From: jrs@netcom.com (John Switzer)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,alt.rush-limbaugh
Subject: Summary Tue 9/1/92
Summary: Unofficial Summary for Tuesday, September 1, 1992
Keywords: Unofficial Summary Rush Limbaugh
Date: 2 Sep 92 23:48:19 GMT
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Unofficial Summary of the Rush Limbaugh Show

for Tuesday, September 1, 1992

by John Switzer

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This unofficial summary is copyright (c) 1992 by John Switzer.
All Rights Reserved. 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 first hour of Rush's show
at midnight. 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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September 1, 1992

MORNING UPDATE

That noted scientist and lecturer Magic Johnson has weighed in
with his comments about who and what is responsible for AIDS.
Less than a year ago, Johnson announced he had acquired the HIV
virus, and the public demanded that Johnson be put on the
President's AIDS Commission. Now, though, Johnson is claiming
that Bush only used him for election year publicity, and
therefore he will now be voting for Clinton.

Johnson said "Of course it was for the publicity side of it. The
AIDS Commission came up with all the data Bush wanted, and he cut
them down left and right in funding. That's why I'm stepping down
- I can work harder getting to kids in a different way."

Rush says that the only people who used Johnson were the other
members of the AIDS Commission, who filled his head with the
words and facts that would help advance their own philosophies.
However, Johnson contracted HIV because of his own promiscuity,
not because Bush did or did not do something, and not because
there isn't enough funding.

Rush asks anyone to provide him with the name of one virus that
man has found the cure for - has the common cold been cured yet?
So what does this tell people, especially Magic Johnson, about
what must be done to stop the spread of AIDS?

FIRST HOUR

Items

o       Rush has to get something off his chest - his EIB studio
doesn't have any real air conditioning, which is why in March he
ordered a separate air conditioner for his offices. America is
"evidently" in such a period of great economic decline that he
cannot find any contractors to install the unit because this is
"only" a $17,000 job - this is just too small for New York's
union contractors to bother with.

Rush can understand this logic if the economy was booming and the
contractors had too much work as it is. However, Rush is hearing
nothing but gloom-and-doom about the economy and that nobody can
find work or live like they want to. Rush has been told that if
he keeps trying, the air conditioner, might be installed by
December, which of course would be the perfect time to have it
operational. The New York City-savvy EIB staff, though, doubts
that it can be done even by December.

Rush knows that there are probably thousands of listeners who
would love to do the job for $17,000, but he says simply "you
can't." He refuses to explain any more because he values his
kneecaps and doesn't enjoy swimming in concrete. However, Rush
refuses to believe that the country "isn't working" and is "in a
decline" when a $17,000 job is considered chump change.

o       Today's New York Times has an editorial by Diane McWorter
titled "Family Values in the KKK." McWorter says that she felt
she entered a time warp when she listened to a tape of a 1963 KKK
rally - this rally had speeches about God and family values, and
supposedly echoed most of what McWorter heard at the GOP
convention. Thus, not only are Republicans nazis, but they are
now being accused of holding a KKK rally during their convention.

o       A letter writer tells Rush that he is "disgusted" by his
show, and he therefore signed up for CompuServe so as to tell
Rush of his disgust. The man says that Rush is making gazillions
of dollars simply by telling the truth, which is an absurd thing
for a man to do three hours a day. In previous generations,
people would have ridiculed anyone who put forth simple common
sense each day. He wonders what has happened to America to make
people think that Rush is the most dangerous man alive just
because he tells the truth, when this truth should be obvious to
everyone.

Rush says that he has thought about this often, and yet members
of the press still wonder why his show is so successful. It's
precisely because common sense and truth are so rare today that
Rush is so prosperous.

o       Another letter writer thanks Rush for making politics
interesting to him. The writer agrees with Rush on most things,
but he is curious about Rush's stance on family values. He
doesn't want anyone forcing their morals on anyone else, and
nobody should be condemned for what they do in their private
lives.

Rush points out that he has never tried to force his morals on
anybody, but this letter writer says that his fear is that if he
had a collection of Penthouse magazines at home, someone like
Jesse Helms would try to take his kids away from him because he's
an "unfit" father. Rush says that nobody has ever suggested such
a thing - all conservatives are doing is condemning what is
wrong. Murder and robbing a bank are wrong, and they should be
condemned.

