POLL: Rush Limbaugh....must listen or must change station?

[vi edit]

The only time I tune into his time slot is when Walter Williams is filling in for him.

Walt's actually edcuated, considerate, intelligent, and interesting to listen to. Unlike Rush who is such a right wing tool, he can't even begin to make a remotely objective point.

 

[UltraQuiet]

If any of you think you have found the end-all-beat-all talk radio host who is right on the money with everything he/she says, then you are no smarter than any of Limbaugh's loyal listeners. Sorry.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: DaveSohmer
If any of you think you have found the end-all-beat-all talk radio host who is right on the money with everything he/she says, then you are no smarter than any of Limbaugh's loyal listeners. Sorry.

Any person who makes the statements "those damn liberals this", "those idiot liberals that" liberals liberals liberals blah blah blah 15 times in 10 minutes can not possibly begin to take an objective viewpoint on a topic.

I much prefer Sean Hannity or Bill O'Reilly who I feel at least make an honest attempt at looking at the other side. Oh and they do it in a fairly considerate manner as well.

 

[UltraQuiet]

Any person who makes the statements "those damn liberals this", "those idiot liberals that" liberals liberals liberals blah blah blah 15 times in 10 minutes can not possibly begin to take an objective viewpoint on a topic

Couldn't agree more. I have yet to find one who is objective about hardly anything, but none of them are as bad as Limpbaugh.

 

[mellondust]

I really like Rush and his show, I think it is funny and right on most of the time, but recently I have seemed to like the Sean Hannity show a bit more and listen to it more often.

 

[Red Dawn]

but recently I have seemed to like the Sean Hannity show a bit more and listen to it more often.

Man when I first heard that guy I wanted to punch him in the nose. Now that I've been watching his show for the last year or so he's kind of grown on me. I still find myself disagreeing with him but I seem to disagree with his partner Colmes much more.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: DaveSohmer
If any of you think you have found the end-all-beat-all talk radio host who is right on the money with everything he/she says, then you are no smarter than any of Limbaugh's loyal listeners. Sorry.

Any person who makes the statements "those damn liberals this", "those idiot liberals that" liberals liberals liberals blah blah blah 15 times in 10 minutes can not possibly begin to take an objective viewpoint on a topic.

I much prefer Sean Hannity or Bill O'Reilly who I feel at least make an honest attempt at looking at the other side. Oh and they do it in a fairly considerate manner as well.

Most of what Limbaugh says is made up. And if you try to ask where he got those numbers you never hear anything.
Bill O'Reilly is also conserative, not full on right wing, but at least what he says he can back up. I respect that, even if I disagree with it. I watch his show sometimes, but Limbaugh is just a spout for the Far right wing.
Limbaugh says what ever he wants and does not have facts to back up his staments or bends the facts or leaves out one little inportant part, Bill O'Reilly says the truth and either he or his staff does research into what he says before he says it. I.e. hes honest and even if I disagree I can still respect his point as he did fact finding on it.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Rush is not a dimwit, unless you think that everyone who does not share your view is stupid. So my list of "stupid people"

Hitler was stupid -self explanitory

Rush and Clinton- The Great Manipulators. Both stupid

Stalin and Mao- Responsible for perhaps 50 million death through purges, although no one knows for sure. Developed Communism into a form that had (and has) tied up resources worldwide combating it. Both stupid.

Gore stupid

Bush stupid

Edison- cruel manipulator of greater minds. Stupid

The scientists who worked on the Manhattan project who did not care what it would mean because their egotistical natures felt that if it was science, and the world blew itself up, they were absolved, because doing science means you never have to be responsible for your actions.

Me because of the above long run on sentence

Einstein, because he didnt believe in quantum mechanics for the longest time.

Back to Rush. He occasionally brings up topics worth considering, but usually runs off into the blue. He has the occasional point, but is too extreme for my tastes. Nevertheless, he does what he does well, and started with nothing and owes no one anything thing. Genius? Hardly, but no dimwit.

Edit for double negative

 

[eplebnista]

Rush Limbaugh....must listen, or must change station?

He's good for a laugh

 

[Tominator]

Well, seems we caught a couple of idiots right here on AnandTech!

