Sadly, the show has become pure shtick. A listing of the problems would be long but among the lowlights:
1) Repeating campaign stories from 2004 (Kerry) and even 1980 (Kennedy). It’s 2016. Let’s focus on the now.
2) Constant chattering to the staff. They are off air 21 hrs per day, as Rush often notes. Can’t they interact in those hours instead of on-air time?
3) THAT DAMNED LASER PRINTER. I get it. The poor bugger is deaf. The cochlear implants don’t transmit certain frequencies. But why is the printer constantly running during on-air segments? Can’t ‘show prep’ and ‘stack of stuff’ be compiled before going to air? Mr Apple Corporation has a roomful of state of the art computers with huge screens. Why is hard copy even necessary? Why won’t anyone in an engineering capacity tell him that the noise is frequent and very audible? Why can’t the printer be placed outside the studio?
Many questions. Little explanations. Not the 90’s anymore.
He has gotten very comfortable. Often, I hear commercials cut him off as he exclaims about the time. Surely he can afford some interns to help with the tech issues.