As I previously diaried
here a group of Yale students have
called Rush Limbaugh on a major bluff.
A group of liberal lawyers, law students and law professors held a conference at Yale about a week ago, and this bothered Rush immensely. So much so he insisted that the "liberal elistists" at Yale have "banned" him. The leaders of the conference responded with a letter to Rush:
We are flattered by your interest in our recent conference and would be honored to have you visit Yale as a guest speaker. As you discussed in your broadcast, over six hundred progressives -- practicing lawyers, policymakers, academics, students and others -- came together to discuss a progressive vision of the Constitution, just as the Reagan Justice Department got together in the mid-1980s to produce a conservative vision of "The Constitution in the year 2000." You mentioned the possibility that you might be banned from such events. To the contrary! We would welcome you to Yale and believe that an event featuring you would be well-attended by our members, other students at the law school, faculty members, and representatives of the university.
In your broadcast, you also refer to our "little pretend new Constitution." Enclosed please find our gift to you: a pocket-sized copy of the U.S. Constitution. Since the Founding, it has belonged to all of us. While it is "little," it is certainly not pretend. We hope that you will come to Yale to speak and take part in this very real dialogue.
Please call Rush TODAY between between noon and 3pm at 1-800-282-2882. Ask him if he is going to accept the invite, and when he says no, ask him why he is afraid of a bunch of "liberal elitists."