How do thinking people take Rush Limbaugh seriously?

[profdsny]

Which brings us full circle to "How do thinking people take Rush Limbaugh seriously?"

Bingo.

 

[Average Joe]

We should all agree with Rush.

 

[Charade]

Thank you for confirming with you own words that you utterly missed the point of my post.

There might have been a point if you had a point.

 

[va32h]

I'm glad someone clarified the drug czar/poverty czar thing. I didn't think Rush would have mocked a drug czar. Didn't Reagan have a drug czar?

Anyhoo - Rush Limbaugh is a big fat hypocrite. He never served in Vietnam (he had a "pilonidal cyst" that kept him out of the service), admitted to living off of credit cards and unemployment for a substantial period of time, has multiple divorces, and is an admitted drug addict too. But let any liberal commit any of these acts and it's an unforgivable sin.

Five years ago, my husband was offered a choice of three duty stations: Puerto Rico, D/FW or Cape Girardeau, MO. I researched each area and discovered that Cape Girardeau calls itself "the proud home of Rush Limbaugh."

I quickly concluded that any place proud to claim Rush was no place for me.

 

[bimshire]

Didn't Rush say he was going to vote for Hillary?

And didn't he get something like 86,000 Republican drones to vote for her in Texas primary?

 

[DawnCt1]

I'm glad someone clarified the drug czar/poverty czar thing. I didn't think Rush would have mocked a drug czar. Didn't Reagan have a drug czar?

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Billl Bennett was the drug czar under President Bush 41.

Didn't Rush say he was going to vote for Hillary?

And didn't he get something like 86,000 Republican drones to vote for her in Texas primary?

Yes, Its called Operation Chaos. The goal is to keep the democratic primary alive so Obama and Clinton need to spend money to campaign against each other and inflict political damage on each other as well. It has been effective costing both campaigns an extra $110 million.

 

[Fitswimmer]

This is an entertainment program disguised as serious news/journalism. Some folks can't make the distinction.

Personally, I can't stand Randi Rhodes either. She's the liberal's Rush Limbaugh: hours of mindless conservative bashing. The fact that Rush is very successful and Randi is not speaks volumes.

I agree completely with this-BOTH Randi and Rush are entertainers. That's what they are paid to do. I have maintained for years that if Rush thought he could make as much money bashing Conservatives that's exactly what he would be doing.

He's a smart guy-he saw a market that was unserved, there were a lot of angry conservatives out there that felt their voices and opinions weren't being heard and he became their voice. Who knows, he may not even believe half the stuff he says. The important thing is that his bank account continues to grow, and grow and grow.

My concern has never been with Rush or Randi-it's always been with the people who swallow every word they say as Gospel Truth.

 

[kribit]

I think the OP really wanted to stir the pot today. I guess Rush stands out to me because most of the others are as liberal as they come. Let's face it, when you can name the conservative commentators the other 95% liberal blend in.

 

[Fitswimmer]

I think the OP really wanted to stir the pot today. I guess Rush stands out to me because most of the others are as liberal as they come. Let's face it, when you can name the conservative commentators the other 95% liberal blend in.

Conservatives dominate talk radio, and I think most people would agree. Rush and Sean are the heavy hitters-but you've also got Mark Levin and Michael Savage, I believe Ann Coulter had a show for a while, then there's Laura Ingrahm, Glenn Beck-who started on radio and the local guys like Curtis Sliwa in NYC.

I don't disagree that the conservative viewpoint was underserved-it's why these people are so successful. What saddens me about the extremists on BOTH sides is that they feed into an angry fringe on BOTH sides. Fanning the flames of that angry fringe isn't doing anybody any favors.

 

[DawnCt1]

I agree completely with this-BOTH Randi and Rush are entertainers. That's what they are paid to do. I have maintained for years that if Rush thought he could make as much money bashing Conservatives that's exactly what he would be doing.

He's a smart guy-he saw a market that was unserved, there were a lot of angry conservatives out there that felt their voices and opinions weren't being heard and he became their voice. Who knows, he may not even believe half the stuff he says. The important thing is that his bank account continues to grow, and grow and grow.

My concern has never been with Rush or Randi-it's always been with the people who swallow every word they say as Gospel Truth.

I disagree. One might be able to pull off that type of ingenuity for a short time but not for long. He is a consistent voice of conservatism with few contradictions. I don't think that a liberal could masquerade as a conservative for very long and fool people. I have no doubt that he believes most if not all of what he says. His bank account grows because he has the largest listening audience in the US. Obviously he connects with a lot of people and he rarely sounds angry. Most of the time, he sounds like he is enjoying himself.

 

[kribit]

Conservatives dominate talk radio, and I think most people would agree. Rush and Sean are the heavy hitters-but you've also got Mark Levin and Michael Savage, I believe Ann Coulter had a show for a while, then there's Laura Ingrahm, Glenn Beck-who started on radio and the local guys like Curtis Sliwa in NYC.

I don't disagree that the conservative viewpoint was underserved-it's why these people are so successful. What saddens me about the extremists on BOTH sides is that they feed into an angry fringe on BOTH sides. Fanning the flames of that angry fringe isn't doing anybody any favors.

I don't care for extremists on either side and I've always thought Rush was a little over the top. I also dislike Ann Coulter. I really like Hannity and there are two local conservatives I really enjoy on talk radio in Boston (Jay Severin and Michael Graham). Other than that, I can't think of any more than what you've listed. I guess the liberal media gets a lot more face time on tv than on talk radio. They shove us there because they don't want to look at us.

 

[Fitswimmer]

I disagree. One might be able to pull off that type of ingenuity for a short time but not for long. He is a consistent voice of conservatism with few contradictions. I don't think that a liberal could masquerade as a conservative for very long and fool people. I have no doubt that he believes most if not all of what he says. His bank account grows because he has the largest listening audience in the US. Obviously he connects with a lot of people and he rarely sounds angry. Most of the time, he sounds like he is enjoying himself.

