How many of you who dislike Rush Limbaugh have formed your opinion by actually listening to his program?

Question

Or have you developed your opinion by listening to the "Drive-by Media"? BTW, we Rush listeners are *not* "mind-numbed robots" as some have accused - he simply articulates what we already believe & has a nationwide forum to do so! He's often taken out of context or otherwise misquoted by *most* TV broadcast & cable & satellite networks. Radio Free America failed miserably so the only left-wing mouthpieces for the prominent so-called "Progressives" *(AKA known as Libs or Dems), whose philosophy is closer to Socialism or Communism, are the "mainstream", AKA, the "Drive-by" media! Rush gives libs & others a chance to express their opinions & doesn't doctor the actual sound bites he airs, except he has to repeat questions himself since legally he cannot air the voices of newscasters or other talk show hosts!

I'm reposting my quest. because it went up for vote, without my go ahead! I picked Rodrigo as best answerer before & invite him to repost along with others who wish to answer.

Stephen C. FYI, Rush did *not* flunk out of college, he quit! So that shows how ignorant *you* are! ESPN fired for his *supposed* racist remarks, which were not! The so-called racist attack Rush made against Barack Obama's ethnicity was a direct quote from that "bastion of Conservatism", the LA Times!

FYI, "The Right is Wrong": I was a "lefty" before I became older and more mature! I only call those prominent Dems who call themselves "Progressives", but talk and act like commies, traitors, unpatriotic, etc. by those prejorative terms, "For by their fruits You shall know them." The rest of you current crop of lefties" just seem to rely on left wing pundits to provide you their information on the right's agenda. Again, Rush doesn't make up my mind for me - as I've already said (please re-read), he articulates my opinion, most of the time, plus he has a national audience!

For the second time Y!A has put my question out for community vote *without* my wanting them to *and* they won't answer my inquiry about why they did so! Whoever is voted as "Best Answer" by the community is immaterial and irrelevant to me! I choose "April", "rosi l", "greatrightwingconspiritor" and "maitzydoats" as giving me "Best Answer" and would give each of you 10 points, if it were in my power to do so! I *still* think most of the rest of you believe what *others* have said about Rush instead of actually listening to him! If so, that's your choice and privilege, since, *for* *now*, we're *still* a free country!

Answer 1

I am a moderate that probably leans more left then right. I listen to Rush (and Sean Hannidy) every day. I do have some problems with him. What I don't like about Rush is not what he says but how he says it.

The problem with him is that he, like left-wing talk show hosts, often only try to get their point across by belittling the other side. All liberals are not villians out to destroy America. Just like all Conservatives aren't money-hungry nazis.

It drives me crazy when he calls women that call for equal rights 'Femanazis'.

Rush Limbaugh and his ilk on both sides of the political spectrum are the same hate mongering jerks. Next time you listen to Michael Moore pay close attention to how much helsounds like Rush and Sean. If you disagree with them you hate America!

Answer 2

This blog editorial is pathetic. First of all it starts with the far-right propoganda that anybody reading the LA times is a liberal - which is a lie. Second is says anybody reading it hasn't listened to Rush - another lie. I used to read the Times all the time, and then listen to Rush in my car every morning on the way to work - switching off between it and Air America - TO GET VARIED OPINIONS!!! Everybody doesn't have be a partisan goon like you!

Answer 3

I have listened to Rush on AM 640. He is consistently wrong about everything. The only people that he allows on the air are people that agree with him. Those people represent a very VERY small percentage of this country.

He mis-leads people by making blanket statements without any sources of facts. He just says whatever he needs to say in that particular conversation to get his way. His opinion are based strictly on emotion and not facts or rational thinking.

This is one of the biggest differences between the left and the right. The left has usually listened to and investigated opponents on the right to hear their side. While the right, generally speaking of course, has never once sat down and listened to what the left is talking about. Anyone who calls a lefty a "commie", "traitor", "unpatriotic",etc has never actually looked into the lefts agenda. They just rely on right wing pundits to provide them their information on the lefts agenda. Why do you think the right is always accused of being ignorant? We don't call you ignorant just because it's insulting, we call you ignorant because they're isn't a word more accurate to describe the right wing beliefs.

