Posted on 07/16/2008 5:42:14 PM PDT by paltz
Limbaugh’s been making news today with his new $400,000,000 contract, but this from the New York Times caught my eye more than his big new contract:
At dinner the night before, Bill O’Reilly’s name came up, and Limbaugh expressed his opinion of the Fox cable king. He hadn’t been sure at the time that he wanted it on the record. But on second thought, “somebody’s got to say it,” he told me. “The man is Ted Baxter.”
Rush didn’t have much nice to say about Sean Hannity either:
Limbaugh has a deeply conflicted attitude toward Sean Hannity, his one-time stand in and now perpetual No. 2 on the Talkers list. He speaks of the younger man with the same condescending affection that Muhammad Ali once showed Jimmy Ellis, a former sparring partner turned challenger. But he wanted me to remember who is the Greatest. “I have no competitors,” he said. “Hannity isn’t even close to me.”
Rush is right, but he probably didn’t need to come right out and say that.
Saying it is just fine. Someone had to, especially about Hannity. Sean has lost his way and is wondering around in a blindfold.
LOL
Rush on the other hand has a first rate entertaining show and is very sharp and quite reticent to wander out of his depth on subjects he doesn’t know much about, thus avoiding making himself look like the fool he most certainly is not.
I think Rush’s bloated ego has something to do with his failed personal relationships. Someone has to say it.
Okay, will someone explain to me the “Ted Baxter” comment?
I admit I’m not familiar with “Ted Baxter”
What did Limbaugh mean by the comment?
Psssst.... it's the truth, but Rush should lie about it.
The assholes on the left hate the truth, no matter what it is.
Sean is trying to be too politically correct. Frequently on his show, he’ll say that he doesn’t, for a minute, question Hussein Obama’s patriotism or love of country . . . this after reading the latest stupid, anti-American comment out of Hussein Obama’s mouth.
Rush tells it as it is . . . for some reason, Sean is being too nice to Bob “worthless” Beckel and the other lefty loonies, including Lanny Davis and the other Clinton hoodlums and stooges who should be rotting in prison right now for the numerous felonies committed during Clinton’s disgraceful term of office.
Go, Rush, go!
well jeff christie is ron burgandy. but his assessment of the leprechauns was spot on.
I agree, Hannity is not close. Hannity always pushes his point (he’s not very Socratic). A caller can ask about the weather and Hannity will somehow get his anti-Obama message into the convo. But alas, i always listen.
The one that really bugs me is Beck, his voice changes too many octaves when he’s making a point. I prolly shouldn’t have brought that up cause now u’ll notice it too.
Hannity is a mind-numbed robot but I can’t quite figure out who controls him O’Reilly, Limbaugh, or Ailes.
Ditto Rush
To print was mentioned in a conversation is distasteful and unprofessional. I’ll bet it isn’t even factual, since Rush gave Sean his start. In the end though, it is just one man’s opinion. So what if it is Rush? It shouldn’t be given anymore validity than yours’ or mine.
Rush’s ego isn’t that bloated, although he’d have the right for it to be huge. His “ego” is bluster and an act.
I read the entire article, and it was an entertaining read, certainly. I couldn’t help wondering how much was taken out of context, though, and how much of it was written to embarress the man - especially those comments about Savage, Hannity, and O’Reilly. I can easily see comments about O’Reilly being Ted Baxter part of an extended comic riff, with the writer then draining the blood from Rush’s comments and leaving only the grime. After listening to Rush for all these years, the Ted Baxter comment seemed jarring and out of place, too, although that’s just my intuition and not based on any factual substance. I also had the feeling - again, no facts, just feeling - that the writer relished putting those insults into print.
All the news that fits, I suppose.
What is “Ted Baxter” all I can think of is that guy on too close for comfort...in which case I don’t get it.
Kellynia go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Baxter
That should give you a good idea of what Rush meant.
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