Meet Rush

Friends of mine here in Florida grieved when their beloved dog Max passed on to Canine Heaven to delight all God’s creatures big and small.

Soon after they set out to find another pup to whom they could give the love and attention they gave Max. My friends visited a breeder and picked out the cutest little guy in the litter. They named him Rush, and here he is at three months:

My friends wanted to give him a special name. And so he became “Rush” in honor of who else? The Harmless Lovable Little Furball, The Living Legend, a Way of Life, America’s Truth Detector, the Doctor of Democracy, the Maharaja Rush whose talent was on loan from Goddd…

Here’s Rush at 34 pounds.

He’s getting big. 34 pounds. See the difference?

And today, at 7 months and 58 lbs, Rush was introduced to Trump’s Truth Social set:

My friends say Rush is very loyal.

“Likes to play – sometimes a bit too much. And he is headstrong. He is also super sweet and loving. 🥰”

A noble creature, deserving of his namesake.

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Speaking of Rush, how about we take a few minutes to remember the ONE AND ONLY Rush Limbaugh and the laughter he shared with us through the years with…

Jargon of The Rush Limbaugh Show

Rush Limbaugh uses his own on-air jargon on his radio show, The Rush Limbaugh Show, some of which he invented and some of which he simply popularized. All terms are from Limbaugh’s radio program unless otherwise cited.

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35 Undeniable Truths of Life: Listed in Rush Limbaugh’s two books and the “24/7” section of his website, these are what he believes to be irrefutable facts of everyday life, first issued in 1988. In 1993 he issued a new version of the list, because the original made several references to the Soviet Union which by then had split up into independent nations. Most of the second 35 ‘Undeniable Truths’ are independent of the first 35. For the reverse operation, see Chopadickoffamy.

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Algore: Former Vice President Al Gore. This nickname was originally used in a parody of Count Dracula involving “Count Taxula” (voiced so as to sound like Bill Clinton) and his loyal servant “Algore” (as in Igor). The nickname “Algore” was used extensively on the show during the U.S. Presidential campaign in 2000. Now, “Algore” is used when discussing Global Warming and manmade Climate Change, (AGW).

Ali Limbali: Fictional Middle Eastern analogue of Limbaugh, broadcasting from a “secret location somewhere in Northern Afghanistan.” Rush’s standard “Open Line Friday” was parodied with Ali’s “Find a Phone Friday.” 

Assume Room Temperature: Euphemism for “die”. Used to refer to someone who has died, usually in the case of one of America’s top enemies (such as a terrorist leader) or a dictator. From the book The Way Things Ought to Be. After 9/11, Limbaugh occasionally would use the term “assume cave temperature” for when someone from the Taliban or Al-Qaida died.

B 
Baba Wawa: ABC anchor Barbara Walters. The term originated in a series of late-1970s Saturday Night Live sketches featuring Gilda Radner; Rush Limbaugh was interviewed by Barbara Walters for a story on her ten most-fascinating people of 2008.

Bank of Amigo: Bank of America, referring to the bank’s practice of offering credit cards to persons without social security numbers, criticized because this practice will benefit illegal aliens. 

Banking Queen: Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.). “Our old buddy Paul Shanklin there with the vocal portrayal of Barney Frank and Banking Queen.” “…You can build, You can buy any house your heart desires. Zero down financing, I am the Banking Queen. …”

Barack Hussein Obama (Mmm mmm mmm!): Barack Obama, after a video surfaced of schoolchildren in New Jersey singing about the president; the name is derived from that song’s refrain.

Barack Nifong: Portmanteau of Barack Obama and Mike Nifong, alluding to the former Durham, North Carolina District Attorney’s actions in the Duke lacrosse case.

Battered Liberal Syndrome: Analogous to battered woman syndrome.

Bela Pelosi: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a pun on the name of Hungarian film star Bela Lugosi, best known for his portrayal of Count Dracula.

Ben Affliction: Ben Affleck

Benedict Arnold: Nevada Senator Harry Reid. 

Breck Girl: Former Senator and Vice Presidential nominee John Edwards (D-NC). Though it did not originate with the show, the allusion is to Breck Shampoo, as well as Limbaugh’s belief that Edwards is too obsessed with his appearance.

