Rush Limbaugh On His New Deal: "I'm Not Retiring Until Every American Agrees With Me"

On his radio show Wednesday, Rush Limbaugh commented on the news of his astronomical new contract estimated at $400 million. Limbaugh told his audience, "I'm not retiring until every American agrees with me." The deal pays Limbaugh to keep dishing his views through 2016.

The New York Times has more on how Limbaugh's windfall stacks up against other conservative hosts.

Mr. Limbaugh is not the only radio star who is busy pumping his franchise. Sean Hannity, the country's No. 2 host according to Talkers Magazine, is in contract talks with his current syndication company, ABC Radio, as well as Premiere, for a potential three-way deal, according to two sources close to the negotiations. They requested anonymity because the deal had not been signed.

Glenn Beck, another popular host, signed a new contract with Premiere last year that will pay him $10 million a year through 2012.

Mr. Hannity and Mr. Beck each appear on radio while hosting television shows, writing books and staging nationwide tours. Other media personalities, including Oprah Winfrey and Mr. Seacrest, also have radio engagements that feed into their cross-platform brands. But Mr. Limbaugh sticks to his self-proclaimed "golden E.I.B. microphone" -- E.I.B., for excellence in broadcasting -- and his associated Web site.

Comments

[cadejo]

In The NY Times piece it says this:

At dinner the night before, Bill O’Reilly’s name came up, and Limbaugh expressed his opinion of the Fox cable king. He hadn’t been sure at the time that he wanted it on the record. But on second thought, “somebody’s got to say it,” he told me. “The man is Ted Baxter.”

I think we can all agree with him that Bill O'Reilly is Ted Baxter.
Time to retire Rush!

[speakyourmind]

Well well well!!! OK then. You can retire now, Rush. I would have to say I DO agree with him on that one!!

[dawlishgal]

Yeah, right, Ted Baxter. And Limbaugh is Elmer Gantry.

[ryanjones2006]

Well I guess we'll wait till he dies.

[BADEN]

Go to hell, Limbaugh.

[ohnoyoudidnot!]

Keep smoking the cigars, Rush....yo­u'll retire.

[Jeffin90019]

Why would he wan t to retire? There's still a lot of Republicans who need to comfort of his fairy tales on the evils on the left and the competence of the Bush administration. A man whose life history includes the abuse of powerful sedatives bought illegally is the perfect pitchman for an administration and a way of thinking that is delusional and outside of the law. Rush's hallucinations make for comfort radio for those who lack the resources to think for themselves and prefer to have a drugged out blowhard make their decisions for them

[awcbuddy8]

Did Keith Olbermann tell you to say that?

[RatgurlSD]

In other words, Republican fairy tales. Bedtime stories.

[Birdman]

I know lets all pretend for a day we are lying republicans and agree with Rash Limpballs and he will go away wooo hooooooo .........

[ROBOT8]

AGREES TO EXECUTE!!!!!!!!!

[lornejl]

400 million is a cheap investment by corporate america to keep people stupid

[BobEvansZombie]

To steal a quote from Lord Of The Rings.

"What can men do against such reckless hate?"

[bostongreen]

pray that he gets the big C before there's a cure?

[GeoLee]

I don't think he will live that long.

[BobK]

Hoooo Baby! Think of the DRUGS that'll buy! I sure hope he OD's real soon!

[jagoneely]

He'll die before everyone agrees with him. He doesn't have to retire. Keep smoking those cigars Rush.

[Colmore]

He looks like he could eat himself into an early grave.

[fedup07]

he doesn't smoke them. He just likes them in his mouth. I think it's referred to as an oral fetish.

[Skyhawk]

Okay, we agree. He's an a-hole.

[vshdst]

He is a God to the uneducated poor bitter white american. He has become a millionaire because of their ignorant loyalty. these people feel like america is slipping out of their hands. when the fact is bush, and limbaugh kinds, are laughing all the way to the bank, saying those dumb crackers will believe anything if it's against foreigners and other races.

[JonW]

Right on. This gas bag feasts on the uneducated and unaccomplished and vice versa much to the glee of the corporate "good fellows". This vile, hypocritical "Doopster" represents everything that wrong with this country!

[vshdst]

HATE SELLS!

[Pinkmarbles]

Hey don't be a hater, be like Rush a GREAT negotiator!