What to call what Rush Limbaugh does (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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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."
> >
> > Joel
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> >

Keith Olbermann (an objective journalist) thinks it makes him the "worst
person in the world".
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