Rush Limbaugh on crack.

“LIMBAUGH: "The poorest people in America are better off than the mainstream families of Europe." (Radio show, quoted in FRQ, Spring/93)

REALITY: The average cash income of the poorest 20 percent of Americans is $5,226; the average cash income of four major European nations--Germany, France, United Kingdom and Italy--is $19,708.

LIMBAUGH: "If you have any doubts about the status of American health care, just compare it with that in other industrialized nations." (Told You So, p. 153)

REALITY: The United States ranks 19th in life expectancy and 20th in infant mortality among 23 industrialized nations, according to the CIA's 1993 World Fact Book. The U.S. also has the lowest health care satisfaction rate (11 percent) of the 10 largest industrialized nations (Health Affairs, vol. 9, no. 2).

LIMBAUGH: "Do you know we have more acreage of forest land in the United States today than we did at the time the constitution was written." (Radio show, 2/18/94)

REALITY: In what are now the 50 U.S. states, there were 850 million acres of forest land in the late 1700s vs. only 730 million today (The Bum's Rush, p. 136). Limbaugh's claim also ignores the fact that much of today's forests are single-species tree farms, as opposed to natural old-growth forests which support diverse ecosystems.

LIMBAUGH: "Women were doing quite well in this country before feminism came along." (Radio show, quoted in FRQ, Summer/93)

REALITY: Before feminism, women couldn't even vote.

LIMBAUGH: Explaining why the Democrats wanted to "sabotage" President Bush with the 1990 budget deal: "Now, here is my point. In 1990, George Bush was president and was enjoying a 90 percent plus approval rating on the strength of our victories in the Persian Gulf War and Cold War." (Told You So, p. 304)

REALITY: In October 1990, when the budget deal was concluded the Gulf War had not yet been fought.

LIMBAUGH: On the Gulf War: "Everybody in the world was aligned with the United States except who? The United States Congress." (TV show, 4/18/94)

REALITY: Both houses of Congress voted to authorize the U.S. to use force against Iraq.

LIMBAUGH: On the poverty line: "$14,400 for a family of four. That's not so bad." (Radio show, 11/9/93, quoted in FRQ, Winter/94)

REALITY: Just a few months earlier, Limbaugh was talking about how tough it was to make 10 times that: "I know families that make $180,000 a year and they don't consider themselves rich. Why, it costs them $20,000 a year to send their kids to school." (Radio show, 8/3/93, quoted in FRQ, Winter/94)

LIMBAUGH: On Bill Clinton: "Never trust a draft dodger." (Radio show, quoted in FRQ, Summer/93)

REALITY: Although a supporter of the Vietnam War, Limbaugh used a minor physical impairment to avoid the draft (Minneapolis Star Tribune, 9/27/93).”

“Violin, you really need to get a life...”

“HINDU SHAKE: "I have great wisdom."

REALITY: "He has no life."

Rush Libaugh is an entertainer. Who cares what he says?”

“Especially what he said 9 years ago...”

“Bacpac, that was the funniest comeback I have read on the internet in months.”

“The problem is that some people actually believe that crap.”

“REALITY: Judging by the number of liberals he irritates, Rush is pretty successful at what he does.”

“His success is measured in the number of fools that listen to his programs, buy his books and repeat his lies.”

“I'm just glad they didn't pick him to host Monday Night Football. He would have been worse than Dennis Miller.

Long live Madden.”

“Rush is pretty successful then!

How would you compare him to other "conservative" or "republican" radio talk show hosts like Hugh Hewitt, Dennis Prager, Michael Medved, etc?”

“I don't think anyone else goes out of their way to be as condecending and degrading.

Then there are the outright lies. He has no respect for the people who pay his bills.

Bad karma all around.”

“You are a #&%!$ing idiot, hidue. You say "lowest health care satisfaction rate"

Boo, who, people are not satisfide, boo whoo whoo. Why don't you consintrate on the fact that they are healthy, they maybe unahppy, but healthy they are, #&%!$A!”

“my my my.”

“the beatles sucked, they weren't that good at all. their songs aren't complicated. there's no technically difficult guitar riffs. they don't have incredible voices. they didn't have lasers or cool explosions at their concerts. they had bad hair. ........oh wait...they sold 19 trillion records...hmm.....



the largest show in the world. guess all those people(20,000,000) are dumber than you. checked phil donahue's ratings? LMFAO00oO0oOOOO. .01 market share. that means out of 1,000 poeple watching tv, 1 is watching donahue. he'll be lucky to make it to december.


limbaugh is the undisputed king. like it or not. your not gonna convince his fans he's not worthy of being listened to with this kinda dribble. libs have trried to proove him wrong for years & yeah he makes mistakes, but they are few and far between. he is mostly aabout opinions, political observations, & exposing the liberal bullcrap for what it is. and he does it in an intertaining, humoruos way. he IS equal time. i dont always agree with him , but that's not why i listen to him. he validates myy opinions, not forms them. libs have this misguided, wishful idea that his fans are stupid and mindnumbed robots. well, it has been prooven that his audience is actually very well educated & intelligent. that's why you'll never get it. you don't understand cuz you don't listen to him on a regular basis. if you hate him so much , don't listen. that just makes his job easier.”

