Commentary: Rush Limbaugh’s $400 Million Score May Be Good for Business, but It’s Bad for the Country

By Tonyaa Weathersbee

For a drug addict, it’s one helluva score.

Rush Limbaugh, the painkiller-popping king of right-wing talk radio, recently received a $400 million reward to continue marginalizing and ridiculing anyone who threatens the universe to which folks like him believe they are born to rule.

According to The New York Times, Clear Channel Communications and its syndication subsidiary, Premiere Radio Networks, are giving Limbaugh that chunk of change to help it expand its reach during a time when iPods and satellite radio are siphoning listeners. Right now, Limbaugh attracts around 14 to 20 million listeners in an average week.

That’s a wise business decision for the future of radio. But it’s a tragic decision for the future of this country.

Think about it.

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