From: jrs@netcom.com (John Switzer)
Subject: Summary Thu 11/5/92
Summary: Unofficial Summary for Thursday, Nov. 5, 1992
Keywords: Rush Limbaugh Unofficial Summary
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Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 21:09:43 GMT

Unofficial Summary of the Rush Limbaugh Show

for Thursday, November 5, 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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November 5, 1992

MORNING UPDATE

Here are the winners and losers from Tuesday's election:

o       BIG LOSER - the special prosecutor industry, with
Lawrence Walsh as the last big name special prosecutor; "they
won't investigate themselves, folks" Rush explains.

o       BIG WINNER - Arkansas which can now move ahead after 12
years of stagnation under Clinton.

o       BIG LOSERS - stand-up comics who will no longer have Dan
Quayle or even a Republican administration to ridicule and
impugn.

o       BIG WINNER - New York state because Mario Cuomo will be
finally gone as governor.

o       BIG LOSER - the Supreme Court because Mario Cuomo will
have left New York to become one of Clinton's Court Justices.

o       BIG WINNER - Margot Perot who will once again be able to
talk to people who are not named "Perot."

o       BIG LOSER - New York liberals because they won't have
anyone except themselves to blame for New York's continuing,
decaying situation.

o       BIG WINNERS - every little tinhorn, mischief-making
dictator across the world who will be itching to test the new
President's mettle.

o       BIG LOSERS - those naive optimists in the middle class
who really think that they won't get taxed.

o       BIG WINNER - Kentucky Fried Chicken because of
"Clintonomics" which will put a chicken plant in every town.

o       BIG LOSER - the office of the Presidency.

o       BIG, BIG WINNER - the media who has now anointed their
first President.

o       BIGGEST WINNER OF ALL - "without question, me," Rush
states. "Four years of material which will demonstrate to one and
all just how accurate, profound, and right-on-mama I am. Don't go
anywhere, folks!"

FIRST HOUR

Items

o       Rush had a great time at Kathy Lee Gifford's book party
last night; Gifford's book is number four on the NY Times best-
seller list, while Rush is still at number two, since Madonna's
"aberration" is number one for the second week in a row. Rush is
confident, though, that Madonna's sales are "petering out and
softening."

o       Rush has been overwhelmed with nice letters and faxes
thanking him for his positive and happy mood after the election,
and they proved to be quite a contrast to the mean and vicious
hate mail Rush has received from gloating liberals. Rush simply
refuses to let his good cheer and humor be dampened by the
election results, because there is no reason to get depressed.
Rush promises more of his post-election good cheer and humor
throughout his show.

In fact, since Rush and the EIB network are good sports in
defeat, they will help celebrate Clinton's victory by using as
bumper music some selected tunes from the Woodstock generation.
The first tune Rush plays is an anti-Vietnam protest song by
Country Joe and the Fish.

o       Rush promises that this celebration will continue
tomorrow, even though he will be taking a much-needed vacation.
Tomorrow's "Best of Rush Show" will include a three-hour salute
to President-elect Bill Clinton and "his assistant President-
elect Hillary Clinton." The first hour will replay Rush's
landmark endorsement of Bill Clinton, a radio hoax that rivaled
the War of the Worlds broadcast in its impact.

The second hour will be the one which featured the Clinton
impersonator from Florida. Rush, of course, immediately realized
the potential of this man's voice and had him say a number of
things that Clinton should say but never will. The third hour
will replay those calls from Clinton supporters who detailed
their reasons why. Rush promises it will be quite illuminating to
learn why people voted for Slick Willie.

o       Somebody pointed out to Rush that Clinton actually got a
lower percentage of the vote than Michael Dukakis did in 1988.
Rush has to laugh that people are referring to Clinton's win as a
landslide, even though he got less than the loser in Bush's
landslide victory in 1988.

o       Rush was also surprised to learn that Clinton has four
names. The NY Times featured a profile of Clinton yesterday, and
they revealed that our next President's full name is William
Jefferson Blythe Clinton. Rush finds it curious that the media
always made fun of George Herbert Walker Bush, whose four names
"proved" he was a northeastern snob and elitist, yet nobody has
ever said this about President-election William Jefferson Blythe
Clinton.

Rush wonders why the media didn't report this, and just chalks it
up as one of the many fascinating aspects of Clinton that the
media decided to ignore.

o       Now that America is going to be controlled by one party,
Rush and the EIB network would like to bring back one of EIB's
newest products, which will prove invaluable for hard-working
Americans. People have insurance for almost everything - cars,
homes, life, medical, etc. - but there is one gaping hole in the
insurance industry. Thus, Rush and EIB Actuaries, Inc. again
proudly announce Congress Insurance:

<<Jim Wright type>> We only want to help you!

