listeners are tuning rush limbaugh out in blue states and red states.w york ratings fell 27% last month. in the key 25 to 54 demographic. in houston texas, he's down 31% in jacksonville, down 35%. let's go out on the west coast. in seattle down 40%. that's four different parts of the country, isn't it. as for advertiser boycott, the head that carries limbaugh on 38 stations says that rush's remarks about sandra fluke cost the company millions let's turn to michael harrison tonight publisher of talker's magazine and an expert in the industry. good to have you with us tonight. i'll let you do the talking on this. what do these numbers mean not only for limbaugh but the stations that carry him? >> as a radio talker you know what the numbers mean, so you know what i'm about to say is true. judging his career and the political implications and what it means to the industry based on four markets and $4 million lost is like judging the presidential election in the new hampshire primary. it's way too soon. the whole state of radio ratings is in influx with with

i think it was unhelpful and so was limbaugh's interpretation of the quote.ay too far. >> i don't have rush limbaugh sitting next to me and can't say what he meant but it seems to me when you hear the whole thing, it wasn't that white people ought to be afraid, he was accusing cnn and the mainstream media of saying that. isn't he being more nuanced than you're giving him credit for here? >> i listen to rush every day and i really like a lot of what he says and agree with him on some issues and disagree on other issues and when he talks about race and ethnicity he tend to go off the rails and he did many this case. his messable was clear that cnn was trying to warn older white voters that you better fall back in line and give them what they want and amnesty for illegal immigrants or believe it or not one day you will pay for it because you'll be in the minority and folks will do to you what you have done to folks over the last generation. i don't agree with that. it is not realistic. it is not something i heard from people. it is a paranoid fantasy that people

>> it truly pains me to say this, rush limbaugh is absolutely right. and i think -- i just wanted to say that. but i think that -- >> i can see your pain, by the way. >> i think romney has gotten himself into a box and the obama campaign it's whole effort now is to sort of bang the nails on that box and keep it shut. because at the beginning of the campaign, romney said over and over again, that this business experience would help him deal with jobs, jobs the is issue he wants to be the central to the campaign, but when a and b don't connect, and it's very clear, it's not a dishonest socialist thing to say, rush limbaugh said the truth, that these guys were in it to make money, sometimes they created job s ancillary to that and sometimes they didn't. the companies were streamlined and people were put out of work. so i think what's interesting is despite all the push back against this, even the corrie booker push back, obama sees this as a critical object tiff to drive home this -- and to kind of disable romney from using bain for the rest of the campai

yeah, rush limbaugh's from here. they said no, the limbaughs. they're over there. and i looked over there, and there was this family listening to this stuff. and i thought, holy cow, really? yeah, that's rush limbaugh's cousin. so i thought, wow, you know? and they were kind of, like, you probably don't want to talk to them. you should leave them alone. the next day there was a barbecue at a fact ulty house, and the limbaughs came. colonel john limbaugh, fine army colonel. he said, how do you do, sir? he said, you can call me john. you know, i'm a military son. i said, no, sir, you're a colonel, and i'll call you sir. and he looked at me and said, you know, i've been reading this "devil's highway." and i've been trying to figure out your agenda. and i haven't found a liberal agenda. and i said, well, i am a liberal, sir, but my agenda was to tell the truth even if i didn't like it. and he warmed -- you know, and then we sat and spent the afternoon to the great shock, i think, of some of my pals having barbecue. and i think if we can -- the limbaughs and me, unlikel

rush limbaugh has 2012 election advice from the democrats. hear from rush limbaugh in just a minute. but right now, what was she thinking? or worse, is this how she always thinks? a south carolina union leader, caught on camera, afl-cio leader beating a pinata with governor nikki haley's face on it. >> what i won't say, it looks like a tough little girl here. >> wack it hard. >> all right. you ready? >> wait until the face comes around and wack her! [cheering] >> cack her -- get her again! [cheering] >> wack her again! >> that's what you need. >> greta: governor nikki haley is here. good evening, governor. >> hey, gret a. how are you? >> greta: good. i know you are tough. i know you can take t. but i must admit, i have been flooded with a lot of emails that are outraged hoping to get this closer to a time of discussion debate. you are getting hit in the head with a pinata. your thoughts? >> it's creepy. i hurt every time i see it. but this is what i will tell you. this is not typical of south carolina. this is typical of the union thugs. and

