Rush Limbaugh pulled himself up by his own bootstraps?

[calamity]

Many conservatives say that poor people have to "pull themselves up by their own bootstraps."

Did Rush Limbaugh, that paragon of conservative values, pull himself up by his own bootstraps?

Mark your response and click on the spoiler tag below for the answer.

Spoiler: Answer

Like many male conservative media figures he made a game of pretending to class sensitivity and implying he’d had to scrap his way up. The radio station where he got his start was co-owned by his father.

Rush Limbaugh’s Complicated Legacy - WSJ

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He sounded like a silver spoon born libertarian ass-wipe. So, I am not surprised.

 

[EMNofSeattle]

Many conservatives say that poor people have to "pull themselves up by their own bootstraps."

Did Rush Limbaugh, that paragon of conservative values, pull himself up by his own bootstraps?

Mark your response and click on the spoiler tag below for the answer.

Spoiler: Answer

Like many male conservative media figures he made a game of pretending to class sensitivity and implying he’d had to scrap his way up. The radio station where he got his start was co-owned by his father.

Rush Limbaugh’s Complicated Legacy - WSJ

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Yeah, and virtually all of his radio gigs after then were based on his talent.

Of course the left cannot stand the idea of people not being victims so they will preposterously claim that any early advantage means the person involved didn’t earn their success.

Limbaugh grew up in an upper middle class family. He also dropped out of college and didn’t follow his family’s normal career track. That doesn’t mean he didn’t create what he had. It’s funny though the left considers this an advantage yet they work so hard through welfare policy to deny black kids a stable family. Let that sink in for a moment.

 

[EMNofSeattle]

The shoulders is either who you were born to and the assistance you got from that, the Federal assistance your state received, or the infrastructure and government programs that taxes funded.

You ignore all of this because you want to believe a fantasy about yourself.

Yes we live in a society. That doesn’t mean we need to impose a left wing Marxist regime.

 

[Hari Seldon]

Another thread to bash Limbaugh. The man will continue to live rent free in the heads of snowflakes for decades after he died.

I thought it was interesting. Didn't know he got started at his fathers radio station. Like the malignant narcissist scumbag POS got started in the real estate business thanks to his father. Seems you object to those pointing out the hypocrisy in the man. Tough.

 

[upsideguy]

Many conservatives say that poor people have to "pull themselves up by their own bootstraps."

Did Rush Limbaugh, that paragon of conservative values, pull himself up by his own bootstraps?

Mark your response and click on the spoiler tag below for the answer.

Spoiler: Answer

Like many male conservative media figures he made a game of pretending to class sensitivity and implying he’d had to scrap his way up. The radio station where he got his start was co-owned by his father.

Rush Limbaugh’s Complicated Legacy - WSJ

He fundamentally peddled smut. Rush pulled himself up by his bootstraps the same way that Larry Flynt did. Rush's brand of pornography was cleaner in the sense that you could broadcast it over the AM airways, but the fundamental content wasn't that much different, playing on the imaginations of those desperate to have their imaginations played. Neither one of them dealt in truth; they were each purveyors of fantasy.

 

[EMNofSeattle]

He fundamentally peddled smut. Rush pulled himself up by his bootstraps the same way that Larry Flynt did. Rush's brand of pornography was cleaner in the sense that you could broadcast it over the AM airways, but the fundamental content wasn't that much different, playing on the imaginations of those desperate to have their imaginations played. Neither one of them dealt in truth; they were each purveyors of fantasy.

The “pragmatic” part of your tagline appears to be a lie.

 

[AncientGeek]

Pretty sure he grew up in middle class Missouri household. I think he just wanted to be a broadcaster, might have worked for the Cardinals for a while, think he got fired and then moved to Sac where he got a gig doing his thing in the late 80s. That is when I first heard him, he was actually quite funny back then. His Born Free bits were hilarious. Then he got syndicated and became a powerhouse on the right, that is when he stopped being funny and turned into a monster.

In 1985, under a chair appointed by President Ronald Reagan, the FCC stated that the Fairness Doctrine hurt the public interest. Two years later, under another Reagan-appointed chair, the FCC abolished the rule.

