Rush Limbaugh

The Stupid Virus (VIDEO)

Posted 11.14.2009 | Comedy


"SuperNews!"--aka the guys that brought you the Twouble with Twitters, Larry King interviewing the Large Hadron Collider and Emoticon Wars--have retur...

How to Live on $0 a Day: Assuaging Rage, One Prick at a Time

Lesley Stern | Posted 11.12.2009 | Comedy


Lesley Stern

If you're quivering with rage just thinking about Wall Street, it's time to take action. I've discovered a way to achieve a semblance of inner peace without therapists, tranquilizers or weapons.

Standing on One's Principles: An Interview With Ron Reagan

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media


Mike Ragogna

Ron Reagan is the son of a president and, weekdays on Air America, he's a voice of reason for many listeners who are trying to navigate the complexities of national and global concerns.

Right Wing Extremists Should Be Barred From Military

Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics


Casey Gane-McCalla

What is ironic is that while right wing pundits attack Islam as a cause for the horrific massacre, they continue to fuel the flames for right wing terrorists who have massacres of their own.

Top-Down Blowback; The GOP Discovers That the Grassroots Bites Back

Rob Kall | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


Rob Kall

Limbaugh, Beck and Palin tap the energy and emotions of the masses and flame their biases and bigotry. The web and the media have changed the rules. The grassroots are connected like never before.

A Warrior on a Mission in Rush Limbaugh's Home District

Paul Begala | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


Paul Begala

Rush Limbaugh's home congressional district, Missouri's 8th, may be about to redeem itself. This reddest of districts has a realistic chance of turning blue, and the reason is Tommy Sowers.

Murdoch, Limbaugh Make "Worst Persons In The World" On Countdown (VIDEO)

Posted 11.11.2009 | Media


On Countdown Monday, Olbermann awarded the bronze medal for "Worst Persons in the World" to Rush Limbaugh. The conservative radio host made light of ...

Don't Believe Everything the Oracle Tells You

Michael Winship | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Michael Winship

Instant analysis of election results from a handful of races in an off year election is not very significant one way or the other. We'd be wise not to buy into the tub-thumping or doomsaying of pundits posing as priestesses

Mandatory National Service as a Political Tool

Nicholas Brown | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Nicholas Brown

I'm probably not going to get around to joining the Peace Corps or AmeriCorps or the armed services anytime soon. I have a career to consider. So -- and I'm talking to you here government -- I want you to force me.

How Sarah Palin and Tea Partiers Are Blowing Up the GOP

Susan J. Demas | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Susan J. Demas

When extremists are a (vocal) minority, reasonable Republicans and independents come out of the woodwork. And the spoils go to the Democrats, who look comparatively sane.

"Informed Sources": What Really Happened When Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin Got Into Upstate New York Politics

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Reese Schonfeld

The latest tempest involved New York's 23rd Congressional district, where the Republican candidate was forced out of the race because of her positions on gay and abortion rights.

The Right-Wing Media's Election Analysis Just Ain't That Good

Karl Frisch | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media


Karl Frisch

Back in 2001, conservative media figures were adamant. Democratic Party victories at the ballot boxes during the off-year elections had little national significance.

Guy-Fawkers: The Next Accidentally Sexual GOP Catchphrase? (VIDEO)

Posted 11.06.2009 | Comedy


First there was teabagging, then there was 2M4M, now there's guy-fawking. Someone has latent sexual desires and Stephen Colbert is completely elated b...

"Fox News Sunday" Ratings: Rush Limbaugh Gives Chris Wallace Big Boost

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.05.2009 | Media


Rush Limbaugh's 30-minute screed against President Obama on "Fox News Sunday" delivered host Chris Wallace a huge ratings boost. On FOX broadcast, th...

The Elections You May Not Have Noticed

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

I think as people continue to see so much of politics as usual in this town -- partisan bickering and big money buying votes -- they are increasingly likely to vote against whatever represents the old politics for them.

Palin's Bob & Mark Show Shame

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 11.07.2009 | Home


Geoffrey Dunn

Palin's mention of Alaska "personalities" Bob & Mark for her upcoming book tour conjures up a truly shameless moment from Palin's past.

One Spin You Won't Hear From Republicans About Tuesday's Election

Andy Ostroy | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


Andy Ostroy

What you won't hear the spinners crowing about is the shocking punch to the gut the GOP took in upstate New York's 23rd Congressional District, where a Democrat won for the first time in over 100 years.

Maureen Dowd Rips Rush Limbaugh

New York Times | MAUREEN DOWD | Posted 11.04.2009 | Media


At our long-ago dinner, Limbaugh credited his success with being "one-dimensional." "I'm totally concerned with me," he said. And that was way before...

Dud, Baby, Dud: The Lesson of Doug Hoffman

Chris Kelly | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York


Chris Kelly

Doug Hoffman lost his election last night in NY-23. He was supported by a plurality of talk radio entertainers, and a majority of former half-term governors of Alaska -- just not voters who actually live there.

Doug Hoffman Calls Glenn Beck His Mentor (VIDEO)

Posted 11.03.2009 | New York


While Rush Limbaugh was out proclaiming former GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava "guilty of widespread bestiality," Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoff...

Watch Long Island For the New Right Wing Groundswell

B.D. Gallof | Posted 11.03.2009 | New York


B.D. Gallof

Today we will see the crawl, but next year we will see the running. The bouillabaisse of discontent has been churning, and this year's minority will be a movement looking to step up.

Arianna Discusses Limbaugh, Obama And The Elections On Tuesday On Joy Behar Show (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics


Huff TV

Arianna joined Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation, on The Joy Behar Show tonight to discuss Rush Limbaugh slamming President Ob...

Fox News: Unfair & Unbalanced

Derrick K. Baker | Posted 11.02.2009 | Media


Derrick K. Baker

Truth be told, Fox News is as fair and balanced as water is dry. But it's great entertainment. I believe that when clowns do funny things, you should laugh.

Limbaugh: Scozzafava "Guilty Of Widespread Bestiality; She Has Screwed Every RINO In The Country" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


While many in the Republican party worry that the ousting of Dierdre Scozzafava signals to moderates that they are no longer welcome in the GOP, Rush ...

Sam Stein

Conservatives To GOP: We Are All Joe The Plumbers

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.01.2009 | Politics


Democrats proclaimed on Sunday, that the GOP had become the party of Sarah Palin, Joe the Plumber and the ideological fringe after news broke that con...