My Crush on Rush - Rachel

My fascination with Rush Limbaugh began when I was in Jr. High...probably right around the time Slick Willie got elected. I remember fighting with my sister over who got to read the Limbaugh Letter first when it arrived in the mail. I remember with sentiment the "America Held Hostage" days and the joyful celebration when Newt and his entourage took back Congress in 1994.

Rush is a comedic light in the socialistic liberal dominated media. He offers an out-let and a voice to all of us disgusted by left-wing slants and big government proponents. Between the hours of 12pm and 3pm we can get all the sustenance we need to survive the candied-green peace-Obama loving-Capitalism hating hours of 5pm-7pm. After that, we can all rest at ease knowing Pat Sajak, Vanna White and/or Alex Trebek are safely filling the nation's air waves.

Anyway...I will be honest and say that yes, he is obnoxious...yes, he was addicted to Oxycontin, yes, he has been married and divorced 3 times...When I say I love him, I am not nominating him for sainthood nor am I ---gasp---rewarding him the Nobel Peace Prize. I am simply stating he is a great entertainer who shares a lot (not all) of my political and social views. His off the wall monologues get people to think. Even his enemies are served by his rantings. With him or against him, he draws people to take sides and be educated on matters that affect all of our lives.

I LOVE how conceited he is. Self-absorbed, arrogant people captivate me and he is the poster child for all of that. Maybe I'm jealous of his bizarre confidence and hope to glean some of it for myself.

So write what you will about my friend, Rush. I will love him regardless. His ratings will continue to soar as will his net worth. I will continue to listen and laugh and learn a thing or two...and you should, as well.