restan wrote:It looks like I have stepped on a hornets nest to dare use freedom of speech to  say that it would be nice for exremely wealthy people to give back some of their time and talent to help society prevent a liberal takeover.  I also can't understand the flap over my giving a liberals perception of the nature of conservatives. Obviously this person has never talked to a liberal or been to a liberal chat room. Get the Valium and the smelling salts--apoplexy is among us.
OK----I give up! Rush and other wealthy conservatives are doing everything in their power to stamp out liberals. The Heritage foundation and other conservative groups are working hard, carrying the message, and winning converts to the cause. I'll sleep better tonight.

I do not understand how you can not see that it is quintessentially LIBERAL and unconservative of you to think you have the right to tell Rush, or anyone else, what they ought to do with their time and money.  It has nothing to do with your "free speech" but rather your thought that you have a right to demand something of someone just because they have an abundance of time or talent or money.  Does the phrase "from each according to his ability" ring a bell with you?  Who said it?  

How do you know that Rush isn't funding projects at The Heritage Foundation or National Taxpayer's Union or elsewhere?  How do you know he is not providing money for programs at Liberty University or Biola or Eastern Missouri State?  You cannot know what he, or anyone else, is doing and therefore to demand more of anyone because you think they have more than some arbitrary amount goes against the very essence of everything conservatives believe.  Again, how you can not see that is beyond me.

restan wrote:It looks like I have stepped on a hornets nest to dare use freedom of speech to  say that it would be nice for exremely wealthy people to give back some of their time and talent to help society prevent a liberal takeover.  I also can't understand the flap over my giving a liberals perception of the nature of conservatives. Obviously this person has never talked to a liberal or been to a liberal chat room. Get the Valium and the smelling salts--apoplexy is among us.
OK----I give up! Rush and other wealthy conservatives are doing everything in their power to stamp out liberals. The Heritage foundation and other conservative groups are working hard, carrying the message, and winning converts to the cause. I'll sleep better tonight.

What about Conservative donations to churches? Do you think the ACLU and the DNC are donating to churches?

The selfish image of conservatives comes from lazy people whining about how we dont raise taxes to carry people who dont want to work, and just live on food stamps. Not a resonable arguement.

I could care less what some loser on a chat room thinks, or the image you saw on "The Simpsons" or "The Daily Show". I will now stop promoting your off-topic rants with responses.

Restan, our policy here is to post information on threads that is related to the topic subject.  You have veered off topic so I am requesting you take your different topics that do not pertain to Rush's new contract and post them on their own threads.  It is too difficult to try to discuss something when the subject disappears and extraneous material is thrown up for discussion.  You have freedom of speech here, just stay on topic and when you have non-related items to discuss, put them on your own thread under the topic they apply to.  Things will flow much better, people will be able to follow the conversation better and you won't get any more of these notes.  Thanks.

Thanks for the warning, it is quite obvious that some here did not like what I said and have now twisted it out of sorts. So, let's get back to the topic. Yes, it is great that Rush will receive $75,000. per day and spend it any way he sees fit. Now, maybe we can talk about how the conservatives can beat liberalism.