Answer 4

I listen to both Rush and several other progressive talk shows. Rush does have his moments and makes some good points on some issues. Overall I find him much more narrow minded, selective in his information, and blindly supportive to Bush and many of his clearly failed policies. I attribute this attitude of Rush to the fact that his show is owned and distributed by Clear Channel, a strongly Repub owned communications conglomerate. Rush has to tow the Repub line. I also enjoy listening to the Ed Schultz program, a progressive but with a decidedly more fair minded stance on issues. In contrast the Ed Schultz show is owned by Ed Schultz even though he is broadcast by Air America and several other local FM and AM channels. Ed is under no pressure from a Dem owned communications giant to promote any particular ideology.

Answer 5

I have listened to Rush for years, and no, I do not base my beliefs on what he says. I listen to his show daily, along with others. I try to find time to read a number of Newspapers each day (both liberal and conservative) and try and catch some of the more Liberal shows on CNN and MSNBC.

It's interesting that the Liberal posts to this question, are for the most part quite insulting toward both Rush and those of us that enjoy his show. He must be doing something right, Liberals are frightened of him or they wouldn't be trying so hard to silence him! I'm not sure how anyone can call themself enlightened if they don't look at both sides of issues and policies. I am a Republican/Conservative.

Answer 6

Since my job requires a lot of travel time in my own car, I am able to listen to about 50% of his show about 3 times a week.

I view his program as a radio sitcom. It has the usual cast of familiar characters, time worn plot lines, and stars a media hyped bungling, but loveable, hero.

Rush has become such a caricature of himself, that he rivals Steve Urkle at his prime.

Answer 7

I have actually listened to his program a couple of times back in the 90s. I knew that he was an idiot then, and my opinion hasn't changed.

He flunked out of college. So that shows how stupid he is.

I think he is also a racist. ESPN fired him for his racist remarks. I also did not like the racist attack he made against Barack Obama's ethnicity.

I think anyone who listens to his show on a regular basis is a deeply disturbed person.

Answer 8

I formed my opinion by watching his TV show.

As a source of information, I found him worth than useless, as his factual claims were generally untrue (which has, of course, later been documented by media watchdog groups).

As a source of entertainment, I found him worse than worthless, as the wittiest attempt at humor that he ever came up with was to call a thirteen-year-old girl a dog.

Answer 9

Robert,

I have listened to Rush many times for many years. And I remember listening to him when he was broadcasting out of a very small AM radio station in Sacramento before he went nationwide.

I don't listen to him anymore because as a scientist I require all sides of an argument to be presented before passing judgement. Rush doesn't bother to present any side except for the one he agrees with. And I don't like the fact that he turns down the microphone, goes to commerical, or otherwise talks over anybody who disagrees with him.

So yes, my opinion was formed by listening to him.

Answer 10

Conservative talk-show mouth organs and administration apologists tell us that the events at Abu Ghraib are isolated incidents, that these are actions of a few "bad apples" working under very stressful conditions. They tell us that Abu Ghraib is akin to the goings on at any college fraternity. I hope not. But, I know better. Some Republicans have gone so far as to say that they are more appalled at the lack of outcry against the reporting of the events than they are appalled by the actual abuse events. These attempts at deflecting the outrage insult everyone but the overtly partisan. The logic is parallel to claiming that a lack of an outcry against reporting a rape is more important than dealing with rape itself. If only those photographs had not come out, the abuse would not have happened the thinking goes. Enter, Donald Rumsfeld and his camera ban.

The perpetrators of the abuse at Abu Ghraib, the young abusers in the local park, the football player rapists, the police that pulled over Rodney King beating him to a bloody pulp, the police that killed unarmed Amadon Diallo with a 41-shot fusillade, the police that tortured Abner Louima in a police precinct bathroom inserting a broomstick into his rectum, the police riot at the peaceful anti-FTAA demonstration in Miami where authorities "excitedly pulled tasers and other weapons out of their camouflage cargo pants" after agent provocateurs did the bidding of the state (Alternet, Tom Hayden, Nov. 20, 2003), were as Rush Limbaugh likes to call it, just blowing off a little steam. Limbaugh and others blame the outrage against this "steam letting" on the feminization of America. We are according to these chicken hawks who avoided military service, *******.