Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh is a national conservative talk radio host whose daily program is heard on stations across the country, making him one of the nation's top broadcasters. To many, Rush Limbaugh is a leading voice for the Republican party and conservative politics. He is also considered a pioneer and the model for other so-called "rightie-talkers" like Sean Hannity and Bill O' Reilly. Conversely, others have criticized Rush Limbaugh as promoting a brand of what they call hate-radio.

Considered a hero to his fans — also called "dittoheads" — and a pariah to his adversaries, Rush Limbaugh has attained the sort of "love him or hate him" notoriety that guarantees big ratings, but also has generated controversy over the years.

Limbaugh has weathered scandal, such as when his addiction to prescription drugs became public knowledge. His on-air comments have also provoked outrage, such as when he imitated the symptoms of Michael J. Fox's Parkinson's Disease. More recently, Limbaugh comments about President Obama have stirred a firestorm.

For obvious reasons, Limbaugh's comments are a near-constant topic of discussion in the blogosphere, where he provokes strong opinions both pro and con.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Rush Limbaugh”

• No Tears for Bill O’Reilly Or “Law & Order” Cretins: A Pox on Both Their Houses

  
  Debbie Schlussel — Authority: 667
  By Debbie SchlusselBill O’Reilly is upset that “Law & Order” attacked him on last Thursday’s episode.  Sorry, I don’t sympathize with him.  I only sympathize with Rush Limbaugh, who was also unfairly attacked as causing killings of illegal aliens’ children a/k/a “anchor babies” on the fictional ...
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• Explosive Rush Nups (Rush Limbaugh getting married again?)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  Rush Limbaugh is planning to get married for the fourth time on the Fourth of July, The ENQUIRER has learned. Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
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• Conservative Site Posts ‘Illegal Alien Christmas Song’

  
  Mediaite — Authority: 786
  Move over, “Barack the Magic Negro,” pack it in, “Star Spanglish Banner,” the conservative Human Events website has you both beat. They’ve posted a “parody” of Feliz Navidad that ups the ante on hateful shock-jockery, and omits the usual fig leaves of weasel words and framing devices that pros like ...
  4 hours ago

• This is beautiful

  
  Applesauce — Authority: 144
  .     Don’t miss the last three minutes of this video, the part about how “conservatives have no voice in the media.” . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sftB399jHXU .
  5 hours ago

• George H.W. Bush deeply offended by Wilson outburst

  
  Minor Ripper — Authority: 131
  The difference between the breed of Republican that George H.W. Bush and his era were, and what the current Glenn Beck/Rush Limbaugh/Sean Hannity party has become... Is the difference between a well mannered, tailored gentleman and a wild, frothing at the mouth, rabid baboon. In other words stark. Very, very ...
  7 hours ago

• ‘Law and Order’ Trashes ACORN Videos

  
  Big Hollywood — Authority: 745
  Dick Wolf has fallen from the heights as a writer on “Hill Street Blues,” a supervising producer of “Miami Vice” and the creator/producer of the once-excellent “Law and Order” trilogy.  The flagship of the “Law and Order” series is “Law and Order,” the two other shows being “SVU” (Special ...
  7 hours ago

• Rush Limbaugh Says Blacks Don’t Believe In Obama Anymore (Audio)

  
  EUR This N That | Urban Black News Blog — Authority: 141
  A few days ago on his radio show, Rush Limbaugh implied that the black community doesn’t have any love for Obama anymore.  His claim is that the black community doesn’t think that the President is doing his job…for us.He was ranting about how black people’s minds aren’t right and that we are depressed.  He ...
  9 hours ago

• Racism in America Doesn’t Stop With Beck, Hannity, Limbaugh, O’Reilly & Their Followers – It’s in Our Health Care Debate Too

  
  PoliticalArticles.NET - Blog — Authority: 136
  There is a prevalent misconception that racism is a self-contained problem. The myth goes like this: unless a hooded clansman is burning a cross on an African American family’s lawn, the United... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  9 hours ago

