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Unofficial Summary of the Rush Limbaugh Show

for Wednesday, November 17, 1993

by John Switzer

This unofficial summary is copyright (c) 1993 by John Switzer.
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November 17, 1993

LIMBAUGH WATCH

November 17, 1993 - It's now day 302 (day 321 for the rich and
the dead) of "America Held Hostage" (aka the "Raw Deal") and 380
days after Bill Clinton's election, but Rush is still on the air
with 636 radio affiliates (with more than 20 million listeners
weekly world-wide), 234 TV affiliates (with a national rating of
3.7), and a newsletter with over 370,000 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" has been on the NY Times paperback non-fiction
best-seller list for nine weeks and is currently at number one.
Rush's second book, "See, I Told You So," after having sold over
600,000 copies since November 3rd, has opened on the NY Times
best-seller list at number one.

NEWS

o       Today's San Jose Mercury News reports that a book due out in
December reveals that Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) nearly
resigned from last year's Senate race; in the book, "Strangers in
the Senate," which Boxer wrote with her daughter, Boxer states
that in July, 1992 she was on the verge of quitting the race but
was convinced by friends and family to stay in. Boxer won the
election last November, with a very narrow margin over Republican
challenger Bruce Herschensohn.

Boxer also writes in the book that she, too, has been sexually
harassed. She relates how 30 years ago when she was a college
student, she met her economics professor in his office to talk
about her C-minus grade. After the meeting, the professor closed
the door and asked Boxer for a goodbye kiss. Boxer admits that
she was not physically or mentally harmed by the episode, but
writes it made her "feel temporarily powerless. It dampened my
spirit and my dignity."

LEST WE FORGET

The following are from the Rush Limbaugh show on Tuesday,
November 20, 1991:

o       Rush taped the pilot for his TV show and was pleased with the
results; he called it "unique television, at the least."

o       The NY Post reported that tennis star Martina Navratilova was
upset about the double standard that existed for female athletes.
She said that if she had AIDS, she'd be accused of "getting what
she deserved" because she was gay. She noted that even if a
heterosexual woman got AIDS, "they'd call her a whore and a slut
and the corporations would drop her like a lead balloon."

Navratilova also didn't understand Magic Johnson's statement that
he was trying to "accommodate these women" that followed him
around. She thought this message - "that it's okay to be
promiscuous if you use a condom" - was the wrong one to be
preaching. Rush said Navratilova was "right on all counts."

In a related story, Pat from Turlock, CA did the calculations on
Wilt Chamberlin's claim that he slept with over 20,000 women and
figured out that he had to have slept with 4 women every 3 days
for 40 years. She wanted Rush to find out from Wilt how he did
it, so she could tell the secret to her husband.

o       Michigan governor John Engler was enjoying a 60% approval
rating, and a Detroit newspaper attributed this to Engler's
welfare reform policies. Before these reforms, 61% of Michigan's
welfare recipients had never worked and 68% hadn't worked in five
years; 26% had serious mental or physical disabilities; 29% had
no access to transportation; 10.3% had some college; 41.3% were
high school graduates; 4.4% had less than a 6th grade education.

Rush praised Engler's reforms, calling them a "bold move that had
to be done." Rush noted that the US had created an underclass in
America that was solely dependent on the government. Yet the
government could not dispense prosperity to its citizens; the
only ones who ever got prosperous from government were those who
worked in the government.

o       James Watt, who resigned as President Reagan's Secretary of the
Interior after a poorly timed joke, gave a speech in Searcy, AK.
He got a rousing response when he called Magic Johnson "a
powerful basketball player but not a good role model" for kids.
Watt also said the following:

"I can't get HIV because I don't have a lifestyle that puts me at
risk. The media responded to Johnson's announcement by falsely
telling the public that anyone can contract the HIV virus. That
simply is a big lie - we are responsible for our lifestyles."

Watt shared the stage with Eugene McCarthy who was one of the
announced 1992 Democratic presidential candidates. Rush was
amazed to find out McCarthy was one of the "six dwarves."

o       Rep. Bob Dornan (R-CA) called to say that conservatives were
determined to get pro-growth legislation passed before the House
adjourned for the year, especially since the real 1991 deficit
was being re-estimated at over $400 billion. Rush hoped that the
focus of this legislation would indeed be on growth and not
spreading the misery as Democrats wanted.

Rush noted that "Mario has flipped a wig" over the way Vice
President Dan Quayle pronounced his name on This Week With David
Brinkley. Cuomo claimed that Quayle was making fun of his Italian
heritage by using his first name in such a manner; Cuomo then got
back at Quayle by calling him "Danny, the cabin boy on the
Titanic."

Rush recalled that at the Conservative Forum in July, Dornan
joked "just wait - can you wait until Bush says "Mario" (in a
sing-song fashion)?" At the time, Rush took Dornan to task about
this, but because of how Cuomo reacted to Quayle's use of his
first name, Rush had to apologize to Dornan. Rush said Cuomo was
being childish, and Dornan agreed, and he pointed out that the
Presidential election would be on issues of more substance than
Cuomo's first name.

o       New York City decided to implement a gun buy-back program, in
an attempt to duplicate the success of St. Louis's buy-back
program. NYC offered from $25 to $75 for each gun, no questions
asked. Rush bet, though, that this was subsidizing crime as the
taxpayers were paying for each gun, which the criminals probably
stole anyway.

o       The Michigan Medical Board suspended the medical license of
Jack Kevorkian for helping three women kill themselves. The Board
took the action to "send a message that such behavior is
unacceptable."

o       A former suicide prevention volunteer was sentenced to life in
prison for trying to kill a frequent suicide-line caller. Frank
Snyder, who had admitted trying to kill the caller, was sentenced
on Tuesday after he was found sane; the judge rejected the notion
that Snyder's history of mental problems should excuse his
actions. Kit Carson remarked that Snyder was probably inspired by
Jack Kevorkian and was only trying to help the guy commit
suicide.

o       Kevin Allen, 35, of the band GG and the Murder Junkies, was
arrested after he defecated and urinated on stage during a
performance at the Club Spaceship Cafe in Orlando, FL. Reports of
the incident indicated that every time the rockers went to one
side of the stage, the audience ran over to the other side. Allen
also ran naked through the crowd, and had been previously
convicted for similar offenses in Milwaukee. Rush scanned the
rest of the story and decided not to read any more of it for the
sake of those listening to the show while eating lunch in a Rush
Room.

