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To: Hojczyk
I was first exposed to liberal ignorance of conservatism way back in 1991. I was a new law student and had just walked out of a class with my ears still ringing from the boos, hisses, and jeers at my conservative arguments. A classmate came up to me and said, “I wish they’d let you speak. I’d never heard anything like what you were saying and wanted to hear more.”

Modern talk radio was just taking off at that time. President Reagan cancelled the FCC "Fairness Doctrine" in 1987 and free speech was restored for conservatives.

The most oft-heard comment on talk radio at that time was a variation of "I’d never heard anything like what you were saying and wanted to hear more.” It went something like "I never knew others believed as I believe. You all are saying what I'm thinking!"

We must defend our free speech against domestic enemies the way we defend it against foreign enemies.. with blood. Their blood, our free speech.

9 posted on 08/18/2012 7:27:48 AM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: WilliamofCarmichael
The most oft-heard comment on talk radio at that time was a variation of "I’d never heard anything like what you were saying and wanted to hear more.” It went something like "I never knew others believed as I believe. You all are saying what I'm thinking!"

That was me in a nutshell when I first found Rush in August of 92 (can't believe it's been TWENTY years). I was working in the accounting department of UnionBay Sportswear here in the Seattle area, and one day my coworker across from me ripped off her head phones and spouted 'OH! I cannot STAND this man!', I asked who? And she said Rush Limbaugh! I asked what station she was listening to so I could listen to what was upsetting her so much. I was amazed at the things he was saying, and even more amazed that it made so much sense!

I've slowly been coming out of my shell ever since, and now I just let fly. You should see some of the sh**storms I create on my facebook posts with all my lib friends. Thankfully I have freeper arguments to bolster my points when in an argument, and invariably they are left sputtering! We are waking up and NOT TAKING IT ANYMORE! Many people here don't like facebook, but I love it. I have received many private messages from friends applauding me for my passion, articulateness, and courage to take people on. I've also been unfriended by several people. Don't care. If you're going to do that over my beliefs, you were never a friend anyway! I think most of those people can't handle the truth, or the fact that what they've been taught all these years 'just isn't so' to paraphrase Ronaldus!
12 posted on 08/18/2012 7:58:52 AM PDT by Mama Shawna
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