Democratic Underground - Ever hear about Rush's "secret" gay mentor, Norm Woodruff?

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Dr Fate

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Thu Jul-21-05 01:45 PM
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35. Ever hear about Rush's "secret" gay mentor, Norm Woodruff?

Edited on Thu Jul-21-05 01:46 PM by Dr Fate

Rush's "mentor" who "taught him how to dress"- funny, huh? Another gay man taught Rush how to dress!!!

Arkush was not entirely complimentary. He criticizes Rush for not crediting Norm Woodruff for pulling the strings that got him into KFBK, which was where he was working when he met Ed McLaughlin. Norm gave Rush that last chance (he had been fired a number of times and fallen into obscurity while working in baseball). Norm taught Rush how to dress for success and presented him to KFBK at a key moment -- upon the firing of Morton Downey. Arkush says Rush fails to give Woodruff his just credit for his involvement in Rush's success, which if it ever does come will have to come posthomolously. Woodruff died in the mid 1980's of AIDS. He was gay.

More on gay connex to Rush:

http://www.americanpolitics.com/20030103Letters.html

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Reply #35: Ever hear about Rush's "secret" gay mentor, Norm Woodruff? [View All]