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RIP Rush.

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    jon-nyc
    wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 18:35 last edited by
    #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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    • J jon-nyc
      17 Feb 2021, 18:35

      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?

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      Horace
      wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 18:41 last edited by
      #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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        17 Feb 2021, 18:35

        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?

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        LuFins Dad
        wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 18:47 last edited by
        #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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        • L LuFins Dad
          17 Feb 2021, 18:47

          @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.

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          LuFins Dad
          wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 18:55 last edited by
          #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 K
            wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 19:02 last edited by
            #12

            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.

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            • J jon-nyc
              17 Feb 2021, 18:35

              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?

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              Mik
              wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 19:17 last edited by
              #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 Phibes
                wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 19:26 last edited by
                #14

                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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                • G George K
                  17 Feb 2021, 18:00

                  WaPo gotta WaPo.

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

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                  Loki
                  wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 19:27 last edited by
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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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                  • G George K
                    17 Feb 2021, 19:02

                    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

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                    Aqua Letifer
                    wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 19:33 last edited by
                    #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 Dad
                      wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 19:35 last edited by
                      #17

                      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
                        wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 19:45 last edited by
                        #18

                        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
                          wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 19:47 last edited by
                          #19

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

                          Education is extremely important.

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                          • H Horace
                            17 Feb 2021, 19:47

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

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                            Doctor Phibes
                            wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 19:50 last edited by
                            #20

                            @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 Phibes
                              wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 19:51 last edited by
                              #21

                              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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                              • G George K
                                17 Feb 2021, 18:06

                                Who's going to pick up the mantle?

                                Steyn?

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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 20:19 last edited by jon-nyc
                                #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
                                H J 2 Replies Last reply 17 Feb 2021, 20:49
                                • D Doctor Phibes
                                  17 Feb 2021, 19:45

                                  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!

                                  J Online
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                                  jon-nyc
                                  wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 20:23 last edited by jon-nyc
                                  #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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                                  • J jon-nyc
                                    17 Feb 2021, 20:23

                                    @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.

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                                    Doctor Phibes
                                    wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 20:26 last edited by Doctor Phibes
                                    #24

                                    @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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                                      Doctor Phibes
                                      wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 20:39 last edited by
                                      #25

                                      ...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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                                      • J jon-nyc
                                        17 Feb 2021, 20:19

                                        @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.

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                                        Horace
                                        wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 20:49 last edited by
                                        #26

                                        @jon-nyc said in RIP Rush.:

                                        @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.

                                        I remember fondly Bruce Williams.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                        • D Doctor Phibes
                                          17 Feb 2021, 20:39

                                          ...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

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                                          Aqua Letifer
                                          wrote on 17 Feb 2021, 20:52 last edited by
                                          #27

                                          @doctor-phibes said in RIP Rush.:

                                          ...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 prefer Question Time, honestly. It's like SNL but with more improv talent.

                                          Please love yourself.

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