From: jrs@netcom.com (John Switzer)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,alt.rush-limbaugh
Subject: Summary Thu 10/1/92
Summary: Unofficial Summary for Thursday, Oct. 1, 1992
Keywords: Unofficial Summary Rush Limbaugh
Date: 2 Oct 92 23:06:36 GMT
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Unofficial Summary of the Rush Limbaugh Show

for Thursday, October 1, 1992

by John Switzer

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This unofficial summary is copyright (c) 1992 by John Switzer.
All Rights Reserved. These summaries are distributed on
CompuServe and the Internet, and distribution of this summary to
other electronic forums and bulletin boards is highly encouraged.
Spelling and other corrections gratefully received.

Please note the following disclaimer when reading and using this
summary:

1.      These summaries are unofficial summaries and are not
approved or sanctioned by Rush Limbaugh or EIB, and should not be
considered a 100% accurate representation of each show. I have no
connection to Rush Limbaugh or EIB other than as a daily
listener.

2.      Because this summary is not a word-by-word transcript, it
is inevitable that I may not accurately portray Rush's beliefs or
supporting points. My choice of words may also distort the points
presented by Rush and his callers.  A good rule of thumb is "If
something sounds reasonable and intelligent, it belongs to Rush;
if something sounds weird or wrong, it probably belongs to me."

3.      The format of this summary is as follows:

        o NEWS - refers to what I consider to be  pertinent  news
items of the day, as reported by the newspapers, radio, or TV
news media. This news may or may not also be reported by Rush
during his show; however, I like to use this feature to keep a
perspective on current events as they happen.

        o MORNING UPDATE - this is Rush's syndicated morning
update which is separate from his regular show.

        o Items - these are the short bits of news or other items
of interest that Rush himself discusses.

        o Phone - this indicates a phone call.

        o Update - this is one of Rush's many updates, and
indicates which song Rush is playing. Note, though, that I may
not use the "official" title of the song, and sometimes will use
the most recognizable line of dialogue as the title.

        Any other text is part of Rush's monologue.

4.      Anything that appears in "double quotes" may or  may  not
be a direct quote of Rush, his sources, or his callers. Use the
context of the quoted statement to determine the meaning. My
editorial comments are enclosed in double angled brackets (<<
>>).

5.      Although I strive for accuracy at all times, because of
the length of each show (3 hours a day, 5 days a week), I cannot
check facts, figures, or names. In particular, the names of
people, places, and things may be spelled incorrectly.

6.      A note is needed on Rush's sense of humor, which can run
the gamut from sardonic and sarcastic to rude and crude. Trying
to convey the spirit of spoken humor into the written word is a
daunting task, and I may not always be successful. Therefore, I
use the following conventions to identify Rush's humor: a) a
lead-in such as "Rush jokes" or "Rush injects some humor by
saying; b) using words such as "according to Rush," "supposedly,"
"allegedly" as in "The police supposedly called the theft of 500
panties `unmentionable.' c) putting editorial comments within
double brackets as in <<Rush is joking here>>. Above all, use
your knowledge of Rush and his show, and the context of the
remarks to determine if humor is present.

DISCLAIMER: This unofficial summary is intended for regular
listeners of Rush's show and is not intended to replace or
supplant Rush's show, as if that would be possible. If you find
that you cannot regularly listen to Rush's show, check with your
local station to see if they replay the show later at night. My
local station, for example, replays the show most nights at 8pm.
You can also use most VCRs to record from the radio - simply
connect an audio cable from the AUDIO IN jack at the back of your
VCR to the AUDIO OUT or auxiliary speaker jack at the back of
your radio. Then switch your VCR over to LINE mode (see the VCR's
documentation for details) and record.

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October 1, 1992

MORNING UPDATE

<<missing because KTMS decided not to play it for some reason>>

FIRST HOUR

Rush stayed up to three in the morning last night because George
Brett got four times and became the 18th baseball player in
history to get 3000 hits. This was especially moving for Rush
since Brett has been a good friend to Rush for about a decade. It
was especially nice to see George's brother interview him after
the game.

Rush says that Brett is a very intelligent and nice guy. Rush met
Brett when he worked for the Kansas City Royals. He points out
that his position at the Royals was one of absolutely no
consequence - his duties included selling tickets, advertising,
and finding someone to throw out each game's ceremonial first
pitch. His really big job, though, was to make sure that whoever
was going to sing the National Anthem was sober.

Rush loved the five years he was with the Royals, though, since
they prepared him for the real world. He appreciates the
opportunity he was given to join one of baseball's best
organizations, especially since it enabled him to meet a lot of
people he would otherwise never have known.

The Royals were doing well back then, and in 1980 they had their
first trip to the World Series. Rush was able to get anyone on
the phone since he was with the Kansas City Royals, and this
allowed him to meet a lot of important people on a professional
level. However, Rush especially treasures the friendships he made
with the players.

