Birthday Boy!

Today was indeed a special day. Today was the birthday of one of my personal heroes, Rush Limbaugh, and I would not have remembered it had it not been for the kind celebration given by his staff at the beginning of today?s show. I truly believe this ?Dr. of Democracy? is the reason the conservative voice has developed into the force that it is today. If it were not for his steadfast determination in the promotion of conservative thought, I shudder to think what our country?s political landscape would be like.


When I first heard of Rush Limbaugh during the Reagan years, I was given the impression that he was nothing but a fat, bloated, ego-centric bag of wind that sought to destroy our nation by indoctrinating his followers with greed, arrogance and hypocrisy. He was loathed and reviled by the MSM and the hallowed halls of academia and once I began listening to his take on current issues, I instantly knew why. Rush was the long awaited detective of truth in a world slowly being taken over completely by liberal socialism. No longer did we have to sit idly by and be force-fed the lies we knew were being taught in government schools and propagated by the corporate media. Rush Limbaugh is likely the most hated political commentator of the day. He is frequently a target of choice by the political left and if I didn?t know any better, I?d say he enjoys it thoroughly.


During my web search for a decent picture to use for this little dedication on my web site, I had to weed through multitudes of ?hate Rush? pictures before finding something suitable. I was a little shocked, but not surprised. The web has long been a playground for the demented mind of the liberal left. They try so desperately to portray him as a hypocritical, fat, lying, drug addicted womanizer with the IQ of a lab rat and the conscience of a snake. There are even several web sites dedicated solely to his demise as if he were one of the greatest evils of our time (next to George W. Bush of course). And sadly, the more intellectually accurate he becomes, the more overwhelming negative publicity he gets.


Whenever I mention his name at parties or public gatherings, I?m usually met with scowls of discontent and cynicism. Upon hearing the reasons for their animosity, I almost always find that they?ve never even listened to a single one of his shows. In most cases I find that their negative impressions of Rush were acquired from daytime TV talk shows, MSM news broadcasts, op-ed driven newspapers, university professors and friends more interested in the sex lives of movie stars than the future of their country (no big surprise there either). However, after I convince them to give him an honest chance, most end up admitting that they were previously mistaken and misinformed. Also, if today?s news over at the Drudge Report was any indication, his following just keeps getting bigger every day.


Since I started attending the Limbaugh University for Conservative Studies, I have become much more confident in myself and my abilities, I?ve acquired a deeper love and appreciation for my country and I?ve become more acutely aware of the lies and deceit being driven by modern liberal madness. Suffice it to say that my day just wouldn?t be complete if I couldn?t get my scheduled sanity fix from this behemoth of present day conservative thought.


So a big "Happy Birthday" Rush and thank you for your wisdom, your vision and your commitment to the American dream.