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bull. The stations that allow the drug addict to spew his garbage don't care. It is part of still_one Feb 2015 #1
Most of the radio stations airing Limbaugh Jenoch Feb 2015 #3
Unless Limbaugh purchases the time outright. PSPS Feb 2015 #6
I agree. nikto Feb 2015 #19
That model is prohibitively expensive. It can run into the stevenleser Feb 2015 #36
What's a few million a month when you get billions back? PSPS Feb 2015 #46
He doesn't get billions back. No one is footing the bill for him. Even if we accept your premise stevenleser Feb 2015 #55
I never said "he" makes billions. PSPS Feb 2015 #60
Rupert does it. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #59
They Don't Own TV Networks and Newspapers to Make a Profit on those Businesses AndyTiedye Feb 2015 #64
Propaganda is their business. On paper it looks like they're losing money, but in reality not. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #68
I'm not much for conspiracy theories JohnnyRingo Feb 2015 #43
Actually, it's not a theory at all PSPS Feb 2015 #47
What you are talking about is what most businesses do in the beginning stevenleser Feb 2015 #56
His radio show was FREE when it first came out.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #48
Yes, see my #56 nt stevenleser Feb 2015 #57
Actually, he spread at a unique time in history. It was when most people weren't political.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #69
Most of the stations are owned by a select few quakerboy Feb 2015 #12
What is your experiemce in broadcasting? Jenoch Feb 2015 #20
Im happy for you quakerboy Feb 2015 #22
San Francisco is a perfect example. Essentially liberal talk radio is gone from San Francisco. A still_one Feb 2015 #24
Many liberals do not like talk radio FrodosPet Feb 2015 #37
Excellent point. I could never stomach Air America RufusTFirefly Feb 2015 #41
I think you're right about that. PSPS Feb 2015 #51
And many do quakerboy Feb 2015 #67
The only reason liberal talk radio has not Jenoch Feb 2015 #63
The agenda is little more than increased profits for shareholders. LanternWaste Feb 2015 #25
That seems a bit pollyanna quakerboy Feb 2015 #27
Correlation does not equal causation. Certain media are simply in decline stevenleser Feb 2015 #38
when there is a rapid and large change in audience immediately following a quakerboy Feb 2015 #66
It's to promote the Right Wing.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #52
True JohnnyRingo Feb 2015 #42
Bain Capital, LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners? Of course there is no agenda! LiberalAndProud Feb 2015 #14
Yes, people out there should know that there's yet another obscuring name change to Iheartmedia cascadiance Feb 2015 #34
On most stations (which are owned by mega-corps like Comcast, Clear Channel, etc) it IS an agenda nikto Feb 2015 #18
You mean he didn't pull himself up by his bootstraps? nxylas Feb 2015 #31
That feels mighty good... Fumesucker Feb 2015 #2
OxyRush is a slimy weasel. He'll adapt. lpbk2713 Feb 2015 #4
I thought Rush was subsidized by the masters he serves. jalan48 Feb 2015 #5
You're right. PSPS Feb 2015 #7
I fall in the middle... sendero Feb 2015 #50
Hard-core listeners PSPS Feb 2015 #54
Perhaps... sendero Feb 2015 #58
If they don't get that bang for their buck, they'll stop backing him. MADem Feb 2015 #8
I see Rush as part of the propaganda network. jalan48 Feb 2015 #11
Everyone I know who listens to radio is within 20 years of a hundred--except for the NPR crowd. MADem Feb 2015 #13
I quit listening to NPR during the run-up to the Iraq War. jalan48 Feb 2015 #15
Let's hope the internet survives erronis Feb 2015 #40
When Bob Edwards was gone, so was I rurallib Feb 2015 #45
Bob Edwards Weekend is still ongoing. alp227 Feb 2015 #62
Our local stations don't carry it rurallib Feb 2015 #65
Like a high-priced superstar athlete, he's locked-in at over $30 Million/year, regardless of ratings nikto Feb 2015 #21
No such thing as "locked in" in the media world. There are out clauses in every contract stevenleser Feb 2015 #39
Flush rush blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #9
Limbaugh's job is to get people angry. The Wizard Feb 2015 #10
Anger is also addictive and will keep people coming back for more Fumesucker Feb 2015 #28
Hate radio is like Hydra Midnight Writer Feb 2015 #16
That's why the protest needs to be spread. Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #53
awwwww Vestigial_Sister Feb 2015 #17
Great news. Thank you TT!! RiverLover Feb 2015 #23
Gee. He might one day run out of listeners or sponsors, and have to retire to his mansion? Orsino Feb 2015 #26
We need to spread the protest to all the rightwing radio hatemongers. Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #29
KamaAina Affirms - Rush Limbaugh Is Trouble KamaAina Feb 2015 #30
Flush Rimjob..... concreteblue Feb 2015 #32
It is a source of Doc Holliday Feb 2015 #33
How sad. Another attack of anal warts spreading to his brain? Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 #35
Who's the Father? charles d Feb 2015 #44
K and R no text.. Stuart G Feb 2015 #49
MEGA-DITTOS!!! KansDem Feb 2015 #61
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