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jambo101

(797 posts)
Thu Feb 1, 2018, 04:56 PM Feb 2018

How do you rid the country of Limbaugh

Had the misfortune to be subjected to his show for about an hour today, the guy was just nonstop hate for liberals,it was disgusting and made me think this was probably the way the Nazis branded the jews back in the day. With dozens of am righwing talkers harping on the same theme 24/7 i can well see how your country is being destroyed from within as many mental lightweights eat this audio garbage up. .

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How do you rid the country of Limbaugh (Original Post) jambo101 Feb 2018 OP
There is a complicated procedure for this sweetapogee Feb 2018 #1
Our grandparents had Fr. Coughlin. We have Rush. no_hypocrisy Feb 2018 #2
Like mosquitoes and poison ivy, we are stuck with him. lpbk2713 Feb 2018 #3
Limbaugh is increasingly irrelevant, his ratings have been in decline for years Spider Jerusalem Feb 2018 #4
Another on would just take his place, so there is really no reason to get rid of him. Now, if patricia92243 Feb 2018 #5
He's been extremely effective HootieMcBoob Feb 2018 #6
And we have nothing to counter the bullshit with. Initech Feb 2018 #9
Stopping his money flow didn't work. Not listening to him didn't work. Initech Feb 2018 #7
Losing his fucking hearing from oxycodone abuse didn't work. Dave Starsky Feb 2018 #15
I would say he's a pretty good candidate. smirkymonkey Feb 2018 #16
No Alex Jones had one too many blows to the head from playing football. Initech Feb 2018 #17
Hire a delivery service to bring him fast food three times a day. LonePirate Feb 2018 #8
...you meant "three MORE times a day", right? Ken Burch Feb 2018 #14
A well placed banana peel. miyazaki Feb 2018 #10
Isn't he the one who's on Oxy? crazycatlady Feb 2018 #11
Death comes for us all. maxsolomon Feb 2018 #12
He's only on radio now...has far less influence than he used to. Ken Burch Feb 2018 #13
Repeal the 1st Amendment? MichMan Feb 2018 #18
Paper towels can scrub away those persistent dingleberries Generic Brad Feb 2018 #19
 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
4. Limbaugh is increasingly irrelevant, his ratings have been in decline for years
Thu Feb 1, 2018, 05:06 PM
Feb 2018

and several stations in major media markets have chosen not to renew (which frequently means his show ends up getting picked up by stations with lower-power transmitters that reach fewer people). His audience is mostly old white guys who are aging and dying off (the average age for Limbaugh listeners is over 60). Limbaugh-style talk radio is the AM equivalent of a classic rock station.

patricia92243

(12,601 posts)
5. Another on would just take his place, so there is really no reason to get rid of him. Now, if
Thu Feb 1, 2018, 05:07 PM
Feb 2018

we could get rid of the mindset that is represented by him and the Republicans, the world would be soooo much better off.

HootieMcBoob

(3,823 posts)
6. He's been extremely effective
Thu Feb 1, 2018, 05:11 PM
Feb 2018

He's on AM radio non-stop. His show along with his many imitators hand in hand with Fox News have brainwashed at least a quarter of the U.S. Population and they have a lot to do with the mess we're in today. Democrats have dismissed their influence to their own detriment and the detriment of the country for way too long.

Initech

(100,104 posts)
9. And we have nothing to counter the bullshit with.
Thu Feb 1, 2018, 05:22 PM
Feb 2018

At least nothing that can reach as many people as Rush and Fox have. We need to get working on that if we're going to save the country. One election alone isn't going to do it. These assholes have had free reign for far too long, it's time they get their ass kicked.

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
15. Losing his fucking hearing from oxycodone abuse didn't work.
Thu Feb 1, 2018, 06:21 PM
Feb 2018

His entire career was based on audio bullshit that he broadcast over his AM radio network; and, yet, he blew out his own ears with his oxycodone abuse. He has cochlear implants now.

This would be like a professional concert pianist chopping off his own fingers down to the first knuckle, but then he still plays. He just keeps going, no matter how horrible the tune. Because he knows that people will keep listening to him.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
16. I would say he's a pretty good candidate.
Thu Feb 1, 2018, 06:42 PM
Feb 2018

Between the drug abuse, his weight, the uncontrollable hate and anger, he's a heart-attack waiting to happen. Same with Alex Jones, although I don't think he's had a drug abuse problem.

We can always hope!

Initech

(100,104 posts)
17. No Alex Jones had one too many blows to the head from playing football.
Thu Feb 1, 2018, 06:46 PM
Feb 2018

But he like Trump has an all meat, extremely high fat diet and that will most likely do him in.

maxsolomon

(33,400 posts)
12. Death comes for us all.
Thu Feb 1, 2018, 05:37 PM
Feb 2018

Other than that, you won't. The stations that carry him are willing to do so at a loss. The propaganda value is greater than the cost.

 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
13. He's only on radio now...has far less influence than he used to.
Thu Feb 1, 2018, 05:45 PM
Feb 2018

I suppose we could bribe his "board op" to cut his mic and play "Despacito" on a loop till the show's over.

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)
19. Paper towels can scrub away those persistent dingleberries
Thu Feb 1, 2018, 07:54 PM
Feb 2018

He needs a close encounter with the Brawny Man.

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