Rush often had to go into the clubhouse for "important" tasks
such as getting players to autograph baseballs for guests of the
Royals. Rush recalls Jamie Quirk and George Brett, among others
who, along with their families, were among the nicest people he's
known.

George Brett and Rush became friends not because Rush was
important but because Brett was very nice. Brett understood
Rush's position and was nice enough to help every time Rush
needed something. This was during the zenith of Brett's career,
and his kindness to Rush did nothing to help his career, but
Brett was always a nice and friendly guy who was never affected
by the massive attention he got from the press.

Rush says that his experience with the Royals was a "hoot," and
he is grateful he went through it before he had to grow up. One
incident stands out in his memories - the Royals put on a number
of community nights for the different groups in the area. Since
Rush was Director of Sales, he was responsible for putting these
things together.

The Olathe community of fans was so large that the Royals would
kick off the sales drive during the summer by having a luncheon
that featured various ballplayers as guests of honor. The players
were compensated only $200 or so for the day, which wasn't much
even then, and George Brett never had to do these sorts of
luncheons since he was in such high demand by the national media.

One year, one of the club's other high-profile players who had
agreed to attend this luncheon backed out with only one day's
notice. This left Rush in the lurch since he had already done
massive advertising and publicity saying that this player would
attend.

Rush was basically left alone to solve this problem since he was
in charge. He went to George Brett who agreed to attend. Brett
was not showing up for the money since he could command five
figures for a half-hour autograph session. Brett's only condition
was that Rush had to get Jamie Quirk to attend as well.

The two men attended the luncheon and things turned out better
than expected since Brett was the Royals' superstar. Brett was
engaging and charming as he met the public and signed autographs.
This was typical of Brett, though - all of his publicity and fame
never went to his head, and in particular he always extended a
helping hand to younger players. Brett was never aloof or
standoffish, and Rush is glad, proud, and excited for Brett's
major achievement last night.

Many people were doubting that Brett would reach 3000 hits this
year, but Brett never had any doubts. "The salad days may be
over," states Rush, "but he can still hit the baseball better
than most people who have ever played this game."

Rush will be flying to Kansas City on Friday to take part in the
celebrations, and since he won't get back until Monday, a Best of
Rush show will be aired on Monday.

*BREAK*

Items

o       Question: "what is the sure-fire feminist method of birth
control?" Answer: "their personalities."

o       Rush comments that he did a Homeless Update yesterday
about yet another dumpster death in St. Louis, and he suggested
then that there should be some sort of flag attached to dumpsters
so that garbage truck drivers can know if someone is inside.

A letter writer on CompuServe suggests that a sign showing a
shopping cart within a red circle and red slash could be affixed
to all dumpsters. When the homeless enter the dumpster, they
could turn the sign around to indicate that the dumpster is
occupied. The letter writer adds that those displaced by the LA
riots could be hired to put these signs on all dumpsters.

o       Rush states "it's nail 'em day" - first, Citizen Perot
has now hired private investigators to check out his own
volunteers, while Clinton is continue to flip-flop on abortion.
Rush promises more on both topics later.

*BREAK*

Rush is proud to announce that his book will be number one for
the third week in a row on the October 11th New York Times best
seller list. Rush can't thank his devoted fans enough for their
support, and he rejoices in the knowledge that he is confounding
his liberal critics. These liberals claim that they are the
essence of tolerance yet they are the ones who are the most angry
and mad about this book.

Just how many conservative books are out there, Rush asks. Two,
perhaps - Rush's and some other token offering? The fact that
people are snapping up Rush's book shows how desperately hungry
the people are for conservative reading fare. This makes the
liberals even more angry, and they are thus filled with rage and
anger as they review his book. The EIB staff asks if this means a
Pulitzer is out of the question, and Rush admits that this is
probably so.

Rush points out that his book has come out of nowhere, and it
still has been on the NY Times best seller list for the four
weeks that it's been sold. Furthermore, it's been number one on
the list for three of those weeks. Yet not one story has been
done about who Rush is, what his book is about, and why it is
selling so well. This is unprecedented for a best seller, and
Rush predicts that whatever book replaces his as number one will
be the most celebrated book in history as liberals sigh with
relief that his book is no longer on the top.

Rush points out that his book contains simple truth, and he has
not needed reviews, book signings, or any of the other
paraphernalia that best selling books usually need to make it to
number one. In fact, the reviews that have come out about this
book have been filled with the most hateful, venomous language
Rush has seen in such reviews.

Rush isn't angry about this, but is in fact delighted because he
predicted in his book that this is exactly what would occur. This
whole experience, however, has been most humbling for him and he
again thanks his listeners for making it happen.

