Unofficial Summary of the Rush Limbaugh Show for Wednesday, October 12, 1994 by John "Yeoman John" Switzer This unofficial summary is copyright (c) 1994 by John Switzer. All Rights Reserved. These summaries are distributed on CompuServe and the Internet, and archived on CompuServe (DL9 of the ISSUES forum) and Internet (cathouse.org and grind.isca.uiowa.edu). The /pub/jrs directory at ftp.netcom.com contains the summaries for the past 30 days. Distribution to other electronic forums and bulletin boards is highly encouraged. Spelling and other corrections gratefully received. Please read the standard disclaimer which was included with the first summary for this month. In particular, please note that this summary is not approved or sanctioned by Rush Limbaugh or the EIB network, nor do I have any connection with them other than as a daily listener. ************************************************************* October 12, 1994 BRIEF SUMMARY OF TOPICS: Kestrel falcon betrays Jersey Trust by murdering a Pink Pigeon baby; CompuServe moves Rush's response to FAIR to a special area to allow greater access; David Broder warns Democrats that running against the 80s and Ronald Reagan could be risky because of "Reagan nostalgia"; President Clinton claims that the 80s had the "worst job growth since the Great Depression" and that the "economy was going downhill"; Governor John Engler (R-MI) signs bill that allows schools to permanently expel any student carrying a gun to school; only 1,000 show up for Clinton at Dearborn, MI, and the local politicians didn't want to be associated with the President at all; Clinton claims that the American people don't know the good that has been done by his administration and the Democrats, and thus "are in danger of voting against what they're for and voting for what they're against"; parapsychologist analyzes Rush on the air, claiming he's obsessed with Clinton and is jealous of those who have had more education; Rush notes he has no contacts at all with Larry Nickles; caller doesn't think it's nice for "an old man" like Rush to make fun of others; Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders likes Eric Clapner; caller suggests that Rush write a syndicated column; San Diego TV commentator Marty Emerald claims that Clinton now has to fix the problems with Iraq because George Bush didn't finish the job in the Gulf War; Rush explains why the U.S. didn't go into Baghdad and get Hussein during the Gulf War; if liberals think getting Hussein is easy, then why don't they do it now?; caller notes that the U.S. military did exactly the job it was told to do during the Gulf War; Clinton administration puts 160,000 troops on stand-by for the Gulf; Algore attacks Oliver North as being unpatriotic and for demeaning the military because North criticized Clinton's handling of the Gulf; Rush notes that North is at least protesting his country on American soil, unlike Clinton; caller doesn't like a PSA EIB plays for panic disorder sufferers; words to panic disorder PSA; words to "They're Coming to Take Me Away"; words to "Leader of Iraq"; words to "Saddam's Family"; caller thinks a conservative tsunami is heading towards Washington this November; words to "Bomb, Bomb Iraq"; words to "Yakety Yak, Bomb Iraq"; words to "Hello, Saddam"; words to "Bomb Iraq Around the Clock"; transcript of reporter asking dumb question during the Gulf War; Clinton gets only a 1% bump in the polls because of his handling of Iraq; North Korea needs oil and Iraq wants nuclear weapons; Jean-Bertrand Aristide will be escorted into Haiti by Warren Christopher, Randall Robinson, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus; IRS reports that the top 5% of income tax returns accounted for 44% of individual taxes paid in 1990; Washington Post editorial comes out against a middle class tax cut because "the government doesn't have the money to give the middle class more than a token tax cut"; EIB is planning to set up a 900 number to distribute Rush's response to FAIR at EIB's cost; the privatization of public schools is a hopeful sign, but the NEA is against any sort of school choice; psychologist calls to defend his profession after the previous "parapsychologist" called to psychoanalyze Rush; the Op-Ed version of Rush's piece "Why Liberals Fear Me" gets printed in the Los Angeles Times and is distributed on their wire service; Chicago Tribune lists all the places Clinton has sent troops in 1994, and a caller is angry at how Clinton is sending so many troops, including his brother, to Kuwait; Los Angeles city council approves a mural of a gun-toting Huey Newton and other Black Panthers titled "To Protect and To Serve"; Carol Moseley- Braun is against a flat tax because "most of the income of homeless people goes to food"; caller asks for advice on sources of daily news; Rush suggests some good books to read for a political science major; WWDB of Pittsburgh becomes most listened-to radio station on the AM dial; caller bets Saddam was paid by Democrats to move south, so that Clinton would be too busy to go out and campaign for other Democrats. LIMBAUGH WATCH October 12, 1994 - It's now day 631 (day 650 for the rich and the dead, and 27 days until the November elections) of "America Held Hostage" (aka the "Raw Deal" which has 831 days left) and 694 days after Bill Clinton's election, but Rush is still on the air with 659 radio affiliates (with more than 20 million listeners weekly world-wide), 250 TV affiliates (with a national rating of 3.7), and a newsletter with nearly 500,000 subscribers. His first book was on the NY Times hardback non-fiction best- seller list for 54 consecutive weeks, with 2.6 million copies sold, but fell off the list after Simon and Schuster stopped printing it. The paperback version of "The Way Things Ought To Be" was on the NY Times paperback non-fiction best-seller list for 28 weeks. Rush's second book, "See, I Told You So," was on the NY Times best-seller list for 16 weeks and has sold over 2.45 million copies. LEST WE FORGET The following are from the Rush Limbaugh show on Wednesday, October 14, 1992: o The big news of the day was the Vice Presidential debate of the previous night, and Rush summed up his opinion of the event by saying "this, my friends, was a slam-dunk for the Vice President of the United States." Liberals were refusing to admit this, but even they had to admit that Senator Al Gore did not devastate Quayle as everyone expected him to. Liberals seemed disappointed that Gore didn't put Quayle away once and for all; instead, Gore came across as "Robo-Candidate 2," wooden and programmed in his responses. A lot of people were complaining that the debate was a horrible thing for democracy because "of all that shouting." The critics were upset at how the candidates argued with their opponents and didn't let them talk, yet this was what happened on Crossfire, the McLaughlin Group, and so many other programs. And how could democracy be harmed when ideas are being discussed? Rush thought that Vice President Quayle vindicated himself after four years of ridicule and attacks, as the debate was Quayle's best public performance in four years; he was responsive and spoke about the themes that mattered. Plus, it was about time someone started asking if Clinton could be trusted. Wayne from Cataula, GA liked Quayle during the debate, but thought he could have done better on the abortion issue. Quayle should have pointed out that the choice was already made back when the child was conceived, and that "choice" had become a euphemism for murder. o Jerry Berger of the St. Louis Post Dispatch wrote that when he ran into Admiral Crowe at a hotel brunch, he asked Crowe, who had publicly endorsed Clinton, if he thought "controversial broadcaster Rush Limbaugh is going to hurt Clinton?" Crowe replied "Rush is going to hurt everyone, followed by the whole country." o In a column that William F. Buckley wrote about Clinton's judgment in journeying to Moscow in 1969, Buckley wrote the following: "But an effort by the KGB to recruit, assuming such an effort was made, suggests nothing more than that like all the apostles in Cambridge who were recruited into the KGB during the 30s, Clinton was bright enough to be attractive to the KGB. After all, he's bright enough to be attractive to the majority of Democratic voters, so what else is new?" o After Rush read a letter from a middle school teacher in charge of lunch detention who had students begging to be allowed in because she played Rush's show during lunch, a school district official called the EIB offices to demand the name of this teacher and her school. Rush and EIB politely thumbed their noses at this request. o A study of 1,030 sets of female twins concluded that genetics played the largest single factor in whether women become alcoholics, contradicting a previous study that claimed men largely inherited their alcoholic