We all are aware of Rush Limbaugh and his particular right-wing rhetoric that somehow through drug addiction and indictment for doctor shopping his popularity still reaches a minimum of 13.5 million listeners weekly. Just to give you a peek at how scary that number really is, Oprah reaches only twice as many viewers in the US each week. I say only not to discount Oprah as 26 million people is an amazing number for a daytime talk show to reach but Rush Limbaugh reaches half as many? Really? I’m terrified by that statistic. I would think he would reach 10% of her stats, but no where near half.
A big countrified pick-up truck with floodlights across the roll bar came up from behind with it’s bright lights flashing on and off at me, honking their horn as well. I hadn’t heard the horn because of my music but when I saw all the commotion I turned sown the music and heard the sounds. I wasn’t sure what was up and panic had not set in yet. One of the three was standing in the back of the pick-up and motioned for me to roll down my window. Looking back, this is the part that gets me the most about my actions. Matthew Sheppard had been killed only 3 weeks earlier but my God, this was Austin, Texas where I had felt safe my whole adult life since I turned 18. I came out here for Christ’s sake. So…. I rolled down my window and they sped up to my window and tried to spit into it as one they yelled, “We’re going to kill you dyke” and I knew the I was in trouble.
Lectori Salutem! or L.S. (Greetings to the Reader!) I talked at length about the hate in the heart of one man with a massive audience, Pat Robertson, but it has seeped down into my daily life today just as it did a few years ago in Austin, Texas as you will here in an upcoming blog. [...]
