From: jrs@netcom.com (John Switzer)
Subject: Summary Tue 8/18/92
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 15:22:13 GMT
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Summary: Unofficial Summary for Tuesday, August 18, 1992
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Unofficial Summary of the Rush Limbaugh Show

for Tuesday, August 18, 1992

by John Switzer

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August 18, 1992

MORNING UPDATE

Bush is being assailed on all sides for being responsible for
America's economic problems, yet these problems are the direct
result of Bush agreeing to Democratic proposals and ideas. The
Democrats wanted to raise taxes, especially on the rich, and the
1990 Budget Deal didn't have one tax increase that was a
Republican idea.

This recession was led by Democratic philosophy, Democratic
ideology, and Democratic theory. Bush not only has to admit that
the 1990 tax increases were a mistake, but that his own mistake
was in agreeing with the Democrats. Raising taxes is a staple in
the liberal Democrat handbook and Clinton is just going to do all
this again if he is elected.

The 1990 Budget Deal didn't work, so why repeat its mistakes?
Taxes were raised on the rich in 1990 but was the deficit
reduced? If the deficit doubled after the 1990 tax increases, and
the country's recession worsened, then why would anybody claim
that what this country needs is yet more tax increases? All Bush
has to do is admit this, and to promise that he will "never bend
over for the Democrats again. Case closed, election won."

FIRST HOUR

Rush has discovered why his show is so popular - it is the only
show that tells the unvarnished truth about America's politics.
Thus, he comments that what America saw last night in the
Republican convention is what produced three landslide elections
for the GOP. Even Mark Shields admitted that the Republicans told
the country what they really are, and Rush adds that there was no
hate, no deceit, and no chicanery in what appeared during the
convention's opening night.

Rush doesn't want to go over the speeches too much today, but he
remarks on the love and enthusiasm that was shown by the
delegates. Yet the media is still claiming that the GOP is a
party of hate and divisiveness that has lost its direction.

This is just flummery on the part of political commentators. It
is the Republican party which is allowing free debate on the
abortion issue, and it was the pro-choice wing which decided to
end the debate because they realized they didn't have the votes
for their position. Only four state delegates, out of the 54 or
so delegations appearing at the convention, tried to present a
pro-choice agenda; however, they failed because they needed 6
states to present the changes. There is no groundswell of support
for a pro-choice position.

Conservatives should take heart and ignore the fact that what
they believe is under constant assault by the media, by the
movies, by the mainstream American culture. This was Reagan's
incredible strength - he made conservatives confident and self-
assured. Conservatism isn't losing in America today, it's simply
absent a leader.

Rush has been invited to sit in the Vice Presidential box tonight
and the Presidential box tomorrow night, and he has accepted both
invitations. However, in one respect he would prefer to watch the
television coverage of the convention since that's where the
media commentators are. The press is concentrating their coverage
on the "splits" within the Republican party. Rush doesn't
remember any of these types of questions being addressed to the
Democrats, and he states that the "only split in this campaign is
the personality of the Democratic party."

Rush watched the major networks as they covered the convention
last night - the big three, CNN, PBS, and even CBS - they all
concentrated on whatever negatives they could find. Rush, though,
states his opinion on last night's events very clearly - "there
were more home runs hit last night in the Astrodome than have
been hit in the Astrodome's lifetime." The media, though, acted
like a sports announcer who ignores the fact that the home team
is winning and instead tries to present the game as a rout by the
visiting team.

In related news, the KKK tried to hassle some gay protestors
after their bus broke down near Houston. Rush doesn't think the
KKK or their hatred are funny at all, but he finds the image of a
bus breaking down next to a bunch of white robes humorous. The
media, though, loved the gay protests outside the Astrodome, and
tried to present it as further evidence of a "divided party."
However, these activists were never part of the Republican party.

Rush also isn't hearing much about the women who appeared on the
Republican stage last night. They were happy, attractive,
intelligent women, which is quite a change from the usual crowd
that gets television coverage.

