… and many other things. If you don’t know who Rush Limbaugh is, consider yourself lucky. He’s a talk radio host and staunch Republican. If you listen to his show, you will soon note that he has no love for Democrats, liberals, poor people, progressives, non-Christians, or any other group that does not conform to his conservative ideals.
He claims to be the voice of America, and millions of people listen to his program every day. Sadly, he is the sole news source for many of those people. During the program he regularly denigrates anyone who does not hold his views, often insulting them and going on tirades that rival Orwell’s Two Minute Hate.
I was listening to his program today and realized that about 50% of what he was saying was a complete lie. About 15% of the show was news reading and other factual statements. The remaining 35% of the show was filled with fallacious arguments and personal opinions.
The problem I have with this is that he presents all of this as fact. People who listen to Rush probably have no idea that he is purposely feeding them a load of garbage. I can hardly believe that he actually believes any of his own propaganda, but after spewing it for so many years, maybe he does.
