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Rush's Timeless Wisdom - This Is What Happens When Republicans Talk to the Media

2021-07-19

RUSH: Snerdley actually reminded me of this in the break. When the Republicans won the House in 1994, they had their orientation at Camden Yards, the ballpark in Baltimore. I was invited to address the freshman class of the 1994 Republican congressional caucus, because those freshmen members in large part thought that I was responsible for their victory given the program at the time and discussing their candidacies all over the country and so forth. They made me an honorary member of the freshman class of 1994, actually ’95 when they were inaugurated. They asked me to come down and make a speech to them. I went down there to the Camden Yards. This was on C-SPAN, and I got up, and one of the things I said to them was, ?Do not fall for the temptation that the media here in this town is happy that you won and happy that you’re here. They are not. This is a Democrat-run town. It’s a liberal-run town, and you have gotten in the way of the natural order of things — and as such, you are going to be treated accordingly. You are going to continue to be treated, really, as the minority.?

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One town and you have gotten in the way of the natural order of things and as such, you are going to be treated accordingly. You're going to be continually be treated really. As the minority. I said that the cameras and microphone just going to seek out the Democrats for what they think of what's going on, because the impression will be conveyed that they still run the town. Do not think that any media member to calls you up and wants to take you to lunch is doing it because they, like you and they're, not doing it because they're making a interested in making you look good and they're. Not they don't want to get to know you so that they can publish what is your working on in a favourable light they want, sandbag, you eyes, you're gonna,
some of these delicious it'll reporter wraps and info babes, as it Kogi Roberts gonna call you wanna bet those big eyelashes at you. I and a lot of of the involved in forbids into the same cocky Roberts actually sent me a note after that, which you heard about. So let's go to lunch, Beth eyebrows. It me ah, never did. Although I am, I met her later anyway. I am reminded that when, when I when I, when I see what happened here in in large part, what got libyan trouble talking to reporters the administration Republic administrations caught between a rock and a hard place here. because they have to talk to report. The administration cannot dissociate itself from the
the national media, they ve got to talk to and be say they gotta go on meat, the press they have to talk to the New York Times. The problem is, I think, looking at this in hindsight is that many in republican administrations think they can spend these people. They think they can turn them into and turn them into supporters. It is. It is one of the things that I guess that this one reason I dont want to work in this town and I don't want to spend too much time their cause. It's seductive you get caught up in at that time Many things, of course, international capital at the Centre of power, its also Dela place largely defined by the social pecking order, and conservatives Republicans are never ever gonna be high up in this, pecking order unless, of course, there's Supreme Court justices who turn to live and then I'll get great puff pieces written about him in the Washington Post style section and that's how the process begins of turning them.
but given all of that, why any body in the administration, would think that they're going to be dealt with fairly by media people that are out to undermine them, something I will never understand you can say whatever you want to say about Bill Clinton. But the one thing that you have to say. out of him and his wife is. They are ruthless and they will not put up with double crossers. I'm at some of the media, now even within their own administration you're not gonna, put up with people sandbag an m or undermining them? If that happens, all hell is brought down on these people in a number of different ways, which is why there haven't Bimini Clinton, Temple books. Why guy like Sandy burglar, would SK as reputation in jail time to go in and do whatever. It is the national archives to make sure that the current administration and a blue Good when the nine Eleven commission started looking at the things it
prior to nine eleven. This administration is not ruthless in any way it doesn't Punisher penalized people that attempt to undermine it. I ended it seems to accept that you can talk to reporters from me post in the New York Times in these networks and get it shake. Is I sent you can't not talk to him and, of course, when the Wilson story breaks, new rights is up in its full ally's. Administrations. Will we gotta we're gonna refute this and it was in the New York Times. You start trying to refute. The fact Cheney didn't send. The guy is, he saying was the case, which was a big thing in that did come out. The trial Wilson was trying to make it known to anybody. The vice president's office, Cinema De Jure- and they didn't when it when it comes back right, is up you're all singing the Y know who's this guy policy. I have this kind of over there. We didn't do this and that's what it was learned vow. Blame work. Baron Valerie blame recommended her husband to go, and then you got political connections.
Those two have in their whatever their political and ideological Innovations are in Bam. Oh you view you ve gotta, be a giant iterate disease game sabotage going on here. This kind of thing, which is not permitted in the Clinton wider they just wouldn't put up with it. Nobody have the guts to even try it ah, but between you, you, when you, when you have a desire to work with these p and try to spend them and convert them into a liking. You amity, I dont care whether that's in politics are just an inn in any avenue of personal life. If your prime objective is to make somebody like you, you ve lost, that's not especially if they dont than any idea to try to turn them
