I accidently listened to Rush today!

[HawkerHurricane]

I finally got my car tape deck working, but whenever the tape ends, the radio comes on.
(Did you know the same station that carries the Padres carries Rush?)
So, it took me a minute to realize who it was and what was being said...
Rush was talking about a Psychiatric report on celebrity stalkers and how they act...
And they sound like his fans! His discription of stalkers match his own Dittohead fans!

THEN he got a phone call from a fan, who was concerned that she was showing the symptoms of stalking him...
And his response:
"I am not a celebrity, I am a national Icon, and do not fear psychiatric problems listening to me" (not to be considered a exact quote, but close enough)
I laughed quite loudly for several minutes, then finally got side two of Footloose on the deck...

Is Rush a Egomaniac or a Megalomaniac?

[paulsbc]

1. no

he is just an idiot. a big, fat, idiot if memory serves :)

[Clete]

2. A big fat, but dangerous idiot.

[LouKYDem]

5. He has so much influence...

He has so much influence on the American people that will just accept whatever he says without doing research, the typical American Republican. That is why liberals don't have a Limbaugh type person, because liberals actually like to have resources, facts, and statistics to make an opinion, not a psychotic liar that is determined to destroy every liberal by his means of controlling the mind of the ignorant American conservative (or just ignorant people, I wonder if many conservative voters would STILL be conservatives if the researched things for themselves rather than listening to what Mr. Blubber has to say)

[never cry wolf]

10. hey louKYDem

first, welcome to DU :hi:.

second, i don't think the typical american repug is a ditto head. i think that instead that the typical amer repug is just uninformed and feels it don't make much difference who ya vote for anyway, might as well vote for the guy who promises giving money back to the middle class and projects the marlborough man image. (a lie of course.)

in addition, not all dittoheads are ignorant. sadly my mom is one. she had a double major in college with a minor and was considered the black sheep because she did not get an advanced degree.

i really am in a quandry as to what the appeal is and why whatever this prick says is accepted so blindly. i do agree, however, that the vast majority of dittoheads are tremendously uninformed and don't care to improve their knowledge (mom included).

sorry to ramble here, but i also agree that self research and a passion to know all sides is a hallmark of liberals, in general fair minded indivuals. in a respect, that may be our weakness. trudeau had a great strip maybe a month ago which clarified this.

oops, laxitive of the keyboard.

on edit: spelling

[LouKYDem]

13. OK, lol, I WAS a little harsh...

but I still think that Rush IS a dangerous man, I mean a vast majority of his listeners take what he says as fact without doing research.

[jonnyblitz]

6. Rush hasnt been fat for awhile.

he lost weight awhile back. u might want to lay off the weight comments. I am sure not all DUers are slender. think about it.

[Clete]

12. I was thinking of his fat head. I don't think any DUer

will mind.

[beanball]

19. Mr.Limbaugh

has a slimed down body below the neck(fat headed evil bastard)

[Skittles]

3. HEY HAWK

THE 80'S ARE CALLING; THEY WANT THEIR TAPE BACK.

[HawkerHurricane]

7. They can have my tape when they pry it out of my cold dead

tape deck!

[Skittles]

9. tell me it's not an eight-track

with a matchbook underneath :evilgrin:

[HawkerHurricane]

11. What's an eight track?

I'm old, but not *that* old!

[ewagner]

27. damn

another slam the 8-track thread....

LOLOLOLOL

[Skittles]

30. LOL, no, he was slamming ME

I very much DO remember 8-tracks and potatoes on antennas! :D

[HawkerHurricane]

31. To be honest, so do I

I never had one, as my Dad was in electronics and said that 'it won't last, the cassette tapes will run them out of business, and besides records are better for at home'.
Later on, I mentioned it to him, and he asked me if I remember 6 tracks...

[spotbird]

4. yes n/t

.

