RUSH: All right, Chris in Syracuse, Indiana. Thank you for calling. You're next on the Open Line Friday edition of the program. Hi.CALLER: Hello? Yeah, Rush, as a matter of fact I'm from Elkhart, Indiana, where they used to make Alka-Seltzer. I'm calling because I was sawing logs and stacking wood last Wednesday listening to your radio program when you -- I think it was like the third hour -- started bashing Ron Gettelfinger, calling trade unionists leeeeeeeeches who only complain and whine...

RUSH: Marion in Greenville, Ohio you're next. Great to have you on the EIB Network on Open Line Friday. Hi.CALLER: Hey, Rush, how you doing?RUSH: Good.CALLER: I'm thrilled to talk to you. What I want to talk to you about, I think Bo may think I'm a little bit crazy because I called him a couple times to try to get on because there's something going on in my hometown that's just driving us crazy and I just wanted to talk to somebody about it and --RUSH: What is it? Go ahead, we're here.CALLER:...

RUSH: A cell call from Miami. T.J., great to have you on the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Hey there, Rush. How you doing? Longtime, first time from Miami.RUSH: Great to have you with us, T.J.CALLER: (static) No, I just couldn't help but think, you know, Joe Biden's promise to pay for everybody's education should have a positive impact on (cell drop) just AP poll. So, you know. And then when universal health care comes around, that should further reduce the stress level of everybody, and then...

RUSH: Folks, you have to hear this. A promo that CNN is running to promote the Sunday show hosted by John King, State of the Union. Now, on CNN today, they have already -- it's an interview with Tom Ridge, who is the former director of Homeland Security in the Bush administration, governor of Pennsylvania, and they were talking about Ridge as potentially running for Arlen Specter's seat in the Pennsylvania Senate to replace Specter since Specter (another Republican) has joined the Democrats, a...

RUSH: Daniel in Charlottesville, Virginia. Hi. Great to have you here.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Nice to talk to you.RUSH: Thank you, sir.CALLER: I work every day so I don't normally get to call. I'm a 24/7 customer, and I have a bone to pick with you.RUSH: Yeah?CALLER: I believe that you are responsible for me not getting into Yale medical school. And the reason I say this is because this was last fall during the beginning of the whole class-envy warfare and all that stuff, and I was up there during...

RUSH: Jerry in Cleveland, you're next. Great to have you here.CALLER: Hey, Rush, thank you for taking my call.RUSH: Yes, sir.CALLER: I wanted to tell you, one of my favorite things about your program is listening to you talk about the NFL and your love for football because I share it. I really do enjoy it, and one of my favorite issues is when you talk about and you share with us your travel experience and how you tie it in with football or golf or whatever, and that is... I must say, I live...

RUSH: Open Line Friday, Adam in Riverdale, New York. Great to have you, sir, on the EIB Network.CALLER: Ah! Hello, Rush?RUSH: Hi.CALLER: How you doing?RUSH: Good, how are you?CALLER: I'm doing okay.RUSH: Well, you sure?CALLER: Oh, because of being in Riverdale?RUSH: Good.CALLER: I'm doing -- everything is fine. I think you're a great American, Rush, you're one of my heroes.RUSH: Thank you very much, sir, I appreciate that.CALLER: I think you're a very decent man, too. The reason why...

RUSH: I want you to hear Liz Cheney. We have her on Good Morning America today. She was on MSNBC this morning and CNN last night. The first one is Good Morning America. The West Wing writer, Lawrence O'Donnell, was frothing at the mouth yesterday over Dick Cheney's speech. He and the former deputy assistant secretary of state for near-eastern affairs, Liz Cheney, were discussing torture on Good Morning America. Lawrence O'Donnell said -- talking about waterboarding here -- "It is torture. This...

RUSH: Yeah, let me get this out of the way. This Pelosi stuff bores me because none of this is a surprise. You know, Pelosi had a press conference today, and everybody was expecting more fireworks about the fact that she says the CIA is lying to her. I had all kinds of people e-mailing me, "When are we going to get rid of Pelosi?" Never! There's no mechanism to get rid of Pelosi. You can have all the letters of opposition. You can say she should resign. She's not going to resign. The Democrats...

RUSH: A little pop quiz. What holiday are we celebrating this weekend? Mr. Snerdley? Okay, gold star for Snerdley. Well, you think everybody knows this, but I'm not so sure. This is the Memorial Day weekend. How many people know even what that is? You know, this is backyard barbecue holiday number one of the summer. Fourth of July -- Independence Day, for those of you in Port St. Lucie -- is number two. And Labor Day is where you wrap up the outdoor barbecues officially. Memorial Day,...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"Monday is Memorial Day, folks. It's also 40 days from Obama's birthday. 40 days and 40 nights until we celebrate the birth of The Messiah.""Now, this is the second day in a row Obama's assured us that he will do whatever it takes to protect the American people. If you have to say it, there must be some doubt. You know, I think Vice President Cheney has put Barack Obama on total defense." "You rookie NFL coaches... Obama is showing...

RUSH: All right, Chris in Syracuse, Indiana. Thank you for calling. You're next on the Open Line Friday edition of the program. Hi.CALLER: Hello? Yeah, Rush, as a matter of fact I'm from Elkhart, Indiana, where they used to make Alka-Seltzer. I'm calling because I was sawing logs and stacking wood last Wednesday listening to your radio program when you -- I think it was like the third hour -- started bashing Ron Gettelfinger, calling trade unionists leeeeeeeeches who only complain and whine...

RUSH: Marion in Greenville, Ohio you're next. Great to have you on the EIB Network on Open Line Friday. Hi.CALLER: Hey, Rush, how you doing?RUSH: Good.CALLER: I'm thrilled to talk to you. What I want to talk to you about, I think Bo may think I'm a little bit crazy because I called him a couple times to try to get on because there's something going on in my hometown that's just driving us crazy and I just wanted to talk to somebody about it and --RUSH: What is it? Go ahead, we're here.CALLER:...

