July 3, 2008 9:00 AM
Rush to $38 million-a-year judgment for Limbaugh
While liberals gnash their teeth, Rush Limbaugh will be cashing in $38 million annually for the next eight years.
Premiere wouldn't disclose details of the deal but Limbaugh gave the information to The New York Times for an article to be published Sunday.Limbaugh's three-hour show, broadcast from his office in Florida, is heard on some 600 radio stations across the country. More than 14 million people listen to him at least once a week, according to Talkers magazine. Sean Hannity is second with more than 13 million listeners.
"This is exactly where I want to be, doing what I was born to do, with an amazing audience and phenomenal support from affiliate stations and sponsors," Limbaugh said in a statement. "I'm having more fun than a human being should be allowed to have."
A New York Times Magazine cover story to be published on Sunday affords an inside look into the personal and professional life of the conservative icon.
Some highlights:
Limbaugh on why he will reluctantly support McCain: ''It's like the Super Bowl...you root for the team you hate less. That's McCain.''Limbaugh on how he plans to take on Obama: ''I'll approach Obama with fearless honesty...He's a liberal. I oppose liberals. That's all that's involved here.''
Limbaugh's tactics for doing so: Chafets reports on Limbaugh's appointment of his associate, Bo Snerdly, as the "Official Obama Criticizer" of his show. "Snerdly introduced himself as an ''African-American-in-good-standing-and-certified-black-enough-to-criticize-Obama guy,'' and declared that he was speaking, ''on behalf of our E.I.B. brothers and sisters in the hood.'' The bit was typical Limbaugh -- confrontational, deliberately insensitive and funny. It was also a declaration of independence. Whatever special courtesies John McCain might plan to extend to Barack Obama, Limbaugh is going to conduct his air war, as he always has, by his own rules of engagement."
On Living Limbaugh: "There are five homes -- all of them his -- on the property. The big house is 24,000 square feet. Limbaugh lives there with a cat. He's been married three times but has no children."
July 3, 2008
10:09 AM
rush the elitist writes:
Sounds like he has become part of the elite that the right complains so much about. Of course the majority of leaders from the right are the most elitist people on the planet. It's their red neck followers who don't seem to get that.
Why do you think they always support tax cuts for the rich... because they are the rich idiots. Maybe someday you will wise up and stop voting against you own best interests. Dems try to protect the middle class, repubs try to protect the rich.
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/07/02/10042/
July 3, 2008
10:17 AM
gr8fuldude writes:
Bo Snerdly...wtf? Sounds like the name of a character on "Laugh-In"...(HBuff and Tree will remember that)
But on the bright side, $38 Mill will buy a lot of oxycontin.
July 3, 2008
11:12 AM
Shaggy writes:
Worth every penny.
He is a Liberals worst nightmare.
Isn't his show rated #1 with more listeners than all the Liberal talk shows put together?
Come to think of it, isn't Foxs News also the #1 rated T.V. News Cast than CNN, MSNBC, CBS all combined?
What does this tell us all?
July 3, 2008
12:02 PM
Anonymous writes:
What does this tell us all" That 30% of Americans are completely brain dead.
July 3, 2008
12:47 PM
JW writes:
"That 30% of Americans are completely brain dead."
And Shaggy is their poster child. A drooling, slack jawed, doe eyed, "you slipped and sat on that girbil?" kind of Stooooopid poster child.
July 3, 2008
12:58 PM
jay writes:
it is amazing what entertainers are making these days.
July 3, 2008
12:59 PM
60s4ever writes:
It's all about ratings. Rush is making lots of money using the big lie propaganda technique that Hitler made famous. He could care less about his ditto heads as long as they continue to listen, and he's laughing all the way to the bank. If you gave him an enema, you could bury him in a match box.
July 3, 2008
1:18 PM
Tree writes:
Wow.
Shaggy, I don't believe he's the liberals worst nightmare, he may be your worst nightmare. Sure would make a good Twilight Zone episode.
Hey shags, this sounds like your speed!
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200807/NAT20080703a.html
July 3, 2008
1:29 PM
prima facie writes:
And Jim Rome makes a ton of money trying to sound a like hip street dude, Alan Colmes makes a ton of money with a condescending above-the-fray tone, and Laura Schlessinger makes more than two of them together dispensing all-too-obvious advice. So what?
It's all good radio, and their listeners are neither "brain dead" nor "drooling, slack jawed, doe eyed" people.
Enjoy it or don't. What's it to you?
July 3, 2008
2:40 PM
am 760 writes:
Prima, when rush has to try and get people to cheat so his beloved neo cons can stay in control that is not good radio, thats treason.
His little operation chaos BS was just that. He couldn't just let people vote and let the chips lay, he had to try and convince conservatives to vote for Hillary because he knew the right could not beat obama.
What a great american huh. People that listen to this idiot are brain dead, drooling, slack jawed, doe eyed people, and shaggy is the poster child for the right. A complete idiot who believes what ever anyone on the right says, even when its debunked over and over. He provides daily comic relief here for me.
Prima if you want to hear good talk radio, try am 760, just good old americans trying to get the truth out to the misinformed right wingers.
July 3, 2008
2:52 PM
am 760 writes:
Tree, did you get tickets for Rush. They were a little expensive for me, so I think, Im going to have to pass and put on the Rio DVD again. I would love to see them at the Rocks though, maybe I can figure out something.
July 3, 2008
2:55 PM
joe writes:
Rush Limbaugh's show has long been a daily exercise in verbal masturbation, listened to by self-indulgent addicts who can't face the real world, but must live in a fantasy land of comic-book good vs. evil.
