Obama has spoken quite a few times without a teleprompter.   Do you suppose he had a teleprompter when he ran for Senate in 2004?

It's not at all clear Rush could survive in any environment other than entertaining dittoheads.

If the audience were not enraptured with his combination of "white victimhood" yet "bitingly humorous" (Financial Times) , the clock cleaned might well be his.

Also, it might well be interesting to amble down Memory Lane and see what other political predictions Doug has made.

Even without that, I think we already know how seriously to take anything he says.   But coarse language is not called for. We all need a foil. The benevolent god of Mudcat entertainment has sent him to us.

His comic relief--since sense is not expected--is greatly appreciated.

Keep it up, Doug. MInd the music and the step--and have a good birthday.