her substitute teacher held his election,
he held a classwide debate, and after a few minutes it ended up
with her debating him. She thanks Rush for teaching her so much
about politics and she used a lot of what she learned in the
debate. She wants to know, though, what trickle-down economics
are.

Rush says that trickle-down economics is not what the Democrats
are claiming - it is not giving the rich a tax break so that
they'll have extra money which they will give to the poor.
Shannon says that this is exactly what her teacher said. In
actuality, trickle-down economics is simply the free market at
work, with as few government regulations on investors as
possible.

If someone wants to start a business, you keep the government off
of their back and facilitate their ability to borrow money and/or
put their own money at risk. If their business succeeds, then
these entrepreneurs will do well and hire additional workers to
meet the increased demand. As this process continues, the
investor's original investment trickles down the economy - more
people are working because of the business' success, and these
workers have more money to buy things from other businesses. This
increase in sales spurs businesses to expand and hire more
workers and the cycle continues. As more people work, more people
pay taxes, resulting in increased government revenues.

The basic part of trickle-down economics is that the government
should not punish those investors who succeed. By allowing these
people to keep more of the money from their business, the
government encourages them and others to continue to risk their
money in businesses which keeps the entire cycle going.

Democrats on the other hand, want to eliminate this risk-taking
by making it harder to start a business or get a loan; Democrats
don't want the free market to be the primary source of people's
prosperity, but instead want the people to look to them, the
government, as the source of their benefits in life.

In trickle-down economics, the demand side of the economy runs
everything and government minimizes the burden it imposes on
business. To Democrats, though, business is not only the ultimate
evil in society, but also a bottomless bit of money for
Democratic programs. Business has the "deep pocket" out of which
will come all the money for taxes, unemployment, and whatever
other benefits the Democrats think should be paid.

It is hideous what the Democrats are doing with their politics of
class envy; they have made people believe that their situation
will actually be improved when others, such as the rich or
business, are taxed more. Rush asks Shannon if she understands
this, and she says yes.

Rush quizzes her as to what trickle-down means, and she correctly
identifies it as allowing business to take a big risk and invest
its money so as to employ more workers, creating a self-
perpetuating cycle of a growing economy. Rush adds that trickle-
down is just the free market at work, yet Democrats and the
history revisionists have created the myth that trickle-down
economics is an evil which benefits only the rich.

Rush points to the automobile manufacturers who take a big risk
in making autos which they hope the public will buy. What the
country is doing now, though, is punishing those who take risks
by imposing more and more taxes on them. Those who risk their own
money should not be punished for taking risks and for being
successful.

Rush recalls a dinner conversation he had with someone who
thought it was outrageous that so many people could afford
expensive homes. There is nothing wrong with this, though - these
people took risks, invested in business, and reaped the rewards.
Besides, the rich are paying a greater share of the tax burden
now than they did before Reagan; the rates are down, but they are
paying more of the total tax revenues than they ever did.

Shannon is particularly irritated that her teacher used the
classroom to try and intimidate the students into agreeing with
his political views. Rush praises Shannon for "standing tall and
firm, thanks to your parents and this show."

*BREAK*

Phone   Ricky from New Orleans, LA

Ricky doesn't always agree with Rush, but he enjoys Rush's
program. He asks Rush if "they're drinking the KoolAid at the
White House." Rush says that nobody is at the White House yet,
and besides the Bush administration thinks it can win the
election. Ricky thinks that Bush can read the polls like anyone
else, and thus knows Clinton is going to win.

Rush asks if the polls are really that important why vote? Ricky
says that people know they are supposed to vote, even though
their vote doesn't matter. Rush says that this is what he has
been talking about - the media is making news by commissioning
one new poll after another. People look at the polls and
supposedly cast their vote based on the polls instead of on what
the candidates are saying.

Ricky says that the Bush campaign is full of smart people who
understand politics and thus have seen the handwriting on the
wall. Rush wonders why Bush had such a big weekend campaign swing
if they knew it was over, and Ricky states they had "to at least
make it look like they're trying."

Rush laughs and says that Ricky is quite a cynic, but suggests
"call me tomorrow after the Bush victory." Rush again reminds
people that he predicts in the latest issue of his newsletter
that Bush will get 47%, Clinton 45%, and Perot 6%, and he is
amazed that there are still those who think Perot will get 15 or
16%. Rush has to laugh, though, at the NY Post which asked all of
its columnists to predict the race; everyone took it seriously
except Mike McAlary who gave Bush 0%, Clinton 0%, and Perot 100%.

*BREAK*

Phone   Rene from Plano, TX

Rene voted for Bush because she feels that Clinton will diminish
the quality of America's health care. She works as a nurse and
feels strongly that the less money that is spent on each patient
will reduce the quality of the care. Rush agrees and adds that
Rene's logic can be applied to the economy in general.

The economy is coming back right now, not because of Congress or
any other government action, but because people are living their
lives and spending their money as they want. The lesson is to
keep government out of business, including health care - health
care started its spin down precisely when the government decided
it was going into the health care business.

Phone   Karen from Normal, IL

Karen is not ready to take the KoolAid yet, and she voted for
Bush because of personal, professional, and ideological views.
Rush sternly asks "but what about the issues, madam? What about
the issues!?" Karen laughs and says that she is also a nurse
whose work is "absolutely choked because of government programs,
regulation, site reviews and paperwork. You feel like you're a
paper-producing, regulation-following nobody."

Rush says that this description sounds exactly like Clinton - a
policy wonk who produces paper and regulations. Rush gives the
results of his 900 exit poll - 85% voted for Bush, 10% voted for
Perot, and 4.5% voted for Clinton. About 0.07% also called a
number that wasn't even owned by EIB. "Courage," he tells his
listeners.

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