July 3, 2008
2:59 PM
am 760 writes:
shag, want to buy a rush limpdick autographed t-shirt to hang on your wall.
July 3, 2008
3:09 PM
Tree writes:
760-
Been a long time since I've seen you around. I actually did not see Rush last week. I saw that same show twice last summer, it was a tour extension and didn't want to burn $100 -$200. to see the same.
I have the killer R30 tour DVD I'll let you borrow, it's a must see for big fan like you. Shoot me an email at blackdogmaybe@yahoo.com and I'll get it to you. I almost feel bad for people who worship Rush Lintbag when he retires from the air and writes his book " thanks for making me rich, it's my opinion radio, I'll tell you anything you want to hear jackass ."
Then he'll follow-up with another book, " can't believe you bought my first book jackass." and then the cycle will just continue until Shaggy doesn't have anymore shelf space!
July 3, 2008
3:28 PM
jay writes:
Listening to Rush in search of credible information is like reading the National Enquirer to get your news.
July 3, 2008
4:55 PM
am 760 writes:
Tree, I appreciate that, I didn't realize they had already come and gone. I've seen 2 shows at Red Rocks this year and couldn't afford this one.
I'll be in touch, and thanks again.
I can only stand so much of shag and the like so I have to take a break once in awhile for my sanity. Even though I don't post a lot I still like to read the posts for chuckles. Most righties on this site are lost causes though, who will never see the light so I don't bother trying to educate them anymore.
This is an interesting article.
shag don't bother, its to long and complicated for you to understand.
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/07/03/10085
July 3, 2008
5:58 PM
KW writes:
Obama's lead shrinks to 4 points at The Gallup Poll.
And 62% of voters consider McCain's military service to be very patriotic, which is in total contrast to the recent mumblings of an x-general named W. Clark.
As the great Castanza would say...
WOW, that's gotta hurt!
July 3, 2008
8:21 PM
SASQUATCH writes:
AMERICA'S DOCTOR OF DEMOCRACY...AMERICA'S ANCHORMAN...with one hand tied behind his back to make it fair and with Talent on Loan from God is worth a lot more!
Rush walks on water.
July 3, 2008
8:51 PM
Brian in Evans writes:
re: "And 62% of voters consider McCain's military service to be very patriotic, which is in total contrast to the recent mumblings of an x-general named W. Clark."
Clark made it damn clear that McCains military service was OUTSTANDING you nimrod. He also made it clear to anybody with an I.Q reaching double digits that, just because you served military DOES NOT make you qualified to be president, which McCain has proved countless times with his moronic voting record and smooching dubbya's butt through out a war based on deceit and lies from cheney and rummy.
July 3, 2008
9:25 PM
Al Franken writes:
38 mil?
That's nothing. I've lost more than that in a single year on Air America.
Sheesh.
July 4, 2008
8:48 AM
Rush is entertainment, get over it. writes:
Clark made it clear that, just because you served [in the] military DOES NOT make you qualified to be president.
Indeed. That's exactly what Clark did for himself and Kerry in 2004.
July 5, 2008
10:57 AM
Anonymous writes:
He's been married three times but has no children."
And he's still a virgin.
July 5, 2008
3:58 PM
Roddy writes:
Tsk,tsk. Liberals are pretty pissed. If only their hopes and dreams were not pinned on Air America to compete against Rush.
July 6, 2008
3:30 PM
jay writes:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/?map=10
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html
yikes...the far right is going to have to shift tactics...the "racism" and/or "socialism scare tactics while fleeing from The Track Record isn't working...
July 6, 2008
9:04 PM
Al Franken writes:
That's nothin. We got em all on the global warming conspiracy - no doubt the product of a vast right wing conspiracy. We can milk that cow for decades....
Me and Al can partner up and invest in those carbonite credits. Yea, that way I can maybe earn a living again.
July 7, 2008
8:23 AM
JMH writes:
Rush is nothing more than a paid propagandist for the radical elements of the GOP. Unfortanatly, it seems alot of the red-neck bunch out there buy his BS.
In my opinion, this man is a traitor to this country and is nothing more than a whore! Willing to say and do anything for a buck! He represents everything that is wrong in this country...
July 7, 2008
3:33 PM
Love & Darkness & my Sidearm writes:
It's a sad day when a narcotics-popping, draft-dodging paper tiger, one who has never contributed anything meaningful to society, gets paid this large an amount.
It's a sad refelection on how many gullible people (his listeners) there are in this nation. There's enough of them to make his show (along with the shows of the other righy-spun propagandists that litter today's media) among the highest rated things on radio.
Sad, truly sad.
It is enjoyable, however, to see how pretty much everything that he stands for is getting tossed into the trash by American voters - who, fortunately for America, vastly outnumber the group of righty-sheeple listeners. Rush is going to need to double or triple his illicit drug use after November!
July 7, 2008
3:46 PM
Anon writes:
Limbaugh is a retard, as is anyone who listens to him.
July 7, 2008
6:34 PM
Anonymous writes:
And liberal america has nothing to challenge this retard with that succeeds?
More likely that you are the retard.
LOL
July 8, 2008
5:04 PM
Hogar De Vuelta (العودة) Wright is Wrong writes:
Anon,
When liberals control something, it is because they are right, if they can't control it, the person or organization they can't control is wrong. Very simple and effective world view.
July 13, 2008
10:40 AM
Fo Shizzle writes:
Right on Bro!