Rush Limbaugh pulled himself up by his own bootstraps?

[The AntiDonald]

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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Rush was no paragon of conservative values. He was a partisan hack who prayed on the uneducated. He trafficked in conspiracy theories, fear and lies.

Very similar to the orange moron. The only difference is Rush actually had an IQ above single digits.

 

[swing_voter]

He wasn't just some local radio man, and there's thousands of those in every state. He destroyed the competition and became his own movement. No conservative radio host is ever going to hold a candle to him, and many have tried already.

Father Coughlin back in the 20's and 30's was more popular if you factor in the size of the American populations between then and now.

He was a socially conservative priest who had over 10 million nightly listeners. He was also an anti Semite but a lot of people were anti Semites back then.

Unlike Limbaugh who duped his audience into supporting tax cuts for the rich, Father Coughlin helped to get the New Deal passed so his listeners would have Social Security, Medicare and Unemployment. Father Coughlin cared about his listeners, Limbaugh only cared about his profits.


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[jimbo]

Rush is largely self made, but hardly anyone comes from true nothing. There are many who had a more difficult youth than Rush, but the story of Limbaugh is one of perseverance and work ethic - rewarded. And that is the true lesson.

When politics is removed, Rush is a business success story to be told to all. And one that demonstrates that government need not provide all in order to have success.

My measure of the man - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_Limbaugh#Charitable_work His success regardless of your political views resulted in untold millions of people being helped by his actions. A legacy that will be difficult for anyone to trash.

Rush's father was a lawyer. Upper middle class to be sure. But he created his own breaks, and was smart enough to take advantage of them.

 

[Ren]

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

It could've been both A & B. He could've been given the opportunity but he also had to pull himself up by his own bootstraps, meaning: "The door's open kid, but it's up to you to make your own way. I'm not helping that a long".

 

[Sabre]

It could've been both A & B. He could've been given the opportunity but he also had to pull himself up by his own bootstraps, meaning: "The door's open kid, but it's up to you to make your own way. I'm not helping that a long".

That is true, his father did not approve of his career choice and did not think it would amount to anything.

 

[DarkWizard12]

Father Coughlin back in the 20's and 30's was more popular if you factor in the size of the American populations between then and now.

You know who else was popular?

Julius Caesar.

He was a socially conservative priest who had over 10 million nightly listeners. He was also an anti Semite but a lot of people were anti Semites back then.

Unlike Limbaugh who duped his audience into supporting tax cuts for the rich, Father Coughlin helped to get the New Deal passed so his listeners would have Social Security, Medicare and Unemployment. Father Coughlin cared about his listeners, Limbaugh only cared about his profits.

You're crying because Limbaugh's listeners don't care that he doesn't care about him? Is that really the issue? Maybe limbaugh touched you somewhere? It's okay, you can talk about it.

 

[Fletch]

Rush was no paragon of conservative values. He was a partisan hack who prayed on the uneducated. He trafficked in conspiracy theories, fear and lies.

Very similar to the orange moron. The only difference is Rush actually had an IQ above single digits.

Thats false, ignorant and hackish. Other than that, great post.

 

[Logician Man]

Thats false, ignorant and hackish. Other than that, great post.

So, jeopardizing your maid's freedom, and directing her to go doctor shopping on one's behalf to aid and abet in one's opioid addiction, without a second thought of said maid's welfare, and potentially facing being charged with violating a very serious federal narcotics crime, and losing her freedom and access to family is considered a "conservative value."

 

[Fletch]

So, jeopardizing your maid's freedom, and directing her to go doctor shopping on one's behalf to aid and abet in one's opioid addiction, without a second thought of said maid's welfare, and potentially facing being charged with violating a very serious federal narcotics crime, and losing her freedom and access to family is considered a "conservative value."

Had the Anti-Donald made that particular argument I might have responded differently to his post. But he didnt so I stand by what I wrote.

 

[swing_voter]

Rush's father was a lawyer. Upper middle class to be sure. But he created his own breaks, and was smart enough to take advantage of them.

Limbaugh's dad owned a radio station. That's where Limbaugh got his break into the radio bizz.

 

[weaver2]

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

Rush's family tree is filled with well educated lawyers and judges. Unlike someone from a poor background when he got fired, which was pretty regularly he had family wealth to tide him over until the next job. If there is one word to characterize Mr. Limbaugh it is hypocrite.

 

[calamity]

Thats false, ignorant and hackish. Other than that, great post.

You're right. Rush's IQ likely was in the single digits. After all, how hard is it to play Archie Bunker on the radio?

 

[Sabre]

Limbaugh's dad owned a radio station. That's where Limbaugh got his break into the radio bizz.

