Rush Limbaugh is ailing. And so is the conservative talk-radio industry.
Rush Limbaugh, the most successful talk-radio host in history, is ailing. And so is the medium he helped revolutionize over the past 30 years.
Faced with aging and shrinking audiences, competition from newer technologies and financial problems for the biggest station owners, talk radio is in decline — both as a business and a political force. Once a leading platform for popularizing conservative candidates and policies, talk radio is on the verge of becoming background noise, drowned out by a cacophony of voices on podcasts, cable TV and social media.
The format’s crisis comes as its biggest star is battling to stay on the air — indeed, he is battling for his life. Limbaugh, 70, has been frank about his struggle with what he said last year is advanced lung cancer. “I wasn’t expected to make it to October, and then to November, and then to December,” he said on the air just before Christmas. “And yet, here I am.”
Limbaugh’s uncertain future confronts the talk-radio business, and conservatism generally, with the prospect of losing its most galvanizing figure. Since leaping from a local station in Sacramento to nationally syndicated stardom in 1988, Limbaugh has been the bullhorn behind every important conservative initiative, from the Contract With America in the mid-1990s, to the tea party movement of the Obama era to the ascent of Donald Trump.
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because he just keeps going and going, it never seems to effect him. 
Now I'm hungry for pizza! 
He should get the "Zot" along with all the thunder and lightning, etc. pics to go along.
However, even though it's a cliche, it unfortunately seems to be true much of the time. I have seen this over and over in my life as well, which I why have decided never to be too good of a person, just in case. 
I was only 12 then.. almost a lifetime ago. But that memory comes up from time to time whenever inexplicable tragedy strikes in anyone's lives whether someone I know or a complete stranger reported in the news or elsewhere.
Not even sure why the memory came up now, except in the context of the evil that lives on and on and on to commit more evil.
And yes, we all have this experience especially if we live long enough! Right now, reliving Jan 6th, from the safe distance and vantage point of my home on the opposite side of the country, still the most visceral felt horror and enormous sorrow and anger towards the so called Republican Party who pretend this event was a nothing burger, and we should just "move on".
I appreciate your warm thoughts shared with me. I have to say, I'm feeling guilty for indulging in my own personal stuff, almost inappropriate in this context.
and knowing we all have had to suffer through others who don't deserve to share the same air we breath while they are free to spew evil laden lies and hatred while claiming victimizing at the same time, is frustrating if not infuriating.
But then we need only to turn to those who are with us that we love and cherish to be reminded that we are surrounded by love and joy and goodness. I try to keep that perspective but it's harder during these times.
... to spend his last days working at such a hateful job. Probably, he has no other choice... he's trapped in the persona he created. There is no escape.
