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Republican Caller Tells Limbaugh: "You're A Brainwashed Nazi" (AUDIO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics

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Media Monitor Cathy Talbot tipped us off to an on-air smackdown that transpired today between Rush Limbaugh and one of his callers, who criticized the...

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Jason Linkins

Limbaugh: Obama May Give Gordon Brown "Anal Poisoning"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

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Wow. Whatever bet L.A. Times columnist Andrew Klavan thought he was making by daring people to listen to Rush Limbaugh and find one instance of the t...

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Wave the White Flag in the Limbaugh War

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 04.28.2009 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Limbaugh in a phony moment mockingly minimized his importance as a radio talk show host, feigning puzzlement at why the Democrats were so obsessed with him. He was right. They never should have been.

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Cheney, Rove, and Fleischer and the Importance of Net Neutrality

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.18.2009 | Media

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Joseph A. Palermo

Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, Ari Fleischer and other right-wing mouthpieces are trying to frame future debates while they reinvent the George W. Bush years...

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Con Games: Liberal Talk Show Host Lost in Land of the Cons

Michael Conniff | Posted 04.13.2009 | Media

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Michael Conniff

My agenda: to find out what beats beneath the Savage breast of talk radio, to find serenity among a group of station owners, managers, and syndicators who are all but certain to bark that a "liberal" talk show will never work.

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Laura Ingraham Mocks Meghan McCain As Being 'Plus-Sized'

Think Progress | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics

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Last night, Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) daughter, Meghan McCain, appeared on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC show, where she continued to criticize Ann Coulter. O...

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Far Right Fury Over California Tax Hikes and Open Primary

William Bradley | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

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William Bradley

Far right leaders see the tax issue and the open primary issue -- in which the two top vote-getters in a primary race, regardless of party ID, would face off in the general election -- as inextricably linked.

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Capital Strike?

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

The day will come when Obama will have no choice but to remind the giant corporations through tough government action that the U.S. is not just another one of their wholly owned subsidiaries.

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Message to Obama: Drop Limbaugh from your Rolodex

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 02.24.2009 | Media

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Obama doesn't need to create straw man Limbaugh -- he already has kissed the ring of Republican leaders in Congress.

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They're Back!: Can't Wait Until O'Reilly Announces Franken Win

Steve Young | Posted 02.05.2009 | Media

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Steve Young

Bill's task will be headier than the rest. He'll not only face a Democratic juggernaut, he'll have to swallow the reality of his worst nightmare... Senator Al Franken.

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Friday Talking Points [57] -- End Of Prohibition 75th Anniversary Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Brian Williams, NBC's talking head extraordinaire, is probably a decent guy, a guy with whom you could sit down and have a beer. [More on the alcohol...

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Right-Wing Talk Radio Host: We're Killing The GOP

USA Today | Posted 01.04.2009 | Politics

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Right-wing talk radio host Michael Medved says right-wing talk radio is killing the Republican party: The multibillion-dollar talk radio industry fac...

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"The Obama Recession": Their Kingdom for a Scapegoat

Rick Horowitz | Posted 12.31.2008 | Politics

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Rick Horowitz

The mere prospect of a Barack Obama victory, the Fulminators want you to believe, was enough to spook the markets and send them into the current tailspin.

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Explain? How Do You Explain Saying

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 12.16.2008 | Media

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Charles Karel Bouley

I am sorry anyone thought I wanted a real person dead -- I did not. But John McCain, Sarah Palin and all the zealot conservatives meant the dangerous things they said about Obama. They still mean it, and they've never apologized for it.

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Of course Barbara Walters Thinks Rush Limbaugh Is "Fascinating"

Eric Boehlert | Posted 12.15.2008 | Media

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Eric Boehlert

And that's why ABC is including the right-wing hate talker in a primetime special of the year's most fascinating people. Because naturally, in a yea...

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Evangelical Leaders Using God Like a Hired Gun

Christine Wicker | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home

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Christine Wicker

The evangelical Christian mullahs are declaring that Obamageddon is at hand. One warned that people who hate Christianity will take over the country if Obama is elected. "Life as we know it will end!"

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Time For Hannity and Friends to Take a Xanax

Larry Gellman | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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Larry Gellman

It's over. The American people have spoken. If this election was a basketball game, it would be time to clear the benches and let the subs play out the clock.

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Will the Republican Party Survive -- And Does Anybody Care?

Larry Gellman | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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Larry Gellman

Until eight years ago, Republicans had a deserved reputation for being more socially and fiscally conservative and responsible.

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Ohio GOP Still Chasing Undecideds; Dems Making Sure Supporters Pull The Lever

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home

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Diane Tucker

The GOP must believe it can make inroads into Youngstown's urban community, because this month the second-biggest buy on the city's hip-hop air waves was made by the Mahoning County Republican Party.

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Progressives: Take Back Talk Radio to Save Health Care Reform

Art Levine | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

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Art Levine

Families USA has compiled a one-stop-shopping guide to influencing national and local call-in radio shows, complete with contact phone numbers, strategic pointers and talking points.

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Guess Who it Is?

Sam Greenfield | Posted 11.09.2008 | Media

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Sam Greenfield

One night I am on the air, and I remember saying to my audience that only two people ever looked at my kid's Santa shot and didn't melt: one was Sean Hannity and the other was blind.

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John McCain Is a Walking Senior Moment

Tom D'Antoni | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

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Tom D'Antoni

There's nothing John McCain could have done to save his butt last night. America has made up its collective mind and has chosen intelligence over slime and good ideas over sleaze.

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Enough! Here's Why The Polls Are So Damn Close

Bob Cesca | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

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Bob Cesca

Could it be that the lies and blind-patriotism of the far-right propagandists are painting an historic, brilliant, accomplished, presidential candidate as some kind of Bin Laden meets Farrakhan chimera? 24 hours a day?

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Rush Limbaugh Uses Down Syndrome Story Rehashed from Hannity

Taylor Marsh | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

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Taylor Marsh

When Hannity has a caller on, then that same caller suddenly and miraculously appears on Rush's show, which evolves into a big PR event, it's not by accident. Manufacturing these events is what the right-wing does best.

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Bill Clinton's Convention Speech to Be on Five-Second Delay

Andy Borowitz | Posted 08.25.2008 | Politics

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Andy Borowitz

For his part, former President Clinton said that he was "surprised" by the DNC's decision to institute the five-second delay, but added, "It's just like those motherf*ckers."

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