If you guys had listened to Rush as much as you claim, then you'd know the reason why he did not conduct a debate show. Rush stated many times that his show was balance to the continuous onslaught of biased media: "I AM equal time."

Yes, his show could be repetitive during slow news cycles, but when things picked up, he provided keen insight to the political process and motivations that you would hear nowhere else. Like any purveyor of opinion, sometimes listeners had to separate the wheat from the chaff. I don't claim he was always correct, however, he expressed viewpoints and revealed facts you would not hear or read in the biased media.

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