Rush was immensely popular for three decades, and did more for mobilizing angry white men than any single person of the latter part of the century. He weaponized the Oklahoma City bombings. He coined the term “feminazi.” He was a beloved water cooler bigot. He was The Voice of right wing populism.
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I’m wondering if you were even alive in the 90s. Yes, Rush was a prominent figure that was polarizing. Was he the first? Not at all. The majority of the profound influence you think Rush had can be more accurately attributed to Newt Gingrich. Rush just rode coattails.
