Rush is gone, sadly. First time I heard him, I was driving around Chicago, WLS on the radio, and following the shot, Roe came on with some snarky comment, "Well, that's the new guy, interesting, we'll see how long he lasts.." - it might have actually been the first day of his national syndication. Anyhow... there's only ONE Rush. No idea what's gonna happen next.
If I could VOTE someone in, as the Rush replacement - I'd pick Jason Lewis.
Heard him years ago on his broadcast, before his successful congressional run, called his show several times, he was a real breath of fresh air in the evenings - this was before Mark Levin was carried locally.
For me, Jason Lewis is easy-on-the-ears too. Something I cannot say about the other big conservative talk show guns.... you know who they are.
https://www.outkick.com/clay-travis/
I would prefer Clay Travis. He is the Rush Limbaugh of sports talk. Very conservative and occasionally gets into politics. I listen to him in the mornings and its cool to get a non leftist view of sports. Rush got his start in sports.
https://twitter.com/Outkick/status/1396801767929749504 (https://twitter.com/Outkick/status/1396801767929749504)
"Before we dive into the mailbag, let me leave you with this fact: if you're under fifty years old you, were nearly as likely to be murdered in the past year as you were to die of COVID. How would you have responded if you'd invited friends out to dinner and they'd refused to go because they were afraid they might get murdered — or die in a traffic accident driving to the restaurant, which was also far more likely? You'd have thought they were insane, right? (Or maybe a Mexican drug lord with a hit out on them.) Yet we've so normalized an inability to process and analyze risk that instead of calling out your friends for idiocy, we've turned extreme safetyism into a virtue. It's madness."
Just a sample from Clay Travis
What about Dan Bongino?
Talk radio is pretty much dead to me now that Rush is gone.
When Reagan left office, I thought we'd never see another in my life span, but Trump came forward, so I have hope another Rush is just now entering the political radio spectrum.
At the moment, there isn't one I'll listen to.
Quote from: SueAnn on May 24, 2021, 12:24:05 PMWhat about Dan Bongino?
That's what I was wondering, I read Bongino was taking over May 24th, TODAY - so I tuned in... curiosity.
https://www.westernjournal.com/rush-limbaughs-replacement-officially-announced/ (https://www.westernjournal.com/rush-limbaughs-replacement-officially-announced/)
"A news release from Westwood One said that "The Dan Bongino Show" will launch May 24 in the noon to 3 p.m. Eastern Time slot."
Jason Lewis was hosting - I couldn't listen to the entire show, missed the first 20min, and heard about 30min past that. Since I like Jason Lewis - if he got some humorous stuff, like Rush had, meh.... could be nice background noise.
One thing I don't need while I'm trying to work, high energy, intensity talk ... just give me some conservative, funny stuff occasionally... or I gotta turn it off.
Quote from: Solar on May 24, 2021, 12:24:20 PMTalk radio is pretty much dead to me now that Rush is gone.
When Reagan left office, I thought we'd never see another in my life span, but Trump came forward, so I have hope another Rush is just now entering the political radio spectrum.
At the moment, there isn't one I'll listen to.
Like you, I am pretty limited, thought I AGREE with much of what they might say.
"Sickem Mark, go get 'em!!!" >click< radio off, I'm sorry... can't deal with it.
"Sickem Sean Hannity, go get 'em!" >bang-bang-bang< kills the radio... heard those 3-4 phrases repeated too many times.
Sorry, just can't listen, it's like a Cat being petted backwards! annoying.
Quote from: Hoofer on May 24, 2021, 01:25:40 PMLike you, I am pretty limited, thought I AGREE with much of what they might say.
"Sickem Mark, go get 'em!!!" >click< radio off, I'm sorry... can't deal with it.
"Sickem Sean Hannity, go get 'em!" >bang-bang-bang< kills the radio... heard those 3-4 phrases repeated too many times.
Sorry, just can't listen, it's like a Cat being petted backwards! annoying.
Yep, after 10 minutes they all sound like Mike Savage.
Rush had a gift of suspense, humor and the insider info we all tuned in for. It was 3 hrs of entertainment that won't soon be replaced.
Quote from: Solar on May 24, 2021, 01:41:16 PMYep, after 10 minutes they all sound like Mike Savage.
Rush had a gift of suspense, humor and the insider info we all tuned in for. It was 3 hrs of entertainment that won't soon be replaced.