Phone   Barry from La Costa, CA

Barry says that he tried to buy Rush's book but it's nowhere to
be found in San Diego; however, all four of the stores he visited
had copies of Gore's book and Clinton's books prominently
displayed. It did not look like anyone was buying these books at
all, though.

Barry saw Nightline last night and loved how Lynn Martin handled
Al Gore. Gore ended up having to claim that a program set up by
Bush to help Latin America (AID) countries was established solely
for moving jobs to South American countries which offer cheap
labor. Lynn Martin refuted Gore brilliantly by pointing out that
1) Gore voted for these plans, and 2) the US has a positive
balance of trade with those countries. Not to mention that if
your trading partners are economically strong, then this
increases jobs in your own country. Barry points out that better
jobs are created, too.

Rush agrees that Martin was brilliant, but this is the second day
in a row that Gore has embarrassed himself in public. Gore is
trying to attack Bush on the Gulf War, yet Gore supported the
Gulf War in exchange for 7 minutes of prime-time TV coverage on
January 12, 1991. The AID program for South American countries
has had partisan support for decades, which Gore seems to have
forgotten. Gore is trying to dig up some sort of bogeymen that
will scare voters into voting for the Democratic ticket, but this
ticket is engaged in some blatant lying.

Barry says that even Ted Koppel said that it was ridiculous for
Gore to claim that Bush supported the program just to move jobs
out of the country. Barry half expected Gore to start singing
"This is My Party and I Can Lie If I Want To." Rush says that
Koppel was not really on Martin's side as he challenged her
figures. Martin, though, refuted the idea that Bush purposely
formulated foreign policy so as to secure the loss of American
jobs.

Clinton and Gore are in a panic mode, and there is no reason for
them to be making such outrageous claims.

*BREAK*

Phone   Steve from Manhattan, NY

Steve thinks that the economy is Bush's biggest liability, yet
most people don't seem to understand the global nature of the
economy. He wonders why Baker isn't pointing out how much better
the US is doing than the rest of the world. Rush says that the
polls show that Americans think their economy is doing badly; if
these people are wrong, how can they be convinced otherwise? Do
you tell them flat-out that they are wrong, or do you try to
commiserate with them and say that you will help them out in
these tough times.

Clinton and Gore, though, are now claiming that the US led the
rest of the world into a world recession, thanks to the evils of
Reaganomics. Steve, though, thinks that the point should be
emphasized that the US is doing better than the rest of the
world. Rush wonders how you can do this when the current
unemployment rate is staring people in the face.

Steve thinks most people will understand that this is a world-
wide problem and that the President can't do that much about it.
Rush says that this approach won't really work unless the
President can inspire people and convince them that they can work
for their own prosperity. Steve still thinks that a comparison of
the US to Japan and Europe might help Americans understand the
situation.

Rush agrees that honesty is the best policy, and if James Baker
can do this with honesty then it should be done. However, if
Baker can't do this, then he will appear to be doing nothing but
pandering.

*BREAK*

Phone   Pat from Columbus, GA

Pat thinks that Gore won his debate last night with Lynn Martin;
she feels Gore should be praised for his attempts to stop
American companies from moving factories to Mexico, with the
subsequent loss of American jobs. Pat doesn't think that the
President should tell Americans to buy these foreign-made
products which are built only because Americans have lost their
jobs.

Rush wonders if Pat really thinks Bush is trying to implement
foreign policy so as to cause the loss of American jobs, as Gore
has claimed. Pat says that Gore mentioned a number of factories
that have been closed. Rush says that this happens, not because
of Bush's foreign policies, but because of market forces.

Rush doesn't know the full specifics of the AID bill Gore was
referring to last night, but he does want to try to explain the
NAFTA bill which would cause the loss of only low-paid, unskilled
jobs in America. Pat says that these workers are the ones who end
up on welfare, and thus the loss of these jobs means that the US
will have to spend more on welfare payments for the laid-off
workers.

Rush would like to change Pat's mind on this, and thus holds her
through the break.

*BREAK*

SECOND HOUR

Phone   Pat from Columbus, GA (continued)

Rush wants to deal with the perception that Bush is trying to
eliminate American jobs. He therefore asks Pat what the purpose
of a company or business is. Pat answers "profit," which leads
Rush to next ask if she thinks that a corporation should become a
social program by keeping a factory open even if it is losing
money. Pat says that this could be a hard question to answer; if
a company, though, offers a good product and has good management,
then it should not need to close its factories.

Rush says he would like to explain the reason this could happen,
and Pat says "greed." Rush doesn't believe this, although many in
society think that "pursuit of profit" is the same thing as
greed. Granted, there are greedy people and companies out there,
but they are a minority. Wanting to make a profit is not the
definition of "greed."

Smith-Corona, for example, was paying its workers at a typewriter
plant $12, and thus was having problems competing with Japanese
typewriters, which have lower labor costs. Smith-Corona therefore
had to lower their costs so as to remain competitive with the
imported models. The number one cost for any company is usually
labor, and thus labor costs would have to be reduced.

Pat thinks that if this situation exists, then the US should
simply keep the foreign products out of the country. Rush points
out that this harms the American consumer because they will have
to pay more for a product than they should. If the US is really
in a global economy, then it has to think globally.

Many economists say that most of the jobs that will be lost to
Mexico are the jobs that people in this country won't do anyway.
Pat says that this doesn't help the $12/hour workers - how can
they buy these products if they don't have any money? If
importing products from Japan will put several hundred workers
out of work, then who is going to buy these products anyway? She
thinks the country should support American jobs with a "buy
American" policy.

Rush wonders how long jobs can be artificially propped up in this
manner; if the goal is to keep factories open so that they can
continue to pay workers $12/hour, then the company will go out of
business. Pat says that if the current trends continue, the US
won't have any companies or businesses.

Rush says that this is also wrong - US exports are at an all-time
high. Pat, though, says that the trade deficit is negative. Rush
agrees, but this is a separate issue - there's a trade deficit
because overseas markets are closed in whole or in part to US
products. A job, though, is not a social contract that a company
has with its community. Companies do not exist to provide jobs
but to satisfy the consumers' demand, and satisfying this demand
almost always hinges on price and value.

Rush points to Mexico - in the short term, Pat is right - the US
will lose jobs. However, in the long term it will be the low-end
jobs that US workers don't want that are transferred out of the
US to places where there is no employment, and thus people are
willing to work for less. If someone wants to do a job for
$2/hour, then that is what the job is worth. It's not immoral for
a company to go for the cheapest sources it has available, as
long as the quality remains high enough to satisfy consumer
demands.

Pat, though, doesn't think this is morally right for companies to
do - will an unemployed worker think this is morally right? Rush
says that Pat is talking about artificially keeping jobs, which
is not possible. If a company can't pay its American workers
without suffering a loss, then how can it stay in business
without government subsidies?

Pat says that "the whole structure in the United States has
crumbled in the past 25 years," and she blames this on CEOs who
make "huge, outlandish salaries." Rush thinks that there is a
disparity between CEO salaries and worker salaries, but this is a
matter for stockholders and the Board of Directors to decide. The
CEO salaries are irrelevant as to whether a company can stay in
business.

There are also those who could argue that CEOs are worth the
money they are paid. It has to be remembered that if someone is
paid a high salary, it rarely is done through extortion. The
market freely determines people's salaries, and somewhere along
the line are people who are willing to pay the CEO's high
salaries.

What the US needs to do is help its South American trading
partners who are economically depressed. If these countries have
strong economies, then the US will greatly benefit through
increased trade. Giving the low-end, unskilled jobs to these
countries rids the US of them, helps the countries since they can
now employ their workers, and helps the companies who now have
lower costs.

The most important thing that should be done when a Smith-Corona
type company leaves the country is that the displaced workers
should be educated and trained so that they can fit into the new
American economy, which needs skilled workers and not day
laborers. This is why it is important that schools teach subjects
of importance as opposed to the multiculturalist social
gobbledegook which the left endorses.

People must realize that the job market is different now, and
there is a lot more opportunity for the use of talent and for
entrepreneurial spirit. Trade labor is losing its importance to
the economy, as seen by the weakening of the unions. Rush
therefore hopes that Pat sees that Bush is not willingly
sacrificing hundreds of thousands of jobs so that his CEO buddies
can have big profits. This is what Al Gore is claiming, though.

The US cannot control market forces - if it could, there would
never be any recessions or depressions. Instead the US should try
to leave the market alone and stop trying to interfere with it
every step of the way with more regulations and protectionism.
Pat agrees that change must occur, but there are people in the
middle being crushed.

The children in schools now will learn what they need to know,
while those in college or those going back to school are learning
as well. However, the people in the middle are finding out that
they can no longer depend on the jobs that they've had for 10 or
20 years. Rush says that it's a mistake to believe that you will
have one job for the rest of your life. People have to learn this
- no job is forever, even in the good times.

The US Constitution does not guarantee a job, nor does it
guarantee that a company will be around in 10 years. One caller
recently stated that one problem with America is that people are
more interested in jobs than they are in work. A lot of middle-
managers are being let go, but this is not because the companies
are mean and brutal; the companies simply can't afford to keep
highly paid, non-productive employees around.

A job is not an entitlement, and people have to earn their job
and prove themselves every day. This is what is killing the union
movement which thinks that once someone gets a job that they
don't have to worry about doing good work. Workers want to be
paid what they're worth, not what everyone else is getting. The
country is rejecting this form of socialism.

*BREAK*

Rush points out that Congress yesterday was unable to override
the President's veto of the family leave bill. This bill would
have told every business that has 50 or more employees that if an
employee's family member gets sick, or if they have a new baby,
the business has to let the employee take up to 12 weeks off.
This means, of course, that the company would need to hire part-
time workers for those 12 weeks to do the employee's job.

Many will claim that this is needed because businesses are so
evil and cheap that they will screw their employees over at every
chance. However, if family leave was such a good idea, then why
aren't companies doing this in the first place? After all, the
supporters for this bill claimed that the family leave bill would
increase employee productivity. But if 12 weeks off would really
help a company's productivity, wouldn't the company be doing it
now?

A basic rule of thumb is that if businesses are not doing
something that the government wants them to do, then there are
usually good economic reasons for not doing it.

*BREAK*

Phone   Dan from Bowling Green, KY

Dan thinks that Governor Clinton is already having a negative
affect on the US economy. Dan owns five video stores, and he was
planning on expanding into four different cities next year.
However, Dan's partner is scrapping the expansion plan because he
wants to pay off the company's debt as much as possible. He feels
this is necessary because if Clinton gets elected, the increased
tax burden may put them out of business.

Rush thinks that Dan is wise to wait and see if Clinton gets
elected and if he gets his plan implemented by Congress. Clinton
has already said what he will do - implement a 7% payroll tax for
health care, a 1.5% payroll tax for job training, a corporate tax
increase, and more. Clinton and his Democratic allies don't
understand that if they choke off expansion like they are doing
with Dan, then they are killing their tax base. Furthermore, Dan
is not going to be as competitive as he is now with the big
chains. This goes along nicely with why big business is
supporting Clinton - his economic plan will put small businesses
like Dan's out of business.

Rush thinks that Dan is making a wise, although sad move. Dan
agrees - September is turning out to be one of his company's best
months ever. Rush says that Dan is being insensitive for doing
well instead of suffering along with the rest of the country;
"obviously" Dan is just a nazi for daring to be successful in
this period of economic doom and gloom. Dan replies "Heil Hitler"
because he just doesn't think that things are as bad off as the
Democrats are claiming.

Rush thanks Dan for calling and says that it really is a shame
that someone is holding off on expanding his business because he
fears the tax increases that Clinton would implement if he became
President.

Rush gets a bottle of his favorite Snapple flavor, raspberry-
flavored diet ice-tea, and as he pours it over the ice he states
"ah, orgasmic for beverage lovers."

Phone   John from Orlando, FL

John is worried about the election - he just got his history
degree and is looking for a job as a social worker with kids in
the inner cities. Orlando, though, has a high unemployment rate,
which is making his job search difficult. He is concerned that if
Clinton gets elected, his career plans will be severely set back.

Rush is confused - if John really wants to go into social work,
then he should be considering Clinton as a "gravy train" since
President Clinton would expand social spending. John agrees, but
this means higher taxes on him and a continued economic
recession. He has more trust in Bush and feels that Bush can get
the economy going again.

Rush agrees, and he tries to boost John's morale by saying that
his gut feeling is that Bush will win in November. He has no data
on this, but he does sense a momentum shift - Clinton's
backtracking on debates, his shift on abortion, the recent
stories about his war protests at Oxford, not to mention Perot's
reappearance with his "sheep army of volunteers."

Thus, all in all, Rush is feeling good right now about the
election. If Clinton wins, though, Rush knows his life will
continue to be good since every day on his show he could say
"see, I told you so." However, Rush doesn't want to put the
success of his show before that of the country. Rush therefore
suggests that John keep a stiff upper lip until November and hope
for a Bush victory.

*BREAK*

Phone   Ed from Mahopac, NY

Ed says that Mint Snapple is his favorite flavor, and Rush
comments that he gave a bottle of this flavor to Vladimir Posner
during one of his visits to the EIB studios. Rush pointed out
that Snapple wasn't available in Russia.

Ed says that he has been working as a civilian contractor to the
military for decades, and thus he feels he has a good sense of
what goes on in the military. Perot has gotten a strong
reputation in the military as a folk hero; also, because Ed has a
technological background, he was intrigued by Perot's electronic
town hall. Ed thinks that this idea will eventually happen,
sooner or later.

Rush says that this may happen, but it won't work as Perot has
stated it would. Ed says that Perot was just expressing one
possible idea; "he gets ideas from all over the country." Rush
says that this is true, but Perot doesn't listen to any of them.
Ed admits that he supported Perot originally, but is now waiting
to see if Perot can recapture his early magic.

Rush tells Ed that Perot is a fraud, phony, and "two saucers
short of a full place setting." Ed, though, thinks that people
are killing the messenger because of his message. Rush says that
Perot has done this all by himself. He encourages Ed to listen
during the third hour's monologue because he has a stack of Perot
stuff to go through.