o       A survey of 600 American psychiatrists showed that 63% believed
sexual assault was more likely if the woman was wearing sexually
provocative clothes. Rush bet that this would anger a lot of
people and pointed out that a bathing suit never raped anyone;
rape is the result of the intentional actions on the part of a
man. Rush called it "unconscionable" to try to make excuses for
any kind of rape, especially by blaming the victim's clothes.

o       A column by Phil Mushnick in the NY Post recalled how Marco
Locar refused during the Gulf War to wear a flag on his Seton
Hall basketball uniform; when he was booed by fans, he quit the
team and returned to Italy. The Seton Hall student newspaper did
some research and found out that Locar used the war only as an
excuse to quit the team - he wasn't getting any playing time, and
his chances for playing in the NBA were dwindling.

o       Democratic Presidential candidate Robert Kerrey was still under
attack for the lesbian joke he told that was inadvertently
televised by CSPAN. Kerrey apologized for the joke in San
Francisco, saying that "it was an insensitive joke, told by a
hopefully temporarily insensitive politician." SF Supervisor
Carol Midgen, a lesbian, however, was not impressed, and said
that Kerrey was trying to "squirm out of this." Rush suggested
that Kerrey blame everything on Reagan.

o       Patrick Buchanan held a press conference in which he criticized
President Bush's policies. Buchanan also condemned White House
staffers for trying to link him with David Duke.

o       President Bush's veto of Congress's bill that would have
allowed federal funding for abortion clinics was sustained in the
House. Rush wholeheartedly supported Bush's veto and was glad
that it wasn't overturned. He didn't believe that the Federal
government should sponsor or fund abortion, and he pointed out
that just because something was legal didn't mean that it had to
be recommended. Rush was also opposed to the idea that pregnancy
was some sort of disease.

o       A column in the Wall Street Journal noted that "it is clear
from Anita Hill's testimony" that she disagreed with the policies
of Reagan, Bush, and Thomas. The story reported that Hill was an
advisor for a feminist group, and one member of that group
admitted that Hill was a liberal who engaged in Reagan-bashing
and Bush-bashing.

Not only was Hill also willing to cooperate with liberal,
anti-Thomas senate staffers, but she talked personally with
Senator Paul Simon (D-IL). The article made the point that it was
unlikely that liberals would have even talked to Hill if her
politics weren't liberal and if she wasn't motivated by a fear
that Clarence Thomas' confirmation would endanger Roe vs. Wade.

o       The Florida chapter of the ACLU was fighting a state court
ruling that said that nude photos in the Jacksonville shipyards
were derogatory and sexually harassing. The executive director of
the Florida chapter claimed this ruling was a flagrant violation
of the First Amendment and that "just because an employee is
offended by a message, that doesn't mean the message is illegal."

o       A survey commissioned by the National Association of
Manufacturers showed that the 400 companies surveyed couldn't
find enough skilled workers to meet their needs. These same
companies were rejecting 5 out of 6 applicants because they
"lacked the motivation to work and the basic skills needed to be
productive employees."

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MORNING UPDATE

So, a lot of people are upset at how President Clinton is "buying
votes" so as to get congressmen to support NAFTA. Critics call
this approach - promising a bridge here and promising a road
there - un-American, and are outraged at this sort of
"arm-twisting." This sort of thing is not what America is all
about, say the critics.

However, Rush points out that Big Labor is also buying votes, but
in this case they are votes against NAFTA. Over the past 10
years, the following congressmen have received huge amounts from
Big Labor:

o       Frank McCloskey (D-IN) - $969,588

o       William Ford (D-MI) - $888,883

o       David Bonior (D-MI) - $857,000

o       Lane Evans (D-IL) - $794,575

o       George Brown Jr. (D-CA) - $757,905

o       Richard Gephardt (D-MO) - $755,443

o       David Obey (D-WI) - $545,684

o       Robert Torricelli (D-NJ) - $508,345

Rush notes that he would need a 10-minute Morning Update in order
to read all the names on the list he has, so he concludes the
update by noting that Big Labor has been buying votes for a long,
long time, and any critics of Clinton's vote buying had best
realize it's a two-way street.

FIRST HOUR

Items

o       The NAFTA debate is now raging on the floor of the House of
Representatives, and Rush has pretty much said everything he
cares to say about the issue. However, he'd love to talk with
anyone who would like to say something of their own about it.

Bo asks Rush if he's certain NAFTA will pass, and Rush says he
is; "four to fifteen votes" is the margin of victory he predicts
the agreement will get in the House. Gingrich has the Republican
votes to win the battle, but the White House still has to ensure
that it's side is lined up. Thus, Rush would prefer to return to
his "political junky" roots and now concentrate on the politics
of this issue and how Republicans are sitting pretty nicely right
now.

o       A California artist, Nicolino, wants to collect 10,000 bras and
string them across the Grand Canyon. Rush adds that USA Today has
a long story about how the national average bust size is
increasing, and this is causing women to have trouble in getting
a well-fitting bra. The story even includes tips on how to
properly fit oneself in a bra.

Rush recalls that back around 1970 Tufts University in Boston
conducted a study of 5,000 female college students to determine
if there was any correlation between bust size and IQ. The "mean"
size was 34, and the study found that bust size and IQ were
inversely related - the smaller the bust size, the higher the IQ
and vice versa.

Those who analyzed the study concluded that the more attractive
the woman, the less she worked on her intelligence; she simply
didn't have to use her brains to attract attention. Conversely,
those who lacked certain natural attributes had to resort to
intelligence. Rush notes that this survey and how people at the
time analyzed it was the first time he started thinking about the
feminist movement and how it related to women's attractiveness.

The EIB staff ask if a comparable study was done on men, and Rush
says no - only bust sizes were examined. He decides to quickly
move back to Nicolino's plan to string 10,000 bras across the
Grand Canyon, which park officials have rejected. The officials
said this "wasn't there cup of tea" (Rush suggests "20,000 cups"
would be more appropriate). The officials stressed that the park
was established for its scenic beauty and "anything stretching
across the canyon would be inappropriate."

