RUSH: You know what? I totally get it. Gillespie is a Republican establishment guy. I mean, he\u2019s not a Trumpist. He comes from the George W. Bush political operation. And I can understand in this era not being excited about either of these two candidates \u2019cause they\u2019re both establishment. I get that totally. Then this ad runs, you hear me talking about it, you go look at it, and it just offends every sensibility you have because it\u2019s being run against Republicans, whether they\u2019re establishment or not, and that\u2019s who you are.<\/p>\n
CALLER: Right.<\/p>\n
RUSH: So hang on a minute, Tommy. I gotta take a break. I thought I had one minute more than I do when I took your call. So don\u2019t hang up.<\/p>\n
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RUSH: Okay. We\u2019re back now to Tommy in Chesterfield, Virginia. How did you interpret that ad? I know you heard me describe it, but when you watched it after hearing me describe it, what was your reaction? Did I overplay it, underplay it? How did you react to it?<\/p>\n
CALLER: I guess I would say you underplayed it a little bit.<\/p>\n
RUSH: Interesting. Okay.<\/p>\n
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CALLER: I just… When I watched it, I was so stunned that they even let that go out. I\u2019ve worked in politics before and campaigns, and I just feel like that was a mistake. I can\u2019t imagine anyone in the Republican base not being energized by that and just insulted.<\/p>\n
RUSH: What did you think the ad was trying to do?<\/p>\n
CALLER: Oh, it\u2019s just a fearmongering ad.<\/p>\n
RUSH: Yeah, okay, but let me get specific.<\/p>\n
CALLER: That\u2019s about it.<\/p>\n
RUSH: Was the driver of that truck, was he actually trying to run those kids down or do you think capture them and put \u2019em in the back of the payload part of the truck and take them away and deport \u2019em? What do you think the…?<\/p>\n
CALLER: I couldn\u2019t even make the case. (chuckling) I\u2019m thinking run \u2019em down.<\/p>\n
RUSH: Because I\u2019ve talked to people who think both things are true.<\/p>\n
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CALLER: It\u2019s just that the right-wing conservatives are trying to kill your children.<\/p>\n
RUSH: Yeah.<\/p>\n
CALLER: I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n
RUSH: That\u2019s the reaction I\u2019ve gotten from most people I\u2019ve asked about it. They\u2019re making it look like that ad was trying to find those kids to run \u2019em down.<\/p>\n
CALLER: Yeah. I was just genuinely and honestly shocked. I have to tell you, I have a friend that reported it to YouTube for hateful content, because she was so offended.<\/p>\n
RUSH: Well… (sigh) See, I\u2019m debating whether to… Maybe it\u2019s just I\u2019m too jaundiced, but I was not shocked. I was offended, I was outraged, but I was not shocked. I know who these people are. I know that they are the extremist, mean-spirited, really… These are the people that are causing problems and are everything they accuse us of being.<\/p>\n
CALLER: I would agree.<\/p>\n
RUSH: There\u2019s just a long line of ads like this. There was an ad run against George W. Bush in Texas in 2000 where a black kid was being dragged on a dirt road by a pickup truck that was somehow identified as part of the Bush campaign. These people are just vicious. But, see, your reaction here. You were… You\u2019re sitting there. You\u2019re not excited. You\u2019re not juiced. You\u2019re not even gonna participate. You see this ad and it\u2019s worked exact opposite way it was intended. Now you\u2019re gonna go do what you can for Gillespie.<\/p>\n