Limbaugh Ranks Among Conservative Greats

Human Events ^ | The Week of December 3, 2001 | Mark R. Levin

[blackbart1]

I'm surprised at you JeanS. His bravado is part of his radio program demeanor. It's OK if you don't want to listen to him though. :-) As if you need my opinion. LOL

[FreeTally]

I didn't mean to make it seem as if I had not listned to him in six years, I just pretty much listened to him every day for two or three years straight. He opened my mind to many topics I never had interest in or knowledge of. He just falls short on some issues where he has to appease corporate bosses(GATT, NAFTA are two). I started reading about and researching many topics he would never touch on, and would laugh at callers who asked him to(NWO, drug legalization).

I also had listened to him as a news source. Nobody really had the internet back in 1992-1994. Now, with the proliferation of the internet, and Free Republic, he is just a mouthpiece with an ego. I dont need "his" opinion on anything, because, as I said, he is just mimicing what most intelligent people KNOW.

I used to love talk radio. But, there are very, very few shows that are not "about the host". Rush's entire show is three hours of "look at me, listen to me, hey this is about me". Its fine until you realize that he just says the same thing over and overn again.

[Nephi]

What does Maha Rushie say about Bush's plan to proceed with Mexican trucking in the U.S.?

[NJJ]

I credit him with his role in 1994, for the winning of Congress through his TV programs, a contribution that was also formally recognized by the Freshman Congress. I know he prefers radio but the visuals he presented of Clinton and the Democrats with "smoking guns" was his greatest contribution to conservatism. The Ron Brown funeral "Tears" and the Normandy beach scenes are classics.

[axxmann]

ditto, Steve

[codebreaker]

They forgot to include Jim Robinson in that list.

[triggerhappy]

What do you think of Mark Levin, the author of the article? Is he a "(so called)" conservative also.
Is he on his "kneepads"?

Or did jealously just rear it's ugly head?

[eskimo]

As far as I'm concerned, the giants of modern day conservatism are William Buckley, Milton Friedman, Ronald Reagan, and Rush Limbaugh.

Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher are the most significant and important conservatives of the twentieth century.

Guess it depends on how one defines "modern day conservatism". I think perhaps you could equate it with "modern day stumblebumism" and the silly groupies wouldn't care what that meant either.

[Malesherbes]

I hadn't listened to the radio for quite a long while, preoccupied with work, but lately in bed with flu I tuned back into Rush. I thought that despite his loss of hearing, a terrible handicap, he was as good as ever - which is very good indeed.

The man has tremendous courage, and I agree with Mark Levin. In fact, I agree with Mark Levin on most things.

[mombonn]

What would have devastated most people has energized him

Ain't it the truth! God bless you, Rush!

Thanks for a great read, Mr. Levin!

[jwalsh07]

Rush went where no conservative had gone before, a national media star who educated the masses and opened up millions of eyes.

A salute!

[Chuckster]

I really hate to nit-pick but

......second presidential impeachment in American history

Third.

I have to do it because My mother used to boast that her great uncle, Andrew Johnson, had been the only one. Of course that was before Nixon and Slick Willie.

[ml/nj]

On any given day, Rush provides his 20 million listeners with insight into a wide variety of subjects.

It's a small mistake, but The Great One shouldn't make it.

On any given day, Rush has 5 million listeners.

The 20 million figure is the number of different listeners who tune in sometime during a week.

M:/NJ

[Matchett-PI]

I LOVE Mark Levin, and agree with him totally.

[woofie]

Mark Levin is right on about Rush and also one of the best lawyers and thinkers around

[gorush]

Go Rush!

[A CA Guy]

I think Rush Limbaugh is a modern day George Putnam.

[Jim Scott]

...you dont have to have an orgasm over the mere mention of his name.

No, and you don't have to fall all over yourself enlightening us with your negative opinions about a man who has done more for conservativism than anyone since Ronald Reagan.

Most everyone on FR has listened to Rush and the huge majority have learned from and been encouraged by him. If he doesn't do what you've decided he should be doing, fine. Don't listen. Who really cares?
Dumping on others who admire and enjoy Rush is classless. We know where you stand.

You obviously believe that you're smarter and certainly 'more conservative' than Rush Limbaugh. We got it. Now go get your own show and put that corporate hack, Limbaugh, in his place. </sarcasm

[JenB]

Was Nixon actually impeached? I thought he resigned before they got the chance. Of course, I'm too young to have been alive back then but I thought I knew my history, anyway.