Nicolino is disappointed with this ruling because he had
collected 1,500 bras already, and he was hoping to complete his
"work of art" by 1995. He explained that he wanted to pursue this
particular artistic oeuvre as a statement on the "puritanical
obsession with the breast - it's about breast implants
victimizing the health of women, about connecting a woman's
self-identity to the size of her breasts."

Rush is amazed at how this artist was motivated to do this piece
as a "cause" and way to "raise consciousness."

o       The Washington Post and NY Times have had recent columns
crediting President Clinton with realizing that the source of
today's societal decay is the crumbling family. These editorials
praise Clinton for finally sounding the warning bells about such
things, yet Republicans have been ringing these alarm bells for
decades. It was only last during, in his acceptance speech at the
Democratic convention, that candidate Clinton said he was tired
of politicians' talking about family values. Now when he makes a
speech about those same values, and he is praised for his
"courage."

Update Homeless (Clarence "Frogman" Henry, "Ain't Got No Home")

Seventeen homeless activists in Wichita, KS also tried to "raise
consciousness" by spending last night sleeping in cardboard boxes
on sewer grates. Rush remarks that this was a rip-off of a
"Martin Sheen scheme" which allegedly is to get people to find
out what it's like sleeping on the streets. This is the wrong
idea, though, since the goal should be getting the homeless to
know what it feels like to sleep in a nice warm home.

This kind of activism is more symbolism over substance that
allows a bunch of liberals to praise themselves for their
compassion and caring, without doing anything to solve the
problem or help the homeless. If anything, this stunt hurt the
homeless, as the activists would have had to kick the homeless
off their normal sleeping spots on these grates.

If an activist really wanted to help the homeless, shouldn't they
invite the homeless into their own home? Wouldn't this show true
compassion and caring? One of the Wichita homeless was asked
about this, though, and he said he was homeless and on the
streets because he was "totally free"; he didn't want any
responsibilities, and he wouldn't go to a shelter because they
would make him do something in exchange for that shelter.

Rush notes that people like this, who choose to be homeless, are
allowed to do so because of those who support them. As long as
there are support services that condone and allow people to
reject any responsibility for their own lives, this behavior will
continue.

Rush had thought that this sort of thing had come and gone, with
the homeless advocacy having been discredited and reduced to
irrelevancy. He adds that if these activists really wanted to get
noticed, they should have done this stunt on Thanksgiving, when
they could have really stirred up feelings of guilt.

*BREAK*

There's a story coming out about Jack Kevorkian and what a judge
has told prosecutors what they must explain when they try to
prosecute him for homicide, and Rush will talk about it some
during today's show.

Phone   Mark from Washington, DC

Mark says that he hasn't heard much lately about the bill passed
by the Senate and currently before the House that would block
protests before abortion clinics; this bill supposedly is needed
because all pro-lifers are as violent as the one guy who shot the
abortion doctor. Mark is disappointed at the strong support shown
in the Senate for this bill, especially since 99.99% of
pro-lifers are extremely peaceful and nonviolent. It seems like
this is a violation of these people's First Amendment rights, and
Mark is worried that bills such like this and Clinton's
"Education 2000" program will be slipped quietly by the public
while the nation is focused on the Clinton health care plan.

Rush notes that the administration is in huge trouble over health
care, more than the White House would care to admit. The
insurance company's ads are working well, as is Rush's own show,
and they are permeating the "fog of deceit" which Hillary has so
expertly woven.

As to pro-lifers, Rush notes that before they came along, the
left had a monopoly on the protest as a means for gaining
political power and advancing an agenda. The left would hire
protestors and be busy creating a ruckus, while the rest of
America went to work and took care of life's responsibilities.
Besides, most people aren't upset with America, which is the
general thrust of the left and their daily diatribes against
America.

Rush, though, recalls that during last year's Republican
convention, protestors had to keep 1,000 feet away from the
convention center. So there is precedence, not for banning
protests, but for keeping them away from certain structures and
buildings. Mark doesn't know the specifics of the Senate bill,
but he does know it would keep pro-life protestors from blocking
the clinics and talking to those going into the buildings.

Rush agrees, though, that this Senate bill is an infringement on
the pro-lifers' First Amendment rights, and it's one which is
politically motivated. It appears that the denial of rights is
okay if those being denied their rights are conservatives. Rush
is also very curious why the pro-choice crowd gets so angry when
a woman is talked out of an abortion, and he promises to talk
more about this later.

*BREAK*

The Abortion Clinic Crime Bill passed by the Senate allows the
FBI to investigate attacks against those doctors and clinics that
perform abortions. It also empowers the Justice Department to
seek injunctions against certain protestors. From what Rush has
read, the bill doesn't attempt to ban protests but only
blockades. This is legal and constitutional, but the pro-life
movement feels that this bill is just the first step towards
eventually eliminating all protests eventually.

Rush bets that the pro-choicers are hoping for this since
abortion is something that cannot remain supported for long once
the truth about it is known. The pro-choice crowd can't debate
the issue as a life issue, so they want to avoid anything that
would highlight this aspect of the issue.

********

Turning to the politics of NAFTA, Rush points out that the
Democratic party has developed a large fissure, as Big Labor has
found itself at odds with a Democratic President. The unions are
quite mad about this, and it didn't help matters when the White
House declared Rush to be a "distinguished American" (which
Al Gore did during his debate with Ross Perot).

It is quite likely that if NAFTA passes, there will be more
Republicans than Democrats voting for it. This puts Republicans
in a type of "driver's seat" which they haven't been in for a
while, and this is all due to gridlock; this gridlock is not
between Republicans and Democrats, though, but between a
Democratic President and members of his own party.

If the Democrats were voting as a block, the Republican vote
would be irrelevant, as Republican congressmen don't have the
numbers to block or pass anything on their own. However, given
that the Democrats have split amongst themselves, Clinton has had
no choice but to enlist the aid of Republicans. This means that
Republicans will now be able to say that they were responsible
for NAFTA's passage, which shows that they can put the country's
interests before their own political aspirations.

This will be important in future issues such as the Omnibus Crime
Bill, which probably is not going to pass. This bill probably
won't even get out of the Senate, the way the numbers now look.
The fissures among the Democrats are so deep that it's unlikely
this bill could escape defeat, and Rush is glad for it.

