From: jrs@netcom.com (John Switzer)
Subject: Summary Wed 8/19/92
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 15:21:11 GMT
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Summary: Unofficial Summary for Wednesday, August 19, 1992
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Unofficial Summary of the Rush Limbaugh Show

for Wednesday, August 19, 1992

by John Switzer

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August 19, 1992

NEWS

o       John O'Sullivan's "From the Editor" column in the August
17th issue of National Review discusses the feeling that many
Republicans have that Quayle should resign as Bush's running
mate. O'Sullivan says that these calls for Quayle's resignation
are the political equivalent to leaving a dishonored man alone in
a room with a bottle of whiskey and a revolver, so that he could
do the "honorable thing."

O'Sullivan carries this idea further, though, and suggests the
following: "Among Cabinet members, only Treasury Secretary Brady
looks as if he would do the decent thing when handed gun and
Glenfiddich - and the experiment should certainly be tried. As
for the rest:

-       Jack Kemp would drink the whiskey and shoot Richard
Darman.

-       Mr. Darman would drink the whiskey and shoot the rest of
the Cabinet.

-       HHS Secretary Louis Sullivan would refuse to drink the
whiskey on health grounds just before shooting himself with the
revolver.

-       James Baker would persuade the President to drink the
whiskey, to write a will naming him as successor, and to commit
suicide with the revolver."

MORNING UPDATE

The media claims that the Republican party is split, but this is
clearly wrong. The media is not alone in this, however, as the
"Democratic truth squads" in Houston are also trying to cast the
Republicans as a divided party. These groups are trying to make
their case by showing how the abortion issue has caused much
strife and divisiveness in the GOP.

However, there is no split over abortion in the Republican party,
which, unlike the Democrats, actually allowed free debate and
gave the pro-choice crowd a chance to change the GOP platform.
However, the pro-choicers could come up with only 4 delegations
who supported their idea; they needed at least 6 in order to
bring their ideas to a floor vote.

The critics are also complaining about the Republican economic
plan, but the Republicans are using the same basic plan that has
won the White House for them in the past three elections. It is
the Democratic economic plan that is made up of smoke and
mirrors, but instead of admitting that they want to "tax and
spend," the Democrats are calling it "investing."

The media claims that the gay protestors outside the Astrodome
show how divided the GOP is, but these activists were never
Republicans to begin with. Rush sums things up by saying "the
only split in this campaign is the personality of the Democratic
party." If anyone is still worried about the Republican party
being torn asunder, then they should take comfort from one
important fact - Rush is in Houston, too.

FIRST HOUR

Items

o       Rush got up at the unheard hour of 6 o'clock this morning
so that he could attend a press conference at which Roger Ailes'
political assistant introduced her new political game, Risky
Strategy. The woman, Judy Laturza, took some time off of work
recently to help her sick mom, and during this hiatus she
developed her game which mimics the workings of a political
election.

Jeff Greenfield, Bob Schaefer, and even Connie Chung were in
attendance, and Rush was amazed that the main topic of
conversation was the "sleaze" factor in Republican speeches. A
story in today's USA Today claims that Bush's staffers are not
obeying his commands to avoid sleazy campaigning.

Another topic of discussion this morning was how Barbara Bush was
treated poorly by Judy Woodruff. Mrs. Bush, though, is being
praised for her handling of the interview. One listener sent Rush
a FAX telling him to thank Mrs. Bush for "stuffing it in
Woodruff's face."

However, with all of the political activity, the really hot topic
seems to be the custody fight between Mia Farrow and Woody Allen,
especially Farrow's recent charges that Allen molested his four-
year old son and seven-year old daughter. Rush was approached by
Entertainment Tonight for his thoughts on this fight, and Rush
was hesitant as he's been interviewed six times or so by these
people but they have never used any of his footage.

However, Rush went ahead and told them "well, I think Allen's
next movie should be `Honey, I Screwed the Kids.'" The
Entertainment Tonight crowd turned off the camera immediately,
and started packing up. Rush told them that he had another
comment - that Woody Allen epitomizes the new Democratic
commitment to family values. The ET people were unimpressed, and
Rush bets that his record of non-appearances on the show will
remain unbroken. Rush adds that Allen has a new TV show planned,
"Make Room for Daddy," and that he will also be guest starring on
"All My Children."