Last time I heard *anything* about Savage... he felt Donald Trump "snubbed" him ...and was trying to claim credit for *launching* Trump's campaign into the stratosphere. Like Trump would have gotten *nowhere* - were it not for Savage. >click< - >bang-bang-bang< :cursing: >what?... still talking...? >bang-bang-bang< (sound of breaking plastic being run over by a truck...). I got no patience for shock-jocks or whatever they're called.
Bill O'Riley and Michael Savage would make a good "Talk-show cage match" :scared: :popcorn: :popcorn: ... I might tune in to hear that one.
Quote from: Hoofer on May 24, 2021, 01:57:09 PMBill O'Riley and Michael Savage would make a good "Talk-show cage match" :scared: :popcorn: :popcorn: ... I might tune in to hear that one.
Bill O'Reilly is still claiming that there was no fraud in last year's election.
Quote from: je_freedom on May 24, 2021, 02:28:35 PM
Bill O'Reilly is still claiming that there was no fraud in last year's election.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Staying on the air - CYA - self-censorship - did I miss anything about
O-Really O'Reilly?
Next book ... "Killing O'Reilly's Career" or would it be "Killing O'Reilly's Audience"?
Quote from: ldub23 on May 24, 2021, 09:39:00 AMhttps://www.outkick.com/clay-travis/
I would prefer Clay Travis. He is the Rush Limbaugh of sports talk. Very conservative and occasionally gets into politics. I listen to him in the mornings and its cool to get a non leftist view of sports. Rush got his start in sports.
https://twitter.com/Outkick/status/1396801767929749504 (https://twitter.com/Outkick/status/1396801767929749504)
Clay is a leftist. He's not on the woke train, so he can appear as normal, but he's a lib.
Quote from: Solar on May 24, 2021, 12:24:20 PMTalk radio is pretty much dead to me now that Rush is gone.
When Reagan left office, I thought we'd never see another in my life span, but Trump came forward, so I have hope another Rush is just now entering the political radio spectrum.
At the moment, there isn't one I'll listen to.
That was pretty much the case for me once Boortz retired. I'd listen to a lot of Levin and catch Rush when I could, but there's nobody calling me back to talk radio.
Really, the only one I think I'd tune into now is probably Bannon. I like his show and he goes to where the others fear: the battle to take back our elections.
If you're not on pushing that, I pretty much have no use for you.
Quote from: taxed on May 24, 2021, 04:34:52 PMReally, the only one I think I'd tune into now is probably Bannon. I like his show and he goes to where the others fear: the battle to take back our elections.
If you're not on pushing that, I pretty much have no use for you.
I hadn't even considered him, but yeah, Hell yeah! I'd tune in every damn day! :thumbup:
Quote from: taxed on May 24, 2021, 04:31:47 PMThat was pretty much the case for me once Boortz retired. I'd listen to a lot of Levin and catch Rush when I could, but there's nobody calling me back to talk radio.
I liked Boortz, wifey hated him. Absolute favorite gig was the
Cat Chasing bit. DLed it, and play it occasionally, funny stuff!
Quote from: Hoofer on May 24, 2021, 06:13:42 PMI liked Boortz, wifey hated him. Absolute favorite gig was the Cat Chasing bit. DLed it, and play it occasionally, funny stuff!
That was funny as hell... everyone believed it.. he had the airplane noises in the background, etc... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: taxed on May 24, 2021, 06:16:56 PMThat was funny as hell... everyone believed it.. he had the airplane noises in the background, etc... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Georgia Cat Chasing Championship!!!! :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
Quote from: Hoofer on May 24, 2021, 06:19:49 PMGeorgia Cat Chasing Championship!!!! :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
BTW, that was before my time in Georgia (moved there shortly after 1991) but I remember listening to it a few times not long after I started listening to Boortz.
Quote from: taxed on May 24, 2021, 06:26:54 PMBTW, that was before my time in Georgia (moved there shortly after 1991) but I remember listening to it a few times not long after I started listening to Boortz.
My brother was a Check-pilot for a couple of airlines, they had a simulator in Atlanta.
He got me turned on to Boortz.
One day, I get this phone call, "
You gotta hear this!!!"
Quote from: Hoofer on May 24, 2021, 06:49:43 PMMy brother was a Check-pilot for a couple of airlines, they had a simulator in Atlanta.
He got me turned on to Boortz. One day, I get this phone call, "You gotta hear this!!!"
