tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post7482162211743471330..comments2023-07-04T06:47:26.125-04:00Comments on Everything In The Medicine Cabinet Has Expired: Excellence In BroadcastingSpencer Troxellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03750605353914336538noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-38101782316848353882009-01-08T10:25:00.000-05:002009-01-08T10:25:00.000-05:00Fair enough.Fair enough.Spencer Troxellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750605353914336538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-75669991761676057542009-01-08T09:38:00.000-05:002009-01-08T09:38:00.000-05:00That's all well and good, but Rush fulfills his "n...That's all well and good, but Rush fulfills his "need to entertain," not via any actual, tangible talent; but simply by rabble-rousing, ridicule, and tribalism. The simplest, most base forms of entertainment. The fact that Rush leaves big tips at the local diner doesn't make up for the idiocy of his comments or his audience. By the way, someone needs to remind Rush that Donovan McNabb led the Philadelphia Eagles to the playoffs this year with basically a running back and some good defensive players. I'd like to see Donovan take a football and shove it right down Rush's hypocritical, junkie throat. But hey, Donovan's not that kind of guy. He doesn't need to be. He's got real talent.Lodo Grdzakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417430593017226023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-62678517766831161762009-01-08T08:53:00.000-05:002009-01-08T08:53:00.000-05:00I wasn't questioning you. I had heard about the vi...I wasn't questioning you. I had heard about the viagra and doctor shopping, but wasn't aware of the Dominican hookers. If that's the case, all the better: Rush's idiosyncracies only make him more interesting to me.<BR/><BR/>If you'll reread my post, it is exactly his status as a personality that I am highlighting. I'm a psych. major. I'm interesting in personalities, inter and intra group interactions, and language. Talk radio is a great place to observe these things. I'm also into politics both as a matter of civil duty and for sport. If you're going to engage in this sport with conservatives in the midwest, it's helpful to be familiar with the talk shows they listen to.<BR/><BR/>Talk radio is an interesting format. The performer, by talking for so many hours a day and so many days a week ultimately ends up exposing themselves, especially if they are mainly driven by ideology. Rush--on the other hand--is mainly driven by the need to entertain, so ideology is only secondary to him. This allows him to play around with his persona more, to be more optimistic, and to explore language more fully than any of his competitors. I'm not looking for the straight dope on current events when I listen to Rush. I'm listening to hear a man sustain a performance persona that others in his field cannot keep up. I'm also listening for the same reason one rival team watches videos of another rival team before a competition. I'm also listening out of pure, professional interest in personalities and group relationships.<BR/><BR/>PS: One of the things that impressed me the most in the NYT article I link to is the enormous tips Rush apparently leaves at restaurants. As a former restaurant worker, I have to be appreciative of someone who tips like that. Whatever their ideology or line of work.Spencer Troxellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750605353914336538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-16088849514443093932009-01-07T23:42:00.000-05:002009-01-07T23:42:00.000-05:00I've got no reason to lie to you man. Do the resea...I've got no reason to lie to you man. Do the research on Rush, Viagra, and his arrest while returning from the Dominican for "doctor shopping." I mean, wouldn't be the first time the press got the story wrong/distorted, but it was all in the papers. I didn't just make this up. Wouldn't bother me if the guy wasn't such a moralizing blowhard. Nothing illegal about prostitution in the Dominican. Shouldn't be illegal here either. Anyway, Rush is a personality and star just like Britney Spears or Brad Pitt. He needs to remember that.Lodo Grdzakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417430593017226023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-22375928784370496362009-01-07T18:52:00.000-05:002009-01-07T18:52:00.000-05:00I hadn't heard about the dominican hookers. Intere...I hadn't heard about the dominican hookers. Interesting.Spencer Troxellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750605353914336538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-28279871727214866362009-01-07T18:10:00.000-05:002009-01-07T18:10:00.000-05:00Rush is the classic Republican--Self Righteous Hyp...Rush is the classic Republican--Self Righteous Hypocrite who'll say anything and throw anyone under a bus for a buck. An Oxy-Contin junkie who rails against drug addicts. A moralizer who loves to bang Dominican hookers under the influence of illegally obtained Viagra. Complains about hte media while making a ridiculous living from it. Mean, fat, frat boy with a 15 year-old's sensibility; but unlike Howard Stern no pornstars riding the Sybian. Sorry I can't high-five you on this post Spence, but hey, differences are what make the world go round.Lodo Grdzakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16417430593017226023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-66584698561775127582009-01-07T08:17:00.000-05:002009-01-07T08:17:00.000-05:00Maybe a little ;)Maybe a little ;)Spencer Troxellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750605353914336538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179545922823777870.post-83288857522580496642009-01-07T08:12:00.000-05:002009-01-07T08:12:00.000-05:00"The second group (often less talented..."Understa..."The second group (often less talented..."<BR/><BR/>Understating things a little are we?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com