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In early 1972 he was selected for the role of 'Simon Zealotes' in the original Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar and he remained with the production until it closed in 1974. service men and women, DoD civilians, and their families serving outside the continental United States"), carries the first hour of Limbaugh's show. Young moved to Sydney as a child and by the early 1970s had become the lead singer with the Sydney rock band Elm Tree. The article discussed the controversy surrounding the fact that American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS), (which describes itself as "[providing] stateside radio and television programming, 'a touch of home', to U.S. John Paul Young (born June 21, 1950 in Glasgow, Scotland) is an Australian singer. On May 26, 2004, the article "Rush's Forced Conscripts (http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/05/26/rush_limbaugh/index.html)" appeared on the online news and opinion magazine Salon.com. On Friday, June 11, 2004, Limbaugh announced that he was separating from his third wife Marta after ten years of marriage. Limbaugh indicated that he initiated the divorce.

This investigation has, as of June 2005, brought no criminal charges. The ACLU, an organization often lambasted by Limbaugh, has come to his defense, claiming that the district attorney violated Limbaugh's constitutional rights by "fishing" through his private medical records. Limbaugh's attorney Roy Black alleges that the chief county prosecutor investigating Limbaugh, an elected Democrat, is politically motivated. An investigation into alleged "doctor shopping" is ongoing in the state of Florida.

It charged network anchors with engaging in exaggerated and inflammatory rhetoric by implying Limbaugh was involved in "drug sales" or "drug gangs." Timeline (http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=2787). An article in the January 12, 2004 issue of Human Events (The National Conservative Weekly) presents its reaction to the media attention of Limbaugh's addiction, calling it a 'Network War' against Limbaugh. Speaking about his behavior, Limbaugh went on to say:. He did not specifically mention to which type of pain medication he was addicted.

On October 10, 2003, Limbaugh admitted to listeners on his radio show that he was addicted to prescription painkillers and stated that he would enter inpatient treatment for 30 days, immediately following the broadcast. and in 1998:. Several statements from the 1990s were found, in particular, on October 5, 1995:. Following Limbaugh's admission of drug addiction, his detractors reviewed prior statements by him about drug addicts as examples of hypocrisy.

The highly addictive painkillers function similarly to morphine, heroin, or a stronger form of codeine. Other news outlets quickly confirmed the beginnings of an investigation. Limbaugh's former housekeeper, under investigation for drug dealing, alleged that Limbaugh was addicted to prescription opiate painkillers such as OxyContin, Lorcet (a combination of Tylenol and hydrocodone), and hydrocodone, and that he went through detox twice. In early October 2003 and in the same week as the McNabb controversy, the National Enquirer reported that Limbaugh was being investigated for illegally buying prescription drugs.

In any event, they made no public response to the comment, on the air or off. It has been suggested that Limbaugh's fellow commentators on the program, both of whom were themselves former African-American football players, may have played a role behind the scenes in ending Limbaugh's career as a football commentator. Limbaugh insisted that his comments were aimed at the media, and not at McNabb or African Americans. On October 1, 2003, Limbaugh resigned from ESPN with the statement:.

Limbaugh responded by saying that he must have been right; otherwise, the comments would not have sparked such outrage. Presidential candidates Howard Dean and Wesley Clark joined in the criticism, as did the NAACP. The Reverend Al Sharpton, a Democratic Party candidate for President, encouraged Limbaugh's firing from ESPN, threatening a boycott of all Disney companies, including the American Broadcasting Company, Disneyland, and Walt Disney World. McNabb had suffered a broken leg during the 2002 season, and had been slow to recover.

McNabb was the highest paid NFL player in history at the time [6] (http://www.bet.com/articles/1,,c1gb4043-4730,00.html), and defenders of Limbaugh's comments point out that McNabb had the worst start of his career in the 2003 season and was the NFL's lowest-rated starting quarterback. McNabb's defenders say that to his credit, McNabb was a runner-up for the year 2000 league Most Valuable Player, a member of three Pro Bowl teams, and led his team to two straight NFC championship games. The controversy centered on his comment:. In September of 2003, Limbaugh ignited a controversy [5] (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1627887) when, speaking as a football commentator on ESPN, he criticized the media for its support of Donovan McNabb, the African-American quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles. Limbaugh's influence can be seen in the recent launch of the Air America Radio network and by author and commentator Ed Schultz's program [4] (http://www.wegoted.com) whose style and delivery are quite similar to Limbaugh's, though his perspective is opposite to Limbaugh (and a fraction of the audience).