I remember the first time I heard him was when he went on a rant on the Second Amendment and just SHREDDED every lie about firearms, but he did it in a punch-to-the-face way where he didn't tiptoe around it.
For those who didn't get to listen to Boortz or familiar with him (he was based in Atlanta), this is the stuff I got to listen to in my early talk radio days:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Quote from: Solar on May 24, 2021, 05:18:26 PMI hadn't even considered him, but yeah, Hell yeah! I'd tune in every damn day! :thumbup:
Yeah... I've been catching a lot more of him lately, especially with the audits...
Quote from: taxed on May 24, 2021, 04:31:47 PMThat was pretty much the case for me once Boortz retired. I'd listen to a lot of Levin and catch Rush when I could, but there's nobody calling me back to talk radio.
Boortz was unique. I feel he was at his best when he was just a local ATL celebrity. He was more than glad to point out the insanity of local ATL pols.
Quote from: supsalemgr on May 25, 2021, 05:21:51 AMBoortz was unique. I feel he was at his best when he was just a local ATL celebrity. He was more than glad to point out the insanity of local ATL pols.
I remember all the nicknames... :lol: :lol: :lol:
Pop quiz: who's "the cutest little communist in Congress"?
That was also another reason I never listened much to other talk show hosts. After four or so hours of Boortz, everyone else was too watered down.
Quote from: taxed on May 25, 2021, 03:17:03 PMI remember all the nicknames... :lol: :lol: :lol:
Pop quiz: who's "the cutest little communist in Congress"?
That was also another reason I never listened much to other talk show hosts. After four or so hours of Boortz, everyone else was too watered down.
That would have to be McKinney.
DRT - my favorite.
Dog Squeeze...
LOL - just found this list...
"Boortztionary: A Glossary of Terms Neal Uses
AMF: Adios my friend, or, the grittier original version, adios mother-f***er
Alabamastan: Alabama
The Antichrist: Michael Savage
The Baby Jesus:: Sean Hannity. Also known as Cutie Pie.
The Beast with Two Backs: two people having sex
Big Al and the Boys: a man's sexual organs
Bravo Foxtrot Delta: Big F*cking Deal
The Breck Girl: Senator John Edwards
Bumsickle: frozen homeless person
Cruella de Ville: Dr. Laura
Cutest little jihadist in Congress:Cynthia McKinney
Discussing the Big Bang Theory: two people having sex
DRT: dead right there
Downloading a Tricycle Motor: giving birth
Dog Squeeze: a dog's solid excrement
The Ex-Wife: WGST, the radio station Neal worked for immediately prior to his current place at WSB
Federal Censorship Commission: Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Firing the Surgeon General: masturbating. Former Surgeon General Jocelyn Elder was fired by President Clinton after she said that masturbation "is something that is part of human sexuality and its part of something that perhaps should be taught."
Flatbelly: young, thin, hot woman
Food For Worms: dead
FUBAR: f***ed up beyond all repair
Funbags: breasts
The Gargoyle: Kim Jong Il, ruler of North Korea
Gator: the boss at our home station
The Godfather: Rush Limbaugh
Government school or government indoctrination center: public school
The Hildabeast: Hillary Clinton. Also known as Shrillary.
Hitting with a corked bat: Royal's description of using Viagra
Insurmountable odd: lesbian
Lardassification: the ever growing waistline of Americans
Loser lounge: the smoker's aquarium at the airport
Love commando: penis
Making tricycle motors: man and woman having sex
Myrimidon: a faithful follower who carries out orders without question
Netdog: the guy who deletes boring emails to get to yours, because you always send the best ones
News Ferrets: reporters
NIMBY: Not In My Back Yard
Panama City License Plate: tailbone tattoo
The Pig Farmer: Pete Spriggs, program director for Neal's flag ship station WSB
Pink Nosed Puppies: breasts
The Poodle: John Kerry, referring to him as Teresa's lap dog. Also sKerry or the Souffle.
Pound sand: from the longer phrase "doesn't have enough sense to pound sand down a rat hole". Suggesting that someone pound sand is like saying "go fly a kite."
Rapidly Reaching Room Temperature:: dead
Rectal cranial inversion: head up ones ass
Sales Weasels: our esteemed account executives
She Who Must Be Obeyed: Neal's wife, Donna
STB: shoot the bastard, in reference to looters
Smoker's Aquarium: the glassed in smoking section at the airport
Squeaky: Veronica Waters, reporter at Neal's flagship station WSB
SWAG: scientific wild assed guess
Tango Uniform: dead -- "toes up". You guys wouldn't let us get away with that. Okay, it's really "tits up".
