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== Air America ==
I'll consider my call to El Rushbo my first contribution to Wikipedia :)
[[User:EddieH|EddieH]] 06:22, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)


Under the AFRTS section I have delted the information on Air America:
== Third Wikipedia mention ==
1. Air America is a liberal talk network, not a show, thus it is not on AFRTS. Note it now appears that Al Franken is on both.
2. The allegation that the U.S. military blocks Air America's website for soldiers, needs citation.
jme[[User:66.72.215.225|66.72.215.225]]


Is there anything to back up the statement that Limbaugh said he would add words to Wikipedia? Did anyone out there hear him say it? It seems a little trivial for a national talk show host. [[User:DJ Clayworth|DJ Clayworth]] 19:26, 5 May 2005 (UTC)


== dan's bake sale more than just random event ==
: I heard it. From now until the end of the month, anyone can hear it by subscribing to Limbaugh's 24/7 service and listening to the audio archives for May 3. (Limbaugh's website maintains the previous four weeks' shows.)


Dan's Bake Sale came to represent an ideal of how the American capitalist system is supposed to work. It was discussed on the show as a model, both economically and to some degree philosophically of what economic conservatism is supposed to be about, not only in the '90s but even in the 2000s. Chapter 9 of Limbaugh's book, "See I Told You So" is dedicated to it. The treatment it's given in this article suggests it was some kind of random event that happened as a series of totally unrelated coincidences from which no specific meaning was drawn. Not so.
: As for its triviality: the hoorah from Rush's first mention of Wikipedia is still fresh, so it served as a sort of inside joke for regular listeners. It was also a one-sentence, five-second aside; it isn't as if Rush wasted 5 minutes of air time on it. Honestly, the mention would be too trivial for Wikipedia if it weren't about Wikipedia. — [[User:DLJessup|DLJessup]] 23:05, 5 May 2005 (UTC)


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: He also used wikipedia as a source when talking about how petroleum is formed. I don't recare the exact date. He said something to the effect of: "According to wikipedia..."


Can confirm - it wasn't just a random event. I drove across the country to attend. It was really odd the way the weather cleared up, and the clouds parted just before Rush's scheduled appearance, and the sun shone upon him. (Pure coincidence, I know... but wow...) It was a cultural event I'll never forget... though I did eventually wear out the T-shirt. -- MikeWarot <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:MikeWarot|MikeWarot]] ([[User talk:MikeWarot#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/MikeWarot|contribs]]) 21:01, 13 June 2023 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
== Snerdly ==


== Environmentalist wacko NFL picks ==
It seems that there are other opinions on who Snerdly is. For example, some believe he is simply whoever the show's producer happens to be. Does anyone have more information on this? [[User:Orthografer|Orthografer]] 17:35, August 15, 2005 (UTC)
:: I wish I had a good source for this... I'm sure that one time I heard Rush explain that "Bo Snerdly" was a character that he created in his early days of radio. Whenever he would get a "brain-lock" and wouldn't be sure exactly what to say or where to go with the conversation, he feign a one-sided "conversation" with his broadcast engineer "Mr. Snerdly". Sometimes the stalling tactic would give Rush an opportunity to get his thoughts together before going on with the topic. Sometimes he would use it to deflect arguments that he knew his audience was going to have with him. He would present the counterpoint as if Bo was talking in his ear. That would give him a chance to refute the argument on his own terms before someone in his audience had a chance to make the point. If I had a good source for this, I'd put it in the article. I think it needs to be mentioned, but perhaps by somebody with more credibility than just my anecdotal recollections. [[User:Joedeshon|Joe]] 15:02, 28 September 2005 (UTC)


