Rush has died

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking is a verb PP. He spoke. And spoke and spoke and spoke. To the great detriment of us all.

He was the most successful radio show host in American history. If he sat on your side of the aisle, you would have adored him. Let’s be honest.

But he would never be allowed to sit on my side of the aisle. Because we don’t celebrate the death of people from AIDS over here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:He made a lot of money, though.

Apparently for a lot of people on this thread, you can be a sh&t human being, but if you make a ton of money doing it, that's worth looking up to.

So far they haven’t offered that up as an excuse, but they have claimed he was a good American (no proof offered for that outlandish claim).

He was praised in this thread for having "DOMINATED the medium of radio for over a THIRD of the time it’s existed," and for going out "on top" as "The King of Talk Radio," and being "the most successful radio show host in American history." Being that successful in talk radio comes with a lot of money, and the need for tax breaks.

He was also lauded in this thread for a donation of $100,000, which was just 0.02% of his net worth. Not 2%, but two hundredths of a percent. When I was making $40,000 annually, that would have been $8. Nobody would laud me for that sacrifice, but they would him -- solely because he made a lot of money for the shock value of the ugly parts out loud. And the tax break on $100,000 provides a lot of personal financial incentive that will never come with a $8 donation.

That's worth looking up to, apparently.

Didn't he benefit from the Fairness Doctrine being repealed in the Reagan years?

He did.

There was also a time, around when Al Franken started Air America, when liberal talk show hosts were not able to get on the air despite their having higher ratings than the right wing douche bags on their channels. Rush succeeded because there was always a thumb on the scale for him. His first job in radio was at a station that had been part owned by his dad. I don’t know if his dad was still the part owner, but he definitely knew the people.

So basically Rush only succeeded because of affirmative action for doughy white boys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speaking is a verb PP. He spoke. And spoke and spoke and spoke. To the great detriment of us all.

He was the most successful radio show host in American history. If he sat on your side of the aisle, you would have adored him. Let’s be honest.

But he would never be allowed to sit on my side of the aisle. Because we don’t celebrate the death of people from AIDS over here.

+1 We also know how birth control pills work and don’t shame women for using them.

[Anonymous]

30,000,000 weekly listeners. One-in-eleven people in this country listened to Limbaugh at least an hour per week.

Thirty. Million. People.

[Anonymous]

Right. And he used that bully pulpit to spew the bile recorded here, in his own words.

He could have done so much better but fell so far short. Not strong enough, not man enough. Not American enough. Sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:30,000,000 weekly listeners. One-in-eleven people in this country listened to Limbaugh at least an hour per week.

Thirty. Million. People.

Strong argument that we’re a shithole country.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:30,000,000 weekly listeners. One-in-eleven people in this country listened to Limbaugh at least an hour per week.

Thirty. Million. People.

Strong argument that we’re a shithole country.

+1. This speaks volumes about the shadow unemployment in the U.S. Most adults with jobs don't have the time to listen to an hour of talk radio in the middle of the day. Sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speaking is a verb PP. He spoke. And spoke and spoke and spoke. To the great detriment of us all.

He was the most successful radio show host in American history. If he sat on your side of the aisle, you would have adored him. Let’s be honest.

But he would never be allowed to sit on my side of the aisle. Because we don’t celebrate the death of people from AIDS over here.

+1 We also know how birth control pills work and don’t shame women for using them.

He didn’t shame her for using the pill. He shamed her for demanding others pay for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speaking is a verb PP. He spoke. And spoke and spoke and spoke. To the great detriment of us all.

He was the most successful radio show host in American history. If he sat on your side of the aisle, you would have adored him. Let’s be honest.

But he would never be allowed to sit on my side of the aisle. Because we don’t celebrate the death of people from AIDS over here.

+1 We also know how birth control pills work and don’t shame women for using them.

He didn’t shame her for using the pill. He shamed her for demanding others pay for it.

That’s CRAP and you know it. Go back and look at what he said about her for weeks on end. When she testified about her friend who had to be on it due to it helping her endometriosis symptoms. You’re a lying sack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:30,000,000 weekly listeners. One-in-eleven people in this country listened to Limbaugh at least an hour per week.

Thirty. Million. People.

Strong argument that we’re a shithole country.

+1. This speaks volumes about the shadow unemployment in the U.S. Most adults with jobs don't have the time to listen to an hour of talk radio in the middle of the day. Sad.

Well I will say a lot are probably old. My grandfather (RIP), the hardcore alcoholic, loved Rush.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speaking is a verb PP. He spoke. And spoke and spoke and spoke. To the great detriment of us all.

He was the most successful radio show host in American history. If he sat on your side of the aisle, you would have adored him. Let’s be honest.

But he would never be allowed to sit on my side of the aisle. Because we don’t celebrate the death of people from AIDS over here.

+1 We also know how birth control pills work and don’t shame women for using them.

He didn’t shame her for using the pill. He shamed her for demanding others pay for it.

That’s CRAP and you know it. Go back and look at what he said about her for weeks on end. When she testified about her friend who had to be on it due to it helping her endometriosis symptoms. You’re a lying sack.

Typical GOP.

Lie, cheat, steal. That’s all they have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:30,000,000 weekly listeners. One-in-eleven people in this country listened to Limbaugh at least an hour per week.

Thirty. Million. People.

Strong argument that we’re a shithole country.

+1. This speaks volumes about the shadow unemployment in the U.S. Most adults with jobs don't have the time to listen to an hour of talk radio in the middle of the day. Sad.

Make that THREE hours, PP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:30,000,000 weekly listeners. One-in-eleven people in this country listened to Limbaugh at least an hour per week.

Thirty. Million. People.

Strong argument that we’re a shithole country.

+1. This speaks volumes about the shadow unemployment in the U.S. Most adults with jobs don't have the time to listen to an hour of talk radio in the middle of the day. Sad.

A lot of them were old and retired

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:30,000,000 weekly listeners. One-in-eleven people in this country listened to Limbaugh at least an hour per week.

Thirty. Million. People.

Strong argument that we’re a shithole country.

+1. This speaks volumes about the shadow unemployment in the U.S. Most adults with jobs don't have the time to listen to an hour of talk radio in the middle of the day. Sad.

That’s a lot of sheep. Baaaaaah.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speaking is a verb PP. He spoke. And spoke and spoke and spoke. To the great detriment of us all.

He was the most successful radio show host in American history. If he sat on your side of the aisle, you would have adored him. Let’s be honest.

But he would never be allowed to sit on my side of the aisle. Because we don’t celebrate the death of people from AIDS over here.

+1 We also know how birth control pills work and don’t shame women for using them.

He didn’t shame her for using the pill. He shamed her for demanding others pay for it.

Rush’s viagra and opioid addiction were paid for by us.