RUSH: I've got a phone call here quickly that I want to take because it will help me segue and transition into a story. It's from Milford, Connecticut. This is Steve. Hello, sir. welcome to the program.
CALLER: Rush, it's a great honor to talk to you. Mega dittos from Connecticut.
RUSH: Thank you, sir, very much.
CALLER: I have a question. I was hoping you'd be able to give me your ideas on it. Why do you think there's so much more terrorism in Iraq than there is in Afghanistan,...

RUSH: Wellersburg, Pennsylvania. Dave, welcome to the program. Great to have you with us, sir.
CALLER: Alpha-omega dittos, Rush. Been with you from the beginning. We'll be listening to you at the end.
RUSH: Thank you, sir.
CALLER: My pleasure. Hey, I wanted to know what's your take on the economy in Afghanistan? How are things shaping up? You know, is a strong economy taking root over there over there?
RUSH: Well, not yet. I mean, this is the thing about Afghanistan. When...

RUSH: Brian in Gainesville, Florida, a retired Special Ops soldier. Welcome, sir. Nice to have you with us.

CALLER: Rush, first of all let me say, Dual Giga Show Me Dittos from us in the Show Me land.

RUSH: Appreciate that.

CALLER: Actually I wanted to let you know, Rush, that a trip like that makes more difference. You are the unofficial radio talk show of Army Special Forces, and I say that because if you're the official radio talk show, nobody would listen to you. That's...

Now, ladies and gentlemen, as you know, I was in Afghanistan all week, and I don't know how many of you had a chance to hear. What were the days I called? I couldn't keep track of the days over there. It was just a whirlwind. I know I called in Friday. I didn't Monday. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, okay. Tuesday was the first day I got there. There were nine-and-a-half hours. That's what I thought. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. I'll tell you what, if the earth has body parts, Afghanistan...

RUSH: This is Merit in Dayton, Ohio, nice to have you on the program.

CALLER: Hi, Rush, I actually just wanted to thank you. I am a wife and sister of two Army soldiers. My brother served through tours in Afghanistan and my husband is now in Iraq, set to do a year, and it's just nice to know that there are other people going over there and telling them that they're doing a great job and that we're all ready for them to come home and that we love 'em and we support 'em and they're doing...

RUSH: Mr. Snerdley said, "How did you get in there? How do you get to Kabul in Afghanistan?" Well, you know, I wanted to fly EIB One straight in there but you can't do that. It's still considered a war zone. There are really no commercial airports. I mean, there is a commercial airport in Kabul, but basically is run by the coalition forces. It is essentially a military base. Afghanistan used to have a couple airlines that do come in and out of there. If you think flying commercial in this...

One of the many people I met in Afghanistan, a famous General Wardak, W-a-r-d-a-k. He is the new defense minister there, but he led the mujahideen insurgency against the Russians and defeated them in the 1980s. I had a long dinner at his home one of these nights, and he was quite a fount of knowledge about things. In fact, if people say, "What was the most memorable thing about your trip to Afghanistan?" try this. I haven't seen the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather in it's gotta be ten years....

The CBS poll (story | PDF), there is something about this company, this news division and George W. Bush that -- I mean it goes back, but something is festering -? and this poll is as irresponsible as any poll that they have ever done, this poll that shows Bush with a 34% approval rating. By now some of you have gotten the details. Let me give them to you if you do not know.
This is a survey first of all, of just adults, Americans. This is not a survey of voters. It is not a survey of likely...

RUSH: I've got a phone call here quickly that I want to take because it will help me segue and transition into a story. It's from Milford, Connecticut. This is Steve. Hello, sir. welcome to the program.
CALLER: Rush, it's a great honor to talk to you. Mega dittos from Connecticut.
RUSH: Thank you, sir, very much.
CALLER: I have a question. I was hoping you'd be able to give me your ideas on it. Why do you think there's so much more terrorism in Iraq than there is in Afghanistan,...

RUSH: Wellersburg, Pennsylvania. Dave, welcome to the program. Great to have you with us, sir.
CALLER: Alpha-omega dittos, Rush. Been with you from the beginning. We'll be listening to you at the end.
RUSH: Thank you, sir.
CALLER: My pleasure. Hey, I wanted to know what's your take on the economy in Afghanistan? How are things shaping up? You know, is a strong economy taking root over there over there?
RUSH: Well, not yet. I mean, this is the thing about Afghanistan. When...

RUSH: Brian in Gainesville, Florida, a retired Special Ops soldier. Welcome, sir. Nice to have you with us.

CALLER: Rush, first of all let me say, Dual Giga Show Me Dittos from us in the Show Me land.

RUSH: Appreciate that.

CALLER: Actually I wanted to let you know, Rush, that a trip like that makes more difference. You are the unofficial radio talk show of Army Special Forces, and I say that because if you're the official radio talk show, nobody would listen to you. That's...

Now, ladies and gentlemen, as you know, I was in Afghanistan all week, and I don't know how many of you had a chance to hear. What were the days I called? I couldn't keep track of the days over there. It was just a whirlwind. I know I called in Friday. I didn't Monday. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, okay. Tuesday was the first day I got there. There were nine-and-a-half hours. That's what I thought. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. I'll tell you what, if the earth has body parts, Afghanistan...

RUSH: This is Merit in Dayton, Ohio, nice to have you on the program. CALLER: Hi, Rush, I actually just wanted to thank you. I am a wife and sister of two Army soldiers. My brother served through tours in Afghanistan and my husband is now in Iraq, set to do a year, and it's just nice to know that there are other people going over there and telling them that they're doing a great job and that we're all ready for them to come home and that we love 'em and we support 'em and they're doing the...

RUSH: Mr. Snerdley said, "How did you get in there? How do you get to Kabul in Afghanistan?" Well, you know, I wanted to fly EIB One straight in there but you can't do that. It's still considered a war zone. There are really no commercial airports. I mean, there is a commercial airport in Kabul, but basically is run by the coalition forces. It is essentially a military base. Afghanistan used to have a couple airlines that do come in and out of there. If you think flying commercial in this...

One of the many people I met in Afghanistan, a famous General Wardak, W-a-r-d-a-k. He is the new defense minister there, but he led the mujahideen insurgency against the Russians and defeated them in the 1980s. I had a long dinner at his home one of these nights, and he was quite a fount of knowledge about things. In fact, if people say, "What was the most memorable thing about your trip to Afghanistan?" try this. I haven't seen the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather in it's gotta be ten years....

The CBS poll (story | PDF), there is something about this company, this news division and George W. Bush that -- I mean it goes back, but something is festering -? and this poll is as irresponsible as any poll that they have ever done, this poll that shows Bush with a 34% approval rating. By now some of you have gotten the details. Let me give them to you if you do not know.
This is a survey first of all, of just adults, Americans. This is not a survey of voters. It is not a survey of likely...