Rush is befuddled, though, by how many people are still following
Perot as if he heralded the second coming. Rush is amazed and
dumbfounded by how sheep-like so many Americans are acting around
Perot. He has always thought that Americans were very intelligent
and perceptive, and thus he can't understand why anyone other
than Perot's staffers and sycophants would vote for him.

*BREAK*

Phone   Vince from Salisbury, NC

Vince says that Rush's comments on George Brett got him thinking
about how the most successful people he's met have all been among
the nicest people he's known. These people are self-confident yet
still posse a genuine humility, they genuinely like people and
treat them fairly, they believe in a higher power, as well as in
hard work and sacrifice, and they are upfront and honest. Vince
thinks that this is a good set of characteristics to look for in
a President, and there is only one candidate he sees who fits
this profile.

Rush says that he read an article in a business magazine about a
survey of the top CEOs which showed that most had never been
divorced and are devoted family people, and the majority
regularly attend religious services. The profile the magazine
gave of these executives was in marked contrast to the
conventional wisdom that thinks all executives are evil, greedy,
money-grubbing scum.

Phone   Roger from Waseca, MN

Roger is a trucker who works 70 hours a week, and the economy is
not that bad because he could work more if he wanted. Rush says
that this country does allow people to create their own jobs if
they so want. Roger adds that when a company moves into town,
sometimes a company does have a moral obligation to the town.

Rush says that "sweet-heart" deals are often made to get a
company to move to a certain town, and these imply a certain
obligation. Companies do have moral obligations to make sure they
do give back to their communities; however, a company's moral
obligation can be fulfilled only while the company is still able
to function and make a profit. Above all, though, a company's
moral obligations do not include creating jobs just for the sake
of employing people.

*BREAK*

THIRD HOUR

Items

o       Rush is laughing because of the latest Perot news. Perot
is scheduled to make an announcement at 4 p.m. EST, and a group
of Perot volunteers is planning to go to Wall Street and set up
some television sets near a statue of George Washington. They
will then watch Perot's announcement under the shadow of
America's first President; the group is even now calling the
media to invite them to cover this "special event."

o       According to official reports, Perot was supposed to have
met with his state coordinators on Monday so that the two major
parties could make their respective presentations. After this the
coordinators were supposed to go out and start polling their
state's volunteers as to whether Perot should re-enter the
campaign. A couple of Perot's state coordinators, from New Mexico
and Minnesota, were asked yesterday about how they were doing
this, and they replied that they started the polling last week,
before the meeting.

The interviewer asked how the polling could have started before
the coordinators even knew about the Republican and Democratic
presentations. The two coordinators made some sort of excuse
about "needing to get started," and Rush decides to let the facts
speak for themselves.

o       Today's NY Times and Washington Post are reporting that
Ross Perot has hired private investigators to investigate
business competitors. Clayton Moferd, general counsel for the
Perot campaign also acknowledged that Perot paid $76,000 in
August and September to a San Francisco-based investigative
agency to check out his own volunteers. Moferd said that most of
the money was paid to provide guards for Perot's California
headquarters, but some of the money also went to check out
volunteers, to see if they had misappropriated funds or had
criminal records.

Rush says that his "uninformed, wild-guess opinion" is that Perot
probably has a huge police force, and that these sort of
investigations are pretty common for him.

Update  Slick Willie         (Johnny Preston, "Charming Billy"
with patented Hillary Cackle)

In a classic example of being on both sides, Clinton is trying to
straddle the fence on the abortion issue. Deborah Oren of the
Washington Post writes that Clinton "faces new credibility
questions on abortion rights after being quoted in the new
Readers Digest as saying "I have no problem with a 24 hour
waiting period as long as it is not an undue burden on low-income
people who travel long distances in states where abortions are
performed only in one or two places."

Rush points out that this is not the pro-choice, feminist view on
abortion. Clinton, however, has already presented the proper
liberal stance in his position paper where he states that he is
pro-choice and has "fought successfully against mandatory waiting
periods in Arkansas."

The Clinton campaign has not yet responded to this discrepancy
yet, and this is the second time that Clinton's abortion beliefs
have been called into question. The NY Post reported in July that
Clinton was not fully truthful when in one of the NY debates he
claimed he opposed a right-to-life amendment to the Arkansas
constitution. Clinton did not publicly oppose the amendment, and
in fact in 1986 Clinton wrote a letter to pro-life constituents
in which he endorsed the amendment.

Rush points out that Al Gore has done the exact same thing, and
this begs the question of how does America know what Clinton
really stands for? What will happen when it's time for Clinton to
negotiate with a foreign power or with Congress? What are his
principles? Clinton clearly is pandering to the pro-choice crowd,
just like he is pandering to the other special interest groups
who will demand that he do certain things to pay them back after
the election.