<<Woman>> What?! Congress cut cable TV costs and my bill goes
up!?

<<Jim Wright>> We, we only want to help you!

<<Man>> And the good news is Congress got us free medical. The
bad news is it cost me my job!

<<Jim Wright>> We only want to help you!

<<Second Man>> Hey, look - I was happy when Congress added the
luxury tax on those boats until I realized I make the boats!

<<Announcer>> Are you getting wiped out by Congress? Is their
helpful hand the hand that's driving you to the poorhouse? Well
now you can protect yourself and your family. You have car
insurance. You have home insurance. You have fire insurance. Now
you can have Congress Insurance.

That's right! EIB Actuaries, Incorporated can help you survive
the helping hand of Congress. Here's all you do - send us
everything you make over $20,000, and we'll guarantee you and
your family food, clothing, and shelter, no matter what the goofy
laws Congress passes. That's three meals a day, and snacks!

The next time you hear . . .

<<Jim Wright, but more vicious>> We . . . only . . . want . . .
to help . . . you.

<<Announcer>> Pick up the phone and call 1-555-CON-GRAB. Not
available to federal employees.

Since this commercial was recorded, EIB has realized that some
people don't make $20,000 and thus can't afford this insurance.
Thus, the threshold level has been reduced to $13,700, which is
the poverty level; people should send EIB everything they make
above this amount, and EIB will in turn provide all food,
shelter, cars, and even snacks. Now that the threshold amount is
lower, though, people will also be able to collect welfare.

Congressional insurance is needed now more than ever with
Democrats having a dictatorial stranglehold on the country. So,
call 1-555-CONGRAB to protect yourselves today!

*BREAK*

Rush comments that a number of New York papers have punished the
obligatory "in and out" lists. Rush, of course, is on the "out"
list, and even made the cover of today's Long Island Newsday,
which proclaims "move over, Rush Limbaugh - starting today, the
Bubba crowd takes over." David Hinkley of the NY Daily News also
says Rush is "out," but Rush is happy that "they've got the long
knives out there for me."

The San Francisco Chronicle has joined in the fun by writing
about a Rush Room in Topeka, KS. San Francisco doesn't give a
hoot about Topeka, but they will write a story about it because a
Rush Room is opening there.

Rush has to laugh at this because his "era of dominance" has just
started; these liberals are happy today, but this won't last two
weeks. In fact, liberals are even today starting to demand to be
paid back.

*BREAK*

Items

o       Rush is pleased to hear that EIB has finally gotten the
ad account for the Panasonic Floating Head shaver, since Rush has
been using this great shaver for months. This shaver can be used
dry or in the shower with lather. He swears that this electric
shaver gives a shave that is as close as a blade, and to prove
this he asks Diana Schneider, editor of his newsletter, to come
in and "run your hand across my face."

Diana, a woman who is married and thus has experience with men's
faces, obliges and comments that even though Rush shaved six
hours ago, his face is "so smooth." Rush is enthused that he can
now share his great discovery with the EIB audience.

o       Going back to David Hinkley's "in and out" column, Rush
recalls how when his show debuted in August, 1988 Amy Carter was
at college protesting anything American. Rush made the comment
back then that she had to be the ugliest and most unattractive
Presidential daughter ever in the country's history. Rush was
roundly condemned for this, and even his mother called him to say
that she was embarrassed to be his mother. She chided her son for
making fun of how people look, adding "besides, you forgot about
Margaret Truman."

Faced with this uproar, Rush duly apologized for his remark. Four
years later, though, David Hinkley has written the following: "In
- cute kid in the White House, the First Child follows in Amy
Carter's footsteps." Rush lets the sarcasm and mean-spiritedness
of this remark stand on its own.

Phone   Pat from Mabton, WA

Pat is amazed that two days past the election, the economy is
once again "poised for recovery" and unemployment is going down.
She thinks it is absolutely ridiculous that all of a sudden the
major networks have turned 180 degrees around and started being
optimistic about the economy again.

Rush says that he showed a clip on his TV show of a Today show
reporter finally admitting that Clinton was inheriting an economy
"poised for recovery"; this is only days after the media
faithfully was reporting Clinton's lies that the economy was the
worst in 50 years. This reminds Rush of when David Dinkins was
elected mayor, the local papers all praised the "sweeter, nicer
mood" that pervaded the city. Dinkins wasn't even in office, yet
the media claimed everything was already better. The same thing
is happening now with Clinton.