With the Fairness Doctrine gone, Rush Limbaugh stepped into the role of promoting the Movement Conservative narrative. He gave it the concrete examples, color, and passion it needed to jump from think tanks and businessmen to ordinary voters who could help make it the driving force behind national policy. While politicians talked with veiled language about “welfare queens” and same-sex bathrooms, and “makers” and “takers,” Limbaugh played “Barack the Magic Negro,” talked of “femiNazis,” and said “Liberals” were “socialists,” redistributing tax dollars from hardworking white men to the undeserving.

Constantly, he hammered on the idea that the federal government threatened the freedom of white men, and he did so in a style that his listeners found entertaining and liberating.

https://heathercoxrichardson.substa...0.kaqFee4hPt_gzfeGH6383L-awbcRR9FdlfL6VZh3v-8

 

[EMNofSeattle]

In 1985, under a chair appointed by President Ronald Reagan, the FCC stated that the Fairness Doctrine hurt the public interest. Two years later, under another Reagan-appointed chair, the FCC abolished the rule.

With the Fairness Doctrine gone, Rush Limbaugh stepped into the role of promoting the Movement Conservative narrative. He gave it the concrete examples, color, and passion it needed to jump from think tanks and businessmen to ordinary voters who could help make it the driving force behind national policy. While politicians talked with veiled language about “welfare queens” and same-sex bathrooms, and “makers” and “takers,” Limbaugh played “Barack the Magic Negro,” talked of “femiNazis,” and said “Liberals” were “socialists,” redistributing tax dollars from hardworking white men to the undeserving.

Constantly, he hammered on the idea that the federal government threatened the freedom of white men, and he did so in a style that his listeners found entertaining and liberating.

https://heathercoxrichardson.substa...0.kaqFee4hPt_gzfeGH6383L-awbcRR9FdlfL6VZh3v-8

Was he wrong about any of that?

I think it’s interesting that the person who actually called Barack Obama a magic negro was a ... white... guy who works for the LA times but Rush gets the ire.

 

[calamity]

In 1985, under a chair appointed by President Ronald Reagan, the FCC stated that the Fairness Doctrine hurt the public interest. Two years later, under another Reagan-appointed chair, the FCC abolished the rule.

With the Fairness Doctrine gone, Rush Limbaugh stepped into the role of promoting the Movement Conservative narrative. He gave it the concrete examples, color, and passion it needed to jump from think tanks and businessmen to ordinary voters who could help make it the driving force behind national policy. While politicians talked with veiled language about “welfare queens” and same-sex bathrooms, and “makers” and “takers,” Limbaugh played “Barack the Magic Negro,” talked of “femiNazis,” and said “Liberals” were “socialists,” redistributing tax dollars from hardworking white men to the undeserving.

Constantly, he hammered on the idea that the federal government threatened the freedom of white men, and he did so in a style that his listeners found entertaining and liberating.

https://heathercoxrichardson.substa...0.kaqFee4hPt_gzfeGH6383L-awbcRR9FdlfL6VZh3v-8

And people wonder why "Rest in Piss" trended on the day he died.

 

[trixare4kids]

Another thread to bash Limbaugh. The man will continue to live rent free in the heads of snowflakes for decades after he died.

It all seems so familiar, doesn't it? Much like how some can't seem to get Trump out of their heads.
Or you, for that matter.

 

[rocket88]

Many conservatives say that poor people have to "pull themselves up by their own bootstraps."

Did Rush Limbaugh, that paragon of conservative values, pull himself up by his own bootstraps?

Mark your response and click on the spoiler tag below for the answer.

Spoiler: Answer

Like many male conservative media figures he made a game of pretending to class sensitivity and implying he’d had to scrap his way up. The radio station where he got his start was co-owned by his father.

Rush Limbaugh’s Complicated Legacy - WSJ

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Don't know, don't care. Definitely an asshole though.

 

[rocket88]

Much like how AOC and Kamala live rent-free in yours?

Totally different because Rush was ****ing awesome. Only second to Trump.

 

[Fletch]

It's important for people to remember how Rush lied about reality on a day to day basis. I put him and the other liars in the same box. They're whole life was one of greed at the cost of a civil society. Rush, Trump and other assorted scum should not be forgotten.

Really? What lies did he tell? You lefties have gotten into the nasty habit of claiming anything you disagree with is a lie.

 

[Fletch]

It's OK to be concerned about people who propogate so much hatred, lies, bigotry, fear, rage, and division in a country.

You just spread more lies in that post than Rush did in 30 years.

 

[rickc]

You just spread more lies in that post than Rush did in 30 years.

