Re: CLIPPER CHIP ON LIMBAUGH
On Mar 22, 7:31pm, Bruce Fancher wrote: } You obviously don't understand much of the "loud-mouthed ass's psychology." } Limbaugh is very anti-statist and if he had a position on the issue } there's a good change it would be anti-clipper. Last time I checked, } the clipper's biggest supporters were Clinton and Gore, who aren't exactly } Rush's favorite people. This is what would concern me. Limbaugh seems to be big on knee-jerk reactions. Has he got some intelligent insights on the Clipper issue, or is it simply another case of "Bill's fer it so I'm agin it!" A well-constructed argument might convince people on both sides, crying "Hey, it's a LIBERAL idea, it MUST be bad!" is likely to lose more support than it gains. -rocker
C'punks, On Wed, 23 Mar 1994, rocker wrote:
On Mar 22, 7:31pm, Bruce Fancher wrote: } . . . Last time I checked, } the clipper's biggest supporters were Clinton and Gore, who aren't exactly } Rush's favorite people.
This is what would concern me. Limbaugh seems to be big on knee-jerk reactions. Has he got some intelligent insights on the Clipper issue, or is it simply another case of "Bill's fer it so I'm agin it!" A well-constructed argument might convince people on both sides, crying "Hey, it's a LIBERAL idea, it MUST be bad!" is likely to lose more support than it gains. . .
The reason I posted the Rush/Clipper post was because I do listen to him. Three things need to be noted about subsequent posts: 1) It is clear that the knee jerks reactions are coming from folks who have never listened to Limbaugh for long enough to know what the hell they are talking about. I think they are reacting to the untrue flames uttered by his detractors. 2) He doesn't just disagree with Bill and Hillary. He strongly supported the Prez on NAFTA, for example. He is very clever and does some excellent original thinking on important issues--like Clipper. 3) All of this back biting is truly irrelevant to this list. Who cares if Rush practices "hate radio" or not? The germain facts are these: a) Rush is against Clipper b) A huge number of people listen to him c) His listeners tend to give his opinions great weight Do we really need to "qualify" Mr. Limbaugh as enemy of our enemy? S a n d y
What worries me is the people who should be on our side who might say;"hey If Rush is against it it must be good!" Here's to hoping they have more sense than that, but Ihave to admit that if I hear Rush come out on one side of an issue I know nothing about, I look at the other side first. BTW, is there a way to make this whole list anonymous, like having the reflector strip the headers or something? Just curious. On Wed, 23 Mar 1994, rocker - accept no substitutes wrote:
This is what would concern me. Limbaugh seems to be big on knee-jerk reactions. Has he got some intelligent insights on the Clipper issue, or is it simply another case of "Bill's fer it so I'm agin it!" A well-constructed argument might convince people on both sides, crying "Hey, it's a LIBERAL idea, it MUST be bad!" is likely to lose more support than it gains.
-rocker
Just to make sure you all know, good 'ol rush can be contacted at: 70277.2502@compuserve.com I've written him a couple letters capping on clipper, and although I don't know weather he really learned from what I said, but he did mention the next day that he 'recently learned' that the majority of the net-users themselves oppose clipper... just a note. 70277.2502@compuserve.com (rush limbaugh) On Thu, 24 Mar 1994, paul braunbehrens wrote:
What worries me is the people who should be on our side who might say;"hey If Rush is against it it must be good!" Here's to hoping they have more sense than that, but Ihave to admit that if I hear Rush come out on one side of an issue I know nothing about, I look at the other side first.
BTW, is there a way to make this whole list anonymous, like having the reflector strip the headers or something? Just curious.
On Wed, 23 Mar 1994, rocker - accept no substitutes wrote:
This is what would concern me. Limbaugh seems to be big on knee-jerk reactions. Has he got some intelligent insights on the Clipper issue, or is it simply another case of "Bill's fer it so I'm agin it!" A well-constructed argument might convince people on both sides, crying "Hey, it's a LIBERAL idea, it MUST be bad!" is likely to lose more support than it gains.
-rocker
On Thu, 24 Mar 1994, Colin Orion Chandler wrote:
Just to make sure you all know, good 'ol rush can be contacted at: 70277.2502@compuserve.com
But Rush does not read mail from Internet users - at least he has stated that on his show before. Did it bounce? Or maybe it just went into his C$serve kill file. ----- Professor Terry Begley '...just another face in a red jumpsuit...' Creighton University College of Business Administration 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178 USA, Earth Office: BA 225 (402) 280-2619 Office Fax: 280-2172 Home Fax: 556-5215
C'punks, On Thu, 24 Mar 1994, Terrence M. Begley wrote:
On Thu, 24 Mar 1994, Colin Orion Chandler wrote:
Just to make sure you all know, good 'ol rush can be contacted at: 70277.2502@compuserve.com
But Rush does not read mail from Internet users - at least he has stated that on his show before. . .
I think you have this wrong. What I believe he has said is that he has blocked some specific newsgroup or mail list. It was something like: alt.rush.somethingorother He blocked it because it wasn't personal e-mail, just the postings of some anti-Limbaugh listeners who bitched about each show after it aired. S a n d y
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