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Rush's conservative talk show is nationally syndicated and averages over 13.5 million listeners weekly, making Rush the '#1 Radio Talk Show Host'.<ref>
 
Rush's conservative talk show is nationally syndicated and averages over 13.5 million listeners weekly, making Rush the '#1 Radio Talk Show Host'.<ref>
 
[http://www.talkers.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=34 The Top Talk Radio Audiences] Tallkers magazine online</ref>
 
[http://www.talkers.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=34 The Top Talk Radio Audiences] Tallkers magazine online</ref>
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*CALLER: No, it's not. And what's really funny is they never talk to real soldiers. They like to pull these soldiers that come up out of the blue and spout to the media.<ref name=video1>Miller, S. A. "[http://video1.washingtontimes.com/fishwrap/2007/10/rushs_phony_remark_draws_real.html Rush's 'phony' remark draws real ire]." ''The Washington Times'', October 1, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2007.</ref>
 
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Here the caller is using the word ''real'' in the typical media way, distinguishing interviewees picked at random (as in a legitimate survey) from those specially selected to give predetermined views. The context is the liberal media's desire to portray the average US soldier as opposing administration policy or otherwise bad-mouthing the military.
 
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There was not even a hint that the soldiers called "phony" were in any way not doing their jobs competent. The meaning of ''phony'' in this context was obviously "picked to give a predetermined" view.
 
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A parallel can be found in the distinction between [[model]]s and "real people" often made by photographers. Another example is employees to demonstrate a product vs. casual users or customers (real people).
 
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In the street hustle of three-card monte, shills will place bets and give and receive money from the dealer, but it is all a sham. The shills are not "real people" (actual gamblers) but ringers.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 09:56, December 25, 2007

Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh (born January 12, 1951) is a conservative American radio talk show host.

Radio

Limbaugh, who hosts a radio show famed for its blustery denunciations of liberalism and liberals. He is often at odds with liberal activist Al Franken[1]. He habitually refers to feminists who support abortion as feminazis and to his own self as "talent on loan from God".

Limbaugh's style has been credited with "reviving AM radio in the United States, and is considered by many to have been a catalyst for the Republican Party's 1994 Congressional victories"[2]. Rush's conservative talk show is nationally syndicated and averages over 13.5 million listeners weekly, making Rush the '#1 Radio Talk Show Host'.[3]

Update

On October 2, 2007, Senator Harry Reid, D-NV, wrote a letter to Mark P. Mays, President and CEO of Clear Channel Communications, who are Rush Limbaugh's chief patrons. In it Senator Reid essentially demanded that Mr. Mays order Mr. Limbaugh apologize for his remarks.[4]

Mr. Limbaugh obtained that letter, apparently from Mr. Mays' office, and publicly exhibited it to an audience in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 11. The next day he placed the letter for sale at public auction at eBay.com.[5] Mrs. Betty Casey, trustee of the Eugene B. Casey Foundation and a notable philanthropist in her own right, won the auction and paid more than two million US dollars for the item. Mr. Limbaugh donated the entire proceeds to the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation, and included a matching contribution of his own.

Images of the text of the letter, and the signatures of the Senators, appear below:


  • Body of the letter

  • Rest of the body and twelve signatures

  • Eighteen signatures

  • Eleven signatures

Painkiller addiction

On October 6, 2003 Limbaugh told his audience he was addicted to OxyContin and other painkillers citing a failed back surgery as the cause of his pain and subsequent dependence. [6][7] Limbaugh underwent treatment for his addiction, and charges against him for alleged "doctor shopping" to procure prescription medications were dropped on the condition that he continue treatment for his addiction.[8]


Other Media Work

The Limbaugh Letter is a monthly publication that contains conservative articles and humor in Rush's style.

Limbaugh is involved in the conservative satire show "The 1/2 Hour News Hour" show on the Fox News Channel. [9]

Limbaugh briefly held a position as a commentator on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown pre-game show. He resigned from the show on October 2, 2006 after criticism of his statement that Philadelphia Eagles quaterback Donovan McNabb was overrated because the media wanted to see a black NFL player succeed.[10]


References

  1. ↑ Forum thread discussing a NYT Editorial
  2. ↑ Radio Talk Show Host Fears For True Conservatism's Fate, New York Times
  3. ↑ The Top Talk Radio Audiences Tallkers magazine online
  4. ↑ Reid, Harry, et al. "Letter to Mark P. Mays of Clear Channel Communications." Electronic Office of US Senator Harry Reid, October 2, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
  5. ↑ Auction listing of original of Harry Reid letter. eBay.com. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
  6. ↑ The Rush Limbaugh Show, October 6, 2007.
  7. ↑ [http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/10/10/rush.limbaugh/ "Limbaugh admits addiction to pain medication"
  8. ↑ http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/28/national/main1561324.shtml
  9. ↑ Fox News Channel's '1/2 Hour News Hour': Right Funny, in Spots washingtonpost.com
  10. ↑ http://espn.go.com/gen/news/2003/1001/1628537.html

See Also

External Links

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