The obligatory “Democratic poll puts Limbaugh’s net favorables at -27″ post
posted at 8:59 pm on March 11, 2009 by Allahpundit
C’mon, I had to post it. Three things I can’t resist: The iPhone, KP, and the prospect of an easy 200-comment thread. Don’t hate me for being weak.
Follow the link for the major data points in graph form, and note how slanted the question near the end about Huntsman and Limbaugh is. Framing the latter’s goal as “stamping out” moderates rather than, say, moving away from them is clearly designed to make respondents recoil. I’ll credit James “I certainly hope he doesn’t succeed” Carville for coming up with that one.
In fairness, their data’s not wildly different from Gallup’s poll on Limbaugh taken last month. This bit’s interesting, too:
To my surprise, more self-identified Republicans and conservatives think Rush has too much influence than too little. Safe to say that that puts righty blog readers to the right of even most “conservatives,” or do people here agree that Rush has more pull than he should?
For comparison purposes, Keith Olbermann netted a -5 in favorables among the six people who have heard of him. Check the “Target Crosstabs” at the link for the demographic breakdown. Exit question: How much of Rush’s favorables are based on what he actually says and how much are based on the media selectively soundbiting the most incendiary bits for public consumption?
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Don’t hate me for being weak.
Allah,
We could never hate hate you for being weak, that’s what beta males are…. :)
catlady on March 11, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Yeah, I mean those 2008 presidential polls were wayyyyy off.
What would you do without the liberal media crutch? Scary, I know.
crr6 on March 11, 2009 at 9:50 PM
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statistics
FLKraKa on March 11, 2009 at 9:51 PM
The only reason anyone hates Rush is because they listen to Democrat talking points about him.
They’ve never listened to HIM.
Riposte on March 11, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Rush is my hero!
redridinghood on March 11, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Referring to Rush devotees?
I mostly blame spineless elected politicians. But Rush isn’t helping as much as he would if he were to tone down the ego & the physical-feature-based name-calling such as Forehead or Nostrilitis.
jgapinoy on March 11, 2009 at 9:52 PM
They polled prospective voters about Rush?
Something similar to what you’d do without the poll crutch, I guess.
Jim Treacher on March 11, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Wikipedia – the truth according to…..whoever.
Bikerken on March 11, 2009 at 9:53 PM
…and referring to BHO allies as “Buttboys”. Childish.
jgapinoy on March 11, 2009 at 9:53 PM
It will be curious to see if a poll like this movesif Rush’s audience has grown due to the dust-up. I would assume at > 80% of people survey do not listen to Rush even once per week. If you listen to his show, you know when he is joking or being sarcastic (which you cannot tell when the MSM sound-bites him).
WashJeff on March 11, 2009 at 9:53 PM
There you go. If anyone wanted an honest poll that would be the first question.
Of course, people like our trolls would answer “all the time” and then still say they hate him.
Yes, Allah, 90% of the results are based on selective media regurgitation. The BSM tells their audience what to think, then polls them to see how well the message has been absorbed.
Rodent on March 11, 2009 at 9:54 PM
In case you didn’t know, Twain’s real name was Clemens.
jgapinoy on March 11, 2009 at 9:54 PM
His show is fun.
Your suggestions are just making it boring
:[
blatantblue on March 11, 2009 at 9:54 PM
The Republican Party is so
hollowed-outmoderate the Obamedia must go after Rush. Never fear; Jeb is back pretending to be a conservative. Maybe people will pay more attention to him when he buys his own channel on DISH.Feedie on March 11, 2009 at 9:56 PM
Did you see Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture?
FLKraKa on March 11, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Big surprise that someone with the username “echosyst” is disappointed with anything short of an echo chamber circle-jerk.
Hollowpoint on March 11, 2009 at 9:59 PM
People like Rush and Ann Coulter serve a real purpose in the conservative movement. The republican party is another thing altogher. But what they do is give voice to the people in the conservative movement who have some GOD D@MN BA!!s. I’m so sick and tired of the GOP trying to play by Markus of Queensbury rules while the stinking Dems pound the crap out of them with the worst hyperbole, outright election fraud and evil scheming all day long! Look at the White house organizing and launching a hate campaign against a private citizen who happens to disagree with them. If that doesn’t give you cause for pause, you’re forgetting Nixon. I thought that whole episode pretty much established that we can’t have the White House using the CIA and such underhanded tactics to destroy their opponents. What??? Oh, I’m sorry, that only applies to Reps. Dems can do whatever they want because nobody expects them to have any character. Laugh if you want, but it’s true and they milk it for all its worth.