Rush Limbaugh (in the past) predicted many games with humor. In the current political environment, he says he doesn't have the same time and interest. Only with the broadcast today, just before the Super Bowl 50 does he honor is history in NFL humor, saying:
If I could add my two cents... Bo Snerdly is an actual person, but Rush's interactions with him during the show's live broadcast could indeed be questioned, even today. I recall having the very same "existence of Snerdly" self-debate while listening to Rush during my Jr. High and High School years (Rush's early broadcast years). It wasn't until Rush featured Mr. Snerdly on his television show that my suspicions - as well as many others - of Bo's existence were quelled. This was on Janurary 21, 1993 where Bo Snerdly read a (believed) self-authored poem on-air. (See: http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/best/angelou.member.html) You'll have to be a 24/7 member to view the video. Regardless, it is safe to state that Bo Snerdly is indeed the "Broadcast Observer" for Rush's show. At times, he is seen on the Ditto cam entering the studio to give or take an article from Rush. On some, even rarer occasions, "Snerdly" will fill-in whenever Rush unexpectedly leaves the studio during the show's broadcast hours. --[[User:Catboy02|Catboy02]] 03:55, 18 February 2006 (UTC)


RUSH: On Super Bowl Sunday, we have the predatory Carolina Panthers against the Denver Broncos -- and they're horses and they may be wild horses, but they're still victims. They're not predators. Panthers, mountain lions, cougars, what have you, they are predators. That would give you a hint as to the environmentalist wacko way to look at the game.
:::The [[The Rush Limbaugh Show#Program staff|"Program staff" section of The Rush Limbaugh Show]] explains who Bo Snerdly and other members of the staff are. [[User:Patsw|patsw]] 04:23, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
<br> http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2016/02/05/quick_hits_page <br> [[User:AstroU|AstroU]] ([[User talk:AstroU|talk]]) 06:31, 6 February 2016 (UTC)
::Did Rush Limbaugh just pick the Carolina Panthers over the Denver Broncos (and QB Payton Manning) in the Super Bowl this Sunday? -- [[User:Charles Edwin Shipp|Charles Edwin Shipp]] ([[User talk:Charles Edwin Shipp|talk]]) 06:35, 6 February 2016 (UTC)
:::Actually, he just said what a 'wacko' would think in just a sentence or two. He didn't imply who would win. -- [[User:Charles Edwin Shipp|Charles Edwin Shipp]] ([[User talk:Charles Edwin Shipp|talk]]) 06:16, 8 February 2016 (UTC)
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2016/02/05/quick_hits_page goes into details. -- [[User:Charles Edwin Shipp|Charles Edwin Shipp]] ([[User talk:Charles Edwin Shipp|talk]]) 16:02, 8 February 2016 (UTC)


== Hearing Loss ==
Limbaugh has indeed explained the "Snerdly" character as a broadcasting technique to stall until he can get his thoughts together. However, there IS, I believe, a "program observer" who is referred to as "Mr. Snerdley." On a small number of broadcasts, you can hear a faint echo of the staff voices in Limbaugh's headset, so there IS somebody talking to him during at least some of his "stalling" sessions. [[User:Bjsiders|Bjsiders]] 16:12, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

:If you mean that Limbaugh invents a fictional Snerdly for stalling and has ''explained'' it as such, I think you have misunderstood Limbaugh. There really is a Snerdly and his interruptions are real, and in fact, what they are saying sometimes can be heard over the air. In fact, I wish he'd give us listeners the option of hearing what the staff is telling him over the headset and on the computer in front of him. Bill Bennett, Laura Ingraham, and other have a much more relaxed format and the staff interacts with the host openly when the host is stuck for a word or thought. [[User:Patsw|patsw]] 19:12, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

::I'll re-state. (1) Limbaugh HAS explained "Snerdly" as a stalling technique. (2) I think there is an actual program observing that he calls "Snerdly". (3) This person's interjections are heard, in some broadcasts, in Limbaugh's headphones. I'm not sure how you missed that in my comment, but hopefully that clears it up. [[User:Bjsiders|Bjsiders]] 13:58, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

== Affiliate stations ==

[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/menu/rush.member.all.html Rush's own website] lists only 592 affiliate stations.