Rush admits that he is a bit puzzled at the attention that is
being given to the Woody Allen story. USA Today has the headline
"Violating Our Sense of Order in Things," which makes Rush asks
since when has Allen become the beacon of order for society. The
USA Today story includes voluminous interviews of psychologists
and such, and Rush marvels at the irrelevancy of it all.

o       The New York Times is making a big deal about Reagan's
supposed misquote of Lincoln ("you cannot strength the weak by
pulling down the strong," etc.). Rush says that these quotes have
been mistakenly attributed to Lincoln for 75 years or so, but so
what - whether Lincoln said those actual words or not doesn't
affect whether they are valid things to say.

You cannot strengthen the weak by pulling down the strong, or
help the poor by destroying the rich, but these are the
foundation of Democratic policies. These ideas are simple common
sense and are worth serious consideration, regardless of who
originally said them.

o       Patrick Buchanan will indeed be on the show today, and
Rush comments that Buchanan's spirits are high, in spite of the
attacks made against him by the media. Newspapers are full of
stories about "Republican negativism," and Rush even received a
FAX from a Jewish friend who says that he's "scared" of Buchanan;
he wants Rush to put in a good word for him "when it comes time
for Buchanan to deal with the Jews."

Rush wonders what the source of this fear is, since Buchanan
always talks about the Judeo-Christian ethic. Rush is certain
that Buchanan doesn't intend any such negativism in his
statements.

o       Rush didn't see it, but while ABC last night was showing
Republicans having a good time, Peter Jennings reportedly said
"not all Republicans feel this way." Ted Koppel opened last
night's Nightline by saying "let's not be confused into believing
that this is only a conservative, Republican thing, this business
of some people feeling threatened by smart, assertive,
professional women. Women who speak their minds in public are
still swimming upstream in this country."

Rush wonders what this is supposed to mean - Hillary Clinton
speaks her mind in public, but Koppel thinks it is somehow unfair
that others respond to those public comments. If people want to
enter politics then they should be ready to play the game as it
is played.

Rush therefore asks his callers today to tell him whether they
think Hillary Clinton is being mistreated. A caller yesterday
said that this is what his wife believed, and Rush hopes that he
managed to convert her; however, he is interested in what other
people think as well.

*BREAK*

Update  Slick Willie         (Johnny Preston, "Charming Billy")

Today is Bill Clinton's 46th birthday, but his campaign has asked
that supporters do not send flowers.

Phone   Susan from Houston, TX

Susan was a Buchanan supporter and went to the convention on
Monday night, but she will not be attending it again. She thinks
that Bush should not run this year, and that the GOP should
nominate someone who will do some planning for the future so as
to keep this country out of bankruptcy. She thinks the growing
budget deficit is far more important that whether the party is
pro-choice or not.

She attended a party after Monday night's activities, and was
disgusted by how many delegates were rejoicing at how they were
able to "stack the deck" with pro-lifers and fundamentalists.
Rush says that nobody was stacking anything, and holds Susan over
the break.

*BREAK*

Phone   Susan from Houston, TX (continued)

Rush thinks that the media is responsible for giving far too much
importance to the issue of abortion, both in regards to the
Republican party and to the November elections. However, he knows
that Susan's antagonism against Bush has nothing to do with
abortion, and he asks her if she thinks having Clinton get
elected is preferable.

Susan doesn't think so, but she would like to hear more about the
other political parties which are virtually ignored by the media.
She was also angry because when she attended the convention she
wore a "Bush Must Go" T-shirt, and the other delegates were rude
and angry towards her. She was told that she should change
parties if she doesn't like Bush, but she doesn't see why she
should have to change a 20-year affiliation just because she
doesn't like the current President.

Rush points out that even if Susan wants to remain a Republican,
the convention is not the place to get rid of Bush; his
nomination is assured, and thus it's a bit ridiculous for an
anti-Bush Republican to expect a friendly reception since there
aren't going to be too many anti-Bush delegates in attendance.