Abortion is a litmus test for Democratic Presidential nominees,
and so Clinton is bound to run into problems because of these
revelations. Rush hopes that people figure Clinton out soon,
before it is too late. He points out that a 24 hour waiting
period is not an economic hardship. It's strange that Democrats
think 24 hours is too long to wait while if the woman has the
baby, they think that it's not an economic hardship to take 12
weeks off. "This is obscene logic," Rush states.

*BREAK*

Items

o       The media is all beside itself about Dan Quayle's
comments that he would be at a "disadvantage" in a debate with
Gore because Gore went to a private school while Quayle went to
public schools. Thus, the headlines today are all of the nature
"Quayle puts down public schools." Rush is disgusted with a media
that slants the story this way, and he wonders why they persist
in knowingly distort and take out of context everything Quayle
says.

Quayle has been ridiculed for years as a child of the rich and as
someone who had all the advantages. Gore, meanwhile, is portrayed
as a second Abraham Lincoln who grew up on a dirt farm with the
soil of Mother Earth lodged between his nails. However, it was
Quayle who went to public schools while Gore grew up in a life of
privileges and advantages, and this is all that Quayle was
pointing out. "I understand it," Rush states, "why can't you in
the media understand it?"

o       Rush is also tired of the debates about the debates. He
asks his staff what they remember from the Bush/Dukakis debates
of 1988. Neither Kit Carson, Bo Snerdley, or Mike Maimone have an
answer, while Diana Schneider does. "The woman gets it," Rush
states - the one thing that people remember about the 1988
debates is Dukakis' answer about what he would do if his wife
were raped.

In the Ford/Carter debates of 1976, the only thing people
remember is Ford's assertion that Poland was not dominated by the
Soviet Union. Similarly, in the 1980 debates the thing that is
remembered is Reagan's comment "there you go again." The point is
that the only things people remember from these debates are not
the statements on the issues; thus, what is the big deal about
these debates anyway as far as a candidate's electability goes?

The debates highlight those candidates who can think quickly on
their feet, but does the public really want someone who makes
snap decisions? Of course, people want a good TV show, but Rush
has to ask just how much the debates contribute in a substantive
sense to the decision people make when they finally vote in
November.

o       Boris Yeltsin wants to privatize Russia by giving
citizens vouchers that can be used to buy shares in companies.
The Russian people, though, don't know what to do with the
vouchers, and thus the thrust of some stories is that these
people should just go back to Communism. Shaking his head at the
media, Rush says "tsk, tsk, tsk."

*BREAK*

Phone   Malcolm from Concord, NH

Malcolm wants to speak for the "dispossessed of America who do
not have a voice." He thinks the average American made this
country what it is, but "it's gone now. We deserve to be heard,
we deserve to have a voice. We have Ross Perot. If you want to
dump on us, you're wasting your time, Rush." <<The Perot theme
music starts.>>

Rush sighs and says "I know - you guys have concrete in your
ears." Malcolm thinks that this is all right for him, and he adds
that the reason Perot left the race was because he didn't want to
get into a mudslinging contest in which nobody was talking about
the real issue - the deficit. "At least the man is honest."

Rush says that Perot is not honest, but Malcolm disagrees. "Perot
is going to be in the White House, and you, Rush, are going to
eat crow. We the people - there are more of us than there are of
all the lobbyists and special interest groups that are killing
and raping our country."

Rush understands Malcolm's frustration, but says that he is wrong
in thinking he doesn't have a vote. All people have to do is to
get rid of the liberals in Congress - if the Perot supporters
want real reform, then they have to get rid of the liberal
Congress. Malcolm doesn't think that this can happen, but Rush
says that all Malcolm has to do is vote.

Malcolm says that people can't let their congressman go to
Washington alone; they should follow up and continually contact
their representative and let him know what he should do. This is
why he likes Perot - "he's paying his own tariff" and thus
doesn't have to pay back the special interests' donations.
Malcolm says that he respects Bush, but Bush and Clinton are
promising the moon to the country, and he wonders where they are
going to get the money since Washington is broke.

Rush points out that Perot's economic plan is the most punitive
plan of all the candidates, and Malcolm is all in favor of this.
If he has to give up his cost-of-living increase each year then
so be it, because he wants to look at what will happen to future
generations, and is not worried only about himself.

Rush has no doubt about Malcolm's good intentions, but Perot is
just hoodwinking his supporters. Malcolm says that the Democrats
and Republicans make their decisions behind closed doors, instead
of doing things out in the open. Rush asks Malcolm if it bothers
him if Perot is investigating his own volunteers.

