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Subject: Summary 12/22/92
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Summary: Unofficial Mini-Summary for Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1992
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Unofficial Summary of the Rush Limbaugh Show

for Tuesday, December 22, 1992

by John Switzer

NOTE: This is being posted to both alt.fan.rush-limbaugh and
alt.rush-limbaugh and thus you may see it twice if your sysadm
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please let me know. Thanks - [e-mail].

This unofficial summary is copyright (c) 1992 by John Switzer.
All Rights Reserved. These summaries are distributed on
CompuServe, GEnie, and the Internet, and archived on GEnie (NPC
Roundtable) and Internet (cathouse.aiss.uiuc.edu).  Distribution
to other electronic forums and bulletin boards is highly
encouraged. Spelling and other corrections gratefully received.

Please read the standard disclaimer which was included with the
first summary for this month. In particular, please note that
this summary is not approved or sanctioned by Rush Limbaugh or
the EIB network, nor do I have any connection with them other as
a daily listener.

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December 22, 1992

LIMBAUGH WATCH

December 22, 1992 - It's now 50 days after Bill Clinton's
election and Rush is still on the air with 546 radio affiliates
and 207 TV affiliates, and his book has been on the NY Times
hardback non-fiction best-seller list for 14 consecutive weeks
and is currently number one on the list.

NEWS

o       Yesterday Robert Conn, homeless activist, tried to get
the homeless who are staying in the Santa Barbara National Guard
armory to sign his petition complaining about the sanitary
facilities at the armory. However, the homeless, who are allowed
to sleep in the armory when overnight temperatures reach the low
40s, sided with the staff at the armory and Conn was arrested for
disturbing the peace.

MORNING UPDATE

<<Today's Morning Update is a repeat from Friday, September 11,
1992>>

"Sweet justice, sweet, sweet justice," states Rush. Earth First,
which has put spikes in trees so as to destroy logging equipment
and perhaps injure workers, has finally had a taste of its own
medicine. Earth First wanted to hold a "Round River Rendezvous"
on national forest land near Durango, CO. However, the Stone
Forest Industry logging company filed a protest against the
meeting, claiming that an environmental impact study would be
needed before the group can have its campout.

Rush says that "it's about time this kind of stuff happened." In
their challenge to Earth First, the Stone Forest petition said
that the impact study must address important environmental
concerns such as inadequate sanitation, fire dangers, and the
lack of protection for sensitive animal and plant species in the
area.

Earth First is "distraught, stunned, and dismayed" by this turn
of events. The Earth First member who filed for the camping
permit said "they're coming down on us because of who we are. All
we're doing is having a campout." In actuality, though, Earth
First is having no mere campout, but a rally at which they will
plan the continued destruction of the American logging industry.

The logging industry has finally stood up to these environmental
wackos, and is putting them through what Earth First has done to
so many others. "Way to go, Stone Forest Industries," Rush says
applaudingly, "I commend you for your sensitivity."

<<Rush is on vacation until January 4th, and so today's show is
being hosted by Rep. Bob Dornan (R-CA). Today's summary will thus
include only brief highlights of today's show.>>

FIRST HOUR

Dornan marvels at how Major Lorenzo Orestes Perez, who defected a
couple of years ago from Cuba with a Soviet MIG fighter, returned
to Cuba recently in a Cessna plane to pick up his wife and
children. The odds against this must have been 80-20 against, but
Orestes managed to do it. "Fighter pilots can do anything,"
Dornan states.

Dornan wonders why the US allows such evil men as Castro to
continue their existence. Castro has murdered thousands upon
thousands, yet the US tolerates him, just as it tolerates other
murderers such as Slobodan Milosevic, Mohamar Qhaddaffi, and
Saddam Hussein.

Perhaps the worst aspect of Bush's loss in November were the
pictures of Hussein shooting off his automatic pistol on the
streets of Baghdad, rejoicing that he had outlasted President
Bush. Dornan hopes that Hussein, along with Milosevic and
Qhaddaffi, don't manage to outlast Clinton.

*BREAK*

Phone   Ed from Lake Charles, LA

Ed worries that if Castro is overthrown, Clinton will open the
doors to Cuban immigrants. Dornan says that Cuba is a bit of
paradise, and if the country only had freedom, its people would
love to stay; for every Cuban arrives on America's shores, two
probably drown - this is how much the Cubans despise what Castro
has done to their country.

Ed asks about Dornan's trip to the North Pole and asks how much
it cost the taxpayers for footing the bill for luxury hotels.
Dornan comments that there are few luxury hotels at the North
Pole, and explains that he and Al Gore visited one of the nuclear
submarines that patrols the pole; as the two flew up to north
Alaska, they stopped at a SAC base so that Gore could actually
see a B-1 bomber. Dornan thought it was about time that Gore, who
considers himself an expert on defense, actually saw one of these
planes for himself. Gore was quite impressed, both with the plane
and the young men and women who served around it.