Susan says that she has many friends, especially in California,
who feel like she does. They all are disturbed at how the party
is concentrating on trivial issues like abortion instead of
focusing on the economy. Rush says that the party is talking
about economics, but the convention takes four nights and Susan
shouldn't be expecting everything to happen on Monday.

Jack Kemp and Phil Gramm, among others, spoke on economic issues
last night and Rush is starting to get suspicious about Susan's
complaints. It is one thing for people to have their points of
view, but she should expect that she will be in the a minority
when she goes to a convention.

The Republican party, though, simply has no choice on the
abortion issue. Bill Clinton has stated that he will have his own
litmus test for his Supreme Court appointees. Nobody is
challenging him on this. The Republicans are opposing the
Democrats' support for abortion-on-demand, and thus are garnering
the large pro-life vote. If the GOP were to become pro-choice,
they would not take away any of the Democrats' pro-choice
support, but they most certainly would lose one of their major
power bases, the pro-lifers.

If the issue is "choice," the Democrats are the home for those
who want abortion-on-demand, with federal funding included.
However, for those who think there must be some restrictions on
abortion, the Republican party is the only place for them to go.
Both parties have extreme positions on this issue, which only
shows how volatile an issue it is.

But nobody stacked the Republican delegations. The pro-life
delegates are people who have been elected as delegates as a
result of their grass-roots campaigning. Rush hopes that Susan
can remain a Republican in spite of whomever she will vote for as
President this year.

Phone   Jo from Salt Lake City, UT

Jo mentions the caller yesterday who was upset about the bias
being shown by the media; Rush told her that there's nothing that
could be done about it except be aware of the bias. Jo, though,
thinks the answer is simple - turn off the biased news programs
and get the news from someplace else. Furthermore, don't buy the
products of those who sponsor such biased programs.

She thinks that if 12 million viewers or so stopped watching the
regular news programs and stopped buying their sponsors'
products, the networks would quickly change their tune. Rush
agrees that this is an effective technique, as it has worked in
the past for other types of shows.

Jo doesn't think there is anything wrong with people demanding
accurate, factual, non-biased reporting. Rush, though, points to
the Gulf War and how angry people were at the time at the media
and its bias. People were incensed when CNN's journalists refused
to be debriefed by the US military because they considered
themselves to be "members of a global network."

However, in spite of this anger people still watched the news in
record numbers. Rush doesn't know any other industry which can
anger their customers so much and still get their patronage. Kit
Carson asked Rush this morning if the press was as negative
towards Reagan as they are now towards Bush. Rush said that
Reagan was pummeled much worse by the media, yet he still
triumphed over the media and got his message to the people.

The press' chosen candidates have not won for the past 12 years,
and thus Rush thinks there are better ways to handle the
situation than trying to implement a formal boycott. Also,
networks previously were willing to suffer financial losses in
their news divisions so as to "meet their public
responsibilities." This now may be changing because of ownership
changes. However, the fact still remains that the media is the
only business that can really tick their customers off and still
expect them to stay around.

*BREAK*

Phone   Tricia from East Palestine, OH

Tricia is a 17-year old Republican cheerleading honors student
who is grateful that her father turned her onto Rush's show early
on. She was at the rally in Hanoverton that Quayle spoke at
recently, and she fully supports the Republican platform. She
comments that she also saw Rush last night sitting next to
Marilyn Quayle in the Vice President's box.

Rush says that Mrs. Quayle was a very nice woman, who insisted
that Rush sit next to her so that she could talk to him. She came
across as a very personable, genuine woman who "exudes class."
Rush holds Tricia over the break.

*BREAK*

Phone   Tricia from East Palestine, OH (continued)

Rush asks Tricia if she thinks Republicans are unfairly attacking
Hillary Clinton, and she replies "absolutely not." Tricia thinks
that if Hillary wants to make her opinions public, then she
should be ready to handle those who would disagree with her. Rush
asks her why she thinks the media is trying to portray Hillary as
a victim, and she answers that it's undoubtedly because the
Republicans are telling the truth.

Rush is impressed that this 17-year old would be so right on so
many things, and he thanks her for her insight and for calling.