• A Tale Told By More Than One Idiot

  
  BartBlog — Authority: 474
  “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player,That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,And then is heard no more. It is a taleTold by an idiot, full of sound and fury,Signifying nothing.”– William Shakespeare, “Macbeth,” Act 5, Scene 5.
  10 hours ago

• Maver-ick-ick-ick

  
  HYSTERICAL RAISINS — Authority: 422
  From John Heilemann at New York Magazine : Is McCain attacking Obama and toeing the GOP line out of principle? Or for revenge against the man who beat him? The Senate debate over health-care reform had just begun when John McCain took to the well of the upper chamber and offered his party’s first proposed ...
  20 hours ago

• Democrat health care bill is a dead skunk

  
  Coralville Courier — Authority: 439
  "This Democrat health care bill is an unmitigated disaster. We just have to stop it. Theres nothing in it thats worth fine-tuning.  Theres nothing on the margins that could improve it.  This is a dead skunk.  There is no way you can beautify or bring back to life a dead skunk." - Rush Limbaugh
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• How U.S Republic & Constitution Are SUPPOSED To Function! (Updated)

  
  The Betrayal — Authority: 154
  
  21 hours ago

• FCC Official Says He’s Not Carrying Out ‘Secret Plot Funded by George Soros to Get Rid of Rush..

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  FCC Official Says He’s Not Carrying Out ‘Secret Plot Funded by George Soros to Get Rid of Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck’ Monday, December 14, 2009 By Matt Cover, Staff Writer (CNSNews.com) – Mark Lloyd, the chief diversity officer and associate counsel at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), says he is not ...
  22 hours ago

• HR4287: The ‘Increase infestation of green commuters’ Act

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 133
  Another bureaucracy, Office of Livability, to promote bicycles to solve foreign oil issue. H. R. 4287 To establish an Office of Livability in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the `Enhancing Livability for All Americans Act of 2009. Here’s another ...
  22 hours ago

• Racist Rush Returns as Limbaugh Mocks Native Americans

  
  Politicususa.com - American Political News with an Independent Progressive Twist — Authority: 545
  During one of his Obama is delusional rants on his radio show today, Rush Limbaugh let his racism slip out again. This time his target was Indians. Limbaugh said, “I don’t know if he really believes it, but if he does, we in heap big doo doo, a little Indian lingo there.”This comes from the same guy who once ...
  23 hours ago

• Would You Watch This Week with Jake Tapper?

  
  Mediaite — Authority: 786
  George Stephanopoulos ‘ move to Good Morning America has left open the plum assignment of Sunday morning talk-show host. The This Week gig is not just a big break for the eventual host, but a real opportunity for ABC News to break NBC’s ratings stranglehold on Sunday mornings. On a very short list of ...
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• With ‘Climategate’ & Jennings Smears, The Right Goes Guerilla; Palin Suggests She Deserves Credit For Obama’s Nobel Speech!

  
  PoliticalArticles.NET - Blog — Authority: 136
  Limbaugh: It’s “Damn Right” I am “The Leadership Of The Radicalized Right Wing” Running The GOP. “Barack Obama Senior was a communist.” [ READ MORE -- RUSH... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Why ACORN Won

  
  The Indypendent — Authority: 521
  On December 11, 2009, a federal judge ruled that Congress had unconstitutionally cut off all federal funds to ACORN.  The judge issued an injunction stopping federal authorities from continuing to cut off past, present and future federal funds to the community organization. ACORN (Association of Community ...
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• Rush Limbaugh: Putting the GOP & Conservatives in Harms Way…

  
  Blogger News Network — Authority: 624
  An Open Letter to Rush Limbaugh: Rush, since I can never get through and have no time to sit and dial, redial, etc. This will have to suffice.  Slim chance that you’ll ever read it but maybe some caring person will forward it to you.    They do you an extreme disservice if they do not.  Lets [...]
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• Coke says green strategy will win business

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  Having an integrated clean technology strategy will be a big part of winning business in the 21st century, a Coca-Cola executive told Reuters.com on Monday, and its investments in refrigeration will likely have the biggest impact on that strategy long-term. The worlds biggest soft drinks maker has hooked up with ...
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