Rush had breakfast this morning with a CBS executive, who asked
Rush what he thought was the source of today's crime problem.
Rush replied that illegitimacy and the decline of the American
family were to blame; unfortunately, this means that even if the
family were fixed today and the illegitimacy rate was lowered
down to the 5% it was in the 60s, crime wouldn't improve for a
generation or so.

Another aspect of this problem is the breakdown of the criminal
judicial system, as most recently seen in the verdicts for the
Reginald Denny beating. The system can't even agree that a brick
is a deadly weapon, which is one reason why criminals aren't
intimidated by the judicial system.

The executive asked about gun control, and Rush replied that this
didn't matter one bit. Gun control legislation is just symbolism
over substance and it does nothing to solve the real problems;
however, gun control allows people to feel good about themselves.
The source of crime is not guns but people committing crimes, and
symbolic gestures such as gun control only prolong the problem.

Suppose a comprehensive gun control bill were passed, how long
will liberals give it before admitting it didn't work? Liberals,
of course, will never admit that gun control is a failure, and
since they never attack the root causes, they'll find someone
else (i.e. Republicans) to blame for its ineffectiveness.

Thus, if the crime bill doesn't pass, Rush doesn't care because
it's irrelevant. The only way a bill could solve the crime
problem is if it strengthens the criminal justice system and
builds more prisons so that criminals can be treated as they
should be. Prisoners should not be given all the comforts of
modern life, and crime should be considered crime; whether
someone hated or not when they killed somebody is irrelevant.

Another bill, though, that could be affected by the politics that
exist in Congress right now is the next extension to unemployment
benefits. This bill probably won't pass either, as it includes an
amendment to cut 250,000 federal jobs, something Al Gore called
for in his redefining government program. Democrats won't be
willing to cut these jobs, so the extension of unemployment
benefits probably won't happen either.

Then health care is coming down the pike, and this could be
endangered by the splits in the Democratic party. Rush recalls
how Tim Penny and John Kasich took Clinton at his word when he
said last spring that he wanted further spending cuts in the
fall. They thus came up with a bill to cut $100 billion, but the
Democrats, led by Tom Foley, refused; Foley said that the
"savings" from this bill had to go to "re-investment" (i.e.
putting that money towards new spending, not eliminating the
deficit).

Secretary of the Treasury Lloyd Bentsen yesterday also refused to
support the Penny/Kasich bill, because the Democrats want to cut
federal spending only if the "savings" can be used for health
care. This, of course, not only means that there would be no
savings, but that health care will cost the American taxpayer
more money. Why would the Democrats want to take $100 billion
away from deficit reduction if they didn't know that the Clinton
health care bill is doing to cost at least that much more than
current estimates?

Rush has his doubts about whether the Democrats will be willing
to put their coalition back together after NAFTA, given how angry
Big Labor is right now. Rep. Richard Gephardt, however, is trying
to curry favor with the White House by claiming that he didn't
support NAFTA because the President "had been hoodwinked by a
Republican bill." Gephardt thus was trying to find an excuse for
Clinton's support for NAFTA. Rush recalls that Gephardt was the
one who threatened to withhold funding for U.S. troops sent to
the Persian Gulf.

Rush thinks that when all is said and done about NAFTA, the
Democrats will have some credibility problems, especially since
it's been demonstrated that Clinton can't get what he wants
without Republican support. And this is in spite of the fact that
Democrats have majorities in both Houses of Congress; Republicans
don't have the numbers to stop or pass anything on their own, yet
because of splits within the Democratic party, Clinton needs
Republican help.

Thus, Republicans can take credit for the good that Clinton does,
while easily avoiding the blame for any of the bad.

*BREAK*

Rush got a call this morning from Simon and Schuster which has
sold the world-wide rights to his first book in Poland, the
United Kingdom, and Japan. Thus, the book "is going to be
translated into those three languages and sold over there," Rush
proudly states. The EIB staff ask what kind of translation is
going to be done for the UK audience, and Rush remarks that their
English is a bit more civilized than American English. Rush's
second book has already been used, by the way, by a friend who
used it as a source for his letter to the editor of the San Jose
Mercury News.

Phone   Steve from the middle of nowhere, NC

Steve is in his car and calling on a cellular phone, and although
he's a liberal Democrat and Clinton supporter, he's been
listening to Rush since 1988 and supports NAFTA 100%. Rush is
glad to hear this, and Steve adds that he's an entrepreneur as
well. Steve's call starts breaking up, so Rush tells him to pull
off the road, and hopefully the connection will be better after
the break.

*BREAK*

There's "great news": a couple of muggers were shot dead in New
York City, and Rush will have more on this story later.

Phone   Steve from the top of a bridge, NC (continued)

Steve's call is much better, and he says he's calling from a
bridge now. He repeats that he is a liberal Democrat and
entrepreneur who is pro-NAFTA because this agreement will benefit
the U.S. in the long run. Rush agrees - the message sent by the
passage of NAFTA would tell the world that the U.S. is not going
to retreat from the world or isolate itself from the world
economy.

Steve adds that the lesson of Smoot-Hawley has to be remembered;
those tariffs plunged the world into an economic recession. Rush
agrees that the U.S. cannot survive in a world economy if all it
does is stay within its own borders. However, if NAFTA does pass,
which seems likely now, one important consideration is what its
affect will be on the labor union movement. The answer to this
explains a lot about the unions' opposition to NAFTA. Rush thanks
Steve for his call.

*BREAK*

SECOND HOUR

Items

o       Rush notes that four muggers in four days have bit the dust in
New York. The latest were two teenagers who tried to hold up
Arthur Boone with a replica of a .45-caliber pistol. Boone,
however, had a real .44-caliber magnum in his belt, which he used
to shoot and kill his attackers, who were holding their gun
against Boone's head. Boone, who had been mugged three times
before, surrendered to police.

New York police, of course, "warned against the dangers of
vigilante justice." Rush notes that this is what's wrong with
America's focus on crime - Boone was not out looking for trouble,
but simply had armed himself in self-defense, and when he was
attacked, he responded so as to protect himself.

The president of a New York City gun club sent Boone a $500
award, saying that he was delighted that the teens had used poor
judgement and gotten what they deserved. A NY police detective,
though, said, "We don't advocate anyone should carry any sort of
weapon to protect themselves. People that tend to carry weapons
might not be trained. They might also be subject to being shot
themselves."

