Are you serious? That long ago? I listened a lot during that era and don’t remember it, but am not disputing you.
My biggest complaint about him has always been the gaps in his knowledge about things he really should be informed on. Also his haste to ridicule things and people that may not deserve it. And the connections he makes between things which may not really exist. Still, on balance, I think his contributions have been more positive than negative. I have learned things from him. And his personal story is impressive. People who don’t go to college and have an unorthodox business model that others say will fail can succeed beyond their wildest dreams. Young people need to hear that.
Yeah, that long ago. I was working my way into college delivering pizzas during that time. Wasn’t way too long after that I was listening when he made his proclamation that there weren’t enough white people in prison for drug abuse. Of course he refused to walk that one back after he ran into legal trouble for drug abuse. I pretty much lost interest in him and his show after that.