C 
Caller abortion: In the early days of the show, an unwanted caller was taken off the air to the sound effects of screams, a vacuum cleaner and a toilet flushing. One caller suggested as an alternative to put the unwanted calls “up for adoption.” Finally, Limbaugh explained the true purpose of the “caller abortions”, and suggested that instead of people being outraged by these “pretend” abortions, they should direct that anger instead towards real abortions. From the book See, I Told You So.

Calypso Louie: Louis Farrakhan. This nickname was coined on the show in the context of his involvement in the Million Man March, and refers to Farrakhan’s career as a calypso singer before his religious conversion.

Chang Limbang: Fictional Chinese analogue of Limbaugh, “China’s Truth Elaborator” with “talent on loan from Mao”, coming “live from Beijing” on the “Excellence In Communal Broadcasting Network.” Rush’s standard “Open Line Friday” was parodied with Chang’s “Open Lie Tuesday.”

Chi-Coms, The: The Communist Chinese government.

Chopadickoffamy (as in chop a dick off of me): Vaginoplasty (primary surgery performed on male-to-female transsexuals). For the reverse operation, see addadictomy.

Clinton News Network: Limbaugh’s nickname for CNN during the Clinton Administration, due to its perceived pro-Clinton bias — from Limbaugh’s second book, See, I Told You So.

Club Gitmo: The U.S. prison for terrorists in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and a reference to Club Med / Club Fed. The reference is designed to satirize the portrayal of prisoner treatment at Guantanamo Bay in some media outlets by comparing Guantanamo Bay with a Mediterranean Resort. An announcer in a mock advertisement bills it as “your tropical retreat from the stress of jihad.” Limbaugh has started selling a line of “Club Gitmo” clothing through his website, sporting such slogans as “My Mullah went to Club G’itmo and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt” and “What Happens in G’itmo Stays in G’itmo.” A reference to “Club Gitmo” was made in episode 7 of season 2 of the NBC TV show “Chuck”.

Communist News Network: Another reference to CNN, which Limbaugh believes exhibits a pro-socialism/communism bias in its reporting of news items. From Limbaugh’s second book, See, I Told You So.

Cuber: “Cuba,” as pronounced by deceased Senator Ted Kennedy

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Daficit: Countrified pronunciation of “deficit” by former Senator Jim Sasser (D-TN) during Sasser’s tenure as Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.

“Dadelut dadelut dadelut!!!”: Trumpet fanfare sound Limbaugh makes when announcing what he considers to be very important breaking news or updates. This goes way back to early 1980s broadcast days.

David ‘Rodham’ Gergen: Presidential adviser to Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton and now CNN commentator David Gergen with similar worldviews as Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Dingy Harry: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) which itself is a parody of Dirty Harry, the Clint Eastwood movie.

Disgronifier: The “EIB Disgronifier” allows users to reformat EIB web pages. The name comes from a story Limbaugh tells of being tricked by an auto shop into purchasing a “disgronifier” for his car. Also sometimes called “disgronificator.”

“Dittoheads”>Dittoheads: Faithful listeners to The Rush Limbaugh Show. As Limbaugh often explains in his books and radio show, these are not necessarily those who agree with his views. Rather, he believes they are people who love the show and what he’s doing, and hope he never stops doing it. The term came into use because callers would frequently begin by stating their line-item agreement with the points made by previous callers. One caller simply said “ditto to what those guys said.” Thereafter, callers were encouraged to simply say, “Dittos,” and then get right to their point. Thus, long-time listeners would begin their calls with “Dittos, Rush,” leading to the term “dittoheads.” The term is also used pejoratively by critics of Limbaugh, to mock listeners of his show. Thrash Metal band Slayer also named a song Dittohead, with lyrics based on the aforementioned criticisms of the term.

Drive-by media: The mainstream media. Used in reference to the belief that the media sometimes causes the news rather than reporting it, e.g. reporting that a Quran was found in a toilet (which led to riots in the Middle East), or by creating a rigged poll to report that a conservative politician is polling poorly, then running stories about why “people” (cherry-picked liberals) think the politician polls poorly (thus inviting them to rattle off a list of the politician’s perceived faults and shortcomings). He also feels that media favors the agenda of liberal democrats. Rush likens the term to a drive-by shooting, where a gang will drive by, shoot, and drive off for him to “clean up the mess” with correct information. His contention is they do news without correct backup research and analysis. Cf: “State-run Media”.

