Gilbert Gutknecht: “I want to thank all the gentlemen, and particularly our colleague, the gentleman from Colorado. I remember that story…”

“I want to thank all the gentlemen, and particularly our colleague, the gentleman from Colorado. I remember that story, but I did not live it the way the gentleman did. We followed it on the radio. I would just say that Rush is going to keep going strong for many, many years to come. The power of ideas is stronger than anything. I have no doubt that Rush is going to overcome this adversity, and we will see and hear from him for many years to come. There is an old German expression. My German is not that good. It is something like this. (Expression in German). It translates to 'That which does not kill me only makes me stronger.' He may have lost his sense of hearing, but he has not lost his perspective, he has not lost his voice, and he has not lost his keen interest and attention to the American body politic. I think as long as he has those, he will continue to be that voice of common sense, of reason, of traditional American values. I salute him tonight. I look forward to many years of listening to his program, and most importantly, I look forward to listening to the next show.”