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30Th Year on National Radio — ‘History Will Call Him an Indispensable Man’ TM Vol. 24 • Issue 9 • September 2017 Conservatives Praise Rush As He Starts 30th Year on National Radio — ‘History Will Call Him an Indispensable Man’ MRC Headquarters • Reston, VA Rush Limbaugh is one of the most a lot of people who are a lot smarter important conservative voices since than I am,” citing Goldwater, Buckley, Ronald Reagan and a dear and loyal and Reagan in particular, and adding friend of the MRC. He marked his that the MRC has been an “invaluable INSIDE 30th year on national radio in August, resource” to his thinking and work. an event that conservatives lauded It’s not hyperbole to say that nationwide. without Rush, America PAGE 3 Rush’s influence on today would be firmly Liberal Media Downplay America and the con- socialist. It is because the Socialist Disaster servative movement of Rush that America and Dictatorship cannot be overstated. has survived. The in Venezuela Day in and day out, Rush debt this country has battled and beaten owes him is simply PAGES 4-5 the left. Many of those unmeasurable. He’s BITS & PIECES: battles were against the a true statesman. ABC Pays $177 Million liberal media that have In honor of “El Defamation Fine, smeared him, tried to Rushbo” starting Liberal ‘Fire and Fury,’ Cat in the Racist Hat, scare off his advertisers, his 30th year on ‘Easily Misled,’ AP Smears, censor him, and destroy national radio, the Blame Sessions him. MRC’s news division, The leftist press The debt this country owes Rush CNSNews.com, asked PAGE 6 despises the man with Limbaugh is simply unmeasurable. conservative leaders Nationally Syndicated “talent on loan from He’s a true statesman. for comment on Column by Brent Bozell God,” who mocks “America’s Truth and Tim Graham: liberalism daily with logic and wit, Detector.” Here are some of the “The Media Normalize the and who, despite the liberal media highlights. Antifa Extreme’’ leviathan, reaches 26 million Americans “I cannot think of another man in every week with the truth. the last 30 years who has done more to PAGE 7 Rush’s radio show is number one sustain the morale of the conservative MRC in the News in the country and has been for many movement and provide folks with years. As an ally, Rush has often cited the arguments to defend the cause MRC reports. He has helped to convey than Rush,” said Pat Buchanan. “He is the MRC message to millions and has always there for us, and history will changed the debate countless times. call him an indispensable man.” At the 2007 MRC Gala, we were Heritage Foundation President proud to present Rush with the Ed Feulner said the key to Rush’s inaugural William F. Buckley Jr. Award popularity and influence is his for Media Excellence. A truly humble “uniquely American voice.” man, Rush said, “I owe my success to Continued on page 2 The TM 2 Watchdog SEPTEMBER 2017 Continued from page 1 educate, inform, and entertain an audience. He sets “In his second inaugural address, Ronald the standard on almost every issue facing this country.” Reagan spoke of ‘the American sound,’” said “What I love most about him is the respect he gives Dr. Feulner. “He called it ‘hopeful, big-hearted, his listeners,” said Brian. “It’s emblematic of who he idealistic, daring, decent and fair.’ Those same words is and that he is ‘one of us!’” describe Rush Limbaugh. When his 26 million listeners Ken Blackwell remarked, “Rush is the ‘Truth in tune in to his voice, they are hearing ‘the American Advertising Monitor’ of the conservative movement. sound,’ the sound of common sense and truth, clearly He assists us in identifying those conservatives who and plainly spoken.” talk like Ronald Reagan and behave like “That voice has been indispensable Bill Clinton. For 30 years, Rush has been to the conservative movement,” “What I love most a provocative and consistent North Star he said. “Rush has popularized the for the conservative movement.” principles of conservatism better than about him is the Way back in 1992, only four years most anyone since the Founding Fathers, respect he gives after Rush launched his national radio and our nation is the better for it.” program, President Reagan wrote to Mark Levin, on his own program (#4 his listeners. thank him “for all you’re doing to in the nation) said, “I don’t know what It’s emblematic of promote Republican and conservative we would do without Rush. He’s been principles.” The Gipper added that Rush not only huge for this industry — the who he is and that had “become the Number One voice for Babe Ruth of talk radio — but even he is ‘one of us!’” conservatism in our