*BREAK*

Senator-elect Diane Feinstein and her campaign have been fined
$190,000 for misreporting $8.4 million in receipts and loans
during Feinstein's unsuccessful 1990 race for governor. Thus,
California's two new Senators are an interesting duo - Feinstein
now has been fined $190,000 for campaign finance misdeeds while
Barbara Boxer wrote 143 bad checks at the House Bank and even
tried to hide this fact until public pressure became too intense.

Phone   Bill from Columbus, OH

Bill wants to talk about the man he thinks lost the election for
George Bush - Admiral Crowe, who appeared on stage with Clinton
and successfully helped him avoid any damage from the draft-
dodging issue. Dornan agrees with Bill that this was particularly
offensive to him, especially since Crowe is at best a
bureaucratic hero.

Dornan comments that Crowe had a son in the military who served
in Desert Storm; however, what has not been reported is that in a
closed session Dornan asked Crowe if had he known before the Gulf
War what is now known about Hussein's biological, chemical, and
nuclear capabilities would he have supported the war. Crowe said
of course he would have changed his mind had he known back then
what he knows now. Dornan points out this says a lot about
Crowe's judgement.

However, the most disgusting aspect of this is that during
Clinton's press conference with Crowe, a reporter asked him about
how he broke the law - section 10 - by dodging the draft. Clinton
refused to answer this question or address the allegations that
he had signed any documents agreeing to enter the ROTC; instead
he said "let's hear what Admiral Crowe has to say about this."
Thus, Crowe had to come up some justification for Clinton's
draft-dodging.

Also, the list of 25 Pentagon officials who supported Clinton was
full of bureaucrats, with not one combat soldier among them.
Dornan knows that sooner or later it will soon come out that the
1968-1969 Clinton was not just a "peacenik" but a pro-Communist,
pro-Hanoi, anti-American protestor. Clinton still hasn't
apologized for anything he has done, and yet now he's Commander-
in-Chief.

*BREAK*

SECOND HOUR

The January, 1993 issue of Reader's Digest has a list of how the
public rates various occupations. The positive rating for small
businessmen is 64%, journalists 39%, business executives 31%,
lawyers 25%, and at the bottom are members of Congress with a
positive rating of 19%. Dornan asks if members of Congress
deserve to be down so low, and answers his own question with
"Yes! Yes!"

Moving onto the subject of President-elect Clinton, Rep. Dornan
reads from the editorial he wrote for the October 9th issue of
the Los Angeles Times:

"A couple of years ago, Americans sat transfixed before the
remarkable documentary on the Civil War produced by Ken Burns. It
was the most watched program in the history of public
broadcasting and set new standards of excellence.

"Perhaps the most moving and memorable scene occurred at the end
of the first episode, during the reading of a letter written by
Maj. Sullivan Ballou of the 2nd Rhode Island to his wife Sarah on
July 14, 1861. This was a week before the battle of Manassas in
which Ballou, to use Lincoln's phrase, "gave full measure of
devotion." I have yet to meet anyone who did not have tears in
their eyes after hearing Ballou's beautiful and timeless words.

"I thought it might prove enlightening to compare the feelings
and attitudes found in Ballou's letter to those found in the
wartime letter penned by Bill Clinton on Dec. 3, 1969, concerning
his being drafted into the military. By that time, Clinton had
used repeated political influence to avoid the draft and had
organized anti-war demonstrations on foreign soil. It is these
events during the fall and winter of 1969 that make his
companionless trip to Moscow and Prague during the first weeks of
1970 so suspect.

"On dying for their country:

"Clinton: `Because of my opposition to the draft and the war, I
am in great sympathy with those who are not willing to fight,
kill and maybe die for their country.'

"Ballou: `I know how . . . great a debt we owe to those who went
before us through the blood and sufferings of the Revolution. And
I am willing - perfectly willing - to lay down all my joys . . .
to pay that debt.'

"On their future:

"Clinton: `For years I have worked to prepare myself for a
political life characterized by both practical political ability
and concern for rapid social progress. It is a life I still feel
compelled to lead.'

"Ballou: `The memories of the blissful moments I have spent with
you come creeping over me, and I feel most gratified to God and
to you that I have enjoyed them so long. And hard it is for me to
give them up and burn to ashes the hopes of future years when,
God willing, we might still have lived and loved together, and
seen our sons grown up to honorable manhood.'

"On sacrifice:

"Clinton: `The decision not to be a resister and the related
subsequent decisions were the most difficult of my life. I
decided to accept the draft in spite of my beliefs for one
reason. To maintain my political viability within the system.'

"Ballou: `Sarah, my love for you is deathless, it seems to bind
me with mighty cables that nothing but Omnipotence could break,
and yet my love of country comes over me like a strong wind and
bears me unresistably on with all these chains to the battle
field.'

"On agony:

"Clinton: `At that time, after we had made our agreement and you
had sent my 1-D deferment to my draft board, the anguish and loss
of my self-regard and self-confidence really set in. I hardly
slept for weeks and kept going by eating compulsively and reading
until exhaustion brought sleep. Finally, on Sept. 12, I stayed up
all night writing a letter to the chairman of my draft board.'

