From: jrs@netcom.com (John Switzer)
Subject: Summary Thu 12/10/92
Summary: Unofficial Summary for Thursday, December 10, 1992
Keywords: Unofficial Summary Rush Limbaugh
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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 00:27:26 GMT

Unofficial Summary of the Rush Limbaugh Show

for Thursday, December 10, 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
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this summary is not approved or sanctioned by Rush Limbaugh or
the EIB network, nor do I have any connection with them other as
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December 10, 1992

LIMBAUGH WATCH

December 10, 1992 - It's now 38 days after Bill Clinton's
election and Rush is still on the air with 546 radio affiliates
and 207 TV affiliates, and his book has been on the NY Times
hardback non-fiction best-seller list for 12 consecutive weeks
and is currently number one on the list.

NEWS

o       Today's Los Angeles Times reports that California's new
Senators, Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, have changed the
state's decades-long tradition of giving the media free access to
the several dozen staffers who work for the state's Senators.
Previously, California's Senators allowed reporters to talk with
any of their staff members, but Boxer and Feinstein are now
requiring that all information requests go through their press
secretaries.

Boxer has denied that this is to prevent free access to her
office, explaining that "it's just to be orderly and efficient."
Boxer, however, has insisted that reporters must "commit" to the
rule, and the Times theorizes that she has "presumably [done so]
as a condition for cooperation." Feinstein's office also insists
"this is not a gag rule - it's an office procedure."

MORNING UPDATE

Eleven convicted criminals have brought a lawsuit against the
Minnesota Corrections Department on behalf of 600 of the state's
inmates. The lawsuit wants $10 million in damages and back pay
for the inmates, who the suit claims are illegally being paid
between 50 and 75 cents an hour, far less than the federal
minimum wage of $4.25 an hour.

The lawsuit also alleges that prison officials are guilty of
"racketeering" because they use the mail and interstate commerce
to help the state earn $11 million a year from the prisoners'
work which includes metal products, autobody products,
mattresses, and furniture.

Rush wonders what society is supposed to do with its criminals -
when someone violates the laws of society, they are supposed to
be punished and receive fewer rights than those not in prison.
Above all, however, prisoners are not supposed to be rewarded for
their crimes.

FIRST HOUR

Items

o       Rush comments that his CompuServe mailbox was full of
letters this morning from people who "just don't get it." These
people don't listen to what Rush says, but instead have
hysterical knee-jerk reactions should Rush say one word that hits
their hot buttons. Rush promises more on this later.

o       Rush thanks Jeff Greenfield for having him as a guest at
his discussion group at the 92nd Street Y. Rush remarks that this
week has been a tough week for him, since he's been appearing at
places where he's vastly outnumbered by liberals. He did have a
good time last night, however, although it did get tense when he
explained his pro-life views and refused to back down from his
use of the term "feminazi."

However, the atmosphere was not unfriendly, and he was pleased to
see that nobody tried to use the typical political correctness
ploys against him. Rush comments that Greenfield does not like
the charge that the media is liberal, and so Rush gave him one
example after another. It was a fun, fast-moving hour and a half,
and Rush enjoyed it greatly.

Bo Snerdley asks if Rush got any comments afterwards, but Rush
says that he didn't meet many of the members in the audience
since he taped two of his TV shows last night, and arrived late
at the Y. In fact, Rush left the TV studios so quickly that he
forgot to remove his clip-on microphone, which meant that the TV
staff could easily have heard Rush say all sorts of interesting
things in the car.

However, as he left the Y via the stage door he did hear one
audience member remark to his date "no, I just think he was
trying to be funny." Rush almost stopped and asked the couple
what they were talking about, but decided against it. During the
questions and answers section, though, Rush was asked what he
thinks his most valuable reading material is.

Rush replied that he listens to people who know what he doesn't
know and reads what he would like to understand. Rush's own
beliefs are in his heart and he understands them, and so this is
why he likes to have intelligent discussions with liberals since
this helps him understand their point of view. In particular he
appreciated how last night nobody tried to shout him down or boo
him off stage; instead, a reasoned discussion of the issues was
had, which is something that happens all too rarely anymore,
especially given the predilection people have for boycotts and
other such means of silencing and intimidating their opposition.

o       Rush states that his TV show will have a "Boycott Watch"
which will keep his viewers up to date on the places in the
country which are currently being boycotted. The current places
on the list are:

-       Alaska, because of the wolves.

-       Arizona, because of their refusal to have a holiday in
honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Rush knows that Arizona has
since seen the light, but they still must be punished for doing
it wrong in the first place.

-       Colorado, because of Amendment 2.

-       Pennsylvania, because of the limits it's placed on
abortion.

States which may soon be on the list are:

-       North Carolina, because it houses both the tobacco
industry and Jesse Helms.

-       Georgia, which has earned the wrath of the Democratic
party because Paul Coverdell beat Wyche Fowler. This is certainly
as egregious an error as Colorado voters supporting Amendment 2.

-       Louisiana, because they allowed David Duke to run for
governor.