Taking the Eternal Celestial Dirt Nap: dead
Tax Payer Funded Child Abuse: government education
Thanks A Pantload: gratitude for unnecessary or unwanted favor
Tonsil Boxing: deep kiss
Tramp Stamp: tailbone tattoo
Tort King: Senator John Edwards
Urban Outdoorsman: homeless person
Vagitarian: lesbian
WAG: wild-assed guess
Waldo the One-eyed Trouser Snake: penis"
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: - he came up with some censor-proof originals.
Quote from: Hoofer on May 25, 2021, 03:20:29 PMThat would have to be McKinney.
Yes!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
QuoteDRT - my favorite.
I loved that too...
Quote from: taxed on May 25, 2021, 03:17:03 PMThat was also another reason I never listened much to other talk show hosts. After four or so hours of Boortz, everyone else was too watered down.
Boortz said several times that
anyone who sends their children to government schools
should be prosecuted for child abuse.
I agree that government schools really are that bad.
Currently, I like Dana Loesch (lash) on radio.
The Rush Limbaugh Show is continuing his legacy.
His research staff is still fully functioning.
His replacements are benefiting from that.
The Brian Kilmeade Show varies widely.
It depends entirely on what guest he has on at the time.
When he has RINO guests, Kilmeade is as bad as John McCain.
Quote from: je_freedom on May 26, 2021, 02:16:04 PM
Boortz said several times that
anyone who sends their children to government schools
should be prosecuted for child abuse.
I agree that government schools really are that bad.
Currently, I like Dana Loesch (lash) on radio.
The Rush Limbaugh Show is continuing his legacy.
His research staff is still fully functioning.
His replacements are benefiting from that.
The Brian Kilmeade Show varies widely.
It depends entirely on what guest he has on at the time.
When he has RINO guests, Kilmeade is as bad as John McCain.
Boortz was one of the first to identify government schools as corrupt.
Quote from: supsalemgr on May 27, 2021, 05:14:07 AMBoortz was one of the first to identify government schools as corrupt.
His banter was a BIG encouragement for wifey & I to continue Homeschooling.
When we were taking *heat* from family and friends, (who were parroting nonsense), Boortz's rants strengthened our resolve - we wanted BETTER for our kids. Sacrifice it was, but we gave them a *chance* to become independent thinkers and not get swept along in the current of Liberalism.
WHO is a decent replacement for Rush Limbaugh... ? His particular blend of humor and using absurdity to point out absurdity - I miss it already!
Sen John Edwards....The Breck Girl..... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
That gets him my vote But I also like
BonGino mainly coz he was a cop and a secret circus agent so he knows LOTS of dirt
Buck Sexton And Clay Travis Set To Take Over Rush Limbaugh's Time Slot
The Rush Limbaugh replacements are in, as Clay Travis and Buck Sexton will take over his three-hour conservative talk radio show time slot, said distributor Premiere Networks.
The duo will serve up similar right-wing fare, tackling news stories of the day, politics and current events, peppered with call-ins from listeners and humor. Premiere Networks hopes the younger voices will bring something new to talk radio, while also continuing on in Mr. Limbaugh's legacy. The program, slated to begin airing June 21, will be called "The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show." It is expected to air around the country, from noon to 3 p.m. ET, on hundreds of stations.
"We're not going to replace Rush Limbaugh, we're going to have an evolution of the show with fresh voices—those that grew up on Rush and admired him," said Julie Talbott, president of iHeartMedia Inc.'s Premiere Networks.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rush-limbaughs-radio-show-to-be-taken-over-by-clay-travis-and-buck-sexton-11622127616?mod=e2tw
Quote from: supsalemgr on May 27, 2021, 05:14:07 AMBoortz was one of the first to identify government schools as corrupt.
I began to notice that in 1977,
when this guy I knew said that he had been taught that
the American Revolutions was only about
rich plantation owners trying to escape debts they owed to Britain.
Clay Travis is talking about it today. Good choice.
Where is edit? Anyway, they are both good but im not sure a 2 man show will work. Hope it does.
Quote from: Steel Shark on May 28, 2021, 05:25:01 AMSomehow have to consider you have an inside track.
