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RIP Rush.

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  • George KG Offline
    George KG Offline
    George K
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    WaPo gotta WaPo.

    At least they didn't use the word "austere."

    Screen Shot 2021-02-17 at 12.00.04 PM.png

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
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      #7

      Who's going to pick up the mantle?

      Steyn?

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • jon-nycJ Online
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        jon-nyc
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        #8

        Who’s going to search the internet for examples of the other tribe celebrating and post them here, so we all know how bad the other tribe is?

        Only non-witches get due process.

        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

          Who’s going to search the internet for examples of the other tribe celebrating and post them here, so we all know how bad the other tribe is?

          HoraceH Offline
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          Horace
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          #9

          @jon-nyc said in RIP Rush.:

          Who’s going to search the internet for examples of the other tribe celebrating and post them here, so we all know how bad the other tribe is?

          Who's never going to acknowledge he belongs to a tribe?

          Education is extremely important.

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          • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

            Who’s going to search the internet for examples of the other tribe celebrating and post them here, so we all know how bad the other tribe is?

            LuFins DadL Offline
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            LuFins Dad
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            #10

            @jon-nyc said in RIP Rush.:

            Who’s going to search the internet for examples of the other tribe celebrating and post them here, so we all know how bad the other tribe is?

            Give me 15 minutes. Gotta deal with a teething toddler, but once he’s down for his nap, I will jump right on that.

            The Brad

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            • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

              @jon-nyc said in RIP Rush.:

              Who’s going to search the internet for examples of the other tribe celebrating and post them here, so we all know how bad the other tribe is?

              Give me 15 minutes. Gotta deal with a teething toddler, but once he’s down for his nap, I will jump right on that.

              LuFins DadL Offline
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              LuFins Dad
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              #11

              @jon-nyc
              Let’s just start with Social Media
              91E503DC-B941-41CF-8181-C631A0E224AB.jpeg
              7700 likes within the hour. I won’t even bother with the comments.

              On the NPR story on Facebook there are over 20,000 Likes, ♥️s, and 😆. Nice.

              https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10160346320476756&id=10643211755&anchor_composer=false

              The Brad

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              • George KG Offline
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                George K
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                The best the NYT could find was a 25-year-old picture of fat Rush:

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                HuffPo

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                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                Aqua LetiferA George KG 2 Replies Last reply
                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                  Who’s going to search the internet for examples of the other tribe celebrating and post them here, so we all know how bad the other tribe is?

                  MikM Away
                  MikM Away
                  Mik
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                  #13

                  @jon-nyc said in RIP Rush.:

                  Who’s going to search the internet for examples of the other tribe celebrating and post them here, so we all know how bad the other tribe is?

                  Sock already made a graceless comment, as usual. I declined to blast him as he deserved.

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                    Doctor Phibes
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                    A man I've never met (or, to be honest, listened to), dies.

                    Lots of people I've never met get very excited.

                    Lots of other people I've never met get very angry about the people I've never met getting very excited.

                    My dog needs walking. I think I might do that. It's a bit chilly out, but it's quite sunny.

                    I was only joking

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                    • George KG George K

                      WaPo gotta WaPo.

                      At least they didn't use the word "austere."

                      Screen Shot 2021-02-17 at 12.00.04 PM.png

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                      Loki
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                      @george-k said in RIP Rush.:

                      WaPo gotta WaPo.

                      At least they didn't use the word "austere."

                      Screen Shot 2021-02-17 at 12.00.04 PM.png

                      Typical. LOL. Word choice depends on what tribe you belong to. News ain’t what it used to be, but on this one their portrayal is fairly accurate.

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                      • George KG George K

                        The best the NYT could find was a 25-year-old picture of fat Rush:

                        Screen Shot 2021-02-17 at 12.59.56 PM.png

                        HuffPo

                        Screen Shot 2021-02-17 at 1.01.56 PM.png

                        Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                        Aqua Letifer
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                        #16

                        @george-k said in RIP Rush.:

                        The best the NYT could find was a 25-year-old picture of fat Rush:

                        I think that's doing him a kindness. Those photos were taken before he became such a polarizing nutter.

