Author/humorist P.J. O’Rourke:
“It’s the twilight of the radio loud-mouth, you know? I knew it from the
moment the fat guy-“ Host
Bill Maher: “You
mean Rush Limbaugh and Sean-”
O’Rourke:
“-from the moment the fat guy refused to share his drugs....” Maher:
“You mean the OxyContin that he was on?...Why couldn’t he have croaked
from it instead of Heath Ledger?”
— HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, Feb. 8. [80 points]
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Runners-up:
“Let
me ask you about this Limbaugh factor. If Hillary Clinton wins this
squeaker in Indiana...many could say that the margin of error...was
generated by mischief-making by a radio talk show host, a talk
jock....Anyone who voted to screw up the political system of this
country with the purpose of mischief should carry that with them the
rest of their lives. What a ridiculous way to use the vote for which
people fought and died, to use that vote to make mischief. I hope you’re
proud of yourself.”
— MSNBC’s Chris Matthews during live primary coverage May 6, talking
about Rush Limbaugh urging listeners to vote for Clinton to keep the
Democrats in chaos. [45]
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“Along
with Rush, uses race-baiting to score ratings. Now that’s hating
America.”
— Newsweek’s “Conventional Wisdom” giving a down arrow to radio
host Sean Hannity, March 31. [40]
“He
[Rush Limbaugh] was upset that I said he was perverting the process by
encouraging Republicans to vote for Hillary Clinton in open primaries in
an effort to quote, ‘bloody up’ Obama....When you encourage someone to
vote for a candidate that they don’t want as President, I believe it is
actually un-American....It is shameful.”
— MSNBC’s Dan Abrams reacting to Limbaugh pointing out that many
Democrats had voted in GOP primaries, Live with Dan Abrams, March
5. [35]
Winner
