Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Rush: 20 years on the air

Rush Limbaugh's radio show turned 20 last week.
National Review Online celebrates.
Rush is big everywhere. Get this:

"People all over, and of many types, listen to him and depend on him. I know a classical musician — get this — who listens to him on podcast in the Paris Metro. How do you like that?"

Indeed. And go to NRO's main page here...
...and scroll down towards the bottom of the page to see more good stuff on Mr. Limbaugh.
Perhaps he is indeed once again the "leader of the [conservative] opposition."
It's interesting--perhaps, looking back on it, some 40 years ago, especially after Barry Goldwater's defeat and before Ronald Reagan had quite hit the big time in politics, Bill Buckley and NR were the leaders of the opposition. Back then, the editor of a magazine, who occasionally appeared on TV, could be that type of leader. But now, in today's over-the-air/online age, maybe the movement really needed, and still needs, a Limbaugh--and note that not only does his empire reach 20 million per week via talk radio, but he also has an excellent website, too.
Keep on catching the Rush...to excellence.