Based on his analysis I would conclude that Mr. Sloane has never listened to Rush Limbaugh, which should surprise me since he is in the news reporting business.  Unfortunately, it just speaks to the lack of basic journalism skills of "news" reporting on the networks today.  Being at CBS it is actually quite understandable based on its track record.

....who says Limbaugh is a hatemonger obviously has never listened to him or has such thin skin that even the slightest criticism of someone or the use of satire is somehow hateful.

CBS should take a good, hard look at the things that have been said about Bush (Hitler), Cheney (war criminal), pro-lifers (mad bombers), gun rights supporters (right wing extremists) etc to see what real hate mongering is.

Yeah, we should all listen to liberals and how they think conservatives should be, then act accordingly. We should throw Limbaugh under the bus for blowing up the Dem cabal in 1994. We should add some politcal correctness to our conservativism. Why, accordingly to Sloan, we should start acting like...liberals!!! That would make him happy. P-U, Mr. Sloan, and no thanks.

"The conservative movement in this country is badly in need of somebody who can make a point without demeaning and demonizing liberals and moderates."

It seems that this statement would be more valid if it was written:

"The liberal movement in this country is badly in need of somebody who can make a point without demeaning and demonizing conservatives."

In his faux-praise of Buckley, Sloane behaves in exactly the way he accuses Limbaugh of behaving.  Thus, Sloane is the hate-monger, not Limbaugh, nor even Savage.

Without denigrating Mr. Buckley in any way - Sure, the liberal media would like to see the conservative "mouthpiece", as they so dismissally put it, relegated to a PBS show airing at 10:00 PM on Sunday nights and a niche political commentary magazine with a small circulation. That Limbaugh just doesn't know his place...

The only good conservative is a dead conservative.

They were both booted off MSM TV shows as they tried to transition their "popularity" to the TV screen.

In retrospect, it was a MSM hit job on both......the MSM's "They can't handle the TRUTH" or anything that is not politically Correct....

Unless you're a Comedian.....Savage as a Comedian, would be Booked on "Blue collar Tour" and have DVD's released.   But as a Serious person of Radio Talk.....MSM can't handle them.

Cunningham just proved his Political correct non-acceptance via McCain's apology.  MSM enforces (tries to) political correctness, Rush and company violate the MSM rules. 

The reason that liberal halfwit, Ward Sloane, thought Bill Buckley was so much more tolerable than Savage or even Limbaugh has nothing to do with their relative Conservatism.  It has to do with their effect.  Liberals welcome Conservatives like Buckley.  The reason Liberals do not welcome Limbaugh and Savage is simple:  Limbaugh and Savage are able to communicate Conservative ideology and philosophy to the masses in ways that are both interesting and effective.  They evangelize new Conservative voters.  In Liberal parlance, they are "Hate Mongers", Liberal code words for effective Conservative evangelists.  

Buckley, in spite of his great intellect, or perhaps because of it, is about as interesting to the common man as watching paint dry.  Liberals love WFB, because he was no threat to them.  Limbaugh, in contrast, contributed greatly to their loss of power.

Radio talk show host Smerconish (sp) can go straight to you know where...he just said he wants McCain to have it out with Limbaugh and the conservatives on Matthews show....

Buchanan thought the opposite.

Matthews says McCain can pick up three votes to the one conservative vote he loses...

Precious eh?

I admit that I liked William F. Buckley probably MORE than I like Rush Limbaugh.  HOWEVER, I like Rush Limbaugh a great deal so what does that tell you.

These men appealed to different people.  Buckley is viewed as a "blow-hard" by people like my Dad who like Limbaugh's "down-to-earth" style.  I, on the other hand, loved to read Buckley just because I could always count on learning the usage of a new word :-).  Seriously, Buckley used some of the most complex grammar there is in the English language.  Not sure if this made him brilliant, but it made him interesting.

"CBS News Washington Producer." Could there be another title that just screams "out of touch dinosaur?"

First of all, comparing Buckley to Limbaugh is akin to comparing Leonard Bernstein to Elvis Presley. Sure, they were both made music, but Elvis had the moves. The genius of people like Rush (if I can push the music metaphors a little more) is that he was able to take the complex compositions of Buckley and add some toe-tapping, finger snapping rhythms. Any one who has ever heard Rush or Sean or Laura understands this but not Mr. "CBS News Washington Producer." No, no. Why bother listening to so called "hate mongers" when you can just skim whatever nonsense is posted about them on Media Matters.

Second, Savage (not my favorite) has been savaging the Bush administration for years. Did you know that, Mr. Sloane? Of course not. Especially when it doesn't fit into this dumb assed dissertation.

Go back to your laptop, your latte, and the continued conceit that giggly Katie Couric is the face of hard hitting, "objective" television journalism.

The first time I heard of Mr. Buckley was in the back pages of a book written in the early 1960's naming him as one of the most dangerous men on the right.

Apparently, the liberal-fascists want us to forget how they attempted demonize and marginalize him, now that the offer false praise for the Great Man and all he has accomplished while trashing his children like Rush.  

Why just tonight blow-dried Brian Williams was blathering that Buckley had paid dearly for his support of certain people and statements.  So the liberal drumbeat continues even now.