Pat is tired of being manipulated by the media and she promises
she will not listen to the major networks anymore. Rush comments
that there is some dissent in the media - the NY Post has a "news
story" about how "Bush juggled the books" to create false and
misleadingly optimistic unemployment figures. The story even
claims that the October unemployment figures will be a "shocker"
since Bush will now longer have any reason to "cook them."

Rush promises more on this story later, but this Post story
proves that although the press will continue to support Clinton,
they will also continue attacking Bush years after he's left
office, just as they've attacked Reagan. However, even though the
media and Democrats still insist Clinton has a mandate to raise
taxes, and that the election was a repudiation of conservatism,
this isn't true. The elections were a repudiation of Bush, and
the rest of the election results show that conservatism was not
defeated. Rush will talk more about this later.

*BREAK*

Phone   Tom from Winston-Salem, NC

Tom heard a caller to Larry King report that Rush said some
uncomplimentary things about King; King replied "well, no wonder
Bush lost because he's associating himself with the Limbaughs,
the Robertsons, and the Phyllis Schlaflys." Rush thanks Tom for
informing him on this, and adds that King wrote basically the
same thing in his column in USA Today.

Rush first says that he is disagreeing with King politically
here, not personally; Rush has nothing but respect for King as a
broadcaster, but King's political analysis here is wrong. King
wrote that Bush should have embraced the "Packwood, Hatfield,
Danforth, and Reagan troops." Hatfield, Danforth, and Packwood,
however, are moderate or liberal Republicans who never supported
Ronald Reagan; in fact, these guys distanced themselves from
Reagan because they were embarrassed by him.

Rush is curious how anyone could think Bush aligned himself with
"Limbaugh" since "Limbaugh" was not a force at the Republican
convention. Rush is proud that King would think he has this sort
of power, but what King is doing is a typical, liberal approach -
when something goes wrong they blame everyone but the person
responsible.

Bush lost the election on his own, purely on the decisions he
himself made. The Republican party has a "Kemp, Reagan, Bennett,
Limbaugh" wing, and Reagan is not aligned with Packwood,
Danforth, and Hatfield, who don't even have any troops in the
first place. It is amazing that liberals have now rewritten
history to make Reagan a moderate instead of a conservative;
what's even more amazing is that liberals now seem to love him
and think of him as a great statesman.

*BREAK*

Rush promises to give details on the NY Post's cover story next
hour, since it is so blatantly wrong.

*BREAK*

SECOND HOUR

Items

o       Rush has done some "hip-deep analysis" of Tuesday's local
and state elections and it proves that conservatism is not dead.
Contrary to pundits such as Larry King, it was not the right-wing
of the Republican party which caused Bush trouble; instead, it
was the moderate wing of the party which was the source of Bush's
problems; it is this wing which seems to be devoid of any
principles or convictions. "But it will be fixed," Rush promises,
"by the Reagan, Kemp, Bennett, Gingrich, Limbaugh wing taking
over and assuming influence."

o       Rush comments on Kathy Lee Gifford's book party which he
attended last night; Gifford's book, "I Can't Believe I Said
That," is number 4 on the NY Times best-seller list. The party
was quite the star-studded affair with Neil Sedaka, Donald Trump,
Marla Maples, Robin Leach, Alan Alda, Shirley McClain, and many
others.

Rush is always struck by how Gifford is not only an astoundingly
gorgeous woman, but also a truly deep, substantive person. She
was surrounded by her family last night, and Rush was pleased to
find out her husband is a regular listener to his show. Even Alan
Alda listens to Rush's show, and Alda in fact was listening to
the show on October 22nd when Rush pulled his hoax of endorsing
Clinton. Alda wasn't able to listen to the entire show, though,
and thus talked with Rush for about 10 minutes about it. Alda
doesn't agree with Rush's political views, but he said "I get the
sense that you're not a mean guy. You don't form your
relationships based on your politics."

Rush was also glad to meet Shirley McClaine who came up to him at
the party and shook his hand. Rush shook her hand with a firm
grip, since he used to give women such meek handshakes that he
was called "Rush Limppaw." After shaking his hand, McClaine
stared at Rush's heart and his eyes, and was surprised to learn
that he was not the evil demigod that everyone told her he was.

Rush told her that she shouldn't believe all of the stuff written
about him, and instead should listen to his show to get a real
idea of who he is. Rush was amazed at the lack of politics that
was present in the room, although when Kathy Lee Gifford
announced that she hoped she would sell half as many copies of
her book as Rush's 1.3 million in sales, only half the room
applauded.

