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RUSH: John in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Great to have you on the Rush —<\/p>\n

CALLER: Thank you, Rush. Listen, I want to get to my point. I know time is limited.<\/p>\n

RUSH: — Limbaugh program. Yes, hi, sir.<\/p>\n

CALLER: Things have become quite different since the last time we talked. The last time we talked, by the way, you hammered away at me pretty darn hard. Then you hammered away when I hung up and then you hammered away at me in your newsletter. So you kind of made me famous in Pinehurst, but I hung up that phone that day very angry at you.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Well, what was this about?<\/p>\n

CALLER: I told you you were out of touch. A lot of it had to do with the wealth that you had made. And believe it or not, I have been a conservative my whole life, and the point is not so important today. The importance of my call lies in this. I\u2019m back on board with you and in its entirety because your message is far more important to the American people today than you being an entertainer, making us feel good, making us laugh. Today, I want what you\u2019re all about, and I\u2019ll never be a Limbaugh lackey. I\u2019ll never be a seminar caller. I\u2019ve never figured out what that is. Today, this country is changing dramatically, and what we need is your voice more than ever, because of your right-wing views, because you push the envelope when even I thought, ‘Man, don\u2019t push it that hard,\u2019 stick it to these guys. You\u2019re exactly what Mr. Steele should be. What is it about Republicans? I have voted straight ticket Republican for 20, 25 years now, ever since I left the military, ever since I started listening to you, and became a true conservative, and understood the conservative movement, I don\u2019t understand what it is about GOP members, in particular Mr. Steele right now, becoming civilized. I want a guy to dig his nose in the dirt. Do you think Joe Biden is ever going to get civilized? Do you think Nancy Pelosi is ever going to be afraid to say exactly what the heck she wants to say to the American people and to the press, no matter who is jacking her up? What is it about the Republican Party that they\u2019re so gutless and fearful? I\u2019m glad the Republicans took the hammer these last two elections because we got rid of the weak, in particular, Elizabeth Dole in my state here in North Carolina. I got more respect for Debbie Stabenow back in my old home state of Michigan, and I despise her —<\/p>\n

RUSH: Wow, that\u2019s saying something now.<\/p>\n

CALLER: Let me tell you —<\/p>\n

RUSH: That\u2019s a real, real, real leap.<\/p>\n

CALLER: Wait a minute. I don\u2019t like her politics. What I like is a woman that will get in there and mix it up with anybody. That woman is a —<\/p>\n

RUSH: I kind of like that, too.<\/p>\n

CALLER: — her husband humiliated her. What I\u2019m asking you to do is keep this message up. I want to tell you one other thing —<\/p>\n

RUSH: Well, I hate to interrupt you but I\u2019m getting to the point where if you get started —<\/p>\n

CALLER: Go ahead.<\/p>\n

RUSH: — because there\u2019s not enough time left. But, look, I\u2019m not going anywhere, and I\u2019m not changing, it\u2019s in my heart. All this is in my core. I don\u2019t have to write it. I don\u2019t have to calculate it. I can\u2019t answer why the Republicans — well, I can, but I\u2019ve done that over and over again. We\u2019ll welcome them when they get back, if they do. There are some of us out there, we\u2019re all alone. We can handle it. They don\u2019t have the votes to stop anything in Washington anyway, so right now this is a task we have with the American people and we\u2019re better equipped to do that, frankly, than the people in Washington who can\u2019t get coverage on television. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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