If you do not know what a "Conference Caller" is you HAVE NOT listened to "20 or 30" complete shows and IF you say the only callers he takes are those that agree with him, you are not only an idiot but a liar!

No doubt that reading the liberal reviews of him and his show have NOT increased your knowledge of him.

Most of his topics he reads right out of the nation's newspapers.....are those made up? No, we've discovered another idiot though!

I listen to all sides of any issue and spend as much time on NPR as with "Right Wing Wacko" radio programs.

I've not listened to more that 5 hours of Rush in the last year btw....


You may choose to disagree with him and I do frequently but to call him an idiot or fat or stupid only reflects on your own problem with those that might disagree with your own views. I might add that this treatment of those you disagree with is the typical way Liberals deal with dissent...

I HOPE Clinton gets a radio show! I'll be a regular!

 

[Larvae]

id beat the crap out of anyone who said something against rush to my face

 

[Red Dawn]

I might add that this treatment of those you disagree with is the typical way Liberals deal with dissent...

Is Rush a typical Liberal? Are you? Because both of you deal with dissent to your opinions the same way you are accussing the Liberals of dealing with it. (yeah I make fun of people I disagree with too)

BTW, I never said he was stupid, on the contrary I said he was a very intelligent individual and businessman. It's some of those who swear by him and his opinions who intelligence I question. In fact I believe he even makes fun of them. I don't know if he still does this but when I use to listen to him he would call his fans "You People" and would state that he would lighten their burden by doing all the thinking for them. Of course while saying this he was snickering sarcastically. But when the first dozen or so Dittoheads would call in it seemed more like a reality than a gag. I'm not saying they were ignoramuses because they were ultra Conservative (Tom you are Ultra Conservative and you are no Moron) but at least you have an opinion that was developed by your own intelligent deductions, observations and conclusions and I seriously doubt that you litter your sentences with phrases like "Femi Nazi" and "Whacko Tree Hugger". You have to know a Man of his intelligence must be laughing to himself every time a"Dittohead" offers his opinion on the air and all it amounts too is the fool espousing Limbaugh's rhetoric verbatim right down to the Limbaughisms

 

[HiveMaster]

He is the funniest guy on radio.

 

[Spamela]

Originally posted by: Don_Vito
I think Al Franken put it best: Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot.

limbaugh <----- big lies repeated endlessly.

 

[Red Dawn]

I remember when Dave Letterman called him a Big Bag of Hot Gas. Old Rush looked pretty insulted. BTW, he's lost a lot of wieght. I guess the Health Club Hoochie he married got tired of going to bed with a Big Fat Sweaty Menz and put his ass on a strict diet. He looks different for sure (not quite the lovable image of a fat dude bellowing his lungs out )

 

[josphII]

Originally posted by: Nefrodite
i suppose you can play the "count the fallacies used per hour" game when listening. i've never been bored enough or felt the need to torture myself so.


oh, big secret, he screens his calls gets some dumb@ss to pick on, its sad.

as for his salary compared to frankens? err, britney spears gets paid quite a bit too, what does that mean?


yes, she's more then several times smarter then steven hawking and einstien put together.

what a dumb comparison. al franken and limbaugh have similar audience i believe thus can be compared.

 

[Red Dawn]

. al franken and limbaugh have similar audience i believe thus can be compared.

Similar as in each ones fans detest the other and his fans vehemently?

 

[Brutuskend]

You forgot a choice.

Must puke...

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Bluefront
Let's see...Limbaugh has the biggest audience of any talk-show host. He's an idiot.

Limbaugh makes more revenue for radio stations and networks than any other talk-show host. He's a dim-wit.

Limbaugh makes more money than all you ATOT morons put together. He's a fool.

The only people who listen to him live in midwest trailer courts and own oil wells. Right.

Limbaugh hates the extended Clinton family and Monica. That makes him stupid.

Etc, Etc.

Sorry children (any of you over 12 ?) You're all wet. Do I sense envy here? Get over it. He's #1. You all are way down on the list.

This is some seriously strained logic. As another poster noted above, Britney Spears is the most successful entertainer in the United States at the moment - does that make her a smart, talented person? Popularity just equates to widespread appeal, but to me it has little or nothing to do with talent or intelligence.