Rush always likes to meet those people who believe the
conventional wisdom that any conservative is automatically a
tyrant and villain, because they are always shocked to realize
that Rush is a human being who is actually likable. At the end of
the night, after many other guests had sung and spoken, Rush was
called up on stage. He refused to sing, but congratulated Gifford
and her family, and praised her for her speech in which she
thanked her family and friends for helping her throughout her
life. Rush told the crowd that he understood every word he said,
since he feels the same towards those who have done so much to
make him successful.

*BREAK*

Rush says that the New York papers today are filled with
headlines that ask when Clinton is going to take care of the
cities - "it's our turn," these papers proclaim. In her column in
today's NY Post, Rush's "buddy and pal" Amy Pagnazi writes the
following about Clinton:

"Maybe he's planning all along to take care of us. Maybe for
appearance's sake we're supposed to tread two steps behind him
like Japanese women used to do. It could be that this is some
kind of divine retribution, straight out of the Bible, and the
cities will lie fallow for seven years. Or it could be Bill is
really as slick as we've said he is, and this could be good,
maybe he's been planning all along to take care of us."

Rush is incredulous that the liberals of the cities are already
mad at Clinton because he hasn't promised them what they want.
Rush again says that anyone who is waiting for Clinton or any
other politician to take care of them deserves the squalor that
they will end up in. Why would anyone trust their economic future
to any politician?

Phone   Cory from West Bloomfield, MI

Cory has been very depressed because of the election and wants to
know how he can live with himself and cope with life for the next
four years. He can't just move to Canada, after all. Rush says
that this is a "tough challenge" and people will simply have to
"gut it up." People should be living their lives anyway, and now
they have all the more incentive to do it without depending on
the White House.

Cory also asks Rush if he has read the Penthouse article about
Gennifer Flowers. Rush wonders why anyone would ask "the host"
such a question since "the host" has an obligation to stay on top
of all the latest news. Rush has read it and therefore asks Cory
what he found interesting in the article; Cory replies that it
appears the only thing Clinton can do is "to perform oral sex,
and he does it well."

Rush is silent for a moment but adds that if liberals really want
Camelot back, this is as good a starting point as any. He thanks
Cory for calling, adding that there's always some reason to
smile.

Phone   Joe from College Station, TX

Joe proclaims that he will not be intimidated by the fact that
Rush is now on the "out list," and Rush thanks him for his
courage in calling the show. Joe and his wife are confused,
though, about the election - the media keeps talking about the
Clinton mandate, and this seems to be a new use of the term
"mandate."

Rush says that the problem is obviously Joe's definition of
"mandate"; Joe agrees - he had always used to think a mandate
meant that a large, overwhelming majority of the people were
behind someone and supporting all that they did. Rush adds that a
mandate also refers to specific things, but the definition of a
mandate changed at about 11 p.m. Tuesday night.

The term mandate now simply means Democrats screaming, "Now it's
ours again! Screw 'em!" In other words, when a liberal uses the
word "mandate," he really means "we won." Joe also mentions the
Hans and Franz characters from Saturday Night Live, and Rush
holds him over the break.

*BREAK*

Phone   Joe from College Station, TX (continued)

Joe says that Hans and Franz are body-builders who have little
respect for people who aren't pumped up like they are; Joe
therefore wonders if he could borrow a term from Hans and Franz
and start calling the "Clinton mandate" the "girlie-man mandate."
Rush laughs but says that although Joe can use that term, he and
his show won't because they are still in their "respectful mode"
towards President-elect Clinton. "We'll maintain the decorum and
dignity of the standards I've worked so hard . . .," Rush says
but he can't finish the sentence because he starts laughing too
hard.

Rush admits that America will have to redefine not only the term
"mandate," but also "landslide," if the media insists on using
"landslide" to describe an election in which six out of 10 people
voted against the winner.

An "eager-beaver dittohead" in Jacksonville, FL has written Rush
to point out that less than one-third of one percent of the total
voters could have changed the election's outcome. The dittohead
shows that 12 states had 103 electoral votes, and Clinton's
margin of victory in those 12 states was 617,821; had 308,911
voters in those states (Tennessee, Ohio, New Mexico, New Jersey,
Nevada, Montana, Maine, Louisiana, Kentucky, Iowa, Georgia, and
Delaware) voted for Bush, Bush would have been re-elected by the
electoral college.