Rush notes that the liberals, as well as the cops, are running
around being outraged and hysterical because a victim of a crime
defended himself. This is similar to how liberals are angry about
fake violence on TV, but want to understand the "rage" of
real-life violence; these guys are outraged that a true victim
would defend himself. Those New Yorkers, though, who have their
heads on straight are applauding Boone.

o       There are rumors that Michael Jackson is not really addicted to
drugs, but is getting plastic surgery on his private parts;
allegedly, the 13-year-old who's accused Jackson of molesting him
has said he could "identify" Jackson's private parts, and this is
supposedly why Jackson is getting the surgery. The EIB staff ask
if this is why Jackson wanted the skeleton of the "Elephant Man,"
and Rush tells his staff to "go back to biology class" since
bones wouldn't help in this case. He sighs at how the "little
children" in his studio simply can't sit still.

o       Rush reads a brief excerpt from a news story: "Social problems
such as family breakdown do not submit easily to ten-point
government programs. The paradox is while government can't
provide such nurturing, government will be much less effective
doing the things it actually can do if the nurturing isn't found
somewhere."

This doesn't sound like the stuff liberals say, especially as it
blatantly states that government cannot solve all problems.
Liberals, in fact, have been insisting for years that government
- with sex education, condoms in schools, federally-funded
daycare centers, etc. - can fix all of society's problems.

The above statements, though, were written by liberal E.J. Dion
in his editorial in yesterday's Washington Post. The liberal Dion
calls Clinton's speech about family values the most important one
he's yet given, and Dion writes that it's important to be
"honest" about the problems America is facing, which are being
caused by a lack of focus on family values.

Clinton is similarly being given credit in today's NY Times for
finally recognizing the problem of family values. Rush notes that
conservatives have been calling attention to this issue for
years, and conservatives are going to have to be able to declare
victory and reject the liberal attempt to steal this issue. Rush
again repeats how Clinton only 15 months ago claimed that he was
tired of hearing politicians talk about family values.

Dion, though, praises Clinton for now recognizing that while
government "has a large role to play in fostering social justice,
government on its own is no substitute for nurturing families and
strong communities." Rush wonders if Dion has ever heard of
Charles Murray, Jack Kemp, William F. Buckley Jr., Dan Quayle,
George Bush, John O'Sullivan, Charlton Heston, Robert Dornan,
Henry Hyde, Phyllis Schlafly, Emmett Tyrrell, William Bennett,
Ronald Reagan, or a host of other conservatives who have been
saying this very thing for years and year.

The liberals, though, insist that conservatives use "racially
biased codewords and buzzwords" when they talk about family
values, while Clinton is being purer and holier than that. Dion
also says, though, that the most important part of a child's
future is having "at least one caring and competent adult to show
the way." Rush notes that this - having only one caring parent -
is not the solution, and he rejects Dion's idea that government
does have any role to play in this issue, since the best thing
government could do is get out of the way and lower taxes.

Rush is amazed at how the press still continues to ignore nearly
one half of the country's political sphere; the arguments made
about this issue by Republicans and conservatives are ignored, if
not ridiculed, yet Clinton would never have made his family
values speech had not those on the right been pounding on the
truth about this for years.

Illegitimacy has been a plague on the nation, with too many
children not having a father figure at home. Liberals are finally
realizing this, yet they are trying to claim this issue as their
own, as if those who have been talking about this for decades
don't exist. Conservatives, while welcoming liberals to the right
side of this issue, still have to claim victory and point out
that liberals have been so wrong for so long on this issue.

*BREAK*

Rush wants to move to a subject which might get him in trouble. A
USA Today/CNN Gallup poll in today's USA Today looks at how
Perot's influence and approval ratings are heading south. Rush,
though, thinks Perot will always have some sort of audience, so
he'd like to focus on what the poll reveals about who is
supporting NAFTA.

More men than women, 44 to 32%, support NAFTA. Broken down by
age, 43% of those between 18 and 29 support NAFTA, as do 34% of
those 30 to 49, 36% of those 50 to 64, and 43% of those 65 or
older. When grouped by one's education, those who support NAFTA
are comprised of 58% of postgraduates, 54% of college graduates,
42% of those with some college, and 28% of those with no college.
By political affiliation, 46% of registered Democrats, 35% of
Republicans, and 33% of independents support NAFTA. Only 30% of
union households and 39% of non-union households support it.

Only 36% of those who make less than $20,000 a year support
NAFTA, while 31% of those earning $20,000 to $29,999 a year
support it. Of those earning $30,000 to $49,999 a year, 33%
support NAFTA; of those with incomes from $50,000 to $74,999, 49%
support NAFTA; and those with incomes of $75,000 and more support
NAFTA by a 55% majority.

Rush notes that only three of these groups (post-graduates,
college graduates, and those with incomes more than $75,000/year)
support NAFTA with majorities. It's an obvious conclusion that
the wealthier the person, the more likely they are to support
NAFTA; however, it would be a mistake to conclude that the
wealthier support NAFTA because it's going to benefit them and
shaft the poor and middle class.

Rush refuses to accept the notion that there are poor people
simply because other people are rich, and he'll talk more about
this after the break.

*BREAK*

Rush knows that rich people don't exist because there are poor
people, nor are people poor because of the rich. Most of the rich
did not get what they have by cheating or otherwise not working
for it; these people worked hard for what they have, and Rush
knows few, if any, rich people who inherited their wealth (except
the Kennedys, of course). Rush recalls that he started meeting
rich people for the first time while working for the Kansas City
Royals, and the rich he met were the hardest working people he'd
ever met.

Rush used to think the rich got that way because of tax breaks or
because of whom they know, but as he met more and more of the
rich, he learned that the truth was far different. The fact that
the rich so strongly support NAFTA should send a strong message
to people, and this is not the message that the anti-NAFTA folks
are claiming, which is that the "elite" are the only ones who
support NAFTA.

The "rich" support NAFTA, not because it gives them some sort of
advantage, but because they understand how money is created. They
thus understand how NAFTA would help create more wealth, not just
for themselves, but for everyone participating in a booming
economy.

Phone   Joe from New Brunswick, NJ

Joe has yet to hear anyone ask why Bill Clinton is supporting
NAFTA; does this liberal tax-and-spend Democrat have some
ulterior motives, or is Clinton smart enough to realize that this
agreement will boost the economy enough to pay for his programs?
Rush doesn't think the latter because not even the most ardent
pro-NAFTA supporter is claiming that NAFTA will have benefits so
immediate that Clinton will directly benefit.

