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Originally Posted by SFL Cat
Rush is merely an entertainer. He is though, often (not always) correct about a number of things, and this is why the left hates him. He has a powerful forum to voice opposing opinions while the left demands conformity. Therefore this is a play by the White House to discredit and marginalize him. It is an attempt to silence dissenting opinion, and the beginning of a wider assault on talk radio and free speech. Mr. Frum sounds like someone who has taken the left's bait, and he comes across as an intellectual lemming. Is Frum going to talk about the dangerous motives of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, quite possibly two of thie most incompetent elected officials we have ever seen? I doubt it. Someone has to. You don't stay on the air for 20 plus years if you are simply peddling hate. Just look at Air America.
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I don't think the left hates him. His opinions they hate, but not the man. Rush is a Christmas gift. He does extremely poor in opinion polls and has put himself at the front of the party. Why would any Democrat hate a guy who is unpopular and leading their opposition party? He's their George Bush replacement. I don't see how this is an attack on free speech at all. In fact, I think the left would love Rush to continue on with what he's doing.
I don't see how Frum is an intellectual lemming for stating that it's really stupid to have the face of your party be an obnoxious entertainer with huge unfavorables. Or for stating that it might be smart to loosen up on some of the issues that are killing them with certain demographics. That actually seems like smart politics to me. Perhaps you are happy with the Republican Party maintaining irrelevancy for the next generation, but I don't think he is.