Limbaugh has also received criticism from some competitors such as Michael Savage and The New American magazine. [3] (http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/5923659). Hynde only discovered its use years later and realized Limbaugh did not have permission to play it in that form. After some indecision and negotiating, Hynde decided in 1999 to let Limbaugh continue to use it, with Limbaugh donating royalties from it to the Hynde-supported animal rights organization PETA. Limbaugh loved the riff, hated the message, and thought he could both attract listeners and annoy opponents by playing it.

Since the 1980s he has used an edited and looped version of the powerful instrumental riff from The Pretenders' "My City Was Gone", a song written by Chrissie Hynde to bemoan the effects of overdevelopment on her native Ohio. Even Limbaugh's introductory theme music has attracted controversy. His defenders have pointed out that Limbaugh talks unscripted for fifteen broadcast hours a week, and that the number of factual errors he makes is, under the circumstances, very small. FAIR later published an entire book, The Way Things Aren't: Rush Limbaugh's Reign of Error: Over 100 Outrageously False and Foolish Statements from America's Most Powerful Radio and TV Commentator (ISBN 156584260X), documenting alleged errors and lies by Limbaugh.

For the full text of the original, the rebuttal and the rebuttal of the rebuttal, see [2] (http://www.fair.org/press-releases/fair-limbaugh-rebuttal.html). Limbaugh responded to about half of the original claims; FAIR then rebutted his rebuttal. A group called Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) released a report on October 17, 1994 listing forty-three errors Limbaugh allegedly made during various shows. The liberal comedian and political satirist Al Franken released a book and CD titled Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations (ISBN 0440508649) which, among other political humor from a liberal perspective, included harsh criticism of Limbaugh and his allegedly meager fact-finding efforts. The title of the book came from the fact that during the time in which it was first published, Rush Limbaugh's weight was pushing the 400-pound mark; a few months afterward, Limbaugh began to go on various diets and his weight dropped down to around 270 pounds around the time the book's second edition was being released.

He refers to Robert Byrd as "Sheets" in reference to his former ties to the KKK, and he calls Harry Reid "Dingy Harry." Sometimes Limbaugh's opponents unwittingly provide fodder for comment, such as Ted Kennedy's ironic praise of presidential candidate John Kerry's wartime rescue of a fellow soldier from drowning. His references to Ted Kennedy invariably discuss Kennedy's alcohol use and Chappaquiddick (he has nicknamed Kennedy "the swimmer"). The song "I Know I'll Never Love This Way Again" preceded reports about people dying of AIDS. For example, news about the homeless is often preceded with the Clarence "Frogman" Henry song "Ain't Got No Home".

Limbaugh's satire is very sharp, though it has been criticized for what his detractors claim to be a juvenile and mean-spirited nature often bordering on hate speech. He also has explained himself on occasion as being an entertainer, not a reporter. Limbaugh's response to this accusation is to assert that most news reporting is liberally biased (in particular, television and newspaper news); as he says, "I am equal time." He also does not claim to be a neutral reporter, and contrasts his stance with the major news media's claims of objectivity (in the United States). Many liberal critics decry the lack of a balance between liberal and conservative viewpoints on talk radio.

As a result the words were preemptively introduced by wikipedians familiar with the occurrence, but other wikipedians later voted to delete them. On May 3, 2005, Rush said that he would enter the words afristocracy and ghettocracy into Wikipedia. During his radio program on April 22, 2005, Rush retracted the assertion, stating that he had received incorrect information from one of his staff members. On April 19, 2005, Limbaugh mentioned Wikipedia in the final minutes of his show, calling it "… some kind of left wing Internet encyclopedia," in response to the viewing of Pope Benedict XVI Wikipedia Article (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pope_Benedict_XVI&oldid=12528936) (most likely dated April 19, 2005 at 2:52 PM EST).