tendencies while women were affected more by their environment. The EIB staff suggested that it was men that drive women to drink, but Rush was certain it was the other way around. o Rush devoted an hour of his show to callers who supported Bill Clinton. Margie from Philadelphia, PA thought Clinton was a "fine, healthy person" who had been chosen as the top governor of the US by the nation's other governors. She believed Clinton was in much better health that George Bush, who was 68 and had Grave's disease. She felt that should Bush be elected, Quayle would become President within two years. Sandy from Scranton, PA was a self-described "confused voter" who was leaning towards Clinton because of his pro-choice beliefs and his support of public education. She thought abortion could be stopped only through sex education that taught people how to avoid getting pregnant by mistake. Dan from New Jersey was actually opposed to Clinton, and Rush was shocked that Dan had lied to Bo. Rush noted that this call showed how easily Bo could be fooled, but on second thought he realized this couldn't happen. Rush's suspicions were confirmed by Dan, and he chided Bo for injecting himself into the show. Rush pledged he would devote another hour to Clinton callers to make up for this, and called in Mervin Snerdley, a Gore supporter, to screen the remainder of the show's callers. Phil from St. Louis, MO said his reasons for voting for Clinton were economics, environment, equal rights, law enforcement, Bush's record, armed forces, Vietnam War, and schooling. As far as economics, Phil was all for Clinton's plan to raise taxes on those who made more than $200,000 a year; he was certain this would help fix the problem of how the rich just keep getting richer, while the poor were still stuck in the ghettos. As far as the environment was concerned, Phil thought Bush had lost the battle, saying "We have people out here who have these animal farms and kill these little animals so that they become coats and such - that is wrong. That is 100% wrong. Animals make the environment go round, without animals, we would not exist. There's an ecological system that we revolve around, and if we take something out of that ecological system, something messes up." Jennifer from Holt, MI was voting for Clinton because he was pro-choice and "respects the right of an individual to do what they want to do with their own body." She also liked Clinton's economic plan because it would increase spending on social services, which she thought were desperately needed to solve the country's social problems. Harry from Cookeville, TN said there was a huge international currency crisis brewing, and he thought Clinton's election will trigger a "humongous crisis" so he had the attitude "let's get it over with." He believed this crisis would propel the price of gold into the stratosphere, allowing the US to get back onto the gold standard and have "honest money" again. Evan from Chicago, IL was going to vote for Clinton because his Presidency would concentrate the country's resources on problems which had been ignored for far too long. Evan was also in the retail industry, and he hoped Clinton would restore worker confidence, as well as get the economy moving again. He noted that the "average Joe" was making only $20,000 a year and was hurting, but Bush didn't seem to care or be able to do anything about it. Joe from Manhattan, NY believed Clinton was a real hero because he protested the Vietnam war; Joe didn't believe in any war and would never fight for America because he couldn't "drop bombs and kill babies." He proudly stated that he himself went to Canada during the Vietnam War. ******** MORNING UPDATE Today's Morning Update is a tale of compassion, of betrayal, of greed, and of fowl murder. The Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust of Britain 18 years ago began a program to save the endangered Mauritias Kestrel falcon, of which only four were known in existence. However, the Trust's breeding program nursed these birds back to health, raising their number to 250, which the Trust began releasing back into the wilds of Mauritias. However, the Trust's compassion didn't stop with the falcon. They also were hard at work saving the endangered Pink Pigeons of Mauritias, which were dying out because of deforestation and the introduction of new predators such as monkeys. Thanks to the Trust's efforts, though, the pigeons have been making a comeback, too. Sadly, however, when these rare pigeons began to hatch on Mauritias, one of the evil Kestrel falcons succumbed to its greed, swooped down, and gobbled down one of the babies on the spot. This ruthless murder was a betrayal of the Trust's trust, and for its crime, the falcon was banished to a forest site elsewhere on Mauritias, no doubt to continue a heinous life of crime. In spite of the obvious tragedy, Rush has to admit, though, that this Morning Update is one of the more delicious ones he's yet had. FIRST HOUR Items o Rush suspects that his staff has a new music bit because EIB's Johnny Donovan has come into the studio and is just sitting there waiting for it to be played. Donovan insists this is not the case; he came in just to be in the presence of "greatness." Rush suggests that if this is truly the case that Donovan get away from the rest of the EIB staff. o The response to Rush's posting of his response to FAIR on CompuServe was incredible. Rush originally put the files in DL9 of the ISSUES forum, which was virtually shut down because of the number of people trying to access it. Forums on CompuServe are limited to only 100 users at a time, and there were many, many more people than that trying to download these files. CompuServe thus responded by creating a new area that can handle up to 1,000 users at a time. CompuServe users should thus type GO RUSHDL, and they'll be presented with a menu that prompts them for which file they want: the ASCII text file or the Mac WordPerfect 3.0 file. Rush notes that he's gotten letters from people who haven't been able to open these files, but he knows this is possible since he downloaded both of these files after he uploaded them yesterday, and he had no problem at all. Text files should be accessible to everyone, no matter what kind of word processors they have. <> Rush notes he is no hacker, just an average computer user, so if he can download these files, everyone can. He admits, though, that he can't open most of the binary files he gets in his CompuServe mail, but he would never use such files since they might continue some sort of virus. However, he did test his own binary file and it works just fine. Rush therefore doesn't want to read any more letters from people complaining that they can't open these files. "This is the United States of America," he exclaims, "this is 1994, this is the era of software and computers, I don't want to hear `I can't'!" He also doesn't want to hear about the tears frustrated users are shedding over this, nor does he want to get any more letters from veteran computer users who think the abstract he gave the files is shabby. Rush points out that he didn't write these abstracts, but even if he did, it's a moot point since the abstracts (which identify files in the CompuServe forum) are no longer in existence, given that the files have been moved out of the ISSUES forum into the RUSHDL area. Rush therefore suggests that people just download the files and "shut up . . . uh, enjoy them!" Besides, even if people don't have WordPerfect, they can still use the text files, which any "lamebrain" can access. Rush adds that he's heard from many people who have opened these files and have read them; "if I can do it, you can do it," Rush encouragingly states. Rush hopes as many people as possible do read this thorough and well researched refutation of FAIR's accusations against him. EIB went to great lengths to confirm its sources, and Rush finds it interesting that when NBC Nightly News quotes the NY Times as its source, NBC is never accused of lying should the original story be found to be inaccurate. Somehow, though, Rush is not given the same benefit of the doubt. Rush adds that he's also heard from listeners who have downloaded these files and are making copies of them, forwarding them onto others, which is encouraging. Unfortunately, however, CompuServe doesn't seem to mention these files anywhere in its bulletins or its "What's New" box, so Rush will have to rely on word of mouth to get the word out about these files. o David Broder has written a front page story in the Washington Post about how the Democrats are running a risk if they run against the 80s; Broder notes that the Republicans' contract with America is based on "Reagan nostalgia," and that Reagan's popularity could therefore hurt Democrats who run against him. Rush's TV staff is therefore going through bits of video of Reagan's speeches from 1980 to 1988 to find examples to play on tonight's show, just so that Democrats who want to run against Reagan will realize what they're trying to fight. Rush wants to help people relive the 80s, as they really were, so as to defeat the continuing history revisionism that the Democrats are engaging in. In fact, President Clinton was in Dearborn, MI yesterday, but the major media has yet to mention what was possibly the most important thing he said - Clinton said that voters would decide on November 8th between going forward or returning to the Republican policies of the 1980s that brought "the worst job growth since the Great Depression. No one would want us to go back to the days when we exported jobs, not products. No one would want to go back to the days when our deficit was exploding and our economy was going downhill." None of the newspapers that Rush has read bother to print this quote; he had to rely on the Reuters news service to find it. Rush is often accused of misstating the facts about Clinton's lies, but this statement is one of the best examples of Clinton's lies around, and it brings back to mind how Clinton in the 1992 campaign claimed the economy was the worst in 50 years. It's mind-boggling that Clinton would claim that the job growth in the 80s was the worst in 60 years, and there aren't any journalists fact-checking this at all. This is why the press is Clinton's willing accomplices; they never challenge stuff like this. Perhaps the nightly news covered this, but Rush hasn't seen any such coverage for himself. So if the Democrats want to run against the 80s, Rush will be more than happy to help them out by showing the nation what Ronald Reagan and the 80s were all about. *BREAK* Governor John Engler (R-MI) held a press conference this morning at Dearborn High School to sign Senate Bill 966, which will allow Michigan schools to permanently expel any student who brings a weapon to school. Rush can't believe that there are places that need such a law; aren't the already existing laws enough to prevent people from bringing an Uzi or a .357 magnum onto a campus? Has it gotten to the point that the country now needs a law telling people that they are breaking the law by breaking the law? Amazingly, there are people who oppose this law; they don't think that students who carry weapons should be permanently expelled. Instead, they want these students to undergo counseling and other psychiatric evaluation. Rush recalls that when he went to school, kids would be expelled for several days just for skipping school for a day. It didn't take much to get kids to be expelled, and the need for this bill shows how standards have declined over the years, especially since there are people who actually oppose such a law. Phone Shaun from Wausau, WI Shaun says that the Democrats are continuing to take potshots at the Republican contract with America, and Republicans really need to respond better. Shaun is tired of hearing people complain that this contract is a "return to the 80s and Reaganomics," especially as the 80s and Reaganomics were great for the country. Rush agrees that Republicans should respond better, but he for one will be doing this on his show. If people realized the truth about the 80s, the nation would be in a lot better shape; the Democrats, though, are intent on rewriting the history of the 80s, and they love the Republicans' contract because it gives them something to attack and run against. However, the Democrats are running a big risk, given that a recent poll showed that Ronald Reagan is the most popular President. Rush, though, is more than happy to let the Democrats continue on attacking Reagan because they're the ones who will suffer. *BREAK* President Clinton went out to Dearborn, MI to campaign yesterday, speaking at a Ford Auto plant. Four thousand were expected to come out to see him, but less than one thousand showed up, and it was a lackluster crowd, according to the NY Times. Three Michigan Democrats running for re-election showed up but they refused to go up on stage; later they told reporters that they "just happened to show up," and begged the media not to give anyone the impression that Clinton was out there campaigning for them. The Detroit Free Press interviewed Clinton, and when asked about the Michigan Senate race with Democrat Bob Carr, Clinton stated: "The American people feel, quite properly, a lot of frustration and sometimes outright disgust with Washington. But, because they don't know the good that has been done, and because they don't know why the problems that are present occurred, they are in danger of voting against what they're for and voting for what they're against." In other words, Clinton said that the American people are too stupid to appreciate what he and his fellow Democrats have done. In fact, Clinton thinks the people are so stupid that they might even vote for what they don't want this November. If this doesn't illustrate the arrogance and condescension of the inside-the-Beltway crowd in general, and of liberals and liberalism in particular, nothing will. These people are so out of touch with America that they think that the public simply cannot overcome the obstacles life presents before them without the help of liberals; in fact, to the liberals, the people are so far gone, that they can't even be trusted to vote "properly." Meanwhile, Clinton is insisting that the 1980s had the worst job growth since the Great Depression, which just illustrates how stupid liberals think the electorate is. Phone Lisa from Los Angeles, CA Lisa first makes a point of saying she's not a dittohead, but rather a centrist in the middle who listens to all programs on both sides. "I'm not narrow-minded like some people, whose names I won't mention, who have one thought and will not change or even listen to another opinion. Okay?" Lisa is a member of a group of parapsychologists [sic] who have analyzed Rush and think he is obsessed with President Clinton. According to Lisa, Rush's whole mind, body, and spirit is aimed towards Bill and Hillary Clinton, and undoubtedly Rush stays up all night looking for the man's name in the paper. Rush criticizes Clinton and laughs at his appearance, so Lisa's group figures that Rush is jealous and mean-spirited. Rush first notes that President Clinton makes sure his name is in the paper, so you don't have to hunt for his name. Lisa agrees that Clinton is President and thinks that this means "he can do whatever he desires, he's the President!" Rush notes that Clinton cannot do whatever he wants, but Lisa insists "yes, he can!" Rush points out that Clinton can try to do what he wants, but there are constitutional limitations on the power of the President. Nobody can break the law, not even the President. Besides, this has nothing to do with the fact that Clinton is in the papers all the time. Lisa also doesn't think it's right for Rush to make fun of people; "come on," she exclaims, "you're an older man! And that's not nice!" Rush notes that Lisa has changed topics, and points out that the two of them can talk about Clinton or him, so Lisa chooses Clinton. Rush notes that this is what he decides every day - should he talk about Clinton or about him? Lisa interjects "also, let me say one more thing before you change the subject!" She says her group has concluded that Rush has "that inappropriate laughter - you ever hear of that?" Rush laughs at this, but admits this is his first psychoanalysis, so he hasn't heard this before. Lisa obliges by continuing her group's observations of Rush - they think he resents anyone who has more education than he does, such as the Clintons. Rush ridicules and drags down anyone who is more educated than he. Rush would love Lisa to cite some examples of this, and he urges her to take him at his word. He's not a mystery; he means what he says, and he says what he thinks about the events of the day. Lisa says that Rush should make sure that when he talks about the issues he says "alleged" as opposed to presenting it as "pure and true." Rush notes that Lisa has now accused him of having a Clinton obsession, of being jealous of those with more education, and of never telling the truth. Lisa replies "right!" to each accusation, so Rush asks what it would matter if he were obsessed with Clinton, since he supposedly never tells the truth. "Because it's overdone!" she replies. "Anything done to an extreme is unhealthy!" Rush notes that he doesn't have any obsessions with Clinton; in fact, when Clinton took a two-week vacation, Rush was ready to throw a party, out of relief. Lisa agrees - "that's because you could have a rest for two weeks," and then she does a passable imitation of Hillary's cackle, prompting Rush to wonder what Lisa's standards for laughter are. He notes that if he were truly obsessed with Clinton, he should be disappointed whenever the President goes on vacation and is no