Bikerken on March 11, 2009 at 10:00 PM
It is just so peculiar how Rush’s detractors go on about his “invective” speech.
His “mean spiritedness.”
His “anger.”
I don’t know ’bout some of y’all, but I’ve been listening to Rush for 12 years (since I was 9), and I don’t see the same “mean spiritedness” that his detractors see.
I hear laughter, friendliness, and mocking humor. No angry outbursts. No insane tirades of an unstable individual.
The man is incredible well-balanced, and really lets the BS slide off his shoulders.
But its all in the Axelrod – Forehead – Begala play book.
blatantblue on March 11, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Several Democrats are calling for the potus to stop his childish behavior and back off Limbaugh. Which tells me they are simply seeing the polling data, as well as the of the charts increase in Limbaugh listeners.
Keemo on March 11, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Never heard of him.
Bikerken on March 11, 2009 at 10:01 PM
Bikerken on March 11, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Get down brother! Love the passion in those words…
Keemo on March 11, 2009 at 10:02 PM
You’re right, he should refrain from calling people those names. He honestly should act like McCain did during the campaign, and not use words like that that may offend others. You know, be moderate, and rise above the others, take the moral high ground like McCain did.
Oh, by the way, how’s President McCain working out now?
rightside on March 11, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Psst, [The] Forehead is Begala, Serpenthead is Carville.
rightside on March 11, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo
watch, be inspired,
ps…he doesn’t dis wikipedia
FLKraKa on March 11, 2009 at 10:05 PM
jgapinoy has a point. I much prefer Mark Levin’s nicknames, like Nancy “Stretch” Pelosi, Barney’s Frank, Her Thighness Hillary Rotten Clinton, and of course Barack Milhous Nobama.
Jim Treacher on March 11, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Man, I thought I had them all right!~
Thanks!
8) Serpenthead LOLOLOL
He really does look like a snake.
His skin shedding must be disgusting
blatantblue on March 11, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Or as they say in the South, “Figures lie, and liars figure.”
warbaby on March 11, 2009 at 10:06 PM
True story. I was a liberal, I thought most were. Rush’s show got picked up here in ~93. 2nd day I was not a liberal.
kahall on March 11, 2009 at 10:07 PM
Nixon’s mistake was thinking you can do any of that stuff with an (R) after your name. He broke the rules of the 20th Century. Then, there was that whole personality thing, heh.
Feedie on March 11, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Wait, I’m confused. I thought Carville was this thing.
Guardian on March 11, 2009 at 10:10 PM
Me too, and don’t forget http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10QfI423TtM
carbon_footprint on March 11, 2009 at 10:10 PM
Speaking of,
KP,
AllahPundit,
she was on,
Hannity,and
discussing politics,
with Karl Malone!:)
canopfor on March 11, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Oh great, I screwed up that link.
Schmucky Schumer
carbon_footprint on March 11, 2009 at 10:12 PM
I did, since about the time I was 14… doesn’t change anything I said… originally credited to Disraeli, popularized by Twain…
kind of like “beta male” being popularized by Allahpundit… if and when we ever learn his real name, the term will still have been popularized by Allah
FLKraKa on March 11, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Rush is valuable in that he can help mobilize the base- 20+ million listeners isn’t something to scoff at.
That he has net negative approval ratings (no doubt influenced by the popular media) is unfortunate, but not terribly important. How many people decide not to vote for a Republican candidate because they don’t like Rush Limbaugh? I’m guessing very, very few. As in almost none.
But feel free to focus on Rush, Obamaites. Don’t worry about the little stuff like trying to fill a cabinet post with someone who isn’t a tax cheat or in the pocket of China and Saudi Arabia.
Hollowpoint on March 11, 2009 at 10:13 PM
I didn’t remember his name, but I do remember seeing a story on him on 60 minutes. I thought it was a good story, but that’s irrelevant. Wiki is a heavily left slanted source of information. The stories are everywhere just recently about how google, another left leaning source of information, and Wiki, are scrubbing some threads of information about Obama. Why is that? You can wiki evil stories of conservatives all day long and then find out that Karl Marx was an angel. Wiki is opinion and it is heavily biased. So much so that its recent drop in credibility has caused them to take a different stance on who is editing their pages. They are changing their rules and format because they have found out that everyone cannot write their own encyclopedia and be honest about it. It was a REALLY dumb idea embraced by people who think the whole world is grey.
