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Purveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:34 AM Original message |
Rush Limbaugh's Ratings Have Fallen 30% In The Last Six Months |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
1. "We're sick and tired of the Draft Dodger's Republicon lies." - Decent Americans |
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4_TN_TITANS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 07:09 AM Response to Reply #1 |
55. Well said Spiral...... |
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vanbean (957 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 10:31 AM Response to Reply #55 |
63. That was well said. Very well said. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
2. Srsly, how long can even his most brain dead listeners be entertained |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. No problem--as long as he is required listening on Armed Forces Radio, |
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bahrbearian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:49 PM Response to Reply #15 |
36. Exactly get him off Armed Forces Radio. |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:44 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Yeah, who the heck empowered that? Take him down! |
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gejohnston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 10:42 AM Response to Reply #15 |
67. He is? When did that start? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 10:47 AM Response to Reply #67 |
71. Probably when Clear Channel took over most radio stations |
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gejohnston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 08:58 PM Response to Reply #71 |
77. all of my trips abroad after that time were out of reach of AFR, but at least we had BBC and |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-11 09:14 AM Response to Reply #67 |
78. I heard Limbaugh on Eagle 810 at least as far back as 1996 |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
3. I can't think of much better news than this. |
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sasha031 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
4. anyone think Ed Shultze might have helped |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. limpballs ridiculed big ed when he went national...big mistake |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. Possibly, a lot of DU'ers disliked and distrusted Ed but he does have a knack for cutting |
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sasha031 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 01:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. I listened to Al and all of Air America all the time |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 06:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
50. Ed's got a great radio personality |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 10:43 AM Response to Reply #4 |
68. Absolutely. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
5. big ed is ripping the shit out of slant head,fat boy ,and others.... |
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southshore (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 06:17 AM Response to Reply #5 |
47. Happy to soak up the loss..... |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 10:38 AM Response to Reply #47 |
65. Depends on how big the loss is. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
6. This is really, really great news. You made my day with this post. |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
7. Hopefully, this is the beginning of the end of Right Wing radio.nt |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
9. That'll send him scrambling for his Oxycontin! |
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sita (36 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
10. That is stunning!!! But are you sure about those numbers? |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
11. People Meters... |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 01:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
26. You got it. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
12. they give his show away for free! |
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LTR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 07:06 AM Response to Reply #12 |
54. That's common in radio |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 10:33 AM Response to Reply #12 |
64. In small markets, yes. |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
13. Blood in the water! |
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RavensChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:08 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. And the sharks are smelling it! |
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DemocracyInaction (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
14. Reality tends to sober one up |
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Rozlee (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:04 AM Response to Reply #14 |
40. Especially when he constantly yammers about all the "unfairness" to the rich |
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JohnnyLib2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
16. Best news all week. |
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RavensChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:11 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. It'll happen eventually. |
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sita (36 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
18. I also think Rush's demographic are lower-middleclass White men |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 10:42 AM Response to Reply #18 |
66. ... and lower-middle class white men who think they're upper class ... |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
19. They changed the rating system. |
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qb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
22. I hope this turns free Limbaugh programming from a cash cow into a detriment for radio stations. |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
23. I wonder what they'd be if they had to compete in every market |
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Chris_Texas (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
24. yeah |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
27. Followed closely by his center of gravity. eom |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
28. people are growing sick of the teabagger shit (see below) |
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Mariana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:00 AM Response to Reply #28 |
39. The fundies are infiltrating the Teabagger groups |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
29. Nothing like a bit of reality on jobs, health care to wake up people -- and let's hope |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
30. He's on a one-man crusade against Obama... |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
31. Maybe it's because his audience is dying off by natural attrition? |
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stubtoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 10:04 AM Response to Reply #31 |
62. That's what I think as well. |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
32. that is 'ass pus boil' to his friends |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
33. What he needs for big ratings is a Democratic version of GW who'll give Oxy a trove |
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Mr. Jefferson (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
34. Even so... |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
35. Either way (more proper accounting or |
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certainot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:01 PM Response to Reply #35 |
76. he's going to keep getting subsidized - but if LOCAL sponsors of his stations are shamed enough his |
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Lugnut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
38. Bummer. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
41. Since we can't outlaw him, we can at least ignore him, and it seems we are. |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 02:50 AM Response to Original message |
42. Wouldn't be too encouraged yet. |
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divvy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:22 AM Response to Original message |
43. Hey, an anal cyst is serious. |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 04:29 AM Response to Original message |
44. Those Bullshit preventers must be working. |
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spicegal (617 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 06:03 AM Response to Original message |
45. Maybe people are finally getting sick of his lunatic |
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deacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 06:16 AM Response to Original message |
46. Him and the others cried wolf one too many times. Their passe'. n/t |
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Mosaic (851 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
48. It's time for this outdated chump to quit |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 06:48 AM Response to Original message |
49. Hate can only last so long and its about run its course. |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 06:56 AM Response to Original message |
51. Last Fall was election time, so I'd assume that at least accounts for some of the dropoff. |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 06:59 AM Response to Original message |
52. Rash Lamebutt and Glenn Beckerhead have about shot their wad. |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
53. That would be enough to cancel most programs |
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AnnieK401 (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
56. Love It! |
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jeremyfive (434 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
57. High School Dropout |
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colorado_ufo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
58. Made my day! |
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Politicalboi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
59. Hmmm November |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
60. it's good news |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
61. New Rating Meters |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #61 |
69. interesting. |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #69 |
75. Yep, Very Sensitive, Picks Up |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
70. It's the lull before the storm |
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certainot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
72. way past time for left orgs to challenge RW radio, here's how to put an end to RW radio dominance |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 11:15 AM Response to Reply #72 |
74. Reasonable ideas! |
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GSLevel9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-11 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
73. Dishonest info. |
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