4 Cheers for Rush
Human Events has a great article - Rush: The Engine of Conservatism
Excerpts:
Rush didn’t have to buy a newspaper or television network to be heard. By the force of his brilliance and talent, he took the dying AM radio band and turned it into the most consequential and thriving media forum in the nation. Everyday at noon eastern time, millions and millions of Americans tune into the Rush Limbaugh Show to listen to Rush deconstruct the day’s events, skewer the liberal mind-set, and educate about America’s greatness. There’s really nobody like him — on or off the radio. He is a uniquely American icon. His influence on American culture is of a kind with Mark Twain and Will Rogers.
And where would the conservative movement be without Rush? Is there anyone who can fill his shoes? Is there anyone who better explains and promotes conservatism? Is there anyone who better challenges those who claim conservatism’s death and would “reinvent” it to accommodate its critics? Conservatism flourishes because a few pivotal individuals stepped forward and used their unique vision and gifts to champion the cause: William Buckley, Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan and Rush Limbaugh.
In the talk radio business, there is Rush Limbaugh and then there’s everyone else. When Rush says, “If I don’t say it, it hasn’t been said,” he may be kidding, but for the rest of us it’s true. Not only does Rush have the most consequential talk show in America (remember Operation Chaos?), he has fostered a cadre of hosts who emulate his message and style, whether they admit it or not.
Read the rest.