longer in the news. This is certainly not the case. Rush explains that his show is and has always been event-driven, as opposed to being topic-driven. Thus, the events of the day dominate his program, and since President Clinton is the leading newsmaker in the country, he's always in the news. This is always the case with the President of the United States. Rush also has his own views on the issues, and they are in stark contrast to the President's views, and given that opposing views to the President are not given much time in the dominant media, Rush tries to take up some of the slack on his own show. This is why Rush says he doesn't need to be balanced with equal time, but is equal time. Lisa says "no, no, no, no, no," and says that Rush has no credibility at all because he gets his information from competing talk show host Larry Nickles. Rush notes that he doesn't get any information from Nickles, nor does he have anything to do with the man for a particular reason that is nobody else's business. Rush is beginning to suspect that Lisa is a setup who has never listened to his show, but Lisa insists that she heard Nickles say on the radio that he contacts Rush. Rush says this is not true - he hasn't communicated with Nickles in any way and Nickles hasn't been part of EIB at all. Just because someone else is doing a conservative radio show doesn't mean he's the same as another conservative doing a radio show, and Lisa's complaints illustrate that while she might listen to Larry Nickles, she doesn't listen to Rush. Rush, in fact, has studiously avoided the aspect of President Clinton that Nickles has chosen to focus on, precisely so he could stay focused on the issues. Lisa then bounces off on another topic to complain that Rush laughs at and makes fun of everybody - for example, he makes fun of Hillary's appearance, comparing her to a "front nose of an automobile." Rush says that this was on his TV show, where he pointed out that Hillary's new hairstyle was reminiscent of the hood ornament on a 1964 Pontiac. This was the truth, and Rush was just making an observation. Rush asks for more examples, and Lisa says she can't come up with any because she doesn't listen to Rush that much. Rush muses that this seems to happen a lot - critics come on his show, but can never seem to provide specifics to their complaints because they don't listen a lot. Lisa has one more thing to say, but then loses her train of thought. She explains "I don't usually call shows so I couldn't get it out, couldn't remember it right off the bat." She eventually gets back on track to say that Rush has a good platform for doing good for the country, and he should be less negative with it. Rush says he does have a good platform, but he's not the only one doing satire. Rush suspects what Lisa doesn't like is that on his show it's conservative satire which skewers Lisa's sacred liberal cows. Rush therefore doubts that Lisa is in the middle of the road, but she insists that she is a moderate because "I can't make up my mind. That's why I listen to you and other people." Lisa also thinks that Rush is an "old enough man to have enough common sense not to laugh at people." Rush begs for a concrete example, and Lisa says that although Rush does talk about the issues and politics, he also laughs at Joycelyn Elders, and he laughs at people's appearances on his TV show. "You know, that's not nice for an old man," she adds. Rush has to laugh at this, and Lisa tells him "you can dish it out but you can't take it." Rush points out he's already spent seven minutes with Lisa, but she states that whenever someone criticizes Rush, he demands an apology. "Could you stand three hours of somebody bashing you every day? You'd go home and cry, wouldn't you!" Rush notes that he gets criticized far more than Lisa and everyone else thinks, and he doesn't care about most of it. The only time he's reacted is when he's been accused of being a racist, for reasons that he's explained many times before. He responds to defamatory attacks on his character, which he thinks is a requisite for anyone with a genuine character. He thanks Lisa for calling, but reminds her of one thing: middle-of-the-roaders get run over. *BREAK* To honor his previous caller, Rush plays a notable quotable from the nation's Surgeon General: "I've heard Eric Clackner, but I was . . . I think it was a wonderful thing that Eric Clackner the musician is putting on this event for the Martelle Foundation in support of Leukemia, AIDS, and cancer. So I think that's really the wonderful part about it, but listen . . . I like Eric Clapner!" He follows this up with some of Mr. Clapner's music, and Rush can only hope that Lisa's psychoanalysis couch has a full-sized cutout figure of him, with the radio playing on in the background. Phone Dave from Kiwani, IL Dave says he's a huge fan of Bo Snerdley, and continues on to ask why Rush doesn't become a syndicated columnist, so as to get more of his message out to those people who always read the newspaper, but maybe don't listen to radio. Dave bets that even the liberal press would take Rush's column, given that it would sell more papers. Rush says he has three offers on the table right now - three syndication companies have made their own offers, and EIB's entrepreneurs are thinking about forming their own syndication company. However, Rush has avoided doing any of these things because he would be competing with his own newsletter, not to mention that there's always the danger of him becoming overexposed. Rush is on the TV and radio for 17.5 hours a week, and his newsletter has 500,000 subscribers. Rush doesn't want to start becoming repetitive or redundant, nor does he want to have his face and name showing up everywhere. This is also why he turns down a lot of offers to appear on various TV shows. Plus, Rush doesn't know if he would have the time to do a syndicated column, especially he's also very cautious about burning out by doing too much. However, he thanks Dave for calling and for making this suggestion. *BREAK* Phone Bill from San Diego, CA Bill gives "mega-upset dittos" because he's obsessed with Rush; not only can he listen to Rush live on EIB's Los Angeles affiliate KFI, but he also gets to listen to the local station's replay of Rush's show later on. Bill is upset, though, at how last night Marty Emerald on KGTV, the local ABC affiliate, did a "perspective" piece in which she said that because her "favorite President, George Bush" made a mistake and didn't finish the job in the Gulf War, President Clinton now had to send out thousands of more troops to clean up the mess that "George Bush couldn't fix." However, Bill remembers that Bush had to fight tooth and nail to get done what he did get done. He can't believe that Emerald had the nerve to say such a thing, which is so foreign to the truth. Rush says he hopes someone in San Diego calls Marty Emerald to tell her to turn on the show because he'll explain just what did happen in the Gulf War at the top of the next hour. Then if Emerald wants to go on the air and correct herself, she'll at least have the facts with which to do so. He asks Bill to hang on through the break. *BREAK* SECOND HOUR Phone Bill from San Diego, CA (continued) Bill explains that KGTV, channel 10, in San Diego is an ABC affiliate and has a public affairs commentator, Marty Emerald, who does both commentary pieces and David Horowitz type consumer affairs segments. The station does have a conservative commentator, Stephen Clark, but Emerald did the commentary last night. Rush asks if Emerald identifies herself as a liberal, and Bill thinks this is definitely the case, given that she was so sarcastic in saying last night "and my favorite President, George Bush." However, she's never come out and admitted she is a liberal. Rush asks if she's part of a "point-counterpoint" type format on the station, with clearly identifiable conservatives and liberals, and Bill says no - the conservative commentator will have something to say tonight, but it won't reference what Emerald said last night. Rush says what Emerald said is so predictable about the press; in fact, on Monday Rush noted that the press would be making a point that the reason Clinton is having to go back to Iraq is because "Bush didn't finish the job" and that "Bush didn't have the courage to get Saddam." This is so predictable that Rush is not surprised that Emerald did say it. Rush notes, however, that it took President Bush a long time to put together a coalition of U.N. nations to repel Hussein from Kuwait. This coalition had an explicit U.N. mandate: to kick Saddam out of Kuwait. There was no charter to kill or capture Hussein, or to wipe out his military. The American generals did want to continue the war for another day or so, but Bush decided to abide by the terms of the U.N. resolutions on Iraq. Bill notes that this was the case in WWII as