I grew up in a Republican town but in an apolitical family. My parents had many intellectual friends and at our home and others’ I was witness and party to many conversations about history, culture, places, science and the news of the day. But as I matured it fell to me to find a political worldview for myself. Several people influenced the outcome, including my college government professor who made us purchase a Wall Street Journal subscription, which formed a large part of our curricula. But one of the most influential was political commentator Rush Limbaugh.
At that time Rush had a tv program and I would record it on my little DVD player and watch it consistently, often with my college friend Brian who shared my conservative views. This was when Clinton was president so much of it was focused on the impeachment and Monica Lewinsky business.
I heard Mark Shapiro refer to Rush as the granddaddy of conservative commentators the and this is so true. He paved the way for the great variety of commentators we have on radio and podcast today, Dan Bongino, Dennis Prager (although Prager was always out there speaking about various subjects), Mark Levin… And thank goodness conservative talk flourished as it did so that in this time of great suppression of ideas and speech we have these people continuing to share the truth and provide hope.
You will be missed Rush. Rest In Peace. We stand on your shoulders and build forward, great Patriot.
Notes From Real Life 