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'''Rush Limbaugh''' (born January 12, 1951) is a retarded American radio talk show host.   
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'''Rush Limbaugh''' (born January 12, 1951) is a [[conservative]] [[United States of America|American]] radio talk show host.   
  
 
==The Rush Limbaugh Show==
 
==The Rush Limbaugh Show==
Limbaugh hosts a radio show famed for its high bullshit content. He is often so doped up he doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about. Limbaugh's loud obnoxious dumbass style has been credited with "the demise of AM radio in the United States, and is considered by many to be similar to the rantings of Adolf Hitler.<ref>[http://goatse.cz], New York Times</ref>.
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Limbaugh hosts a radio show famed for its blustery denounciations of anything [[liberal]]. He is often at odds with ultraliberal [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] activist [[Al Franken]]<ref>[http://fireside.designcommunity.com/topic-9993.html Forum thread] discussing a NYT Editorial</ref>. 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"<ref>[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10813FA3B5D0C708EDDAB0894DE494D81&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fL%2fLimbaugh%2c%20Rush Radio Talk Show Host Fears For True Conservatism's Fate], New York Times</ref>.
Rush's conservative talk show is nationally syndicated and averages over 13.5 million listeners weekly (all of them are as dumb as he is) making Rush the #1 Loudmouth Retard in America.<ref>
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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>
 
[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>
  
 
==The Limbaugh Letter==
 
==The Limbaugh Letter==
The Limbaugh Letter is a monthly publication that contains conservative propaganda and tasteless humor in Rush's homophobic neo-Nazi style.  
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The Limbaugh Letter is a monthly publication that contains conservative articles and humor in Rush's style.  
  
 
==1/2 Hour News Hour==
 
==1/2 Hour News Hour==
Rush has appeared on the 1/2 Hour News Hour "rip off of the Daily Show" show on the Fox Noise Channel. <ref>
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Rush has appeared on the 1/2 Hour News Hour "comedy" show on the [[Fox News Channel]]. <ref>
 
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/16/AR2007021602098.html Fox News Channel's '1/2 Hour News Hour': Right Funny, in Spots] washingtonpost.com</ref>
 
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/16/AR2007021602098.html Fox News Channel's '1/2 Hour News Hour': Right Funny, in Spots] washingtonpost.com</ref>
  
 
==Controversy==
 
==Controversy==
Limbaugh underwent a scandal several years ago when his housekeeper was caught purchasing prescription narcotics, and it was revealed that Limbaugh was a dumbass drug addict. He has since claimed to have been rehabilitated, which is an obvious lie.
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Limbaugh underwent a scandal several years ago when his housekeeper was caught purchasing oxycontin and other painkillers on his behalf. Limbaugh soon revealed that he was addicted to these drugs after massive back surgery. Both critics and supporters were shocked and disappointed by the revelation, since Limbaugh had often been [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,99731,00.html vocally critical] of drug abusers throughout his career. He sought treatment soon afterward.
  
Another scandal occured when Limbaugh made a joke in which he allegedly referring to Chelsea Clinton as "the White House dog". Chelsea was thirteen at the time. Limbaugh, however denied that he was talking about Chelsea, stating that he was not making a joke, and Chelsea's picture was accidentally put up on the screen (another obvious lie)<ref>MotherJones: [http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/1995/05/ivins.html "Lyin' Bully"]</ref>.
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Another scandal occured when Limbaugh made a joke in which some people mistakenly believed he had refertrf to Chelsea Clinton as "the White House dog". Chelsea was thirteen at the time. Limbaugh, however denied that he was talking about Chelsea, stating that he was not making a joke, and Chelsea's picture was accidentally put up on a screen<ref>MotherJones: [http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/1995/05/ivins.html "Lyin' Bully"]</ref>.
 
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Limbaugh has also been criticized for his comments regarding Michael J. Fox's participation in Claire McCaskill's 2006 senate campaign in Missouri.  In his radio broadcast, Shit-for-Brains criticized a campaign commercial Fox filmed in support of McCaskill's position on stem cell research.  Dumbass Limbaugh accused Fox of being off his medication in order to generate sympathy.  In the commercial, Fox is visibly swaying and moving in sudden, jerky movements which are the symptom of Parkinson's Disease, and the reason the acclaimed actor quit the hit show [[Spin City]].<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/2006-10-24-limbaugh-fox_x.htm], USA Today</ref>
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Another scandal occurred when  Limbaugh was returning from a vacation in the Dominican Republic and customs officials found him illegally carrying Viagra prescribed to another man in his luggage. (the other man later turned out to be a male prostitute that Limbaugh had sex with in the Dominican Republic<ref>Rush Limbaugh is gay![http://goatse.cz]</ref>
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Limbaugh has also been criticized for his comments regarding Michael J. Fox's participation in Claire McCaskill's 2006 senate campaign in Missouri. In his radio broadcast, Limbaugh criticized a campaign commercial Fox filmed in support of McCaskill's position on taxpayer funded embryonic stem cell research that involves the cloning and killing of human embryos for experimentation. Limbaugh accused Fox of being off his medication in order to generate sympathy. In the commercial, Fox is visibly swaying and moving in sudden, jerky movements which are the symptom of Parkinson's Disease, and the reason the acclaimed actor quit the hit show [[Spin City]].<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/2006-10-24-limbaugh-fox_x.htm], USA Today</ref>
  
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Another scandal occurred when  Limbaugh was returning from a vacation in the Dominican Republic and customs officials found him illegally carrying Viagra prescribed to another man in his luggage.<ref>CBS on Limbaugh's Viagra[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/27/national/main1753947.shtml]</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 03:15, March 22, 2007

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

The Rush Limbaugh Show

Limbaugh hosts a radio show famed for its blustery denounciations of anything liberal. He is often at odds with ultraliberal Democrat activist Al Franken[1]. 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

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

1/2 Hour News Hour

Rush has appeared on the 1/2 Hour News Hour "comedy" show on the Fox News Channel. [4]

Controversy

Limbaugh underwent a scandal several years ago when his housekeeper was caught purchasing oxycontin and other painkillers on his behalf. Limbaugh soon revealed that he was addicted to these drugs after massive back surgery. Both critics and supporters were shocked and disappointed by the revelation, since Limbaugh had often been vocally critical of drug abusers throughout his career. He sought treatment soon afterward.

Another scandal occured when Limbaugh made a joke in which some people mistakenly believed he had refertrf to Chelsea Clinton as "the White House dog". Chelsea was thirteen at the time. Limbaugh, however denied that he was talking about Chelsea, stating that he was not making a joke, and Chelsea's picture was accidentally put up on a screen[5].

Limbaugh has also been criticized for his comments regarding Michael J. Fox's participation in Claire McCaskill's 2006 senate campaign in Missouri. In his radio broadcast, Limbaugh criticized a campaign commercial Fox filmed in support of McCaskill's position on taxpayer funded embryonic stem cell research that involves the cloning and killing of human embryos for experimentation. Limbaugh accused Fox of being off his medication in order to generate sympathy. In the commercial, Fox is visibly swaying and moving in sudden, jerky movements which are the symptom of Parkinson's Disease, and the reason the acclaimed actor quit the hit show Spin City.[6]

Another scandal occurred when Limbaugh was returning from a vacation in the Dominican Republic and customs officials found him illegally carrying Viagra prescribed to another man in his luggage.[7]

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. Fox News Channel's '1/2 Hour News Hour': Right Funny, in Spots washingtonpost.com
  5. MotherJones: "Lyin' Bully"
  6. [1], USA Today
  7. CBS on Limbaugh's Viagra[2]

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