*BREAK*

Rush thanks the staff of KSEV for "bending over every which
where, any place we ask" and making his stay in Houston a
pleasant experience. He is informed that Patrick Buchanan is on
his way to the station so he can say hello to Rush and his
audience. Rush comments that Peter Jennings just couldn't keep
his biases restrained last night, and when Buchanan mentioned
Hillary Clinton, Jennings felt he had to defend her, claiming
that what Buchanan said "isn't accurate." What Buchanan said,
though, was entirely accurate and true.

However, some people still don't seem to realize this. For
example, when Buchanan quoted Hillary Clinton comparison of the
institution of the family to slavery, Barbara Bush looked
appalled, as if she hadn't heard this before. Buchanan, though,
was simply using Hillary's own words against her.

But once again, the Republicans are being attacked for sleazy
campaigning because they are going after Bill Clinton's wife. Yet
Hillary is the one who has inserted herself into this campaign,
trying to play a part beyond that of the President's wife.

Rush recalls how 1992 is supposed to be the Year of the Woman
because women are angry about the "way Anita Hill was treated."
Women want to be equal with men and play in the same ballpark,
but they complain when they are treated just like men. This just
shows once again that "you've got to be nice to the girl."

*BREAK*

An amazing letter to the editor was printed in today's Houston
Chronicle. Rush points out that he is very honest with his
political opinions, and unlike the Democrats he does not try to
portray himself as something he is not. He comments on how the
people appearing on the Republican stage aren't "angry victims"
as so many of the Democratic speakers are.

The letter to the Chronicle covers Ann Hodges' feature story
about Rush and his upcoming TV show. The letter writer thinks
"Rush is as newsworthy as murder and rape." He considers the
"advent of Rush on the television screen" to be bad enough, but
then Ann Hodges' article dared to make "raging conservatism out
as funny."

The letter writer attacks Rush for attacking feminists, gays, and
Democrats. She doesn't think it's humorous to bash animal rights
groups or gays who are trying to protect "minority rights." Rush
points out that animals don't have rights and that he doesn't
bash anyone, but rather defends those things he thinks are
important. The entire media culture attacks conservatives and
what they believe, and Rush is providing a defense and counter-
balance to these attacks.

The letter writer concludes that "Rush is newsworthy, right up
there with murder and rape." Rush is amazed at how liberals can
dish their own humor out, but can't take it. They laugh at Dan
Quayle for three years, and even make things up about him, but
they can't take any humor at their own expense. Furthermore, if
Republicans tell the truth about the Democrats, they freak out.
George Stephanopolous is even demanding that Bush fire the US
Treasurer who commented that Clinton and Cisneros were two
"skirt-chasers" in the same campaign.

When Robert Mosbacher was asked a question by reporters about
whether one's integrity is compromised by having an affair,
Mosbacher said that fidelity is an important consideration.
However, he was then attacked for "sleaze campaigning," even
though he didn't refer to Clinton.

This "one-way street" is going to continue, however, and
Republicans should be prepared for this media bias. However,
conservatives should ignore the media's focus on all of the
supposed divisiveness within the Republican party. Those
attending the convention are happy, excited, and enthusiastic.
The people who are depressed and angry are people like Ann Stone,
who failed to drum up support for her Republicans for Choice
movement. Yet the press seems to think that the fact Stone's
movement isn't garnering support means that the party is divided;
this is ridiculous and is only wishful thinking on the part of
the media.

*BREAK*

Rush repeats his comments from yesterday that Hillary Clinton has
made herself to be more than a Presidential candidate's wife; she
instead has positioned herself as a policy maker and campaign
strategist who will have a major influence on her husband's
Presidency. To warn people about this woman, Rush plays a
commercial for EIB's new movie, "Single White Female."

<<ominous, scary music starts>>

<<Narrator>> Coming soon to a theater near you . . . the story of
a future too horrible to imagine until now! The most frightening
spectacle to hit this country since the Carter Presidency.
Hillary Clinton seemed simple and unassuming, until she moved
into the White House. Then she became a maniacal, power-hungry
psycho, in "Single White Female."

<<Hillary>> You said the "F-word" - Family values! Go to your
room, Willie!