I fail to see how anyone dislikes Rush is per se immature, and yes, I am well over 12.

Radio ratings are highly imprecise (there is no nationwide ratings service, a la Nielsen TV ratings), and it is not at all clear that Rush's ratings exceed those of Howard Stern. Rush is more appealing to some advertisers, but Stern's listener demographics are far better, and his ratings are more dominant in each market than Rush's. Part of this, of course, is part and parcel of the fact that Stern is nearly always broadcast on FM, whereas Rush is largely a denizen of AM.

 

[StattlichPassat]

Rush is Right!

 

[josphII]

Originally posted by: Don_Vito

Originally posted by: Bluefront
Let's see...Limbaugh has the biggest audience of any talk-show host. He's an idiot.

Limbaugh makes more revenue for radio stations and networks than any other talk-show host. He's a dim-wit.

Limbaugh makes more money than all you ATOT morons put together. He's a fool.

The only people who listen to him live in midwest trailer courts and own oil wells. Right.

Limbaugh hates the extended Clinton family and Monica. That makes him stupid.

Etc, Etc.

Sorry children (any of you over 12 ?) You're all wet. Do I sense envy here? Get over it. He's #1. You all are way down on the list.

This is some seriously strained logic. As another poster noted above, Britney Spears is the most successful entertainer in the United States at the moment - does that make her a smart, talented person? Popularity just equates to widespread appeal, but to me it has little or nothing to do with talent or intelligence.

I fail to see how anyone dislikes Rush is per se immature, and yes, I am well over 12.

Radio ratings are highly imprecise (there is no nationwide ratings service, a la Nielsen TV ratings), and it is not at all clear that Rush's ratings exceed those of Howard Stern. Rush is more appealing to some advertisers, but Stern's listener demographics are far better, and his ratings are more dominant in each market than Rush's. Part of this, of course, is part and parcel of the fact that Stern is nearly always broadcast on FM, whereas Rush is largely a denizen of AM.

comparing rush with stern and britney spears is beyond dumb. they target comletely different audiences. however, comparing rush's success with that of al franken is completely valid given they are targeting the same demographic.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

comparing rush with stern and britney spears is beyond dumb. they target comletely different audiences. however, comparing rush's success with that of al franken is completely valid given they are targeting the same demographic.

You need to work on your reading comprehension.

I am not "comparing" Rush with Britney, except to the extent that Bluefront plainly made the argument that Rush's popularity and success are per se evidence that he is smart and talented. I continue to take issue with that proposition.

I only mentioned Stern because Bluefront said "Limbaugh has the biggest audience of any talk-show host." It is not at all clear this is accurate.

How do you figure that a comic author and lecturer with a liberal bent is "targeting the same demographic" as a conservative AM radio talk-show host, and how would you propose comparing their success? Until and unless Franken attempts to become a sportscaster (something Rush failed miserably at), or a conservative radio talk-show host (which is hard to imagine), it appears it will be impossible to compare their relative success.

 

[glenn1]

I don't think he's an idiot or a windbag, but i do find his show tedious to the point of boring me to tears.

 

[josphII]

...I seriously doubt that you litter your sentences with phrases like "Femi Nazi" and "Whacko Tree Hugger"...

what do you propose we call these people? to call them by any politically correct name would imply that they deserve recognition and actually have something intelligent to say, when in fact they spew nothing but ignorant b.s.

 

[josphII]

You need to work on your reading comprehension.

I am not "comparing" Rush with Britney, except to the extent that Bluefront plainly made the argument that Rush's popularity and success are per se evidence that he is smart and talented. I continue to take issue with that proposition.

I only mentioned Stern because Bluefront said "Limbaugh has the biggest audience of any talk-show host."

i have no clue who al franken is but judging by some of the responses in this thread it appeared limbaugh and franken has a similar audience.... but i guess not

you obviously dont understand his argument. his point is that there are many many others that try to do the exact same thing that rush does but fail miserably. obviously the fact that rush is able to succeed where many others fail says a lot about his intelligence. to continue to compare rush with stern and britney spears just shows that you are completley missign the point.

i suggest you retake that reading comprehension class