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Mike 03

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2. Right. He was one of the principle architects who redesigned the Republican Party

Reply to RDANGELO (Original post)

Wed Feb 17, 2021, 01:59 PM

Feb 2021

from an actual political party that was for a set of ideas into an identitarian party that was only opposed to a set of ideas.

Gingrich probably deserves honorable mention here too.

I could see Limbaugh's influence on people I worked with in the mid 90s, and also on their spouses. I worked for a great guy who complained that his wife had become addicted to Limbaugh and that it was changing her. And he was a conservative Catholic, and even he was worried about it.

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Rush Limbaugh is more responisble for the polarization of the politics in this nation then anyone [View all] RDANGELO Feb 2021 OP

That's why I'm not doing cartwheels BannonsLiver Feb 2021 #1

Right. He was one of the principle architects who redesigned the Republican Party Mike 03 Feb 2021 #2

he ripped apart millions of families, including mine with his lies cbdo2007 Feb 2021 #3

I would argue that point. Caliman73 Feb 2021 #4

I think it was Newt... orwell Feb 2021 #5

Rush had been a force in AM radio prior to Newt's rise in the House themaguffin Feb 2021 #9

Newt was a bomb-throwing backbencher years before Rush JHB Feb 2021 #13

Frank Luntz and his language manipulation had major input as well irisblue Feb 2021 #17

Yup, he was working for Newt's GOPAC JHB Feb 2021 #19

I remember riding in the car with a 20-something who listened to his shit in 1990. I can imagine kysrsoze Feb 2021 #6

I agree. However, it was the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine by the FCC in 1987 that allowed jalan48 Feb 2021 #7

+1 leftstreet Feb 2021 #10

YES!!!!! More than anything else - THAT! Grins Feb 2021 #20

Damn straight! PghTiny Feb 2021 #21

Unfortunately, Rupert Murdoch still breathes Bucky Feb 2021 #8

Rush mainstreamed hate. Midnight Writer Feb 2021 #11

It was a tag-team. Rush in public, Newt in Congress JHB Feb 2021 #12

I would listen to as much of his show as I could stomach.... horrible racist stuff horrible Demovictory9 Feb 2021 #14

He poisoned my mother's mind Johnny2X2X Feb 2021 #15

second only to fox news. nt yaesu Feb 2021 #16

It will take a while for his infuence to wane Warpy Feb 2021 #18

I'm just gonna leave this here... True Dough Feb 2021 #22

But what makes only certain people suceptible North Shore Chicago Feb 2021 #23

It is interesting. Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #24