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- Subject: Re: Why alt.fan.rush-limbaugh????
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.125834.3254@nic.csu.net>
- From: jtinkle@sparc1.sparc1.csubak.edu (j. tinkle )
- Date: 18 Nov 92 12:58:33 PST
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- In article <1992Nov9.153906.28199@netcom.com> jrs@netcom.com (John Switzer) wri
- tes:
- >In article <69142@cup.portal.com> sjthomas@cup.portal.com (Stephen J Thomas) w
- rites:
- >>I have been lurking in this group since I found it about a week ago. Since
- >>I was not here at its creation, I wonder if somebody could tell me what is
- >>the purpose of alt.fan.rush-limbaugh?? Is it to discuss Rush and his shows,
- >>or to discuss what Rush discusses? I realize that there will be some
- To discuss what Rush discusses. Especially since he's rarely mentioned (which
- is why I unsubscribed to this group once and am considering it again.)
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- >>overlap, but it seem that around 80% of postings here are more related to
- >>issues -- and there are plenty of groups for discussions of issues. 15%
- >>of postings seem to be from people who hate Rush -- and are certainly not
- >>his fans. It appears that only about 5% of postings are appropriate based
- >>on the name of this group.
- My point exactly; I've posted on this once before. But as long as 95% would
- rahter argue and bitch at each other about ideology, the posts will have to
- inadequately relfect the name of the group. I don't know what makes ANY
- POSTER to this group think they can change someone else's philosophy by
- badgering them on the net and in e-mail.
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- >
- >Well, your figures are a bit skewed - it's 95% of the postings that come from
- >people who hate Rush, leading me to perpetually wonder why some people seem
- >incapable of being happy unless they're ragging on somebody. Must be some
- Yeah, exactly. It an arguemet fourum, not a NEWSgroop.
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- >sort of Ren Hoek-prototype. (Now watch, some Rushophobe will compare Rush's
- >fans to Stimpy, once again showing how liberals think anyone who disagrees
- >with them has a low IQ. Ah well, c'est la vie.)
- >--
- >John Switzer | Impeach Clinton!
- > | Support the coup!
- >CompuServe: 74076,1250 |
- >Internet: jrs@netcom.com |
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- Jennifer, "let's get a LITTLE more accurate with those Subject: lines, eh?"
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- Forget Rush! What's the Comedy Channel going to do? All the dumb blonde
- jokes resurfaced earlier this year and are worn out now.
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- I need a smiley for the sarcasmically impaired.
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