Wow!

Right wing propaganda is very effective

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

Hmmm, start by refreshing my memory.

Limbaugh....Limbaugh...Rush Limbaugh.....

Isnt that the dead fella?

 

[Nuber]

Well what do you know? He did something nice to assuage his guilty conscience, who gives a rat's ass. The man was a monster, pure trash. Glad he is dead.

One of the benefits of this website is that character is revealed. In your case, a lack thereof.

 

[Nuber]

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I have more hair, smaller muscles, and a larger bathroom than the dude in the mirror. Plus my mirror reveals truth, not fantasy. I do share one thing with Mr. Simpson - I too have worked with nuclear energy.

 

[swing_voter]

In 1985, under a chair appointed by President Ronald Reagan, the FCC stated that the Fairness Doctrine hurt the public interest. Two years later, under another Reagan-appointed chair, the FCC abolished the rule.

With the Fairness Doctrine gone, Rush Limbaugh stepped into the role of promoting the Movement Conservative narrative. He gave it the concrete examples, color, and passion it needed to jump from think tanks and businessmen to ordinary voters who could help make it the driving force behind national policy. While politicians talked with veiled language about “welfare queens” and same-sex bathrooms, and “makers” and “takers,” Limbaugh played “Barack the Magic Negro,” talked of “femiNazis,” and said “Liberals” were “socialists,” redistributing tax dollars from hardworking white men to the undeserving.

Constantly, he hammered on the idea that the federal government threatened the freedom of white men, and he did so in a style that his listeners found entertaining and liberating.

https://heathercoxrichardson.substa...0.kaqFee4hPt_gzfeGH6383L-awbcRR9FdlfL6VZh3v-8

Limbaugh's dad was part owner of a radio station. LImbaugh's dad got Rush Limbaugh a job working at said radio station. Limbaugh broke into radio the old fashion way: nepotism.

 

[Vadinho]

One of the benefits of this website is that character is revealed. In your case, a lack thereof.

If you think that man was anything worth admiring then that is all we need to know about your character. Rush was an asshole and I should know, I first heard him when he was a nobody in Sacramento.

 

[Nuber]

If you think that man was anything worth admiring then that is all we need to know about your character. Rush was an asshole and I should know, I first heard him when he was a nobody in Sacramento.

I will give you more credit than most liberals then; at least you experienced Rush directly and formed an opinion based on experience.

And yes I do admire the man, flaws and all, because his demonstrable generosity far outweighs your perception of him in my opinion. Go ahead and flag me accordingly.

 

[rickc]

I will give you more credit than most liberals then; at least you experienced Rush directly and formed an opinion based on experience.

And yes I do admire the man, flaws and all, because his demonstrable generosity far outweighs your perception of him in my opinion. Go ahead and flag me accordingly.

and I bet you like trump

Got it! Know just who you are

 

[Vadinho]

I will give you more credit than most liberals then; at least you experienced Rush directly and formed an opinion based on experience.

And yes I do admire the man, flaws and all, because his demonstrable generosity far outweighs your perception of him in my opinion. Go ahead and flag me accordingly.

All I can say is that being far older then you, he was one of the most influential people in the last 40 years that turned you into a hater of me. You may not know it but that is the truth.

 

[calamity]

It all seems so familiar, doesn't it? Much like how some can't seem to get Trump out of their heads.
Or you, for that matter.

You’re comparing Turtle to Trump and Rush?

That’s an interesting point. I’ll have to give it some consideration.

 

[upsideguy]

The “pragmatic” part of your tagline appears to be a lie.

Interesting. I am not sure what I said in this thread that isn't pragmatic, in fact, my comments about Rush are very pragmatic. Then again, you haven't stuck me as a man that has a pragmatic bone in his body. You approach to disharmony is seemingly to railroad over the opposition, not exactly a pragmatic approach in a democracy. Then again, didn't you suggest you would be fine with the end of American democracy.... over Trump?. So, your critique pragmatism is flawed by definiton.

I apologize, I may have struck a raw nerve by exposing your hero for the fraud he is. But, the comment was indeed pragmatic. Face it, Rush was not particularly well educated, nor what one would call him a very bright (he is smart enough, but nothing special) man. What Rush did know was his audience. He could play them like them like Perlman could play the violin. In this country, knowing your customer can make you rich. How pragmatic of him.