From: ae642@yfn.ysu.edu (Kelley Miller)
Subject: Re: Rush is bad for our country
Reply-To: ae642@yfn.ysu.edu (Kelley Miller)
Organization: St. Elizabeth Hospital, Youngstown, OH
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 12:31:15 GMT


In a previous article, madkins@lonestar.utsa.edu (Martin L. Adkins) says:
>>I've mentioned it before, I now mention it again.  THINK FOR YOURSELF!!!

>Just a couple of notes here.  One is once and for all, Fans of Rush Limbaugh
>can and do think for themselves. 

I'm sorry, I can't buy that.  the very term "DittoHead" is very suggestive
that the person who calls himself that is letting Rush do his thinking for
him.  I'm sure there are a few out there who do indeed think for themselves,
and have come to opinions which coincide with Rush's, but, by his own
admission, Rush's views are so radically right handed, very few people could
come to the conclusions Rush has on their own, without someone (Rush)
constantly espousing how correct it was, indeed, how FASHIONABLE is is for
a person to be identified by the term "DittoHead".  

Even his show's opening statement ("The opinions here are not necessarily
those of the staff or management of the station...but they should be..."
(and he recently has added "...and soon they will be..")) demonstrates that
with such clarity that it can't be ignored.

> If we didn't as university students we
>would fall into lockstep behind the political correctness of our professors.

Oh nonsense.  I am a college grad...I have attended conservative (Rice)
moderate (Youngstown State) and liberal (Kent State) universities, and the one
commonality they have is that the professors really don't give a damn about
your "political correctness".  They only care that you do the assigned work in
a timely manner, and that you participate.  Most professors, in fact, tend to
have more respect for those students who dare to disagree with them, and have
the guts to say so.

>I'm a Rush Limbaugh fan and my so called "world view" comes from  living in
>two foreign countries and visiting three continents.  Also I read three daily s
>papers and listen to the BBC world service.  I also, when I have time, listen to
>Rush Limbaugh and agree with 90 percent of his opinions.

The question is, did you have these opinions BEFORE you began listening to
Rush?

>  Know what, what I've
>lived and seen generally conforms with what Rush says.  Not always but
>generally.

Indeed?  How many of Rush's "Undeniable truths" do you embrace? (available in
the FAQ, if you're not familiar with them).  Can you honestly look at these
and say what you've lived and seen conforms with these?  That list is one of
the most hateful, prejudiced lists of "Political truth" I've ever seen.

>  As to the term "lunatic fringe", what James meant to say is that
>he does not consider himself either lunatic or fringe.  Neither do I.

I think you delude yourself.  Rush has a radically conservative view of the
world.  You embrace a majority of those views, yet you deny that you are
radically conservative.

>  In fact
>we had a short talk about that type of name calling and how that adds nothing
>to an argument.  I also told him not to sink to your level.

He threw the first stones.  I just replied in kind.

>  I'll debate you
>on the relative merits of the Rush Limbaugh show until the cows come home.  Ifs

I'm sorry, my newsreader cut off the end of this line.

>Rush's success and that a large number of people listen to and like Rush.

What do you consider a "large number"?  The estimates I've heard are +/-
13 million.  13 million out of 275 million does not seem, to me, to be a
large number...

Further, I think you make a grave error in equating all the persons who listen
to rush with those who like them.  I'm sure that a significant percentage
(read: 40% or more) of those who listen to Rush do so in order to get a laugh,
or to stay informed about what the lunatic fringe, right (I'm sorry, but the
term is applicable) is doing so they can do everything in their power to
prevent it from making any REAL impact.

>Lighten up and get over it.
>

Two points on this...

First, whether you realize it or not, this statement is CLASSIC Rush Limbaugh.
It is, in fact, a catch-phrase for him.  I would be curious to know whether 
used it previous to becoming a Rush devotee'.

Second, I'm sorry, I can't afford to lighten up.  I agree with the sentiment
that Rush Limbaugh may be the most dangerous person in America right now, and
as long as he has a forum to preach his hate and intolerance of all that is 
not of his liking, and has an audience of willing followers, I will continue
to call that fact to people's attention.

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