Another Sign of Talk Radio Decline? - Limbaugh can't Afford New York City

[Silkie]

Rush is radio's top paid performer. As I recall, his last contract was worth over 30 million dollars? And yet he says HE CAN'T AFFORD NEW YORK? Talk about largesse. Maybe he should shut the hell up. I'd take 1 percent of the contract and be happy. I have no sympathy for the slob.

Multiply that $30 million times ten and you are close.

 

[elchupacabras]

Thanks, I accidentally left out a "0!"

 

[johnbasalla]

What's with this "Republicans are the ones who don't want to pay taxes?" We've been hearing a-lot about Democrats that the President wanted in his cabinet who had to resign or take their name out of consideration because they didn't pay their taxes.

 

[Goat Rodeo Cowboy]

What's with this "Republicans are the ones who don't want to pay taxes?" We've been hearing a-lot about Democrats that the President wanted in his cabinet who had to resign or take their name out of consideration because they didn't pay their taxes.

Don't twist the language previously used and implied. Republicans are the party with a congenital hatred of the existence of laws they levy taxes, whether the law is obeyed or the law is evaded. It is a religion. All good Republicans face Marietta to pray five times per day to pray: "We hate all taxes, we hate all (etc. etc. etc.)" Marietta, GA was the geography that sent Newt Gingerich to congress.

People of all parties, all relgions, all ethnicicties, all genders sometimes fail to pay their taxes. We know about some Democrats because they were tripped-up by the appointment/vetting process. If McCain had been electred president, we might or might not have a list of Republicans making the news for failure to pay their taxes.

 

[The Ultimate Warrior]

What's with this "Republicans are the ones who don't want to pay taxes?" We've been hearing a-lot about Democrats that the President wanted in his cabinet who had to resign or take their name out of consideration because they didn't pay their taxes.

Don't twist the language previously used and implied. Republicans are the party with a congenital hatred of the existence of laws they levy taxes, whether the law is obeyed or the law is evaded. It is a religion. All good Republicans face Marietta to pray five times per day to pray: "We hate all taxes, we hate all (etc. etc. etc.)" Marietta, GA was the geography that sent Newt Gingerich to congress.

People of all parties, all relgions, all ethnicicties, all genders sometimes fail to pay their taxes. We know about some Democrats because they were tripped-up by the appointment/vetting process. If McCain had been electred president, we might or might not have a list of Republicans making the news for failure to pay their taxes.

That is a lot of text that says absolutely nothing.

 

[Parttimer]

Want to know why progressive talk has failed so miserably? This thread is a great example. Conservative talk is primarily based on the premise that liberal ideology is misguided. Liberal talk is based on hating republicans.

One poster on here who has developed a healthy dislike for me, because I called him on some inflated success, stories can't get a post out without calling someone a name.... Limbaugh's a windbag, Beck's a bottom-feeder, Hannity underperforms, but Ron Kuby's a great person and Randi Rhodes is a trooper. This is also essentially the substance of liberal talk, and it's why they're "pleased" with a sub-1-share on a fringe signal in LA, and those stories go on and on.

 

[elchupacabras]

Want to know why progressive talk has failed so miserably? This thread is a great example. Conservative talk is primarily based on the premise that liberal ideology is misguided. Liberal talk is based on hating republicans.

AND CONSERVATIVE TALK AIN'T? YOU"VE DRANK THE KOOL-AIDE BROTHER! Rush Limbaugh's wanting Obama to fail isn't hate? Glenn Beck's poking fun of Obama's aunt because she is on crutches and crippled isn't hatred? Or here is a great local example of a Republican who really stirs up the pot: http://mountaingoatreport.typepad.com/

Read the Zeb Bell links and then tell me conservatives are so full of love! BS! I SAY BS! And yes, I am a former Republican who finally saw the light before I made a turn to the left.

 

[Parttimer]

Rush Limbaugh's wanting Obama to fail isn't hate?