Bikerken on March 11, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Are you saying it’s impossible to win elections without insulting people’s physical features?
jgapinoy on March 11, 2009 at 10:15 PM
Mark Steyn is fun to listen to without being childish.
jgapinoy on March 11, 2009 at 10:16 PM
wouldn’t argue with you there, so I start at wiki if the info I am looking for is apolitical
FLKraKa on March 11, 2009 at 10:17 PM
There is a backfire danger in the dems going after Rush, if they stir up enough interest that causes more people to listen to him, he will convert many of them. His show, whether you like his politics or not, is extremely entertaining. And he is one of the few who will actually get down and discuss the nuts and bolts of what legislation is coming up. How many other real sources do you hear that will break down the real issues in an upcoming bill and actually TELL YOU WHAT IS IN IT? My guess, very few. The major networks, be serious! Priss Matthews, you won’t hear one word of the ugly stuff.
Rush is a source of information and political debate that is unrivaled in this country. If you ever listen to any of the Air America failures, all they do is whine and talk about their feelings and why legislation should be passed because everyone doesn’t have everything and this will help us get there. God I HATE LIBS!
Bikerken on March 11, 2009 at 10:21 PM
I don’t think you listen to Rush very much at all.
blatantblue on March 11, 2009 at 10:21 PM
Allah:
You and Rush are more similar than you know.
Both very misunderstood.
Both like iPhones.
blatantblue on March 11, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Lighten up Francis.
thomasaur on March 11, 2009 at 10:23 PM
Here’s the question. Who in the media is dealt with more favorably: Rush Limbaugh or David Frum?
True_King on March 11, 2009 at 10:25 PM
AP to his credit, takes it like a man. That’s what makes this place worth visiting.
TheBigOldDog on March 11, 2009 at 10:26 PM
ROFLMAO!
That was filmed at Fort Knox…
TheBigOldDog on March 11, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Oh come on now. Carville is Gollum.
http://www.tintinbook.com/images/gollum.jpg
R D on March 11, 2009 at 10:27 PM
The difference between conservatives and libs is that conservatives cherish the right to earn, libs cherish the right to have. Cons believe in equality of opportunity, libs in equality of outcome. Cons in fair elections, libs in elections that they win. Cons in freedom of religion, libs in freedom to never be exposed to religion.
I heard them talking about Rushes lower popularity than some dolt I never heard of today. That in itself is ridiculous.
Bikerken on March 11, 2009 at 10:28 PM
You know……….
……… there is an “Off” switch to the radio.
Or should someone just spend a couple of million dollars for political propaganda…….
Rush is laughing all the way to the bank……..
……… a very Big bank!
Seven Percent Solution on March 11, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Yes he does.
A cast iron heart
Forged deep in the heart of NYC
blatantblue on March 11, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Yep. Rush is so unpopular that he completely began a new form of radio programming, has a listenership between 20 and 30 million, makes millions of dollars a year, and gets invited to the White House for lunch where the President of the U.S. has a birthday cake for him.
I wish I was that unpopular.
kingsjester on March 11, 2009 at 10:28 PM
I wonder if it was in the Gift Pack?
thomasaur on March 11, 2009 at 10:30 PM
There’s never too much influence,I know one thing,before I
ever heard,or listened to Rush,i watched CNN,and what CNN
said through the day,was totally 180 degrees of what Rush
said!
And Rush was always right,CNN always lied on the facts,
false as they were,always slanted towards Liberals in a
favourable light!
So,for Liberals,thats why they want him off the air,to
them,especially,Rush is too influential!
canopfor on March 11, 2009 at 10:30 PM
Gotta love it- down -27 and still the most popular radio show in the country. A real thorn in liberalism’s side… along with more than a few moderates.
I love the guy. Is that wrong?
Scotsman on March 11, 2009 at 10:30 PM
Dang! Forgot the quote.
Carville is Gollum.
Tell me that’s not a spittin image.
http://www.tintinbook.com/images/gollum.jpg
R D on March 11, 2009 at 10:31 PM
No, Obama is not cool, despite what the media feeds us. Probably filled with artsy leftest crap like Motorcycle Diaries.
carbon_footprint on March 11, 2009 at 10:32 PM
The self promoting blowhard has done wonders for you in the last two elections.
When he loses three in a row will he stop leading your party?
getalife on March 11, 2009 at 10:33 PM
Wow. This poll really shows how judgmental and closed-minded Democrats are.