— [[User:DLJessup|DLJessup]] ([[User talk:DLJessup|talk]]) 22:25, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

== Jargon (new page?) ==

It seems that jargon should be moved to a separate page, considering its vastness. The primary focus of the Rush Limbaugh show is not its own jargon, so I don't think that the primary focus of the article on his show should be his jargon. What do you say?[[User:Tixity|Tix]] 22:07, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

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As the Nike ad says, I've just [[Wikipedia:Be bold|done it]].

— [[User:DLJessup|DLJessup]] ([[User talk:DLJessup|talk]]) 19:31, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

== Jargon of The Rush Limbaugh Show ==

[[Jargon of The Rush Limbaugh Show]] was spun off from this article. The "Jargon" article is now the subject of an AfD which you can read about, vote, and comment here: [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jargon of The Rush Limbaugh Show]] [[User:Patsw|patsw]] 03:41, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

: The AfD failed.

: — [[User:DLJessup|DLJessup]] ([[User talk:DLJessup|talk]]) 06:42, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

== Staff ==

Does anyone want to make a guess as to what ''Rachel's'' role on the show is? [[User:Patsw|patsw]] 18:35, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

== A very tiny nitpick, but it is Wikipedia, after all... ==

According to Limbaugh himself, every day he is on the air, the name of the show, officially, is "The Rush Limbaugh '''Program'''," not "The Rush Limbaugh '''Show'''." I don't know if that's too small a detail even for Wikipedia but I thought I'd let one of the more senior people handle it, considering it would involve moving what is probably a moderately-high traffic page (this one) and the dozens of pages that link to it. [[User:Mscudder|Mscudder]] 08:29, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

:The official name of the program is "The Rush Limbaugh Show." I suggest that we leave it as it is. [[User:Bjsiders|Bjsiders]] 17:04, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

:Do you think that <I>maybe</I> [[User:Mscudder|Mscudder]]'s observation - which is very correct - warrants submitting some sort of "AKA" or parenthetical mention on the mainpage???? [[User:Catboy02|Catboy02]] 23:55, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

== Air America ==

Under the AFRTS section I have delted the information on Air America:
1. Air America is a liberal talk network, not a show, thus it is not on AFRTS. Note it now appears that Al Franken is on both.
2. The allegation that the U.S. military blocks Air America's website for soldiers, needs citation.
jme[[User:66.72.215.225|66.72.215.225]]


I’m wondering why Limbaugh’s hearing loss isn’t in his “Show” article. As I understand it, it cost him broadcast time and has changed the tenor of his voice. And, I wonder if there is any projection of how it will effect future shows.[[User:Wcgerken|Wcgerken]] ([[User talk:Wcgerken|talk]]) 19:15, 28 March 2020 (UTC)
:That does deserve to be mentioned but since he passed away in 2021 there is no reason to speculate on how it will effect his show going forward though we can include any reports on how it reflected his show during the last year or so of his show. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Notcharliechaplin|Notcharliechaplin]] ([[User talk:Notcharliechaplin#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Notcharliechaplin|contribs]]) 01:57, 27 November 2022 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


== Semi-protected edit request on 19 February 2021 ==
== EIB's fictionality? ==


{{edit semi-protected|The Rush Limbaugh Show|answered=yes}}
In the second paragraph the article reads:
Add to the Guest host section:
"The Rush Limbaugh Show is part of the fictional Excellence in Broadcasting, or EIB Network, as well as the equally-fictional Limbaugh Institute for Advanced Conservative Studies."
I don't think that EIB is fictional, it just isn't a real organization. Anyone agree? And can anyone think of a better word for this sentence, or a better way to phrase it? [[User:SirParagon|SirParagon]] 18:51, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
:EIB is an invention of Rush Limbaugh's own mind. In the early days of his show, it was nationally syndicated by EFM (I don't know what that stands for). But today it is a product of Premiere Radio Networks, a division of [[Clear Channel]]. The article should state the show is "part of the Premiere Radio Networks, but Rush Limbaugh identifies his program as part of the fictional EIB Network." [[User:Goeverywhere|Goeverywhere]] 04:44, 11 September 2006 (UTC)