-       California, in case Spike Lee's movie about Malcolm X
doesn't get Oscars for Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Movie.

o       NYC School chancellor Joseph Fernandez was slapped in the
face last night when the Board of Education voted 6-0 to
reinstate the Queens school board which Fernandez had suspended
for opposing his "Children of the Rainbow" curriculum.

*BREAK*

General Colin Powell is being considered as a possible Secretary
of State for the Clinton administration, according to today's Los
Angeles Times. Judge Patricia M. Wald of the DC Circuit Court of
Appeals is also rumored to become Clinton's Attorney General.
Clinton is supposed to release his first appointments today, and
Rush suspects that Clinton will try to show that his cabinet will
"look like America," and in particular will stress that his
administration will be a real generational change from the past.

Even so, though, Rush bets Warren Christopher will end up as
Secretary of State, given that there is pressure on Clinton to
get some of the "old guard" back into American foreign policy.
The LA Times thinks that giving the job to Powell would make
Clinton look really good in many ways, but Rush doesn't think
Powell makes sense in that his defense policies don't agree with
those that Clinton has expressed.

Phone   Chris from Colchester, CT

Chris doesn't agree with Rush on everything, and in fact voted
for Clinton back in November. She adds that she is a 40-year-old
divorced mom who's gone back to college to get her degree and
become a teacher. She loves Mannheim Steamroller's version of
"Silent Night," and she was touched by Rush's story about how he
listened to this music after his dad died; this reminded her a
lot about her experiences when her own father died. She thanks
him for that story and for letting his audience know about great
things such as Mannheim Steamroller's music.

Rush admits that when he finds something that he really likes, he
wants to share it with others, and it's always a pleasure when he
hears that others enjoy it as much as he does. Chris says that
she's already bought the tape which has "Silent Night" on it, and
she thinks it's the best rendition she's heard. Rush suggests
that Chris also buy the second Mannheim tape so that she can
enjoy their version of "Oh, Holy Night." He notes that Chris
proves it's possible to have political disagreements with people
but still remain friends.

*BREAK*

Phone   Laurie from Pensacola, FL

Laurie was a bit surprised at Rush's response to the lesbian
caller from the military who attacked him for being anti-gay.
Laurie doesn't think Rush drove his point home enough when he
said he would leave the question of gays in the military up to
the experts. Rush says that this is the answer - the experts say
that gays should not be in the military.

Laurie agrees, but says that as a Christian she believes that
gays should be loved and welcomed into the community, although
homosexuality is wrong according to the Bible. Rush says that the
next time he gets a call from such a caller, he'll call Laurie
and let her handle it, given that she was disappointed in the way
he handled things.

Phone   Vincent from Kansas City, MO

Vincent has heard a joke which has a lot of truth in it about
Clinton's economic program - if it moves, tax it; if it keeps
moving, regulate it; if it stops moving, subsidize it. Rush
thinks this basically sums things up, especially since businesses
that are doing well will be hard hit because they are doing well.

Rush notes that CNN Headline News is reporting that the US
economy is now in full recovery, and that this started in the
spring. Rush is glad that the media is doing its job and is
reporting this vital news on December 10th, a full month after
the Presidential election.

Rush adds that there is a controversy brewing about salaries in
sports, and he admits that he is curious as to why owners are
paying their players so much money, given that television
revenues are starting to dry up. However, this is the free
market, and nobody is holding a gun to the owners' heads, forcing
them to pay this money.

Some people are clearly offended that Barry Bonds is earning
something like $40 million for five or six years of work. Mike
Lupeke of the NY Daily News is a liberal and has written a great
column in today's paper about this subject. Lupeke points out
that people like Michael Jordan are genuine stars who can sell
out every auditorium they play at. Thus, people like Jordan are
worth their high salaries since they do generate corresponding
revenue for their teams.

However, Barry Bonds cannot even fill up the stadium when he
plays at home, and if he can't generate a sellout at Pittsburgh,
then why should he be paid so much money? Furthermore, if Bonds
plays at Atlanta, how many fans are showing up just so that they
can see him? Bonds is not inducing fans to spend their money to
see him, and so it doesn't make sense to pay him so much.

Rush says that people are worth what they get paid, and thus in
one sense Bonds is worth his salary by the fact that he is
getting it. Yet it is troubling by how every year baseball
salaries continue to go up and up. Owners want to win the World
Series and so they are willing to pay $18 million to David Cohen.
Rush, though, has to marvel at how George Steinbrenner paid only
$10 million for the Yankees (the entire team) back in the 70s.

But even if these salaries are incredibly stupid, how can they be
stopped? Kids don't seem to love the sport as much as they used
to, although Orel Hershiser called Rush to disagree with him
about this. Certainly nobody pays their money for a ticket so
that they can watch the owner watch the game, but Lupeke does
have a point that nobody is paying to watch Bonds play the game
either.

