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President Clinton was jogging in Washington one day when he passed a little boy selling puppies out of a card board box. He stopped and asked, "My what cute little puppies. Just what kind of puppies are they?"
"Why, they're 'Democrat puppies' Mr. President!" The small boy repsonded.
"How cute." Said the president, "I'll have to tell my wife Hillary about that."
Several days later Hillary was walking down the same street and came across the small boy, still selling the puppies from the box.
Stopping she asked, "You must be that boy my husband told me about. Now, what kind of puppies did you say those were?"
"Why, they're 'Republican puppies' Mrs. Clinton!" The young man responded.
"But you told my husband that they were 'Democrat puppies!?!'" Hillary asked confused.
The little boy explained, "Yes but now they have their eyes open!"
I'm not exactly sure who said it (I think it was one of our Christian Founding Fathers) but it still remains true, "If you are not Liberal when young you have not heart. If you are not Conservative when old you have no head."
I don't use the word Liberal as an insult but as a word describing a philosophy of thought. Just as the word Conseravtive describes a different philosophy of thought. One is 'top down' while the second is 'bottom up' in their views of how the country should be governed.
Admiral Poindexter is quoted as saying, "Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people." Rush Limbaugh is such a great entertainer because he can combine all three elements to appeal to all types of people. He can humorously and eloquently define his opinions, while having the intestinal fortitude to say out loud what hasn't been fashionably and "politically" correct. But this is what the majority of the American population ALREADY BELIEVED before he ever became popular.
I'm sorry if there are any misspellings in my response (we're all human). After reviewing my letter you probably won't include it in your Web page, and being new to the internet, I'll keep checking to see if you are fair enough to do so. If it does appear (unedited) I'l know that you are actually what you propose to be, evenhanded and unbaised.
And PLEASE no snide comments at the end of this letter.
Sincerely,
Richard Ammons
I reserve the right to make snide comments. Did you notice that if you exchange the words "Republican" and "Democrat" in your puppy story it reads much more smoothly?
I enjoy listening to Rush --listening to to opinions that I agree with is boring. Small minds find it reassuring to hear a re-affirmation of what they already believe.
I'm not posting all of the letters now --just the interesting ones.
The funniest thing about your cartoons is your ignorance. What are you, about nine years old?
A.J.
How Rush Came to be FAT
As a boy..a very little boy
Rush Limbaugh was not fat.
but he was quite simply...a brat!
He would steal kids toys,
make fun of their mothers,
put firecrackers in baby buggies,
and tape kick-me-notes
on the backs of unsuspecting homely girls.
He was such a nuisance
to his teachers...
to say nothing of the preachers..
even the devil didn't want him around!
Once, during a fiery storm,
the devil was heard to barter with
Rush's guardian Angel....
To keep him out of hell...
to guarantee a trip to heaven
to keep him away from my fiery domain
the devil was heard to claim...
I 'll let him live to see one hundred and fifty..
give him a TV show pretty nifty.
Just keep him alive, don't you see
I don't want him here, no sireee!
The Angel sighed...
That is rewarding him far to much,
for all his life he has done such and such!
Make him smelly, make him fat...
then to reward him......
I can live with that.
The Devil and the Angel,
they heaved their shoulders and sighed.
The devil waved his hand....and thus it
was so...
In less time than it took the heavens to be created,
a monster TV Show buffoon was born.
Fat, smelly, ugly, rude...Rush was made to
live his life in an eternal encasement of blubber.
Mario
From: "Stephen R. Cauffiel" <cauffiel@erols.com>
To: <daryl@cagle.com>
Subject: Rush cartoons
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997
Are you sure that you write the Rush cartoons? It's too
bad they
indicate no talent whatsoever. Here's an idea, have a point. It makes it
so much more interesting for the reader.
Steve
Thank God for people like you!!! This page is awesome!!!
I'm so glad to
have found it! Thank you!!
I have listened to Rush Limbaugh off-and-on for some time.
His allegence
to the Republican party is one reason we will never see "true reform"of
the political scene. For one thing, if you can't bring about change at
the local level,i.e., city council, school board, library, etc,etc, how
in the world will you change the federal govt that is entrenced in all
the bureaucray of the beltway ? It ain't gonna happen Rush. Most people
don't want to know the truth. The attention span is too short. Don't
confuse me with the facts, what ever that means. If you, what ever party
you choose to support, allow that party to brainwash you without regard
to the truth,you will never see the truth. Case in point; Dole and
Gingrich both stated, "they didn't bother to read the party platform"
That told those party members who labored to establish something that
voters could either support or go elsewhere, we don't care to let you
know where we stand. Now I know the platform is meaningless in the real
world, but it should be binding on those who run under that lbanner.