However, simply condemning what is wrong is now being perceived
as "forcing one's morality" on another. Jesse Helms has never
proposed invading people's homes to remove dirty pictures.
There's a major difference between forcing one's way of life on
another and condemning what is wrong. This, of course, is the
basic definition of family values - teaching one's family what is
wrong and that people should not do such things.

*BREAK*

Items

o       Rush wonders why it is so difficult for people to
understand that the attempt to maintain standards of decency is
some sort of threat to freedom. The above letter writer says that
America is a land of freedom that allows people to express
themselves by doing something weird of perverted, "as long as
they don't break the law."

Rush wonders where the law comes from - what determines the law?
What this letter shows, though, is that people who are breaking
the law know they are breaking the law and thus structure their
argument so that they can't be condemned for it. Having an affair
and cheating on your spouse is okay, as long as "it's done in
private."

Rush is not forcing people to live according to any particular
life-style, and in fact he doesn't have to. Violating laws of man
or nature can be done for only so long; sooner or later, there
will be consequences to these sorts of behavior.

Of course, if Rush were to insert himself into other people's
lives and tell them "you shouldn't do this or that," then he
would be trying to force people to follow his morality. Rush
doesn't know anyone who does this type of thing anyway.

However, it's a totally difficult matter simply to condemn such
behavior and say that it is wrong. Everybody knows what is wrong,
anyway - why are people who have adulterous affairs so interested
in keeping them secret unless they know this behavior is wrong?

o       Another black leader is following the example of Charles
Rangle and Spike Lee. Louis Farrakhan, at a rally in Des Moines
on Sunday, said that "blacks should have a mind to kill," and he
predicted a "racial bloodbath" unless blacks have a "new economic
base." Farrakhan also said "if you want to kill us, then we'll
kill you, and then we'll sit down and talk." Rush sympathizes
with blacks who must deal with messages and leaders such as
these.

*BREAK*

Items

o       Rush can't believe Louis Farrakhan's remarks, and he is
sincerely sorry for people whose leadership is made up of such
people. Rush has felt for years that the self-appointed leaders
of America's underclass are profiting from these people's
poverty; thus, these leaders do everything they can to prevent
these people from learning how to prosper. Too many "leaders" are
empowered by these people's misery.

Al Sharpton echoed Farrakhan's comments and said that Farrakhan
was not inciting people to riot; instead, "one cannot blame the
weatherman for the rain." Rush can't believe this comment - the
weatherman does not issue calls for rain, but Farrakhan is saying
that it's okay for black people to kill. The reluctance to
condemn what is wrong is a major problem in society - black
people are being urged to kill, and then taught to complain about
the "unfair" justice system when they get caught.

Similarly, Charles Rangle says that black people simply won't
vote in November because they are being ignored by Bill Clinton.
Jesse Jackson compares Dan Quayle to Herod and says that Mary and
Joseph were homeless people. It's no wonder that black people
grow up in such an eternal rage, when their leaders spout things
such as this.

o       The Heritage Foundation has issued a report about the
Census Bureau's report about America's poverty that was released
this week. The Census Bureau claims that America has 30 million
poor, but the Heritage Foundation calls this figure a myth. The
Bureau counts as "poor" any household with a cash income less
than the official poverty threshold (about $13,400 in 1990).

The main problem with this logic is that the Census Bureau
ignores all of these people's assets, and it omits welfare
benefits when it counts cash income. In fact, these households
spend $1.79 for every $1 in cash income that the Bureau
recognizes.

The Census Bureau says 40% of those identified as "poor" own
their own homes, and the median value of these homes is $43,562
or 58% of the median value of all American homes. Nearly 750,000
of America's poor own homes worth over a $100,000, while about
75,000 own homes that are worth more than $300,000. 62% of poor
households own a car, 14% own two or more cars, nearly 50% have
air conditioning, and 33% own microwave ovens.

The poor live in larger houses, are more likely to eat meat, and
are more likely to own cars and dishwashers than the average
western European household. Poor children tend to grow up one
inch taller and 10 pounds heavier than the GIs who stormed the
beaches of Normandy in 1944. Rush asks those in the audience to
compare this definition of poverty with that being seen in
Somalia today.

Certainly, there are those who are suffering, but to claim that
30 million people are living in abject poverty is an outright
lie.

*BREAK*

EIB has a massive new research project under way which seeks to
counteract the history revisionism that "Wilhelm von Slick
Willie" is trying to pull off. Clinton's absurd claim that he
would have sent Norman Schwarzkopf into Baghdad insults the
intelligence of any average person. Rush recalls how in the last
day of the Gulf War, the media and leftists of all types were
claiming that the US's continued execution of the war was
inhumane and unconscionable.

Yet these same people are now claiming that they would have
continued on full speed ahead with the war, and the media is not
challenging them at all on their statements. In reality, Clinton
and his fellow Democrats were still calling for sanctions, which
they believed would "bring Hussein to his knees." Thus, EIB's
Memory Research Division is looking for quotes to expose the
hypocrisy of these people.

Hypocrisy is not limited to America's liberal leaders, as one
survey after another claims that the American people think that
"saving the planet" is more important than creating jobs. Yet,
people are now demanding jobs, and are claiming that Clinton
should be President because he will create jobs, even though he
has already signed on with the environmental crowd.

*BREAK*

Phone   Rick from Providence, RI

Rick says that Spike Lee is encouraging kids to skip school
because the American educational system is not serving black
kids. According to Rick, the schools need to teach more black
history. Rush disagrees and says that every American kid needs to
be taught like every other American kid, and they need to be
taught reading, writing, arithmetic, history, and anything else
that they need in order to survive and prosper in America.

Rick says that schools teach about western civilization but not
about Africa. Rush says that western civilization is one of the
most advanced societies to exist on earth. The Roman Empire did
not originate in Africa. Plato and Socrates did not live in
Africa. Columbus didn't live in Africa. Should schools lie to
students simply to heighten their self-esteem?

Rick says that blacks were in North America in the early
millennium, long before Columbus arrived. These blacks sailed
from Africa and traded with the Indians. Rush says that this may
be a nice historical perspective, but it has nothing to do with
America; furthermore, teaching it won't help black kids prosper
economically in America.

Rick says that teachers are too interested in money today, and
Rush says that everyone is interested in money. Unfortunately,
during the evil 80s, liberals were allowed to redefine the term
"prosperity" as "greed."

*BREAK*

SECOND HOUR

Item

o       Rush says that for four years, the Hollywood left crowd
has ridiculed Dan Quayle in every way possible. Quayle then made
one complaint about one TV show, and these liberals act offended
and state that they "will fight back." Thus, during the Emmys,
Quayle was attacked by one person after another.

In fact, on CNN's Showbiz Today Bella Shaw opened the show by
asking "what do you call a three hour unpaid television
commercial for Bill Clinton? The Emmy Awards." Rush was stunned
when he heard this - someone on CNN actually admitted this.

Quayle has responded with nothing but grace and aplomb to the
constant attacks made against him, and yet the very people who
take great pleasure in laughing at him, just lose it should he
dare to comment even once about a television show. Quayle,
though, yesterday responded to the Emmy Awards by saying "Murphy
Brown, you owe me - you do not have a license to lie."

Quayle said that it was a lie for the Hollywood crowd to claim he
attacked single mothers, and that it was also a lie for them to
claim he believed single mothers and their children were not
families. "Winning an Emmy is not a license to lie," stated
Quayle. In his May 19th speech, all Quayle said was that Murphy
Brown was "mocking the importance of fathers by bearing a child
alone and calling it just another life-style choice."

There was not one word about single mothers in this. Candace
Bergen, though, responded as if she was personally attacked.
These Hollywood liberals have attacked Quayle for making a big
deal about "characters on a TV show," yet at the same time Linda
Bloodworth-Thomas has made a point to use her "characters" to
attack Justice Clarence Thomas. Why would she do this if she
didn't know that her shows do have influence; this is why
Hollywood liberals are using their shows as agents of their
liberal agenda.

Yesterday, someone wrote Rush to point out that if health care is
a right, then so is owning a car or buying groceries. Today a
letter writer mentions cancer patient Rosalind Schwarz's walk to
publicize the "right" to health care. This writer says that the
mistaken notion that health care is a right has produced a
plethora of entitlement programs that are stifling the US economy
and pushing it to the brink of bankruptcy.

The writer says that Social Security was intended to be a safety
net that would be used in the case of a disaster that prevented a
family's breadwinner from working. However, social security has
been perverted so that it is no longer something that people plan
to avoid, but something they plan on.

Social Security was further perverted into the health care system
of Medicare/Medicaid, and some people want to expand this further
into a comprehensive national health care system. "Where did the
fallacy arise," asks this writer, "that the country should pay
people's medical bills? It should not. Health care is not a
right. It is in every sense a consumer product and service. Like
any other service, it is something that people can choose to have
if they need it and can afford it. Neither the government nor
society has any obligation to pay for the medical care of
people."

The writer wants to know why society has to subsidize medical
costs so that senior citizens have to pay only $2 for their
prescriptions. Why does society have to pay for Rosalind
Schwartz's cancer treatments? "Let them pay for their own
medicine. If they can't afford it, they can't get it. If that
means they die, so it goes."

The writer admits that this seems harsh, but "the inability of
people to address death is the real problem here." People
naturally want to keep their loved ones alive as long as
possible, but by doing so billions of dollars is being spent for
health care instead of for schools, roads, and such.

About 60% of the federal budget is being spent on entitlement
programs, and the power of the senior citizen lobbies prevent
politicians from doing anything to stop these programs' continual
growth. These programs even have automatic yearly increases, and
the writer worries that in order to pay for these programs, taxes
will have to be severely raised.

"Put simply," the man writes, "if we don't stop these medical
handouts, and start letting nature take its course, we will
sacrifice America's future to save the citizens of the present.
That's too high a price to pay."

Rush doesn't want to mention the writer's name, but this letter
appeared in the Jersey Journal last week. Rush recalls how former
Governor Richard Lamb's speech was misreported; the media claimed
Lamb said that old people have a duty to die and get out of the
way. Lamb actually said that America cannot continue to prolong
the lives of the sick, if society also subsidizes those who
refuse to work.

This letter, though, points out the problems a compassionate
society faces - this society won't adopt a "let them die"
approach. Families are not going to let their loved ones die if
anything can still be done to help. However, there is a
"preponderance of visionaries" such as Jack Kevorkian who think
society has the right to kill people. Society also doesn't seem
to care about 1.5 million abortions every day, nor if Alzheimer's
patients use Kevorkian's suicide machine. So is society really
that compassionate?

Rush says that he believes that the compassionate side of
Americans will dominate, and this will continue the inexorable
trend towards the belief that health care is indeed a right. Rush
received a letter from a die-hard conservative and fan who still
thinks Rush is wrong on this; even though this woman has all of
the economic beliefs of conservatives, she still thinks health
care is a right.

The concept of health spans across economic philosophies, and
people simply aren't willing to believe that just because someone
doesn't have money that means that they have to be sick. People
are not going to be willing to let a baby die because her mother
doesn't have the money for medicine. Thus, the calls for national
health care will increase, and more and more people will believe
that health care is a right.

Of course, activists portray health care as a "crisis" since
"only" 85% of the country has health care insurance.

*BREAK*

Rush is amazed at life's coincidences. In the previous break he
read a letter from someone who took issue with the idea that
health care is a right, and who condemned the way Social Security
has been expanded into health care. Then the first Public Service
Announcement EIB played in the break was about HIV, AIDS, and
Social Security:

<<Narrator>> HIV infection shows itself in different ways in
different people at different times. If you've tested positive
for HIV, it's especially important for you to be sure your
earnings have been accurately reported to Social Security. Here's
how to find out - just call Social Security and ask for a
Personal Earnings and Benefits Statement.

It will tell you if you're covered under Social Security
Disability, and just what your monthly benefits would be if you
become disabled and can't work anymore. It's free and
confidential, so don't wait. Call Social Security at 1-800-772-
1213 any business day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ask for a Personal
Earnings and Benefits Statement. The number again is 1-800-772-
1213. Social Security - you're not alone."

