Reply #11: Rush requires a very controlled environment.

[stanwyck]

He can't cope outside his bubble. He needs handlers and scripts and the all important mute button. He doesn't have the fortitude for real confrontation. He likes to bluster like he's some kind of warrior. But he's really the guy with the anal warts who collected unemployment until a female producer noticed the need for a rightwing blowhard at her station. She packaged and marketed Rush. There is no way this guy is going to rub elbows with the crazies who listen to his show. He wants their support. But he doesn't want to be anywhere near them.