well - after Germany was defeated, the generals wanted to immediately move onto Russia; so should Truman be blamed for the Soviet Union's excesses since then? Rush adds that hindsight is always 20-20, and he admits there could have been some advantage in getting Hussein. However, Bush is an honorable man and ex-military, and he understands the purpose of a mission. When he completed the mission, that was it, and he wanted to remove U.S. troops quickly, with as few casualties as possible. In any case, though, the U.S. never wanted to totally wipe out Hussein or to destroy his army to the last gun because of the threat posed by Iran. The U.S. wanted to kick him out of Kuwait and destroy enough of his army to reduce his immediate threat, and this included taking out his nuclear facilities. That's as far as the U.S. wanted to go, precisely because Iran would have moved quickly to fill any void left by a neutered Iraq. Iran right now is in a terrible state of disorder, full of internal conflicts. The mullahs are fighting amongst themselves about spreading militant Islamic fundamentalism, and Iraq serves as a buffer between them and the rest of the Middle East. In 1990, Iraq had just finished an eight-year war with Iran, and the U.S. had supported Iraq in that war, precisely so as to limit the threat from Iran. Bill notes that Marty Emerald made a big deal about how the U.S. supported Iraq; she accused George Bush of first arming the Iraqis and then wanting to kill them. Rush is not surprised by this either - supposedly Bush was criminal in giving these weapons to Iraq, but this is a mindless and naive accusation. Sometimes in this world, you have to make strategic moves which aren't necessarily the ones you'd prefer to make in a perfect world. Sometimes an ally turns against you, but the U.S.'s objectives during the Iran-Iraq war were to make sure the war continued, with Iraq being able to rebuff Iran for as long as it took. After all, while these two countries were fighting amongst themselves, they couldn't stir up trouble in the rest of the Middle East, especially in Israel. As far as getting Hussein goes, Rush has explained many times that he has dozens of look-alikes in Baghdad, so to get Hussein, who has a network of bunkers, would have required ground troops going door-to-door, with hundreds or thousands of U.S. casualties. And the fact is that this high price might not have achieved anything, given that once Hussein was eliminated, there's nobody else who's much better waiting in the wings. Rush recalls that he went to the Middle East two years ago, and the Israeli leaders were very concerned about the rising tide of militant Islamic fundamentalism, in both Iran and Syria. They are trying to warn the U.S. about this, and the World Trade Center bombing was just the tip of the iceberg. As has always been the case, the Middle East is far more complicated than most people think, and getting Hussein not only would have been difficult at best, but maybe even the wrong thing to do. Furthermore, even though liberals faulted George Bush for playing golf and speedboating in Kennebunkport during the Gulf crisis, there were valid reasons for this - Bush was playing a psychological game with Hussein, showing him that the United States was not that concerned with this podunk, two-bit, tinhorn dictator. Unlike Jimmy Carter, who put on a sweater and sequestered himself in the White House during the Iranian hostage crisis, Bush wasn't about to treat Hussein like a world leader; instead, Bush took the attitude that Hussein was a maggot not worthy of respect. Liberals are now hard at work, though, to find errors in the Gulf War, but they are only exhibiting their partisanship and lack of intellectual honesty. The mission was executed flawlessly and no mistakes were made; it also has to be remembered that had the U.S. gone ahead into Baghdad, the Arab coalition would have been in danger of falling apart. The U.S. couldn't have afforded this, as there was a lot more involved than just "getting" Hussein. If the liberals think getting Hussein is the right thing to do and would be so easy to do - which is the point of their criticisms against Bush - then it will be interesting to see if they encourage Bill Clinton to do this. Let the liberals try to get Hussein, but Rush bets that if Clinton did capture Hussein, they'll discover he has only a look-alike, with the real Hussein showing up that night on Larry King Live. Liberals probably will ask why the Israeli Mossad doesn't rub Hussein out, but Rush knows from his conversations with Israeli officials that the last thing they want is to be associated with the assassination of a major Arab leader. Nothing would unify the Arab world against Israel and the U.S. more than this, and such a move would serious jeopardize Israel's attempt to bring peace to the Middle East. Rush can understand Bill's anger at these cliched liberal attacks against Bush, but it should also be remembered that had Ronald Reagan not built up the military during the 80s, Bill Clinton wouldn't be able to do what he's doing now. Every liberal in the country opposed this military build-up, but had Reagan not fought hard and won his defense policies, Clinton wouldn't have the toys with which to play general. *BREAK* Phone Juliana from Grand Rapids, MI Juliana says that the way she found out about Rush's response to FAIR was that the ISSUES forum has a sign-on message about them. Thus, CompuServe is letting people know how to find this stuff. Rush is glad to hear this and asks if Juliana has read his response to FAIR. She replies that she's gotten to number 11 so far, and thinks it makes a lot of sense and is pretty thorough. Rush notes that most of what FAIR was so exorcised about were simple differences of opinions, but they categorized them as lies. Rush thanks Juliana for calling to clarify this, and he reminds everyone that to find these files on CompuServe, you should type GO RUSHDL and follow the prompts. He adds that the ISSUES forum can handle only 100 accesses at a time, but the RUSHDL section can handle up to 1000 simultaneous accesses, so response should be a lot better now. Phone Richard from Fayetteville, NC Richard says the reason the U.S. is going back to Kuwait is not because the military didn't do its job; the military by necessity is very structured and when it is used, it must always be given a definable objective, and meeting that objective is the goal. Rush notes that the liberals aren't accusing the military of being screwed up, but rather are blaming the Commander-in-Chief, George Bush, of screwing up by not giving the right orders. Richard notes that the U.S. military did give Hussein a large setback, but Hussein will remain a threat as long as he has even one tank. Plus, had the U.S. not kicked Hussein out of Kuwait, he would have only gotten more powerful and would have posed great dangers to the rest of the world for years to come. In particular, the threat from terrorism was great back then, and this threat still exists. Richard also wants to know where are all the protestors who were active during the Gulf War; why aren't they protesting Bill Clinton? Rush adds that in addition to the 46,000 troops being sent to the Gulf, the U.S. has another 160,000 on stand-by, which means the administration and military are taking Hussein's threat seriously. Rush agrees with Richard that the peace protestors are nowhere to be seen; the liberals were and still are intent on protesting George Bush, not the military or the mission in the Gulf. *BREAK* Rush reads something that Algore uttered about Oliver North, in response to North's criticism of Bill Clinton's military cutbacks which have totalled over $100 billion over the past two years: "I want to formally request an apology from Oliver North for demeaning the United States military at a time when all Americans, with the exception of Oliver North, are coming together in support of our Commander-in-Chief and sending a clear message to Saddam Hussein that his threatened aggression would not work." Rush notes that at least North is dissenting on U.S. soil, in contrast to how Bill Clinton protested his country at Oxford and Moscow. Furthermore, since Democrats are supposed to be fair, why doesn't Algore take a look at men such as Dick Gephardt and the Democrats in the Senate who attacked Bush during the build-up for the Gulf War. Gephardt even threatened to withhold funding from the troops. Once again, it appears that the administration cannot tolerate any dissent at all. Should Oliver North criticize the President, and Algore immediately responds by challenging North's Americanism and patriotism. Phone Judy from Culpepper, VA Judy is a big fan, but she has a problem with one of the PSAs that EIB plays about panic disorder, an affliction which she has. There are millions of Americans who suffer from this disorder, but this PSA is