Posted on 03/11/2009 12:36:40 PM PDT by Evil Slayer
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Rush Limbaugh, the most listened to radio host in America, says recent efforts by the White House and Democrats to demonize him are actually helping his show in financial success and personal popularity.
"Revenues at the EIB Network in the first quarter of 2009 are up 13 and a half percent over first quarter revenues of 2008," Limbaugh announced this afternoon, "and at our revenue baseline, that is not an insignificant percentage or amount represented by it."
He also noted his staff had just finished an analysis of Arbitron listening data for the first few months of this year, and said the cumulative audience, meaning "total bodies" listening, was up 32 percent.
"Now when you're starting at baseline of 20 to 22 million, 32 percent is a significant number," Limbaugh said.
The conservative icon also said the McClatchy Company, the publisher which owns the Sacramento Bee among other newspapers, just conducted a national poll finding about a third of Americans have a highly favorable opinion of him.
"That makes me one of the most popular Americans in the country," Limbaugh said.
"If I have an approval rating above a third, that makes me higher than Congress, that makes me higher than lawyers, that puts me with a higher approval rate than Hollywood. Also my approval number of 33 percent is higher than Obama's numbers are going to be when his presidency is over in 2012. If my approval number is 33 percent, that's higher than Vice President Biden's I.Q."
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Same here. Beck is a very interesting person. I am sure the left wingers must hate him.
Ouch!
7 million new listeners? That will translate into a lot of new conservatives - just like it has in the past.
If I may, I don't see why. You are simply stating an obvious truth.
Amazing << Hear this. Feel this, and tell me that this isn't music.
Hey Barack HUSSEIN Obama, I went to Harvard too! That was the worst fieldtrip of my life, but I went there...
That is NOT a good thing, btw.
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You are a gracious person. Many folks here are so self righteous they can’t get beyond Newt’s - or any other persons’ - discretions.
I never hesitate to include IMO to ward off flamers.
I dunno bout all dat... ;-)
Many folks here are so self righteous they can’t get beyond Newt’s - or any other persons’ - discretions.
True.
I never hesitate to include IMO to ward off flamers.
Stick around. You'll learn to not let it bother you.
Amazing << Hear this. Feel this, and tell me that this isn't music.
Hey Barack HUSSEIN Obama, I went to Harvard too! That was the worst fieldtrip of my life, but I went there...
People who disagree with you either don´t listen to Rush, or don´t think Newt Gingrich is one of the most articulate, logical, and politically intelligentl spokesmen we have.
I don’t mind disagreement. Reasonable folks can disagree. It’s the flaming that ticks me off.
Beck is the most watched Lunatic show.
I agree with Rush. I liked the old Gingrich better than the new one who is playing footsie with liberalism.
That might become meaningful politically IF it results in our having CONSERVATIVE candidates to vote for.
If Glenn was in Hannity's time slot, he would crush him. His new show is a stinker, even Greta is doing a better job, on politics, than Sean.
Obama 0 Rush 2
1. was the reid smear letter which obama signed
2. was the Rush is the leader of the republicans spin (though every republican who commented was nailed hook line and sinker.)
I wish Beck would Replace OReily.
I agree Oreilly is really an Embarassement,He comes across as uninformed,Beck and Rush much More Knowledgeable.
All these Pundits need to read the Book Beck Talks About The 5000 Year Leap,Then start reeducating the Ignorant Masses .
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