Radio

NPR Ombud: Diane Rehm's Fundraisers for Activists 'A Step Too Far'
February 26th, 2015 10:12 AM
Elizabeth Jensen, hired by NPR as their new Ombudsman, picked up a question from NewsBusters on how NPR host Diane Rehm can do fundraisers for assisted-suicide lobbying group “Compassion & Choices.”
Jensen says she shouldn’t do this, that it’s a “step too far,” noting that NewsBusters picked up on the ethical issue.

Rush: Did FDR Say We Must Consider Japan's 'Legitimate Grievances'?
February 20th, 2015 8:53 PM
Just when you thought what emanates from the White House on defeating the jihad could not get more absurd, Rush Limbaugh provides much-needed historical context.
This week brought both a three-day conference on "Countering Violent Extremism" (that'll show 'em!) and an op-ed along the same lines from President Obama that was published in the Los Angeles Times.

Rush Limbaugh Reveals He Was Invited on SNL to Play Santa Claus
February 17th, 2015 11:33 AM
His instincts told him to be wary. Turns out that Rush Limbaugh's suspicions were well-founded.
On his radio broadcast Monday, the day after Saturday Night Live's 40th anniversary special on NBC, Limbaugh said SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels invited him on the show in the 1990s for a specific role -- to play Santa Claus.

Brian Williams, Rush Limbaugh, and Audience Loyalty
February 14th, 2015 9:18 AM
Here’s a question. What is the difference between Brian Williams and Rush Limbaugh? What is the dog that isn’t barking?
Answer? The audience. There is no sudden groundswell of outraged NBC Nightly News viewers rallying to the support of the suspended anchor, angrily demanding he be restored to his job. On the contrary, when Rush Limbaugh ran into trouble in the Sandra Fluke episode and a handful…

Limbaugh on Williams' Suspension: NBC No Longer a News Organization
February 11th, 2015 7:09 PM
A seismic shakeup in media yesterday with NBC News announcing a six-month suspension without pay for serial fabulist Brian Williams, while Comedy Central's Jon Stewart revealed he's leaving The Daily Show at the end of this season.
The two departures are indirectly connected, Rush Limbaugh told radio listeners today, and bolster his long-held belief that "NBC is not a news organization any…

Limbaugh on Brian Williams Saga: 'Broadcast News' Saw This Coming
February 9th, 2015 10:14 PM
Hollywood may eventually make a movie about Brian Williams and his various adventures as a journalist, fictional and otherwise. Then again, Hollywood already has, as Rush Limbaugh pointed out on his radio show today.
Nearly three decades before troubles for the NBC anchor came to a head, the 1987 film Broadcast News was eerily prophetic in depicting "the Brian Williams story," Limbaugh told his…

Krauthammer Levels Obama's 'Dorm Room' Equating of ISIS, Christianity
February 7th, 2015 5:44 PM
The question that came to mind while listening to President Obama's remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast -- where have I heard this before? Conservative columnist and author Charles Krauthammer provided a helpful reminder when he appeared on Hugh Hewitt's radio show yesterday.
For Obama to compared the current-day atrocities committed by radical Muslims on a daily basis around the world…

NY Times's Correction on Vaccines Fixes Misattribution of Walker Quote
February 4th, 2015 11:45 PM
Radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh believes that because the center-right media and blogosphere pushed back against the vaccine vendetta campaign against Republicans and conservatives, the establishment press is sharply backing away from trying to capitalize on it, especially because both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have been shown to have played to the anti-vaxxer crowd during the 2008…

Radio Lib Falsely Claims Walker Eliminated Union Pensions in Wisc.
January 29th, 2015 10:20 AM
You'll be hearing a lot about Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker as he mulls a potential run for the presidency, then a heckuva lot more if he decides in the affirmative.
Much of the venting from the left about Walker will be outright falsehoods, such as this deceitful claim by liberal radio host Stephanie Miller on her program Tuesday. Miller, ranked number 22 among radio talk hosts in 2014 (right…

Rush Limbaugh: Success of 'American Sniper' Mirrors Midterm Landslide
January 26th, 2015 8:35 PM
A tidal-wave election that Republicans rode to victory in 2014 and the roaring success of American Sniper, a film that many liberals loathe -- yes, they're related, Rush Limbaugh pointed out to his radio listeners today.
Bad enough for Democrats to suffer epic losses in the midterms, but when their power and influence are on the wane in Hollywood too -- that's a problem.

Thom Hartmann: Is Boehner a 'Traitor' for Inviting Netanyahu?
January 25th, 2015 7:28 PM
So much for this being a mere snub or breach of protocol. If left-wing radio host Thom Hartmann had his way, House Speaker John Boehner would be in shackles and awaiting trial for inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak before Congress without first clearing the invitation with the Obama White House.
Citing the Constitution to justify his claim, Hartmann said on his show…

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Limbaugh Demolishes Obama's Crowing Over Gas Prices, Energy Production
January 22nd, 2015 2:00 PM
One of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh's most important assets -- a great memory.
While telling his listeners yesterday that he didn't waste time watching the laundry list of alleged accomplishments and proposals that seldom get enacted, aka the State of the Union speech, he did catch an excerpt afterward that conveyed a sense of deja vu.

Kerry & Taylor in Paris Leaves Limbaugh 'Embarrassed' to be American
January 17th, 2015 8:07 PM
This time, Rush Limbaugh also speaks for plenty of liberals, though few could ever bring themselves to admit it.
El Rushbo could hardly contain his indignation on his radio show yesterday in response to the bizarre spectacle of Secretary of State John Kerry sheepishly trying to compensate for the lack of a high-profile American presence at last weekend's unity march in France by bringing folky…