Thus, had less than 1% of the Clinton voters, or less than 2% of
the Perot voters had changed their minds, Bush would have won.
Thus, Tuesday's election was by no measure a mandate or a
landslide, no matter how much the liberals and media try to make
it appear to be so.

Phone   Rebecca from Canonsburg, PA

Rebecca suggests that Rush start the Limbaugh School of
Journalism and Broadcasting so as to produce journalists who are
actually interested in fairness and accuracy in the media. Rush
isn't sure about this idea since he would be producing some
competitors to him, and he thinks he can handle the load alone.
"Do you think we need more than me?" he asks.

Rebecca says that Rush is on only three hours of each day, and
she can't figure out how to program her VCR to record the TV
show, so she does think more people are needed. Of course, these
graduates would take their marching orders from Rush. Rush still
isn't sure, but he is fascinated by the idea of a Limbaugh
Institute for Journalism.

Rebecca says that scholarships could be paid for by higher taxes
on the rich, and school fees and loans could be repaid with a two
year internship at newsrooms across the country. Rush thinks
about it some more and says that Rebecca has come up with some
brilliant ideas, and he promises the EIB Institute will start
examining them closely.

Phone   Rose from Worchester, MA

Rose asks Rush if he likes being called "fatso," and if not, why
is he calling Chelsea Clinton "ugly?" Rush says that he did not
call Chelsea ugly; Rose said that he read a story about it. Rush
points out the story said "cute kid in the White House . . .
follows in Amy Carter's footsteps"; he then told a story about
what he once said about Amy Carter.

Rose insists Rush was being insensitive in attacking a 12-year
old child, and she hopes Chelsea turns into a ravishing beauty
and gives Rush "what for." Rush says that Rose is misstating what
he said, and he did not call her ugly. Rose says that Rush
compared Chelsea to Amy Carter and Margaret Truman.

Rush says that this is not true; all he did was to tell the story
of how his mother chided him for attacking Amy Carter. Rose says
that Rush "intimated" that Chelsea was as ugly as Amy Carter, but
Rush denies this, saying that Rose is the one who's making
unwarranted inferences in this matter. Rose admits she is holding
Rush responsible for something she inferred, but she doesn't see
anything wrong in this, nor does she think she's the only one who
will.

Rose wonders why Rush had to read that article in the first
place; the article said Chelsea was "cute," but Rush then claimed
she wasn't cute. "You insinuated this," Rose insists, adding
"she's only a child." Rush is amazed that not only are people
misstating what he has said, but they are now attacking him for
what he allegedly inferred. What's next? Will he be blamed for
what he is supposedly thinking as well?

"Don't pick on her anymore," Rose insists. Rush says he'd ask his
staff if they agree with Rose, but since they are all
"sycophants," he wouldn't get any honest answers. Rose suggests
Rush ask the people who are taking pictures, but Rush tells her
that they've left the studio. "Just in time," Rose sarcastically
states.

Rose thanks Rush for talking to her, but tells him "not to be so
insensitive." She admits though, that Rush is in great shape,
"for the shape he's in"; however, she also has seen the TV show
and knows he is improving. Rush thanks her for that, but again
insists that he never called Chelsea Clinton ugly, and he wonders
how he can ever win when people are not only misstating what he
says, but are now making all sorts of inferences.

*BREAK*

Phone   Anne from Chicago, IL

Anne wants Rush and his dittoheads to be honest; she is a 72-
year-old Clinton supporter, and she has never heard Clinton say
that the press is biased. Clinton has been through "hell"
throughout the campaign, especially on Rush's program, but not
once did he ever accuse the press of being biased. Yet, Rush has
continually preached that the press is biased. How could this be
when Clinton "went though Gennifer Flowers" and so much more?

Rush says that Clinton would be idiotic to say the press is
biased since they were his single, greatest ally in the campaign.
Anne says "they've never been," but Rush points out that the
Gennifer Flowers and draft-dodging stories were not bias. Those
stories were investigative reporting, but bias is the kind of
thing that happened on election night.

For example, when George Bush finished his gracious speech
conceding the election, a commentator said "he divides his time
between Maine and Texas, although he doesn't have a home in
Texas. I don't know where he's going to live." This kind of false
and gratuitous remark is exactly what bias is all about - it's
changing what the candidate really says, leaving out aspects of
the campaign, and finding all sorts of gratuitous criticisms
about a candidate.