CO-owned, and Rush was 16 when he worked there as a DJ, not his break into the radio biszz - read post #116

 

[Fletch]

Limbaugh's dad owned a radio station. That's where Limbaugh got his break into the radio bizz.

So what? Lots of people get a 'break' in life and go nowhere. He achieved what he did through his own hard work and creativity. He wasnt handed 600 stations and 30 million listeners by his old man.

 

[Carleen]

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

No, he’ll be forgotten in a little while.

 

[weaver2]

So what? Lots of people get a 'break' in life and go nowhere. He achieved what he did through his own hard work and creativity. He wasnt handed 600 stations and 30 million listeners by his old man.

He was handed those stations and listeners by Reagan's repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in Broadcasting. Has that remained in place he would still be hosting a show for a year or two, then getting fired for outrageous political claims that the station had to refute or counter in the interests of fairness. The most appalling aspect of his career was that there were 30 million people who thought his misanthropic, misogynistic, homophobic, racist, classist conspiracy laced drivel represented the truth.

 

[pamak]

I am aware that many on the left call inequalities a tragedy, and yet the social programs they advocate for still result in inequality. How effective are the equalist principles of those programs, then? In other words if equality is your goal, the social programs that exist are epic failures.

We don't need more of these programs, we need less of them.

You have it in reverse.

The social programs rose as a result of iinequality.

Moreover, the socialist countries which have more of such programs have lower inequality.

Gini coefficient - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Same with extreme poverty which os higher in the US than in most developed rich countries

Extreme poverty in rich countries: what we know and what we don’t know

Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems

ourworldindata.org

Extreme poverty in rich countries: what we know and what we don’t know

Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems

ourworldindata.org

 

[Fletch]

He was handed those stations and listeners by Reagan's repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in Broadcasting. Has that remained in place he would still be hosting a show for a year or two, then getting fired for outrageous political claims that the station had to refute or counter in the interests of fairness. The most appalling aspect of his career was that there were 30 million people who thought his misanthropic, misogynistic, homophobic, racist, classist conspiracy laced drivel represented the truth.

That stupid, dishonest and hackish. The liberal posting trifecta.

 

[weaver2]

That stupid, dishonest and hackish. The liberal posting trifecta.

Then refute it with something more solid than just name calling Quote lines showing Rush was not a mysogynist. (Suggestion: don't bother searching in the Fluke programs) Give example of him standing up for poor people.
Help us see how accepting he was of same sex marriage, gays, equal treatment of gays by retail outlets. Post Rushes quotes in support of euality of race and class. Tell us how his style of repeating everything at least three times so morons could regurgitate his propaganda is not drivel. Calling names is what misanthropists do.

 

[Fletch]

Then refute it with something more solid than just name calling Quote lines showing Rush was not a mysogynist. (Suggestion: don't bother searching in the Fluke programs) Give example of him standing up for poor people.
Help us see how accepting he was of same sex marriage, gays, equal treatment of gays by retail outlets. Post Rushes quotes in support of euality of race and class. Tell us how his style of repeating everything at least three times so morons could regurgitate his propaganda is not drivel. Calling names is what misanthropists do.

Your post received exactly the response it deserved. Want better responses? Make better posts.

 

[AGENT J]

LMAO another Rush thread . . . .

once again
It takes one of three things to think rush was good person, a hero or an idol
A.) Topical ignorance (you simply don’t know what a vile person he was)
B.) Dishonesty (you lie about what a vile person he was)
C.) You share his bigoted and hateful views so it doesn’t matter
He won’t be missed by anybody honest, educated and objective with a good heart and human decency.

So thoughts and prayers to the people that loved Rush, losing loved ones is tough, of course I know I lost my mom to the same sickness. But thats about it . . . .

Most people I personally know and associate with are ALL way better human beings than Rush ever was.

They are MORE honest, caring, humble, respectful, genuine, good-spirited and have more integrity. They are LESS vindictive, racist, bigoted, misogynistic, homophobic, evil and do less fear-mongering by spreading hate, lies and conspiracies. Most of them are what people SHOULD be and not a POS like he was.

 

[calamity]

Your post received exactly the response it deserved. Want better responses? Make better posts.

irony

 

[calamity]

So what? Lots of people get a 'break' in life and go nowhere. He achieved what he did through his own hard work and creativity. He wasnt handed 600 stations and 30 million listeners by his old man.

You're right. Limbaugh could have coasted along, let daddy buy him a spot at an Ivy League college, settled on a mid-level career as a local radio guy and retired at fifty to live off his inheritance, all the while pretending he "built that." Lots of rich kid libertarians do that sort of thing.

Rush worked until he dropped. There is something to be said for that, regardless how much someone dislikes the work he did.

 

[Fletch]

You're right.

Youre learning.

 

[calamity]

Youre learning.

You’re