Is Rush Limbaugh loosing it?

[KeithE4]

You are absolutely wrong- Rush is number one in talk radio, and Michael Savage is number two. These two hosts have main stream views, and most people in the United States agree with what they have to say. Why else would they be numbers one and two?


hmmm................!

Limbaugh's audience is about 15 million or thereabouts - about 10% of the voting-age American public. Where are the other 90%? Listening to someone not named Rush Limbaugh, or more likely doing something else (like working for a living) and not listening to a radio at all.

His views are not mainstream, nor is he a conservative in the Goldwater/Reagan tradition. He used to be entertaining, even when I disagreed with him (about half the time). But in the last few years, he's become a bitter old man who's attitude seems to be "I've got mine and I'm filthy stinking rich, so **** you." He's strictly a Republican Party mouthpiece - one who's day is just about done since his audience is getting older and older. I can see him hanging it up when his current deal expires in 2016. He'll be 65 then, and the average age of his audience will be at least that, if it isn't already.

And Savage? I thought he'd be gone long ago.

 

[joshzz]

It's a fact that over 80% of the people in the US oppose the former war in Libya, current war in Afghanistan, and funding of anti-Christian rebels in Syria. Limbaugh, Hannity, and Savage support these wars and the rebels too. Ron Paul was the only conservative presidential candidate that agreed with the American people. More people in the military supported Paul than any of the other Republican presidential candidates combined. The point is, these talkers are not mainstream but are simply neocons like the current presidential candidates running for both GOP and Dem parties.

 

[Goat Rodeo Cowboy]

You are absolutely wrong- Rush is number one in talk radio, and Michael Savage is number two. These two hosts have main stream views, and most people in the United States agree with what they have to say. Why else would they be numbers one and two?

Our task here is to discuss broadcasting. It is hard to discuss that segment of broadcasting known as "Talk Radio" without getting into a pololtical "food fight".

In our effort to discuss the effectiveness of Talk Radio, our effort to evaluate some of the Talk Radio players, we tend to get side tracked into proving that "What I believe about the American system is more accurate than what YOU believe about the American system."

Looking at your post as quoted above, I pose the following questions that we might try to wrap our arms around:

1. Who... or what "authority" gets to decide what is American Mainstream Thinking. Is there a government agency that has been given this task? Have the universities appointed a bunch of academics to issue an anual list of Mainstream American Values?

2. Would it be the task of Talk Radio to adopt the "Values" once they have been decided, or is it the task of Talk Radio to attack the "Values" as not being legitimate or accurate?

3 Who should decide which hosts get to keep their "chair" and which hosts should be votred off the island? Radio station managers? Owners of syndication companies? Congress? Plitical Action Groups? The FCC? The Nation Association of PTA organizations?

4. Will Talk Radio continue to exist eight years from now?

You are obviously a very strong fan of Rush and of Michael Savage. Why? Should I also be a fan of theirs.... and if so, Why?

What bad think would happen to our culture if Talk Radio went out of business at the end of this calendar year?

What new form of programming would radio stations come up with as a replacement IF talk radio ceased to exist?

 

[Corky Marlowe]

Here's my take on whether Rush is losing it...In his first decade or so of syndication, he was just about the only place you could hear and see gaffes by liberals. For example, the only place you ever heard Clinton's Surgeon General, Jocelyn Elders, talk about watching "Eric Clapner" play at a benefit concert was Rush's show. His TV show was the first place most people saw the clip of Clinton at Ron Brown's funeral (the one with Clinton laughing and joking with someone until he saw the cameras, and then instantly losing the smile and wiping away a tear). Today, I can get stuff like that instantly from Drudge, Newsbusters, Hot Air, etc. Those on the left can get their instant political fix from Huffington, Politico, and others. Bottom line, it's just tiring to listen to Rush anymore. I'm pretty conservative, and I can't force myself to sit through 3 hours of "I Hate Obama".

 

[jfrancispastirchak]

The truth is, Rush's audience is a very small audience of ultra-pro Republican government listeners. They don't care that Republicans in office want to take away our constitution, they don't care that these leaders want to gut government funding of domestic initiatives in order to declare more wars for the biggest bankers, and they don't care that our conservative candidates are being funded by corrupt banks; they just want A Republican in office no matter how corrupt he may be. This is Rush's audience.

Josh, you opine like Anthony Weiner operating under a pen-name.

 

[ProducerGuy]

Here's my take on whether Rush is losing it...In his first decade or so of syndication, he was just about the only place you could hear and see gaffes by liberals. For example, the only place you ever heard Clinton's Surgeon General, Jocelyn Elders, talk about watching "Eric Clapner" play at a benefit concert was Rush's show. His TV show was the first place most people saw the clip of Clinton at Ron Brown's funeral (the one with Clinton laughing and joking with someone until he saw the cameras, and then instantly losing the smile and wiping away a tear). Today, I can get stuff like that instantly from Drudge, Newsbusters, Hot Air, etc. Those on the left can get their instant political fix from Huffington, Politico, and others. Bottom line, it's just tiring to listen to Rush anymore. I'm pretty conservative, and I can't force myself to sit through 3 hours of "I Hate Obama".

That's a problem for all hosts, not just Rush. New media has changed how traditional media have to design their shows. The list of radio shows that do new media right is very short. Pretty much Leo Laporte and Glenn Beck. I can't think of many more shows that fully utilize online components the right way.

 

[jfrancispastirchak]

You are absolutely wrong- Rush is number one in talk radio, and Michael Savage is number two. These two hosts have main stream views, and most people in the United States agree with what they have to say. Why else would they be numbers one and two?

Our task here is to discuss broadcasting. It is hard to discuss that segment of broadcasting known as "Talk Radio" without getting into a pololtical "food fight".

In our effort to discuss the effectiveness of Talk Radio, our effort to evaluate some of the Talk Radio players, we tend to get side tracked into proving that "What I believe about the American system is more accurate than what YOU believe about the American system."

Looking at your post as quoted above, I pose the following questions that we might try to wrap our arms around:

1. Who... or what "authority" gets to decide what is American Mainstream Thinking. Is there a government agency that has been given this task? Have the universities appointed a bunch of academics to issue an anual list of Mainstream American Values?

2. Would it be the task of Talk Radio to adopt the "Values" once they have been decided, or is it the task of Talk Radio to attack the "Values" as not being legitimate or accurate?

3 Who should decide which hosts get to keep their "chair" and which hosts should be votred off the island? Radio station managers? Owners of syndication companies? Congress? Plitical Action Groups? The FCC? The Nation Association of PTA organizations?

4. Will Talk Radio continue to exist eight years from now?

You are obviously a very strong fan of Rush and of Michael Savage. Why? Should I also be a fan of theirs.... and if so, Why?

What bad think would happen to our culture if Talk Radio went out of business at the end of this calendar year?

What new form of programming would radio stations come up with as a replacement IF talk radio ceased to exist?

This time you nailed it, G R.

 

[KFodor]

In the best case scenario, these right wing shows only pull a 4 share out of a very low cume in most markets. 92% of the population doesn't care or listen. That is hardly mainstream. Most of that cume is 60+ and a bunch of angry and grumpy male listenership. Hardly mainstream.

Probably the worst thing that can happen is a Republican win this fall. What will these windbags complain about then? The AM band will be filled with nothing but real boring pablum, just like it is now but even worse.

Rush is well above a 4 share and has excellent cume at our station...which is usually #2 or #1 in the market mid-days....25-54