*BREAK*

SECOND HOUR

Bush's speech yesterday inspired a number of news stories about
cabinet changes in a second Bush administration. Richard Darman,
Nicholas Brady, and Jack Kemp are all supposedly going to be out
of a job after November, no matter who wins the election. One of
Reagan's economic advisers has supposedly been asked to join the
Bush administration.

This leads Rush to believe that Bush may make some major economic
proposals in his speech tomorrow night. "I wouldn't be
surprised," says Rush, "if something is said tomorrow that stands
this convention on its head." Rush doesn't have any inside
information about this, but just a gut feeling about the way
things are going.

Many in the sizeable conservative section of the GOP have been
pushing Bush to shake up his cabinet. Darman and Brady have been
the focus of evil for many conservatives and businessmen, and so
a cabinet change would be very welcome. If Bush does go ahead
with such changes, it will mean a substantive shift in his focus.

It is interesting to note that the Republicans got into trouble
when they moved to the center, which means that they moved left.
Thus, to win the election they are moving back to the right,
which is exactly what the Democrats are doing in trying to
present themselves as some sort of centrists. No matter what the
media may say, in order to win elections, you have to move to
right.

Rush gave an impromptu speech yesterday, and he asked the
Republican crowd if they thought the Democrats, Clinton, and Gore
were really moderates. The crowd shouted back "no!" But Clinton
and Gore are trying to present themselves this way, even while
the liberal leadership in Congress is taking a back seat. Is Ted
Kennedy claiming to be a moderate? Is Tom Foley? No, which shows
that the real split in politics today is within the Democratic
party.

The EIB staff asks Rush about whether Kemp is really going to
leave the Bush administration, and Rush doesn't know. In an
interview Kemp denied that he had heard such a thing, and added
that he would not be a prime-time convention speaker if he was on
his way out. Nicholas Brady, though, stated that cabinet shake-
ups were common in politics, leading one to believe that he may
indeed be replaced after November.

If Kemp really is removed from his HUD position, Rush would bet
that it's because Bush has something else planned for him.
However, it has to be remembered that Kemp did criticize Bush's
State of the Union address as containing "economic gimmicks."
Since then Kemp has been prominent only in the aftermath of the
Los Angeles riots.

*BREAK*

Phone   Mark from Goldsboro, NC

Mark doesn't think anybody is being rude by criticizing Hillary
Clinton, but he wonders why Bill didn't pick his beloved wife as
Vice President. Rush wonders if this would be legal, as he
doesn't know if it's even legal for a husband to appoint his wife
to a cabinet post. The EIB staff reminds Rush that JFK appointed
his brother as Attorney General. Mark says that this proves that
a family can "run a big business like this."

Rush asks Mark if he thinks that the media is playing up the
Hillary issue by continuing to ask Republicans one question after
another about her. Mark thinks that the media may be afraid that
Hillary's paper trail may be exposed. He then says that he is a
life-long conservative who pays attention to economics, and he
wonders why nobody is talking about the trade deficit.

Rush says that the latest news is that the US sold a record
number of American goods in June, which caused a 7.7% drop in the
trade deficit. Exports are at an all-time high, which is curious
since America supposedly has lost its manufacturing base.
However, the latest figures show that the trade deficit can be
managed, and that the country is not collapsing.

*BREAK*

Items

o       Rush comments that he had to wait until the Astrodome was
almost totally cleared last night before he could leave. As he
was escorted out through the labyrinthian tunnel system, he ran
into RNC Chairman Rich Bond who said that he doesn't like having
to miss Rush's show because of all of the convention activities
going on. Rush suggested that Bond cancel the daytime convention
activities and instead play his show through the Astrodome
loudspeakers. Bond was puzzled by this suggestion, but one of his
aides liked it.

o       Rush regrets that he hasn't been able to see much of
Houston during this week, as he and his staff are constantly
busy. Unlike many of the delegates who can afford to party round
the clock, Rush is too busy to relax, and sometimes is too busy
to even eat. The EIB staff thinks that this is a good thing, but
Rush doesn't agree.

o       The NY Times today has an editorial by Michael Lind that
is headlined "Buchanan - Conservatism's Ugly Face." The article
complains that the "William F. Buckleys who detoxified the right
are being succeeded by Buchanans and Rush Limbaughs who are
setting up a retox ward."

o       Rush decides to promote his commercial for the Limbaugh
Letter. He knows that although most hosts will promote their next
show, they usually don't promote their commercials, but Rush, as
always, is on the cutting edge.

