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Why I Stopped Being a Right-Winger -- Modern Conservatism Has Become a Form of Mass Hysteria

Michael Fumento, Salon. May 24, 2012.

A former conservative who worked for Reagan and wrote for National Review says the new hysterical right cares nothing for truth or dignity.

Limbaugh Affiliate Reports Millions In Lost Revenue

Angelo Carusone, Media Matters for America. May 9, 2012.

Cumulus Media, a radio company that carries Rush Limbaugh's show on 38 of its stations, announced millions in losses directly attributable to Limbaugh's show.

Rush Limbaugh is Wrong About Rising College Costs--But So Are Most Politicians

Laura Clawson, Daily Kos. April 9, 2012.

Rising college tuitions and student loan debt are a part of the broader war on workers, not a consequence of misguided liberal policies.

Can Clear Channel Survive the Flight of Advertisers and Rush's $400 Million Payday?

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. March 19, 2012.

How long will stations be able to sustain the ad losses on Limbaugh's show, and how does the host justify his $400 million pay in the face of the advertiser revolt?

A Welcome Return to Basic Decency?

David Sirota, Nation of Change. March 14, 2012.

Has America finally had its fill of bloviating right-wing hate talkers? It's possible that time has come.

Slut! Should We Reclaim the Word or Banish It?

Tracy Clark-Flory, Salon. March 11, 2012.

The Limbaugh controversy is a perfect example of the complexities of reappropriating, or renouncing, the slur.

5 Craziest Conspiracy Theories Spread By Rush Limbaugh

Simon Maloy, Media Matters for America. March 9, 2012.

Limbaugh poaches material from obscure conservative writers and disseminates their feverishly conspiratorial and racially charged content to his national audience.

The Birth of the Right's Shameless, Nasty Smear Machine

Robert Parry, Consortium News. March 9, 2012.

Americans sometimes wonder how the nation’s political process got so vitriolic. Here's a look back at the history of right-wing hate-mongering.

Rush Limbaugh and the Right-Wing Nervous Breakdown

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. March 7, 2012.

For a Republican Party already suffering from a yawning gender gap, Limbaugh's hijacking of the news cycle last week must have been unwelcome news.

While Limbaugh Sheds Advertisers, Taxpayers Pay to Broadcast His Toxic Sludge to the Troops

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. March 6, 2012.

Even if stations ditch Limbaugh, there are still thousands of proto-Rushes waiting in the wings around the country.

Offensive Is Nothing New: Rush Limbaugh's 5 Worst Remarks

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. March 6, 2012.

Limbaugh is losing advertisers fast after calling law student Sandra Fluke a "slut"--but bad behavior is nothing new for Rush. Here are five of his worst moments.

Confirmed: Union-Bashing Right-Wing Media Stars Hannity, Limbaugh and O'Reilly Are AFL-CIO Union-Affiliated Members

Ted Cox, AlterNet. February 26, 2011.

In spite of their criticism of unions in Wisconsin, AlterNet has confirmed that leading right-wing pundits are American Federation Television and Radio Artists union members.

Bill Moyers: America Can't Deal With Reality -- We Must Be Exposed to the Truth, Even If It Hurts

Bill Moyers, AlterNet. February 14, 2011.

Many people inhabit a closed belief system on whose door they have hung the "Do Not Disturb" sign.

Hate and Violence Are Encoded in the DNA of the American Right

Arun Gupta, AlterNet. January 12, 2011.

The Right foments group resentment in increasingly apocalyptic terms, to people in need of easy answers in an era of widespread joblessness and uncertainty.

For Fox, Beck, Limbaugh -- Race Baiting Has Become Standard Fare, with More to Come This Summer

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. July 14, 2010.

Irrational Obama Derangement Syndrome has spread across the airwaves, frothing into pure racist paranoia and hate talk.

Why Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh Should Stop Exploiting Their Addictions for Petty Theatrics

Jonathan M. Metzl, Beacon Broadside. March 24, 2010.

Right-wingers craft the angry, white, male addict in remission as the embodiment of a new American conservative ideal. They're way off base.

Can Obama and Dems Overcome the Right's Talk Radio Monopoly?

Sue Wilson, AlterNet. February 5, 2010.

Will a recent plea by President Obama to learn more about talk radio be enough to loosen Limbaugh's stranglehold on the airwaves?

Limbaugh Stands By His Haiti Remarks, Tells Critical Caller She's a 'Bigot' With 'Tampons in Her Ears'

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. January 14, 2010.

Classy as always.

[Video] Limbaugh: Obama Using Haiti to Court the "Light-skinned and Dark-skinned Black Community" in U.S.

Staff, Media Matters for America. January 14, 2010.

With 24 hours of the earthquake in Haiti, Limbaugh used the tragedy stoke racial resentment against the president.

Breaking: Liberals Aren't Broken Up Over Rush Limbaugh's Health Woes

Thers, Whiskey Fire. January 1, 2010.

Politico is on the case.

Year in Review: 2009 Right-Wing Lie Machine Amped Up the Obama Madness (VIDEO)

Year in Review: 2009 Right-Wing Lie Machine Amped Up the Obama Madness (VIDEO)

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 18, 2009.

Obama Derangement Syndrome comes from the top-down.

Shocker: Women Don't Like Rush Limbaugh, Here's One Obvious Reason Why

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. December 18, 2009.

Limbaugh was surprised when a recent poll showed few women hold a favorable opinion of him. Maybe he should listen to his own show.

Sen. Jim DeMint Outraged at GOP's Shift to the Left?

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. December 10, 2009.

There are still some Republican officials who are outraged by their party's moderation. Amazing.

This Week in Right-Wing Media Crazy

This Week in Right-Wing Media Crazy

Staff, Media Matters for America. December 4, 2009.

A round-up!

News Flash: Latest Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory About Obama Just as Silly as Previous Ones

Adam Shah, Media Matters for America. November 12, 2009.

Dog bites man!

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