Remembering Rush | Talking Points Memo - 0 views
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Rush succeeded, and in part because meanness was just ramping up in conservative circles in the 80’s, and because he knew which people to stomp on.
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The overriding traits that I observed were arrogance and meanness toward “lesser” creatures. He was big into “othering” people
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I’ve always remembered how Rush would mock poor people, and even the towns they lived in, like Rio Linda, a small community west of Sacto. He mocked everyone who wasn’t like him
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