Did Rush have a "realtionship" with his gay "mentor",Norm Woodruff?

[Dr Fate]

Read here about Rush's controversial "relationship" with his gay "mentor" Norm Woodruff, who "taught him how to dress." The link also points to his early drug use as well.

My concern is that he publically bashes gays and minorities on his show, yet refuses to mention this Woodruff fellow, who was kind enough to take Rush on shopping trips and give him fashion tips.

Why does Rush disparage gays-is he "cool" with Norm, but not other homosexuals?

What is up with Rush's 4 childless(sexless?) marriges?

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22Jeff+Christie%22&start=30&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&selm=CDoFHp.4Et%40kaiwan.com&rnum=34

“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.”

[bryant69]

1. Let's smear Rush anyway we can

This is a ten year old book, isn't it? Don't you think he's got enough problems without throwing this on the fire?

Certainly I've slammed into Rush enough times on the issues, and I think that's where the battle should be.

Bryant
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[Dr Fate]

2. Instead of disparaging gays, he should come clean...

that is what makes it so mysterious and controversial.

This IS an "issue" in my opinion...

Gay issues are very important in this day and age- Here we have one of the nations leading Gay-Bashers- and it turns out that another gay man helped his career.

Rush needs to stop bashing gays and instead tell his listeners that gay people are cool, like the one who helped his career so much.

It's the hypocrisy that does make this an "issue"...