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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• Sykes Tries to Turn Bush Derangement Syndrome Into Talk Show

  
  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Authority: 832
  Wanda Sykes debuted her new comedy show Saturday on Fox. That critics met the show with reviews of varying degrees of mediocrity is hardly surprising, as Sykes simply recycled years of Bush-bashing and Obamamania into her monologue, which set the mood for the show. Sykes is well known in political circles for ...
  4 hours ago

• Listen to Rush Limbaugh Compare the President of the United States to Ft. Hood Murderer

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 154
  “If we’re going to ask why did he do it, knowing full well that he’s in the same mosque in 2001 with the radical preacher going nuts, we’re going to also [laughter] have to believe that the guy was just like Obama, and didn’t hear Rev. Wright’s words when he was in his church.” – Rush Limbaugh , ...
  6 hours ago

• An Increasingly Unstable Limbaugh Blames Obama for Ft. Hood Shootings

  
  Politicususa.com - American Political News with an Independent Progressive Twist — Authority: 479
  On his radio show today Rush Limbaugh blamed the Ft. Hood shooting where 13 soldiers were killed on President Obama. Limbaugh said, “We could almost say this is Obama’s fault, because this guy said that he believed Obama was going to get us out of Iraq and Afghanistan.” read more
  6 hours ago

• Paranoia to the Right, Incompetence to the Left

  
  Taylor Marsh — Authority: 626
  Stuck in this mess with you. Paul Krugman weighs in on the meaning of NY-23 today. It’s the exact point I made last week when I wrote that Sarah Palin was now the GOP establishment, which he takes further to diagnosis as political paranoia coming from the right. America is being take away from them! Man the ...
  11 hours ago

• Paul Krugman - Paranoia Strikes Deep

  
  Integral Options Cafe — Authority: 440
  Krugman makes some good points in todays column, and his stance is supported by this article from AlterNet suggesting young conservatives are ashamed of the current state of the GOP. Paranoia Strikes Deep By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: November 9, 2009 Last Thursday there was a rally ...
  12 hours ago

• Kooky Krugman: Big GOP Wins in 2010 Will Hurt the Party

  
  JammieWearingFool — Authority: 715
  I dont speak moonbat so maybe someone can help decipher this lunatic screed for me. Deranged NY Times hack Paul Krugman today bemoans the fact conservatives are rising up and influencing the GOP. Naturally, he goes on whining about the evil influence of Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck, a lazy mans rehash of ...
  13 hours ago

• Why Lindsey Graham Is Feared by the Left & the Right

  
  The Pink Flamingo — Authority: 141
  Its "funny" how one reporter with a grudge against a person can write a hit piece, scatter in a few actual facts, then use the rest of the piece to destroy someone one. That is exactly what James... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  14 hours ago

• Cantor Respects Limbaugh’s ‘Conservative Voice,’ But Rejects His Use Of Hitler Comparisons

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 158
  by Faiz Shakir ThinkProgress.org On Bloomberg’s Political Capital, host Al Hunt asked House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) whether he agrees with hate radio host Rush Limbaugh’s assertion that “Adolf Hitler, like Barack Obama, also ruled by dictate.” Limbaugh also compared the administration’s health ...
  18 hours ago

• Clippers Owner Settles Discrimination Suit: Wheres the Rush Outrage?

  
  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Authority: 832
  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 ...
  1 day ago

• Sam Donaldson: If GOP Follows Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck Its Doomed

  
  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Authority: 832
  " 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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• The 411 on RHOF

  
  Chickaboomer — Authority: 553
  Veteran radio talker Jim Bohannon reprises his RHOF announcer role:   The Radio Hall of Fame inducted 8 new members Saturday night at the Renaissance Hotel in Chicago, but the big news came in the pre-show warmup, when Museum of Broadcast Communications founder and president Bruce Dumont announced that the state of ...
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• Sacked!

  
  Group News Blog — Authority: 515
  “Awwwww folks, you just hate to see that kind of thing happen...not! I believe...yes, Im almost certain that it was a British poet of some renown from the latter 20th century who famously and through wasp-stung lips howled “You Cant Always Get Whatcha Want” . It was a simple mantra. One that we, the little ...
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• Grading PolitiFact: Rush Limbaugh and the Obama circumcision mandate

  
  Sublime Bloviations — Authority: 127
  This wont take long. The issue: That does seem like a big story. At least on its face. Did Limbaugh seriously make that claim? The fact checkers: Catharine Richert: Writer, researcher No editors credit on this one. Thats new, though it is often hard to detect an editors restraint at PolitiFact even ...
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• Owens win in NY 23: bad for Democrats, good for the country?

  
  xpostfactoid — Authority: 423
  After basking a bit in the tea partiers election-night shock when their insurgent darling Doug Hoffman went down in NY District 23, Frank Rich cautions : The Democrats’ celebration was also premature: Hoffman’s defeat is potentially more harmful to them than to the Republicans....it increases the odds that the ...
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• Conservatives, Were We Just Kidding Ourselves?

  
  Nonsensible Shoes — Authority: 131
  Well, conservatives, were we just kidding ourselves? Was health care a done deal as far back as November 2008?  After all Democrats control Congress, the Senate and the White House.  Convincingly.  And President Obama was quick to point out to Republicans that he won. I hope not, but...For all the Tea Parties and ...
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• Whatcha Gonna Do When Steele Comes for You?

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 763
  RNC Chair Michael Steele (photo: WisPolitics.com via Flickr) Politico has one eye popping quote from RNC Chairman Michael Steele: “[C]andidates who live in moderate to slightly liberal districts have got to walk a little bit carefully here, because you do not want to put yourself in a position where you’re ...
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• Lesson from NY-23: Of Course Conservatives Can Win

  
  Pajamas Media — Authority: 781
  Had the Republicans actually gotten behind Doug Hoffman from the start, theres no question he could have won.
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• Foreign Policy: I Thought Barack Obama Would Be This Way

  
  Prometheus Unbound — Authority: 142
  And it’s one reason I voted for him. Here’s U.S National Security Advisor, General James Jones in an interview with Spiegel this week: SPIEGEL: Is it difficult to advise the president, Barack Obama? Jones: No, simply because he’s a very good student of geopolitics. He understands strategy. He has a ...
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• "Forget about the Dogs and Cats!"

  
  Poems at The Poetry Showcase - Share your poems at the Poetry Showcase — Authority: 163
  "Forget about the dogs and cats! Lets spay And neuter liberals!" they like to cry; And maybe not a few, Im sad to say, If given half a chance would like to try. read more
  2 days ago

• New Cage Interview with Pulse Radio

  
  Shabooty.com — Authority: 565
  New Cage Interview with Pulse Radio Cage who… gets really annoyed when I talk about Howard Stern cause he’s a die-hard O&A fan, did a new interview with Pulse Radio. And, welll, uhh, if you like Cage, you’ll like the interview. He talks about how he’s writing a book? Hopefully if I see Cage in Dec. on ...
  2 days ago

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