explain your way of things. I do understand the naivety these reporter show up for interviews conversations with republican officials, administration, congressmen, senators, what their stories already written their minds already made up, because they have a prejudice about what Republicans in conserving are, and so the the hold the whole point of view of talking to members administration, Republicans otherwise trip up and what happened here. Russet man Cooper, Judith Miller, it's a bunch of journey, the centre, it isn't what Libby told them, and in the F b I ran jury and so forth. What I mean is George that came out and talked so. They have a lot of sympathy for Judith Miller, the of the New York Times in full babe and end up in jail for not revealing resources to fits Gerald jurists and we really found
are you for her, the defence or just just pounding was on it was? It was just. They were just too hard on her. You don't hit. The girl is one characteristic, respect that, but until until people learn you you're not gonna, be able to bring a bunch of reporters in from showing them or New York, and explain conservatism. More. Your policy and have a sympathetic, ear or even an ear that wants to understand what you're trying to do beyond and why they keep thinking I can do this is also beyond me now. I know what you say will know. What would you do? Oh well, you have to talk to my understand added a presidential administration has to talk to me after the press conferences, and yet you have to do all this sub. I myself have experienced dealing with these people, as you know, and thereby give an example.
And I could give you many yesterday after the programme, we got a phone call from a cable news network and they wanted to take five seconds of what I said about the an Coulter kerfuffle and use it all afternoon in all night last night- and I spoke for fourteen minutes on the and culture kerfuffle and the five seconds they wanted to take was totally of context and was irrelevant, but it fit their preconceived notions and pray. is about what the holy and colder thing was about five seconds at a fourteen of the same, thing happened with Michael J Fox that people say well how come you don't go on voices and get you side of it. What are you going to explain yourself? I've learned that that is not what happens. denied permission for them to use the five seconds that they wanted to use yesterday. I dont know if they ended
trying to use it anyway. I didn't, I didn't didn't watch I didn't get any email red normally, when I appear on a cable news network somewhere somebody's send me an email, rush, Wretch stretch. I thought you might say again. I think I can ever be. They are fact. If afternoon I didn't get any of that, but does not talk to a much because He's an example: are you another example, New Yorker, Jane Mayor who well with Jill Abrams and whose the bureau chief of New York Times Washington, I think, wrote a book about Clarence, Thomas, unjust smear.
Guy and she was gonna, do a story in the new Yorker about twenty, four and so forth than it was going to be a basically a profile jewel. Sir no, and I was told that she wanted to talk to me about this, could she knew that I was friend sir knows so. I called some people are already talk towards found out that basically was a story on how the programme of twenty fourth promoting torture and it is going to be a treatise on torture. So I called her to those circles knowing what this was about, and I talked her for about twenty minutes and the first fifteen word. Purely social I've been on a tv show what it wants and what way way way way back Bob
echo hosted local tv show in Washington, the panel show I either Mclaughlin Group like that might have appeared on the show, and she remembered that, and I have a good memory. I remember that she had a hustle out of their go play tennis, and I reminded her of that and she was all wow you're right, you're right about just graduated me and all my success. How wonderful it all was bubbles we're talking about your friends with Joel understanding at a party at your house when we vote How did she was? Some tea was in the mall, with her daughter, shopping under cellphone, wasn't taking any notes and then start asking me about torture last time at last five minutes what she really wanted. My thoughts on the lawless other stuff was, you know, just just set up knowing full well that
was about torture. I did my best that I was honest. I did my best to tell her. I think you barking up the tree here that that's got no branches on new, but that's just stated that the story was written before it was published. Is is the point, so why do I can't figure out his why other people are not as a dragon myself credit? This has been learned by experiences great inside of mine? I look at it. I got I got sandbagged. I can't tell you how many times the first five years of this shows thinking. You can be nice, fair and just be honest, and they will they will report. What you say is this not that way with us this? It doesn't happen if so,. Other people don't figure this out. This is why get so fed up. When I see some of my conservative brethren in DC media trying to curry favour with the dry by media. So I get so better shape when I see potential republican candidates and elected officials trial
the media, their best friends, because it's it's! It's all temporary Even if it works for whites only get two then come back in the media is going to end up stabbing. You ask Senator Mccain, you know they're dumping on him after him being their favorite republican for four years. And his wife irritates me when elected Republicans go on Sunday shows and trash their own party and their own president. Just curry favour with these people. But in this case you have two minutes in talking to them, and I have to talk to them, but to think that there was a chance that the administrations, especially on this subject the war in Iraq there Two different way to approach it middle approach, him you know they walk in the officer. You meet him for lunch whatever and in this I know why. You're here The reporter you're here to sandbagged administration you're here to do is wrong
you're here to lie about us while, but put him on the defensive and lasting they want is for you to Peckham. Last thing I want is for you to be able in northern and say what they're going to do and then have them. Do it it it. It did his work for me in the past, but I don't even find it interesting enough to have tried to do anymore, but why this administration thinks that they can sit down. Talk to these people and arrogant affair, shake beyond me,
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