[sugarcookie]

8. While waiting for randi rhodes show to stream

I listened for a while, he was talking about Celebrity Worship Syndrome. Then some frantic woman called from California and told him she was a Rush fan but she was furious because she felt he was dissing Arnold. It was pathetic the way she obsessed over Rush towards the end. He must have liked it thought because he asked him to be a member of something(?) Did you catch her statement about getting the wacko votes. Something to the effect of "rebublicans needing the wacko votes to win California and Arnold would attract the wacko votes for them". It was truly pathetic.

edit: spelling

[LTR]

18. I heard that caller too

Caught myself tuning in to Rush Lowbrow (accidentally flipped from the sports station when Dan Patrick was on a commercial break).

This lady was nuts. Very shrill, loud and obnoxious. Rush was playing along with it. Gave her a free membership to his site and a couple crap trinkets from his 'store'. Also invited her back to his penthouse to play a little "Bill n' Monica". Said he just got a brand new box of Dutch Masters.

Ok, ok, I made that part up. I did think he was about to ask her out. Fat groupie-banging moron.

Nonetheless, I get a kick out of Lush. Ridiculous commentary and moronic listeners to boot. So sad it's funny.

No wonder Bush had high approval ratings!

[sugarcookie]

20. Same thoughts

I was thinking...he's really getting off to this...verbal masturbation...eeeuuuuu

edit: and all she got was a lousy membership for her sevice.

[wuushew]

14. Its easy to survive Rush if you think of the show as a sick comedy

Don't EVER EVER accidentally listen to Hannity's AM radio show. In all my years of exploring the AM radio bands, it was was of the worst things I have ever heard.

[LTR]

16. All Hannity is...

...is Rush Lowbrow on helium.

Same weak dittohead schtick without the sad, pathetic humor.

He actually thinks he's Rush.

[leftofthedial]

15. OMG are you alright?

pump your stomach

get a transfusion

take antibiotics

something!

[librechik]

17. same thing happened to me the other day.

and I was going, who the hell is this guy talking about his silk handmade shirt with a manly cigar motif who sayes he likes cufflinks with perfect french cuffs except of course we can't call them "french" anymore. He guessed he'd just call them "elegant cuffs" !!??


I guess it was the french thing that finally alerted me (shudder)

[pstokely]

21. in Kansas CIty, Royals and Rush are on the same station

after Entercom gets their all sports station up, KKKMBZ will probably become all Weiner and Limpbaugh

[HawkerHurricane]

22. Sports and Propaganda

It seems to be the epidemic, the same channel covers the Padres, Chargers, Rush and Roger Hedgecock and who knows who else.

[jackstraw45]

23. Happens a lot on this board

A lot of people "accidently" listen to Rush and give him his big ratings, fat contracts and the kind of clout that gets him on ESPN.

SWITCH THE STATION OR TURN OFF THE DARN RADIO!!!!!

Thank you.

[HawkerHurricane]

24. He doesn't get any ratings if they don't know about it!

Ratings are based for radio (as far as I know) by phone calls of people asking 'what are you listening to?' and 'what do you normally listen to?'. Since I don't have a phone in my car, and I don't normally listen to his propaganda (honestly, it was a accident), he doesn't get any points from me.

What, did you think he had a secret device attached to my radio, telling him when I'm listening? Go ahead and listen, and LIE if anyone calls and asks!

[jackstraw45]

25. Then admit you're a Rush fan

Since you:

1. Listen to his program.
2. Tell others what you hear there.
3. Listen AGAIN to his program.

You are publicizing his show over the internet.

That's no accident.

If you and others here like listening to the guy that's fine. But let's be clear about what is and is not an accident.

[HawkerHurricane]

28. WTF?

I'm a fan because I listened to his crap for 5 minutes?
I tell others what bullshit I heard?
And I never said I listened again to it!
And if I'm publicizing it, it's negative.

I don't like listening to the bastard. Don't try to read my mind and tell me what I do, you aren't any good at it.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

29. Sorry, but this is not one...

allegation you can pin on Hawker here. His word is sterling.

[OneTwentyoNine]

26. I think mostly Arbitron ratings

http://www.arbitron.com/home/content.stm

Thats the way its been done for decades,probaby still is. You can listen all you want,or don't listen...doesn't make any diff to Pigboys ratings if your not filling out an Arbitron questionnaire.


David