I got it made!
I was preparing a rather long article about Rush Limbaugh, when, in my research, I discovered something disturbing.
Did you know that Rush Limbaugh has never held a real job? Of course he is employed in radio and has been nearly all of his career, but what I meant to say was, Rush Limbaugh has never held an honest, real job. Because none of us would consider sitting in a chair and talking to be a real job. I don’t look at any talking head on television as having an honest job. In fact, I think a talking head might just be the definition of useless. That opinion started for me as I watched ESPN one night, and asked myself out loud, “Is there anything more useless than a talking head?”
Until I met Rush. Then I knew that, of course, there was something more useless; a talking head you couldn’t see. I have to admit, I get irritated by opinion news shows, no matter what side they are promoting. But at least they are trying to bring the news to light, in a somewhat dishonest manner. Opinion-only shows, such as talk radio, MSNBC’s Maddow and Olbermann, Fox’s O’Reilly, Beck and Hannity, really, really stoke me. And I lump Limbaugh right in there with them. These talking heads make up the wildest statements about their ideological opponents, and while some of them might actually try to remain honest, the majority of them shouldn’t even be considered “Press”. Instead, they should be considered a comedy act, since most of what they say is a joke. No one holds them accountable, although they would say that their ratings do.
I would question that by asking if ratings for the Jerry Springer Show, and reality tv also hold them accountable? You see, when I talk about accountability, I’m talking about truth, not entertainment. Any idiot can call Obama a socialist or O’Reilly a racist and make headlines. It turns out, even idiots that grew up in wealth and have no college education can do it, too, because that’s Limbaugh’s life, to a tee.
Rush Limbaugh lived a charmed childhood, went to college for free, flunked out, and ever since, has sucked off of society while providing almost nothing in return, except to be convicted on prescription fraud, inciting division amongst Americans, and making shit up. For all of this, he sucks society to the tune of more than $30 Million per year. Rush Limbaugh got what he always dreamed of as a child; A job any lazy man can do, that doesn’t require a lot of intelligence, thought, or preparation, but that has set him up for life, all for playing in the Land of Make-Believe. Like a soap opera , his show is designed to draw an audience by creating drama through wild hyperbole and hysterics.
In essence, Rush Limbaugh is America’s One-actor, radio soap opera.