JohnJ on March 11, 2009 at 10:33 PM
Key word: Democratic – meaning delusional, Obotomized, elitist buttboys seeking to appease The One by contriving a poll that communicates nothing but their envy and loathing for people infinitely better than them.
AubieJon on March 11, 2009 at 10:34 PM
Only several hundred hours.
jgapinoy on March 11, 2009 at 10:35 PM
Translation: Waaaaahhhh, I’m a liberal douchebag and that’s all I’ll ever be. Waaaaahhhh!
AubieJon on March 11, 2009 at 10:35 PM
getalife posted on DKos that Rush wears Depends and a bra for his man-boobs. I wonder if its true.
swede7 on March 11, 2009 at 10:36 PM
He never did, sweetie. Sometimes Rahm and his friends tell stories.
Jim Treacher on March 11, 2009 at 10:37 PM
It’s the GOP’s big spending–spending like Democrats–that got us out of power.
While I have my differences with Rush’s methods, he is usually right.
jgapinoy on March 11, 2009 at 10:37 PM
Did you know I am invisible?
getalife on March 11, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Ignore those Polls, they’re owned by Obamaites and are mathematical garbage. Also, they have less credibility than the ones conducted by the Venezuelan press to bolster Chavez.
rplat on March 11, 2009 at 10:40 PM
So are farts, but they eventually go away. It would be nice if you were a fart.
AubieJon on March 11, 2009 at 10:40 PM
The guy signed a 40,000,000.00 contract.
He has OVER 20 millions listeners (it’s probably a hell of a lot more).
He’s been growing and succeeding in his profession for over 20 years.
He has more friends, contacts, supporters and influence than any other personality in the business.
The (most unethical) President of the most powerful nation on the planet is out to stop him.
He’s know around the world.
etc.etc.
but you want him to be more like…. Mark Steyn???
all righty then…
I guess we’ll have to concede that Rush must stop what he’s doing and change his ways.
katy on March 11, 2009 at 10:40 PM
total votes: 72,207
2008.weblogawards.org/polls/best-blog/
FLKraKa on March 11, 2009 at 10:40 PM
No. Is it wrong for one man to love another man? Heh!
kahall on March 11, 2009 at 10:40 PM
No, and you will probably still be a bag of douche.
kahall on March 11, 2009 at 10:42 PM
I’m partial to “Skeletor”, though I think that originated on this site, rather from Limbaugh (somehow, I doubt he ever watched He-Man).
The poll regarding Rush is useless; most people who I run into that talk about him have only ever heard the stuff they take out of context and repeat endlessly without any pertinent info. For example, my boss (who is very left leaning, but of course thinks he is ‘moderate’) dislikes Rush because he ‘made fun of people with parkinson’s disease’, which of course was patently false. I pointed out that his criticism was against liberals fronting people who have absolute moral authority so as to shield their ideas from criticism. My boss of course couldn’t come back at that.
When people go on about how ‘full of himself’ he is, they don’t realize that he’s being humorous, and that a conservative is allowed to have a sense of humor.
Viewtifulgare on March 11, 2009 at 10:42 PM
This will hurt his chances at re-election. Oh wait…
It's Vintage, Duh on March 11, 2009 at 10:44 PM
If only he led the party! The fact that our guys did exactly the opposite of what Rush said is what lost them the elections. Like he said once: “When you have the choice between the fake democrat and the real one, you’re going to pick the real one”
Viewtifulgare on March 11, 2009 at 10:45 PM
You know it is a vast left wing conspiracy to silence the one that is never wrong.
getalife on March 11, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Awww….someone had a big bowl of stupid for breakfast this morning.
Coronagold on March 11, 2009 at 10:48 PM
Lolwut?
Viewtifulgare on March 11, 2009 at 10:48 PM
Yeah, Those damned polls….
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_031109/content/01125110.guest.html
R D on March 11, 2009 at 10:48 PM
getajob
C’mon buddy, get some kahones. Lame.
swede7 on March 11, 2009 at 10:49 PM
UMMMM….you’re missing a zero there darlin. His latest contract was for 400,000,000 bucks!
Bikerken on March 11, 2009 at 10:51 PM
The only thing that would happen if Rush did that is they would be commenting on his appearance and he would not be giving it back. He also is using entertainment license. People who don’t like Rush confuse him with a politciam or a Journalist and that is why he is a radio host. So he can play by a more entertaining set of rules. Listen to Begala my friend sometime and he IS an analyst.