                        ...and no, I don't think that's out of line to say. His passing doesn't make me a terrible person for believing he had a lot more professional integrity earlier on in his career.

                        Please love yourself.

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                        • LuFins DadL Offline
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                          LuFins Dad
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                          1993 was the first time I ever heard of Rush. He actually opened my eyes a bit as he pointed out all of the clips of Clinton campaign claims against Bush, and then how Clinton actually contradicted his own campaign claims during his inauguration. He played the clips and proved it beyond a doubt. While I never cared for his persona, he did get me to start paying more attention to the lies and hypocrisy on the left.

                          The Brad

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                            Doctor Phibes
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                            I've never understood Talk Radio.

                            Maybe you have to grow up here to really appreciate it, like the NFL and American Cheese Product and Mocha Frappuccino , and concord grapes.

                            I've come to the conclusion that I'm never going to fit in here.

                            Pass the Marmite, somebody!

                            I was only joking

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                              Horace
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                              #19

                              Talk Radio is podcasts. What's not to understand?

                              Education is extremely important.

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                              • HoraceH Horace

                                Talk Radio is podcasts. What's not to understand?

                                Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                                Doctor Phibes
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                                @horace said in RIP Rush.:

                                Talk Radio is podcasts. What's not to understand?

                                Why people listen to it.

                                I was only joking

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                                • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                                  Doctor Phibes
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                                  And there's a lot more to podcasts than Talk Radio, as Rush, and Howie Carr and what-not do.

                                  I like radio where they talk to you, not at you.

                                  I was only joking

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                                  • George KG George K

                                    Who's going to pick up the mantle?

                                    Steyn?

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                                    jon-nyc
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                                    #22

                                    @george-k said in RIP Rush.:

                                    Who's going to pick up the mantle?

                                    I first listened to him in maybe 88 or 89. He had just gone national I believe, or at least regional (carried on WLS).

                                    At the time he had some qualifier he would use to say he was the biggest name in [qualfier] radio. I don't know if it was 'conservative', or 'political'. But it wasn't 'talk'.

                                    Because, he pointed out with awe, the biggest name in talk radio was Bruce Williams of TalkNet. He said it as if matching him was beyond his ambitions.

                                    Yet within a few years he was bigger than Williams ever was and now few of us even remember Williams.

                                    Only non-witches get due process.

                                    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                    • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                      I've never understood Talk Radio.

                                      Maybe you have to grow up here to really appreciate it, like the NFL and American Cheese Product and Mocha Frappuccino , and concord grapes.

                                      I've come to the conclusion that I'm never going to fit in here.

                                      Pass the Marmite, somebody!

                                      jon-nycJ Online
                                      jon-nycJ Online
                                      jon-nyc
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                                      #23

                                      @doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:

                                      I've never understood Talk Radio.

                                      If you spent a lot of time in a car, or in the cab of a forklift, or some other job where you had some attention to spare it was a godsend. Most people can only listen to so much music programming on radio all day.

                                      Only non-witches get due process.

                                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                        @doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:

                                        I've never understood Talk Radio.

                                        If you spent a lot of time in a car, or in the cab of a forklift, or some other job where you had some attention to spare it was a godsend. Most people can only listen to so much music programming on radio all day.

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                                        @jon-nyc said in RIP Rush.:

                                        @doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:

                                        I've never understood Talk Radio.

                                        If you spent a lot of time in a car, or in the cab of a forklift, or some other job where you had spare attention it was a godsend. Most people can only listen to so much music programming on radio all day.

                                        I grew up with BBC Radio 4. There's panel programs, comedy, discussion, news, plays, all kinds of stuff, and no music. I'd have it on in the background almost all day if I was by myself, and it's wonderful if you're driving. It's one of the things I really miss about the UK. I know, I can stream it now, but I don't seem to ever do it for some reason.

                                        I was only joking

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                                          ...and who can forget The BBC Shipping Forecast. It's got it all - suspense, sailors, a vague smell of fish, occasionally moderate!

                                          Link to video

                                          I was only joking

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