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RUSH: We have our caller from yesterday. Toward the end of the program, Jeremy in Omaha, was calling to implore me, beg me to stop talking about climate change in the context of whether it\u2019s real or not. And then after that, we were time constrained. He was speaking quickly, it was tough for me to understand what he was saying. So I wanted him back here so he could explain to me. Jeremy, welcome back. I assume that your point here is the low-information voter already thinks it\u2019s happening. We\u2019re not gonna talk \u2019em outta that, so we gotta go about it a different way. Is that what you think?<\/p>\n

CALLER: Yeah. Yeah. That\u2019s exactly it.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Okay.<\/p>\n

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CALLER: You said it better than I did and took a lot fewer sentences.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Well, that\u2019s only part of what you said. You then prescribed a new way to talk about it.<\/p>\n

CALLER: Yeah, right now, okay, we got an argument, and there\u2019s a non sequitur. We\u2019ve got whether or not the earth is warming — that\u2019s scientific — and then we\u2019ve got what the role of the federal government is, or should be in the face of some existential threat, whatever it is. I think what\u2019s really scary about it is that the argument is scientific, but it\u2019s happening in a political discussion, so it is not relevant as to whether or not the evidence ends up being that the earth is warming up or not, but whether or not people believe that it is. And to the victor goes the spoils. The liberals will run with the spoils in this case, which are the remedy for a problem, and they have a very bad track record of making anything work.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Okay. Now I think I understand it. Let\u2019s start at the beginning. What you\u2019re telling me is, we proceed here in our quest to persuade low-information voters to change their minds, to get them to join us on the issue of global warming. They already think it\u2019s happening. No amount of talk will persuade them otherwise. They think it\u2019s happening because they\u2019re invested. They want to believe it\u2019s happening. So therefore to argue to them that it isn\u2019t happening is to lose them. So you\u2019re saying instead, okay, low-information voter, what do we do about global warming? You want to have the government fix it, and you, Jeremy, want me to tell them — or to ask them, for example, well, can you show me where government\u2019s done anything right in the past?<\/p>\n

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CALLER: Anything at all, anything. I mean, the problem is, every single time we Republicans lose an argument, we get a new department. We get Department of Education, energy, HUD, health and human services. We can\u2019t even protect the border, now we want to protect humanity with a global warming department or something? It\u2019s just impossible. If we plead, if we just our plea to low-information voters, any voter —<\/p>\n

RUSH: Here\u2019s the challenge, though —<\/p>\n

CALLER: — on what the proper role is —<\/p>\n

RUSH: Jeremy, here\u2019s the problem. I\u2019m not arguing with you, but I\u2019m trying to educate. For 25 years I and a whole lot of other people, for longer than 25 years, have been trying to tell people government is not the solution to your problem, that government\u2019s not the source of prosperity, and an increasing number of people nevertheless think it is. So the strategery that you have articulated here has actually been tried. In fact, it\u2019s what the argument is about. Conservatism versus liberalism is about the role of government in everybody\u2019s life. We\u2019ve been trying to tell everybody the role of government is not the best way to solve any problem, having the government be involved in it. I\u2019m troubled. If we have to accept that they believe lies and then take another route to persuading them, that\u2019s a little bit disappointing. But I appreciate your letting us call you back so you can explain in detail. <\/p>\n

BREAK TRANSCRIPT<\/p>\n

RUSH: Back to our old buddy Jeremy. Where was he calling from? Bowling Green, Kentucky. I understand him. He sounded like a young guy. (interruption) He\u2019s from Omaha. Omaha, Nebraska. I can understand. He said, “Look, Rush, these young people, they already believe in global warming. The low-information, they believe. They\u2019re invested in it.” I know that they are. Young people are invested in global warming because they\u2019re seeking redemption by opposing it. I understand how this works.<\/p>\n

They believe the earth is warming, and they believe their mom and dads did it. They believe their parents are responsible for it, and they think they are the solution, and that\u2019s what gives their lives meaning. So they\u2019re gonna support tax increases and bigger government and restrictions on thermostats and cars and gasoline and all that to give their lives meaning. I know how the psychology of this all works. So the suggestion is on the table: “Rush, they believe it.<\/p>\n

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“Don\u2019t try to talk \u2019em out of it. They\u2019re just gonna tune you out. Instead, Rush, what you need to do is tell them that having the government fix it won\u2019t work. You\u2019ve got to tell \u2019em that the fix involves something other than the government. I don\u2019t think I could pull that off. I mean, I\u2019m sure I could. I might try it for a week. I might try, as an experiment, just to — a little secret between us. I would tell you in advance I\u2019m gonna do it, and then for a full week I\u2019d sit here and say that.<\/p>\n

Because the left doesn\u2019t listen to the show. They listen to Media Matters and what they say about the show. So you and I, this little agreement that for a week I\u2019ll say that I know global warming\u2019s happening, manmade global warming. It\u2019s happening, and we\u2019ll see how that gets reported and we\u2019ll see what the media says about me. If it works, then I\u2019ll start proposing solutions to it that don\u2019t involve government. It may work. I\u2019ll give it a shot. I\u2019ll spring it on you when you\u2019re least expecting it.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not gonna do it tomorrow. Everybody will be looking for it then. But just be warned. But I\u2019ll tell you, I\u2019m not all that hopeful. When does a liberal ever believe government doesn\u2019t work? What was Obama\u2019s immaculation speech all about? Obama\u2019s entire message was, “The government can do anything, which is why we need more of it.” He coulda given that speech in those two lines. “Government can do anything, and that\u2019s why we need more.” That was his immacural address in a nutshell.<\/p>\n

But these young people, they all want a cause.<\/p>\n

They all want something that they think is bigger than themselves that they can fix. The great thing about something bigger than yourself is being able to fix it! That proves how important you are. That illustrates how much you matter. You all hear young people running around saying they want to “make a difference.” Well, the global warming issue is one of those areas where they think they can. And it\u2019s one of those areas where they blame you. Their parents and grandparents, for causing it.<\/p>\n

But they are the saviors! They\u2019re the fixers!<\/p>\n

So Obama comes along and talks about it and basically echoes what they think, and, hey! They glom onto it and love it. So I\u2019ll try it. When you least expect it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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