Phone   Steve from Waco, TX

Steve mentions Judy Woodruff's interview of Barbara Bush on PBS
last night, and he wonders why Woodruff in her interview of
Hillary Clinton concentrated on Democratic strengths, while she
focused on Republican weaknesses with Mrs. Bush. Steve, however,
thinks that in spite of this double standard that Barbara Bush
handled herself well.

Rush didn't see the interview, but this is what his friends are
reporting - that Barbara Bush took everything Woodruff gave her
and threw it right back in her face. Rush has a transcript of the
interview, and when Woodruff asked if jokes about Clinton and
Cisneros being "skirt chasers" had a place in the campaign, Bush
pointed out that Woodruff herself wasn't saying anything nice
about the Republicans. Mrs. Bush contrasted Woodruff's current
treatment of the Republican party to her favorable treatment of
the Democrats and asked "where were you during the Democratic
convention defending us?"

Steve was impressed by Barbara Bush's handling of the situation,
but he is still bothered by the media's double standard. Rush
says that this is nothing new - the media tried to present the
Democratic party's convention as one of "complete unity," and are
now trying to portray the Republicans as a divided party. Rush
doesn't think that the media is fooling anyone with their biased
reporting, and the best way to handle it is to be aware of this
bias and get your news from different sources.

Steve should take comfort from the fact that if he notices such
obvious instances of biased reporting, then most people will
probably be aware of it as well.

*BREAK*

Pat Buchanan arrives in the studios, and Rush throws the New York
Times in his face, wondering what Buchanan has to say for
himself, now that he's responsible for "conservatism's ugly
face." Buchanan replies that the editorial shows a basic lack of
confidence in the intelligence of the American people. He has no
problem with letting the American people judge for themselves
what he stands for.

Rush comments that Buchanan's speech Monday night was great, and
that Buchanan and Reagan showed exactly why Republicans have won
the last three Presidential elections. He asks Buchanan how he
feels about the continuing charges of hate and anti-Semitism.

Buchanan says that the major reason that the media is targeting
him is because his speech was effective. The Republicans cannot
win in November if the election becomes a referendum on Bush's
economic policy, but if the election becomes a referendum on Bill
Clinton and what he stands for, then Bush will win in a
landslide. The Republicans are now arguing on the Republican high
ground, and are discussing all of the issues out in the open.

The attacks against Buchanan are an attempt to discredit his
attempt to change the focus of the election; however, millions of
Americans saw his speech for themselves, and Buchanan is
confident that they will properly judge what was really said.
Rush says that many critics complain about Buchanan's "rude
treatment" of Hillary Clinton, and he wonders why this has become
so visible an issue.

Buchanan replies that his speech had only one paragraph on "sweet
Hillary," and Rush jumps all over him for his "sleazy" comment.
Buchanan says that he didn't attack Clinton on a personal level
as Jerry Brown did, but instead addressed her on the issues that
she herself has brought up. Buchanan quoted two statements that
Hillary made - that 12-year olds should have the right to vote,
and that the institution of the family is as repressive as
slavery. Buchanan then added a simple "speak for yourself,
Hillary."

If Buchanan's speech enraged Bill and Hillary Clinton, then the
problem is not Pat Buchanan, but the fact that Hillary Clinton
made those statements in the first place. Rush comments that
Peter Jennings claimed Buchanan misquoted Hillary, and Buchanan
says he would love to hear more specifics from Jennings about
this. If Jennings or anyone else can prove that he took his
direct quotes out of context, then Buchanan would be glad to
withdraw his comments.

Buchanan states that there is nothing wrong with commenting on
policy statements made by a woman who will have a major influence
on her husband's administration. He shifts gears, though, by
telling Rush "we're in trouble - the Federal Election Commission
has disallowed your breakfast!" Rush laughs and explains that
Buchanan paid for their breakfast on Sunday using FEC matching
funds, and holds him over the break.

