Rush Limbaugh

Limbaugh Distorts Sunstein's and Kagan's Views on Control of the Internet

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 19 May 2010 08:24:40 -0400

Full article: Media Matters for America
Referring to remarks Cass Sunstein made in a 2001 interview, Rush Limbaugh stated that Sunstein "wants to control the Internet" and that "Elena Kagan agrees" with Sunstein. In reality, Sunstein has called the policy he described in the 2001 interview a "bad idea," and Limbaugh offered no evidence to support his claim that Kagan agrees with such a policy.

Limbaugh's Living Large While Radio Boss Clear Channel Implodes

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:20:50 -0400

Full article: Huffington Post
Eric Boehlert
Clear Channel rewarded Rush Limbaugh with the biggest contract in radio history, complete with an eye-popping 40 percent raise. The astronomical worth of Limbaugh's eight-year pact, $400 million, is the same amount of money Clear Channel has been trying to scrimp and save as they lay off thousands from the struggling radio company.

Limbaugh's Dirty Little Secret of Radio 'Success'

Stevie Converse — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:27:51 -0400

Full article: Huffington Post
Bill Mann
Did Rush accrue hundreds of local radio affiliates across the country because his political views are mainstream? Well, no. It's because Rush's show was, and presumably still is, given away for free to many local radio stations.

The Man Who Ate the GOP

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:43:39 -0400

Full article: Vanity Fair
Michael Wolff
In an ailing radio industry, with a graying audience and a pro-government landscape, Rush Limbaugh should be shuffling off into irrelevancy. Instead, his ever more outrageous attacks have everyone debating whether he's the GOP's de facto leader, while the party shapes its ideology to fit his needs.

Fairness Doctrine 'Debate' Goes Off the Deep End

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:43:53 -0500

Full article: Huffington Post
Craig Aaron
The Fairness Doctrine is dead. But some Republicans are still trying to prop up the issue and parade it around in a tired political theater production of <em>Weekend at Bernie's</em>.

Limbaugh Says FCC Nominee Emulates Chavez

Stevie Converse — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:45:37 -0500

Full article: Rush Limbaugh Show
Rush Limbaugh
In another one of conservative radio shock jock Rush Limbaugh's rants over the now legally dead Fairness Doctrine, he equates Barack Obama's pick for FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's preference for diversity in media ownership with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' preference for his own government-run media outlets.

Rush Limbaugh Loses a Popularity Contest

Stevie Converse — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:14:23 -0500

Full article: Daily Beast
Max Blumenthal
Congressional Republicans have turned to Rush Limbaugh to lead the battle against Obama. One problem: A poll says he's less popular than Jeremiah Wright.

Women, Minorities, Autistic Children: Conservative Radio's Vitriol Not Reserved for Obama

Stevie Converse — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:20:43 -0500

Full article: Media Matters for America
Conservative radio shock jocks have participated in an echo chamber of smears and falsehoods about candidate and now President-elect Barack Obama. And their vitriol spread to immigrants, female politicians (and women in general), the LGBT community, the poor and homeless, minorities, progressives, unions, college students, and even autistic children.

Late-Period Limbaugh

Stevie Converse — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:09:04 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Zev Chafets
Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh will celebrate the 20th anniversary of his national radio program. At 57, he is an American icon, although his fans and critics don’t agree on precisely what he is iconic for.

Radio Host Rush Limbaugh Talkin' Big Payday

Stevie Converse — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:58:50 -0400

Full article: Reuters
Mike Stern
Rush Limbaugh and Clear Channel's Premiere Radio Networks have agreed to a contract extension that will pay the conservative talk-radio pundit more than $400 million through 2016.