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— EIB Climatologist: Roy Spencer. Dr. Spencer is a climatologist at the University of Alabama at Huntsville (UAHuntsville).
— EIB Southern Command: Limbaugh’s second studio/broadcast complex in an undisclosed location in West Palm Beach, Florida, from which The Rush Limbaugh Show has broadcast since 1997. An allusion to the U.S. Southern Command, SOUTHCOM, which is headquartered in Miami. His Northern Command and first broadcast studio remains in Manhattan but he never visits NYC because of tax reasons.
— Environmentalist wacko: A militant environmentalist activist, or group thereof (such as Greenpeace and ELF). As further explained in his books (the chapter “Decent Friends of the Earth” in particular), these more militant groups are not to be confused with groups such as the Audubon Society which Limbaugh gives as an example of more mainstream environmentalism.
— Epidemic Awards: The Academy Awards.
— mEyeball News: The newscasts of WSYR-TV in Syracuse, New York. Possibly a reference to Eyewitness News, even though WSYR has never used that brand and instead brands as NewsChannel. Coined when WSYR hosted a debate for the New York’s 23rd congressional district special election, 2009.

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— Feminazi: A militant gender feminist; the term is a portmanteau of “feminist” and “Nazi”. According to Limbaugh’s books, this term does not refer to feminists in general; rather, “feminazis” are those whose goal is to allow as many abortions as possible to occur, saying at one point that there were fewer than 25 “true feminazis” in the U.S. He believes these “Feminazis” are so devoted to feminist ideology (and the pro-choice cause in particular) that they are as repressive and hostile to personal freedom as members of the Nazi party were in Germany. 
— Frenchurian Candidate, The: 2004 Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (D-MA). The nickname, coined by a caller on August 2, 2004, parodies the title of the 1962 film The Manchurian Candidate. See also “Jean François Kerry”. 
— The Forehead: Paul Begala, a CNN contributor and Democratic strategist.
— Fort Worthless Jim: Former Speaker of the House Jim Wright, who was born in Fort Worth, Texas.
— The Four Corners of Deceit: (Government, Universities, Science, and State-Media) to hoax Global Warming. The term was inspired by Climate gate since all four corners are involved: media did not report the news for a week, except for Fox News. Introducing his view, Rush Limbaugh explained he means Big Government, Liberal professors, junk science, and, as he says, “Drive-by Media”.
— Fruit of Kaboom Bomber: Umar Mutallab, a Muslim Nigerian citizen who attempted to detonate explosives hidden in his underwear while aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day, 2009; a parody of Fruit of the Loom brand clothing.

G 
— Garbage Network, The: MSNBC seldom used. See also “pmsNBC”.
— George Lakoff (Rhymes With): Professor George Lakoff, a Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, and political commentator.
— Gergen, David Rodham: See “David Rodham Gergen”.
— G’itmo: Guantanamo Bay detention camp. See also “Club Gitmo”.
— Gorbasm: During the early to mid 1990s, this was a term used to refer to the overwhelming excitement for Mikhail Gorbachev by those who believe he alone brought freedom to the former Soviet Union. Limbaugh always used the Darth Vader theme, The Imperial March, as a play on Ronald Reagan once referring to the USSR as the “Evil Empire”. From the book See I Told You So.
– Gorebasm (or Goregasm): Suggested by a caller during the second hour of the July 12, 2007 show, to recycle Gorbasm, originally referring to the excitement Liberals felt seeing or hearing Mikhail Gorbachev, now referring to the excitement one has over seeing or hearing Al Gore as part of a global warming presentation. Additionally, a July 10, 2007 caller complained that a date was ruined by a Goregasm she was having.
— Golly Candidate, The: John Edwards. This term was coined when Edwards worked for a hedge fund that supplied sub-prime loans. Edwards claims to not know that they hurt the poor, and took the job to learn about the poor.
— Greatest Football Team in the History of Civilization, The: The 1975-1980 lineup of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rush Limbaugh became a lifelong fan of the Steelers while he lived and worked in Pittsburgh. Seventeen years before syndication, in 1971, Rush worked for a short time at KQV in Pittsburgh.
— Grim Reaper, The: Geraldo Rivera. This nickname was given to Rivera because of his reports on celebrity deaths.

H 
— H-bomb: The middle name of Barack Hussein Obama. As in, “The H-bomb has been dropped twice here in the last week by speakers who referred to Obama by his real name.” Candidate John McCain told his campaign team to not use his opponent’s full and proper name. That, after radio talk show host Bill Cunningham did so and was roundly criticized.

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