Following a later news story of his addiction to painkillers, it was alleged by some that his deafness was probably due to a known side effect of the class of painkillers he abused. In December 2001, Limbaugh underwent cochlear implant surgery, which restored a measure of hearing in one ear, and his voice and diction improved. The system worked remarkably well, but did not deceive all listeners, some of whom noted a long delay between a caller ending his point and Limbaugh responding, and occasionally speaking over a caller. He also revealed that his radio staff was aiding him in concealing his rapidly progressing hearing loss by setting up a system where he could appear to hear his callers.

However, on October 8, 2001, Limbaugh admitted that the changes in his voice were due to complete deafness in his left ear and substantial hearing loss in his right ear. By September 2001, Limbaugh's listeners had noted changes in his voice and diction, changes that Limbaugh initially denied. He was inducted into Broadcasting's Hall of Fame in 1993. Limbaugh was the 1992, 1995, and 2000 recipient of the Marconi Radio Award for Syndicated Radio Personality of the Year, given by the National Association of Broadcasters.

(In many places it was aired at 1:30 AM or even later.). Reportedly, Limbaugh ended the show due to disappointment that it was aired too late in the evening in many markets. The television show discussed many of the same topics as his radio show, and was taped in front of a live audience, which he facetiously claimed had to pass an intelligence test in order to be admitted. Limbaugh then hosted a syndicated half-hour television show running from 1992 through 1996, with Roger Ailes as executive producer.

This ended badly when on one show Limbaugh got into a confrontation with some ACT-UP hecklers and had to clear the studio audience before continuing. Limbaugh's first television exposure came with a 1990 guest host stint on Pat Sajak's late-night program on CBS. President George W. Bush "called in" to a live broadcast during the week of the 2004 Republican National Convention to give a preview of his nomination acceptance speech. Bush made an appearance on Limbaugh's show as part of his re-election campaign, in an effort to regain the support of the right wing of his own party (which he had earlier alienated by breaking a pledge not to raise taxes).

W. In 1992, President George H. Rush Limbaugh became as much a political symbol as he was a broadcaster, comedian, and political satirist. He attracted widespread support and attention in 1998 when he complained that some radio stations were shortening his programs by cutting out his dramatic pauses to make room for more commercials.

Limbaugh has a dynamic voice and dramatic presentation; even many of his critics admit that he is an excellent broadcaster. Bush. The show is usually split between call-in segments and monologues by Limbaugh; on very rare occasions, Limbaugh will have guests on his show, such as Vice President Dick Cheney or even President George W. The program has for over 15 years been the most popular talk radio show in the United States.

The Rush Limbaugh Show was largely responsible for the shift in AM broadcasting to a news-talk format after an audience decline in the 1970s. As the program grew in popularity, it was carried on stations with larger audiences. Limbaugh refers on-air to the "Excellence In Broadcasting Network", or "E-I-B"; however, there is no organization with that name. After achieving some local success, he moved to New York City (and his current flagship station, WABC) in the late 1980s and eventually became syndicated on August 1, 1988 via a company called Premiere Broadcasting.

In 1984, Limbaugh returned to radio as a talk show host at KFBK in Sacramento, California. After several years in music radio, Limbaugh took a break from radio and accepted a position as director of promotions with the Kansas City Royals baseball team. (This claim is now a reality as Limbaugh does use a golden microphone on The Rush Limbaugh Show.). It was in Pittsburgh that many of Limbaugh's trademarks developed, such as a claim to use a "golden microphone".

He went on to Pittsburgh, as a Top 40 music radio disc jockey on station KQV, using the name Jeff Christie. Limbaugh stated that he was not drafted because a physical found that he had an "inoperable pilonidal cyst" and "a football knee from high school" [Colford, pp 14 – 20]. This would have normally made him eligible for the draft, but he was classified 1-Y due to an undisclosed medical problem [1] (http://www.snopes.com/military/limbaugh.htm). He attended Southeast Missouri State University for one year then dropped out.

His father, a judge whose wealth and power gave him considerable influence in Southeastern Missouri, had once owned the radio station where Limbaugh started his career. Limbaugh started out in radio as a teenager in the late 1960s in his hometown of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, using the name Rusty Sharpe. As of 2005, Rush Limbaugh is the most listened-to radio talk show host in the United States, and has an audience exceeding 20 million listeners weekly. A conservative, he discusses politics and current events on his show, The Rush Limbaugh Show.

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