"Ballou: `I have, I know, but few and small claims upon Divine
Providence, but something whispers to me - perhaps it is the
wafted prayer of my little Edgar - that I shall return to my
loved ones unharmed. If I do not, my dear Sarah, never forget how
much I love you, and when my last breath escapes me on the
battlefield, it will whisper your name. Forgive my many faults,
and the many pains I have caused you. How thoughtless and foolish
I have oftentimes been! How gladly would I wash out with my tears
every little spot upon your happiness.'

"When you compare the two, it is astounding that so many
commentators found Clinton's mawkish letter `thoughtful' and
`tormented.' And I often wonder how Ballou - who went into battle
with teenagers - would have reacted to Clinton's excuse that he
was just a 23-year-old `boy' at the time.

"But more to the point. Whereas Ballou's definition of success is
raising `honorable' men, Clinton's is a career in politics.
Whereas Ballou found the call of his country to be more powerful
than even his `deathless' love for his wife, Clinton found the
call of his country couldn't match the love he had for . . .
himself.

"Clearly there is more than just a century that separates these
two men."

*BREAK*

Dornan summarizes what he said yesterday about the mistakes Bush
made. The first was in choosing Dan Quayle, who although
qualified and capable just gave the media one opening after
another for attack; Dornan suggested either Bob Dole or Colin
Powell as Bush's VP in 1988. Also, Bush should not have reneged
on his "no new taxes" pledge. Then Bush said the wrong things
about the Los Angeles riots; his comments were simply too little,
too late. Bush also gave an important appointment to Catherine
Thompson, the California businesswoman who then turned around and
supported Clinton.

Dornan couldn't even get Barbara Bush to appear to help him with
his own re-election bid, thanks to the moderates on Bush's staff.
These moderates managed to sabotage Bush's campaign in many other
ways as well.

Bush also didn't sell the message that the recession was over,
nor did he help out when centuries-old cities in post-Yugoslavia
were being bombed and shelled out of existence. Dornan thinks a
helicopter raid on some of the ethnic-cleansing camps could have
achieved a lot, especially in mobilizing world opinion against
Milosevic.

Bush also ignored the crime issue, perhaps because he was gun-shy
of being labelled a racist, thanks to the media playing up Willie
Horton as a race and not a crime issue. Bush started talking
about replacing Budget Director Richard Darman only in August,
which was way too late. Bush was also too late in approving the
sale of F-16s to Taiwan.

*BREAK*

Dornan also thinks it was a mistake to hold the convention in
Houston, and would have preferred to have it in Chicago. This
only gave the media more opportunities to make hay about the
Houstonian hotel, its bankruptcy, and the Bush's empty lot. Bush
also refused to "question Clinton's patriotism" when one
decorated veteran in Congress after another was doing precisely
this - "young Clinton's patriotism sucked," states Dornan.
Instead, Bush foolishly used terms like "bozo" to attack Clinton;
it was also foolish for Bush to portray himself as Truman.

In spite of all these things, President Bush is a good man of
substance, honor, and dignity. However, Clinton is another matter
- "Slick Willie, I'm on your case," Dornan warns.

*BREAK*

Rep. Dornan regrets that President Clinton will be the US's
representative during the many 50th anniversary commemorations of
World War II. Today, by the way, is the 48th anniversary of when
a US general replied "nuts" when the Germans insisted he
surrender at Ardens. Also, today is the 31st anniversary of the
first American solider to die in Vietnam - James Davis. Finally,
Madonna, "little Satan's child," also saw her "Like a Virgin" hit
the top of the charts on December 22, 1984.

*BREAK*

THIRD HOUR

Rep. Dornan remarks that most of the people who were on Rush's
staff two years ago are still working for him. He comments that
it always is quite an honor for a military commander if he can
keep his staff.

The National Bureau of Economic Research, which is considered by
most economists to be the "official umpire" of when recessions
begin and end, reports that the 1990 recession was over in March,
1991. The Bureau says that it delayed its report until the
election because it was waiting for the Commerce Department to
release third quarter Gross Domestic Product figures. Because of
the high GDP, the economy has now passed its pre-recession peak.

*BREAK*

Dornan was interested in finding out why Clinton was able to
remain governor of Arkansas for 12 years. He investigated and
found out that Arkansas was basically a "toy" for Clinton. He
notes that California has 32 million people with 40 state
senators and 80 assemblymen. Arkansas, though, in spite of its
much smaller population, has 35 state senators and 100
assemblymen, and Republicans have only 5 of those senate seats
and 10 assemblymen.

Thus, Arkansas has been a toy for Clinton - its state senators
and assemblymen are paid only $12,000 a year and they meet only
every other year for at least 60 days. Clinton has therefore been
governor of a "yellow dog Democrat state" that doesn't offer him
much opposition.

However, two of Arkansas' four House members are now Republicans
and so things are getting better for the state, especially since
they no longer have Clinton as governor. Of course, this is at
the expense of the rest of the country, since Clinton will soon
be the nation's Commander-in-Chief.

*BREAK*

Phone   Lou from Hide Park, NY

Lou recalls a poem from a Cuban prisoner who was later hanged by
Castro:

"No one wins when freedom fails,
The best men lie in filthy jails,
And those that cry `appease, appease'
Are hanged by those they tried to please."

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