Your Weekly Rush

Like everybody else in the conservative media, Rush isn't a big fan of John Kerry. But he does pick a somewhat unusual thing to hammer Kerry about.

"I hate to be redundant. I keep saying, greatness does not need to be explained. Greatness does not need to be defined and John Kerry continues to have to explain himself and to define himself because who he is doesn't stand out, and who he is doesn't strike anybody as great."

What's funny about this is that every single hour of every single show, Rush starts out by reminding his audience how great his show is. He reminds his views how many listeners he has. He claims that his show is show preparation for the rest of the media. He claims that his views are correct and make more sense than anybody else's, because they are rooted in a daily, relentless, search for the truth. He claims that his talent is on loan from God. So Rush what does it say about you that you need to promote yourself so forcefully?

But of course that's not the point; he's not the president. This is just another in the ongoing attempts by the right wing press to convince Senator Kerry to kneecap himself. Senator Kerry's honorable military service stands in sharp contrast to President Bush's conduct (even if you totally disbelieve the AWOL story); of course Rush wants Senator Kerry to shut up about it. Ever since there was a possibility that Kerry might become the democratic nominee they've been trying to neutralize any political benefit he might receive from his Vietnam service.

Of course you can't talk about Senator Kerry without some gratuitous France bashing, can you? Check out this question, that Rush asks in all seriousness.

"I know the Saudis don't have all of our interests at heart, to say the least, but they do have some of our interests at heart. Let me ask you. In terms of American allies and the role a foreign country can have for the goodness of our future, who do you choose, Jacques Chirac or Prince Bandar? It's not a tough choice here, folks. It's not a tough choice."

You know, in this instance I'll agree with Rush. It's not a tough choice. As far as I know French citizens have never caused the deaths of 3,000 Americans. Best they have done is acted in their national self interest and acted snooty to Americans.