RUSH: A cell call from Miami. T.J., great to have you on the EIB Network. Hello.CALLER: Hey there, Rush. How you doing? Longtime, first time from Miami.RUSH: Great to have you with us, T.J.CALLER: (static) No, I just couldn't help but think, you know, Joe Biden's promise to pay for everybody's education should have a positive impact on (cell drop) just AP poll. So, you know. And then when universal health care comes around, that should further reduce the stress level of everybody, and then...

RUSH: Folks, you have to hear this. A promo that CNN is running to promote the Sunday show hosted by John King, State of the Union. Now, on CNN today, they have already -- it's an interview with Tom Ridge, who is the former director of Homeland Security in the Bush administration, governor of Pennsylvania, and they were talking about Ridge as potentially running for Arlen Specter's seat in the Pennsylvania Senate to replace Specter since Specter (another Republican) has joined the Democrats, a...

RUSH: Daniel in Charlottesville, Virginia. Hi. Great to have you here.CALLER: Hi, Rush. Nice to talk to you.RUSH: Thank you, sir.CALLER: I work every day so I don't normally get to call. I'm a 24/7 customer, and I have a bone to pick with you.RUSH: Yeah?CALLER: I believe that you are responsible for me not getting into Yale medical school. And the reason I say this is because this was last fall during the beginning of the whole class-envy warfare and all that stuff, and I was up there during...

RUSH: Jerry in Cleveland, you're next. Great to have you here.CALLER: Hey, Rush, thank you for taking my call.RUSH: Yes, sir.CALLER: I wanted to tell you, one of my favorite things about your program is listening to you talk about the NFL and your love for football because I share it. I really do enjoy it, and one of my favorite issues is when you talk about and you share with us your travel experience and how you tie it in with football or golf or whatever, and that is... I must say, I live...

RUSH: Open Line Friday, Adam in Riverdale, New York. Great to have you, sir, on the EIB Network.CALLER: Ah! Hello, Rush?RUSH: Hi.CALLER: How you doing?RUSH: Good, how are you?CALLER: I'm doing okay.RUSH: Well, you sure?CALLER: Oh, because of being in Riverdale?RUSH: Good.CALLER: I'm doing -- everything is fine. I think you're a great American, Rush, you're one of my heroes.RUSH: Thank you very much, sir, I appreciate that.CALLER: I think you're a very decent man, too. The reason why...

RUSH: I want you to hear Liz Cheney. We have her on Good Morning America today. She was on MSNBC this morning and CNN last night. The first one is Good Morning America. The West Wing writer, Lawrence O'Donnell, was frothing at the mouth yesterday over Dick Cheney's speech. He and the former deputy assistant secretary of state for near-eastern affairs, Liz Cheney, were discussing torture on Good Morning America. Lawrence O'Donnell said -- talking about waterboarding here -- "It is torture. This...

RUSH: Yeah, let me get this out of the way. This Pelosi stuff bores me because none of this is a surprise. You know, Pelosi had a press conference today, and everybody was expecting more fireworks about the fact that she says the CIA is lying to her. I had all kinds of people e-mailing me, "When are we going to get rid of Pelosi?" Never! There's no mechanism to get rid of Pelosi. You can have all the letters of opposition. You can say she should resign. She's not going to resign. The Democrats...

RUSH: A little pop quiz. What holiday are we celebrating this weekend? Mr. Snerdley? Okay, gold star for Snerdley. Well, you think everybody knows this, but I'm not so sure. This is the Memorial Day weekend. How many people know even what that is? You know, this is backyard barbecue holiday number one of the summer. Fourth of July -- Independence Day, for those of you in Port St. Lucie -- is number two. And Labor Day is where you wrap up the outdoor barbecues officially. Memorial Day,...

Rush's Morning Update: Memorial OneOriginal Air Date: May 23, 2008Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! Windows Media Player|RealPlayer Just before the Memorial Day weekend, AP ran a story about the soaring costs of a backyard barbecue.The price of everything from lighter fluid to food to paper plates is up,and people are "scaling down" for the grilling season.Now, that must be sweet music to the large ears of Barack Obama, who recently scolded that "we can't...

You're Missing Out on Thousands of Rush Quotes! Join Rush 24/7 NOW!"Monday is Memorial Day, folks. It's also 40 days from Obama's birthday. 40 days and 40 nights until we celebrate the birth of The Messiah.""Now, this is the second day in a row Obama's assured us that he will do whatever it takes to protect the American people. If you have to say it, there must be some doubt. You know, I think Vice President Cheney has put Barack Obama on total defense." "You rookie NFL coaches... Obama is showing...

Story #1: Would You Buy a Hybrid to Get a Parking Space? RUSH: Hey, Dawn are you going to go out and buy a hybrid just so you can park close by the Doubletree Hotel that's only ten miles from your house? Dawn told us yesterday she knows a hotel ten miles from where she lives that they have reserved spaces for handicapped people and people who drive hybrids. Ha! Would you buy a hybrid just to be able to park? People who buy hybrids, I would think, want to get exercise and run around, crunch on...

Story #1: Would You Buy a Hybrid to Get a Parking Space? RUSH: Hey, Dawn are you going to go out and buy a hybrid just so you can park close by the Doubletree Hotel that's only ten miles from your house? Dawn told us yesterday she knows a hotel ten miles from where she lives that they have reserved spaces for handicapped people and people who drive hybrids. Ha! Would you buy a hybrid just to be able to park? People who buy hybrids, I would think, want to get exercise and run around, crunch on...