No. It's not personal towards Obama. He wants the ideology to fail.

A lot of the guys on here, on the other hand, if they were driving down the street towards Rush, would aim for a head-on collision.

And by the way, I'm talking big picture, national shows and big markets. You can and will find local idiots in every genre, That's why they're local.

 

[gr8oldies]

It was Obama that's leaving his aunt in the condition she is in, no one on the right. No, wanting Obama's policies to fail is not "hate". If you believe they are ultimately the wrong direction for the country, no, you don;t want every idea that he has to be enacted into law for eternity. It is true that Republicans tend to believe that individual citizens should be free to make money and are better equipped to spend their money than government, the Democrats seem to have the view that government is best able to spend people's money and individuals should be left with an "allowance".

The point isn't whether or not Rush Limbaugh can afford to keep the place in Manhattan..no doubt he can. However, high taxes tend to lead large businesses to look for lower taxes thus costing jobs and prices small business owners out of business.

Don't talk to me abot "hate" after those of you who woke up every day for the last 8 years p oed that W was President, and even wrote books about assasinating him. You hated him on a personal level, and though people on the right don't like Obama's policies, I don't hear the personal, vitriolic hatred that I heard from the left.

 

[Parttimer]

I base most of my assertion on having been forced to endure several months of listening to Al Franken online courtesy of someone I shared an office with. It was several hours a day (it felt like12) of pure hatred towards Bush and the republicans. And make no mistake, Al Franken was intended to be the centerpiece of Air America. The network put him head-to-head with Rush on purpose.

Do I like everything I hear from conservative talk? Not at all. I think Beck has jumped the shark the last couple of years with all the "Christmas Sweater" stuff, and I'm not sure if that's entirely his doing or the advice he's getting. He was a laugh-out-loud funny local host in Tampa before he went national, far more entertaining than what he does now. And Savage is unlistenable as far as I'm concerned, and does in fact fall into the hatemongering crowd.

But I hear precious little from the left that is anything but personal and mean-spirited.

 

[SeanMGilbow]

But I hear precious little from the left that is anything but personal and mean-spirited.

You've been listening to the wrong progressive talkers. The most successful ones--Ed Schultz, Stephanie Miller and Thom Hartmann--are not affiiliated with Air America, though Hartmann was for a time. They are syndicated by Dial Global, as is conservative Neal Boortz.

Schultz is also about to start a one-hour show on MSNBC at 6 p.m. EDT weeknights.

As for the Limbaugh comment, here it is verbatim:

So I’m thinking of replying to the guy, “Okay, I’ll send you a response, but I don’t need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails.” (interruption) What are you laughing at? See, here’s the point. Everybody thinks it’s outrageous to say. Look, even my staff, “Oh, you can’t do that.” Why not? Why is it any different, what’s new, what is unfair about my saying I hope liberalism fails? Liberalism is our problem. Liberalism is what’s gotten us dangerously close to the precipice here. Why do I want more of it? I don’t care what the Drive-By story is. I would be honored if the Drive-By Media headlined me all day long: “Limbaugh: I Hope Obama Fails.” Somebody’s gotta say it.

And no, gr8oldies, I don't hate Bush. But what I do hate about his actions over the past eight years is the subject of another thread.

As for Rush's desire to move out of NYC, I suspect it's because he needs to save tax dollars to purchase more Oxycontin.

 

[Parttimer]

You've been listening to the wrong progressive talkers. The most successful ones--Ed Schultz, Stephanie Miller and Thom Hartmann--are not affiiliated with Air America, though Hartmann was for a time. They are syndicated by Dial Global, as is conservative Neal Boortz.

Hartmann was available briefly here in Pittsburgh and the station changed formats, now brokered business talk. To my knowledge neither Miller of Schultz has been available here. (I've heard a few minutes of Schultz recently on Sirius, letting a caller drone on about abolishing the Federal Reserve... not a particularly entertaining first taste, but not enough to draw a conclusion either).