Rush is not an example of the biased media because he has never
been a "reporter" who is supposed to provide an objective view of
the facts. Rush has been very clear about his goals and feelings,
and has never pretended to be an objective reporter. Being
biased, though, also means being unfair, and there are so many
unanswered questions about Clinton's character simply because the
press decided they "didn't matter." Yet these same questions did
matter when covering Neil Bush and the Savings and Loan scandal,
or George Bush and Iraqgate.

Anne says that Bush was head of the CIA once, and "I feel anyone
in the CIA and in the FBI - all of them stick together. They can
spend $40 million or they can spend $60 million, and they'll
never find anything. This is what people forget - he was head of
the C-I-A!"

Rush "agrees" - the CIA is one of the most "evil institutions" in
the world, and so is everyone in it; getting serious again, he
points out that Anne's comment about the CIA is a great example
of bias. However, he holds her over the break so he can provide a
better example of media bias that happened just today.

*BREAK*

Phone   Anne from Chicago, IL (continued)

Rush doesn't have any time left in this segment, but he promises
to give a great example during the next hour of the anti-George
Bush bias which pervades the press.

*BREAK*

THIRD HOUR

Items

o       Rush will be interviewing William Bennett this afternoon
for the Christmas issue of the Limbaugh Letter, which will
coincidentally be the issue which will list every promise Clinton
has made since he entered the Democratic primary. "If it takes
every page of our newsletter, we'll do it," Rush pledges. Each
promise will have a little box next to it so that subscribers can
note the date when Clinton breaks it.

Rush, of course, will be ever-vigilant and will inform his
audience when Clinton acts on his promises, such as when he
fulfills (or breaks) the promise he made during the NY primary to
make his White House the first with a kosher kitchen.

o       Rush has been offered the role of Wiley Post in the Will
Roger Follies; Rush wanted to be as close as possible to Marla
Maples, but this role would place him in the audience in one of
the theater boxes.

o       Rush comments that Mervin Snerdley is EIB's back-up call
screener who comes in whenever "Bo Snerdley goes to one of his
spiritual retreats to get closer to whatever plant he happens to
be worshipping this week." Mervin, a theater crowd liberal, asked
Rush if he's behaving himself now that Clinton is elected, and
Rush replied that he is being nicer to Clinton than many of the
liberal special interest groups.

Clinton hasn't even been sworn in yet, but AIDS activists, urban
liberals, feminists, and who knows else are screaming because
Clinton isn't paying enough attention to them. These liberals
seem to think that Clinton should be able to fix everything after
only one day of being President-elect.

Rush to being warned to be gracious and nice, but it is liberals
who get mean and surly when they are defeated; even now in
victory they are gloating in a very mean-spirited manner, making
vicious personal attacks. Rush, though, refuses to be like this -
"we're having a great time here, just stuffing it down their
throats with good cheer, humor, and kindness."

o       Rush addresses Anne's complaint about media bias - a
headline in the NY Post states "Recovery is all smoke and
mirrors, Bush juggled books in desperate bid to win." The story
reports that the October unemployment rates are being released
today, but since Bush has no more political reason to alter the
statistics, "America can expect a shocker."

The story claims that Bush last month ordered the Labor
Department to cook unemployment figures to improve his chances of
winning re-election. Rush wonders why, if Bush was going to do
this, didn't he do it back in April when it could have had a
chance of affecting voters' minds.

Rush points out that this is what bias really is - not an
editorial, but a news story that is on the regular news pages,
and which is presented as if it were fact. Interestingly enough,
the new unemployment claims for late October were released this
morning, and they are the lowest in two years, with only 360,000
new claims.

The story, though, asserts that the Labor Department deliberately
didn't count those workers who have given up hope on ever finding
a job; according to this logic, now that the election is over and
Bush has lost, they can't juggle the books anymore. If this were
true, though, then why are the new unemployment figures lower?

Rush points out that this kind of stuff never happened to Bill
Clinton. After the primaries, the press steadfastly refused to
run any story about Gennifer Flowers or Charlotte Perry because
they didn't think that a story about Clinton's misuse of his
influence was "real news." Yet on the front page of the Post is a
"news story" that presents unfounded allegations as fact, even
though the most recently released statistics disprove this
theory.

This is media bias - personal, vicious, unfounded attacks against
Bush and his integrity. This is what happened throughout the
campaign to Bush and what did not happen to Clinton. The press
never thought it was "news" that Clinton gave a job to Gennifer
Flowers, even though a black woman was more qualified.
Investigative reporting is one thing, bias is another, and
throughout the campaign, Clinton was declared out of bounds for
any story that might reflect badly on him, but not Bush.

o       Today's Wall Street Journal contains an editorial that
disproves the myth that Tuesday's election was a call for big
government run by liberals. Even though 6 out of 10 people voted
against Clinton, he and his fellow Democrats still think this is
a landslide and a mandate for liberalism.