There in lies the problem. Who and What do you believe in?
Dear Daryl: I'm your basic died in the wool communist
(censored slur) hating neandrathal Vietnam Vet. My first
encounter with you maggot infested hippy types was getting off a plane
in San Diego. Some flower child and her boy friends tried
to spit on me. Big mistake!!! I punched her in the
face and broke one of her boy friends arms. It was easy! I had
47 confirmed kills in the Nam and the (censored racial slur) had
a price
on my head. The children didn't know what they were
messing with but I'm sure they didn't have a brain
between them. I wrap myself in the American Flag and I don't
just think it shouldn't be burnt I think those that do
ought to be shot. (censored slurs) They are no better than
cockroaches and there ought to be a season on them. In
the Nam we put them on point and let the VC make
hamburger out of them. Sometimes they died with 5.56
holes in them, Ha! professional joke! The women libbers
will get the same treatment when they see action!! The
nice thing about war is--- there are no rules! I love Rush
cause he rings you little (obscenity) chimes. Thats why
this webpage exists! You people are all cowards and any of
you want to take exception I'd like to kick
(this portion censored --too many obscenities)
Thats where your morals take you anyway
so I've given you another excuse. One thing that war
teaches you is that violence is the final solution. I
know that the moral majority is the violent majority and in the end
war teaches that death, murder, torture, are all means
to an end. It is the history of man for 6000 years and it will
continue. What confounds me is, why hasn't somebody
just decided to exterminate you.
This is a family site. My goodness.
Hello, this is Ike from Minnesnowta.
Keep up the good work! As long as there is a well-informed
argument to
Limbaugh's ignorant ravings, he'll look even more like an idiot!
It's too bad someone called you a commie! It usually comes from some
ignorant 'nationalist' (patriot=love for group, nationalist=love for
group POWER) who's only info on the Communists is that they were our
enemies for a long time.
I'm glad that you share some views of conservatism along
with Rush (I
think) There really should be a Moderate Party (political middle) with
Colin Powell as Prez-he's not so bad of a guy.
You really ought to reply to that one 'nationalist.' Call him a
right-wing demagogue fascist or something! Fascists, tho' long since
dead, can be just as puritannical as Communists!
A well-educated citizenry is the base for better democracy, which is
everything that Rush is ACTUALLY against, tho' he denies it.
I am a Rush Limbaugh listener. I was hoping to get a good
chuckle from
your cartoons. They just weren't funny. Sorry.
Ray Molter
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 97 12:05:20 EDT
From: rbaca@vf.lmms.lmco.com (Richard Baca)
To: daryl@cagle.com
Subject: Limbauchery
Daryl Cagle--
As a lifelong conservative Republican & an all-round good fellow, let
me say
that I enjoy your Rush Limbaugh cartoons. I realize that everything
is fair game in the Political Toonery Biz (though whether it *should* be
is another matter & what my friend Rodger used to call "a 2-pitcher
discussion"), but it seems somewhat high school to harp on the poor
man's
weight problem. Surely there is a cornucopia of other stuff you could
hit him on. All that this kind of stuff does is to further lower the level
of
discourse & civil civility.
Although I used to listen to Limbaugh (a guilty pleasure, like skimming
the supermarket tabloids in the, uh, well, supermarket), I decided that
he was just the Howard Stern of political talk, though nowhere as
intelligent. Guys like Limbaugh & Stern clearly need more therapy,
not more listeners.
Keep on taking potshots at politicos & pundits, but keep it clean.
Richard Baca
Rush relies a lot more on name calling than on substance. Me too.
Cartoonists don't have room for substance; we leave that to writers. Rush
has time for substance but chooses to go with name calling. So I say he's
fat. Fat. Fat. Fat.
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997
From: Robert & Betty M Walker <"bobw@inreach.com"@inreach.com>
Subject: Janet Reno
Janet Reno's life style is evidently as devient as her legal opinions.
The cabinet member who launched the attack on the Branch Dividians, with
the death of numerous children and others, now determines there is no
evidence to support an independent councel to look into the activities
of her boss Slick Willie. She should resign or be forced out. Expose
her for what she is. R. Walker
OK. Here's one ...
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997
From: "Philip Davies" <pdavies@seaside.net>
Organization: Dream On Inc.
Subject: The decline of America!
Hi; Just visited your Rush page, good toons. Then visited your BB, wow?
