HELP!!! Need quote please!!!

MrsMcGee · #1 12-30-2003, 10:29 PM

I'm quite certain there are those of you out there who watch Hannity & Colmes. I've been trying like mad all day to find the quote from Alan Colmes when they were in Philadelphia for the NAB conference (October 2003)... they did their show live at a college (I think), and the Rush/McNabb story was really hot. I watched the show live, and distinctly remember Alan Colmes saying some VERY kind things about Rush.... but I'll be darned if I can find the quote!!! Can anyone help?!?! I really need it to antagonize a particular lib who's doing her best to antagonize me. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!!!

Hane · #2 12-30-2003, 11:54 PM

Hi MrsM

Could this be it?

COLMES: Gordon, I get into fights and I don't mind. My harshest critics are my fellow liberals who think that I should be attacking Rush, and I wish him nothing but Godspeed and good health.

And I would think that any broadcaster, we know we owe a debt of gratitude to Rush Limbaugh for what he created in this business for us, for you and I to be able to do every day.

And that we, you know -- I say, you know, we don't need to add the word "compassionate" to the word "liberal." We should offer him compassion at this time.

transcript here

MrsMcGee · #3 12-31-2003, 12:00 AM

That's very close, and certainly on the right track. But the show in question was on either October 1st or October 2nd of this year, when they were in Philadelphia for the NAB Marconi award presentation. (It was right when the Rush "drug" story broke). I've looked at the transcripts for those two shows, and they'd been "edited"... Alan's comments were at the outset of the show, and I guess the editors wanted just the "meat" of the show itself, not the personal comments. Waaaa!!! I wish I could find it!!!

Many thanks for the research though, Hane! [img]smile.gif[/img]