<<Narrator>> Bill Clinton's advisers tried to shut her up, but
once she moved in, it was all over!

<<Hillary>> Willie, come here! <<whimpering sounds>> Sit!
<<panting sounds>> Now go fetch my paper! Good, Willie!

<<Narrator>> There's a stranger in the house, and she's running
the show!

<<Hillary>> You made a cabinet appointment without asking me?!?
Who's in charge around here?!

<<Narrator>> Hillary Clinton is holding her husband and the
entire country hostage in "Single White Female."

<<Hillary>> Smell the glove, Willie!

<<Narrator>> She's married to Bill Clinton, but she has the
ability to cause more damage than any single woman in history.

<<Hillary>> Now let's see that State of the Union address.

<<Narrator>> This is one nightmare you may not be able to wake up
from. Coming soon from a theater near you!

Rush can't wait to see the movie, and he closes the segment by
playing his Slick Willie Update theme, "Charming Billy" by Johnny
Preston. He bets that the Clinton campaign will now call to
demand that Rush be fired; however, since Clinton does not seem
to understand the concept of "entrepreneur," Rush is not worried
- he refuses to fire himself.

*BREAK*

Phone   Randy from Grand Rapids, MI

Randy is still flying from Ronald Reagan's speech last night, and
he was struck by how much of a leader Reagan is. Peter Jennings,
though, complained that Reagan could have made his speech 12
years ago, and a fellow commentator added "he did." Rush says
that although Jennings may have been trying to criticize Reagan,
the great thing about Reagan is his timelessness.

Jennings also gave an off-hand compliment by saying Reagan's
speech was "perfect for television." Reagan, though, epitomizes
leadership, and Randy agrees. He thinks the media just doesn't
understand what a real leader is.

*BREAK*

SECOND HOUR

Phone   Lisa from Sacramento, CA

Lisa is wondering what has happened to the media's impartiality,
as she is getting tired of hearing media commentators add in
their own opinions throughout their reporting. Dan Rather
attacked Reagan because his speech "didn't cover all of the
issues." Rush didn't watch Rather, but says that Reagan's job was
to comment on the Reagan/Bush legacy in foreign policy and to
make people feel good again about being Republican.

The media bias shown last night is not really new, as it is
almost impossible to be totally objective in reporting, at least
if you are a thinking individual. Most people going into the
field of journalism are also liberal, which means that this bias
is going to be a given. Thus, the only thing people who are upset
about this can do is to accept it and be aware of it.

There is no code of ethics on journalism, except for whatever
policing they might do in-house. Some media organizations do
this, while others don't. Also, many media personalities would
dispute that they are biased, in spite of the evidence. This is
why, of course, why listeners should be grateful for Rush's show;
he may be biased, but at least he's biased in the right way and
honest about it.

Rush asks Lisa how many TV stations she watched last night, and
she answers only one - CBS. She's not like her channel-hopping
husband. Rush explains that this is yet another biological
difference between men and women that proves God's incredible
omniscience. God knew that when TVs were invented that men and
women would have different ways of using it. Lisa blames the
"male's dominating gene," but Rush says that he would rather call
it the "curiosity gene," although some might refer to it as the
"low attention span gene."

However, Lisa says she watched Dan Rather last night and is
listening to Rush now, and she feels that Rush is by far the more
accurate reporter of what happened last night. Lisa, though, is a
bit worried about the people who simply accept the media's
interpretation of things. She also applauds Reagan's comment
about "Governor [Clinton], I knew Thomas Jefferson, and you're no
Thomas Jefferson."

Rush calls that a superb line, along with the brilliant remark
"and they call ME an actor." Rush praises Reagan's performance,
especially as he departed from his prepared text to make those
remarks. George Will made the point that although there are
similarities between 1980 and 1992 - a sitting President who is
response for an economic malaise - the big difference is that
Bill Clinton is not Ronald Reagan.

Rush asked Will if Reagan's knowledge of politics was instinctive
or active, and Will said that Reagan was in charge all the way,
telling his advisers and speech writers what he wanted to say and
do. Those who think that 1992 will see Clinton ousting Bush like
Reagan ousted Carter should remember Will's comments.

Rush plays a couple of excerpts from Reagan's speech last night.
The first is:

"So to all the entrenched interests along the Potomac - the
gavel-wielding chairmen, the bloated staffs, the taxers and
takers and congressional rule-makers - we have a simple slogan
for November 1992: Clean House!"

Rush hopes that the Republicans use this motto for their
campaign, and he plays the next excerpt:

"They put on quite a production in New York a few weeks ago. You
might even call it slick. A stone's throw from Broadway, and how
appropriate. Over and over they told us they are not the party
they were. They kept telling us with straight face that they're
for family values, they're for a strong America. They're for
less-intrusive government. And they call me an actor."

Rush wonders how anyone can not love Reagan, and there were many
tears streaming down the faces of delegates while Reagan spoke
last night. Reagan's speech made reminded Rush of Reagan's 8
years in office and be grateful for them. The last 12 years have
been full of inaccuracies spouted about Reagan by the media and
others, but Reagan's speech last night reaffirmed his basic
humanity.

Rush also takes a moment to thank his staff who show their
initiative every day by doing things without being asked,
motivated by the desire to make his show the best show on radio.
He also thanks all of the listeners who contribute to EIB.

*BREAK*

 Rush says that he will be in the Vice President's box tonight
about 8:30 or so. A lot of people are upset that Rush has
accepted this invitation, but he's not about to turn down an
invitation from this country's leaders.

Phone   Russ from Charlotte, SC

Russ brags about how Charlotte is not participating in the
recession right now, and Rush castigates him for his
insensitivity. "You insensitive boob," yells Rush. Russ, however,
is unbowed and congratulates Rush for being a guest of the Vice
President. Rush comments that he will also be in the President's
Box tomorrow night, but not in prime time. Russ, though, promises
to have CSPAN on all night just so that he can glimpse his
favorite talk show host.

Russ has been a long-time Buchanan supporter who will now be 100%
behind Bush. He was impressed by Buchanan's anger at Clinton and
the Democrats, and supports his statements about the moral war
going on right now in America. Rush comments that George Will
pointed out one of the most salient remarks of Buchanan's speech
- "this election is not about who gets what." This basic
statement sums up the differences between the Republicans and the
Democrats.

*BREAK*

Rush repeats some of Buchanan's speech. The first excerpt is:

"Like many of you last month, I watched that giant masquerade
ball at Madison Square Garden - where 20,000 radicals and
liberals came dressed up as moderates and centrists - in the
greatest single exhibition of cross-dressing in American
political history."

Rush laughs, but then apologizes. He then plays part of
Buchanan's speech in which he reuses a line that was first used
against Jimmy Carter:

"Bill Clinton's foreign policy experience is pretty much confined
to having breakfast once at the International House of Pancakes."

Phone   Ellen from Knoxville, TN

Ellen is an "American who does not need Bill Clinton to put a
smile on my face or a spring in my step." Ellen thought Clinton's
remark that he would put a smile on America's face and a spring
in America's step was very offensive. She was in Washington, DC
last week when she saw an unbelievable poster which was promoting
"Homeless Animals Day" on August 26. This special day is
sponsored by the International Society for Animal Rights, and
will include candle light vigils coast-to-coast to bring
attention to the "millions of homeless dogs and cats" in America.

Rush says that this would break his heart if anyone could show
him the homes that these animals built for themselves. "They are
by their nature homeless," Rush states, although he knows that he
will now be accused of "bashing" animals.

Phone   Jim from Fairview Heights, IL

Jim is still high from the convention last night, and Rush asks
him what exactly it was that the convention had last night which
has been missing from the Republican party for the past 4 years.
Jim replies that he loved the good spirits and humor that filled
the Astrodome, and people laughed the most because the truth was
being told. The people at the convention were genuinely happy,
which was a great change from the Democrats.

Rush agrees - at his hotel, the Republican delegates are having a
great time. Rush recalls how the novelist Phillip Roth quit a few
years ago because reality was outpacing his fictional plots, and
this was shown last night when the Republican speakers kept
speaking the truth about the Democrats.

Jim wants Rush to explain, though, why there were so many
minorities and women in the Republican audience since "everybody"
knows the Republican party excludes such people. Rush postulates
that the Republicans have been paying people off, but he admits
that in the recent CSPAN coverage he saw, a group of black
delegates were obviously having a great time. Perhaps the
Republicans are really attracting a wide range of people after
all?

Jim has been thinking about Rush's comment that Perot's campaign
was driven by his desire to attack Bush, and he started wondering
why Perot's supporters are still trying to get his name on the
ballot. He wonders if Perot could end up spoiling the election
for Bush by encouraging a general "anti-incumbent vote." If
Perot's name is on the ballot, a number of people might still
vote for him. Rush comments that Perot is now on the ballot in 47
states, and he was hiring people in New York City last week to
collect signatures for him.

Jim also wonders if Perot is worried about Bush making a
comeback, and thus by having his name on the ballot he could
encourage his supporters to still "vote for change," which really
means "vote for Clinton." Thus, Perot could act as a spoiler for
Bush, without spending any of his money.

Rush says that Charlie Rose interviewed former Texas Governor
John Connelly who revealed that he has no love or respect for
Bush at all, and that he talked to Perot over the weekend.
According to Connelly, Perot is still threatening to run the ads
he had prepared before his resignation just so he could have an
"impact" on the Presidential race.

Rush laughs at how Perot is acting like a typical James Bond type
villain who has designs on the country and on the world.

*BREAK*

Phone   Lillian from Buffalo, NY

Lillian felt proud to be a registered Republican last night,
especially as the Democrats have a "demonic platform." In fact,
"the Demoncrats are so demonic that they want to give us
Hellary." Lillian calls Hillary Clinton "a terrible disgrace to
womanhood" because of her disparaging remarks about stay-at-home
moms, not to mention that she praised Anita Hill during an ABA
award dinner.

Rush recalls that the ABA gave an award to Hill for her "courage
and bravery" in coming forth with her accusations against
Clarence Thomas, and he still thinks Barbara Bush should give a
similar award to Gennifer Flowers. At least Flowers had more
proof of her charges than Hill did. Rush stands by what he wrote
in his soon-to-be-released best seller that everyone who blindly
supported and accepted Anita Hill's story will be profoundly
embarrassed when the truth about Hill is known.

The ABA, though, has now become a tool of the far-left,
especially as they're giving an award to a woman who had no
evidence for her charges. The Bush administration has therefore
reportedly decided to ignore the ABA approval rating, which might
be a way to pull the ABA out of the far left's sphere of
influence.

*BREAK*

Phone   Joe from Harrisonburg, VA

Joe believes that a lot of the people who defected from Bush to
Perot did so because they thought that Perot could do something
about the budget deficit. He therefore wonders if Bush's call for
a line-item veto will help attract these people back. Rush
supports the line-item veto, and encourages Bush to keep on
calling for it. However, to get it, Bush would have to convince
Congress to vote for it, and they are unlikely to do so since it
would mean that they would be giving up part of their power.

John Sununu, though, did claim that the Constitution did provide
the authority for a line-item veto, in the form of a recision.
Bush can mark individual budget items and require an item-by-item
vote by the Congress on them. However, this style of governing
requires a confrontational style, and Rush feels that this is why
people flocked to Perot - they want the President to fight a
liberal Congress and not to give in to them on so many issues.

*BREAK*

THIRD HOUR

Items

o       Pat Buchanan's press conference is running late and so he
won't be able to appear on today's show. Rush doubts this story
and thinks that these free-wheelers simply got lost. Rush had
breakfast with Buchanan on Sunday, and as is his nature, he
offered to pay the check. Buchanan, though, refused to allow this
because "the Feds are paying the bill - federal matching funds."

Rush cheered because he has finally received welfare - for the
first time in his life, the government has paid for one of his
meals. Rush thanked Buchanan for this great event, which did not
take place at a fleabag hotel but the prestigious Four Seasons
Hotel.

However, as Rush drove away in his stretch Lincoln, which is so
huge it is nicknamed the "Land Yacht," he started to have
misgivings. He felt "dirty, filthy, and low" for accepting
federal money that he didn't need. "Never again," states Rush
"will I accept federal matching funds, even if it is for only a
bowl of cereal and a couple of muffins."

o       Rush was given a plaque that has a vial of oil from the
"EIB Field" in Anderson County, Texas. The owner of the oil well
was motivated by Rush's show to drill the well, and he will be
drilling four more wells in the same field. Rush comments that he
feels "totally at home" in Texas.

o       According to psychologists, a person's personality is
almost totally molded by the age of 30. After 30 years, "growth
and maturity take place in the framework of a personality that is
set like plaster," claims Paul Costa, Jr. of the National
Institute of Aging. Costa examined personality tests taken by
thousands of people during different parts of their lives.

"Change after 30 just doesn't happen," says Costas. "A grouch at
60 was probably a grouch at 30." He suggests that if people don't
like an aspect of their personality when they are 20, they should
change it then because it will take "heroic efforts" to change it
after 30. "Put on your psychological walking shoes before you
start to hike," Costa adds.

Rush knows that his audience is wondering why he is talking about
psychobabble, and he explains that it is the Democratic party
that is claiming it has changed. However, both Clinton and Gore
are in their 40s, which means that it's impossible, according to
Paul Costa Jr., for the two men to have changed from their
liberal Democratic roots.

o       More than 150 boat people from China rowed or swam their
way to Haiti; unfortunately they thought that they were in
America. The people were dropped offshore by a ship, and will be
kept in a local school until deported. Rush bets that they will
be deported someplace where they can register as Democrats.

o       Richard Ben Kramer is the author of the book "Way to the
White House" which discusses what is needed for Presidents to get
elected. Kramer has a column in the NY Times today in which he
analyzes what Bush will need to do in order to get elected in
November. Calling Bush "the warrior wasp," Kramer thinks that
Bush has got himself backed into a corner from which he can do
his best fighting.

Kramer asked Roger Ailes about Bush's 1988 campaign, and he
replied that Bush has to have a sense of personal mission and
personal combat. Once he has those beliefs firmly established,
Ailes said that "the only way to stop Bush is to kill him." Rush
bets that this is true, given Bush's speech yesterday which
showed how livid he is about the charges being made about him,
especially that he would start another Gulf War just so he could
improve his standing in the polls.

Rush comments that Bush sent him a short note last week in which
he stated that "we have been taking a lot of hits lately, many
unfair in my view, and I am determined to win this, to do what I
have to do to win this election." Rush is struck by how this
statement mirrors what Kramer wrote in his column.

*BREAK*

Phone   Jim from Orem, UT

Rush mentions that Orem is the home of WordPerfect (tm), his
chosen word-processing software. Jim starts his tape recorder so
that he has a permanent record of his call, and Rush obligingly
starts beeping every 15 seconds so that his show doesn't violate
federal or state wiretapping laws. Jim recalls how Clinton in his
acceptance speech referred to Bush and "that vision thing." Jim,
though, doesn't know what Clinton is talking about, especially as
both Reagan and Buchanan clearly stated their visions for the
future.

Rush asks Jim how it makes him feel when commentators claim that
conservatism is the "death-knell" of the Republican party. Jim
says that these people are idiots; conservatism is the core of
the Republican party. Rush doesn't recall if Bush actually said
"that vision thing," but many critics of Bush claim that he
doesn't think the Presidency is the place for vision. Instead,
the President functions as an administrator or manager who
handles problems as they appear.

A lot of conservatives have made this criticism of Bush as well -
he doesn't seem to have any vision for his Presidency. However,
it appears now that Bush will start talking about this, and may
have to change so that he presents some sort of vision. Jim,
though, thinks Bush has always had a vision - on education, the
economy, etc. - but these ideas simply haven't been adopted by
the Congress.

Rush agrees, but he wonders how many people really know this.
Bush doesn't speak as eloquently as Reagan, and thus this aspect
of his Presidency may get lost.