limbaugh, i only hope you're taking care of yourself as well.ight try the gym from time to time. it's something you can incorporate into your life seamlessly. you don't even have to forgo your interests. most gyms have tvs. you can put like "the national enquirer" on the elliptical and crank up the volume on "access hollywood" and get your research done at the same time you're improving your big heart. that's it for us. "early start" begins right now. >>> good morning. happy friday, everybody. welcome to "early start". >> did you say friday? >> i did! i'm ashleigh ban field. >> i'm

mitt romney has deferred to rush limbaugh before if you look at climate change.ed to believe in climate change. when he admitted that in this campaign cycle rush limbaugh said bye-bye nomination. that didn't turn out to be true but romney did dial that back and say he is not sure about climate change. so that is definitely part of his strategy. >> is it fair to say that rush could be the most powerful man in the gop. >> he could be. when rush attacked sandra fluke and mitt romney's versus strong response was i wouldn't use those words. even mitt didn't have the backbone at that moment on a no-brainer. >> doesn't it seem like by saying the president is attacking can tallism what governor romney is trying to do is equate his own situation with bain with what capitalism is. >> if there is anyone who hates capitalism it is actually mitt romney. at bane he created at least a hundred thousand jobs. last month alone president obama created more jobs in one month than all the time mitt romney was at bain capital. >> so how does he make these arguments stick? >> well, i t

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i don't believe gossip columns, apparently rush limbaugh does.e heard a lot about him over the years but i have no idea what's true or what's not. i wouldn't spread gossip on my show. i will grant the following point though and i agree this is some fantastically juicy gossip so listen close, stop the presses. i do go to the gym. i'm concerned about heart disease. i've raised money to fight heart disease, my dad died of it, ye

rush limbaugh can speak extensively on a topic. he can make sense. he is engaging.ther talk show hosts that scream at you and taking the position, they're being polemical, that is not something that is going to necessarily when listeners. and for the most part, the shows that have come from the left have been that way. i think there's the sense that we need to get on the air. there have been changes. ed schultz had a successful radio show, and he has turned into a successful tv show. rachel maddow had a successful show, and now it is is successful tv show. >> what do you think about the situation in television, where we have dedicated channels on the right and channels on the left? you just mentioned two of them. commentators on the right. you have a few others. does this bother you? it bothers me. >> it does and it does not. because i think one of the challenges is trying to find ways to get people out of -- i have heard you describe this, out of the silos they are in. they tend to aggregate in congregate in these little church is a news delivery dithat they will n

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rush limbaugh blasted go the media over the primary battle. >> it never occurs to anybody in the news media that the republicans in indiana might just want a more conservative senator. >> greta: also we have late breaking results from the indiana race and if you are outraged by the gsa waste of your money on parties with clowns. does the gsa think it's a billing joke. hear from the director. motivating or insulting. paul lepage sending this message to america's unemployed. >> to cannibalize it the rest of state government. i am compassionate and committed to our children, our families and our disabled but to all you able people out there, get off the couch and get yourself a job! >> greta: does he have a point or did he go too far. good evening, governor? >> glad to have you in infections. >> greta: republican governor in maine, they should get off the couch and get a job? >> absolutely. it's our responsibility to make sure we put good tax policies and good regulatory policies in place so that those jobs can be created. 330,000 new jobs created in the state of texas from february 2011

tonight we are adding rush limbaugh.aster of the highest caliber known for taking a carefully measured, well-thought out approach to every topic that he tackles. he clearly has a noble desire to bring the the nation to a place of respect and minding one's own beeswax. he said this. >> in prime time, cnn was down to a two-year low. and that's what the silver fox, anderson cooper, is his name. silver fox. anderson cooper. i swear, that guy is reported more in gossip columns to be at the gym or that bar or restaurant than he is in the studio. i hear more stuff about anderson cooper at a bar or a gym or a health club than what he's doing in the studio and cnn probably thinks that's great. yeah, that'll help the demo. anderson out there doing all the stuff. people will tune in to watch. it isn't working. >> he spoke for quite a while there, he didn't call me a slut even one time. he was talking about cnn's ratings and ratings go up and down. but can we just play that part again where he's supposedly reading about me in all th