I'm sure you do disagree. I didn't mean that Rush was angry-because you're right-he seems pretty happy-but the people I know in RL that listen to him have always been pretty angry. They were angry at the Clintons-some still are, they're angry at the mainstream media, they're angry at the Democrats, they're angry at the poor, they're angry at the illegals, they're angry at the ACLU, they're angry at non-Christians.....I could go on but I think you get the idea.

I have a sneaking suspicion that the reason he sounds so happy all the time is because he's laughing all the way to the bank. There's really no way that you or I or anyone else can really know if he believes what he says or not.

 

[Charade]

I have maintained for years that if Rush thought he could make as much money bashing Conservatives that's exactly what he would be doing.

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That would make him a liberal then. Then of course you could "maintain" that if he could make as much money bashing liberals, that's exactly what he'd do.

Circular logic...

 

[LuvDuke]

I'm sure you do disagree. I didn't mean that Rush was angry-because you're right-he seems pretty happy-but the people I know in RL that listen to him have always been pretty angry. They were angry at the Clintons-some still are, they're angry at the mainstream media, they're angry at the Democrats, they're angry at the poor, they're angry at the illegals, they're angry at the ACLU, they're angry at non-Christians.....I could go on but I think you get the idea.

I have a sneaking suspicion that the reason he sounds so happy all the time is because he's laughing all the way to the bank. There's really no way that you or I or anyone else can really know if he believes what he says or not.

Or he's back on the "hillbilly heroin".

On a related note, why are people like Limbaugh and his dittoheads still complaining? Their group has run both houses of Congress, the presidency, and up until recently, many of the governorships. What is their complaint? Do they even realize it's their own group who created this mess?

Which brings us full circle to "How do thinking people take Rush Limbaugh seriously? "

 

[Fitswimmer]

That would make him a liberal then. Then of course you could "maintain" that if he could make as much money bashing liberals, that's exactly what he'd do.

Circular logic...

Actually John, it doesn't make him anything other than what he already is: An Entertainer. That's what he is-he's on the radio for 3 hours a day entertaining his audience.

 

[LuvDuke]

Billl Bennett was the drug czar under President Bush 41.


Yes, Its called Operation Chaos. The goal is to keep the democratic primary alive so Obama and Clinton need to spend money to campaign against each other and inflict political damage on each other as well. It has been effective costing both campaigns an extra $110 million.

Just goes to show you what the "ditto-heads" really think of the vote and how much they're willing to crap on the American system. To them, the vote isn't a sacred right bought and paid for with American blood. It's game to be played by a drugged out moron and the ones who support him. What a disgusting show.

I've often wondered what were the loyalties of Limbaugh and his dittoheads. The answer is loud and clear: The loyalities aren't to the US or it's institutions. They have no respect for neither. Just to their own Bizarro World.

 

[Fitswimmer]

Just goes to show you what the "ditto-heads" really think of the vote and how much they're willing to crap on the American system. To them, the vote isn't a sacred right bought and paid for with American blood. It's game to be played by a drugged out moron and the ones who support him. What a disgusting show.

I've often wondered what were the loyalties of Limbaugh and his dittoheads. The answer is loud and clear: The loyalities aren't to the US or it's institutions. They have no respect for neither. Just to their own Bizarro World.

I don't know who is worse in the "Operation Chaos" story-the guy who created the idea or the people that are actually participating in it. For people who claim to love their country so much, artificially manipulating the voting process is really an odd way of showing it. What's next? Ignoring the Constitution...oh, yeah...well...never mind-that's been done already.

 

[DawnCt1]

Just goes to show you what the "ditto-heads" really think of the vote and how much they're willing to crap on the American system. To them, the vote isn't a sacred right bought and paid for with American blood. It's game to be played by a drugged out moron and the ones who support him. What a disgusting show.

I've often wondered what were the loyalties of Limbaugh and his dittoheads. The answer is loud and clear: The loyalities aren't to the US or it's institutions. They have no respect for neither. Just to their own Bizarro World.

Is it "crapping" on the American system when Democrats crossed over and voted for McCain? Americans can vote for whom they want. We do not demand "party loyalty". There is no "party loyalty test"....yet. If you feel that both of your democratic candidates are "worthy", then you shouldn't mind if Republicans want to participate in that choice. If we have to settle for a democratic president, then you shouldn't mind if Republicans have a say in who that candidate will be. Hillary may be the "lesser of two evils".

 

[DawnCt1]

I don't know who is worse in the "Operation Chaos" story-the guy who created the idea or the people that are actually participating in it. For people who claim to love their country so much, artificially manipulating the voting process is really an odd way of showing it. What's next? Ignoring the Constitution...oh, yeah...well...never mind-that's been done already.

It is the love of country that motivate most of us who do not want to see a democratic president.

 

[StrollPatrolMom]

Just goes to show you what the "ditto-heads" really think of the vote and how much they're willing to crap on the American system. To them, the vote isn't a sacred right bought and paid for with American blood. It's game to be played by a drugged out moron and the ones who support him. What a disgusting show.

I've often wondered what were the loyalties of Limbaugh and his dittoheads. The answer is loud and clear: The loyalities aren't to the US or it's institutions. They have no respect for neither. Just to their own Bizarro World.

Democrats did the same thing this election, this kind of stuff goes on on both sides of the aisle.

How do you think McCain won the republican nomination without the support of the Conservative base?

its the fact the vote WAS bought and paid for with American blood that conservatives want to elect a Republican. Ya know someone with actual military experience who isn't promising a withdrawal that flies in the face of what the man in charge on the ground is saying