People tend to remember the moment they first heard The Rush Limbaugh Show on the radio. For Zev Chafets, it was in a car in Detroit. The braggadocio, the outrageous satire, the slaughtering of liberal sacred cows performed with the verve of a rock-n-roll DJ-it seemed fresh, funny and completely subversive. 'They're never going to let this guy stay on the air,' he thought.
Almost two decades later Chafets met Rush and they spent hours talking on the record about politics, sport, music, show business, religion, and modern American history. Rush opened his home and his world, introducing Chafets to his family, closest friends, even his psychologist. He opened up about his fears and ambitions.
The result is a uniquely personal look at the man who is not only the most popular voice on the radio, but also one of the most influential leaders of the conservative movement.
Even devoted Dittoheads will find there's a lost they don't know about the self-described 'harmless little fuzzball' who has taken on the giants of the mainstream media and the Democratic Party-from Bill and Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama-with 'half his brain tied behind his back, just to make it fair.'
Liberals will learn too. Nobody will fully understand American politics and media culture until they get who Rush Limbaugh really is, what he does, and how he does it.
