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- From: art@world.std.com (Al Thompson)
- Subject: Re: (no subject given)
- In-Reply-To: harry@hershele.alf.dec.com's message of Fri, 22 Jan 1993 21:43:52 GMT
- Message-ID: <ART.93Jan23025038@world.std.com>
- Followup-To: alt.conspiracy,talk.politics.misc,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
- Sender: art@world.std.com (Al Thompson)
- Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
- References: <C17rpI.GFJ@news.cso.uiuc.edu> <1993Jan22.214352.24208@netnews.alf.dec.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 07:50:38 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan22.214352.24208@netnews.alf.dec.com> harry@hershele.alf.dec.com (Harry Katz) writes:
-
- In article <C17rpI.GFJ@news.cso.uiuc.edu>,
- vengeanc@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu wrote:
-
- Here's the situation. Rush is an ENTERTAINER first and
- foremost. He is not a journalist, reporter, or Geraldo Rivera.
-
- If Rush is not a journalist or a reporter then he must be a "Geraldo
- Rivera," that is, an entertainer posing as a reporter.
-
- The difference is that Rush says straight out that he's an entertainer.
- He makes is very clear that he is not a reporter.
-
- He can do anything he wants to keep the show moving and
- interesting. He has no obligation to let anyone say anything!
- He openly admits this, and callers therefore have no excuse
- for not knowing this when they call.
-
- Unfortunately, many of his supporters on this net do not know this fact
- and it colors their perception of the man and his ideas.
-
- I don't see how they could miss it unless they are deaf. He says over
- and over again that he controls the whole show, including screening
- calls. He even goes so far as to say the purpose of taking calls is to
- make him look good. He's quite open about this, and anybody who doubts
- it just plain isn't listening.
-
-