*BREAK*

Rush wonders what Buchanan is planning to do once the elections
are over. Buchanan says that he wants to re-enter journalism and
write a syndicated column. He's not sure if he will be returning
to Crossfire. Although he could pick up his contract where he
left off, he doesn't really know yet what direction he will want
to go in.

Rush says that if Buchanan is still thinking about a 1996
Presidential bid, he could spend the next four years building up
his organization. Buchanan, though, doesn't want to do this
because he still wants to continue his career as a journalist.
Rush holds him over another break.

*BREAK*

THIRD HOUR

Rush asks Buchanan if he thinks his Presidential campaign was a
"fling" or whether he ever thought he might actually have won the
nomination. Buchanan replies that when he heard about the first
preliminary exit polls for New Hampshire, he thought he had a
chance to beat Bush there. If he could have knocked Bush down in
New Hampshire, then South Dakota and Georgia, he feels that he
would have had a good chance at winning. However, later that
night when it became known that Bush had won the NH primary,
Buchanan knew that he wouldn't win.

Rush remarks on Buchanan's story of the unemployed "tough guys"
in New Hampshire and wonders if Buchanan saw things that changed
his mind on issues. Buchanan says that he saw things that tore
his heart out. Laconia, NH looked like a town out of the Great
Depression, with people unemployed and homes on the auction
block. This is why Buchanan tried to tell the GOP that it was
important to get back into touch with these people who are going
through horribly bad times. The fact that this wasn't done will
be a stumbling block for Bush from now until the election.

Rush asks Buchanan to clarify his comment "we are in a religious
war." Buchanan says that he there is a cultural divide in America
right now about who Americans are and what they believe. The
Democratic delegates cheered abortion, which is the taking of an
innocent life, and they celebrated homosexual marriages.

They have a right to pursue their agenda, but it behooves the
Republicans to stand up and clearly state that they are on the
other side of these issues. Rush understands that these things
are part of the cultural war going on now, but he wonders about
the religious aspect of this. Buchanan says that religion strikes
to the core of what people believe - America was built on a
strong Judeo-Christian foundation, yet today "a significant
portion of America's cultural elite is pagan. In many ways it is
anti-Christian, in its art, and in its popular culture [which]
has been polluted with sewage."

America's moral roots descend from religion, and attacks on
religion distort these values. This is what has happened with
abortion and euthanasia. If a baby isn't wanted or if someone is
too old, then why not kill them? Rush makes a comment about "Jack
the Dripper," and Buchanan points out that this is why Rush has
gotten his own "reputation."

Rush plays his new Slick Willie Update theme for Buchanan, who
starts laughing uproariously. Rush then tells him his joke about
Clinton's campaign not wanting anyone to send him flowers for his
birthday, and follows that with his Woody Allen jokes. Buchanan
laughs, but says "well, Rush, I've got to be moving on now."

Rush pins Buchanan back down and asks him about the line in his
speech which was singled out by George Will - "this election is
not about who gets what." Rush says that this is a profound
statement, since it is exactly what the Democrats are promising.
This is a fundamental difference in the thinking between
Republicans and Democrats, especially with someone like Bill
Clinton who has never had a job in the private sector.

Buchanan says that Clinton is a man of government, and most of
the Democratic delegates worked either for government or for an
institution funded by the government. Thus, when government
grows, their own power and prestige grows as well. These people
believe in big government through and through, but "our folks
don't believe in it." Rush tells him to "watch it - that `our
folks' makes you sound a lot like Perot!"

Phone   Cathy from Detroit, MI

Cathy saw Tom Brokaw's interview of William Bennett, and when
Bennett was asked about Buchanan's homosexual remarks he replied
"oh, that's just Pat." Rush says that many were uncomfortable
with Buchanan's inclusion of homosexuals in the culture war since
homosexuals are thought to have no choice in their sexual
orientation.

Buchanan says that he doesn't know whether homosexuals are so
because of "nature or nurture," and you certainly don't attack
people for things over which they have no control; however, what
Buchanan was talking about was the fact that the Democrats said
that they wanted to put homosexual couples on the same legal
level as married couples. This can't be down without seriously
denigrating the institution of marriage and the values that it
represents. Buchanan therefore supports the bias of the law
towards traditional marriages and values. The Democrats can
support whatever platform they want, but Buchanan sees no reason
why he can't speak his mind and disagree with them.

