Rush Limbaugh
Friday Follow: Super Tuesday, al-Awlaki Defense, Rush Limbaugh and the Contraceptive Debate
This week saw the not-so-super Super Tuesday primary, a break in silence from the White House on the targeted killing of an American national overseas, and Rush Limbaugh with his foot in his mouth in the national debate over contraceptive use. Those and more are the stories we followed with our panel of political and […]
Does the GOP Alienate Women Voters?
In recent weeks, the Republican party has had a difficult time charming a key slice of its political base: women. For his part … Rick Santorum has been advocating against women’s access to contraception. And even more recently… conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is facing heat for the inflammatory and misogynistic comments made on his […]
Throwing a Wrench into the Michigan Primary Machine
In recent years cross-voting, the practice of supporting or voting for an opposing party’s second-best interest, has become increasingly popular. For example, in 2008 Rush Limbaugh hoped to dilute some of Barack Obama’s momentum by founding “Operation Chaos” which encouraged conservatives to vote for Hillary Clinton. And now with Michigan’s open primary, the Daily Kos […]
Takeouts: Citadel bankruptcy, NFL, listeners on student loans
Money Takeout: New York Times business and finance reporter Louise Story reports on the bankruptcy filing of Citadel Broadcasting Company – the third largest radio group in the country and the home of popular syndicated programs from Don Imus and Rush Limbaugh, among others. Sports Takeout: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin recaps the weekend’s NFL action, which leaves […]
Politics and strange bedfellows in upstate New York
It is voting day across the country, but a surprising amount of national attention has been focused on a special election in New York’s 23rd Congressional District. We talk to North Country Public Radio reporter Brian Mann, live from a polling station.