country.” more for the country. I want to salute That was true then and it’s true him and I want to thank him.” BRIAN KILMEADE now. Rush is the leading voice of Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told FOX & FRIENDS conservatism. As such, he is vital in the us, “The beginning of the end of battle against the liberal media. the mainstream media dominance The MRC is extremely thankful for of the news cycle started with the emergence of Rush’s friendship over the years. He has helped us Rush Limbaugh. He provides a much-needed public tremendously in educating Americans about the left- service.” wing press. Without Rush’s support, the MRC would Ben Shapiro remarked, “Rush’s impact on the not have achieved as much as it has attained over its conservative movement can’t be overstated. He was own three decades of existence. the key popular expositor of conservatism in the We too celebrate 30 years this month at the MRC lead-up to the 1994 Republican revolution, the mover Gala! and shaker behind the 2000 election, the blowtorch You can help us in the good fight against the liberal behind the Tea Party.” media by making a donation to the MRC. Use the reply “I grew up on Rush,” said Ben, “and so did all the card and postage-paid envelope enclosed with this conservatives of my age range. Thanks, Rush.” newsletter to send your most generous gift today. We Fox’s Greg Gutfield believes that “Rush’s greatest look forward to hearing from you. impact on the conservative movement is that he made Sincerely, people laugh. He was one of the first truly funny right- wingers to inject satire, parody, and wit in otherwise infuriating political topics.” L. Brent Bozell III Fox’s Brian Kilmeade said, “Rush Limbaugh by Founder and President all accounts is a walking ‘how to’ guide on how to “I don’t know what we would do without Rush. He’s been not only huge for this industry — the Babe Ruth of talk radio — but even more for the country. I want to salute him and I want to thank him.” — MARK LEVIN The TM SEPTEMBER 2017 Watchdog 3 Liberal Media Downplay the Socialist Disaster and Dictatorship in Venezuela Ever since Hugo Chavez implemented socialist NBC blamed low oil prices for the catastrophe. policies in Venezuela — policies that have been The New York Times, predictably, blamed broadened by his handpicked successor Nicolas Venezuela’s economic collapse on “populism” Maduro — the country has devolved into an earlier this year and compared the dictator Nicolas economic disaster and socialist dictatorship, but Maduro to the “populist” Donald Trump! the U.S. networks are doing everything they can to As for the some of the major events not even hide this news. mentioned by the The networks networks, in June don’t even use the Network Coverage of Crisis protestors set fire word “socialism,” in Venezuela in 2017 to the Venezuelan and for good supreme court — reason: This and ABC, CBS, and national disaster NBC said nothing. ABC CBS NBC is the red face of In May, one of a movement they Morning 37 secs 5 mins, 36 secs ZERO SECONDS Maduro’s popular support. Evening 4 mins, 21 secs 3 mins, 12 secs 5 mins, 5 secs opponents was Keep in mind arrested, put on that Venezuela, Source: MRC study of ABC, CBS & NBC morning and evening news broadcasts 1/1/17 to 7/24/17 a military plane, which has the and has not been largest oil reserves in the world, is in chaos with seen since then. The networks didn’t report it. 800% inflation, 25% unemployment, chronic food The supreme court ruled to strip power from and medicine shortages, riots and violence that the anti-Maduro Venezuelan National Assembly, have killed 140 people, and reported cases of which prompted the Trump administration to cannibalism. Some starving Venezuelans have impose sanctions on the court members. The killed and eaten animals at the Caracas Zoo. networks said nothing. Maduro is a member of the United Socialist Venezuelans voted (98%) to retain their Party of Venezuela, a hardcore neo-Marxist constitution, in defiance of Maduro, who rejected movement. This fact is rarely mentioned by ABC, their vote as “illegal.” ABC and CBS ignored this CBS, or NBC. and NBC gave it a paltry 35 seconds. As documented by NewsBusters, ABC’s World There are countless examples of the liberal News Tonight has not once used the word “social- media censoring the truth about Venezuela. Liberal ism” to describe Venezuela since 2013. ABC’s Good journalists don’t want to admit — and they don’t Morning America and NBC’s Today have not men- want you to know! — that socialism, their beloved tioned socialism this year, and it was referenced ideology, does not work.
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