Phone   Patrick from Manhattan, NY

Patrick thinks that Buchanan's speech was divisive and exclusive,
and Buchanan replies that an election is inherently divisive - it
chooses people for Congress and the Presidency, and the side with
the most seats wins. Patrick the caller doesn't think so - an
election is meant to provide leadership, and Buchanan is not
asking people to follow him because he truly believes that his
way is the right way and one of love as opposed to hate.

Patrick the caller came away from Buchanan's speech thinking that
his opinion is that if someone isn't white, American-born, and
Christian, then they aren't a real American. Buchanan wonders how
Patrick can say this, especially as the precinct that he did the
best in was Koreatown in Los Angeles after the riots. Buchanan
spoke for the innocent citizens whose rights were trampled by a
mob because the government did not fulfill its fundamental
duties.

Rush asks Patrick whom he thinks Buchanan hates, and he replies
"anyone who is not a white, American-born Christian." Patrick is
a black Democrat, but he says that if Jack Kemp were the leader
of the GOP, he would become a Republican because he believes in
the Republican economic values.

Buchanan says that he does not believe that hyphenating Americans
and giving one group special treatment is the right approach, and
Patrick the caller agrees. Buchanan says that people should be
judged on excellence, merit, and character, which is why he
opposed Bush's signing of the Civil Rights Act. Patrick, though,
says that the reality of the current economic situation is that
discrimination still exists throughout America, and this type of
law is needed to "balance the scales somehow."

Rush wonders how Buchanan can reply to the criticisms that he
"hates" people. Buchanan replies that when people believe such
things about someone, it's almost impossible to change their
minds, regardless of what you do or say. However, anyone who
knows Buchanan as a person or has worked with him knows that
Buchanan treats people well and feels no hate towards anyone.
Rush agrees - this description matches what he has seen in
Buchanan, and the assaults being made against Buchanan have
become cliched.

Buchanan's political enemies can no longer attack him on issues
of matters of substance, and so they revert to using the catch-
all accusation that "Buchanan hates." This idiocy has to be dealt
with, and Buchanan says that it can be refuted only by what one
does. Reagan was attacked time and time again for being a racist,
yet he showed by his actions that this wasn't true. The
accusation that somebody is a hateful monster is the result of
people being unable to discuss the issues, but this kind of
attack is done so often that people no longer pay attention to
it.

Rush thanks Buchanan for being on his show, and says that "this
is probably a high point of your life and that of your family."
He asks Buchanan how he feels about the popularity that his
supporters have shown him, and Buchanan replies that he met some
of the greatest people in America during his campaign. He will
never forget the 3 million voters who selected him in the ballot
box.

Rush again thanks Buchanan for coming by and asks his listeners
to stay tuned "for more hate."

*BREAK*

Rush comments that he ran long in the previous segment, resulting
in a very quick segment now. However, this only illustrates the
true beauty and versatility of his show.

*BREAK*

Phone   Kevin from Jacksonville, FL

Kevin is 11 years old, and he leaves so he can tell his mother to
start recording this phone call. Kevin returns and says that his
mom told him to tell Rush "mink me." Rush laughs at this blatant
attempt to get a free Rush Relaxer and he promises to think about
it. Kevin wonders why Rush doesn't run for President since he
would get a lot of votes from his listeners.

Rush agrees, but sadly says that even 12 million votes wouldn't
be enough to put him in office. Besides, "I wouldn't give you
three cents for this job," he states. "I wouldn't want this job
and I have no desire to have this job." Rush loves what he is
doing now, not to mention that in order to get elected he would
have to ask people for money. This is something he simply
couldn't force himself to do.

Rush hates asking for freebies and hates accepting freebies. "If
you want it, pay for it yourself" is Rush's philosophy, although
bank loans are okay. He just feels that getting freebies will
eventually come back to haunt you in one way or another, and
that's a burden he'd rather not have.