“Limbaugh's lies have been exposed so many times; it's simply ridiculous. If you think he's telling you the truth... just don't bet the farm on what he says.”

“I see, Ice Tea has already forgotten the spelling lessons he lernt at kamp! :-)”

“I guess we know who the Shake is.

Good cover, Tilt.”

“tilt, go watch donahue & leave us alone....we know you were the 1 in 1,000 that watches him, lmao!

EPOSED!”

“Actually, for Donahue it was a .1 market share, meaning 139,000 viewers, which is still awful.”

“i have to pee now......”

“eposed?

Tea is such a bad influence.

Nope. I haven't seen Donahue's new show. I get most all of my news from C-SPAN. That way, I get the WHOLE news conference or whatever, not just the sound bites. Is Limbaugh still on TV?”

“Rush is pretty successful then!

How would you compare him to other "conservative" or "republican" radio talk show hosts like Hugh Hewitt, Dennis Prager, Michael Medved, etc?"
Phil
07:10:17 PM
09/08/02


I am not familiar with any of those guys but I have listened to Michael Savage (was on the radio in Tn). I don't agree with a lot of what he says but he cracks me up when people call in and he calls them ever name in the book. He is more conservative than Russ will ever be. IMO he takes it to the extreme at times. His battle cry is "language, borders and culture". There are times I can really relate to that statement.

Phil, is "The Savage Nation" in your area of Ca.”

“Ewker - Yes, Michael Savage, (Ph.D.) is on in Los Angeles in the afternoons. He is probably the purest, most consistent conservative around and talks about things no one else will(e.g., Rush supported NAFTA and doesn't believe in any conspiracy theories, which makes him more of a "middle of the road conservative").

Rush is more entertaining (quite the genius at it IMHO) and the master at pissing off liberals (quite the genius at that also). Savage is even less "politically correct" than Rush. The problem with Savage is that it is hard to take his analysis for the whole program without coming up for air.

For pure intellectual discussion I prefer Dennis Prager. For Christian conservativism with a very pragmatic approach I enjoy Hugh Hewitt.

An irreverent talk show personality I enjoy, although his politics are not clear to me, is Bill Handel (sp?).

Regarding Rush and Monday night football: I think he would have been OK, but had too much baggage for the job. I am not a fan of Dennis Miller or his politics, but actually enjoyed him on Monday Night Football...which surprised me.”

“frankly I take carlin more seriously then rush.”

“Judging by the time signature I'd bet that the stratdood's politics are somewhere between six and twelve beers.

It looks like "the consevratives" are stayin' up on the latest propaganda.

To be a more complete conservo-zombie do you guys buy any of the products that are being hustled on those network shows as well as the lies?

Geez, where is all this mis-information leading America?”

“sorry dood, it was sunday and we got blue laws here & i din't have the foresight to buy extra on sat. i jus stay up late sometimes. i'll tell ya when i'm buzzed of ya want. maybe next sunday i'll come over and drink yer beer and we can talk about it.


no tilt, limbaugh was not good on tv, i never thought. he din't seem to comfortable in front of the camera, and i never cared for the format. also, he was hampered by the fact that he couldn't get out of syndication, late nights, cable stations...cuz your liberal heros from network tv wouldnt give him a legit shot at a real time slot. like i said, i never like it that much though.


phil, ever catch ken hamblin? i haven't heard him inna while so i'm not sure he's still on radio, but i always like his "no BS' style. black conservative and fearless. i like neil bortz alot too. i get alot of good info from that show. i drive alot every day for work so i get the chance to listen to talk radio alot. even though i am a musician, i get bored with music on the radio....”

“strat - I haven't heard the other two. It only takes me 20 minutes to get to work and that is basically all I listen.

So, does anyone else listen to Dennis Prager? He talks more about "ideology" than "information".”

“he's not here but i have heard him while traveling. i think he is, or used to be on tv....”

“Bill Handel is AWESOME, he's not on a bandwagon. Just gives his opinion... I think he is more representative of a typical voter.

Larry Elder is pretty good (nobody mentioned him) although he declares himself a libertarian he's sometime a little too much Bush Republican for me.

Hugh Hewitt I think is the best radio conservative. He tells things like they are without all the spin Limbaugh puts on things.”

“I walk to work and talk politics with myself.

People give me funny looks......like I'm some kinda kook!

If a right-wing azzhole blabbermouth mouths-off on the radio and no one tunes him in.......does it still make a sound?

You guys are too media-driven.

Yeah dood, let's have a few beers and I'll bring over my Stratocaster and yoo can teach me a few licks.”

“you got it tom...



how bout all those great liberal radio shows ....like...............well like...........uhhm...OH! ...no............like......”

“Abusive personalities like Limbaugh can be very entertaining --- if you're into that sort of thing.

