{"id":320276,"date":"2019-08-23T16:15:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T20:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/?p=320276"},"modified":"2019-09-03T14:13:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T18:13:45","slug":"the-media-built-the-culture-that-trump-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2019\/08\/23\/the-media-built-the-culture-that-trump-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"The Media Built the Culture That Trump Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RUSH: I have been saving this story for a while, too. This is a couple of days old now, and it ran&#8230; Where did it run? You know, this is one of these things that the website didn\u2019t print. I don\u2019t know where it was. It doesn\u2019t matter. I know the guy. Gary Abernathy is the author, and he is a commentator of sorts in Hillsboro, Ohio. He\u2019s, I guess, a student of media. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2019\/08\/21\/trump-is-product-narcissistic-media-age\/?noredirect=on\">He has written a piece that tries to explain why Trump is popular, how he got elected<\/a>, how times in America have changed, particularly in media.<\/p>\n<p>In that sense, it\u2019s a very interesting piece because it does a great job here of tracing not just the media evolution, but the cultural evolution that has taken place. America is constantly changing. A lot of people have trouble adapting to change, but change is constant. People who have established habits and norms &#8212; and most people do, because it\u2019s how they choose to live. People have the ability to live the way they want, establish norms and patterns, and they resist any change to it, particularly if the change requires some discomfort.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-319457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/APP-Trump-NH-Rally-Crowd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/APP-Trump-NH-Rally-Crowd.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/APP-Trump-NH-Rally-Crowd-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>But that doesn\u2019t mask the fact that change is the name of the game for time. I mean, things are in constant flux and change, and whether people can adapt to it or not is often what is fascinating to observe. So let me share with you some pull quotes in this piece to see what you think. Mr. Abernathy &#8212; and I don\u2019t know his political persuasions, so it\u2019s not about this is left or right. It\u2019s just one of these pieces that made me stop and consider it and think about it. So when that happens, I figure it\u2019s worthwhile and I will share it with you.<\/p>\n<p>He begins by writing, &#8220;I recently watched the 1980 presidential debate between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican challenger, [Ronaldus Magnus].&#8221; By the way, the headline of this piece: &#8220;Trump Is the Product of a Narcissistic Media Age.&#8221; His point is Trump is not abnormal at all in terms of public preference, that Trump is exactly what media has become. So now that you know that, let me share with you even more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The debate&#8221; between Carter and Ronaldus Magnus &#8220;is striking in retrospect, not because of memorable zingers&#8221; that Reagan offered, but &#8220;because of a tone and tenor that today\u2019s audiences and TV execs would find downright tedious&#8221; and would not permit. &#8220;The members of the media panel [in this 1980 debate] didn\u2019t interrupt the candidates or inject themselves into the debate. The candidates didn\u2019t talk over each other, and neither accused his opponent of being a racist, a Russian agent, an anti-Semite, a baby-killer, a communist or a liar.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In one sense it was what everybody now thinks was civil. (paraphrased) &#8220;Civility reigned supreme!&#8221; What this misses&#8230; Well, I\u2019ll hold that thought after I\u2019ve read a little more to you. &#8220;At one point, after a Reagan critique, Carter responded, &#8216;Governor Reagan is making some very misleading and disturbing statements.\u2019 Similarly, an allegation by Carter brought this [response] from Reagan: &#8216;The figures that the president has just used about California is a distortion of the situation there.\u2019 That\u2019s as nasty as it got,&#8221; those two lines.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The journalists,&#8221; the moderators, they &#8220;didn\u2019t dispute the answers or try to create memorable moments for themselves, instead respecting the public\u2019s ability to decipher obfuscations,&#8221; to figure out what they were hearing, and the lies. They trusted public would not let either of these two guys get away with lying through his teeth. They trusted that. &#8220;Barbara Walters came closest to inserting herself into the fray when she observed, &#8216;I would like to say that neither candidate answered specifically the question of a specific policy for dealing with terrorism.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That was it! That was as far as the media went in characterizing what was happening in the debate. &#8220;[R]ather than badgering the candidates until she was satisfied, she understood that the event was not about her and moved on. It wasn\u2019t that the political issues of [40 years] ago didn\u2019t lend themselves to the theatrics we see today. Reagan\u2019s proposals and gubernatorial record were regularly criticized as bad for minorities. Carter\u2019s inability to free the hostages in Iran left him vulnerable to claims of weakness and, worse, he was once menaced by a rabbit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Carter could have called Reagan a &#8216;racist,\u2019 and Reagan could have ridiculed &#8216;Little Jimmy\u2019 to no end,&#8221; but none of that happened. &#8220;To understand why none of that happened [simply] requires us to recall the media world of 1980. The first 24-hour cable news channel, CNN, had debuted just a few months before the Carter-Reagan debate and was available [in 1980] in fewer than 2 million homes. There was no MSNBC and no Fox News.