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RUSH: What was the name of that syndrome that the woman called about, trying to explain why people send flowers and cards to Barbaro, the horse? It\u2019s parasocial relationship theory. A woman called to say that\u2019s the explanation for so many people reaching out, like to Princess Diana when she had died and now the horse — and even before the horse had died. By the way, we learned last hour that the horse\u2019s last meal was grass. Parasocial relationship theory. Basically what it means is that people are able to have one-way relationships with entities like celebrities, soap opera star, movies, actors, horses, princesses, and so forth. Well, if you are a person who — is it correct to call it an affliction? Parasocial relationship theory. Look it, it\u2019s a disorder on this show. I\u2019m calling it a disorder. There\u2019s nothing normal about it. But for those of you who are afflicted with this, know this, if you go to the Churchill Downs website, there is this little note. <\/line> ?Churchill Downs Incorporated President and Chief Executive Officer Robert L. Evans today released this statement, following news that Barbaro, winner of the 132nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs<\/a> racetrack, was humanly euthanized after experiencing additional health complications. ‘Churchill Downs Incorporated and the entire Kentucky Derby family are deeply saddened by the passing of Barbaro,\u2019 said Evans. ? Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby Museum will position large condolence cards at their main customer entrances on Wednesday, Jan. 31, offering customers and race fans the opportunity to send personal messages to the connections of Kentucky Derby 132 winner Barbaro following his death on Jan. 29. For more information, click here.?<\/line>So apparently you\u2019re going to be able to go by Churchill Downs and there are going to be giant cards up there and you can write a message of condolence to the horse. I\u2019m reading it as it\u2019s written here. ?Offering customers and race fans the opportunity to send personal messages to the connections of Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro.? Oh, rather than say family members, Snerdley tells me the connections mean the trainers, the owners — oh! Why don\u2019t they just say that? Because when I think connections, I\u2019m thinking send a message to heaven to Barbaro. How else would be interpret this? ?The opportunity to send personal messages to the connections of Barbaro –? They should just say family members, or friends, or relatives, or some such thing. All right, so I wanted to pass this on for those of you who have parasocial relationship disorder, Churchill Downs is opening ? (interruption) it\u2019s a disorder on this program, Snerdley. I just told people this. They may call it theory. On this program, I\u2019m calling it a disorder. We do this with compassion and we do this with great sensitivity. <\/line>BREAK TRANSCRIPT<\/line><\/p>\n

RUSH: Here\u2019s Sue in Hagerstown, Maryland. Hi, Sue, nice to have you on the EIB Network.<\/line>CALLER: Hey, Rush. You\u2019re talking about reality. People need to hear the real world truth about this horse.<\/line>RUSH: Oh, goody. Well, tell us what we don\u2019t know.<\/line>CALLER: It\u2019s not love that kept that horse alive, it\u2019s the money. His essence, as we shall call it, is worth millions, and I\u2019m sure that they\u2019ve been taking his essence ever since he became injured. Have you ever seen a vial of semen?<\/line>RUSH: Now — have I ever seen a vial of semen? Where? In the first place, don\u2019t lose that question. I want to come back to that, but we learned something about thoroughbred racing yesterday, and that is that they can\u2019t do what you suggest. They cannot artificially inseminate a mare with sperm. It has to happen naturally. It has to be as God made horses do it, and those are the rules of thoroughbred racing. So I\u2019m sure there was a lot of investment in this horse, and they were hoping the horse could be put out to stud, there\u2019s no question were trying to save the horse. But for you to suggest that there was no love and that there was no affection for this great animal? How insensitive can you be?<\/line>CALLER: It\u2019s the real-world truth.<\/line>RUSH: Now, what is this question, have I ever seen a vial of semen? What must you think of me?<\/line>CALLER: They\u2019re so tiny, they\u2019re only the size of a coffee stirrer, and that\u2019s all it takes.<\/line> RUSH: A vial of semen is only the size of a coffee stirrer?<\/line>CALLER: That\u2019s correct.<\/line>RUSH: That\u2019s all it takes? <\/line>CALLER: That\u2019s correct.<\/line>RUSH: Yeah, but the rules are the rules. They can\u2019t do what you suggest.<\/line>CALLER: Have you ever known anybody to break the rules?<\/line>RUSH: What a cynic.<\/line>CALLER: I think if you\u2019re talking millions and millions of dollars, it\u2019s going to be broken.<\/line>RUSH: I don\u2019t know where to go with this.<\/line>CALLER: (Laughing.)<\/line>RUSH: You are calling here to accuse the great owners of Barbaro of breaking the rules. I asked this question yesterday. Snerdley asked me this, too. I don\u2019t know how you get a horse to masturbate in order to produce this.<\/line>CALLER: There is a technique to it. I am a certified artificial insemination technician for dairy cows.<\/line>RUSH: Oh my God. (Laughing.) There is a technique? You\u2019re certified in this? (Laughing.) What a day! I thought they\u2019d only know how to do this in the state of Washington, but you are in Maryland you can figure it out, huh?<\/line>CALLER: That\u2019s correct. As liberal as this stupid state is.<\/line>RUSH: What\u2019s that got to do with anything? (Laughing.) All right, since you are a certified expert in horse masturbation —<\/line>CALLER: In dairy cows. I\u2019m sure that the logistics are the same.<\/line>RUSH: Oh, it\u2019s even worse than I thought. Dairy cows. (Laughing.) <\/line><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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