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Is rush limbaugh serious?

does rush limbaugh believes in what he says?

  • yes

    Votes: 19 73.1%
  • no

    Votes: 6 23.1%
  • not sure

    Votes: 1 3.8%

  • Total voters
    26

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Do you think Rush Limbaugh believes in what he says or he just fakes believing in what he says for the money?
 
I think he truly is conservative...but he probably exaggerates his beliefs a bit for money. Saying outrageous things boosts his ratings.

Same with Ann Coulter.
 
Right-wing/Left-Wing....these guys/women all try to be outrageous to get ratings. The scary thing is that despite the fact that they know that they are being outrageous, there are actually people on both sides of the spectrum that take these people seriously.
The worst in my opinion are Rush, Hannity, Savage, Coulter, Franken and Rhodes. The others fall somewhere a little lower down the list. But anyone who listens to these people, unless doing so for strictly entertainment reasons....seriously needs a reality check.
 
Yep. All about money and ratings.
 
Rush is just a drug-addicted moron. plus its about the $$$$$
 
I suspect that most of his type would jump on a different political horse in a heartbeat for the right kind of money...
 
I think he truly believes what he does. I don't think he would've done all he did in this buisness, from the start when he wasn't making tons of $$$ to now, just for the cash. Not to mention if he became LESS controversial he could probably make more cash.

Does he believe everything he says? Depends how you're asking. If you mean some of the extreme things he says? No. But then he explains that in books, interviews, and shows. He purposefully puts out absurd and over the top comments when talking about certain topics or things that he himself things are already over the top and absurd, in an attempt to illistrate it as such. The problem is, while this may work for his audience, a few snippets of that always gets taken and portrayed as what he's actually meaning.

I'd be like me being annoyed by the huge amount of money we spend on wellfare, so I propose that we may as well just have everyone stop working, remove everyones wealth, and then dole it back out to people for the rest of the time. And since we'll have limited wealth, no one may be allowed to breed so abortions for everyone.

That's actually a good bit more extreme then he'd even probably say, but its the kind of thing he does. Its not that he believes the latter, its that he thinks the initial thing is absurd, so goes farther into absurdity to illustrate it...and people take it seriously.

With all that being said, I think he realizes first and foremost he's an entertainer. HE knows he's got to project the larger then life persona and be more than a dry political voice. Because of that, I think a lot of the arrogance and things he says at times are an attempt to entertain, instead of be serious, but he uses his political beliefs to do such
 
Dry political worked very well for Will Rogers. No, I wasn't there, not that old, but I did read a lot about him.
The current formula for talk radio turns me off completely. I suppose Rush and others could be presenting exactly what we need, but once they start ranting/raving/dancing/yelling like a revivalist preacher, they have lost me. I suspect that describes a lot of us. The message has to be presented in a more palatable manner or we just don't listen.
 
Limbaugh is an entertainer. He is in it for the money. Like Ann Coulter he needs to keep his name fresh. He has the base but wants to expand. I am thinking he is seeing the beginning of the end of his empire. He is a pompus fool.
 
Why would you doubt he believes what he says? Just because you don't agree with it?

He's been on the air for more than 20 years and he's been saying the same things all along. He's had plenty of opportunity to BE opportunistic if he wanted to.

If you want someone who blows with whatever wind she thinks is going to make her the most money, I give you Arianna Huffington (who's due to turn conservative again).

Limbaugh never did that.

By the way, Patisok, many have proclaimed the "beginning of the end" of Limbaugh many, many times.

(Personally, I think his greatest value is the apoplexy to which he drives the Left.)
 
I believe him when he says he is taking an "Obscene Profit Break"

Fo Sho.
 
Why would you doubt he believes what he says? Just because you don't agree with it?

He's been on the air for more than 20 years and he's been saying the same things all along. He's had plenty of opportunity to BE opportunistic if he wanted to.

If you want someone who blows with whatever wind she thinks is going to make her the most money, I give you Arianna Huffington (who's due to turn conservative again).

Limbaugh never did that.

By the way, Patisok, many have proclaimed the "beginning of the end" of Limbaugh many, many times.

(Personally, I think his greatest value is the apoplexy to which he drives the Left.)

I don't doubt that Limbaugh believes what he claims to believe (for the most part). I'm sure he truly is conservative and truly does have doubts about Obama. However, the outrageous WAY in which he often expresses himself is done for the purpose of making money IMO. The same goes for Ann Coulter, Michael Moore, or Arianna Huffington.
 
Holy Thread Necromancy Batman

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But seriously, my view is pretty much the same as it was last year...he believes the base principles he talks about, the more extreme things are generally used for entertainment or illustrative purposes, but he is an entertainer first and foremost
 
I really believe that Limbaugh is a conservative. Probably not as extreme as he portrays himself on his show, but he has act that way to make money.
 
Rush is Satan's voice on earth. His job is to take drugs, get rich, confuse and harm the people. He is good at his job.
 
Rush is Satan's voice on earth. His job is to take drugs, get rich, confuse and harm the people. He is good at his job.

As long as we're being all logical about it I guess.

Obama is an elitist from a church that hates America, and looks down upon anyone who reads the Bible or owns guns.
 
I think he truly is conservative...but he probably exaggerates his beliefs a bit for money. Saying outrageous things boosts his ratings.

Same with Ann Coulter.


And same with Bill O'Reilly. How do I know?

A friend of mind worked for a charity that was in the news, as they came out with statistics on the homeless in NY state. The head of that organization appeared on O'Reilly, and was pretty much chastised from the beginning in typical O'Reilly fashion. She was very upset, and after the interview, hastily stormed out of the studio.

The following week, a generous cheque from Billy arrived, thanking her and her organization for the good work that they do. :doh

Yes, a lot of it is for show and ratings. Which, of course, makes me hate them even more.
 
Liberals just need to ignore him, then he'll die, starved of attention.

Limbaugh has an audience. A large audience. audience=attention. It ain't made up of Liberals.
 
I listened to Rush way back in the late 90's quite a bit but after about a year realized he's an airwave used car salesman. He would say almost anything if it helped improve his ratings. One of the most disgusting comments was when he said he was "glad" when some Christian missionaries in Iraq got kidnapped. How sick does one have to be to express joy at the end of others' lives purely out of political disagreement? Even if it was for ratings, still demented.
 
Not to mention if he became LESS controversial he could probably make more cash.

In what world do you live in? Do you think Michael Jackson's Invincible sold 10 million records because of the fine lyrical and production values? Sorry. In showbiz. The more controversial and big freak show you are. The more you get risk and get paid.
 
Michael Jackson's what? :confused:
 
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