Incredibly, Mayor Richard Daly of Chicago said yesterday that
"there must be so much money in these sports teams we don't know
about, I think government should finally get after all of them."
Thus, because Bonds is getting paid $43 million, Daly wants to
"tax the heavens out of them," which is why Chicago is taxing
Cubs and White Sox tickets.

Rush has to laugh that because the player and owners "have too
much money," Daly and the Chicago aldermen are now planning to
raise the city tax on sports and entertainment event tickets from
4 to 6%. This, of course, is a tax on the fans and not on the
players or owners, yet when Daly was asked if the teams should
pay the tax instead of the fans, he replied "I think so, I think
it should be on the ballplayers."

Thus, Daly seems to be laying the groundwork for future taxes on
player salaries. Rush thinks it is really dangerous for
government to start admitting that its goal should be punishing
those who do well. This is how Clinton and all liberals approach
their tax policies - it's not fair that someone do so well, and
thus they should be penalized.

Now this is a separate issue from whether Bonds really deserves
his millions, especially given that the Marines landing on the
beaches of Somalia are earning perhaps $12,000 a year. There's
enough hypocrisy to go around on all sides, especially when
players like Bonds claim that the money is not the "real issue."

*BREAK*

Phone   Ken from Birmingham, AL

Ken just quit smoking and wonders how Rush did it. Rush replies
that it was the easiest thing he ever did; he started smoking
when he was 16 so that he could fit in better at a radio school
in Dallas. He continued smoking until he was 32, when he was
going through three packs a day.

His future second ex-wife then started sending him a number of
letters about the evils and dangers of smoking. Rush was touched
by these letters and was grateful that she cared, but "like all
jerk men took it for granted" and thus didn't stop smoking.

He didn't stop smoking until six months later when he developed a
bad case of bronchitis and literally couldn't take enough of a
breath to smoke. He recalled the letters his future second ex-
wife wrote him and figured that this was the best time to stop
smoking, given that he couldn't smoke anyway. He threw away all
of this cigarettes on the spot and suffered for about a week, but
after that never had the urge to smoke again.

Rush notes that he didn't psych himself up for this or try to
"mentally prepare" months in advance, but simply did it when he
realized it was the intelligent thing to do.

*BREAK*

Phone   Scott from Kansas City, MO

Scott listens to Rush regularly, and wonders what Rush meant
about "Clinton and Gore being in it for the long haul," with
Clinton in office for eight years and then Gore in for another
eight. Scott wonders if this is a realistic attitude and Rush
replies "absolutely." This is what the game is all about -
getting power, keeping it, and becoming entrenched. This is why
conservatives are so upset with Bush, because Reagan was their
first President ever, and Bush lost the office.

Rush points out that the Democrats have controlled the House of
Representatives for almost 40 years, but Scott doesn't know if
this goal of 16 years of domination is realistic. Rush admits
that whether Clinton and Gore can accomplish this is another
matter, and holds Scott over the break.

*BREAK*

SECOND HOUR

Items

o       Rush's heart weighs heavy because during the break he
noticed someone had left on a table their book titled "Sudden
Endings, Dealing with the Sudden End of a Relationship." Rush
doesn't know which member of his staff is suffering heartbreak,
and he hates to see such sorrow during the holiday season.

o       Rush is flattered beyond belief by this week's Marvin
cartoon strip. Tom Armstrong is the cartoonist, and he has
devoted this week's strip to a parody of Rush and his show.
Marvin is a little boy who has become a fan of Rush's show since
his father listens to Rush all the time.

Marvin thus has created his own EIB Studio, and he calls himself
"Marv Lintbaugh," and his dog is "Bitsy Snerdley," who works as
his call screener. Bitsy got angry recently because Marv said
animals don't have rights, and Rush thinks the whole strip has
been really cute. He promises to show this week's strips during
his TV show.

Phone   Scott from Kansas City, MO (continued)

Rush wants to make it clear that when he said Clinton and Gore
are in the White House for the long haul, he was talking about
their intentions; whether the two men can control the White House
for 16 years is another matter. Scott agrees with that, but
points out that the two are still campaigning.

Rush says that Clinton and Gore will have to do more than that -
although it's possible the Clinton years may turn out to be Jimmy
Carter II, this is by no means certain. Rush would not be
surprised should Clinton and Congress be able to form a massive
union for the express purpose of gaining and retaining political
power in Washington for decades to come.

The Democrats in Congress are already working towards this as
they have limited the use of special orders, which allow members
of the House to make speeches on the House floor after hours, and
these speeches are televised on CSPAN. Since Democrats have
controlled the House for decades and thus can easily limit debate
on any issue, Republicans have heavily used special orders to
bring their case before the American people.

The Democrats also voted yesterday to allow non-state delegates
to vote, which means that the delegates from the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and such can now cast votes in the House.
This gives the Democrats four more votes, and thus cuts in half
the advantage which Republicans gained in November's elections.

This is politics, of course, and is how the game is played;
unfortunately, Republicans didn't learn this when they controlled
the Senate, and so lost it. However, it should be clear that the
Democrats are already moving to consolidate and entrench their
party. Scott thus says that this means that Clinton and Gore are
not the only ones looking to control the future, but the
Democratic party has similar aspirations as well.

Rush agrees - Clinton certainly hopes to be in power for eight
years, and Gore definitely plans to be Clinton's heir. Rush
points out that Clinton is giving Thomas Foley and George
Mitchell their due and allowing them to share in the power.
Whether this continues to be the case in future months and years
is another matter, but the Democrats are certainly doing a "whole
lot of things right."

Scott also points out that Rush's radio show is number one in
Austin, TX, in spite of the fact that Austin is a predominantly
liberal town. Rush thanks Scott for telling the nation this.

Politics is a career, and like any career in order to get to the
top you have to be one of the best. This is why outsiders are
never going to make it, because they don't have the skills and
knowledge needed. Clinton, though, has been masterful as far as
politics have been concerned, and Rush points out how Clinton
yesterday referred to what he said during his campaign about
foreign policy.

Rush was incredulous when he heard this because he does not
remember one word coming from Clinton's lips during the campaign
about foreign policy. Rush tried to find some specific things
that Clinton said about foreign affair issues, but a massive
database search proved only that whenever Clinton did talk about
these things, he was once again on both sides of every issue.

Clinton is a natural in politics, and he can't be easily nailed
on contradictions since he's so polished at articulating both
sides of each issue. Rush remembers Clinton criticizing Bush for
spending too much time on foreign policy, but Clinton never
really said this in so many words.

Clinton is an instinctive politician who is doing a lot of things
right as far as gaining and keeping political power are
concerned. Rush comments that he told Jeff Greenfield last night
that Clinton was a "brilliant, brilliant, brilliant politician."

*BREAK*

Items

o       The TV critic for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette did a
readers' poll on the best and worst new TV shows of the season;
last Saturday he listed the worst shows, and Rush's show was #4
on the list. Linda Bloodworth-Thomason's new show, Evening Shade,
also made the worst list.

On Sunday, though, the critic listed the best shows, and he
warned readers that if they were happy about the worst list, they
should prepare themselves for some "bad news" - Rush's show is #1
on the list of best new shows. Rush laughs at how people either
love him or hate him, given that his show is able to make both
the best and worst show lists.

o       On Monday the Arkansas Democrat Gazette also reported
that a Little Rock woman filed to have her marriage annulled when
she discovered that her husband had "female genitalia instead of
male genitalia." The woman, though, didn't discover this until
two months after the marriage, and the newspaper reports that the
marriage was never consummated.

Rush is not surprised that the marriage was never consummated,
and he wonders if this couple's theme song was "I love you just
the way you are." He is curious, however, why it took the woman
two months to discover this, but he recalls dating a girl who
pledged that she would stay celibate for a year after she got
married. Rush asked her why, and she replied so that she could be
sure of her husband's devotion. He didn't date this particular
woman for very long.

*BREAK*

Phone   John from Toms River, NJ

John thinks Rush is very privileged and honor to be speaking to a
left-wing liberal, and he would like to talk about the separation
of Church and State. He thinks the Republican party made a
mistake in letting the religious right have a platform during the
convention, and in letting them "infiltrate" the party so as to
"force their beliefs on the American people."

Rush asks if it is not true that everyone is trying to force
their beliefs on everyone else in today's society. John says that
he has yet to hear one Hindu-American or Buddhist-American force
their beliefs on anyone. Rush, though, didn't hear anyone make a
sermon at the Republican convention, although people did talk
about cultural and value-oriented issues which are fair political
game. Also, aren't liberals trying to force their beliefs on
others by distributing condoms in New York schools without the
parent's permission, and by teaching curriculums that advocate
homosexuality?

John believes that these people "have an underlying agenda to
Christianize the world," and thinks that America is an open and
free society, which is "comprised of Buddhist-Americans, Muslim-
Americans, Hindu-Americans, Jewish-Americans, and New-Age
Americans." Rush adds "Uglo-Americans," "Canine-Americans," and
"Atheist-Americans" to John's list.

John thinks all of these people have the right to "express and
reflect the Creator in their own way." Rush agrees, and John says
that this means the government must remain neutral, uphold
diversity, and encourage tolerance. Above all, the government
should not impose any religious views on its people.

Rush doesn't know any American government that is imposing a
religion on anyone; the only people he knows trying to do this
are the New-Agers who have elevated trees to the status of gods,
and use this as justification for refusing to let a man cut down
a tree that is destroying his home.

John wants "Christian-Americans to respect and realize that there
are good Buddhists, there are good Muslims, there are good Hindus
who respect morals and family values, and we don't need
Christians to force their ideology on other people in this
country." Rush asks if John would also agree that non-Christians
should not be forcing their ideology on the country either.

John replies "to talk about love is totally different." Rush
points out that America is a free country and he has every right
to persuade people of his viewpoint as anyone else, and it's
absolute hogwash to claim that religious people cannot
participate in the government. The First Amendment says only that
the government shall not establish a state religion, but it does
not prevent anyone from practicing theirs.

"What about the little Buddhist kid who's in the school?" John
demands. "What about the Muslim child?" Rush wonders who's
threatening these children except liberals who are telling them
that it's okay to have sex if you use a condom. Rush asks if the
goal is not to get people to feel good and get along, and John
agrees but says "Christians are not doing that!"

"Bull, bull, bull," states Rush. "What are the Ten Commandments,
pal," Rush asks, but he's interrupted by John who shouts "I don't
care about the Ten Commandments because I come from a different
religious ideology." Rush points out that even though the Ten
Commandments are the best advice ever given about how to get
along, they can't be put in schools anymore.

"Hold it a second," John demands. "What about the little Buddhist
kid who doesn't want to pray to Jesus in school? What about
him!?!" Rush points out that the is not suggesting or supporting
the idea that a Buddhist kid should pray to the God of
Christianity, nor does he believe that the religious right which
John so reviles would support it either.

John claims that Pat Robertson recently called Buddhism and Islam
"evil" on the 700 Club, but Rush hasn't heard Robertson say this;
John says he will send Rush the tape of this, and Rush welcomes
this. However, he points out that even if Robertson did say this,
so what? America is a country that provides free speech rights to
its citizens, and since Robertson ran for President and was
soundly defeated, what is there to be worried about?

"Because we had an inquisition in the Middle Ages," John shouts,
"and I don't want another one now." Rush wonders where the
inquisition is going on now in America, and John replies "every
corner of this country, every block, I hear Christians saying
that you've got to believe their way or you're evil and going to
hell. I'm tired of it. I don't want my government to have them
come in and take over."

Rush points out that these people are not in the government but
are standing on street corners, and Christians do not have the
power to send people to hell. Rush also notes that Tom is not in
hell but Tomsriver, NJ. "Well, let me tell you something," John
states, "they don't belong in my government. Our government has
to be tolerant and has to respect diversity."

Rush points out that John is one of the most intolerant person
he's talked to in a long time; John doesn't want these people in
the government, but there's nothing in the Constitution that
prevents them from doing so if they so desire. "Rush, this is no
longer a mainstream, white, Anglo-Saxon society," John states,
leaving Rush to wonder how in heck the conversation has now
turned to white Anglo-Saxons.

"Why don't you go to K-Mart?" John demands, adding "you'll know
there's many different religions in this country." Rush points
out that going to 7-11 would serve the same purpose, and John
says "you have to start respecting other people's religions. I
don't believe the Republicans, by making Christians go into the
government, are respecting or being tolerant."

Rush calls that paranoia, and thinks John is responding to
cliches since there is no evidence of Christians overrunning the
US government. Rush bets, though, that the vast majority of
elected officials in this country are Christians or Jews of one
type or another. Yet, Christianity is not controlling the US
government, and if this were going to happen it already would
have.

John says that "if there was a Buddhist-American who wanted to
run for President, all hell would break loose among the born-
again Christian right. All hell would break loose!" Rush asks so
what, pointing out that "we have the freedom in this country for
all hell to break loose."

John replies "well, let them go into their churches, into their
house, close their doors and pray to Jesus the way they want to
do, but leave me and my government alone." Rush points out that
Christians are not requiring John to pray to their God, nor is
the government requiring John to pray to their God.

"Well, I see it in a different way," John says, and Rush asks him
where in this country the government is forcing people to pray to
the God of Christianity. "That's not the point," John demands.
Rush says that this is the point because this is what John says
he is afraid of.

"No, no," states John. "Christian leaders of Christian religions
have no right to come into our government and speak their views!
No religion does." Rush says that these people do have that
right, since it is granted by the Constitution. John still thinks
he is right, and Rush says that this means John is denying
Christians their free speech and First Amendment rights.

John disagrees, saying "I'm not preventing them from going into
their churches to pray." Rush points out that a prayer is recited
in both the Congress and Supreme Court before each session. John
thinks "if they pray to God, that's a different story, but put
Jesus to it, it's wrong."

Rush is a bit perplexed by John's paranoia because what he fears
is going on is not going on. "I think it is," John replies, "all
over the place. I have a sister that comes over to the house
every once in a while, and she's a fanatic like all the other
ones, and who tells me that I have to get away from meditation,
from Buddhist philosophy, because I'm going to hell. I'm tired of
that!"

Rush suggests John complain to his sister, but John replies
"they're all like that, they're all like that!" Rush holds John
over the break, but is glad that he's finally found the root of
John's problem - he thinks his sister is the President.

*BREAK*

Rush shows his sensitivity to his caller by first playing his
Gregorian Chant "Rush Limbaugh, with talent on loan from God"
bump, and then following it up with his gospel revivalist bump.

Phone   John from Tomsriver, NJ (continued)

John asks Rush if he believes that people can have family values,
a universal God, and "love in their hearts" without Christianity.
Rush replies that faith is an intensely personal and private
thing and he is not about to condemn or criticize anyone who
doesn't believe the same way he does.

"Well, stay out of my government then," demands John. Rush points
out that 1) he is not in John's government, and 2) it is his
government, too. Rush has as much right to access his government
as anyone else. "Well, if you want to have a war, we'll have a
war," threatens John.

Rush is still perplexed at why John is so incredibly paranoid and
combative about this - nobody said anything about a war. "Keep
your religious opinions to yourself," John demands. Rush points
out that it is John who has called his show and brought his
religious views to the nation. Rush does not bring his religious
views to his show, nor will he ever force them on anybody.

"I know about my history, I know about the history of the world,"
John states. "I know how many people have suffered in the name of
Jesus. I know about my history!" Rush thinks John has finally
shown his real feelings - not only does John disagree with
Christianity, but he is intolerant of it.

Furthermore, John somehow thinks that his intolerance of
Christianity is the right view that should be adopted by everyone
else. If someone doesn't agree with John on this, he believes
that they should be silenced and kept out of power. Thus, Rush
asks what is the difference between this and what John says he
fears Christians will do if they get power.

"People have a right to find their own path," says John. "People
have a right in this country to look up and find a star, and find
their own truth. And we need a government that has nothing to do
with any religious ideology. I'm going to fight it until the day
I die!"

Rush points out that this nation's founders "were indeed men of
God." John interrupts, saying "no, you're wrong - they were
Freemasons, they were not Christians." Rush repeats that the
country's founders were "men of God," and John reiterates "yes,
they were Freemasons, they were not men of God."

Rush refuses to let this history revisionism stand, and he thinks
John's fears are totally unjustified. What he fears is happening
is not happening, yet John wants to protect himself by destroying
other people's freedoms of speech, expression, and religion. Just
because somebody is in the government doesn't mean they can't be
something; Rush would love to exclude all sorts of people from
the government for all sorts of reasons, but he can't do this,
thanks to the US Constitution, and neither can John.

Rush thanks John for calling, adding "I appreciate that you were
centered for at least some of this conversation."

*BREAK*

Phone   John from Hume, IL

John has a comment about Rush's orgasm show last week, and Rush
steels himself for more criticism on this subject. John, though,
simply thinks that Rush is not the only member of the American
media who has done things like this. Dan Rather on election
night, for example, was a perfect example of a four-hour orgasm.

Rush laughs, and admits that Rather was being so nice to Bush
that night simply because he was being gracious in victory. Rush
bets, though, that Rather has not got any complaint calls about
this on-air orgasms.

Rush also got a letter from a listener about the principal in
Fargo, ND who blames Rush for inspiring some kids to spray-paint
the words "bitch" and "whore" on girls' lockers. The listeners
writes that the first time he heard these two words on TV was on
Saturday Night Live, but he doesn't remember Rush being on the
show that night. The listener thus suspects that the principal is
wrong as to who he thinks is using these words and thereby
influencing these punk kids. "Amen, bro," states Rush.

*BREAK*

THIRD HOUR

Items

o       The Pentagon told the press where and when they should be
so as to get good shots of the Marines hitting the beach in
Somalia. Also, because no pool coverage was arranged, news
organizations had to send their own people, which is why
reporters were lining the beach yesterday during the landing.
Rush suspects that the lesson has obviously been learned and that
changes will be made in the future.

However, it also seems that the military really did not consider
this operation to be along the lines of more normal military
operations, and this is why the Pentagon did not follow the same
procedures used during Desert Storm.

o       Marge Schott apologized yesterday for making "insensitive
remarks in the past," adding that it was her mouth and not her
heart that was speaking. Her apology, though, is not good enough
for some people.

o       General David Dinkins has made an appeal on behalf of
America's cities for the $20 billion that Clinton has slated for
"infrastructure rebuilding." Dinkins pointed out that even one
percentage point increase in the unemployment rate adds $40 to
$50 billion to the deficit, and thus the government has to
"provide jobs."

Rush says that it's admirable that Dinkins is finally concerned
about the deficit, but once again Democrats show how little they
understand about the economy. Jobs are not provided by the
government but are created as a by-product of businesses doing
business in the free market. As Rush has noted many times before,
Clinton's "investment in infrastructure" will not be providing
thousands of jobs to those who are currently unemployed.

Dinkins also shows that many are refusing to believe that the US
is in the midst of a sustained recovery, and the fact that
Clinton is refusing to concede this tidbit is most worrisome.
Clinton and his economic team did not win power in November just
so they could sit on their hands for four years; they want to
wield that power and implement their pet theories and strategies.

However, the best advice for Clinton's academicians is to sit
back and watch the American economy recover on its own, and then
take the credit for it. The best action that could be taken right
now is to remove the obstacles that government puts in the way of
business - reduce the capital gains tax, ease up on banking
regulations, reduce the many government regulations on business,
etc.

o       The Pittsburgh Steelers are playing the Chicago Bears
this weekend, and the Bears will put quarterback Jim Harbaugh
back into the game. Harbaugh is determined to win and has even
said that he is going to donate each week's paycheck to charity
until the Bears finally start winning again. Coach Mike Ditka
commented that "this is admirable, but not real smart."

o       On his TV show last night, Rush proved he was not a
racist by admitting that when he goes grocery shopping, he always
buys a couple of boxes of Wheaties that have Michael Jordan's
picture on them. Many letters of outrage came rolling in via
CompuServe about this, claiming that this very comment proved
that Rush was a racist.

Rush notes that it was only a few minutes later on this very same
program that he made the point that of course his assertion was
ridiculous, and that buying boxes of Wheaties in this manner was
just the same sort of symbolism that drives so much of
liberalism. If something looks or feels good, then that's enough
for liberals.

People have knee-jerk reactions to what Rush says and then their
ears close up so that they can't hear anything else he says. Rush
also commented that Iman was beautiful, and since he was able to
call a black woman beautiful, that also meant he wasn't a racist.
Once again, he was lampooning what liberals routinely do, yet
people had knee-jerk reactions to that comment as well.

Liberals, though, do this kind of thing for real, and they do it
with a "high horse, holier than thou" attitude that fosters
name-calling and intolerance. Rush hopes that his listeners
realize this really soon.

*BREAK*

Rush mentions that many people are asking what he thinks about
the situation in Carmel, CA in which a homeowner has been refused
permission to cut down a tree on his property which is leaning
into and destroying his house. Rush decides to illustrate his
feelings on what should be done in this matter by playing his
Timber Update theme ("Chain Saw Blues" with the sounds of falling
trees).

This situation is an example of religious environmental views
which are being imposed on others; these new-age environmental
wackos have a religious conviction that this tree is more
important than a man's property, and they have imposed their
beliefs on this poor homeowner. Rush thinks it's time for a new
movement in America - "Save the Houses (and other private
property)."

Phone   George from Nashua, NH

George is proud to be a graduate student at the EIB Institute of
Advanced Conservative Studies, and would like to discuss the idea
of Outcome Based Education. Rush says that this idea is spreading
across the country, and in one school two plus two don't even
equal four anymore. Students are not graded on their performance,
because this "serves no useful purpose," and report cards are
sent out with a warning that says the grades don't mean anything.
Basically, no student is allowed to fail, and if this means that
they learn incorrect things so be it.

George says that his wife does teach in Nashua and does have this
sort of philosophy in her teaching, but she reserves it for only
problem students who are not keeping up with the rest of the
class. These students have learning disabilities and thus have to
be taught in a different manner in order to keep them from being
totally discouraged and apathetic about education.

Rush says he can understand this in the context of those kids who
have genuine learning disabilities, and George says that
sometimes his wife gets students who don't even speak English.
Because these kids can't keep up with the rest of the class, she
thus uses this OBE approach with them as well.

Rush thinks these kids who have problems should be put into a
separate class; if the teachers don't have the power to do this,
then the onus should be put on those administrators making this
decision. Kids with special needs and who can't keep up should be
separated from the rest of the students so that their needs are
met and so they don't slow down the other students.

George agrees that this would be the ideal situation, but he has
seen his wife's tactics work with some students; one girl who was
failing blossomed under this approach to the point where she is
now making B's and keeping up with the class.

Rush says that this sounds like they taught the girl that two
plus two equals four, instead of letting her believe that it
equals five. This girl may have been helped by the attention and
individual help paid to her; the teacher did not accept the
girl's inabilities but taught her how to learn. This is what
should happen, but most OBE approaches accept those inabilities
and even praise children for them.

George says that his wife does avoid criticizing and punishing
students for having wrong answers, and Rush agrees with that.
However, correcting children is not the same thing as ridiculing
them, although this is what the outcome based supporters seem to
think. The idea of teaching is to teach and educate, and this is
exactly what has happened in the situation George has described.

However, this is not what is happening with outcome based and
multicultural educational programs; kids' failures are being
justified and accepted, and the kids never do learn what they
really need to know.

*BREAK*

Rush points to how George casually mentioned how students who
don't do well are not punished; this seems to indicate that he
thinks should a kid not do well, parents and others are going to
punish and abuse him because of it. Perhaps this is not the case
with George himself, but it certainly does seem to be the same
sort of attitude that allows liberals to assume that all parents
are child abusers.

Nobody is suggesting that failing students be called "idiots" or
"stupid," but teachers should certainly take steps to make sure
failing students do learn. This does not mean that the goal
should be to prevent kids from failing in the first place because
it is by their failure that the teacher knows these kids need
special help to learn.

However, outcome based education seems designed to prevent any
failure by eliminating any idea of "right and wrong" answers.
Allowing kids to believe two plus two equals five is not the
correct approach.

The more Rush hears liberals explain their positions and their
motivations, the more he becomes convinced that they think
conservatives and non-liberals are nothing more than a bunch of
iron-fisted authoritarians whose goal is to come into power so
that they can force everyone to conform to their way of thinking.

Liberals recoil in horror when Rush talks about pushing kids to
do the best they can, but this is not punishment; kids need to be
pushed to be their best, and parents and teachers do this out of
love for their children. The best teachers are the ones who get
more out of their students than the students thought was
possible.