Idub posted "the Rush Limbaugh of Sports Radio" some time past and proved prophetic.
Great choice and I like to listen to the guy. Agree with his stance on Lebron James .... a man who could do much more to unite instead of divide and his stance on men being men, women being women at least in sports.
Got some issues with his Covid stance, and most on this page disagree with me anyway.
Free speech and boobs.
Clay Travis going to the Limbaugh hour.
Do not derail this thread!!!
Quote from: Solar on May 28, 2021, 06:56:31 AMDo not derail this thread!!!
It's pretty much OVER, that time slot 12-3pm EST for me. I wasn't really tuning in the last 5 years, and this just puts the final nail in the coffin.
Who ever they put in there, IMO, is the sacrificial talk-radio lamb, they probably have someone else waiting in the wings. Throw out a couple of guys, give them a shot (expect them to fail), insert your "guy/gal" and hope for the best.
Sure, I'll give a listen... probably not long though.
Quote from: Hoofer on May 28, 2021, 07:36:12 AMIt's pretty much OVER, that time slot 12-3pm EST for me. I wasn't really tuning in the last 5 years, and this just puts the final nail in the coffin.
Who ever they put in there, IMO, is the sacrificial talk-radio lamb, they probably have someone else waiting in the wings. Throw out a couple of guys, give them a shot (expect them to fail), insert your "guy/gal" and hope for the best.
Sure, I'll give a listen... probably not long though.
They'll put in Buck Sexton And Clay Travis, should be interesting, I'll tune in because for me, it's still the morning.
But they had better be educational, I don't need BS banter and platitudes, I want what Rush offered, deep insight mixed with levity.
Quote from: Hoofer on May 28, 2021, 07:36:12 AMIt's pretty much OVER, that time slot 12-3pm EST for me. I wasn't really tuning in the last 5 years, and this just puts the final nail in the coffin.
Who ever they put in there, IMO, is the sacrificial talk-radio lamb, they probably have someone else waiting in the wings. Throw out a couple of guys, give them a shot (expect them to fail), insert your "guy/gal" and hope for the best.
Sure, I'll give a listen... probably not long though.
Posted something earlier ... didn't take ... doesn't matter.
I listen to quite a lot of sports radio, but it is all before 8 am. I watch zero TV.
Clay makes sense, but does ramble. One of his thoughts is that radio is the new media of choice. Facebook can and does delete posts, as can any social media. Texts can be blocked and TV can be deemed offensive so out comes the ban button.
So I like the guy, but won't listen that late in the day. Those hours are devoted to things that I can be more active in, such as my bees. Today being an exception due to the rain and cold.
I think it is a great choice.
Idub had this one nailed months ago.
In any case, boobs and free speech.
Quote from: Solar on May 28, 2021, 07:39:30 AMThey'll put in Buck Sexton And Clay Travis, should be interesting, I'll tune in because for me, it's still the morning.
But they had better be educational, I don't need BS banter and platitudes, I want what Rush offered, deep insight mixed with levity.
You know that I REALLY liked about Rush, probably above everything else, his insite of the Liberal mindset. Knew the Liberals like he knew his own body, or back of his hand. Funny, but I just realized, Rush is the ONLY person I've ever heard on the radio who could give BOTH sides of the argument with such clarity and depth, sometimes kinda Snarky... He would just nail the Liberal talking points, their ill-logical arguments, and destroy their foundation, in a minute, rather than offer weak talking points to defend "our side".
Boortz had a different style, dripping & cutting sarcasm of Liberals.
Rush did it with such hilarious humor, showing absurdity by being absurd - brilliant!
Quote from: Steel Shark on May 28, 2021, 10:43:42 AMPosted something earlier ... didn't take ... doesn't matter.
I listen to quite a lot of sports radio, but it is all before 8 am. I watch zero TV.
Clay makes sense, but does ramble. One of his thoughts is that radio is the new media of choice. Facebook can and does delete posts, as can any social media. Texts can be blocked and TV can be deemed offensive so out comes the ban button.
So I like the guy, but won't listen that late in the day. Those hours are devoted to things that I can be more active in, such as my bees. Today being an exception due to the rain and cold.
I think it is a great choice.
Idub had this one nailed months ago.
In any case, boobs and free speech.
Part of the reason he rambles is because he does Sports talk. We will see what happens with politics. Once i started listening to him i thought if the people deciding who replaces rush were listening he would be a top candidate.