Rush Limbaugh just landed a huge contract renewal of $400 million dollars to continue his radio talk. Wonder what he does with his money. Has he set up any charitable foundations to help children's health or young people get an education? If anyone knows what he does with his money, let me know.
In the meantime, Rush says he'll keep being the voice of conservatives: "I'm not retiring until every American agrees with me." Well that's clear...and arrogant, and devoid of any respect for others' opinions, and blind of the dynamic and beauty of when diverse opinions are shared and understood, a higher wisdom is possible. So many conservatives protesteth too mucheth...with their statements of surity, and then we find out their undercover life of prescription drugs and prostitutes. We'll see what the next chapter of Rush's life reveals.
Perhaps we need Rush Limbaughs, who voice what some think...who put it out there for us to evaluate, for us to define our values, in contrast, more sharply. And to see if there is any meeting ground. Meeting ground is tough to find when he dismisses other people's reality and truth as simply wrong...and so I am challenged to not do the same to him.
What must it be like to be Rush? His very statement separates himself from others. What would it take to have him become part of the rest of us, related to the rest of us, humble in our awareness that we all strive and stumble, and pick ourselves up with the help of our friends. Humble in knowing that we don't know it all, and also grateful that we don't for to "know it all" would create an isolation from others, a not needing of others except maybe to use them, which for me would be a spiritual death. What must it be like to see yourself as the All Knowing One?
Thursday, July 3, 2008
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