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Tommymac

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39. 2 Words: Rush Limbaugh (and Hate Radio.)
Tue Jan 11, 2022, 04:46 PM
Jan 2022

We all rail against Fox Entertainment, but RW Hate radio has it's roots in the crazy evangelical radio stations that sprang up everywhere in the 20th Century.

In turn Hate Radio was used by racist Movement Conservatives, Koch & Bush Family Money, a subverted NRA to raise money and supply weapons, and shared the willingness (ignorance is NOT a defence) of evangelical sects and ministries such as the Billy Graham Crusade in the early 1960's to prostrate themselves before the alter of greed and enable the use of abortion and birth control controversies as wedge issues.

Not to mention that early RW and 'christian' radio jocks mobilized hatred using the right of black people to sit where they choose on a bus or at a lunch counter to revitalize ole Jim Crow.

The GOP is A HOAX [View all] TeamProg Jan 2022 OP
All excellent points Diamond_Dog Jan 2022 #1
their pro-life stance Skittles Jan 2022 #2
An obvious one I missed.. I'm sure there are others, too.. TeamProg Jan 2022 #5
Pro-war, Pro-death penalty, Pro-life - one of these things is not like the other... Probatim Jan 2022 #23
pro-guns in the hands of ANYONE Skittles Jan 2022 #24
that's it. dan bongino, who now seems to regret inheriting 300 limbaugh stations is certainot Jan 2022 #26
Absolutely. It's become little more than a fascist vehicle, parading as a party.. peppertree Jan 2022 #3
authoritarianism is a heritable mostly 'old world' susceptibility to sex on the wrong brain certainot Jan 2022 #28
That might explain it peppertree Jan 2022 #32
LMAO!!!!! XacerbatedDem Jan 2022 #34
They are an organized crime party. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2022 #4
Truer words were never typed. OMGWTF Jan 2022 #16
Been saying it since 2002. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2022 #19
Hear, hear. A party in the image of Joe McCarthy, Newt Gingrich - and Cheeto peppertree Jan 2022 #25
Leadership obviously exists Dirty Socialist Jan 2022 #6
Someone needs to take that 'G' back. There's nothing "grand" about these Carlitos Brigante Jan 2022 #7
I thought it was for "Grifting Our Public" ?? no? TeamProg Jan 2022 #8
Greedy Oily Perverts OMGWTF Jan 2022 #17
Grab Our Paychecks calimary Jan 2022 #27
The definition of Facism crud Jan 2022 #9
And, of course, the grand OLD party is actually younger than the Democratic Party... Wounded Bear Jan 2022 #10
But the slimy critters decided to infiltrate the Democrats of the south and take it over. erronis Jan 2022 #36
But their worship and faith in a single con-artist is unwavering. Kablooie Jan 2022 #11
Sounds a lot like Trumpism! imanamerican63 Jan 2022 #12
Trumpism to me means selling fear, hate, while gaslighting, to get what you want.. TeamProg Jan 2022 #14
Please add: no real religious feedom. Lunabell Jan 2022 #13
👍 Joinfortmill Jan 2022 #15
Who knew? czarjak Jan 2022 #18
The GOP has devolved into a RICO dlk Jan 2022 #20
I KNOW but... BigmanPigman Jan 2022 #21
it's hard for any decent person to relate to but all I can figure is it comes from years LymphocyteLover Jan 2022 #29
And they raise their kids with the same BS propaganda BigmanPigman Jan 2022 #30
It is disheartening. Rightwing media is such a huge scourge on this country and have truly ruined a LymphocyteLover Jan 2022 #33
Many of them view their kids' learning Critical Thinking as a threat to their beliefs. maddiemom Jan 2022 #46
What are educators supposed to do BigmanPigman Jan 2022 #48
2 Words: Rush Limbaugh (and Hate Radio.) Tommymac Jan 2022 #39
That makes perfect sense. BigmanPigman Jan 2022 #47
It exists to grift CanonRay Jan 2022 #22
+ concern for national debt does not exist AlexSFCA Jan 2022 #31
That's just for starters... hwmnbn Jan 2022 #35
Great post malaise Jan 2022 #37
Great post malaise Jan 2022 #38
The GOP no longer believes in Democracy. BlueIdaho Jan 2022 #40
They like to wave the flag and talk about being patriots. lpbk2713 Jan 2022 #41
The biggest scam of all is that their patriotism doesn't exist DFW Jan 2022 #42
oh all those things exist for the repukes... Javaman Jan 2022 #43
Excellent post! Here's one more for the list: Their Platform - does not exist LaMouffette Jan 2022 #44
Maybe so, but DownriverDem Jan 2022 #45
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