Rush is amazed that this PSA is begging people to call for
benefits.

Phone   Ralph from Columbia, SC

Ralph thinks Rush wants Clinton to win the election in November,
and Rush replies that sometimes people in his audience think too
much for themselves. Ralph, though, says Rush wants Clinton to
win because this would give EIB an easy four years of award-
winning commentary.

Rush replies that in the past four years, his program started
from zilch to become the most-listened to radio talk show in
history. Yet during this great success, a Republican has been
President. So how has Rush prospered without a political
opposition? The answer is simple - there is still liberal
opposition, even with a Republican in the White House. Liberalism
infests the Senate, and it fills America's institutions, such as
schools and universities. Rush will never be without any
opposition as far as his show goes.

Rush was asked this very question during an interview recently,
and he is amazed that anyone seriously believes he would rather
have Clinton elected. Last September, the National Association of
Broadcasters decided to do a panel discussion on the relationship
between talk radio and news events.

One member of the association thought that the focus should be on
how talk radio really prospers during big events such as the Gulf
War. Rush, though, is offended by the idea that his show is
worthwhile only during natural disasters or big events such as a
war. Rush takes his show seriously, and he doesn't think he needs
artificial ratings-raisers such as another Gulf War.

Rush states his opinion quite clearly - "I do not want Bill
Clinton as President of the United States. I do not think my
country will benefit from that!"

*BREAK*

Rush reminds listeners to send in their video questions or
comments to him at Rush Limbaugh the Television Show, 515 West
57th Street, NYC, NY 10019. His eagerly-awaited show will debut
in less than two weeks on September 14th. Rush will be on 183
stations, but he doesn't know the exact time that each station
will air his show. Some will air it during the day, while others
plan to show it at night. The show will be in an experimental
stage for a while, and thus the stations and EIB are trying a
number of different time slots to see which ones are best. "Check
your local listings," Rush suggests.

Rush says that one idea that they would love to do is to allow
callers to use AT&T's videophones to call into the show. However,
the system is not setup yet and thus EIB is using the next best
thing - videotapes of viewers asking brief questions or making
brief comments. And once again, the purpose of these tapes is to
make Rush look good, since if this doesn't happen, the show won't
last long.

Videos must be on VHS tapes, and viewers won't get their tapes
back.

Phone   Gordon from St. George, UT

Gordon says "hi" to his wife, which is sort of curious because
Gordon tells Rush "she's a Democrat and won't listen to your
program." Gordon asks Rush if he has sent back the Murphy Brown
script yet, as the show's lawyers have demanded. Rush replies no,
because EIB is planning on publishing the script in the Limbaugh
Letter. Gordon is pleased with this because he's a charter
subscriber.

Rush waits a few seconds to see if his fax machine starts
receiving a message from angry Murphy Brown lawyers, and then
admits that EIB will be sending the script back to them since it
is their property.

Phone   Collette from Washington, DC

Collette says she and her husband have a small home repair and
lawn maintenance business, but when they decided to have another
child she got another job as a secretary to raise some extra
money. However, when she was about 7 months pregnant, her
employer fired her. This was an especially bad time for her since
it was in mid-December, the worst part of the business year for
her husband's business.

The next day, Collette signed up with a temporary agency and
continued working until it was time for her to deliver her baby.
Thus, she doesn't know why people are claiming that things are so
bad and that jobs aren't available. Rush replies that people
think things are bad because of the incredible negativism of the
day-to-day media.

Rush asks people to imagine what would happen if they watched
Peter Jennings on ABC World News Tonight and all they heard was
one economic success story after another. What if people heard
that houses were being built, cars were being sold, and people
were getting promotions and earning higher salaries? If people
heard this instead of being inundated by stories of how America
is failing, people's attitudes would be changed overnight.

Rush says that it is astounding how many people say that their
life is fine, but that the country is on its last legs. The
solution for this "crisis," of course, is a new President, Bill
Clinton. Rush, though, refuses to believe this and says that what
has made America great are all of the Americans who use their
economic and political freedoms to strive for excellence and
prosperity.

