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What if Rush moved to valley?
(by Barbara Christian - October 21, 2009)
WINDOW ON MAIN STREET, BY BARBARA CHRISTIAN
What if Rush moved to valley?
The pity parties going on over Rush Limbaugh being denied membership in the good old boys club known as the NFL owners, is mystifying.
Especially after all of the proof-positive tape-recorded bigoted comments he has made over the years.
Do those who support El Rushbo really think he would glide into the big-league football fraternity like Tom DeLay tripping the light fantastic? Are they that ditto-fied? Don't they know what and who they are listening to?
First off, it's not the NFL owners that put their stamp of disapproval on Mr. Malevolence. It was his partners who dropped him like a perfectly thrown pass to former Browns receiver Braylon Edwards.
It got me thinking about what might happen if Rush Limbaugh, instead of deciding to buy an NFL team, decided to move to the Chagrin Valley. Would there be acceptance or outrage? Would the gases coming from this man threaten to dissolve "the bubble"? Who would buddy up with Rush? Who would cross North Franklin Street if they saw him coming? Who would blackball him and who would invite him over for a beer?
It's interesting to think about. And since this is all just conjecture anyway, why not consider the following multiple choice questions. Or think up some of your own.
If Rush moved here, where would he live?
A. The Windsor Hospital property.
B. High Street, Low Street or Division Street.
C. Tanglewood, on the golf course.
If Rush Limbaugh moved next door to you, what would you do?
A. Bake him a batch of your special brownies.
B. Put your house on the market.
C. Call to complain about his armed bodyguards patrolling your side yard.
Where would Rush Limbaugh socialize?
A. Western Reserve Land Conservancy fund-raisers.
B. The bar at the Eagles Club.
C. The Art Newman bar stool at Raintree.
To which organization would he pay membership dues?
A. Patriots for Change.
B. Chagrin Valley Democratic Club.
C. Geauga County or Chagrin Falls Republicans.
Say you were running for a political office, would you:
A. Ask Rush to campaign for you.
B. Ask Rush to write a letter to the editor on your behalf.
C. Ask Rush to stay as far away from you as possible.
For argument's sake, say they were for sale. Which would Rush buy?
A. The WKHR radio station.
B. Fresh Start Diner.
C. The pharmacy at Marc's.
As you may have heard, Rush has signed on to be a judge at this year's Miss America Pageant. What else could he help choose?
A. The eighth-grade summer reading list.
B. Geauga County Tourism Bureau's Cow Plop Drop winner.
C. An essay contest on how diversity is good for the United States.
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