Rush admits that he doesn't know why Clinton is supporting NAFTA
now, given how when he talked to union guys during the campaign
he was leaning against the agreement. Rush suspects, though, that
Clinton does know something about the realities of economics,
given that his administration is insisting that the Japanese cut
their taxes. However, Clinton won't do this in America because he
has the political aim of strengthening himself and his party.

The government will get more taxes from the increased economic
activity that results from NAFTA, but Rush doubts this will
happen soon enough for Clinton himself to benefit. It is worth
pointing out, though, that if Clinton knows it's good to reduce
taxation when tariffs are concerned, he should also know that
reducing taxes for everyone will be good, too.

Phone   Carl from Champaign, IL

Carl heard on the news that the judge who will handing the
homicide trial of Jack Kevorkian has required the prosecution in
this case to explain how assisted suicide is different than
abortion. Rush says that he heard this and will be talking about
it during the third hour, and how it proves some things which
he's been saying for years.

*BREAK*

The United Nations has officially given up on its manhunt for
Somali warlord Mohammed Aideed; the UN Security Council instead
has decided to pursue another "investigation" into the attacks
being carried out against UN forces. Rush is amazed that the
press can find Aideed, while the UN can't. He notes, though, that
Aideed keeps showing up in new shirts, so he has to be shopping
somewhere; why can't the UN pick him up when he shows up at
Penny's?

Phone   Janet from Highland Park, NJ

Janet thinks that people are innocent until proven guilty, but
she still isn't as willing as Rush to discount Stephen Cook's
charges of sexual abuse against Cardinal Bernadin. She says Rush
went "off the deep end" yesterday with his comments about this
case, and states that it's a fact that there has been "widespread
abuse of children by priests." Rush says he continues to rely on
the nature of the evidence than the seriousness of the charges.
Janet, though, says that Stephen Cook's complaint was just filed,
so why doesn't Rush wait until the evidence comes in?

Rush says he's listened to both Cardinal Bernadin and Cook, and
Bernadin is clearly the more reliable witness. Rush observes that
Janet obviously thinks Bernadin is guilty; "not necessarily," she
replies, but she does repeat that these abuses have been
"widespread." Besides, there isn't just one victim per priest, so
the number of victims is what's important, not the number of
priests who are guilty.

She adds that she is a loyal Catholic who's not hoping for
someone to be guilty, but thinks Rush has limited knowledge about
this issue and about the Cook allegations; she says that he
should instead wait for the evidence to come in. Rush says that
this is exactly what is not happening with Cook; the sympathies
of the nation and media seem to be going to Cook and his charges
that he didn't remember these attacks for 17 years. Yet, even
though Cook has said that he didn't remember these attacks, he
still blames them for all of his problems: drug use, promiscuity,
and AIDS.

Janet says that Rush should educate himself and read the books
that have bene written about this subject. "Perpetrators have
admitted their guilt," and insurance companies no longer cover
this type of abuse any more because there have been so many
guilty priests. Rush still thinks that Cook's allegations are
phony, and if Janet's remark about multiple victims were
accurate, then where are the other people coming forward to
accuse Cardinal Bernadin?

Janet says she is informed, precisely because she listens to
people other than Rush. The journalist Jason Berry has written
about this subject, and Janet thinks Rush should look up this
guy's work. Rush asks Janet if she wants Bernadin to be guilty,
since this is what many people do want; the Roman Catholic Church
stands for right and wrong and moral absolutes, and it's under
siege right now.

Rush doesn't dispute that this sort of abuse happens, even in the
Church, but he resents how Cook is coming forward with his
charges 17 years after the alleged fact. The False Memories
Foundation has also attacked this idea of "suppressed memories";
the idea that memories of abuse can remain suppressed for decades
only helps foster a society composed only of victims and helps
those who want to use these victims to advance their own
political agenda.

*BREAK*

Phone   John from Vero Beach, FL

John also mentions the allegations against Cardinal Bernadin,
which he thinks is a case of psychology supplanting religion
throughout society. Rush thinks that a case could be made for
this, given how psychiatrists are presenting their field as one
which is capable of answering all questions about man, his
spirituality, etc. There's clearly an anti-God and anti-religion
movement going on, supported by those who don't want there to be
any black and white issues, any absolutes, or any firm morality.
Thus, Rush agrees with John that some are trying to turn
psychology into a replacement for religion.

*BREAK*

THIRD HOUR

Rush was just listening to Ross "Iguana-face" Perot being
interviewed on Capitol Hill and Perot claimed he was tired of how
the "working people" of America were getting shafted. Rush admits
he has just about had it with the hypocrisy of billionaires and
millionaires talking about as if they care about the working
American. Rush has long been fed up with the hypocrisy of Ted
Kennedy and his diatribes against the rich, especially since the
Kennedys are the epitome of the rich who haven't had to work for
what they have.

These rich guys themselves are criticizing the rich for not
paying their fair share and for shafting the working American.
Granted, Ross Perot earned his $3.2 billion, yet he's done so in
part by taking advantage of things such as free trade zones.
Perot obviously knows how wealth is created and earned, since
he's doing this himself. Yet at the same time he's portraying
himself as spokesman for the middle class, even as he takes
advantage of free trade deals which will be made redundant under
NAFTA.

If Perot were to have any credibility, he'd be supporting free
trade and NAFTA, and in fact until late 1992, he was supporting
NAFTA. This guy should be telling the nation how to expand and
create wealth, and how people can make themselves rich, yet he's
only fostering a hunkering down mentality and getting people
scared.

********

Rush hasn't mentioned abortion much lately, but he wants to talk
about it now so as to make a point about the pending trial
against Jack Kevorkian. He had thought abortion would be the
battleground of the next civil war, but it's not been much of a
public issue lately.

Nevertheless, Rush wants to state that he doesn't oppose abortion
because he wants to force women to live as he sees fit, not does
he oppose abortion because of any political affiliation or
motivation. Rather, Rush opposes abortion because he thinks the
most precious thing in this world is human life, and anything
this society does to devalue life will contribute to an overall
societal decay. It's not surprising that kids feel free to shoot
other kids at school when the country kills 1.5 million babies
every year; this sort of mass killing helps people get
comfortable with the idea of killing, so the killing spreads.

