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To: Ilaine who wrote (95868)	1/19/2005 2:10:30 PM
From: Joe Btfsplk	Respond to of 793888

I've known some pretty sharp folks who blow Limbaugh off. I don't understand it. Seems to me he's been in a prime mover in making conservatism, or classical liberalism, acceptable. Filling maybe 7 hours a week for years, and keeping an audience, involves hyperbole and bloviation, some amusing. Interspersed, I've heard astute analysis. By me, anybody who brings on Walter Williams, who brings on Thomas Sowell, who has brought on Milton Friedman, can't be all bad. It's been six or seven years since I listened to Limbaugh with any regularity. Maybe his time has passed. I dunno. Meanwhile, I'm happy he's had an influence.

To: Ilaine who wrote (95868)	1/19/2005 2:11:39 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793888

The death of William F. Buckley has been much exaggerated. How do you know that? Do you see crowds eager to emulate Buckley? "Murder" might have been hyperbolic, or merely an inapt word choice. "Crowd out," "displace," or "obsolete" are more apt than "murder." Everywhere I look I see the pigeons crowding out the songbirds. Pigeons don't have any appreciation for the difference between a pigeon and a songbird. Other than recognizing that one of them is big and fat. And common... He doesn't pretend otherwise, either. I agree that Buckley and Rush know who they are. The type of people who listen to Rush, for the most part, couldn't even parse Buckley. But I don't think that the people who call Rush know who they are. They sound like they think what they've said is brilliant. And they are reinforced in that opinion. Reminds me of the guests on Jerry Springer, who seem to think they're celebrities. My gripe with the Rush symbol is that the movement he spawned is defining thinking down. Calling it "entertainment" makes it seem benign but I think it's an unfavorable trend.