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”

• Hoping Obama’s plans fail

  
  Stars and Stripes — Authority: 716
  I would like to respond to "Limbaugh, propaganda machine" (letter, Oct. 26). Seriously, if the...
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• Hoping Obama’s plans fail

  
  Stars and Stripes — Authority: 716
  I would like to respond to "Limbaugh, propaganda machine" (letter, Oct. 26). Seriously, if the...
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• Reese Schonfeld: "Informed Sources": What Really Happened When Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin Got Into Upstate New York Politics

  
  The Huffington Post — Authority: 968
  As New York residents know, ever since Governor Spitzer got caught in the wrong hotel room, Albany has been in turmoil. The latest tempest involved the 23rd Congressional district where, to the astonishment of the political establishment, the Republican candidate was forced out of the race because of her positions on ...
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• Obama Denigrates Millions Of Americans Who Disagree With Him (Again)

  
  Stop The ACLU — Authority: 705
  Perhaps, instead of keeping a list of people Obama has thrown under the bus or insulted, we should keep one of those he hasn’t Mr. Obama , during his private pep talk to Democrats, recognized Mr. Owens election and then posed a question to the other lawmakers. According to Representative Earl Blumenauer of ...
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• Obama Denigrates Millions Of Americans Who Disagree With Him (Again)

  
  Pirate's Cove — Authority: 551
  Perhaps, instead of keeping a list of people Obama hasn’t throwing under the bus or insulted, we should keep one of those he hasn’t Mr. Obama , during his private pep talk to Democrats, recognized Mr. Owens election and then posed a question to the other lawmakers. According to Representative Earl Blumenauer of ...
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• Ann Coulter & Geraldo Rivera Debate Rush Limbaugh Vs. President Obama

  
  USA | Barack Obama News — Authority: 138
  Ann Coulter & FOX’s Geraldo Rivera Debate Rush Limbaugh vs. President Obama War - 11/01/09… Post from: USA | Barack Obama News
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• Take a fair look at Republicans

  
  OPINION — Authority: 151
  Re: "Blueprint for the Republicans," by Steve Anthony, Wednesday Letters. Anthony states Republicans are the party of "no." He says they offer no alternatives. On health care, Republicans have offered tort reform and competition by allowing the sale of health insurance across state lines, to name just two. ...
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• L.A. Clippers Owner Settles Discrimination Suit; Legacy Media Silent

  
  Ed Driscoll — Authority: 149
  Noel Sheppard notes the double standard at play in the MSM’s lack of coverage : Last month liberal media members armed with false allegations of racism went into a full-court press to prevent Rush Limbaugh from becoming an owner of the St. Louis Rams. On Tuesday, the owner of basketball’s Los Angeles Clippers ...
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• Clippers Owner Settles Discrimination Suit: Wheres the Rush Outrage?

  
  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Authority: 833
  Last month liberal media members armed with false allegations of racism went into a full-court press to prevent Rush Limbaugh from becoming an owner of the St. Louis Rams. On Tuesday, the owner of basketballs Los Angeles Clippers settled a multi-million dollar discrimination lawsuit wherein it was alleged that he had ...
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• Donaldson Joins Couric: Warns GOP of Limbaugh, Beck & Palin (Video)

  
  Gateway Pundit — Authority: 749
  Sam Donaldson on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday warns Republicans not to follow the lead of Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck: Let me tell you that the wake-up call for the Republicans was the New York’s 23rd. Now just as Rush Limbaugh couldn’t prevent the Party from nominating John McCain despite his best efforts, ...
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• GOP Goes All-In

  
  Capital Gains and Games — Authority: 700
  I still cant tell for sure if this is happening because of some grand design or is just a series of events that add up to something bigger, but it looks to me as if the Republicans have bet the farm...and their future...on being the extremist, take-no-prisoners, we-never-compromise-no-matter-what-the-result political ...
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• One year on, Obama has shown that meaningful change can happen | Gary Younge

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 154
  It is still too early for concrete results, though. And those responsible for electing him are hurting the most Following a spate of hate crimes against gays in Dallas and Houston in 2000, the late Molly Ivins asked the Texas Civil Liberties Union board representative from Midland if there had been any gay-bashing ...
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• Stock volatility is back, a sign of an aging bull?

  
  Art Institute — Authority: 153
  make a move before November.
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• SUNDAY ROUNDUP

  
  Blog Briefing Room — Authority: 155
  FROM THE BLOGS:   What did Cao get? - Andy McCarthy, The Corner   Liebermans spin on healthcare - scarecrow, Firedoglake   Crist: Rubios not conservative either! - Erick Erickson, Red State   Dems against healthcare - Jerome Armstrong, MyDD   Republican pride - John, Power Line ...
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• Comment on HEALTHCARE PASSES IN THE HOUSE, AND THE VOTE IS—JUST BARELY—BIPARTISAN by Jason

  
  Comments for Purple State of John — Authority: 133
  May the Limbaugh/Palin/Beck contingent, indeed, “self-destruct once and for all” — what a beautiful day that will be. And I, for one, would love to see Huffington and her approach make tracks with them. Have you read Chris Hedges’s newest book Empire of Illusion , John? Give it a look if not…
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• Sam Donaldson: If GOP Follows Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck Its Doomed

  
  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Authority: 833
  " If the Republican Party follows the course of Palin and Beck and Company its doomed ." So said Sam Donaldson on ABCs "This Week" Sunday. His evidence? Democrat Bill Owens victory Tuesday in the 23rd Congressional district of New York (video embedded below the fold with partial transcript): Let me tell you ...
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• FRich:The Night They Drove the Tea Partiers Down

  
  PoliticalGroove Forums — Authority: 157
  The Night They Drove the Tea Partiers Down FRANK RICH Published: November 7, 2009 FOR all cable news’s efforts to inflate Election 2009 into a cliffhanger as riveting as Balloon Boy, ratings at MSNBC and CNN were flat Tuesday night. But not at Fox News, where the audience nearly doubled ...
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• Conservatives Rising: Why Right-of-Center Candidates are Succeeding in the Age of Obama

  
  American Power — Authority: 690
  From Yuval Levin, What Coattails? Why Right-of-Center Candidates are Succeeding in the Age of Obama ": All year, leading democrats from the president on down have argued that the Republican Party is in the midst of a catastrophic civil war. You know the story. Successive election defeats have narrowed ...
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• Debunking Frank Richs NY23 fantasies

  
  The Other McCain — Authority: 752
  He never set foot on the ground in the upstate New York district during the campaign, but previously interpreted it as Republicans "re-enacting Stalinism," and now the former New York Times theater critic knows exactly what the result means : This race was a damaging setback for the hard right. Hoffman had the ...
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• "I wish his name was smith."

  
  Who is John Galt? — Authority: 133
  Regular readers will know that I hold a special contempt for the deliberate denial of reality at the heart of all political correctness. Last week, after the Ft. Hood massacre, ABC s Martha Raddatz said this: As for the suspect, Nadal Hassan: As one officers wife told me, "I wish his name was Smith." Needless to ...
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