what is happening across the nation to make rush limbaugh say that? you will hear from him next. >> and news in the wisconsin recall race tonight. scott walker demanding an apology from his opponent, mr. barrett. the latest news coming up there. and caught on camera, a lawmaker goes completely out of control. what made him throw papers and scream at his colleagues? you've got to stick around for this video. it is wild. you've got to see this one. >> he was around when it was written. h even more of the vitamins your body needs. like vitamin d. plus omega 3's. there's one important ingredient that hasn't changed: better taste. [ female announcer ] eggland's best. better taste. better nutrition. the beer egg. she would help her child. go! goooo! [ male announcer ] with everything. but instead she gives him capri sun super-v. with one combined serving of fruits and vegetables. new capri sun super-v. the teacher that comes to mind for me is my high school math teacher, dr. gilmore. i mean he could teach. he was there for us, even if we needed him in colle

[singing] >> rush limbaugh big fatty boy rush limbaugh. [laughter] fatso blow-hard rush limbaugh.ves a traditional marriage more than rush limbaugh. he has had four of them. [singing] >> economics is too complex. too tough. people can't wrap their brain around it. they want the economy to be better. but how you get from "a" to "b," that's the complex stuff you don't want to talk about. let's talk about that gay thing again. >> it's obvious to me, a 12-year-old canadian, we we are being robbed by the banking system. what will we do to stop this crime? >> that's boring stuff. [singing] >> sir, with all due respect i know you need a-- >> excuse me. i got this. >> christie. >> eliot: i love the rappin' romney. that could be his campaign theme son. a kid from alabama wages jihad. now the jihad wage against him as well. and he has nowhere to go. that's the focus. we want to focus on solutions and ways of bringing people together. that's the only way we're going to solve the world's great vexing problems. >> eliot: how did omar hammami a kid raised in alabama, surrounded by mcdonald's an

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that was limbaugh attacking president obama's record. now, mitt romney is siding with limbaugh.. >> governor, would you go as far as rush limbaugh did yesterday in saying this is the first president in modern time who is going to run a campaign against capitalism? >> it certainly sounds like that's what he's doing. no question but that he's attacking capitalism, in part, i think, because he doesn't understand how the free economy works. he 's never had a job in the free economy. neither has vice president biden. they spent their lives as either community organizers or members of the political class. >> the big panel tonight. let's turn to jack rice, alice hogue, michael ledbet. we have a conservative, liberal and middle of the road. can you give us concrete examples of president obama running against capitalism? >> obviously, what mitt romney is responding to is all the attacks on his success in bain capital. part of what he means is what he did in bain capital is basically take over a lot of companies when he was running the company and in 80% of those occasions, they transitio

you know rush limbaugh will blame a conspiris see on anything. of talking about his war on marriage. rush limbaugh has to fill three hours and fox news has to tell their viewers what they want to here honestly if you listen closely, there seemed to be a lot of heavy lifting to try to get this full outrage off of the ground yesterday. >> well, it's interesting, the reaction from the right on a variety of things. and there was, i want to ask you about a different story. there is a showtory that was in the washington post today that alleges that at his michigan boarding school or michigan school mitt romney forcibly and repeatedly cut the hair of a fellow student with long hair who was being bull ishlingd or presumably gay. so here is mitt romney talking about that incident on fox news today. >> you heard the story. you know the story is out there. any comment on it? >> well first of all, i had no idea what that individual's sexual orientation might be. going back to the 1960s, that wasn't something we all discussed or considered. so that simply is

we are adding rush limbaugh.hest caliber known for taking a well-thought out approach. his show is the last bash of reasoning and has a desire to elevate to a place of respect and minding one's own bees wax. he said this. >> in prime time, cnn was down to a two-year low. and that's what the silver fox, anderson cooper, is his name. silver fox. anderson cooper. i swear, that guy is reported more in gossip columns to be at the gym or that bar or restaurant than he is in the studio. i hear more stuff about anderson cooper at a bar than what he is doing in a studio. and cnn probably thinks that's great. yeah, that will help the demo. anderson doing this stuff and people will be curious and tune in and watch. it isn't working. >> i don't know if you noticed, but he spoke awhile and didn't call me a slut even one time. i'm pretty sure that means we're best friends now. he was talking about cnn's ratings. but can we play that part again where he's reading about me in all these gossip columns? >> i swear that guy is repo