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”

• Jackie Seal, American hero

  
  The Other McCain — Authority: 752
  Grilled by MSNBCs Norah ODonnell at a Palin book signing, where 17-year-old Jackie was wearing a T-shirt that said: "The US government handed out $700 billion in Wall Street bailouts and all I got was this lousy T-shirt." And youve got to love Jackies description of the core principles: "The Constitution was written ...
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  Bildungblog — Authority: 453
  Remember when it was considered rude to tell somebody to "Shut Up!"? Those were the days before the likes of Rush Limbaugh came along. Now its considered polite to tell somebody to "Shut the Fuck Up!"
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• The Dems Do It

  
  The Right Guy — Authority: 126
  Well, the Wicked Witch of New Orleans has done it, along with Blanche "Mama Yokum" Lincoln from Arkansas. Still think I am wrong ? I called it before , and even before that .  All the right wing cheerleading for the last 18 months has been for naught. I am sure I will not get one freaking comment from my ...
  11 hours ago

• Nicolas Cage dances with Somali pirates

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 132
  Cage, a U.N. Goodwill Ambassador on Drugs and Crime, seems more concerned about the pirates than the crime victims. Film star Nicolas Cage has visited a Kenyan prison holding suspected Somali pirates awaiting trial to highlight the problem of piracy in the Indian Ocean. Inmates danced for the movie star and shook ...
  17 hours ago

• Is Obama dissing jews with WH Hanukkah party?

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 132
  He doesnt want to offend his Muslim “friends”. As the White House prepares for its annual Hanukkah party and candle-lighting, many previous attendees are going to find themselves left in the dark as the number of invitations is set to shrink to half of last years. Though several Jewish leaders expressed ...
  18 hours ago

• The Healthcare Reform Travesty … by Alan Caruba

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 503
  The Healthcare Reform Travesty By Alan Caruba **************** Other than the complete destruction of the U.S. economy, one sixth of which is generated by the healthcare profession, I cannot see any reason for the bill that Harry Reid is pushing for a Saturday evening vote in the Senate. It has taken ...
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• The Latest Barack Obama Assassination Meme: Psalm 109:8 (“Let His Days Be Few”)

  
  Prometheus Unbound — Authority: 143
  This is infuriating, but there are Christians—Christians!—distributing a bumper sticker that says, “Pray for Obama—Psalm 109:8″. This sounds innocuous until you actually go and read the verse, and those verses following it: 8 Let his days be few; and let another take his office. 9 Let his children be ...
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• Must see video blasting Hannity, Coulter, Beck and Limbaugh

  
  4Simpsons Blog - Eternity Matters — Authority: 429
  Hat tip: Self Evident Truths
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• It’s not Barack, it’s President Obama

  
  Let's Talk Honestly — Authority: 132
  George Cook of www.letstalkhonestly.com discusses how it upsets him that many talking heads and so called pundits often do not refer to President Obama as President Obama. Watch the 3 minute commentary by using the link below: http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/LTHWEEKLY.html
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• NY Gitmo trails may not start for a year

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 132
  but where are the terrorists going to be kept before and during the trail. Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, said he thought there was little chance that Mr. Mohammed would be acquitted. But he argued that Mr. Holder’s decision was a mistake for a different reason: in the future, he said, ...
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• S2781: The “Don’t call them retarded” Act

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 132
  More political correctness because someone was offended by the term of mentally retarded. S. 2781 To change references in Federal law to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability, and change references to a mentally retarded individual to references to an individual with an intellectual ...
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• HR4111: The ‘Don’t 7-11 captured Islamic Terrorists” Act

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 132
  Don’t mirandize enemy combatants caught on foreign soil. Don’t treat them like they robbed the local 7-11. H. R. 4111 To prohibit the prosecution of unprivileged enemy combatants by the Department of Justice. Source: Thomas LOC Don’t allow enemy combatants caught on foreign soil tried on US Soil in the ...
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• Conservatives, It’s Time to Listen to Our Friends in the Mainstream Media

  
  Big Hollywood — Authority: 805
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• Palin haters are hypocrites

  
  Coralville Courier — Authority: 517
  "Did you Sarah haters admire John Edwards in 2004 and 2008?  Did you think he was something other than who he was?  If so, what makes you think youre qualified to judge Sarah Palin?" - Rush Limbaugh
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• The Progression of the Recession Nationally

  
  The Liberal OC — Authority: 526
  When windbags like Rush Limabugh call this economic climate “Obama’s economy,” a reminder that George W. Bush was able to avoid accepting responsibility for the declining economic forecast during the initial months of his first term because the declining economy was, in the words of the right wing media, ...
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• Sarah Palins Fans Love a Gal Who Supports Putting Homos Back In the Closet

  
  Queerty — Authority: 733
  It wouldnt be fair to brand all Sarah Palin devotees as such, but were willing to place substantial sums of money on the claim that many of them can recite where Rush Limbaugh and Palins values coincide. CONTINUED » Permalink | Post a comment | Add to del.icio.us Tagged: Books , Rush Limbaugh , Sarah ...
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• How the conservative media talks about rape

  
  The Feminist Texican — Authority: 500
  via HuffPo Media Matters has assembled a bunch of clips of everyone’s favorite right-wing nutsos using rape as a metaphor for what the government and/or “the illegals” are doing to our country.  Meanwhile, meaningful discussions of “ rape-rape ” remain non-existent:
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• Good Morning, Obama Wants to Rape You [Rape]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 867
  Maybe it is too early on a Friday for this, but, you know, there is not really a "good time" to post a 2-minute montage of conservative media figures—mostly Rush—repeatedly saying "rape."...
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• Gallup defends itself against Limbaugh slur

  
  Applesauce — Authority: 443
     With no evidence to support his charge, radio blabber Rush Limbaugh says the Gallup polling organization is cooking its numbers to keep President Obama’s approval ratings above 50 percent.  Gallup’s Frank Newport (above) SAYS that’s bunk.  Indeed, three of six recent polls, each conducted by an ...
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• Obama Approval Rating Drops Below 50 Percent in Latest Gallup Poll

  
  Politics Daily — Authority: 815
  Filed under: Barack Obama , Polls , Obama Administration , Poll Watch A day after conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh accused Gallup of oversampling blacks in order to keep President Obamas job approval rating about 50 percent, the pollsters latest tracking data for Nov. 17-19 shows that Obama has fallen ...
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