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Originally posted by Astrocloud
Rush led the way for conservative talk shows. He invented how it is done. Here are some of the tactics:
First, act like you're reporting the news but only find stories that support your political agenda. If someone shoots a burglar, celebrate the story as an example of why we need more handguns. It might be a good idea to follow it with some canned applause. Be sure to ignore the 10 children that are accidentally shot that day.
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Actualy I've never heard Rush ignore a national story as it relates to a current event.
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Second, if you get cornered rephrase your argument, then change it to something your opponent agrees with and claim victory on your original point. ...
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Nope, that sounds more like Bill Clinton debate school though.
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Third, be incredibly gullible when it comes to believing bad things about your enemy and good things about yourself. According to Russ and Dee, Palestinians don't love their children, they only love murderers and terrorists. The Koran overtly advocates violence but the Bible would never do anything like that. Be sure to keep it simple, 100% good vs. 100% bad.
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No clue who Russ and Dee are, but again, not Rush.
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Forth, if a caller is making a sophisticated point that you don't agree with catch him on a technicality, like a mispronounced word, then declare his whole argument wrong. Sound bites are much better than complicated explanations on temporal media like talk radio.
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Nope again not on Rush.
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Fifth, let your callers lie for you. Be sure to object to an occasional wild accusation to maintain some credibility.
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Again I'm not sure who you listened to but it was never Rush.
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Sixth, compare your opponent to Hitler. ... Bet you didn't know that Hitler was a "liberal" and the Nazis were politically correct.
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Only people I know who like to call people nazi's are liberals. Again, not Rush. About the only time I hear Hitler's name evoked by a conservative is when they point out Hitler's and Stalin's use of gun control laws.
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Seventh, if you bring on guests to debate find the dumbest burned out hippy to represent the Left.
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Rush almost never has guests, out side of the VP once and a few authors, so this isn't Rush again. While this is a technique long perfected by 20/20, and I'm sure some low rated local conservative show might do the same, I've never seen it on any national shows.
I'm willing to bet Astro you never listened to Rush, ever.