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awesome warrior1 Mar 2012 #1
"Dead air" - an appropos description of the douche himself! xtraxritical Mar 2012 #71
No kidding ... I was going to ask how one can tell the difference TBF Mar 2012 #76
So much for the... tallahasseedem Mar 2012 #2
Yeah, well, that's what some of us thought, too. randome Mar 2012 #7
Cenk wants Limbaugh to prove his ratings. Funny. n/t davidwparker Mar 2012 #57
Well that is what Repukes want you to believe. Rex Mar 2012 #65
Dead Air. Nothing ever sounded so loud SunsetDreams Mar 2012 #3
I listened to the opening of his show .... he was lying and scared Botany Mar 2012 #4
Did he continue smearing women today? aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2012 #17
Sorry I have a 2 to 3 minute limit of listening to Rush Botany Mar 2012 #23
2 to 3 minutes? LynneSin Mar 2012 #29
I can barely even stomach the highlights of him when I watch MSNBC or CurrentTv Jamaal510 Mar 2012 #46
who is he shitting? ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2012 #18
seems to me that Rush & company would cut an ad pdq .... Botany Mar 2012 #26
And we don't stop till he's fired Ricochet21 Mar 2012 #55
+1 sarcasmo Mar 2012 #80
K&R BumRushDaShow Mar 2012 #5
+1 nt TBF Mar 2012 #20
3 hours???? 3 hours of him polluting the airwaves? dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #35
It's more like 5-7 minutes of him Ilsa Mar 2012 #38
Don't forget the 5 minutes of nasty racist parody songs to fill time too. n/t BumRushDaShow Mar 2012 #50
Those 3 hours have been a toxic wasteland for 24 years. n/t BumRushDaShow Mar 2012 #47
They play a block of hate for 9 hours. Rex Mar 2012 #66
Here on WABC in NY leftynyc Mar 2012 #68
Did he set it up as some kind of "moment of silence", eulogizing "the death of the 1st Amendmant"? bullwinkle428 Mar 2012 #6
The invisible hand of the free-market he loves so much slappin him upside his head tjwash Mar 2012 #8
Is this "dead air" just silence, or is it bumpers and station identification? I know Faux News Erose999 Mar 2012 #9
The tape in the article shows dead air...long long minutes of silence. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #48
That's perfect. After all, Limbaugh's head is full of dead air. blue neen Mar 2012 #10
Mega Dittos DearAbby Mar 2012 #28
I thought you were describing the quality of content between his ears ... zbdent Mar 2012 #11
Nothing new there. Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #12
It's exactly like missing drive-thru fries. tridim Mar 2012 #13
A good start, but I can't help thinking that it's Clear Channel trying to offer a token victory... Junkdrawer Mar 2012 #14
His audience couldn't tell the difference. nt Old and In the Way Mar 2012 #15
DUZY TBF Mar 2012 #21
LOL! Wind Dancer Mar 2012 #40
More likely than not this was an automation failure at WABC. Pab Sungenis Mar 2012 #16
That makes more sense sylvi Mar 2012 #22
Nice explanation Richardo Mar 2012 #25
I used to love to listen to the closed-circuit feed 'in cue' while working there. Pab Sungenis Mar 2012 #27
Is/was WOND in Pleasantville/Atlantic City?..n/t monmouth Mar 2012 #32
Still is. Pab Sungenis Mar 2012 #42
I used to perform on the Steel Pier (I was a child..LOL) with Tony Grant and used to sit with WOND monmouth Mar 2012 #44
Also, don't forget... randome Mar 2012 #33
I'm sure that's it. He must have been in mid-sentence when some of this dead air occured, right? AllyCat Mar 2012 #77
Did I hear right that there were bunches of PSAs on Rush today? backscatter712 Mar 2012 #39
Normally there are no PSA's during the network spots. Pab Sungenis Mar 2012 #43
Normally, there aren't, but today, 90% of Rush's ad spots were PSAs!!! backscatter712 Mar 2012 #56
Actually, this was not a technical problem. Rush is screwed. See MediaMatters for the juicy details. jefferson_dem Mar 2012 #53
I bet one could get a very reasonable price on that ad slot just now WhoIsNumberNone Mar 2012 #19
Hell, it takes longer than that just to get the spittle off the microphone. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2012 #24
Dead air is actually better than when he is speaking. CanonRay Mar 2012 #30
Hopefully it was it preceded by a heavy, loud *THUD* TheCowsCameHome Mar 2012 #31
Fzzzzzzzzzzzzzlllefizzzshllllllllllllzzzzzzzzzzzz *pop* BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #34
How low can Limbaugh set the bar? Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #36
Three Hours of it clangsnwhoops Mar 2012 #37
I wonder when radio stations will start dropping him TNLib Mar 2012 #41
after a full hour of mummified air librechik Mar 2012 #45
So much for losing a couple of french fries. nt jillan Mar 2012 #49
Rush Limbaugh and dead air workinclasszero Mar 2012 #51
77 of the 86 spots aired today were free Ad Council ads. Of the 9 paid spots, 7 were from sponsors jefferson_dem Mar 2012 #52
Dead Air > Hot Air Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #54
www.defendrush.org bobhuntsman Mar 2012 #58
Defend racism and misogyny dot never. Iggo Mar 2012 #59
you need to go to defendrush.org LynneSin Mar 2012 #63
Ah-ha! Iggo Mar 2012 #64
see - you can trust me LynneSin Mar 2012 #67
I "Like" it! Stardust Mar 2012 #81
If a gas-bag makes a sound in the forest, does anyone hear it? Left Coast2020 Mar 2012 #60
Probably the best 1:03 ever heard on a Rush Limbaugh show LynneSin Mar 2012 #61
What sponsors are left? efhmc Mar 2012 #62
isn't that the space that WABC gives to affiliates to run local ads? stlsaxman Mar 2012 #69
WABC IS an affiliate and did stream full commercial breaks previously. alp227 Mar 2012 #73
Technical glitch? Jack Rabbit Mar 2012 #75
Arr! kenfrequed Mar 2012 #70
What to listen to? clangsnwhoops Mar 2012 #72
Sounds like the best 1:03 minutes Limbaugh has ever had. Thumper79 Mar 2012 #74
Goodnight, Rush. nt BlueIris Mar 2012 #78
Advertisers Fleeing the bloated windbags hate filled show, YESSSSssssssss.... what0now0toons Mar 2012 #79
Verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice! Stardust Mar 2012 #82
Thanks what0now0toons Mar 2012 #83
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