Before Rush Limbaugh went on the air on WABC-New York,

[no_hypocrisy]

Last edited Fri Feb 19, 2021, 08:47 AM - Edit history (1)

I don't remember the anger. Anger about things that hadn't bothered people before. All of a sudden, Archie Bunkers were all over the place, simmering in their anger. Ready for a fight. Refusal to argue, to debate, to hear the other side. Unable to defend their anger. Pontificating. They loved being angry. The Dittoheads.

I don't care whether it was an act and Rush did it for ratings. He was toxic, a megalomaniac, and a demagogue.

I'm glad he's gone. Not that his influence will fade away that easily, but I'm glad he's gone.

[Polybius]

1. Bob Grant was even angrier on WABC Radio

He was big locally.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Rush and Bob Grant were on WABC around the same time.

Last edited Fri Feb 19, 2021, 10:44 AM - Edit history (1)

The irony of it is that WABC also had Lynn Samuels, a liberal, on the station. And she defended Bob and Rush, stating they weren't so bad off the air. I seem to remember her saying that Rush was actually painfully shy. What's up with that?

[House of Roberts]

5. Nicole Sandler mentioned Bob Grant in yesterday's show.

https://nicolesandler.com/2-17-21/

An excerpt:

I’m a radio veteran. My first radio job was in college at the University of South Florida in 1978. I never looked back, but I did take some detours in my chosen profession. Many of those detours could be traced back to one ugly, despicable excuse for a human being.

Rush Limbaugh died today. I have a few things to say about the cretin and his legacy.

It wasn’t about politics. One of my first radio jobs was Producer of the Bob Grant Show at WMCA in NY. He was one of the original right wing “hate talkers” – before Rush Limbaugh ever cracked a microphone. I hated Bob’s politics. On top of the fact that I was a liberal, I was a girl! I was 23 when I started working with him. He may have been a jerk on the air, but in person he was a teddy bear.

More at the link.

[FoxNewsSucks]

6. I first heard Nicole Sandler when

Air America used her to replace Mike Malloy. I really like her, and have listened pretty much every day since then. It's disgusting what corporations ( like Clear Channel ) have done to working people like her.

I hadn't heard that story about Bob Grant until I listened to the podcast today at work. It kinda reminds me of the story Stephanie Miller tells about traitor Sean Hannity being a "decent guy" who "showed sympathy" when her dog died a few years back. I just question whether any semblance of decency by those hatemongering hosts can be real.

[flying rabbit]

2. Yep

Give them a reason why shit sucks, and they will glom onto it (especially if you can blame somebody not like you). It's much easier than paying attention.

[leftofthestorm]

3. Glad you are finally weighing in....

yeah he sucks, or sucked.

[Clash City Rocker]

7. Newt Gingrich had a lot to do with it too

He had a list of negative words he used for anyone who disagreed with him, and he taught other Republicans to use the same words.

[Binkie The Clown]

8. Google Joe Pyne

Edit to add this link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/joe-pyne-first-shock-jock-180963237/

[kskiska]

9. I remember Joe Pyne.

Another one was Alan Burke back then. Later came Morton Downey Jr.

[no_hypocrisy]

10. I found Rush admitting he wants his callers to be angry.

&feature=emb_title