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RUSH: Here\u2019s Bob in Clinton, Connecticut, as we go to the phones on Open Line Friday. Hi Bob, nice to have you here.<\/p>\n

CALLER: Hi, Rush. You\u2019re just a good friend I haven\u2019t met yet. Can you hear me okay?<\/p>\n

RUSH: I\u2019m a friend you haven\u2019t met yet?<\/p>\n

CALLER: Yeah, exactly. Well, the reason why I\u2019m calling is, with your trip to Normandy<\/a> and your tribute to Vince Flynn<\/a>, you said something about 15 years ago that had such an impact on my life. You talked about what your father taught you, and you stated that you can tell the character of a man by how he treats somebody that can do absolutely nothing for you.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. That\u2019s exactly right.<\/p>\n

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CALLER: And when you said that, that just really struck me. Like I said, it had a profound impact, and I tried to live by that rule and raise my kids that way, and I just wanted to thank you for that. I mean, you said that a long time ago — 15, 20 years ago — and it\u2019s stuck with me all these years.<\/p>\n

RUSH: I\u2019m glad you reminded me of that, particularly in the context of Vince, because that was exactly the kind of person he was. Yeah, my father always said, “The best measure of the character of a man is to observe how he treats people that can\u2019t do anything for him.” Everybody\u2019s gonna be nice to people who can do things for you. Everybody\u2019s going to go out of their way to be of service or to be nice if you think somebody can do something for you. But how do you treat people who can\u2019t do anything for you? That is the true measure of character and integrity, and I\u2019m glad you reminded me of that, Bob, \u2019cause you\u2019re exactly right — especially, as I say, as it relates to Vince.<\/p>\n

<\/a>CALLER: Right. And also your trip to Normandy. My dad was Omaha Beach on June 8th.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Oh, wow.<\/p>\n

CALLER: Yeah, and I have his diary and fountain pen.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Have you been there?<\/p>\n

CALLER: No, I haven\u2019t. It moved me when you gave that tribute about how you went there. You know, I\u2019d seen pictures and I just said, “My gosh, I have to get there.”<\/p>\n

RUSH: Well, the pictures are amazing, but you have to go.<\/p>\n

CALLER: (unintelligible)<\/p>\n

RUSH: I hope you\u2019re able to go someday, Bob, because you won\u2019t believe it. I don\u2019t care the stories that you\u2019ve heard. You can appreciate it, but the level of understanding and appreciation you\u2019ll have once you see that is different. When you know what happened, when you see where it happened, and know what those men did, it floors you. It looks impossible, what happened there that day. You should be very proud. I\u2019m really glad you got through. Thanks very much. I appreciate your first comment, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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