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Post-Fluke Limbaugh Ratings Plunge

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:24:40 CDT

Rush Limbaugh's ratings took a hit in certain key markets last month after the Sandra Fluke "slut" controversy , reports Politico . The shock jock's rating's fell 27% in the vital 25-54 demo in New York City, 40% in Seattle-Tacoma, 35% in Jacksonville, and 31% in Houston-Galveston. "Clearly Sandra Fluke isn't the...

Rush Joins Hall of Famous Missourians

Rob Quinn — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:53:06 CDT

Rush Limbaugh became the newest—and probably most controversial—inductee to the Hall of Famous Missourians in a secretive ceremony yesterday. The radio host spoke to more than 100 Republicans at a closed-door ceremony in the Missouri House chamber, AP reports. He thanked his family, and slammed "deranged" Democrats before...

Limbaugh Fights Back With 'Rush Babes'

John Johnson — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:00:00 CDT

Updates in the Rush Limbaugh chronicles: Rush Babes: He has created the National Organization for Rush Babes to tweak the National Organization for Women, which is continuing to encourage advertisers to bail on him in the wake of the Sandra Fluke story , reports Yahoo News . NORB is a Facebook page...

Limbaugh Out on Philly Radio

Mark Russell — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:50:43 CDT

Rush Limbaugh has been bounced off the biggest conservative talk radio station in Philadelphia in another blow to the conservative icon, reports the New York Times . WPHT said it will replace Limbaugh with Michael Smerconish, a moderate alternative who originally hails from Philadelphia. The move is apparently not directly related...

Limbaugh: Olbermann a $10M Chandelier? More Like a...

Kate Schwartz — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:05:05 CDT

Keith Olbermann explained what went wrong at Current TV by telling David Letterman he was a "$10 million chandelier" without a home to hang in. Rush Limbaugh agrees that the fired host should describe himself in terms of a household lighting fixture ... just not one quite so precious. "You're the...

Chelsea Jabs Limbaugh for Dog Dig

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:50:00 CDT

Rush Limbaugh was uncharacteristically unprovocative yesterday despite getting a dressing down from Chelsea Clinton for the time he compared her to a dog. Clinton spoke out last week in support of another victim of Limbaugh's acid tongue, Sandra Fluke, who was branded a slut by him for backing health insurance...

One Month Later, Rush Limbaugh Sitting Pretty

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:58:37 CDT

Remember all the outrage, the advertiser exodus , the calls for Rush Limbaugh to be permanently taken off the air after he called birth control advocate Sandra Fluke a slut ? Well, one month on, all that appears to be in the past. In the past two weeks, just one additional...

Clear Channel Boss Hails 'King' Limbaugh

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:40:00 CDT

Some women might be considered "sluts" by Rush Limbaugh, but his boss thinks of him as a "king." Despite the ad exodus and female fury after Limbaugh branded law school student Sandra Fluke a slut last month for speaking out for contraceptive health insurance coverage, Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman...

Hey, Bill Maher: Don't Knock Civility

Matt Cantor — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:04:05 CDT

Bill Maher is right to call for an end to political groups' "phony umbrage" at every potentially offensive remark. But the comedian's argument is "obviously self-serving," write the editors of the Washington Post . They note that in his New York Times editorial, Maher didn't mention the furor over his own...