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For the First Time Ever, Rush is Wrong

Posted on | September 8, 2010 | 44 Comments

“I’m not going to do Twitter. There’s no way to make any money on Twitter. Twitter is just fad type stuff.”
— Rush Limbaugh

Twitter is a communication tool. Millions of people — including Alyssa Milano’s 1,038,358 followers — use Twitter to communicate. And you can’t communicate with those people if you’re not on Twitter.

Think about it, Rush: In the time it takes to type 140 characters and hit “Tweet,” you can send your thoughts to however many people follow you. (Which would be a lot of people. Maybe even Alyssa Milano.)

And you know what else, Rush? That Tweet can include a link to an item on your Web page, which is of course loaded with obscene profit opportunities. As a shameless capitalist blogger, I saw from the outset how useful Twitter could be in terms of promoting my site.

While your radio audience is vastly larger than my blog readership, there are nevertheless people on Twitter who don’t have an opportunity to listen to you regularly, and might benefit from getting the El Rushbo’s timeless insights via Twitter.

The communication on Twitter is two-way, of course. The people you follow on Twitter can send you tips on breaking news, and so forth. And you can actually have conversations via Twitter that are pretty cool, since anyone who follows your feed can jump in and add their two cents.

Hey, Mark Levin’s using Twitter. If you’re going to be on the cutting edge of societal evolution, Rush, don’t you think you should ask F. Lee Levin why he’s active in this new medium?

All this stuff may seem like an Internet version of the CB radio craze, but it’s not. And if you’re going to be on Facebook, you definitely need to be on Twitter.

Trust me, Rush: Join Twitter.

And please re-Tweet me sometime.

I’ve almost given up on Alyssa Milano. Almost.

(Hat-tip: Kathy Shaidle.)

Category: Alyssa Milano Should Re-Tweet Me, Rush Limbaugh

Comments

44 Responses to “For the First Time Ever, Rush is Wrong”

  1. