From: jrs@netcom.com (John Switzer)
Subject: Summary Wed 11/11/92
Summary: Unofficial Summary for Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1992
Keywords: Rush Limbaugh Unofficial Summary
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Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 03:29:12 GMT

Unofficial Summary of the Rush Limbaugh Show

for Wednesday, November 11, 1992

by John Switzer

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this summary is not approved or sanctioned by Rush Limbaugh or
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November 11, 1992

MORNING UPDATE

Andrew Hacker, a white sociologist, recently participated in a
roundtable discussion in which he referred to General Colin
Powell by saying, "He put 99% of himself, or his black self, on
hold, in the back, because he was ambitious, wanted to get ahead,
and did." Thus, Hacker is hinting that Powell is an Uncle Tom who
is not black enough, but more importantly, Hacker is implying
that blacks are not by their nature ambitious, and thus can
succeed only by "acting white." Even worse, though, is Hacker's
implication that it is some sort of a sin for blacks to want to
succeed in America.

This is what white, liberal racism is all about, but there's no
public outcry or outrage over this nonsense. Powell didn't become
the highest ranking member of the US military because he is white
or black; he succeeded because he worked hard and earned his
position through his own merits.

If people want to know why racial strife still exists in America,
all they have to do is examine this liberal psycho-babble which
purports to explain what it "means" to be black; unfortunately,
all too many people of all races are buying into this nonsense.

FIRST HOUR

Rush would like to open his program today by honoring the
nation's real and genuine heroes - the men and women who have
served in the US military. In particular, he would like to do
this in a more prominent fashion than does today's NY Post -
their only notice that today is Veterans day is buried on page 8,
a page which is used for national news that the Post doesn't
think matters much to New York's residents.

Veterans Day, though, is a celebration of not only those who have
offered their lives in sacrifice, but also of those who indeed
have sacrificed their lives for the cause of preserving American
freedom. Rush also would like to trumpet these men and women who
have served their country since America is now entering a new
generation; from now on, America's leaders will not be of the
WWII generation, and in particular, in January America will have
as President a man who not only avoided service to his country
but spent his youth protesting US military policies.

This would have been unthinkable 10 or 20 years ago, but America
is undergoing a generational shift that has made it possible
today. Thus, Rush would like to make sure that the efforts and
sacrifices of those who served, and in particular those who
fought in all of America's wars - from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam,
all the way up to Desert Storm.

Rush recalls how in 1989 he was in Fayetteville, NC for a Rush to
Excellence tour, and he took a tour of Fort Bragg along with
other members of the press. Among the places he visited was the
receiving station for those who volunteered for Special Forces.
It was a sweltering day, and since Rush was many pounds heavier
back then he was sweating profusely.

Rush got a little tour and ate lunch, after which he was
introduced to Sergeant-Major Ivanhoff, a Special Forces leader
who was the epitome of the cool, calm, collected, and very much
in-shape military man. Ivanhoff lead the reporters to a briefing
and Rush decided to ask him how he would answer those who
believed that the Special Forces units were comprised of nothing
but Rambo types who loved war because it gave them a chance to
shoot guns.

Rush's intention was to be supportive of the Special Forces, and
he was asking the question so that he could learn how he could
refute these critics himself. Ivanhoff, however, suddenly became
rigid as a board and coldly replied, "Sir, we are here to defend
the Constitution of the United States of America."

Rush was chilled by the rebuke, and he tried to make the
Sergeant-Major understand his point, but somebody elbowed him in
the side and told him to be quiet. Ivanhoff, however, ended the
briefing by suggesting that Rush meet some of these "Rambos" and
ask them why they are in Special Forces.

Ivanhoff approached the soldiers, who were eating lunch
underneath some trees, and one jumped to attention. Rush by this
time was getting nervous and embarrassed because all of these
soldiers were perfect examples of discipline and physical
fitness, while he was only a 300-pound member of the media.

Rush therefore was standing sheepishly to one side when Ivanhoff
asked the soldier to explain why he was there. The man replied
"I'm here because this is where you come to be the best you can
be." Ivanhoff went down the line and each man gave a similar
answer - they were in Special Forces so that they could become
the very best that they could be.

This entire episode was a profound and moving one in Rush's life,
and it only encouraged him to support the Gulf War and the US
military which fought it. From that time on Rush has made it a
point to mention how much he appreciates the US military and the
men and women who serve in it.

Rush points out that some lessons are always learned late in
life, and although his own father flew P-51 fighters in WWII, the
military never held any personal meaning to him. This was partly
because Rush's father never talked about his military missions or
about how many Japanese Zeroes he shot down; instead, he
concentrated on the camaraderie and friendships he had developed
during those years.

Rush has seen this camaraderie in countless others whom he's met
who are in or were in the military, and the only thing he can
compare it to is what is seen on sports teams; however, the
battlefield unity and camaraderie that is developed in war and in
life-and-death struggles far outshines anything that one might
find in sports.

Rush has searched for some special way he could express his
appreciation to the military, and so when General Norman
Schwarzkopf mentioned that his favorite song was Lee Greenwood's
"God Bless the USA," EIB's Johnny Donovan mixed this song along
with Schwarzkopf's comments after the Gulf War to a Joint Session
of Congress.

Rush plays this song now, commenting that he wanted to start the
show off this way so that people understand how important the
military is to American freedom, and so that they realize the
very real debt all Americans owe to those who have served.

As Greenwood's song plays, the following comments by Norman
Schwarzkopf are interspersed throughout:

"The prophets of doom, the naysayers, the protestors, and the
flag-burners all said that you wouldn't stick by us - but we knew
better. We knew you'd never let us down - by golly you didn't!
We'd also like to thank the families - it's you who endure the
hardships and the separations simply because you choose to love a
soldier, a sailor, an airman, a Marine, or a Coastguardsman. . .
. We were 541,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and
Coastguardsmen. We were the thunder and lightning of Desert
Storm, and we're damn proud of it."

Rush points out that America is now entering a generation in
which it will be increasingly difficult to find leaders who will
remember an America that was victorious in major conflict.
Instead, it will be more and more likely that our leaders will be
from the generation that thought the US military was and is the
focus of evil in the world.

Thus, Rush wants to leave no doubts that he and his program will
always appreciate the achievements, sacrifices, and commitments
made by the past, present, and future members of the US military
- they do something 99% of the country would never dare do, and
they have offered and will offer their lives in sacrifice to do
so.

If anybody refuses to believe that America's soldiers are real
heroes, then they should consider the men and women of Desert
Storm - this was an all-volunteer force, and many critics stated
that an all-volunteer force could never be a fighting force. And
Rush has no doubt that 90% of those who joined the military never
once seriously thought that they would end up in a real war. Yet,
when the time came, these men and women did their job, and the
AWOL rate was so small that it is statistically zero. "They're
great people."

*BREAK*

Rush had a sudden thought - President-elect Clinton is reportedly
going to assemble a "stellar group" to hold an economic summit so
as to examine America's future. Rush wonders, though, what has
happened to Clinton's "Putting People First" plan? Rush had
thought that Clinton already had his plans figured out and all he
needed was to get elected.

Rush said yesterday that Clinton's friends in the media are
already talking about how the economy is recovering, yet Clinton
still sees trouble. Clinton is planning to hold an economic
summit for the sole purpose of finding troubles with the economy
so that he can implement drastic measures that aren't needed.

It's interesting that when Clinton made his statement about how
the economy is in worse trouble than anyone expected that the
stock market dropped down; if the economy is recovering, it
should be left alone - any draconian measures that Clinton may
have in mind will only make things far worse.

*BREAK*

Items

o       Rush comments that his TV show tonight will put pictures
to Johnny Donovan's mix of Schwarzkopf's speech and Greenwood's
song.

o       During a recent series of interviews, several reporters
all accused Rush of losing touch with normal Americans just
because he's been successful. Many others have made this same
accusation, and it's as if these people think Rush's life has
been nothing but a bowl of cherries. This certainly has not been
true.

Rush points out that America will be a great country only when
individuals are great. This is why he encourages personal
excellence, and he rather humbly believes that he can provide
some good examples to those who are also striving for personal
excellence. Rush definitely doesn't think he is out of touch
simply because he wants to share with his audience how they too
can succeed.

The EIB staff interrupts Rush by playing a heretofore unheard
promo - as a medley of various patriotic songs is played, Johnny
Donovan introduces Rush as a man of many accomplishments - top-
rated radio talk show host, best-selling author, and nationwide
TV star. Donovan leaves room for the future, though, by
concluding with "insert latest accomplishment here." Rush thanks
his staff for interrupting his chain of thought, but adds that
he's also been offered a role on Broadway's Will Roger Follies.

o       Rush yesterday made a misstatement when he referred to
Sol Wachtler's alleged irrational behavior by saying that love
can make people do stupid things. Wachtler was not motivated by
love in his alleged attacks against a former lover, but rather
simple lust.

o       CNBC has offered Ross Perot a talk show, just as Rush
predicted. Rush has no doubts that Perot would be a great host
for a while, but Perot is definitely better as a guest than as a
host.

o       Rush asks his staff if they know what janitors and
custodians in the NYC public school system make, and Mike Maimone
pegs the answer at $58,000 a year. Rush suspects that Maimone has
been sneaking looks at his news stories. The school custodians
are in the news, though, because some of them have been accused
of stealing. Rush promises more on this later.

o       Axl Rose has been found guilty of assault for jumping on
fans during a concert.

o       Rush also promises to talk about the horrible and savage
murder of a mother of three last week in a New Jersey carjacking.

o       Boris Yeltsin told the British Parliament that he will
use force in order to keep others from overthrowing his regime.
The Parliament cheered Yeltsin's words.

o       The British are also investigating Margaret Thatcher to
see if her government sold weapons to Iraq before the Gulf War.
Rush wonders if this presents a job opportunity for Lawrence
Walsh when he gets finished with his US investigations.

*BREAK*

Phone   Jack from Denver, CO

Jack thanks Rush for his opening tribute to the military, and he
especially liked how Rush talked about his father's military
service during WWII. Rush says that one of the benefits of having
a national show is that he gets comments and calls from men who
flew and worked with his father during the war. People have sent
in mementos, pictures, and such, and Rush was pleased that he was
able to share these with his dad before he died a couple of years
ago.

Rush has been impressed by the camaraderie that he's seen between
his father, who was a squadron leader, and the men that he once
led. When they got together at reunions, Rush couldn't believe
the love and loyalty that existed now between them, even decades
after the war.

Jack says he was also in the US Army Air Corps flying P-51s and
other aircraft, and Rush adds that his father even lied about his
physical condition in order to get in the service. Jack says that
his generation wasn't anxious for a world war or a Korean war,
but they understood what was at stake and wanted to serve.

Rush recalls how Studs Turkel said that WWII was the "last, good
war," by which he meant that the war had to be fought. Jack says
that he understood during the Korean War that the Communists were
the enemy that had to be stopped. Rush recalls how his
grandparents took the Communist menace seriously, especially when
Kruschev pounded his shoe at the UN and promised "we will bury
you."

Rush is glad to have the opportunity to talk about these things
seriously since so many people now don't seem to care that
Communism has been defeated. This generational gap in experience
and memories has the potential to cause a lot of problems and
challenges in the future if the newer generations don't remember
what has happened in the past.

*BREAK*

Phone   Laurie from Honolulu, HI

Laurie says that the local TV station's lead-off story was how
Hawaii's Annelle Amarol has received calls from nine women who
claim that they were sexually harassed and victimized by Senator
Daniel Inouye. These women thus seem to support the charges
already made by a Hawaiian hairdresser.

The nine women said that the reason they didn't come forward with
their charges before was that they didn't want it to be
considered a political ploy. The Congressional Women's Caucus is
going to see if this matter should be brought up before the
Senate Ethics Committee.

Rush is amazed to hear this story, and he comments that he has
already shown videotape about the hairdresser's charges on his TV
show. He is glad that these women are coming forward now, after
the election, and that the Representative involved is a Democrat
because this avoids any charges of political maneuvering. He
doubts that anything will be done to Inouye, though, since
Congress seems to refuse to admit the possibility that any
Democrat is ever guilty of anything.

*BREAK*

SECOND HOUR

Rush comments that at one point he was being offered book deals
by not only Simon and Schuster/Pocket Books but also by Dell
Publishing. He eventually accepted the Simon and Schuster deal
for many reasons, one of which was the greater confidence they
expressed in his chances for success as measured by the larger
advance he was given.

He recently, though, received a letter from his contact person at
Dell, Leslie Schnur, who first offers her condolences to Rush
because Clinton won the election. She noted, though, that she
personally is happy because "finally somebody I voted for won!"

She also offered condolences to Rush because Madonna's "Sex" has
usurped the number one spot on the NY Times best-seller list,
relegating Rush to number two. "Take heart," she writes. "Who
wouldn't be upstaged by Madonna?" Rush admits that "Madonna sits
atop me on the NY Times best-seller list," but he insists "I will
regain that number one position over Madonna - it's only a matter
of time."

Leslie then offered Rush congratulations for the success of his
book and TV show. She ends the letter by saying "even though I
disagree with you about everything, I'm pleased I had an
opportunity to meet you. Now I'm going to kill myself for not
publishing your book."

Update  Timber         ("Chain Saw Blues" with the sound of
falling trees)

New York City has chosen the tree it will use as its Christmas
tree at Rockefeller Center, and thus they have chopped the tree
down. Rush heartily advises that should anyone come to New York
during the Christmas season, they should go see the display at
Rockefeller Center. "It's postcard type stuff," Rush states.

He comments that he always judges a city by how well it does
Christmas, and New York really knows how to do Christmas. He adds
that the Country Club Plaza shopping center in Kansas City is
also a great place to visit during Christmas.

The New York Christmas tree was chopped down at Stony Point, and
it's 65 feet tall. Rush comments that this tree is a beautiful
example of what can be done with trees once you've chopped them
down. However, this tree is not perfect and additional branches
will have to be inserted into the tree to fill it out some.

Rush is glad that "anemic trees" like this are used so that the
weak in society are not offended; by choosing trees which are
less than perfect, New York City shows that even weak trees can
be made into something beautiful and gorgeous. He adds that
20,000 lights will be put on the Rockefeller Center Christmas
tree this year.

Rush shows that EIB has gotten into the Christmas Spirit by
playing a commercial for his favorite Christmas gift:

<<Husband, with sound of a roaring fire in the background>> Ah,
hon, don't you love this time of year?

<<Wife>> Oh, yes! Look at all the presents under the tree.

<<Husband, giving present to wife>> Here, open this one first.

<<Wife, unwrapping gift, with scream of delight>> Oh, just what I
wanted! The Rush Limbaugh Chipmunk Cookbook!

<<Husband>> Yeah . . . I wanted to make this Christmas . . .
special.

<<Wife>> Oh, thanks honey.

<<Four part chorus singing>> Chipmunks roasting on an open fire . . . 

<<Death-scream of Alvin-type chipmunk; chipmunk screams continue
through the commercial>>

<<Narrator>> Now, just in time for the holidays - it's the Rush
Limbaugh Chipmunk Cookbook, Volume One. Now for the first time
you and your family can enjoy those old-time favorite Limbaugh
family recipes that have been handed down from generation to
generation.

You'll enjoy Grandma Limbaugh's tasty Chipmunk Chowder, Uncle
Limbaugh's Savory Chipmunk Stew, and Rush Limbaugh's own personal
favorite, that crispy, crunchy Chipmunk Party Fix, a must at
every festive holiday occasion!

The Rush Limbaugh Chipmunk Cookbook, Volume One. Makes the
perfect stocking stuffer! Available at bookstores everywhere.

*BREAK*

Phone   Scott Barnes from Phoenix, AZ

Scott just returned from Hanoi, and thus didn't hear for himself
the comments that Rush made about Sidney Blumenthal's article on
him in the New Republic. Scott says that Blumenthal and the New
Republic have both issued retractions about the various
misstatements that they made about him in that article. <<This is
the June 6th issue of the New Republic, which Rush discussed on
his October 26th show.>>

Rush briefly summarizes events by saying that Perot went on 60
Minutes and claimed that he quit the Presidential campaign in
July because of rumors that the Republicans were going to
embarrass his daughter. Barnes was mentioned by Perot as one
source for these rumors, and Rush at the time remembered that
Barnes was also discussed in the New Republic piece. The point
Rush wanted to make then was that Perot's claim that he didn't
know Barnes simply wasn't true.

Scott says that he has talked to Blumenthal and has signed an
agreement with the New Republic about the untrue aspects of their
story. Among the many things that the New Republic was wrong
about was that Scott was never a Green Beret, but he did serve in
the Army and did get an honorable discharge. He was never in jail
as the article stated.

Also, Blumenthal attacked Scott's credibility by repeating his
statements that he crossed the border between Cambodia and
Thailand by fording a river; the New Republic then asserted that
no such rivers exist between the two countries. This is not true,
however - many such rivers exist.

Rush asks if it is true that Scott was one of Perot's sources
about how Republicans were allegedly going to disrupt the wedding
of Caroline Perot. Scott says that he told Perot nothing about a
wedding, but he did tell him about how Republicans were tapping
his office phones and were planning on altering photos of
Caroline.

Rush asks Perot how long Scott has known Perot, and Scott replies
that he's been talking with Perot since the early 80s. However,
Perot did not request Scott to testify before the Senate about
the POW/MIA issue; in reality, Scott was subpoenaed by Senator
John Kerry and the hearings were held in closed session.

Rush asks if Scott has asked 60 Minutes to make retractions on
their misstatements since the program made it appear that Scott's
credibility was not very strong at all. Scott says that he feels
he was hounded into doing that interview and was not allowed to
present his side of things.

Scott also says that Perot's two other sources about the photos
and wiretapping were from the Republican party, but he doesn't
know where the tip about the wedding came from. Scott doesn't
know who the two tipsters could be, although Ted Koppell
mentioned Robert Dole and Bob Dornan.

Rush asks if the GOP hired Scott to do these illicit things, and
Scott says that this is true; however, the sting that was
prepared to get evidence was screwed up by the FBI. Rush says
that Oberwetter did not fall for the sting and instead went
immediately to the FBI when he was approached. Scott feels that
this was only because he was tipped off by Buck Revell, the FBI
head in Dallas.

Rush asks if Scott really thinks the Republicans would have gone
ahead and accepted data collected from illegal wiretappings on
Perot's phone. Scott says that he and Oberwetter discussed this
for 20 minutes, and Oberwetter even asked for additional tapes
before he was tipped off about the sting.

Rush is running out of time and asks Scott if he thinks Perot is
someone who sees conspiracies everywhere. Scott replies "oh no,
not at all. I've never met the man, ever, and he's a very
honorable, decent, law-abiding, above-board citizen." Rush is a
bit surprised at this comment and asks if Scott really has never
met Perot.

Scott replies "I have never met Mr. Perot." Rush finds this a
curious statement from someone who has known Perot since the
early 80s and who has talked a lot with him. However, he thanks
Scott for calling and for giving his side of this story.

*BREAK*

Phone   Lonnie from Rockford, IL

Lonnie would like Rush to reread the Deathocrat poem he received
a couple of years ago. Rush explains that Murray Quirk of
southern California is a fan of the show and thus called in to
read the poem he wrote. The poem is a great piece of literature
and Rush replays Quirk's original reading of the poem:

What Is a Deathocrat Made Of?

        by Murray Quirk

Oh, what is a Deathocrat Made Of?

Of purple haze and militant gaze.

That's what a Deathocrat's made of.

Of sullen cynics, abortion clinics.

That's what a Deathocrat's made of.

Of pseudo-scholars and guilt trip wallowers,

hollow woe hollerers and hollower followers,

cowerers, glowerers, frivolous borrowers.

That's what a Deathocrat's made of.

Party of the strange and twisted.

Champion of each vice once hissed at.

Mockers of the tried and true.

Seekers who have not A CLU.

Where kinky notions find a home,

from whence the dinky dollar is thrown

to anywhere unjustified

from out the middle class's hide.

Pretenders pressing vague agendas,

they pose as philanthropic menders.

Pitting class and class and class,

these scions of the stubborn ass.

Kill a tree and risk their might?!!

Abortion? ... Why, a woman's right!

Depict George Bush as mad aggressor,

Castro as some quaint professor.

Appeasing all tyrants who act with bold violence,

with wishfullness, wistfullness, blissful dead silence,

they cheat on their spouses and back revolutions

where Marx and machine guns are posed as solutions.

They run in circles, swim in fees,

fly from responsibility.

A criminal will earn their pity

while victims mount in every city.

"The poor", they say, "we help upgrade!"

but back in 1978

with Democrats as the ruling tenants

of White House, Congress, and the Senate,

gaslines grew, inflation soared!

The poor did better under Ford.

Jimmy and Fritz looked pale and want.

"Who can we possibly blame this on?"

The people, that's who, as they did when they said,

"Things are bad ... they won't get better.

Its not our fault. Go wear a sweater."

They spent other folks's money to garner votes and praises,

leaving indexed taxing brackets that meant automatic raises,

that moved the poor and middle class,

their `special friends', they said,

to brackets where scant years before

the rich and fat had laid.

And when Reagan said at last, "Indexing has to go!",

they said, "The old will soon be dead!"

and similar cries of woe.

They cursed and wurst and fairly burst with ugly histrionics.

Inflation fell. But what the hell, it can't be Reaganomics!

The man's success left them a mess when he said with rhetoric
blistery,

"The dreaded reds will make their beds on the old ash heap of
history!"

"Abortion is lethal and communists evil?!!

Oh, how these rubes are uncouth!

What gay bashing, chauvinist, war monger bigots!

When will they ever see truth?"

So what is a Deathocrat made of?

What IS a Deathocrat made of?

Of moral despoilers, and strident annoyers,

devious lawyers, and porno mag voyeurs,

of prayer interdiction and socialist fiction,

stupid decisions and history revisions.

Of shear abdication as sex education,

equivocation and scorn for our nation.

Of asinine fratricide.

Bully for OUR side!

That's what a Deathocrat's made of.

Rush finds it fascinating one week after the election to again
listen to this poem, which was written two years ago. Lonnie also
asks Rush why his TV show can't be as long as the radio show
since it's the best TV show ever. Rush says that he's getting a
lot of questions about the TV show, and so he will answer them
during the third hour.

Phone   Shawn from Camarillo, CA

Shawn has just ordered Rush's newsletter, and is anxiously
awaiting her first issue. Rush comments that Shawn has subscribed
just in time since the next issue will include a special insert
with all of Clinton's promises. Shawn thanks Rush for not
forgetting Korea in his Veterans Day tribute since her dad served
in the Korean War, after enlisting at the tender age of 17. Her
father had to endure many challenges and problems in life, but he
is still he most positive person that Shawn has known.

Rush says that having a positive attitude is one of the most
important things a person can have. He is always flabbergasted by
surveys which show that many kids are depressed about the future
even to the point of considering suicide. This is especially
amazing since the current generation does have a life that is so
much better than that of their grandparents and great-
grandparents.

However, it's true that the more adversity people face, the more
they put things into the proper perspective. Challenge is a great
teacher - taking on hard and painful things teaches people what
life is about, and it is those who never have to face anything
tough who are more prone to negativism. Rush thanks Shawn for
sharing her story about her father and hopes she can call again.

*BREAK*

Phone   Phil from Ft. Huachuca, AZ

Phil is a former active-duty service member and he thanks Rush
for his Veterans Day tribute. He also saw Rush's TV show which
Rush listed the election's big winners and losers, and he adds
that another big loser is the US military which Clinton is
planning on reducing to levels not seen since before WWII. The
big winners, of course, will be tinhorn despots like Saddam
Hussein who will want to test the mettle of the new President and
the smaller US military.

Rush doesn't think there is any question about this - dictators
like Hussein will certainly wait until Clinton becomes President
since they know Bush will not end his administration as a wall-
flower. However, it won't be long after the inauguration before
some dictator takes some sort of provocative action.

The United States is the remaining world superpower and is the
only guarantor of the world's freedom. The enemies of freedom are
thus afraid of the US, and if one tinhorn despot can act against
US interests with impunity, then the world can quickly change for
the worst.

Rush is certain that Clinton is aware of this, but the question
is how he and his staff will deal with these problems when they
occur.

*BREAK*

Phone   Toni from Akron, OH

Toni used to live in Pittsburgh until 1981 and she remembers Rush
from his early radio days. Rush is impressed because he was using
a different name back then, but Toni says that she easily
recognized Rush's voice. She was very distraught after the
elections, but listening to Rush made her feel better. Toni also
has been following the debate about gays in the military and the
other social changes that Clinton is expected to make, and she
wonders if people voted with their pocketbooks instead of with
their morality.

Rush says that this is usually what happens in a bad economy.
However, there is some talk now that Clinton will not use
executive orders to dramatically change the way the government
addresses cultural issues. It has to be remembered that Clinton
is aware that the majority of people did vote for him on economic
issues, and he doesn't want to alienate them culturally. Even so,
though, Rush is certain "there will be a big tilt left" during
the Clinton administration.

*BREAK*

THIRD HOUR

Items

o       An editorial in the NY Post today comments on the New
Jersey mother who was murdered during a carjacking last week. The
alleged murderer has been caught, and he is a convicted criminal
who was out on parole. Capital punishment is often opposed with
the question "what do we do if society makes a mistake," yet
doesn't this same argument apply to parole?

What happens when society makes a mistake in paroling a convicted
felon, as it did with the man who killed this mother? This
happens all the time, so why doesn't society apply the same
standards, since the same thing happens - somebody dies. In this
case, a totally innocent woman died because society made a
mistake, so if capital punishment is to be opposed because of
possibly fatal mistakes, why shouldn't parole be addressed the
same way?

o       Rush received a letter from a Minnesota listener who
tells Rush that one of his political science professors once told
him that people get the government that they deserve. The
listener writes:

"People are enslaved because they are afraid to die for freedom.
People prefer to give up their rights to improve themselves in
order to gain a little security. People impoverish themselves
because of their greed. They suffer wars because of misguided
national pride. Well, the American people have chosen - they have
chosen as President a man who has a reputation of being a liar, a
womanizer, an opportunist, and a draft-dodger. The people must
now be prepared to pay for that choice. You get the government
you deserve."

Rush was talking with a friend yesterday about the election, and
they were both amazed that Clinton's victory is being considered
a mandate and a landslide. Granted seven out of 10 people voted
against Bush, but Bush lost; when six out of 10 people voted
against Clinton, Clinton should have lost as well.

The usual liberal retort is that this year had a three-man race,
making it impossible for someone to get over 50%. Rush reminds
people that there was a three-way race in 1980 between Reagan,
Carter, and Anderson, and Reagan got 50% of the vote then. Did
anyone call that a landslide? No, but Clinton's willing
participants in the media are more than willing to credit him
with a fictitious landslide.

o       William F. Buckley's column today goes back to the early
days of Perot's campaign <<Perot music starts>>. Many
commentators back then noticed that Perot's history at GM showed
he made a nuisance of himself until GM paid him $700 million to
leave. Rush posited that perhaps Perot was intending to do the
same thing on a national level.

Buckley writes that he hopes that Clinton does put Perot in his
cabinet, specifically as head of the Postal Service. Perot at
that position will get everyone so irritated and upset that the
government will just give the Post Office to Perot and let him
fix it.

o       Rush would like to make some comments about his
television show since so many listeners are writing and calling
him about it. Rush is proud of what he's accomplished, and he
thinks some lessons can be learned from his experience. In
particular, Rush realizes that his show's success is due to the
people who watch it and he again thanks his fans for their
support.

On Monday Rush did some interviews for his TV affiliates in which
he repeatedly fielded the question about whether he felt his
success has made him out of touch with the average American. Rush
doesn't think so at all and is somewhat resentful that so many
people think someone automatically becomes out of touch once they
succeed.

Rush knows many people think that success has come automatically
to him, without failures or problems, but this is not true. The
television show is a great example of this; for example, the New
York City TV station moved Rush's show to a later time because it
was doing better than the other shows around it. Thus, on next
Monday EIB is changing TV stations so that it can get an 11:00
a.m. time slot.

Rush is proud to say that on the week ending November 1st, his
show is the third-most watched syndicated television show, after
Nightline and the Tonight show. Since his show debuted in
September, it has gone consistently up in the ratings, with the
single exception of the week of the World Series.

All other new syndicated shows have fallen in the ratings, yet
Rush's success is ignored, just as he predicted. Any "reviews"
are nothing but personal attacks against him, not to mention that
he has been penalized for his success not just in New York but
elsewhere.

When a television trade magazine did a summary of the new shows
in August, Rush's show was conspicuously absent from the article.
EIB called the magazine to find out why he wasn't mentioned and
was told "space problems." Rush's success was also ignored in a
New York Today story about how syndicated shows are losing
ratings.

Rush knows that none of this really matters since it is his
audience, not his reviewers or critics, who make his show
succeed. He doesn't really mind the challenges that have been
placed in front of him because they've made sure he doesn't
become complacent or lazy. The obstacles, though, are still
there, and many people are still hoping that Rush will fail.

Other people face these problems, too, so Rush's experience is
not unique, but the point he wants to make is that this success
hasn't been easy, but then nothing worthwhile is. People should
remember this lesson in their own lives, but at the same time
they should remember success is possible for them, too.

As to other questions, Rush has decided that his show probably
won't go to an hour. One thing he has learned since doing the TV
show during the past few weeks is that radio and television have
nothing in common, and longer doesn't mean better. Rush will
continue talking about this after the break.

*BREAK*

Rush has come to the conclusion that a half-hour TV show is
plenty, especially when he doesn't know where he could get the
time to do more. Rush is particularly irritated, though, when
critics claim his TV show is nothing more than a radio show
because the two mediums are totally different. Unlike radio, TV
does not allow for spontaneity, and the video element is an
essential one for TV.

Rush, like most people, didn't realize these differences until he
started doing the show, and although an hour show would be
praised by most viewers, he thinks that perhaps the show may
suffer in quality. However, nothing is etched in stone, and just
because Rush doesn't want to do it doesn't mean it won't happen.
Not even Rush gets everything he wants in this world.

Phone   Tom from Boca Raton, FL

Tom thinks Rush should stop attacking Jack Kevorkian because the
country will soon need him. Soon the one-third of Republicans who
voted for Clinton will realize what they've done and be filled
with depression; they're going to need someone to help them, and
Tom thinks "Jack's the man." Rush admits he hadn't thought of
this aspect of things, and Tom has shown why Kevorkian should be
Clinton's Surgeon General.

*BREAK*

Phone   Denny from Cape Coral, FL

Denny is a Vietnam Vet and he was excited to see President Bush
this week when he arrived for a five-day vacation. "It's almost
as exciting as talking to you," Denny states. Denny was in
Vietnam in 1968 during the Tet Offensive, and he recalls a saying
that was written on the back of a C-ration can by some unknown
Marine: "For those who fought for it, freedom has a quality that
the protected will never know."

Denny was 18 when he first read that and he thinks it's still an
amazing comment, especially in the context of Veterans Day. Rush
thanks him for calling, and says that many in the audience
undoubtedly think the military is a relic of a bygone era and
that celebrations such as Veterans Day are "hokey."

However, these people have no understanding about what the
military is all about, nor do they have any idea about what the
US's role in world affairs really is. Too many people think that
the military is full of war-mongers who are just itching for the
next war. Yet people like Norman Schwarzkopf show how stupid that
thinking is.

Rush recalls when the Gulf War began in January, 1991, he made a
speech in which he asked what kind of military leaders America
wants to have - does America want a cold-blooded, dispassionate
leader who thinks of his soldiers only in terms of statistics and
figures, or does America want somebody whose heart is wrenched
from his chest when he thinks about only a single casualty and
what it means to that person's family?

Obviously, the latter is preferred, because such men, like
General Schwarzkopf, will plan a war so that it is over as soon
as possible, with the least amount of casualties. The US
military, though, is the most misunderstood and maligned
institution in the world; the Gulf War showed that America's
military was led by men who wanted to try everything else before
resorting to war. However, once the war started, these leaders
realized that the war had to be won as quickly as possible.

Problems occur when the military is not allowed to do their job,
and this is what happened in Vietnam - politicians and others
made the decisions, instead of letting the generals win the war.
Thus, the war lasted far longer than it should have.

Rush doesn't think there is anything weird or shameful about the
men and women in the military. Too often those who have
commitment are laughed at and ridiculed, and this is especially
true of those in the military, who are laughed and mocked for
their commitment to ethics, principles, and morality.

It is commitment, though, along with a pursuit of excellence that
is found in the military. Everything is achieved through merit,
not by quotas or affirmative action. The military is often the
only place where some people learn about discipline, commitment,
and respecting authority.

This is why Rush is upset about the women in combat debate -
women can certainly serve, but the feminist leaders such as
Patricia Schroeder want the issue of women in combat to be a
voluntary decision on the part of women. This is not how a
military force can be run, and it certainly can't be done for
only half of the population.

You can't give women a choice to go into combat, while requiring
men to go whether they want to or not. The military is not about
implementing social programs, and Rush asks whether the people
would have wanted the Gulf War to be run according to the
philosophies of the National Organization for Women or General
Norman Schwarzkopf. Obviously, the correct choice is the latter.

*BREAK*

Phone   Randy from San Jose, CA

Randy saw a column by Leslie Gelb in the San Jose Mercury News
titled "Is Clinton Tough Enough"; it claims that Republicans are
already undermining Clinton's administration by going to foreign
businesses and leaders. "Conservatives are unashamed by self-
interest and feel comfortable exercising power on their own
behalf," according to Gelb. "But because moderates and liberals
tend toward tolerance by philosophy and temperament, they want to
understand other points of views and find it natural to live with
differences."

Rush is incredulous that anyone could think liberals are the ones
who are tolerant of differences, and that conservatives are
somehow sabotaging Clinton's administration even though they are
not in power. Rush hasn't read this story and will have to read
it for himself before making any more comments.

However, he again warns that the Republican party should not
start claiming that the only reason Bush lost was because of the
indictment Walsh handed down last Friday. This doesn't mean that
the special prosecutor is irrelevant, because Irangate and
Iraqgate are all about discrediting the 80s. Liberals have to
convince the public that Reagan's policies were totally without
merit and that they should never be tried again.

The 80s, though, showed the harm and irrelevance that liberalism
brings to the country, but liberals have successfully rewritten
history to destroy this memory. Liberals still have to do
everything they can, though, to convince the people how rotten,
evil, and phony the 80s were. Thus, the special prosecutor
industry has to attacked as the witch hunt it is.

However, Republicans should accept the fact that elections are
won with convictions, beliefs, and ideas. The lack of these
should be seen as why Bush and the GOP didn't win in 1992.

*BREAK*

In the next issue of Limbaugh Letter, Rush will also present a
revised list of his Undeniable 35 Truths of Life, "printed on
equally sized tablets."

Phone   Helen from Dayton, OH

Helen asks if Clinton will have the nerve to lay a wreath on the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Rush is certain that Clinton won't
shy back from any of these sorts of displays; now that he's been
elected, he'll undoubtedly have a change of heart about the
military. Rush, though, doesn't know why people are asking this
question now since the election is done and over with. Clinton
will say whatever he needs to say, and this is something Rush has
known for months.

Phone   Evan from Lake Forest, CA

Evan mentions the Sol Wachtler case and how yesterday Cuomo came
to Wachtler's defense. Even though Wachtler is accused of
blackmail, extortion, and kidnapping, Cuomo said that being
accused of these things do not make Wachtler a bad guy, but "he's
just a victim of society." Evan bets that this will be Cuomo's
philosophy should he ever get on the Supreme Court.

Rush agrees, and points out that Cuomo was the one who appointed
Wachtler. He promises to talk more about this later. To close the
program on Veterans Day, he repeats his mix of Lee Greenwood and
Norman Schwarzkopf.

-- 
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                           | has failed. What has he done? Nothing!"
CompuServe: 74076,1250     | --Dave Barry to Larry King, November 12, 1992
Internet: jrs@netcom.com   | (P.S. Impeach Clinton, support the coup!)
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