Conan on March 11, 2009 at 10:53 PM
katy’s figure reflects his take-home pay. ; )
s/
thomasaur on March 11, 2009 at 10:53 PM
Um, I just read Steele is pro choice.
Is that correct?
getalife on March 11, 2009 at 10:54 PM
My bad. Now I love him more!!!!!
katy on March 11, 2009 at 10:55 PM
After Bamatax, that’ll be about $1.85
swede7 on March 11, 2009 at 10:55 PM
James Carville and company are convinced that the Washington Republicans are so cowed that all it will take is a little nudge to pry them from free from the “evil Rush Limbaugh and his league of right-wing radio cohorts.Wrong again Jamesy! Along with growing Rush’s audience you have rallied conservatives and exposed millions of new listeners to the real Rush. Who, like most “former” liberals, after listening to Rush for any period of time will remove the blinders; promptly reject your lies and smears, and thank god they tuned in to him in first place.
James, RINOs might bend but true conservatives never will!
RMR on March 11, 2009 at 10:56 PM
getathot
Lamo again. If you’re gonna troll get some chum.
swede7 on March 11, 2009 at 10:57 PM
up until last year, I only heard about rush through the MSM, and I had a low opinion of him.
This last year I’ve been listening to him over my lunch hour, and my opinion turned 100% to where I have a high opinion of him.
Jones Zemkophill on March 11, 2009 at 10:57 PM
Huh? I’m missing the point.
TheBigOldDog on March 11, 2009 at 10:58 PM
Exactly why the Dems is out to get him… ;)
katy on March 11, 2009 at 10:59 PM
Ever watch Cops?
When bad guys get busted they get real mad (remorse is so last century) liberals are bad guys of course they act out like prepubescents.
Speakup on March 11, 2009 at 10:59 PM
“In early February, before Limbaugh had become the public face of the GOP, Sherman began making attempts to arrange a debate on Rush’s popular radio show, his office said. When Sherman got no response, he sent Rush a letter.
“If you had any confidence in your position, you would agree to my request to have me on your show–where I’m sure I could demonstrate the merits of my views,” he wrote.
“You are a coward,” he assessed. “Very truly yours, Brad Sherman.”
It’s on?
getalife on March 11, 2009 at 11:03 PM
Stripes in the 25 DVDs given to P.M. Brown?
It’s a classic.
thomasaur on March 11, 2009 at 11:04 PM
Why should Limbaugh take on small fry like Sherman? He’s called the ONE himself out.
ddrintn on March 11, 2009 at 11:08 PM
Uh-oh, somebody doesn’t know how to do hyperlinks.
Jim Treacher on March 11, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Carville can’t be Skeletor. That’s the nick name for Alan Colmes.
Guardian on March 11, 2009 at 11:11 PM
If Rush gave airtime to every piss-ant liberal with a chip on his shoulder, there wouldn’t be any time left on the show (of course, that’s what liberals want to accomplish with the fairness doctrine anyway). Plus, it would elevate this guy…Sherman, is it?…to a point of legitimacy of which I’m certain he is undeserving. Plus, as Rush says everytime he gets ‘called out’ on this, this guy already has plenty of media venues that will have him, and Rush IS THE BALANCE that the mainstream media will not give us otherwise. The fact is, Rush and the other ‘gods of radio’ take on liberal’s idiot ideas everyday, and some hosts already have liberals on to debate them. Rush’s format doesn’t go that way, and since he has become as popular as it is, there isn’t much reason to change that.
Viewtifulgare on March 11, 2009 at 11:12 PM
I don’t know, I always thought of Colmes sitting at the bar when the bartender says “Why the long face?”. Personally, I thought Colmes was an okay guy, if just wrong a lot.
Viewtifulgare on March 11, 2009 at 11:13 PM
Er, why don’t you take the advice that your handle implies?
either orr on March 11, 2009 at 11:18 PM
Parody genius, illustrating absurdity with absurdity and ALWAYS using their own words to do it. But you must pay careful attention.
Al Sharpton said, “Barack the Magic Negro.”
James Carville said, “I want the president to fail.”
Harry Reid said, “The WAR is lost.”
Announcer: Are you a candidate for the governments ‘Tattoo Removal Program’?
“Dude, I had my bands name tattooed on my forehead but I
didn’t know how to spell ‘MAROON’!”
Announcer: Yes, you are.
Pole-Cat on March 11, 2009 at 11:21 PM
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