What to call what Rush Limbaugh does

[Janis Vizier Nihart]

I think I would call it "the truth".  I thought this was not supposed to be
political, but since you brought it up, there it is.
I'm a woman and I can take an insult, what's the martter with men these
days?  I think a new word should be coined to describe the millions of men
and women who are constantly being offended.

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> What do we call the type of nasty political commentary on radio
> exemplified by Rush Limbaugh?  I thought "shock radio", does that
> have more with sexual content?  On the other hand, NPR says "The
> firing of talk radio host Don Imus is a blow to shock radio. But the
> kind of edgy, often offensive commentary and entertainment Imus
> offered is not likely to disappear from the airwaves."
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> Joel
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