so insensitive that Judy fears people will now be afraid to be around her, out of fear that she'll crack up and go bonkers, maybe even becoming a raving maniac. She tried calling everyone she could think of, including EFM Media Management, to get this PSA off the playlist, but so far it's been without success. Rush bets that the reason EFM wasn't responsive was because those guys were probably on some sort of PR swing or escorting new talent around. Judy adds, though, that she's grateful she got through to Rush. Rush notes that most listeners probably haven't heard this PSA because it's one of those things that EIB plays during the commercial breaks when affiliates are supposed to be airing their own commercials at confiscatory rates. Since this portion of the program isn't heard by 95% of all listeners, EIB feels free to take some liberties with this air time, playing its musical parodies and some PSAs. Rush apologizes, though, for playing this insensitive PSA, and asks what panic disorder is. Judy says it's both a mental and physical affliction, and when it strikes it can make you feel as if you're dying - you could have heart palpitations, sweating, choking, etc. And having such an attack only intensifies your fears; for example, if you have one in a store, you're afraid of going back to that store because you'll think you'll have another attack. Rush asks if there is any medication for this, and Judy says yes, although she thinks behavior modification works best for her. Rush thinks he should play this PSA at least once so listeners could know what they're talking about, and Judy says this would be okay, but EIB shouldn't play it anymore. In fact, her husband thinks it's so scare-mongering that he compares it to the Goldwater ad during the 1964 Presidential campaign showing a boy picking flower petals when the nuclear bomb goes off. Rush pledges not to play the PSA again, after he plays it now, just to clue in his listeners. He stresses, though, that has no desire to mock a genuine disease and thanks Judy for calling. The PSA begins with a horrible noise that consists of an incessant train whistle along with men and women screaming horribly, and that noise continues as the announcers speak; however, at least one summary writer suspects that EIB has doctored the PSA because he can clearly hear EIB's lame duck, baby crying, and a penny whistle as part of the soundtrack. As the noise continues, a male announcer first speaks, barely audible, and then the noise gets a little softer so that you can hear the female announcer state: "This is how it feels to have a panic attack. For millions of Americans with panic disorder, attacks have been known to come without warning. They come out of the blue, they don't last long, but they can change your life. Trips to the emergency room and medical tests may show nothing wrong, but you know there is. If you think you have panic disorder, find out how you can get help. Call 1-800-64PANIC, 1-800-64PANIC. Panic disorder, it's real, it's treatable. A public service announcement from this station and the National Institute of Mental Health." Rush agrees this PSA is a bit disturbing so decides to soothe the audience by playing Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"; however, the music becomes more and more agitated, transforming into Rush's worst fear, Ross Perot singing the song that won him "Best Male Vocalist" in EIB's Annual Music Awards: "Remember when on Larry King I said I'd handle everything Cause I knew how to make this country work? Well . . . You followed me for a little while And then found out what makes me smile And now you know I got this . . . little quirk! See . . ." <> They're coming to take me away, ha-ha They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-ha, To the funny farm where life is beautiful all the time And I'll be happy to see them volunteers in starched brown shirts And they're coming to take me away, ha-ha!" <> "You thought I was a joke, and so you laughed, You laughed when I had said `I'm all ears' And `there's nothing in it for me.' Right? You know you laughed, I heard you laugh, You laughed, you laughed, and laughed And then you left me because you knew I was certifiably mad. Well, you'll believe the conspiracy, When they have had to bury me, After the Cubans take me out like they did JFK! See!" <> "They're coming to take me away, ha-ha They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-ha, To the funny farm where life is beautiful all the time And I'll be happy to see them volunteers in starched brown shirts To a happy home where they'll have a jacket for me With a pair of real long sleeves that pass around back! They're coming to take me away, ha-ha!" *BREAK* Phone Cheryl from Parkridge, NJ Cheryl heard Rush play two Iraq songs yesterday and would like Rush to follow through with his promise to play his entire Iraqi repertoire. Rush pledges to do so on today's show, except for the cast listing to his Gulf War Won miniseries, given that he didn't print that list out before coming to the show this morning. He starts the ball rolling by playing "Leader of Iraq": <> Fatima, is that Saddam's ring you're wearing? <> Huh-uh! <> Gee, that must be nice riding in that big Russian tank! <> <> Is he picking you up today after mid-day prayers? <> <> Well, where did you met him? <> I met him at the mideast war, he smiled at me and faced toward Mecca . . . get the picture? <> Yes, we see! <> <> That's when I fell for the leader of Iraq! <> "My folks were always putting him down. (down, down) They say he sprayed poison gas on our town. (they say he sprayed that poison gas all around) They told me he was bad, but I knew that he was mad. That's why I fell for the leader of Iraq." "Then one day I found somebody new. (new, new) I had to tell Saddam we were through. (what did he say when you said Saddam had better find somebody new?) He screamed `I won't negotiate' and then rolled his tanks across Kuwait. I'm sorry I hurt you, the leader of Iraq." <> "Tears ran down his cheek and soaked his big, bushy mustache. When he rode away on that hot desert night, I prayed to Allah, `Please save his soul!' Whether He heard, I'll never know. <> Lookout, lookout, lookout, lookout!" <> "I felt so helpless, he looked like a clown. (clown, clown) They call him Hitler when he's not around. (they call him Hitler, giggles) And now that I've dumped Saddam, he'll never finish his atom bomb. They're coming to get you, the leader of Iraq." <> Leader of Iraq, and now he's gone. Leader of Iraq, goodbye, Saddam! ******** Next, a new tune, "Saddam's Family": <> Saddam's got me tweaked, not going to take it! <> "Cruise missile on your front lawn, Get a clue, you moron, Let's drop another bomb . . . on Saddam's Family." "Tariq Aziz is freakin' While CNN is leaking, The news we should be keeping . . . from Saddam's family." <> Cheat . . . deceit . . . defeat. "He seems to have no fear when He's strutting by the U.N. Here's a missile up the rear end . . . of Saddam's armory." "His cabinet's not stupid, What Saddam says, they do it, Or they'll be executed . . . by Saddam's Family." <> Let's polka! <> <> "It seems a little silly To leave it up to Willy Let's give the job to Hillary . . . <> maybe she can kick his <> . . . Saddam's Family!" *BREAK* Phone Jane from San Diego, CA Jane saw Rush's TV show last night which discussed how Democrats such as Jim Sasser just aren't figuring out why the American public is "mean and surely." Rush notes that his point was that the people weren't really surly or mean, but rather were angry towards government for a number of substantive reasons. Jane agrees, and says that a "conservative tsunami" is heading towards Washington this November. She's a typical middle class person who 20 years ago didn't know anyone who was scheming to get on some government program; today, though, she knows a lot of people like this. For example, one neighbor is getting disability payments, yet he has no problems taking his boat out and launching it by himself. In another neighboring family, the wife got pregnant and quit her job, so she's now getting unemployment. Rush says there are many people who are angry at how all this is not what government is intended for, not to mention that working Americans are being blamed for all of America's ills. He thanks Jane for her call and ends the hour with an EIB favorite, "Bomb, Bomb Iraq": Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iraq. Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iraq. Oh bomb Iraq, take Kuwait back, Bomb Iraq, Try to free Kuwait before it's too late, Bomb Iraq. Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iraq. Old Khomeni might have been zany, But Saddam Hussein seems to be twice as insane. Bomb Iraq, take Kuwait back, If Hussein wants a duel turn him into fossil fuel. Bomb Iraq. Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iraq. *BREAK* THIRD HOUR Rush has one song left from EIB's Iraq repetoire: This crazy man named Saddam Hussein Ain't no doubt that the man's insane He better get used to feeling fright In from the south, put out his lights. Yakety yak, bomb Iraq. You must have been an only son Growing up and playing with guns Came into power, came into wealth, Look out your window, check out the Stealth. Yakety Yak, bomb Iraq. A man possessed by his own greed, Ignores his country's desperate needs, We ain't going to cut you any slack, Look at his palace, now it's a shack. Yakety yak, bomb Iraq. <> Big ground forces rolling in, Your own troops know you cannot win, Don't get too comfy in your pad, Whoops - there goes Baghdad. Yakety Yak, Bomb Iraq. I can't believe you're still alive Feeding your people all that jive. The USA won't take no flak, Here comes another air attack. Yakety Yak, bomb Iraq. The USA won't take no flak, Here comes another air attack. Yakety Yak, bomb Iraq. ******** <> First, "Hello, Saddam" (from the hit music "Hello, Dolly") Hello, Saddam, it's the boys, Saddam, We just love to kick you back where you belong. We've got the planes, Saddam, And the ships, Saddam, And the troops, oh yeah, those troops A hundred thousand strong. You'll feel the Earth swaying, And you'll start praying, But you'll find that Allah's turned his back on you, you fool. So forget that Holy War, Saddam, Losing's such a bore, Saddam, Get back into Iraq or else you're through. <> You'll feel the Earth swaying, And then you'll start praying, But you'll find that Allah's turned his back on you, it's true. So forget that Holy War, Saddam, Losing's such a bore, Saddam, Get back into Iraq or else you're through. ******** Second is "Bomb Iraq Around the Clock." One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock Iraq. five, six, seven o'clock, eight o'clock Iraq. nine, ten, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock Iraq. We're going to bomb Iraq, around the clock. We've got lots of bombs, there ain't no duds, They can't shoot them down like they do our scuds. We'll bomb Iraq around the clock tonight, We're going to bomb until dawn's early light. We're going to bomb Iraq around the clock tonight. It's dark outside, the clock turns four, We've come back to bomb some more. Iraqi guns light up the sky, Down below their camels fry. We're going to bomb Iraq around the clock tonight. ******** <> Reporter: "Are the Iraqis stopping and fighting and getting into defense positions because the Allies are attacking?" Military Spokesman: "You're damn right." (Rush says that this question's intent was to ask if the US was being unfair in attacking these poor, retreating soldiers.) Reporter: "But would they be retreating, do you believe, would they be just heading toward Baghdad if the Allies were not continuing with air strikes and ground strikes?" Military Spokesman: "A retreat by its very nature is an attempt to break engagement with attacking forces. It's unplanned and that's exactly what we're doing - we're attacking them and continuing to attack them and they're continuing to fight. And so the results are bearing fruit." Reporter: "The only way you'd stop attacking them is if they got out of their tanks and put their hands up?" Military Spokesman: "I think we've made that point abundantly clear throughout the last two or three days." ******** <> Items o Rush can't remember where he heard it this morning, but one news story reported that Clinton got a small bump in his approval ratings, going up 1 percentage point to 43%. If true, then it's interesting that this is when things are going smoothly, which only begs the question of what would happen to his numbers should something start going wrong in either Haiti or the Gulf. o Sylvia Rich, wife and confidant of EIB's own "Rich Dick" Rich, noted recently that North Korea needs oil, while Saddam Hussein wants nukes. Is this a marriage made in heaven (or somewhere else below ground)? o As to Haiti, Rush remarks that he's been telling jokes about how the Haiti invasion would result in the Congressional Black Caucus carrying Aristide ashore, storming the beaches of Port Au Prince. Yet today's Washington Post reports that when Aristide returns to Haiti on Saturday, he'll be accompanied not only by Warren Christopher but by Jesse Jackson, Randall Robinson, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Thus, even when Rush is joking, he's right. As if this weren't enough, the Post is also crediting Robinson as "altering administration policy" towards Haiti with his hunger strike. Rush wonders, though, whether Aristide will be carrying Robinson or vice versa. o Today's Wall Street Journal reports that a new IRS report found that the top 5% of all individual income tax returns for 1990 accounted for almost 44% of individual taxes paid. "See, I told you so!" Rush exclaims, although he admits that these figures show Clinton is right - the tax system is unfair; why should 5% of taxpayers pay 44% of taxes - why should five out of every hundred pay the taxes of 44 people? Speaking of taxes, Rush bets most American don't know just how much they really pay in taxes; if federal, state, city, local, property, Social Security, Medicare, utility and other taxes, not to mention fees, hidden taxes, service taxes, sales taxes, etc., could be all calculated, Rush bets that the nation wouldn't need term limits anymore, but those inside the Beltway would need armed guards to protect them from taxpayers' wrath. o A Washington Post editorial illustrates what Rush has been saying for years about the arrogance of those on the left. The editorial it titled "Still No to a Middle Class Tax Cut," and the Post explains that the middle class neither needs nor deserves a tax cut because "the government doesn't have the money to give the middle class more than a token tax cut." Rush hopes this line slaps every working American alongside the head - to those in the Washington Beltway, all money belongs to the government, and the only reason anyone gets to keep any of it is because of the benevolent nature of those in Washington. In truth, though, those in Washington wouldn't have a dime if they didn't have the power to take money from those who work. It's incredibly arrogant to think that those in government "don't have the money to give" the middle class a tax cut. Of course, the corollary to this is that if the middle class gets to keep more of their money somehow, they are immoral for doing so. This is the kind of mentality that thinks the people have to pay now for the "party" they had during the 80s. To these people, all money belongs to the government, and it should illustrate what the inside-the-Beltway crowd - both politicians and press - thinks about the average American. *BREAK* Phone Debbie from Genesco, IL Debbie says that many Americans still don't have access to computers or CompuServe, so she'd like to get a copy of Rush's response to FAIR. Rush says that EIB is in the process of setting up a 900 number where for the cost of around $1.50 - EIB's costs - someone can get a hardcopy of Rush's response to FAIR. Rush notes that computer people are paying on-line charges to download this document from CompuServe, so non-computer people shouldn't think they are the only ones who have to pay. Rush asks if Debbie knows anyone with a computer, and Debbie says yes, but not anyone who has an account on CompuServe. She adds that she lives in a small town with a lot of Democrats who don't like Rush, and in fact her own father is a die-hard Democrat who despises Rush. Thus, she'd like to get a hardcopy of Rush's response to use to help convert these people. Rush says that party loyalties can die hard, but it shouldn't be long before EIB will be able to announce the 900 number which people can call. In the meantime, CompuServe users should be patient because even though CompuServe set up a new area for these files, it could still take some time to get to them because of the high demand. Phone Lisa from Iamsville, MD Lisa thinks that there's some light at the end of the tunnel of education; the movement towards privatization of public schools, seen at Hartford, CT and Baltimore, MD, is going to break up the stranglehold monopoly that the NEA has. Rush hopes so, and notes that yesterday's Wall Street Journal had an editorial about how the NEA has come out against any sort of educational choice whatsoever. This is not surprising, given that the NEA has become a lobbying group with people who occasionally teach, so they're deathly afraid of any competition. Lisa says that the NEA has also issued a brochure telling teachers how to deal with the "religious right" and "interfering parents." Rush notes he reported on this a while ago, but adds that before the NEA can get around to this, they'll have to stop buying orange juice. Lisa notes that her family stopped buying orange juice when Rush stopped advertising