Good observations Gator, I agree wholeheartedly with what you wrote.
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 1:27 PM, GATORPOP <cly...@cyberstreet.com> wrote: > > Rush is laughing all the way to the bank. His listeners are > increasing rapidly. That translates to more ad revenue for his > show,higher sales for his books, and larger fees for his speeches on > the rubber chicken circuit. Don't be surprised if he hustles out a new > (ghostwritten) book. > > IMO he is quite good at debunking liberal myth, and is effective > because he gets his facts right and is far brighter than any of his > interlocutors. > > But IMO he has little influence on conservative thought or Republican > candidates in 2010 or 2012. The Heritage Foundation is a good source > of Republican Doctrine. And Newt Gingrich is by far the best, > brightest, most completely educated potential candidate in sight, and > a bona fide PhD in history to boot. > > He has done this before--As Speaker of the House and author of the > "Contract With America" I am on his list, and he is working hard > preparing for the off year elections right now--with an eye towards > 2012 of course. > > Bottom line--I think of Rush as a showman--a media creature, and not > much more. So far. > > GP > > On Mar 8, 11:30 pm, Missy <wontstopthink...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Rush Limbaugh has been Topic A in the political world, with > > Republicans debating his influence on their party and Democrats trying > > to elevate the conservative radio host to the GOP's de facto > > spokesman.http://www.problemfixed.info/node/6 > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---