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<\/p>\nRUSH: Don, Salinas, California, I\u2019m glad you waited, sir. Welcome to the program. You\u2019re next to join me, the bummed-out host today. Hello.<\/p>\n
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CALLER: Hi, Mr. Limbaugh. Let me first thank you for your courage and inspirational voice in this corona mess. I really appreciate it. And I would like to put this observation that I have. You know, the visual representation of how devastating this virus is never appeared. The truckloads of dead bodies never really happened. The overflowing hospitals with people dying on the sidewalks outside never really happened.<\/p>\n
So now the curve is flattening and they\u2019re desperately looking for some way to show us how bad this disease is, so, all of a sudden, it morphs from being a hand-to-mouth disease to the coronavirus is an aerial Ninja and you need to put a mask on when you leave your house to when you come back. And the main reason I can see for this is, it\u2019s the only visual they have of this virus being dangerous. And, if you say, “I want my life back, please give me my job back,” they\u2019ll say, “No, no. Can\u2019t you see? Everybody\u2019s wearing a mask. It\u2019s dangerous out there. It\u2019s dangerous.”<\/p>\n
RUSH: So, let me make sure I understand your theory. Your theory, the mask, everybody wearing masks is about the only sign they can make us use to create the impression that there\u2019s a silent, deadly killer out there.<\/p>\n
CALLER: That\u2019s it, yes.<\/p>\n
RUSH: And so everybody\u2019s gotta wear a mask. And, by the way, I have heard, I\u2019ve seen members of the Drive-By Media, by the way, very supportive of the idea that the mask may become a permanent aspect of American public life.<\/p>\n
CALLER: It\u2019s insane. If you remember at the very beginning it was wash your hands, don\u2019t touch your mouth. Then, all of a sudden, no, no, this thing will fly around corners and jump in your mouth and you\u2019ll die.<\/p>\n
RUSH: Oh, yeah, we have videos of how it spreads across supermarket aisles when you\u2019re buying frozen peas.<\/p>\n
CALLER: Yes. It\u2019s insane. But this is like the flailing of —<\/p>\n
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RUSH: How dare you laugh during this time of national — you\u2019re laughing out there while this is happening. I can\u2019t believe you. I\u2019m tempted to join you. No. I\u2019m just kidding. I\u2019m getting playful here to kind of dispute this notion that I\u2019m bummed out today.<\/p>\n
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RUSH: I like that last caller\u2019s theory, the mask is the symbol of fear, the sign that you\u2019re at risk, the sign nothing is going to get better.<\/p>\n
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RUSH: A note from Mr. Snerdley: “Can you explain to me why TV people doing outdoor shots with nobody nearby are wearing masks? The cameraman\u2019s the only person nearby, and they can be over six feet away.” I think it\u2019s precisely to create the image of fear.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re wearing a mask because either they legitimately are afraid that that virus is lurking out there and it\u2019s racing through the air and targeting them or because, I tell you, how they\u2019ve been ordered to behave by their boss. I mean, if the people that employ you tell you to wear a mask out there, that\u2019s what you\u2019re gonna do. I know CNN\u2019s not wearing a mask. Their people are not wearing masks.<\/p>\n
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Reporters in the pressroom where there is not six feet of separation, they may… (interruption) No, no, I know you mean reporters on the street. I\u2019m talking about even in the pressroom as well, they\u2019re not wearing masks. But it is clear that the mask is a symbol of fear, and when you see various people suggesting that we may now have masks as part of our public lives for the rest of our lives? Uh, why?<\/p>\n
Why?<\/p>\n
What happened to the simple question of, “Why?” We\u2019ve had pandemics before. We\u2019ve had runaway viruses, and we\u2019ve had highly contagious and virulent viruses. We\u2019ve not done this. Look, I think it\u2019s useful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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