However, California rejected by a 58% to 42% vote Proposition
167, which would have "soaked the rich" and imposed higher taxes
on businesses. This initiative would have given tax breaks to the
"less affluent," even while increasing the top tax rate to 12%
and raising the corporate income tax. Californians overwhelmingly
voted this initiative down, even though Democrats won big
throughout the state.

Voters in Colorado approved an initiative that would require all
tax increases be approved by the voters; the bill passed 54 to
46%. An initiative to raise the sales tax to benefit schools was
defeated, however. 72% of Arizona voters passed an initiative
that requires the state legislature to pass tax increases with a
two-thirds vote. A Florida proposition that imposes property tax
limits was passed by a 6% margin, even though a campaign lawsuit
meant that its supporters could afford only a very under-funded
campaign.

In South Dakota, voters refused to create a state sales tax by a
three to one margin. Public work bond issues lost in both
California and New York, while Illinois voters defeated an
attempt to designate education as a "right," allowing citizens to
claim entitlements for it.

Voters rejected every tax increase Tuesday, even those on the
"rich" and businesses. Rush hopes Clinton realizes that he does
not have a mandate for big tax-and-spend policies, and that he
was voted in by only 4 out of 10 voters. There is no desire on
the part of voters for tax increases, yet Rush bets that the
first thing that will happen in the Clinton administration will
be an increase in the top tax rate from 31 to 36%.

Democrats think they have a massive mandate for their policies,
but 6 out of 10 voters oppose them. Rush, however, suggests that
the Democrats go ahead and try their socialist tinkering because
this will finally show that liberalism is an utter failure. "Then
I can run for President and win," Rush states.

*BREAK*

Phone   Gladys from Jefferson City, MO

Gladys doesn't listen to too many talk shows, and she wonders why
Rush feels he's the authority "on all of these things." Rush
replies that he has studied the issues, has talked to many
people, and is convinced what he believes is right. Gladys
wonders if it is fair to criticize Clinton before he even enters
office, and Rush thinks it is.

Gladys also thinks that Rush insulted Chelsea Clinton; Rush again
denies that charge, and Gladys says that Rush is always denying
what he has already said. Rush bets that Gladys is confusing him
with Governor Clinton, and he holds her over the break.

*BREAK*

Phone   Gladys from Jefferson City, MO (continued)

Gladys thinks Rush has a right to his opinion, and doesn't think
Rush is being fair to Clinton; why not wait until he gets into
office and give him a chance? Rush says that he is giving Clinton
a chance, and on his TV show tonight he is going to show how it
is the liberals who are already starting to make noises about
what they want from him.

Gladys thinks Rush's choice of music today is inappropriate, and
Rush says that this is music from Clinton's generation. Gladys,
though, thinks Rush has carried things too far and doesn't think
it's important whether Clinton has a mandate; "you might just
have to eat your words," she warns. Rush points out that he was
the one yesterday who said that life is what it is, and that
you've got to live with the cards you've been dealt.

However, Rush is interested in accuracy, which is why he is
pointing out that Clinton didn't have a landslide or mandate.
Gladys doesn't see why Rush has to keep on harping about this;
"you don't even seem like a true American to me, to put it
bluntly," she says. "To say the things you do about other people
. . ."

Rush asks for examples, and Gladys says that "even playing those
songs you play. Sometimes I think your show is so rude and really
I'm surprised they leave some of the things on the air that you
play, I really am." Gladys says that she is from Clinton's
generation, but she's never heard any of this music.

Rush says that his point with this music is that the 60s peace
protestors who played and listened to it consider themselves to
be the real patriots of the 60s. Gladys, on the other hand, is
challenging Rush's patriotism on the basis of the music he's
playing; Rush is also being assailed for daring to challenge
Clinton's judgment on opposing US policy during the Vietnam War.

Gladys wonders why Rush wants to even bring up things like
Clinton's past, now that Clinton has been elected. She also
doesn't see why Rush keeps on talking about Clinton's plan to
raise taxes since she doesn't know any President who can end the
debt without raising taxes. Rush disagrees - all a President has
to do is freeze spending at current levels plus increases for
inflation. This would solve the deficit within about 5 years,
without having to raise taxes.

