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”

 

• Rush Limbaugh: Maybe I’m the reason Breaking Bad is so popular

  
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  “I may be way off base on this…” Rush Limbaugh Show May 24. FYI: Bryan Crankston’s daughter is hotter than you might expect…
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• Rush Limbaugh vs. Mike from Greenville, liberal caller from hell

  
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  Channeling superhuman restraint, El Rushbo managed to resist the perfectly justifiable urge to immediately hang up on Mike From Greenville… “This man, speaking from the bottom of the barrel from which he lives– lied intently to Mr. Snerdley about what he wanted to talk about…” Rush Limbaugh Show May 24.
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• Rush Limbaugh: Mitt Romney’s loss is “traceable” to the IRS targeting Tea Party groups

  
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  “It’s very logical to assume here that the millions of votes that Romney did not get in 2012 are traceable to this action against the Tea Party…” Rush Limbaugh Show May 20. With respect to Maha Rushie: The really, really, really real reason Mitt Romney lost
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• Rush Limbaugh gives up trying to hold Obama accountable: “It’s a lost cause, give it up!”

  
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  Infinite heartache… “It’s a bunch of wasted effort…I don’t think it’s productive to go after Obama…” Rush Limbaugh Show May 20. If there was any justice in this world, Obama would be sharing a Guantanamo Bay cell with Marco Rubio and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. But alas, electing a constitutional ...
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• Rush Limbaugh Does Live in Obama’s Head

  
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  -By Warner Todd Huston On May 14 after news broke that President Obama had once again attacked talk radio host Rush Limbaugh by name, El Rusbo joked that he was “living rent-free in Obama’s head.” It’s hard to fault Limbaugh’s logic on this. After all, the President of the United States of America has used ...
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• Why Rush Is Wrong On Obama Scandals

  
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  Rush Limbaugh is taking a “whistling past the graveyard” approach to Barack Obama’s scandals. He is being very cautious about allowing himself to feel that some damage will be done to Obama when the dust from these scandals clears. Rush even quotes James Carville’s liberal wishful thinking about this lasting ...
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• Why Rush Is Wrong On Obama Scandals

  
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  Rush Limbaugh is taking a “whistling past the graveyard” approach to Barack Obama’s scandals. He is being very cautious about allowing himself to feel that some damage will be done to Obama when the dust from these scandals clears. Rush even quotes James Carville’s liberal wishful thinking about this lasting ...
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• Rush Limbaugh Does Live in Obama’s Head

  
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  On May 14 after news broke that President Obama had once again attacked talk radio host Rush Limbaugh by name, El Rusbo joked that he was “living rent-free in Obama’s head.” It’s hard to fault Limbaugh’s logic on this. After all, the President of the United States of America has used his bully pulpit to [...]
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• Rush Limbaugh Does Live in Obama’s Head

  
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  -By Warner Todd Huston On May 14 after news broke that President Obama had once again attacked talk radio host Rush Limbaugh by name, El Rusbo joked that he was “living rent-free in Obama’s head.” It’s hard to fault Limbaugh’s logic on this. After all, the President of the United States of America has used ...
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• White House Controversies Scrutinized by the Conservative Base

  
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  The Republican base including tea party supporters seem to be digging in to all of the controversies that are facing the President. At the same time, the Presidents Chief-of-Staff, "Dennis McDonough is telling the White House staff to devote no more than 10% of their time to the controversies involving the Internal ...
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• Manufactured Political Outrage, Far Right Style

  
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  Newt Gingrich thinks the GOP is in danger of overreaching like they did 1998.  He ought to know.  No matter what transpires, I’m still quite fond of Newt. So, just deal with it. One reason The Pink Flamingo keeps harping on the GOP and the problems is because, once upon a time, I expected better of them.  I ...
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• Limbaugh opines on IRS questioning content of prolife groups prayers

  
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  National conservative talk show host Rush LImbaugh featured a segment about Congressman Aaron Schocks questions at Fridays IRS hearing. Schock asked if former Acting Commissioner Steven Miller thought it appropriate to ask a prolife group the content of their members...
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• Friday Nite Lite: Cleveland Courage Fund… and Then The Cartoons

  
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  Vintage photograph found on Pinterest…btw Cheergate is over, outcome is the same, baby girl is still a varsity high school cheerleader! Good Evening! TGIF…and it is also the last day of school here in Banjoville.  Next week, after a round of many doctor appointments, things will settle down into a nice ...
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• Sean Hannity interviews Johnny Donovan– Rush Limbaugh’s EIB Network voice guy

  
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  Sean Hannity Show May 17. Wiki: Johnny Donovan is an American radio announcer and producer at New York’s WABC… “And now, from sunny south Florida, it’s Open Line Friday!” “Resistance is futile. Rush on the EIB Network.” “For your convenience, broadcasting almost exclusively 100% in English, ...
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• Rush Limbaugh predicts: Democrats will demand voting rights and family leave for robots

  
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  If, nay, when robots supplant minorities and illegal immigrants as America’s primary labor force, Democrats will need to grant robots voting rights in order to replenish their political base– so sayeth El Rushbo… “I guarantee you the Democrats are going to demand that they have a right to vote…if, in ...
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• Rush Limbaugh: “Andrew Breitbart is always going to be very close to my heart”

  
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  On the Two If By Tea Show, El Rushbo took a break from taking advantage of his loyal audience selling quality products, to remember the great Andrew Breitbart… “He was motivational, inspirational, fearless…” Rush Limbaugh Show May 17. Liberal civility: Mike Malloy calls Hell to check in on Andrew ...
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• About time: Rush Limbaugh praises Mike Lee

  
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  On the Lifelock Commercial Show, El Rushbo took a break from selling identity theft protection, flowers, and tea to give Senator Mike Lee some well-deserved love… “This guy is…right at my own heart…” (I think he meant: “A man after my own heart”.) Rush Limbaugh Show May 17. March: Rush Limbaugh ...
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• The GOP: Unhinged, Yet Still (Kind of) Popular?

  
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  Andrew Sullivan  recently made the following observation: [T]he GOP Obama faces is arguably the most partisan, factional and deranged that it has been since I started observing it in the mid-1980s. Yes, and the GOP is nevertheless on track to gain seats in both the Senate and the House in the 2014 midterm ...
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• Tu Quoque as a Modus Operandi: Rush Limbaugh Doing What He Does Best

  
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  When you catch the other guy doing something wrong, most folks would say that’s an opportunity of sorts, an opportunity to correct them. For some though, it’s license. This is the basis for much of Rush Limbaugh’s schtick. His narratives rarely stray far from the Libs-do-it-too theme. He is particularly fond of ...
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• Advertisers Avoiding Rush Like The Plague

  
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  (This caricature of Rush Limbaugh is by DonkeyHotey .) Im sure Rush Limbaugh thought it would be a short-term problem when advertisers starting leaving his show in droves. Things would die down, and the advertisers would return. But that hasnt happened. According to one executive at Cumulus Media, 48 out of 50 of ...
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