 

[Silkie]

His leaving New York has nothing to do with taxes. We'll hear about it soon enough. People do not just pick up and leave their homes unless they absolutely cannot afford it. He can afford whatever he wants - ten of Imus' houses.

 

[Goat Rodeo Cowboy]

His leaving New York has nothing to do with taxes. We'll hear about it soon enough. People do not just pick up and leave their homes unless they absolutely cannot afford it. He can afford whatever he wants - ten of Imus' houses.

In what sense is New York his home? Rush like many of use has lived many places in building his career. He grew up in Missouri. Is that his home? Didn't someone say he worked in Pennsylvania for a while? Is that his home? He worked for the baseball team in Kansas City. May he lived on the Kansas side of the line and that is his home. He apparently began fleshing out his current style of talk radio while working in California. Maybe California is his home.

You say people to not pick up and leave their homes unless they absolutely cannot afford it. I disagree with that. Some people pick up and move because they can afford it! People move to get away from their allergies. People move somewhere that gives them relief from their arthritis. People move because they become addicted to skiing and other winter sports. People move because as they get older cold weather is painful. People move because they love to play golf and they live where the golfing season is short. People move to be near their parents who are getting quite old and need someone to help keep up with thing. Older people move to be near their children and grandchildren.

PEOPLE DO MOVE AWAY FROM THEIR HOME!

 

[jh]

Rush isn't moving. He doesn't live in New York, he lives in Florida and has for years. I think his show has originated from Florida since the late 90s.

He's apparently selling his home in Manhattan because he's rarely there. He could have just quietly sold it, but in typical Limbaugh style he decided to talk about it to draw attention to NY's high tax rates, and mainly to draw attention to himself. And there's nothing wrong with that, I'm sure every other talk show host wished they were able to generate similar publicity.

 

[Silkie]

Rush isn't moving. He doesn't live in New York, he lives in Florida and has for years. I think his show has originated from Florida since the late 90s.

He's apparently selling his home in Manhattan because he's rarely there. He could have just quietly sold it, but in typical Limbaugh style he decided to talk about it to draw attention to NY's high tax rates, and mainly to draw attention to himself. And there's nothing wrong with that, I'm sure every other talk show host wished they were able to generate similar publicity.

I already said all of that if you read through the thread. People see what they want to see, know what they want to know. I have moved a few times in my life as well. Most people, nevertheless, are about stability.

 

[mred]

NY Gov: "Glad Limbaugh leaving New York City"

If you were facing a civil or criminal court action, and you were a conservative talker, would you rather be in Florida or Manhattan? Although Palm beach is kind of liberal.

Gov Paterson now says he is glad Limbaugh is leaving,

 

[The Ultimate Warrior]

Re: NY Gov: "Glad Limbaugh leaving New York City"

If you were facing a civil or criminal court action, and you were a conservative talker, would you rather be in Florida or Manhattan? Although Palm beach is kind of liberal.

That's stupid.

Gov Paterson now says he is glad Limbaugh is leaving,

That's very stupid, they should be loving the tax revenue a rich single guy brings in.

 

[swfl]

Did the Governor really say that? We all have to remember statements like that only feed into Rush's promotion. If that was really said you can be sure that Rush will use that in his self promotion against Democrats and liberals. The best thing to do with Rush is nothing! That way he has nothing to use for his self promotion.

I personally don't care what Rush does. He can live anywhere he wants to as far as I am concerned. But whatever he does it can be assured that he will try to use it as some sort of self promotion for his gain.

 

[Silkie]

If you were facing a civil or criminal court action, and you were a conservative talker, would you rather be in Florida or Manhattan? Although Palm beach is kind of liberal.

Gov Paterson now says he is glad Limbaugh is leaving,

Nothing worse than a person in radio who has nothing good to say about you once that person decides to lock onto you. The reporting becomes slanderous at some point, and if it gets there, you have no defense against a liar.