Rush thus predicted years ago that one result of mass abortions
would be a trend towards killing those on the other end of the
age spectrum, with people claiming that this "death with dignity"
was compassionate and kind. Rush thinks this is a tragedy which
must be faced, not just in the law, but in people's hearts, so
that they truly feel a need to engender a long-term respect for
life.

If humanity ever loses the notion that each person is an
individual with a soul, a soul that originates outside of
humanity, then people will soon lose any value, and this is
happening even now. For example, Jack Kevorkian is being
prosecuted for homicide since he violated Michigan's laws barring
assisted suicide. A judge in this case told prosecutors that they
had to explain to jurors how assisted suicide could be illegal
while abortion was legal.

The judge cited the 1992 Supreme Court abortion ruling that
defended "choices central to personal dignity and autonomy, and
the right to define one's own concept of existence." The judge
set the trial date for January 6, and refused to rule on whether
the state's assisted suicide law was constitutional.

Rush notes that the judge was right to make his ruling, since if
this country will allow a doctor to kill a human being in the
womb, then why not allow the doctor to kill someone in their own
home? After all, abortion requires the assistance of at least one
other human being, just as assisted suicide, so given the way the
law is written, the judge had no choice but to insist that the
prosecution prove a distinction between these two cases.

Rush predicted that abortion would lead to an expansion of "the
right to kill," and he further predicts that euthanasia will not
stop with the killing of the terminally ill or elderly. When
genetics advances to the point that doctors can tell would-be
parents what color of hair their child will have or other such
attributes, such as homosexuality, isn't it inevitable that
parents will abort their children because they don't like such
attributes? Rush thinks it's a sad day when society insists that
one can define one's own existence, as it allows such kinds of
killings to become commonplace.

*BREAK*

Phone   Judy from Newburgh, IN

Judy says that her representative, Frank McCloskey, as reported
by the Washington Post, is the number one recipient of funds from
organized labor, and coincidentally enough, he is strongly
opposed to NAFTA. Judy called his office in Washington to
complain about this, and the office was indignant about the
suggestion that McCloskey's vote on NAFTA was influenced by his
contributions from Big Labor. Rush is "shocked" that Judy would
dare suggest that congressmen could be influenced on the issues
by the money that they receive from their contributors.

Judy recalls that after the budget debate, McCloskey held a town
meeting to explain why he voted for it, but then stormed out
after someone asked him a "Rush Limbaugh question." At that
meeting Judy pointed out that the calls and letters to
McCloskey's office were running six to one against the budget
debate, and she asked whom he was representing when he voted for
the Clinton budget. McCloskey replied "well, I'm representing the
people of the Eighth District," but Judy thinks the Post story
made it clear whom he really is representing.

Rush says one of the reasons he never wants to run for political
office is because the mere action of collecting money from
contributors makes you dependent and beholden to them. Rush will
never accept money from his audience for activist causes for
precisely this reason, as he doesn't want to jeopardize his
credibility.

Rush recalls how Charles Keating when asked if he thought he was
buying influence with his contributions to the Keating Five
congressman, Keating replied "hell, yes, and a lot of it!" Judy
wishes the voters in her district would finally understand this
and vote this guy out of office. Rush says that term limits is
one answer, especially since the only campaign reform being
suggested has taxpayers paying for campaigns.

Rush remembers how Perot was on Meet the Press one day and R.W.
"Johnny" Apple was incredulous that Perot would dare suggest that
bridges only be built where they are needed. Apple told Perot
that bridges are built in those districts of those congressmen
whose votes you need; Rush is as appalled at this idea as anyone
else, but it's nothing new. The American people are finally
learning how politics works, and they are getting livid at it.

Rush admits that one of the best parts of NAFTA is that if it is
passed, and if the polls are accurate in that 60% of the American
people are against NAFTA, then those people will undoubtedly be
livid at how Clinton got it passed by promising one sweet deal
after another to recalcitrant members of Congress.

Rush supports NAFTA totally and will be glad to see it passed,
but he won't shed any tears if Clinton and the Democrats get in
trouble for it. The American people have every right to get livid
about stuff like this and to demand that it gets fixed, and Rush
will do his best to make sure the people stay informed about
these things.

*BREAK*

Rush reminds people that America is not a direct democracy; in
spite of complaints from Phil Donahue and Vladimir Posner that
the people don't get to vote on NAFTA, the people do get to vote
every two and four years, but they don't get to vote in Congress.
Rush is curious, though, to see whether the people who are angry
about NAFTA will take it out on their representatives next
November.

Phone   Harry from Wall Street, NY

Harry notes that Rush and his show are "rough on a bladder," and
Rush offers to let Harry head off to the bathroom; "I'll wait - I
won't take another call, I'll wait," Rush pledges, but Harry
turns down the offer. Harry thinks that Clinton is talking about
family values not just because he's a social engineer but also
because he's a "weather vane."

Jesse Jackson a couple of weeks ago made a big deal about family
values issues and how guns were killing more blacks than the
slave masters did. Harry thinks Jackson probably has a good
heart, and "every so often he's lucid," and his speech about
societal decay evidently played so well that Clinton decided to
jump on the bandwagon. Clinton will never be in the forefront of
an issue or be in the vanguard, but he will be turning in the
wind like a weather vane.

Harry thinks Clinton's pursuit of health care is due in part to
how Harris Wofford won his Senate race in Pennsylvania on this
issue; had Wofford not won, Harry doubts health care would be
that big an issue now. Rush says Harry is not giving Hillary
Clinton enough credit for her passion on this, but Harry says
that Hillary is hoping health care will be her platform to the
Presidency in the year 2000.

Rush says he's heard this idea before, but of all the things that
someone could think they could fix single-handedly and get credit
for, health care is not it. Thus, if Hillary were hoping to
eventually be President, why would she choose such a monstrous
issue? Harry says he's afraid that Hillary is hoping people have
short memories and will easily forget her failures, and he
shudders at the thought that she will be portraying herself as
the perfect President to start off the Century of the Woman in
the year 2000. Rush admits that's a horrific thought.

