RUSH: Get this. President Clinton is a big fan of "24." Everybody wants to get in the act. "President Bill Clinton is a big fan of '24' even though 'an uber right-wing guy' produces the Emmy-winning political thriller. Clinton told TV advertisers Friday that his favorite show is the medical drama 'Grey's Anatomy,' and he appreciates 'Boston Legal' for the dynamic between William Shatner and James Spader. 'It's something to behold,' he said."I have to tell you, I'm a little worried because these...

RUSH:I have to share this with you.I always check websites during the break here.Some online website called the Dunfermline Press -- it's gotta be some wacko little cult paper in the UK --has a story that has a really great lesson on the unintended consequences of actions taken by those who want to save us from ourselves.In this case, the unintended consequences of the smoking ban.Now, in order for you to appreciate this, and you'll be able to see it because we'll link to it on the website...

RUSH: If you missed today's Morning Update, you have to hear this. There's a new crisis that's emerged out there, and it's threatening the education of millions of America's college students, and basically it is this. The price of birth control, without warning, is skyrocketing out there -- and students, of course, are bearing the brunt of this. "The cost of oral contraceptives," and I think back, and I've always said when I got older I was not going to be an old fogy, but sometimes I just cannot...

Folks, another little update here on our website.We've revised the look, the appearance. We've updated it, and just as a reminder. I told you this last week, but I want to remind you again: today marks the first edition of what we call the "Rush in a Hurry E-mail Show Notes." About an hour after each show, e-mail boxes across the fruited plain will snap to attention when the first Rush in a Hurry Show Notes arrive.These Show Notes will detail the highlights of today's program.It's free to anyone...

RUSH: There was a fascinating story yesterday in the Los Angeles Times: "Capture of British Sailors All Too Familiar." By the way, Scott Ott of ScrappleFace had a great idea to solve this crisis. Dick Cheney suggested that we trade Jimmy Carter to the Iranians for the British hostages, that all it would take is an executive order, a presidential executive order. Karl Rove could handle that so that Bush need not be bothered with the details, and there would be a little poetic justice here in trading...

RUSH: Rochester, New York. John, thank you for waiting, you're next.CALLER: Thank you, Rush, for taking my call.RUSH: You bet, sir.CALLER: I'd like to comment on the audio clip you played on Friday where Bob Shrum and Chris Matthews shamelessly politicized the Elizabeth Edwards cancer situation.RUSH: Oh, yeah. Just a second here. Cookie, go grab that bite out of the archives. She can't get it immediately but you've gotta hear this again. Since you referenced it I want people to hear it who...

RUSH: I just checked the e-mail here at the top of the break. "Rush, I saw you stand up. I'm watching on the Dittocam. You look like you've lost more weight even from last week." It's true, ladies and gentlemen. I've lost35 pounds now. I think it'sbeen42 days. I started February 14th, so this is March the 26th. Yes, it's 42 days. Something like that. People are saying, "You're losing weight too fast." No, no, no. One of these common myths is that the faster you lose it, the faster you'll...

RUSH:My buddy F. Lee Levin sent me a story today.I don't know that I would have caught this on my own.It's from the Bloomberg Newswire (Bloomberg.com, their website) and it's a column posted on Bloomberg by a man named Kevin Hassett.Kevin Hassett is a director of economic-policy studies at AIE, the American Enterprise Institute. He was "chief economic advisor to Republican Senator McCain of Arizona during the 2000 primaries."His column is all about my interview and kerfuffle with Arnold Schwarzenegger.The...

RUSH: Dadelut dadelut dadelut dadelut! "Why Feminism 'Could be Bad for Your Health,'" from the UK Daily Mail, our feminist update theme from moons ago. (Playing of the Feminist Update Theme Song.)RUSH: Actual audio from a pro-choice rally in Washington. "We're fierce! We're feminists, and we're in your face!" We sped it up a little bit and we put the laughter in it, and edited that all together. That's the Forrester Sisters. The story from the UK Daily Mail: "For years, feminists have fought...

RUSH: Get this. President Clinton is a big fan of "24." Everybody wants to get in the act. "President Bill Clinton is a big fan of '24' even though 'an uber right-wing guy' produces the Emmy-winning political thriller. Clinton told TV advertisers Friday that his favorite show is the medical drama 'Grey's Anatomy,' and he appreciates 'Boston Legal' for the dynamic between William Shatner and James Spader. 'It's something to behold,' he said."I have to tell you, I'm a little worried because these...

RUSH: I just checked the e-mail to see if there are any sexy subject lines in there. A guy sends me a note: "I don't care about Iran. I don't care about the Brits. I don't care about global warming. I don't care about your golf. If you have any power, you will do what you can to get Anna Nicole Smith off the news." Ladies and gentlemen, I am powerless to get Anna Nicole Smith off the news. The fact of the matter is the reason she's all over the news is that you watch it! Well, maybe not you,...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"Mrs. Bill Clinton had a town meeting today on Good Morning America. I was watching this, and it was on high definition. And I'm saying to myself, 'Mrs. Clinton, stay away from HD.'""If you want to go the e-mail route, I do check it now and then. Put a sexy subject line in there and I might notice it. And if anybody puts 'sexy subject line,' I'm going to purposely ignore it.""President Clinton is a big fan of '24.' He told TV advertisers...

Story #1:A Third of American Households Won't Read ThisRUSH: We keep hearing, "We've gotta spread the Internet. We gotta get it to the urban communities.We gotta get the Internet out there.It's not fair.It's just not fair so many people have the Internet, so many people don't," just like the old days, long-distance phone service, rural phone service.We had to have a tax on everybody's phone bill to get it out there.Get this."A little under one-third, about 29% of American households have...