With Phil Donahue dying this week, my first memory was Rush Limbaugh's appearance on his show,

September 25, 1991. No, I didn't remember the date.

But I had gone back over the years and studied how he fearlessly went on to a stage to be peppered with questions that were ridiculous and absurd that sounded childish

and how he patiently taught the audience, look you don't have to agree with my views but they're not rooted in evil or anger.

They're rooted in something your parents probably lacked, which is conviction and character.

But there were some moments that this was Rush Limbaugh in 91

who was not yet the nationally famous Rush Limbaugh.

He had gone syndicated three years earlier and he was growing his

audience and it was his willingness to go anywhere and speak to anyone like

this that enabled it to grow. Well, where do we begin here?

Femin Nazis?

Feminists are Nazis?

No, no, not all feminists,

there are about 13 feminists in the world.

No, you seem to suggest that the...

And if all women, women who work in the same office,

after a while, you all have your periods on the same week.

Or, well, it's true.

Phil, it's true.

And not only that would you have your periods, you become aggressive and he wants to put you in the army and you'll go get saddam.

We'll have to explain this to you as the show unfold.

Go ahead, you got a chance here.

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