Rush makes the analogy of someone who's depressed and down in the
dumps, and who feels that they are rotten and worthless. Does it
help more if someone agrees with them or if someone tells them
that this is a ridiculous idea because they've got more going for
them then they think?

Should failure and sub-par performance be accommodated,
reinforced, and loved? Rush wonders what it is that liberals find
so threatening about discipline and wanting to get the most out
of someone. George's comment about not punishing kids basically
says it all - nobody is talking about ridiculing or punishing
kids who fail, but only about making sure that they eventually do
learn what they need to know.

Phone   Mark from Lexington, KY

Mark recalls Clinton making a couple of comments on foreign
policy during his campaign - first Clinton said that had he been
in Congress, he would have voted against aggression against Iraq,
unless it would have been a close vote, in which case he would
have sided with the majority. Clinton also criticized Bush for
not invading Baghdad and assassinating Saddam Hussein. Mark thus
wonders what Clinton's real views on the Gulf War and the
military really are.

Rush says that this is the point - nobody knows what Clinton
really thinks. Back in January 15, 1991 Clinton said he agreed
with those supporting further sanctions against Iraq, but after
the war was won Clinton's history revisionism had him saying that
he only "understood" those who wanted more time for sanctions to
work.

Clinton was called on this by Paul Greenberg of the Arkansas
Democrat Gazette, but the national media ignored this
discrepancy. President Bush tried to point this out during the
debates, but he was unsuccessful in getting anything to stick.
However, it shows that Clinton is a master of using the English
language so that he can be on both sides of each and every issue.

*BREAK*

Phone   Kevin from Tuscaloosa, AL

Kevin gives "religious rights dittos"; he saw the Clinton
Inaugural Beer Bash flyers that Rush showed on his TV show, and
so he decided to make up some similar flyers to pass around at
work at the University of Alabama. A liberal staff member,
however, was incensed at the flyers and ripped them all down.
After telling Kevin that the flyers were in bad taste, she wrote
a memo to the Dean of the college to complain.

Kevin is amazed at how intolerant liberals are. Rush wonders what
Kevin put on his flyers, and Kevin replies that he basically
recreated what Rush did on his TV show. Rush points out that
liberals have no sense of humor. Kevin says that this is what he
told his coworker, and she replied that Kevin had no sensitivity
and was personally attacking her with these flyers.

Rush is not surprised that this woman, like all liberals, is
trying to silence anyone she disagrees with.

Phone   Eric from Palm Harbor, FL

Eric gives "Arbitron rating enhancing dittos," and Rush wishes
Eric hadn't said such a thing since he's not supposed to talk
about this subject. Eric thinks multiculturalism is bigotry - as
long as people are divided up into separate groups, racism and
bigotry will stay alive and well. Rush agrees, and notes that
multiculturalists claim they are trying to promote "peace and
understanding," when in reality their "in your face" approach
accomplishes just the opposite.

Eric also says that John from Tomsriver should not confuse
community standards and maintaining a level of decorum with
religion. Just because certain things aren't accepted as
community standards does not mean that they are proscribed
throughout society. Also, just because speeches are made at the
Republican convention does not mean that they are part of the
party platform.

Rush says that Buchanan's speech incited a lot of fear in people,
especially when he said "we've got to take back our streets and
cities." Of course, Buchanan was simply saying that America has
to stop letting criminals run wild through the streets, as
happened in Los Angeles.

Buchanan also upset people with his comments about a "religious
war," but Eric thinks that this was only a reference to how
schools are trying to force down kids' throats values and
teachings that are diametrically opposed to what parents are
trying to teach their children at home.

*BREAK*

Phone   A.J. from Brennan, TX

A.J. thinks that it is clear that America was founded on
Christian values, but Rush says that people today don't agree on
this. A.J., though, wonders if Christians are so intolerant, then
why did America end up with the Constitution that it now has.
Many people would refer to A.J. as a Catholic-American or
Hispanic-American, but A.J. is glad that the Constitution allows
him to decide who he wants to be.

He thus gets worried when people accuse Christians of being
intolerant since he believes the US Constitution is a product of
the Christian roots of America. Rush agrees, and thinks that much
of what is going on today stems from the drug and other
subcultures; there are more and more people today who don't want
any limits placed on their behavior, and thus consider it to be
nazism and fascism should anyone talk about limits on behavior.

Rush notes that terms such as nazism and fascism have become,
along with racism, nothing more than cliches. The intellectually
lazy resort to these terms in such a predictable knee-jerk
fashion that these terms have lost all their power and meaning.
People are almost at the point of laughing whenever these words
are used.

Many people are trying to stop permissiveness and moral
relativism from taking over, and those who want no moral
absolutes are thus threatened by what they see as an attack on
their core personal beliefs. This is why they often get so
hysterical.

Things have gotten so bad that Rush even saw a discussion about
whether society should just get rid of all law. People actually
think that the law is too restrictive and that society has
advanced to the point where it is no longer necessary.


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