A friend of mine once told me that listening to the Rush Henry Show is like hearing
something from some strange parallel universe, where the host responds to situations
in a manner alien to most of us.
After hearing the show for the last few days, I'd have to say, I agree.
Now today, it seems, some of those wascally Democrats had produced an ad
suggesting that Mitt Romney's "Pump 'n' Dump" company, "Bane" Capital,
had employed tactics which resulted in someone's losing their health insurance, and their wife subsequently dying of cancer.
On the Rush Henry Show, no Republican Stalking Point is ever ignored, so for an hour
Rush bitched and moaned about the fact that someone had dared to suggest that
a Republican's tactics might have resulted in someone's death. A line had been crossed,
she maintained, and she was going to carry on about it, and so she did,
making much ado about nothing, it seemed to me.
Then, a bit later in the show, the subject of raising the age for getting Social Security to 70 was somehow broached.
A hapless construction worker called in to say that he already had 9 herniated disks,
and did not think his body would last long enough to be able to wait even to the age of 60
before he would need it. The Queen of Mean was quick to set him in his place.
"Don't come on the show crying about the choices you've made in your life!" she hissed.
"I hate it when people make these calls!" she whined. "Suck it up!"
(Her exact words, those last three.)
Yesterday the subject up for discussion was the fact that in Scranton,
many young adults have to live in their parents' homes, because they can't afford to do otherwise.
Not so in the Rush Henry house, Rush boasted. All of hers have moved out.
No lollygagging around in the basement for them! No Sirry Bobbett!
In fact, she allowed, they've all moved into her apartment building, and are paying her rent!
Now maybe it's just me, but Rush seems a bit ...strange. Maybe heartless?
I've heard it said that working in radio can make a person crazy, so I want to
make allowances, but - yes - a parallel universe perhaps.
Or maybe just a full-blown journey into The Twilight Zone!
What say you?
something from some strange parallel universe, where the host responds to situations
in a manner alien to most of us.
After hearing the show for the last few days, I'd have to say, I agree.
Now today, it seems, some of those wascally Democrats had produced an ad
suggesting that Mitt Romney's "Pump 'n' Dump" company, "Bane" Capital,
had employed tactics which resulted in someone's losing their health insurance, and their wife subsequently dying of cancer.
On the Rush Henry Show, no Republican Stalking Point is ever ignored, so for an hour
Rush bitched and moaned about the fact that someone had dared to suggest that
a Republican's tactics might have resulted in someone's death. A line had been crossed,
she maintained, and she was going to carry on about it, and so she did,
making much ado about nothing, it seemed to me.
Then, a bit later in the show, the subject of raising the age for getting Social Security to 70 was somehow broached.
A hapless construction worker called in to say that he already had 9 herniated disks,
and did not think his body would last long enough to be able to wait even to the age of 60
before he would need it. The Queen of Mean was quick to set him in his place.
"Don't come on the show crying about the choices you've made in your life!" she hissed.
"I hate it when people make these calls!" she whined. "Suck it up!"
(Her exact words, those last three.)
Yesterday the subject up for discussion was the fact that in Scranton,
many young adults have to live in their parents' homes, because they can't afford to do otherwise.
Not so in the Rush Henry house, Rush boasted. All of hers have moved out.
No lollygagging around in the basement for them! No Sirry Bobbett!
In fact, she allowed, they've all moved into her apartment building, and are paying her rent!
Now maybe it's just me, but Rush seems a bit ...strange. Maybe heartless?
I've heard it said that working in radio can make a person crazy, so I want to
make allowances, but - yes - a parallel universe perhaps.
Or maybe just a full-blown journey into The Twilight Zone!
What say you?
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