Wikipedia mention
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 (most likely dated April 192005 at 2:52 PM EST).
Program Staff
Bo Snerdly (the program observer)
Co Co (the webmaster)
Jargon
Rush Limbaugh uses his own on-air jargon some of which is explained here:
- Dingy Harry
- Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.
- Dittoheads
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- EIB
- Excellence in Broadcasting Network
- Emotional punditry
- describes advocating/arguing for a particular objective using purely emotional pleas with little regard for logical arguments for/against the objective.
- Environmentalist Wacko
- A militant enviromental activist, usually a Democrat, but sometimes a Green Party member, who is usually a member of PETA and/or other enviromentally sensitive organizations.
- Feminazi
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- For those of you in Rio Linda …
- This phrase is often used by Limbaugh as an introduction to an explanation of somewhat complicated subjects (and sometimes even simple subjects), insinuating that the listenership in Rio Linda, California is not very bright. This practice began after a station in Rio Linda cancelled Limbaugh's show because it did not match "the intellectual standards of the community". Since the Florida butterfly ballot controversy during the 2000 Presidential Election, Limbaugh has also used "West Palm Beach" instead of or in addition to "Rio Linda".
- Gorbasm
- a now dated reference to the mainstream media's perceived fawning obsession with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.
- Hardboiled
- a term for the show Hardball with Chris Matthews.
- Larry King Alive
- a term for the show Larry King Live.
- Meet the Depressed
- a term for the show Meet the Press.
- NAALCP (National Association for the Advancement of Liberal Colored People)
- a term for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Limbaugh says that "liberal" refers to the NAACP's support for left-wing African Americans, while denigrating African Americans on the right side of the political spectrum, such as Condoleezza Rice and Clarence Thomas.
- NAG (National Association of Gals)
- a term for the National Organization for Women (NOW).
- Scruel
- Limbaugh's term for "school". This is a portmanteau of "screw" and "school", reflecting Limbaugh's belief that many schools often fail to do their job and end up screwing students out of a meaningful education.
- Seminar caller
- someone who telephones his show for the purpose of astroturfing. Limbaugh is often immediately suspicious of those callers who introduce themselves with the equivalent of "I love your show, I always agree with you, and I voted for Bush, but..."
- Senator Sheets
- reference to Senator Robert Byrd, known to be a former member of the Ku Klux Klan.
- Slay the Nation
- a term for the show Face the Nation.
- Stack of stuff
- a number of relevant web links offered to subscribers of his website, that his staff has found on the Internet. The links are culled from a variety of current on-line news organizations, and highlight various issues of the day. Limbaugh uses the material here as show prep, and refers to it throughout the broadcast. It also refers to his show's daily agenda.
- "Updates" on everything from the Kennedy family to homelessness.
- Wolf Blitzed
- CNN reporter and newscaster Wolf Blitzer.
