Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh (born January 12, 1951) is a conservative American radio talk show host.
Limbaugh hosts a radio show famed for its blustery denounciations of anything liberal. He is often at odds with liberal activist Al Franken[1]. He habitually refers to feminists 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]
The Limbaugh Letter is a monthly publication that contains conservative articles and humor in Rush's style.
Rush has displayed his ability for biting conservative satire on the 1/2 Hour News Hour "comedy" show on the Fox News Channel. [4]
In 2007, Mark R. Levin of the Landmark Legal Foundation issued a press release giving the text of a letter from the Foundation to the Chairman of the Nobel Institute. The letter "submits the name of Rush Limbaugh as an unsolicited nomination for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize" for his "tireless efforts to promote liberty, equality and opportunity for all mankind, regardless of race, creed, economic stratum or national origin."[5]. Nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize is by invitation only, and the names of the nominees and their nominations are kept secret for fifty years.[6]
References
- ↑ Forum thread discussing a NYT Editorial
- ↑ Radio Talk Show Host Fears For True Conservatism's Fate, New York Times
- ↑ The Top Talk Radio Audiences Tallkers magazine online
- ↑ Fox News Channel's '1/2 Hour News Hour': Right Funny, in Spots washingtonpost.com
- ↑ [http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-01-2007/0004518421&EDATE Landmark Legal Foundation Nominates Rush Limbaugh for 2007 Nobel Peace Prize"
- ↑ Nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Foundation. The position of the Nobel Foundation, with regard to all rumored nominations, is "Well, either it's just a rumour, or someone among the invited nominators has leaked information. Since the nominations are kept secret for 50 years, you'll have to wait until then to find out."