I can't forget the effect of hearing him for the first time back in '89 or '90 had on me, after having been immersed for years in nothing but leftist crap. I'll always be grateful for that.
It was ‘88 for me, in Northern California at the time.
After listening to that first show I became aware of two things. One, I agreed with what this man was saying about politics and about human nature; and two, his message was opposite of everything I had ever read in the New York Times or heard on Meet The Press and every other Sunday news show.
It was clear his opinions were dangerous to the status quo. But, for several years after I began listening, I kept silent in casual conversations about politics, too afraid to voice my agreement with Rush. That is, until I gained the confidence to declare out loud that I was a conservative and proud of it!
Like millions of other Americans I credit Rush with my conversion.
By the way, 1988 was the year I finally went through the process to become a naturalized AMERICAN CITIZEN. So, it was fate that I saw a small, mostly negative article in the local Redding newspaper about the crazy many on the radio, that lead me to look for his show on the AM dial and I have been listening ever since.
