Talk:The Rush Limbaugh Show

Topics that dealt with the Jargon section have been moved to Talk:Jargon of The Rush Limbaugh Show now that it has been split off to form its own article, with the exception of the split proposal itself, which has been copied there.

Wikipedia Mention

I'll consider my call to El Rushbo my first contribution to Wikipedia :) EddieH 06:22, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Third Wikipedia mention

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. DJ Clayworth 19:26, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

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.)

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. — DLJessup 23:05, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

Snerdly

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? 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. Joe 15:02, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

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. --Catboy02 03:55, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

The "Program staff" section of The Rush Limbaugh Show explains who Bo Snerdly and other members of the staff are. patsw 04:23, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

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. 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. patsw 19:12, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Affiliate stations

Rush's own website lists only 592 affiliate stations.

— 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?Tix 22:07, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

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As the Nike ad says, I've just done it.

— 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 patsw 03:41, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

The AfD failed.

— 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? patsw 18:35, 10 March 2006 (UTC)