Limbaugh preaches to the choir. His audience ensures that he will earn enough to push for tax cuts and do whatever is necessary to preserve the tax cuts that he already benefits from. Sure that sounds cynical but he has no motivation to support those less fortunate than himself obtain affordable healthcare because he is concerned that it might raise his taxes. Therein lies the core of his appeal. He is selfish and he uses fearmongering to incite his audience into believing that the ACA will also raise their taxes.
Does Limbaugh have a right to do this? You betcha and I will be the first in line to staunchly defend his right to express himself. Doesn't mean that I agree with what he says but his right to speak is sacrosanct.
Limbaugh's influence is limited and will decline as the voting demographic continues to evolve. His misogyny, homophobia and racism will be unacceptable to the younger and more diverse voters. They don't use the radio as a source of information and if they were to listen to Limbaugh they have the means to instantly fact check his assertions.
Finally the claim that the "left is envious" because they lack someone like Limbaugh is only valid if one needs a single "voice of the party". The diversity of the left means that there will probably always be a chorus of voices harmonizing on the common goal of what is best for the American people and this nation. Even better there will also be voices of dissent to keep the chorus "honest" in those goals.
So yes, Limbaugh is successful at what he does but there is no envy on the left because there is no need for a single counterpart.
The left has been salivating for a quarter century now in the anticipation that "Rush's influence will decline." A quarter century! Who other than Paul Harvey has a track record like that? And yes he 'preaches to the choir' because conservative talk radio and on occasion Fox News is the ONLY media source we have to hear the conservative point of view even expressed, much less expressed honestly and accurately. It is precisely because Rush speaks what we want to hear that he is successful; not because he has any ability to influence any more than anybody else.
Again, look how the lefties come stampeding to a thread like this. They are obsessed with Rush. They can't stand that he is successful. And if there is the slightest downtick in his ratings, they are all over it. Finally, after a quarter century, they are beside themselves that they might get to finally declare Limbaugh a failure. How pathetic is that?
Yes, very occasionally, most especially during hot national debates, he will call up a key figure in the debate for a Q & A, but these are not 'guests' on his show, but people he solicits for information. He had no guests spots on his television show of years ago and he has no guests spots on his radio program. He doesn't need them. His program is pure commentary on current sociopolitics and he has the force of personality and instinct for delivery to hold a broad audience interest while he delivers it.
It is possible that talk radio will eventually fade as something else comes along--nothing stays the same forever--but meanhile the ONLY reason that the left is so obsessed with Rush Limbaugh is purely because he is so successful.
And they can't stand it. And that it is one general definition of envy - a feeling of discontent and/or resentment toward another's advantages, success, possessions, etc., most especially when they have nobody themselves that even come close to that kind of success. And such envy is often coupled with the desire to see the other stumble, fall, and/or fail.
and getting no answer.
