The American Spectator

p> TALK BACK LIVE br> Re: R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.’s Silent About Rush : /p> p>The lack of support for Rush is just part of a bigger trend in “conservative” talk radio. I have heard “conservative” radio programs blast Rush for his drug abuse. This has become a popular trend with the Rush wannabes, “…the contrarian conservatives.” They think that they can differentiate themselves from Rush by being “hard core” conservatives. These obvious wannabes are deathly afraid of the label “Rush wannabes” so they think if they savage Rush, they will, somehow, show they are “independent” or “unique” in their own right. They have also taken to bashing Bush on every little non-conservative item Bush presents. Many are now claiming, “I will never vote for Bush because of immigration, deficit, etc., etc.” Others, by ignoring Rush altogether, pretend that they don’t even know who he is — that they became talk radio show hosts on their own, as if Rush didn’t create the entire market that they now make a living on. These hosts are like the French, total ingrates. br> — John Nerz /p>

Rush, like Clinton, at the onset of this story told me (his listener) that he would tell us the whole story sooner rather than later. But, like Clinton, he cannot “talk” about it because he is being investigated. Well, if he has broken no laws, he should tell us all now. But, if he has broken laws, then I can see why he has not. I have listened to him since 1992 and he used to say “words have meaning” and that people are responsible for their actions. Now that he is under scrutiny he is taking the “I am a victim” approach and “I am not being treated like others have in my circumstance,” it is a cry that falls on deaf ears. I do not buy it for now he says he is NOT RESPONSIBLE for his actions and it is painful to listen to him dance around it.

Now if he has broken no laws he has nothing to fear from prosecutors or his listeners. But, as with Clinton, we will have to wait another 6 to 9 months until the truth comes out in court for he has no morals or ethics regarding the truth in this matter. That is why I think the conservative press is mostly silent. I still listen to him every day to see if he has any dignity left to tell his listeners who made him very rich the whole story. I guess when you are sitting on $250+ million from 16 years of work you think that the law no longer applies to you for you are now one of the beautiful people. He always used to say, “no one is above the law” and that “words have meaning”. You know he does not say that anymore.

p>Thank You, br> — Jeff Brownell