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-314072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-28-at-1.12.50-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-28-at-1.12.50-PM.png 724w, https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-28-at-1.12.50-PM-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>&#8220;There was no Internet, and, therefore, no hate-spewing blogs,&#8221; no social media, &#8220;no insulting memes, no disgusting tweets, and no fake, manipulated images capable of immediately reaching millions&#8221; of Americans. &#8220;But as cable TV and, later, digital platforms flourished, so did the need for revenue. What became evident was that Americans would tune in to watch a good fight, which brought us Crossfire on CNN and countless imitators on other channels pitting left vs. right, each one louder and more aggressive than the one before.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Americans were encouraged to choose sides, driving us deeper into our partisan corners.&#8221; Now, I need to interject here to offer one slight observation. This picture that is being painted here by Mr. Abernathy is not entirely complete because I am here to tell you&#8230; His description of this debate may be accurate, but I am here to tell you that Ronald Reagan was despised by the media. He was hated. He was lied about. For those of you who weren\u2019t alive in 1980 or you were too young to be paying attention, trust me.<\/p>\n<p>Ronald Reagan got maybe 75% of what Donald Trump is getting. He was routinely mocked and laughed at and made fun of by a one-sided media. Now, the difference in the two is that Reagan laughed at them and did not enter into combat with them. He just laughed at them. Reagan had the ability to go over their heads. They could be televising a Reagan press conference, and they could be as mean-spirited as they are to Trump &#8212; and they were. Reagan had the ability to reach through that TV camera and speak directly to the American people.<\/p>\n<p>So the media\u2019s characterizing of Reagan failed because of the strength of his charisma, his communicative skills, and his likability. But don\u2019t believe that it was idyllic and fair and a different media landscape, because it wasn\u2019t. Especially as the Reagan presidency began and the tax cut plan back immersed in the Iran-Contra thing happened, and Reagan refusing to meet with Russian Soviet leaders. They despised the man, folks, and the coverage Reagan got was brutal. It got worse as he wins 45 states once and 49 states in again.<\/p>\n<p>They despised the guy, and they did not hold it back or hide it. (sigh) Sam Donaldson was &#8212; I don\u2019t know &#8212; the Jim Sciutto of the day or what\u2019s his name, Jim&#8230;? What\u2019s this&#8230;? (interruption) Jim Acosta. See? We forgot who he is \u2019cause Trump has kept him off TV now for over a year. I had to stop and think, &#8220;Who\u2019s that lamebrain at CNN?&#8221; Jim Acosta. Well, Sam Donaldson was the Jim Acosta of his day with Reagan. Dan Rather was the Jim Acosta of his day with Nixon. So I just have to throw this in.<\/p>\n<p>It was not (sniveling) all idyllic, everybody respecting one another, total civility all the time, and the Democrats didn\u2019t get anywhere near their share of the same treatment. &#8220;On the entertainment side&#8230;&#8221; Back to the piece now. &#8220;On the entertainment side, television struck gold with &#8216;reality\u2019 programming, placing seemingly ordinary citizens in voyeuristic and titillating settings, asking viewers to cheer one contestant, jeer the other and cast their votes. Out of this divisive and salacious swamp climbed the combative, shocking and polarizing Donald Trump, stepping onto a cultural stage constructed almost specifically for him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The billionaire businessman\u2019s years of self-promotion and pervasive tabloid presence culminated in his stint as ringmaster of The Apprentice, one of the most popular reality shows of all time. As a candidate and president, against a sea of traditional politicians still practicing the old proprieties, Trump flourishes because he says and does that which fits perfectly within the gaudy landscape created by our modern news and entertainment media. He is the political pioneer of&#8221; what Mr. Abernathy called here &#8220;the Narcissistic Age,&#8221; capital N, capital A.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-258770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/FB-FB-122017-Reagan-Trump-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/FB-FB-122017-Reagan-Trump-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/FB-FB-122017-Reagan-Trump-1-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>&#8220;He cannot be too outrageous, because shocking and offensive are spoon-fed to America as the norm [today], courtesy of both unscripted and scripted television, which grows bolder with every new series in portraying what was once taboo language and scandalous behavior,&#8221; and it\u2019s true. This is what I mean. There\u2019s rampant change. People have to adapt to it. There are words I hear other people say on TV all day and I will not say \u2019em. There are words I hear other people on radio say to express that you\u2019re mad. I still won\u2019t. I don\u2019t know why. I just won\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n<p>To me, it\u2019s like letting go of a standard. There\u2019s no reason to say the P-word when I can just as easy say I\u2019m mad or angry or what have you. But it\u2019s commonplace now. And that\u2019s mild compared to some of the other words, but it\u2019s not that the words were &#8220;Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television.