I think it's pathological.”

“a dittohead talks about the liberal media, but then can't find an example of liberal radio...”

“What? Doesn't anyone listen to
G. Gordon Liddy? Rush would never give you detailed instructions on how to kill someone with a pencil like good old G. Gordon.

Dewd - ya missed the chance to say All the other radio shows are liberal (the whole liberal media control thing).”

“How come I didn't see this thread before?

I think these are all quotes from when FAIR challenged Limbaugh to a "fact-off" sort of thing. Limbaugh also had retorts, I believe...”

“Larry Elder is interesting to listen to. He gets lots of calls from people who disagree with him and he loves it.

Liddy was actually very interesting because of his "background". Haven't heard him in a while.

The only radio liberals I can name are Gloria Allred, Tom Likus(?), and Bill Press. The only one of those three who actually "talks" is Allred. The other two just spew sarcasm...nothing really to listen to and not humorous sarcasm like Rush. The only liberal who has lasted in LA for any length of time is Allred.

Phil Hendry goes off with liberal stuff sometime, but he is such a genius at baiting you...funny guy!

Nobody mentioned Imus in the Morning! He has some funny guests if you want to wait for them to come on.

I don't understand the criticism of Radio talk shows. Certainly there is nothing to crow about on network TV or the major news services. Network news rarely talks about anything in depth and usually puts a spin on everything. ...oh yes, I forgot. We can get unbiased stuff on the internet...just do a Google search.

Drudge Report anyone?”

“i like laura ingraham too...and bill oreilly has one now, i prolly like him the best of all. he pulls no punches.


my point about there being no liberal talkshow hosts is that they can't sustain one cuz they SUCK. DUUUH!”

“The classic quote from O'Reilly came from an appearance on Washington Journal with Brian Lamb. When asked if he could go into any depth on his show, he said, "We deal purely in emotion on The Factor. We don't have time for our audience to think."

This is no copy&paste; I heard him say it.”

“What d'yall think of "paleo-libertarian" conservative columnist Charlie Reese?”

“haven't seen him ped. i'll keep an eye out.”

“.........blow up yer TV.......”

“The bumper sticker on my American made truck....Pi$$off a liberal today....and you should subscribe to the conservative e-journal: www.Federalist.com

I'd like the oppinion of our more liberal associates. Why are the liberals so bent on 1)changing the Constitution, 2)deleting God from everything and 3)backing the one world government stick? Really, I don't understand your thinking, it's beyond everything I hold as sacred....”

“Answer:

They aren't

And to believe that "they are" is pathological.”

“Gee, what happened to the Pledge in schools (don't want to offend those atheists)? What happened to the Second Amendment (gun grabbing damn-o-crats)? and why do we keep paying the full bill of the United Nations when the majority of the world governments keep condemning us for wanting to eliminate the terrorists (third world nations have the same vetoing rights)?

and believing it's not true is pathetic....”

“citori,
If you think your truck is made in the USA, then you have already shot your argument all to hell. What do you drive, a 1955?”

“Did someone grab yer gun?
Zip up yer fly!
Nothing "happened" to the Second Amendment.
This is America and we are permitted to discuss/argue about such issues.

The U.S. has withheld money from the U.N.

The Sledge, oops, I mean Pledge of Allegience is still being forced on kids all over America.
Just because some mook sues or complains about it doesn't mean "its all over".
I don't really care if the school makes my kids say it.
They tell me that many of the kids just kinda mumble along anyway.
So what are they???
Little Traitors???”

“Dunadan....you worry about the source of automobile parts and leave state/world affairs to those of us that take life a little more seriously...a usual a liberal without a valid comment/point taking a cheap shot!!”

“If they say the Pledge without a full marching band accompaniment, and tears don't run down their cheeks even on the 2,354th time they've said it, then the kids are probably commies. "Under God" can't save this type of kid.”

“Amen, Komeraden!!!”

“Why are the liberals so bent on 1)changing the Constitution

Have you noticed some of the fundamental changes to Americans' legal rights by the Bush administration and the USA Patriot Act?:

• Freedom of association: To assist terror investigation, the government may monitor religious and political institutions without suspecting criminal activity.

• Freedom of information: The government has closed once-public immigration hearings, has secretly detained hundreds of people without charges, and has encouraged bureaucrats to resist public-records requests. "Sensitive" information has been removed from government Web sites.

• Freedom of speech: The government may prosecute librarians or keepers of any other records if they tell anyone that the government subpoenaed information related to a terror investigation.

• Right to legal representation: The government may monitor conversations between attorneys and clients in federal prisons and deny lawyers to Americans accused of crimes.

• Freedom from unreasonable searches: The government may search and seize Americans' papers and effects without probable cause to assist terror investigation.

• Right to a speedy and public trial: The government may jail Americans indefinitely without a trial.

• Right to liberty: Americans may be jailed without being charged or being able to confront witnesses against them. "Enemy combatants" have been held incommunicado and refused attorneys. Plans for military tribunals have been initiated.

Damn liberals.”