More and more people, though, are being convinced that this
opportunity no longer exists, and that the only way out for them
is for the government to do something. This is not true, though -
Americans have more control over their individual destinies than
does any President, whether he be Ronald Reagan or Bill Clinton.
Yet more and more people are convinced that they can't be the
best they can be without the help of a government plan or
program.

Yet government plans and programs don't contribute to America's
greatness, because it is the people who have made America great.
Rush received a letter from a guy who saw the handwriting on the
wall at his present job and went out and found another one before
he was fired from the first. This man took the initiative and
continued to prosper.

People can find jobs - if the unemployment rate is 7%, then it
means that 93% of the people who want to work are working. Yet
every night on TV people are being told that there is a
recession. Rush encourages people not to participate in this
negativity or in this "recession." People should be their best
and work hard for their success; this is the source of America's
greatness.

One thing that should be clear, though, is that America is not
great because of tax increases. No country has ever produced an
era of prosperity by taxing its citizens. A basic rule of
economics is that a country cannot be taxed into prosperity, and
in particular, taxing the rich more won't help anyone else unless
their taxes are lowered at the same time.

*BREAK*

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

Rush says that he may be wrong about Wilhelm von Slick Willie -
Clinton may be the best thing around for the US economy. When
Gennifer Flowers met Clinton, she probably was earning $12,000 a
year, but she is now expected to make at least $500,000 for her
upcoming Playboy spread. Flowers also got $50,000 for telling her
story to the tabloids. Thus, Flowers has benefited greatly from
Clinton's economic plan, and her example may spur other women to
vote for Clinton in November. This could result in a big, big
gender gap that would benefit Clinton.

*BREAK*

Phone   Jim from Oakland, CA

Jim is a physician working for a government health care system,
and he recently heard Clinton speak at a local hospital. When
Clinton stated that health care is a right, he got lots and lots
of applause, making Jim wonder just what these people were
thinking. There's freedom of the press and freedom to bear arms,
but nobody demands that the government buy us printing presses or
guns.

Health care is not a right, but a service provided by highly
educated health care professionals who are using very expensive
equipment. Rush says that the problem began why back when a bunch
of socialists in Congress decided that health care was going to
be nationalized. Their programs have distorted and removed the
market forces from the health care industry, which is why prices
are so exorbitant. These high prices are making people believe
that only the government can provide any answers.

Jim says that the problem with that logic is that everyone thinks
a nationalized system would offer the same high-quality service
it does now, but with someone else footing the bill. Jim works
for a government-run health care system, though, and he knows for
a fact that the quality of the health care will not remain high
under such a nationalized plan.

Rush says that the proof of this is that Senators Mitchell and
Kennedy have attached riders to their health care proposals that
exempt Congress from a health care system that they are claiming
will be good enough for the rest of the country. It should be
obvious that the reason these men are exempting themselves is
because they know that the quality of service at a government-run
health care clinic will not be at the levels that they want.

Jim says that people may think the current system is bad now, but
they have no idea of how bad it could get if it were
nationalized. Rush says that this should be obvious to anyone
simply by looking at how the government runs things now. People
are mad because it took a couple of days to get thousands of
troops to Florida and Louisiana. They seem to think that the
hurricane-ravaged neighborhoods should have already been rebuilt
by the government, and all free of charge.

Jim says that he is angered by the typical cliche story that
compares the US system to Canada's socialized system. These
comparisons, though, don't show the long waits that Canadians
have to endure for specialized treatments, nor do they show all
of the Canadians who cross the border into the US to take
advantage of our hospitals and doctors. The media doesn't provide
any balanced coverage of this at all.

Rush has one more quick question to ask - is Jim sad or happy
about the A's trade of Jose Conseco. Jim replies "he was
overpaid."

*BREAK*

THIRD HOUR

<<There's no third hour because KTMS decided to broadcast another
exciting baseball game with this season's rock-bottom team - the
Dodgers. At least I have some satisfaction in this - I won't have
to worry about Rush's show being preempted by the World Series,
or even by playoff games, since for the Dodgers to make it even
to the regional playoffs, Major League Baseball would have to be
taken over by New York liberals who would implement a quota
system for teams that are athletically challenged.>>

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