Harry also remembers that William F. Buckley, Jr. years ago
discounted the idea of gun control and gun registration, and
instead suggested that penalties for crimes be automatically
increased if a gun was used. Rush says that this wouldn't work
today because if you use a gun in a mob action or riot, you're
not responsible for your crimes. He adds that victims who use
guns in New York to defend themselves are being accused today of
making the streets unsafe.

Rush asks how Wall Street is viewing NAFTA, and Harry replies
that today is a slow day, as investors are waiting to see if
NAFTA passes. Rush notes that the papers today are predicting
that if NAFTA is not passed, Wall Street is going to loss a
hundred points or so. Harry doubts that there will be any great
reaction, because regardless of what happens with NAFTA, the U.S.
will be trading more with Mexico. Europe is in a shambles now,
and Japan has its troubles, so the U.S. will remain the
pre-eminent economy in the world.

Harry used to live in Florida and saw for himself how industrious
and hard-working the Mexicans are, so he's confident that America
will be able to sell a lot more to them over time. In fact, Harry
thinks it's lucky for Rush that the Democrats didn't accept his
bet about the Clinton economic plan.

Rush chides Harry for his lack of faith because the "train
derailment" on the economy doesn't happen until next January.
When those who hire people see how much more money is being taken
from their checks, there are going to be some strong reactions.
Rush hopes he's proved wrong about the economy heading south, but
if so, and NAFTA helps the economy grow and improve, then what
will the Big Labor guys do when NAFTA's success proves them
wrong? "It's going to be bloody," Rush predicts.

*BREAK*

By popular demand, Rush plays the Texas version of "They're
Coming to Take Me Away."

"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 . . ."

<<Chorus>>
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!"

<<Verse>>
"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!"

<<Chorus>>
"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 tie around back!
They're coming to take me away, ha-ha!"

Because the subject of health care will soon be coming back into
the news, now that the NAFTA issue has nearly been decided, Rush
feels like playing Firesign Theater's "Beat the Reaper":

<<Game Show Host>> He's coming around, folks! He's going to be
okay and ready to play `Symptom Six' on `Beat the Reaper!'

<<cheesy organ music and audience applause>>

<<Announcer, speaking in hushed tones>> Last week our patient
successfully survived the common cold, measles, pneumonia, Dengi
Fever, and the yaws!

<<Host>> And now, the big question! Are you ready to go on?

<<Contestant, still woozy and groggy>> Where . . . What . . . ?

<<Host>> He's ready! <<organ music and applause>>

<<Announcer>> Our topless nurse Judy is wheeling our patient into
the isolation ward.

<<Host>> Can you hear me in there? Okay, let's shoot him up!
<<sound of syringe injection>> Now, patient, you have ten seconds
to tell us what you got and beat the Reaper!

<<Contestant, as ten-second clock counts down>> Uh . . . uh . . .
I'm shaky, feverish . . . my hands . . . my hands, they're
turning yellow . . . my God, I've got jaundice!

<<Host>> Jaundice it is! Give him the antidote, Judy!

<<organ music and applause>>

<<Host>> Well, that's `Symptom Six.' And now, you've reached the
final threshold! Here's the question . . . are you ready for
symptom number seven - longer than any other patient has ever
survived before!?!

<<Contestant>> I want to go home!

<<Host>> Only one way to do that. Doctor, bring in the
super-shot!

<<Announcer>> Now, for the first time on `Beat the Reaper' we're
going for the big disease. The icebox is being unlocked by the
president of the Armenian Medical Association, under whose strict
supervision these toxins are being administered.

<<Host>> This is it! Doctor, give him that really big disease!

<<sound of syringe injection>>

<<Host>> Now, patient, can you hear me? You've got ten seconds to
tell us what you've got and for the last time, beat the Reaper!!

<<Contestant, as ten-second clock counts down>> <<cough>> I feel
. . . <<cough>> I think I feel . . . <<cough>> I don't know . . .
whatever it is, uh, whatever it is, I want to die!!

<<Host, as buzzer goes off>> Oh, I'm terribly sorry. That's not
correct. You didn't beat the Reaper!

<<Contestant - moaning in disappointment and pain>>

<<Host>> Doctor, bring the patient out and show the amphitheater
audience and all the folks at home just what he's contracted.

<<Doctor>> According to my careful prosthesis, this man has the
Plague.

<<Host>> Thank you, Doctor.

<<Doctor>> You're welcome.

<<Host, as organ music starts>> You've got the plague! Well,
isn't he a good sport, folks? We'll be back in a moment with our
next patient, but first . . .

Phone   Wayne from Columbus, OH

Wayne thinks megadittos "aren't good enough" as he really
appreciates Rush's analysis of the issues and what causes today's
problems. Wayne started his own business on a shoestring in
Columbus 12 years ago and today he's a millionaire who's
employing 28 workers. Bill has faced off with countries in
Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere, and he doesn't think
the true American entrepreneur is afraid of competing with
anybody anywhere in the world - this is why these people support
NAFTA. America has to be strong, and the entrepreneur is one of
the sources of that strength.

Rush agrees, but notes that the conventional wisdom is that
American business is anti-American, anti-employee, and serves
only to exploit Americans. Unfortunately, most Americans today
are not entrepreneurs, and instead just seem to want a job for
life. Certainly not everyone can be an entrepreneur and run their
own business, but more people are capable of this than they
think.

Rush is certain that 99.9% of the American population hasn't
reached their true potential as individuals, and this is the real
shame; part of the reason for this is that some people think
they're just going to get shafted along the way. However,
attitudes are just as important, and people will never reach
their full potential as long as they're governed by fear and have
a "hunker-down" attitude.

*BREAK*

Phone   Christine from Garden Plains, KS

Christine thinks it's great that Rush agrees with President
Clinton on NAFTA, and it shows that Rush is credible and stands
up for the truth, regardless of whose mouth it comes out of. Rush
is flattered by Christine's remarks and thinks she's really sweet
to take the time to say this.

She also begs Rush to send her an autographed copy of his second
book; she promises to buy copies of this book for everyone on her
Christmas list, if Rush could do this one big favor for her. She
admits that she would buy probably copies of Rush's book for her
liberal sisters anyway, but her husband is an incredible fan of
Rush, and "he would be floored on Christmas Day if he opens this
gift up." Rush sighs because he knows the trouble he'll be making
for himself if he sets the precedent of sending out autographed
books, and gratefully notes that his show has run of time.
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