For example, Rush would never call a hotel to try to get a free
room since it would mean having to make some rather obvious
complimentary comments about the hotel later. This kind of thing
is demeaning, and this is what politics has become in many
regards. Rush thanks Kevin for his kind suggestion, and to thank
his mother for coming up with a new verb, "to mink," he has Bo
take Kevin's address so EIB can send her a complimentary Rush
Relaxer.

Phone   John from Detroit, MI

Rush comments that he met Michigan's governor John Engler on
Sunday, along with Tommy Thompson and Curt Fordice. All three men
were genuinely nice people, and a friend commented that this trio
was a nice change from politics as usual because they actually
govern, instead of simply reacting to events as they happen.

John says that Engler has also done everything he promised to do,
and it's working. He asks, though, why nobody is mentioning the
fact that Bill Clinton didn't address the substantive issues that
Buchanan mentioned about his wife. Instead of trying to explain
what his wife meant by her statements, Bill Clinton just said
that Hillary has done more for the family than Buchanan ever has.

John, though, is not as gracious to the media as Rush is, and he
is thoroughly disgusted with the likes of Peter Jennings, which
is why he watches CSPAN. Rush says that he is not really that
gracious; he has his own show for three hours a day, and thus can
vent his anger about the media, as well as offering his own
opinions. This is not a luxury that most people have.

Rush says that when Ed McLaughlin approached him about doing a
national radio show, they worked from January to June, 1988 to
prepare it. Not once in that timespan did they even consider
Rush's political views; instead, they concentrated on the show's
entertainment aspects as the keys to its success.

When the show debuted, they were amazed at how much his audience
liked his political viewpoints. Through his show he learned that
the anger people have towards the liberal media is greater than
he had thought. However, Rush remembers his dad complaining about
the media bias 30 years ago, and in spite of this longevity, "the
Republic survives."

John's wife comes into the room and says that she would "liked to
be minked as well." Rush is feeling generous and so agrees to
send her a Rush Relaxer. However, the EIB staff firmly puts its
collective foot down and insists that this mink mitten be the
last freebie, since too much generosity could destroy the "hate
and divisiveness" that Rush works so hard to include in his show.

*BREAK*

 Rush just received a call from a vacationing EIB staffer who's
on his way to Oregon. The staffer asked Bo "if you have to say
`mink me' to get a Rush Relaxer, then what do you have to say to
get a mug?" Rush, though, absolutely refuses to give any mugs
away, and if any caller dare says "mug me," Rush will reply "go
to Central Park."

Update  Homeless         (Clarence "Frogman" Henry, "Ain't Got No
Home")

The New York City Housing Authority is cutting back on the number
of apartments being given to the homeless because too many
homeless are bringing crime and drug abuse to the Projects. Rush
is glad to see that people are learning that all that the typical
liberal solutions for homelessness do is to blight the
neighborhood and not contribute at all to bringing about a
solution.

The homeless don't appreciate what they are given, which is not
surprising since people usually don't appreciate something unless
it is the result of their own hard work. Real compassion would be
to devise a permanent solution to homelessness that doesn't
include giving away apartments to the homeless. Yet, this will
never happen if Clinton is elected.

*BREAK*

Rush comments that CSPAN is televising a speech by Quayle, and
one of the jokes he made was that Clinton didn't like the fact
that Quayle was calling him a liberal. "In fact," stated Clinton,
"Quayle probably can't even spell liberal." Quayle replied that
he certainly could spell liberal - "C-L-I-N-T-O-N-E."

Phone   Ann from San Francisco, CA

Ann is concerned about the media's denial of the current cultural
decay and moral relativism that is going on in America. She would
like to see Buchanan and Quayle continue to speak out on this.
She thinks that the media is becoming very dictatorial and
aggressive in their coverage, and have abandoned any pretense of
objectivity. She finds this bias very offensive, especially as
the media is trying to dictate its viewpoint to the rest of the
country.

One thing that is particularly offensive is how the media
preaches a tolerance of evil, but this is evil in and of itself.
Rush is running out of time so he asks if Ann thinks that the
media bias is getting worse. Ann certainly does think that things
are getting worse, and she mentions that obscenity is wide-spread
throughout the media now.

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