it, just to send another message in an indirect manner to the NEA. She adds that she originally supported tax credits and vouchers for education but now opposes such ideas since they would only be another way for government to get involved and interfere with private schools. Rush says many people fear this, and it's why a lot of conservatives didn't support the California school choice initiative last year. However, what is going on in Hartford will be interesting to watch, given that the privatization of public schools will work, as long as it's given enough time to work. Phone Joe from Atlanta, GA Joe is a psychologist who wants to set the record straight after the "parapsychologist" from Los Angeles called in earlier. He hopes that people realize that not all psychologists are like that woman; in fact, his own office has many conservatives. Rush says "let's face it - she was a nut; she was a fun crackpot!" Joe agrees, and adds that if this woman thought Rush was obsessed with Clinton, then she obviously has a lot of spare time and herself has become obsessed with Rush. The main thing that angered Joe, though, is that she did something no psychologist would ever do: personally attack Rush for his lack of education and the way he laughs. No professional psychologist would criticize a patient like this; instead, you observe and when appropriate, you offer some advice. Rush has to wonder how many psychologists would analyze someone from afar. Joe says nobody he knows because you have to see the person, get to know them, and learn who they are. Rush appreciates hearing this, but notes that you have to admit this woman was a fun caller. *BREAK* Phone Bill from Carne, NE Bill was surprised to see that today's Op-Ed page of the Omaha World Herald had a piece with Rush's by-line on it. Rush says this must be related to the 5,000 word piece titled "Why Liberals Fear Me," which appeared in Policy Review, put out by the Heritage Foundation; he then edited the piece down to about 1,000 words for use as an Op-Ed piece. The Los Angeles Times ran it on Sunday and then put it on their news service, which must be where the Omaha paper got it. Bill says he was glad to see this piece in his local liberal paper, and thinks the piece was great. Rush says this piece is guaranteed to infuriate the liberals who read it, and he's heartened to see that the column is making its way across the fruited plain. Phone Paul from Chicago, IL Paul is a college student who is angry because today's Chicago Tribune has listed all the places American troops have been sent in 1994 by Bill Clinton: Cuba, Haiti, Rwanda, Somalia, Kuwaiti, Korea, Northern Iraq, and Bosnia. Clinton is someone who loathed the military 20 years ago and is now cutting the defense budget to the bone, but he's sending troops all over the world. Paul adds that he called his parents Sunday night, and learned that his brother, a Marine at Camp Pendleton, might be going to Kuwait soon, so now it's personal. Rush notes it's interesting how invested in foreign policy Clinton is, given that his campaign insisted it was "the economy, stupid." Paul, though, bets that Clinton is revelling in the power he has. He thinks, however, that a lot of what Clinton is trying to do could be done with the Navy, Air Force, and missiles; sending troops is not necessary. Rush agrees that the U.S. could launch some preemptive strikes against Iraq with warplanes and missiles, and thanks Paul for calling. Phone Tim from Los Angeles, CA Tim just heard that the LA City Council has approved funding for a 40-foot mural of Huey Newton, the black panther, depicting him as a gun-toting revolutionary; the mural will be titled "To Protect and To Serve," the motto of the LAPD. The ACLU is behind this idea, but Tim can't believe that taxpayers' money will be used for it. Tim is a member of the LAPD, so this is all the more offensive to him. He thinks this is a slap in the face not only to police officers in Los Angeles, but to all police officers across the country. Tim notes that his police officers' league has a phone message about this, so Rush gets the number and has Bo call it. Tim comments that some members of the city council were originally against this idea, but they buckled under the pressure from minority groups and switched their votes. Rush thanks Tim for calling and is looking forward to hearing the police league's message about this. *BREAK* Phone Larry from St. Cloud, MN Larry says Senator Carol Moseley-Braun was on CSPAN the other night, as a member of a Senate subcommittee examining Rep. Dick Armey's proposal for a flat tax. Everyone else was asking intelligent questions, but when it came to Moseley-Braun, she read a four-page statement, only to conclude by saying that the idea of a flat tax was unfair "because most of the income of homeless people goes to food." Larry doesn't know what the connection between these things are, and Rush doesn't know either, given that Armey's plan has exemptions that keep the poor from paying any taxes. Rush admits that it's hard to know what's doing on in Moseley-Braun's mind; it's tough enough to follow some people who are logical, but it's nearly impossible to follow the illogical. Larry adds that Dick Armey had a look of incredulity on his face when Moseley-Braun said this. Rush sighs, noting that Moseley- Braun is an "election accident" who utters nothing but cliches that come straight out of the liberal handbook. He suggests that Larry takes her statement for its entertainment value but not lose any sleep over it. Phone Ken from Westchester, PA Ken is a political science major at Westchester University, so he'd like Rush's advice on a news outlet for daily news - some kind of newspaper or news show which he could peruse on a daily basis as his core news source. Rush says it'd be hard to find just one; he himself doesn't have any "can't miss" news sources, so he'd suggest looking at this like a recipe, with the different news sources all acting as ingredients for the recipe. It takes time and devotion to come up to speed on current events. The best conservative periodicals are National Review and American Spectator, not to mention the Conservative Chronicle. However, these aren't daily news type shows, and there really isn't anything that's a counterpart to the nightly news. The Wall Street Journal editorial page is something worth reading, but he admits there are some cable shows that might be worthwhile on a daily basis. However, you're not going to find a full-fledged conservative broadcast anywhere, although CNN's Moneyline has an honest approach to economics. Rush asks if Ken has read any of Friedrich Hayek's works, and Ken replies no. Rush suggests that Ken find his works, which include "Road to Serfdom" and "The Constitution of Liberty." They are hard to find, but the Laissez-Faire Book Club and the Conservative Book Club, among other mail order places, do have them available. These books were written in the 40s and 50s, but they are still current and worthwhile reading. Rush also suggests that Ken read anything that Thomas Sowell has written, given that he's written wonderful works on both economics and education. George Will, Cal Thomas, William Bennett, and Walter Williams are also good sources, not to mention Rush Limbaugh. Rush notes that his father owned a book, "Have You Ever Seen A Dream Walking?" edited by William F. Buckley, that helped him get fired from doing commentaries at a Kansas City radio station during the 1984 primaries. Rush was accused of being too strident and controversial, so he turned to this book which contained conservative essays for ideas and thoughts. It was an invaluable book, and Rush would highly recommend it, assuming you can find it. Ken says he disagrees a bit with Buckley's libertarian stance on abortion and drugs, and adds that he's a conservative in a rock- and-roll band named "Friar Tuck." He'll look for these books, though, and thanks Rush for the advice. Rush thanks Ken for calling and wishes him the best of luck. *BREAK* Phone Bob from Pottstown, PA Bob says that WWDB radio station of Pittsburgh has just announced it's the most listened-to radio station on AM, and he bets that Rush and his show have contributed to this. Rush says he's heard this and thanks Bob for calling with the news. Phone Lou from Jump Off Joe Lake, WA Lou says she thinks the reason Saddam is moving south is because he was paid off by the Democrats running for re-election this November, who wanted to keep Clinton busy so he wouldn't have time to campaign for them. Rush admits he hasn't heard this conspiracy theory - that the Democratic party might be trying to keep Clinton busy so he can't campaign for them. Rush thanks Lou for calling, and notes that since Jump Off Joe Lake is north of Spokane, Tom Foley's district, Lou's town might want to change its name to "Jump Off Tom Lake" after the November elections.