I don’t wish lung cancer on anyone, it’s a horrible way to die. It’s commendable that this forum identified Limbaugh as a neocon sellout as early as 2007. He made a great living as such. I remember listening to him in the early 1990’s as the true pioneer of conservative talk radio and a great entertainer.
Rush Limbaugh
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PghPanther65
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In the early 70s my sister and a friend living in Pgh, PA used to go downtown and watch the DJs from a local top 40 station KQV broadcast and spin records............a guy named Jeff Christie was one of those DJs.....
After doing that quite often the DJ motioned to my sister and her friend to come into the studio.............he introduced himself to them and asked if they'd like to have lunch..............they agreed and Jeff took them in a nice place to eat. Then wished them well and thanked my sister and her friend for being fans of the station and his show.
Jeff Christie was his radio name.................he told my sister his real name was Rush Limbaugh but they didn't like him using it for radio top 40 back then.....
After doing that quite often the DJ motioned to my sister and her friend to come into the studio.............he introduced himself to them and asked if they'd like to have lunch..............they agreed and Jeff took them in a nice place to eat. Then wished them well and thanked my sister and her friend for being fans of the station and his show.
Jeff Christie was his radio name.................he told my sister his real name was Rush Limbaugh but they didn't like him using it for radio top 40 back then.....
BeyondFedUp
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Cool story.
Rush is criticized on these forums and in many ways rightfully so. But he was good in many aspects for the average Joe and most normies. He made many of us just feel like we weren't alone in the opinions we held and the thoughts we had rolling around inside our heads. He did wake a lot of people up in a few good points in our nation's history here in the modern era. I personally think he's done more good than bad except for the whole neocon war-mongering aspect which is dreadfully bad.
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Freethinker
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I never listened to Rush as I was too young when he was in his hay day. By the time I was politically aware, he was doing the Neo-con bit and I was already finding better content on the internet.
With that said, I respect the hell out of him and am sad to hear his diagnosis. From what I understand, Rush paved the way for modern political talk radio and likely inspired a lot of other thinker on the right. Many of the great voices on the alternative right would likely not have had a platform if not for Rush laying a groundwork decades earlier. I tip my cap to him.
With that said, I respect the hell out of him and am sad to hear his diagnosis. From what I understand, Rush paved the way for modern political talk radio and likely inspired a lot of other thinker on the right. Many of the great voices on the alternative right would likely not have had a platform if not for Rush laying a groundwork decades earlier. I tip my cap to him.
BeyondFedUp
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Spot on FreeThinker. There's a lot of alternative voices on the Right now that have definitely been inspired by Rush whether they realize it or not. He laid the groundwork by making political talk and a worldview that was anything right of the nuts on the Left mainstream in normal people's minds. Of course, he didn't go far enough. But not everyone is as initiated as CF numbers!
knightedsoldier5000
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Back in the 90s, the libtards and Clinton were trying to pass "The Fairness Doctrine." Which basically would have required radio stations to give "equal" air time to libtards and shut down conservative commentary. The repeal of the Doctrine in the late 80s is the reason Rush came about. Rush fought hard against it on his radio show and promised to go rogue and continue broadcasting if Clinton passed it. Rush tore CLinton a new one on a daily basis, man it was awessome listening to him in the 90s. Still remember B.J. Clinton whining to the press about how "rush has 3 hours a day to bash me". Of course Rush played that clip on a reg. basis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine#Opposition
The fairness doctrine of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), introduced in 1949, was a policy that required the holders of broadcast licenses to both present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was—in the FCC's view—honest, equitable, and balanced. The FCC eliminated the policy in 1987 and removed the rule that implemented the policy from the Federal Register in August 2011.[1]
The fairness doctrine had two basic elements: It required broadcasters to devote some of their airtime to discussing controversial matters of public interest, and to air contrasting views regarding those matters. Stations were given wide latitude as to how to provide contrasting views: It could be done through news segments, public affairs shows, or editorials. The doctrine did not require equal time for opposing views but required that contrasting viewpoints be presented. The demise of this FCC rule has been considered by some to be a contributing factor for the rising level of party polarization in the United States.[2][3]
knightedsoldier5000
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I only listened to Rush occasionally in the 2000's when he became a ne0-con Bush cheerleader and i started a full time career. I kind of felt bad for Rush that he didn't have clinton to bash anymore and he had to follow along with Bush.
I happened to be listening to Rush on the day Trump came down the escalator. Kind of felt like Rush was phoning it in and following the talking points regarding the declared candidates, Rubio, Cruz and i forget who else. All of a sudden he kind of gets distracted from his show and says hold on, i need to see this trump announcement. Rush innately knew this was a special moment and that Trump was a gamechanger, but he had to keep to his script. I'd like to listen to that show again if i can find it.
I happened to be listening to Rush on the day Trump came down the escalator. Kind of felt like Rush was phoning it in and following the talking points regarding the declared candidates, Rubio, Cruz and i forget who else. All of a sudden he kind of gets distracted from his show and says hold on, i need to see this trump announcement. Rush innately knew this was a special moment and that Trump was a gamechanger, but he had to keep to his script. I'd like to listen to that show again if i can find it.