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Category Archives: Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh’s Success Illustrates How Argument Is BS
Rush Limbaugh’s career was a masterclass in what David Pinsof describes as the strategic use of “bullshit” to manage social alliances. According to Pinsof, we do not use arguments to find the truth; we use them to signal which side … Continue reading
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Rush Limbaugh’s Legacy
Political scientist James Joyner writes: Limbaugh’s schtick ultimately transformed the conservative movement in destructive ways because it showed how lucrative playing to the predudices of an aggrieved base can be… a business model that depends on keeping people riled up … Continue reading
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Rush Limbaugh’s Legacy (2-19-21)
I don’t accept this new norm, which supposes that when a public figure dies, it’s a signal for everyone who disagreed with him in life to start dancing on his grave. — Yoram Hazony (@yhazony) February 18, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-20-tm-836-story.html https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2021-02-18/rush-limbaugh-sacramento-talk-radio-essential-california … Continue reading
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Rush Limbaugh, RIP
Comments at Steve Sailer: * Rush’s biggest influence was in teaching regular conservatives to talk back. There had been conservative media organizations before, and of course Buckley and National Review were institutions by the time he became popular in the … Continue reading
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Rush Limbaugh’s Sacramento rise
On a 1 to 10, how would you rate your favorite radio hosts? I have not listened to the radio in about five years. I mainly tuned in to KGO radio during the years I worked in landscaping (1986-1988) and … Continue reading
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Rush Limbaugh (1951-2021)
Rush Limbaugh (1951-2021) https://t.co/PQlSNfkr4g — (((Luke Ford))) (@lukeford) February 17, 2021 27:10 Dave Smith on Nick Fuentes 46:50 In A Yugo (Rush Limbaugh song parodies) 1:17:00 Is Sexy Nazi Role Playing OK — as Long as You’re a Proud Jew?, … Continue reading
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Rush Limbaugh’s Troubles
From Politico: Even though he’s officially reached retirement age, Limbaugh will do some form of audio programming in the years to come. His love for what he does is obvious: On air, Limbaugh often says he’s “having more fun than … Continue reading
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Dennis Prager Vs Rush Limbaugh
I think I first heard Rush Limbaugh on KPFK in the fall of 1985 (I was 19). He was fine. He was like a disc jockey of conservative talk radio. He was entertaining and he shared most of my political … Continue reading
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Dennis Prager: Personalize The Election And We Lose
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “With slut and prostitute, aside from being wrong, it’s irrelevant. The point is that [what Sandra Fluke asked for, free birth control from her Catholic university] is absurd. It should’ve been left … Continue reading
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Should we pay for Sandra Fluke’s recreational sex acts?
Greg Leake emails: Hi Luke, Sandra Fluke, a law student at Georgetown University, is demanding that the Catholic Church and American taxpayers pay for her recreational sex acts. The amount of money she is requesting rounds out to about 1,000 … Continue reading
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