Malcolm replies "they all do it," which Rush finds curious since
Malcolm seems to want a change from politics as usual and here
Perot is doing what everyone else does. Rush also doubts that
Bush does these sorts of investigations. Malcolm, though, thinks
Ed Rollins was a spy placed by the Republican party, and Rush
wonders how this could happen - how could the Republicans have
finagled this when Perot is supposed to be so omnipotent and
incapable of mistakes.

"We all make mistakes," states Malcolm, "but when we make them we
admit them and go on." Malcolm, though, doesn't think that Bush
has the word "mistake" in his vocabulary. Malcolm doubts that
Bush will ever go to a debate, but Rush points out that Bush was
just waiting for Perot to get back in the race. Malcolm, though,
claims that Clinton and Perot will be the ones debating while
Bush will be in the White House with his feet on the fireplace.

Rush agrees that Bush will be in the White House - on November
4th. Malcolm is certain that Perot will be elected President, and
he bets that Clinton and Bush would like to have half the
following that Perot has. Rush points out that the polls show
both Clinton and Bush each have three times the number of Perot's
supporters.

Malcolm calls the polls "snake-oil," and he claims that if Rush
got on the bandwagon, Perot's supporters would make his show the
number one show in the US. Rush points out that his show is
number one already. Malcolm, though, hopes that the Republicans
are paying Rush "real well for the baloney you are feeding us."

Rush sighs and points out yet again that his paycheck comes
solely from the income generated by his program's advertising
revenue. As of yet, Rush hasn't heard one political commercial on
the EIB network. The White House does not control his show; only
Rush controls his show.

Rush asks Malcolm if he believes that Perot is doing what his
volunteers want him to do. Malcolm answers "I should hope so,"
and he says that his group had a meeting last night with Herb
Clark. Rush asks if Malcolm talked to Clark, and Malcolm says
"you can't talk directly to Perot, you have to go through Mr.
Swindle or the Admiral."

Rush finds this curious since he had thought that Perot's was a
bottom-up organization. Malcolm says that it is - he used the
Perot organization's fax to send Perot a message. Malcolm claims
that he will not support Bush or Clinton because they aren't
talking about the issues. Rush says that this is wrong, too -
Bush and Clinton are talking about the issues.

Rush wonders if Malcolm has read Perot's economic plan and if so,
how much of it did the New Hampshire volunteers contribute to it?
Malcolm says that the volunteers did not write it - "it was
written by people with a lot more brains than Malcolm here." He
thinks that Lester Thoreau of MIT wrote it. Rush says that
graduate students at UC Berkeley wrote it, and Malcolm says
that's fine with him because that's where Admiral Stockdale
teaches.

Rush, though, still has to wonder about Perot's statement that he
doesn't do anything until his volunteers approve of it, yet he
has yet to meet a volunteer who has done this. Malcolm says that
any economic recovery will have to hurt, but Rush disagrees that
massive pain must be involved. It seems, though, that people are
willing to endure this pain and suffering so long as it's "fair."

Rush thanks Malcolm for calling and praises him for being a great
American who is following his heart. However, he hopes Malcolm is
not too disappointed when the election results come in.

*BREAK*

Phone   Joe from Blacksburg, VA

Joe has to wonder why Al Gore is not driving an electronic car if
he is so concerned about the environment. Rush points out that
Gore also has financial ties to an oil company, which is somewhat
hypocritical considering his environmental views.

Joe is concerned about the "rush towards socialism" that is
seeing in this country. He is a small business owner and thus was
concerned about the family leave bill; he hasn't heard, though,
whether the bill covered federal, state, and local government
workers. Rush doesn't know about this and calls it a good
question. Joe says that if this is true, then the cost of
government would go up. Rush calls that a good point.

Joe says that during the 80s he and a partner built up a pizza
company that had about 120 employees. His company was able to
provide health and dental benefits to its workers, but then
Congress increased the minimum wage 26% within a year. This
devastated the company because they were in a very competitive
market which prevented them from raising their prices. Thus, the
company went out of business.

Rush bets that his show could have similar stories like this for
weeks about how "well-intentioned liberals" have ruined one
business after another. He thanks Joe for calling with his tale
of woe.

*BREAK*

Phone   Mark from Ft. Meyers, FL

Mark and his father went to a Perot volunteer meeting early in
the campaign, and saw the professionals in the "Perot machine"
come in and tell the volunteers to "cease and desist" asking any
probing questions. Rush calls this a good point - one of the
things Perot did was to kick the volunteers out. Mark thus thinks
Perot is just doing another "con job."

Rush thinks Perot is a paranoid individual who has to be in
control as much as possible. You don't become a success like
Perot without being in control. Mark feels sorry for Perot
supporters like Malcolm, and Rush agrees - these poor people feel
so impotent and out of control that they are very vulnerable to
someone like Perot who says he will be their servant.

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