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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 10:23:21 PDT
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- From: Stan Jacobs <JACOBS@125LAW1.LAW.UCLA.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Rush Limbaugh & Politics
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- > Come on Stan, isn't this net a hoot and a half? And, doesn't Mr.
- > Limbaugh castigate others based on a personal bias against their
- > viewpoints? Come on, you can admit it, that's precisely why "Ditto
- > Heads" listen... It's FUNNY to hear someone attack and make fun
- > of those you dislike...
-
- I will admit that Rush is somewhat egotistical and abrasive in his
- delivery style-- that, I believe, is to attract attention and get
- more listeners/viewers/readers. In that respect, he may have an
- entertainment-style that is added. HOWEVER, you cannot simply reduce
- his entire logic to entertainment because he attacks people. Rush
- Limbaugh makes fun of the things which he perceives to be
- inconsistent. For example, he will "extend someone's analysis" to
- illogical conclusions-- using very logical steps in their own
- reasoning. Yes, this can be annoying as hell. But, the style of
- his delivery does not invalidate his entire content.
-
-
- > BTW, if the conservative movement (as spearheaded by Rush's
- > popular support) is so very wide-spread, why isn't he in charge of
- > White House Communications under the Buchanan Administration?
- > What's that? Ol' Pat got slaughtered by Poppy Bush in the Primaries?
- > Wow, with the conservative upswell and everything???
- >
- My point is not that the conservative movement is so widespread that
- Rush Limbaugh is justified. It's just that if he were using the
- IDENTICAL logic and delivery to further a more left-wing "popular"
- belief, he would not be so criticized.
-
- --Stan
-