*BREAK*

Phone   Cathy from Santee, CA

Cathy watched the Democratic convention, and she noticed that
when the Republicans speak, they are speaking from their hearts
and mean what they say. The Democrats, though, seem to be nothing
more than actors, and she hopes that voters notice this fact.

Rush thinks that people have seen this, and he mentions that the
Democratic party has been dominated by liberals for decades. The
Republican party, though, has been dominated by the conservative
party for only 12 years, and for the past four years this
conservative influence has been waning. Now that the
conservatives are reasserting themselves, critics are claiming
that they are backpedalling.

However, Bush has been hurt the most because he has abandoned
conservative principles. Last night Ronald Reagan reaffirmed what
the Republican party really is, while the Democratic party is
claiming, out of the blue, that they are no longer liberals. The
media has accepted the Democratic claims without requiring any
evidence, but then claim that returning to conservatism will ruin
the Republican party. Yet for the Democrats to become moderates,
they have to move to the right; so why is it bad for the
Republicans to move to the right as well?

What reason does anyone have to show that the Democrats have
changed? Is there any evidence from Congress that the liberals
are out of power? Of course not, the actions of Congress show
that the liberals are still in charge. Cathy agrees and says that
she still believes in the conservative legacy, and she hopes that
people do not believe the Democratic lie that they are now
moderates.

Rush thinks that this is a good point and he asks who is more
believable - Clinton at the Democratic convention or Ronald
Reagan last night?

*BREAK*

 Phone  Lance from Nina, WI

Lance is a conservative Bush supporter, and his wife used to be
until she heard Buchanan's speech last night. She was insulted by
how Buchanan claimed Hillary Clinton was representative of all
women and all feminists. Rush says that Lance should talk his
wife out of this, but Lance says that his wife is a strong-willed
woman, which is something that Buchanan evidently doesn't approve
of.

Rush says that this is certainly not true, and everything
Buchanan said of Hillary last night was true. Lance, though,
wonders if his level-headed wife is thinking this way, how many
other women are thinking the same thoughts? Rush says that he
will make this issue a point of prominence on his show tomorrow,
and he asks what exactly it was that Buchanan said that upset
Lance's wife.

Lance replies that she just didn't like how Buchanan attacked a
candidate's wife, and she thought that this was an act of
desperation on the part of Republicans. Rush replies that Hillary
Clinton is far more than just a wife - she's a campaign
strategist and campaigner in her own right. He asks if Lance's
wife is listening to the show, but Lance doubts it because she
would be at home taking care of the kids.

Rush asks Lance to call his wife and have her tune in her radio
to Rush's show, and Rush will therefore directly address this
point after the break. Rush has Bo Snerdley take down Lance's
number so that EIB can call him back tomorrow to see if Rush's
attempt to salvage his wife's vote worked.

*BREAK*

 Phone  Lance from Nina, WI (continued)

Lance called his wife, who is even now tuning in to Rush's show.
"Dr. Rush" makes a house call to Lance's wife, Amy, and tells her
that 1992 is supposed to be the Year of the (Liberal) Woman.
Carol Moseley Braun, Lynn Yeakel, Dianne Feinstein, and Barbara
Boxer are all claiming that they're running for Congress because
they are angry at the way Anita Hill was treated.

These women demand equality in all areas of life, but yet think
that they should be treated differently than men in the arena of
politics. Hillary Clinton is clearly in the field - she appeared
on 60 Minutes, said "you elect him, you get me," and gave
numerous speeches.

Robert Bork was disqualified for the Supreme Court because of his
paper trail, which included papers he wrote 20 years ago. Hillary
Clinton has claimed that she will play an active role in her
husband's administration, and her husband's campaign has tried to
shut her up for the moment because they know the American people
don't like hearing this.

Hillary is more than a candidate's wife; she has stated that she
will be an active force and strategist in her husband's
administration. Thus, when Hillary Clinton steps out and speaks
out, as she did at the American Bar Association award dinner, she
should be a valid political target. President politics is a tough
game, and winning elections is what matters. Since Hillary
entered this race on her own volition, she is now fair game for
any political attacks.

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