&#8221; It\u2019s just a matter of class and dignity, I think. If you can say something without resorting to some vulgarity, why use the vulgarity. (Unless you need to to stand out.) Now here\u2019s the penultimate point:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pundits wonder why millions of Americans aren\u2019t shocked by Trump. The shouting demagogues on cable news who bemoan our polarized politics and our lowered standards, and the producers and entertainers in Hollywood who curse his name, should come to terms with the fact that Trump is the progeny of their own talents,&#8221; their own work, their attempts, &#8220;and efforts.&#8221; They created the stomping ground that gave us Donald Trump. Why in the hell are they surprised by it?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Issues won\u2019t decide the 2020 election. In presidential years&#8230;&#8221; This is the writer, not me, Gary Abernathy, Hillsboro, Ohio. &#8220;Issues won\u2019t decide the 2020 election. In presidential years, millions of ballots are cast by Americans who are ambivalent about politics and hang up on pollsters but who get pushed to the polls by the get-out-the-vote machines. When uninterested citizens feel compelled to vote next year, which candidate will once again be most comfortable and familiar to them based on their daily media intake?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hands down Donald Trump. It ain\u2019t gonna be Sleepy Joe. It ain\u2019t gonna be Kamala Harris. It ain\u2019t gonna be Cory Booker. It ain\u2019t gonna be any of these people wringing their hands, all upset about what\u2019s happened to our civility. Donald Trump is popular for one reason, or many reasons, and there\u2019s nothing that\u2019s changed in that regard. &#8220;After watching a recent Trump rally, a friend who cares little about politics smiled and said, &#8216;You have to hand it to [Trump]. He\u2019s entertaining.\u2019 Chalk up another vote for Trump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s Gary Abernathy. I wish I could remember where this ran. You know, I use the Reader format. It doesn\u2019t print the link, and I know that. I just forgot to add it. It\u2019s my bad. &#8220;Trump Is the Product of a Narcissistic Media Age.&#8221; It\u2019s not an anti-Trump thing. If anything, it\u2019s a sad commentary on the state of media in America and what it has produced, and it is kind of interesting. These guys are all shocked and outraged over Trump\u2019s tweeting and his outrageous statements &#8212; and yet they\u2019re the ones that brought us all this, when you get right down to it.<\/p>\n<p>BREAK TRANSCRIPT<\/p>\n<p>RUSH: Here\u2019s Joe, Charlotte, North Carolina. Glad you waited, sir. Welcome.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-287456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ZZ-APP-Rush-Blur-Flag-009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ZZ-APP-Rush-Blur-Flag-009.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ZZ-APP-Rush-Blur-Flag-009-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>CALLER: Thanks, Rush. Great to talk to you. I\u2019ve been listening to you since I graduated college back in 1989. And the point you made earlier about the media being the reason we have Trump, the one thing I think you\u2019re missing is you\u2019re really the reason we have Trump. And I don\u2019t mean that in a negative way. I mean it in a complimentary way.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that you were the first person to really step up and give conservatives a voice was huge because the longer you were on the air, the more people became bold about our opinions. And being who they are, liberals coming out of that sixties entitled generation, the liberals became just crazy, and they amp up the negativity. It\u2019s why the media does what they do because they couldn\u2019t debate us, they couldn\u2019t have a discussion with us. They had to freak out and do &#8212;<\/p>\n<p>RUSH: That\u2019s exactly &#8212; they have to shut us up out there, Joe. They can\u2019t engage us. They have to call us names or somehow discredit us or what have you. Well, I really do appreciate your saying that. I could go the humble route and say, \u201cNo ho-ho-ho, I had nothing to do with it,\u201d but that\u2019d all be a lie, and you\u2019d know it.<\/p>\n<p>I know Donald Trump. I know how to explain Donald Trump to people. And I think that is important and was in having a lot of people that were curious and maybe a little nervous have a little better understanding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RUSH: These guys are all shocked and outraged over Trump&#039;s tweeting and his outrageous statements &#8212; and yet they&#039;re the ones that brought us all this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":319451,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Media Built the Culture That Trump Rules - The Rush Limbaugh Show<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2019\/08\/23\/the-media-built-the-culture-that-trump-rules\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"The Media Built the Culture That Trump Rules - 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