[Speed Gibson,
Wednesday January 25, 2006 at 11:41pm]
Rush
Mitch Berg picks up on Brian Maloney's four questions for Rush. It read at first like Rush needed a friend, but by the end, Limbaugh is given his due as creator and ruler of modern day talk radio.
Question 1: "When is the guest-host pool going to finally improve, Rush? You've no doubt heard the complaints, so why must the show's quality drop so much at times while you're away?
Mitch and others don't like Roger Hedgecock, Tom Sullivan, Mark Belling, and/or Dr. Walter E. Williams. As a podcast listener, I usually skip the substitutes except for Williams, who appears 3-4 times a year, Friday only. It's always a treat, especially his tips on how to keep your wife in line.
I think the current crop all do a good job of keeping you informed on the news of the day. Rush has conducted at least one and I think two polls on his website asking which substitute you like best. Further, I once got a survey e-Mail asking for more detail, host by host.
Question 2: For years, your program has anchored the schedules of many talk stations, with local hosts built around your timeslot. Now, many outlets have been so badly mismanaged with infomercials, horrible syndicated shows and more that the entire medium is threatened. When are you going to address the situation's severity?
I'm not sure why this is Rush's problem. But Mitch Berg does a nice job with this question. The day will come that Rush retires, and it will be similar to when Michael Jordan left the NBA. You're seeing that now on KSTP-AM already. Mischke and Davis still seem lost in their new time slots, while Soucheray continues to coast with minimal show prep.
Question 2: Some conservative bloggers are frustrated that you rarely mention their sites by name, yet always seem to give full credit to referenced lefty sites. Do you see right-leaning blogs as friends, or competitors?
Rush often rightly complains how when he confronts someone who did a critical piece on him, he finds they've never listened to the show, only what others have said about it. Here, as JB notes in the comments, this is no longer a problem, if it ever was. As as podcast subscriber, I never miss a minute of Rush, and I say that JB is correct here.
Question 4: Conservatives are terribly frustrated by this Republican Congress. What's going to get them back on track?
Again, I'm not sure Rush has a role here other than to point this out more. Rush pretty much follows Reagan's eleventh commandment, whereas Laura Ingraham never hesitates to go after the RINO's. With the stench of the Abramoff scandal and The Bridge to Nowhere, the Republicans have a chance to retake the high ground, with the help of Limbaugh and a number of conservative columnists.
Question 1: "When is the guest-host pool going to finally improve, Rush? You've no doubt heard the complaints, so why must the show's quality drop so much at times while you're away?
Mitch and others don't like Roger Hedgecock, Tom Sullivan, Mark Belling, and/or Dr. Walter E. Williams. As a podcast listener, I usually skip the substitutes except for Williams, who appears 3-4 times a year, Friday only. It's always a treat, especially his tips on how to keep your wife in line.
I think the current crop all do a good job of keeping you informed on the news of the day. Rush has conducted at least one and I think two polls on his website asking which substitute you like best. Further, I once got a survey e-Mail asking for more detail, host by host.
Question 2: For years, your program has anchored the schedules of many talk stations, with local hosts built around your timeslot. Now, many outlets have been so badly mismanaged with infomercials, horrible syndicated shows and more that the entire medium is threatened. When are you going to address the situation's severity?
I'm not sure why this is Rush's problem. But Mitch Berg does a nice job with this question. The day will come that Rush retires, and it will be similar to when Michael Jordan left the NBA. You're seeing that now on KSTP-AM already. Mischke and Davis still seem lost in their new time slots, while Soucheray continues to coast with minimal show prep.
Question 2: Some conservative bloggers are frustrated that you rarely mention their sites by name, yet always seem to give full credit to referenced lefty sites. Do you see right-leaning blogs as friends, or competitors?
Rush often rightly complains how when he confronts someone who did a critical piece on him, he finds they've never listened to the show, only what others have said about it. Here, as JB notes in the comments, this is no longer a problem, if it ever was. As as podcast subscriber, I never miss a minute of Rush, and I say that JB is correct here.
Question 4: Conservatives are terribly frustrated by this Republican Congress. What's going to get them back on track?
Again, I'm not sure Rush has a role here other than to point this out more. Rush pretty much follows Reagan's eleventh commandment, whereas Laura Ingraham never hesitates to go after the RINO's. With the stench of the Abramoff scandal and The Bridge to Nowhere, the Republicans have a chance to retake the high ground, with the help of Limbaugh and a number of conservative columnists.