Is America really that defensive over a buffoon like "Rush"? I
come from
the far frozen frosty north (Canada) and we make it a national pastime
of laughing at conservatives, liberals, government and any other thing
that comes our way. America is far too serious. Live in a place where
you freeze your kahonies off, get taxed beyond belief, have a bully for
a neighbour, and you soon learn not to be so serious about life. There
is a tv show up here called "This Hour Has 22 minutes" if you
ever get a
chance, watch it and you will see how we deal with authority.
Keep up the good work.
PS, am I a ditto head? Is this an honour?
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 1997
From: michael pucillo <mikeynix@sunco.com>
Subject: Rush Limbaugh Cartoons
If you had a half a brain you would get a real job.
I think you're beautiful on the inside, Michael.
From: "Your_Name" <login@themall.net>
Subject: Limbaugh cartoons
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997
Just what I would expect from a worthless liberal.
What I would expect from a stupid liberal.
So grouchy.
From: GHays59821@aol.com
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997
Subject: dittohead
I am, yes, a dittohead. Your cartoons are great.
Yes, I like to think that I do have a sense of humor.
Keep up the good work.
Gavin
This is either a breath of fresh air or an April Fools Joke.
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997
From: John Brubaker <brubaker@execpc.com>
Subject: Your cartoons
The liberals are the ones who are always complaining about bias.
Obviously from your cartoons we see that you are hypocrites.
Liberals' only arguement is that Rush Limbaugh is fat.
Clinton is fat, why don't you joke about him? The only reason you joke
about his weight is because you have nothing else to say against him
because he's right 97.9% of the time.
Jeff Brubaker
It's interesting how much the fat jokes bother you dittoheads. Fat!
Fat! Fat!
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997
From: Bruce Bigoney <bbigoney@nrt.com>
Organization: Nine Rivers Technology Corporation
Subject: Cartoons
Daryl,
Political philosophy aside, don't you believe this tripe to be
exceptionally childish? You've allowed your rage and natural liberal
hatred to blind ya' boy.
Well, you sought an opinion and you acquired one. Good Luck, Bruce
I'm sorry --what did you write, Bruce? I didn't get it. I'm blind
and in a rage, you know.
From: RKKMC4@aol.com
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997
To: daryl@cagle.com
Subject: Rush Limbaugh
I am a conservative American boy. I voted for Reagan twice, and I enjoy
listening to Rush Limbaugh as often as time permits! My favorite foods are
not bacon, pork and sausage. But I do favor the death penalty. (somtimes).
As
for your cartoons.... they're fantastic! I love your humor. And as a fellow
American I applaud your use of the internet to get your message to people.
If
we can't laugh at ourselves and each other the world would really suck,
wouldn't it?
Dittos from one ditto head to... uh ... well you catch my
meaning!
You have so much in common with Rush who also enjoys listening to
himself, except that he never voted for Reagan and you probably didn't dodge
the draft. Thanks.
From: mkimble@compuzone.net (Mike Kimble)
Subject: Truth in humor
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997
If your humor/satire had a hint of truth to it, it might be funny. Which
is exactly the reason that Rush IS FUNNY!
I'll agree that Rush hints at truth.
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 97
From: "Brad Davis" <AMCNC@msn.com>
Subject: Rush Comics
Hi Daryl (My sons middle name BTW :) )
Let me say from the start of this that I am not a "Ditto Head"
and I am not
enraged with your cartoons about Rush. I did however find your cartoons
about
him, unlike the ones about government waste, less than entertaining. With
the
exception of the first toon about waiting until age 35 to vote, they all
seemed like cheap shots motivated by a person so frustrated with his ideas
they can't respond resonably. Like I said, I am not one of his followers,
nor
one of his dispisers. Rush's talent is definitely "..on lone from God.."
as
is yours and mine, but I know he has the choice to use it wisely or not.
If
anyone has the license to take jabs at Politicians and talk show host it
is
the Political Cartoonist. All I ask is you make your jabs deliberate and
well
thought as I would expect from somebody of your calibre.
I am sure you have received a large response to your Rush comics, both
favorable and not so. Please know that I enjoy your work and was only
disappointed because I know you could really hit Rush with something more
substancial than being over weight.
Keep up the good work, and forgive me if I sound over critical.
Brad Davis
Thanks, Brad. The cartoons are intended simply to label Rush as a
buffoon. For reasoned
discourse click here. I've got three inches a week to make a point --Rush
has three hours a day and does a whole lot more name calling than I do.
Rush's ridiculing Chelsea Clinton's appearance is offensive to me, so I
can understand why Dittoheads don't like for me to make fun of his weight.