Rush, though, also wants to point out a fact - Gladys is a winner
because her candidate won. However, six out of ten people didn't
vote for Clinton and many of these people are worried and scared
to death about their country, which is now under the control of
one party which in turn is controlled by liberal Democrats. Rush
therefore is trying to console these people by showing that there
was no massive wave of love and support for Clinton's policies.

Gladys doesn't know how Rush can come to that conclusion, and
Rush says all one has to do is read the newspapers - throughout
the country, the people voted against tax increases, yet Clinton
seems to think he's gotten a mandate to raise taxes. Gladys
wonders why if Rush knows how to solve the deficit, why others
haven't figured this out. Rush answers that many people know how
to fix the deficit, but others oppose the idea of a spending
freeze because this would end their power by ending their ability
to spend ever-increasing amounts of money.

Phone   Scott from Santa Barbara, CA

Scott gives "greetings from the land where conservatives won't be
represented in the Senate for the next few years." He comments on
how CNN reported that the stock market yesterday experienced its
biggest drop on the day after a Presidential election since
Truman; however, CNN then said "by the way, the Dow has gone up
1,000 points during the Bush administration." Scott wishes that
this point could have been made before the election, but Rush
jokingly tells him "oh, that's irrelevant - we've got to move
on!"

Scott also would like to ask if Bush lost because he embraced the
right-wing, then why did factions of the right-wing like Duke and
Buchanan oppose Bush? Rush knows what Scott's point is, but the
conventional wisdom is that Bush lost the campaign at the
Republican convention by letting Patrick Buchanan and Pat
Robertson speak. This isn't true but it's what the liberals are
trying to make people believe.

Phone   Chris from New York City, NY

Chris voted for Bush because she thinks that the country needs a
change; Rush is a bit confused by this, and Chris says "oh, I
voted for Clinton. I'm sorry, but now it's never-ending - between
you and Bob Grant, it's impossible to enjoy your show." Rush
refuses to believe this, and he says that today's show, along
with yesterday's, were two of his best.

Rush can't believe people are criticizing him for doing two happy
shows. If Bush had won, people would now be criticizing him for
gloating and for being too happy. Rush is amazed that Clinton's
supporters are not basking in their glory, and are instead
telling him to stop talking about Clinton. The reason for this is
obvious, though - Clinton voters may start to be thinking that
they made a mistake Tuesday.

Chris refuses to believe she made a mistake, and says that Rush
can go ahead and "beat up on him, I'll come back when your show's
more interesting. I always listen to you." Chris also thinks Bob
Grant is getting too obnoxious, and Rush promises to tell Grant
this, since he's sure that Grant would never want to be obnoxious
since this would mean that his career would be heading straight
down the tubes. <<For those of you who don't know, Bob Grant has
been a popular NY radio personality for 20-plus years, and he's
famed for his somewhat acerbic personality.>>

*BREAK*

Since too many people don't like the Woodstock-era music, Rush
defers to their wishes and salutes America's new President by
playing Johnny Preston's "Charming Billy."

Phone   Gloria from New York City, NY

Gloria loves Rush's show and says he is the greatest; she thus
thinks all of his detractors are "a bunch of idiots" for
criticizing Bush, for praising Clinton, and for talking about
"that poor child, who is so ugly." Rush says that when people
start insisting that he stop talking about a subject such as
Perot or Clinton, it means that they don't like hearing the
truth.

Rush is not piling on Clinton right now, yet there are people who
are accusing Rush of gloating, even though his candidate lost.
The winners who voted for Clinton should be happy but they're
not; "your guy won," Rush says, "you're miserable, and you're mad
that I'm happy. Get used to it!"

*BREAK*

Rush decides to honor Clinton by playing some "Rhodes scholar
music, undergraduate division" - the orchestral version of
Mouret's "Rondeau."

Phone   Mark from Waterbury, CT

Mark is wondering if Rush or Madonna is on top now. Rush says
that for the second week in a row, "Madonna sits atop me on the
NY Times hardcover non-fiction best-seller list. She is in the
number one slut, uh, slot." Mark saw the Today show a couple of
months ago, right after Bush gave a speech on family values in
which he said he wanted America to be more like the Waltons and
less like the Simpsons. Bryant Gumble, of course, got his
gratuitous shot in by saying "I wonder why Bush didn't say the
`Huxtables.' "

Rush calls that an excellent example of bias at work. Mark also
thinks that Rush should come up with a new game to replace the
Kennedys in Jeopardy Game because he wants to get a free mug.
Rush thinks an "America in Jeopardy Game" is a good idea; since
Mark came up with the suggestion that spurred the idea, EIB will
give him a free mug. Mark now knows he can make it through the
next four years.

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