Paul W. Smith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_W._Smith Smith was an occasional guest host for The Rush Limbaugh Show, a nationally syndicated show carried by WJR. [[Special:Contributions/35.128.41.4|35.128.41.4]] ([[User talk:35.128.41.4|talk]]) 21:27, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
== NPOV ==
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The lead section is a fawning to the importance and significance of the show, and really does not have anything to say about the show itself. It doesn't even identify it as a conservative talk radio show, and even goes as far as to name-drop Air America, as if it had any relevance in this article at all, let alone a basic introduction to the show. As such, I'm tagging this article as NPOV and ask its editors to consider writing this article not for your benefits but for the benefit of the hypothetical person who has never heard of the show, as any other encyclopedia article should be written. ''[[User:Hateless|hateless]]'' 04:02, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Latest revision as of 21:31, 4 March 2024


Air America

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Under the AFRTS section I have delted the information on Air America: 1. Air America is a liberal talk network, not a show, thus it is not on AFRTS. Note it now appears that Al Franken is on both. 2. The allegation that the U.S. military blocks Air America's website for soldiers, needs citation. jme66.72.215.225


dan's bake sale more than just random event

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Dan's Bake Sale came to represent an ideal of how the American capitalist system is supposed to work. It was discussed on the show as a model, both economically and to some degree philosophically of what economic conservatism is supposed to be about, not only in the '90s but even in the 2000s. Chapter 9 of Limbaugh's book, "See I Told You So" is dedicated to it. The treatment it's given in this article suggests it was some kind of random event that happened as a series of totally unrelated coincidences from which no specific meaning was drawn. Not so.

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Can confirm - it wasn't just a random event. I drove across the country to attend. It was really odd the way the weather cleared up, and the clouds parted just before Rush's scheduled appearance, and the sun shone upon him. (Pure coincidence, I know... but wow...) It was a cultural event I'll never forget... though I did eventually wear out the T-shirt. -- MikeWarot — Preceding unsigned comment added by MikeWarot (talk • contribs) 21:01, 13 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Environmentalist wacko NFL picks

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Rush Limbaugh (in the past) predicted many games with humor. In the current political environment, he says he doesn't have the same time and interest. Only with the broadcast today, just before the Super Bowl 50 does he honor is history in NFL humor, saying:

RUSH: On Super Bowl Sunday, we have the predatory Carolina Panthers against the Denver Broncos -- and they're horses and they may be wild horses, but they're still victims. They're not predators. Panthers, mountain lions, cougars, what have you, they are predators. That would give you a hint as to the environmentalist wacko way to look at the game.
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2016/02/05/quick_hits_page
AstroU (talk) 06:31, 6 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Did Rush Limbaugh just pick the Carolina Panthers over the Denver Broncos (and QB Payton Manning) in the Super Bowl this Sunday? -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 06:35, 6 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, he just said what a 'wacko' would think in just a sentence or two. He didn't imply who would win. -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 06:16, 8 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2016/02/05/quick_hits_page goes into details. -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 16:02, 8 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hearing Loss

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I’m wondering why Limbaugh’s hearing loss isn’t in his “Show” article. As I understand it, it cost him broadcast time and has changed the tenor of his voice. And, I wonder if there is any projection of how it will effect future shows.Wcgerken (talk) 19:15, 28 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That does deserve to be mentioned but since he passed away in 2021 there is no reason to speculate on how it will effect his show going forward though we can include any reports on how it reflected his show during the last year or so of his show. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Notcharliechaplin (talk • contribs) 01:57, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 19 February 2021

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Add to the Guest host section:

Paul W. Smith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_W._Smith Smith was an occasional guest host for The Rush Limbaugh Show, a nationally syndicated show carried by WJR. 35.128.41.4 (talk) 21:27, 19 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 00:19, 20 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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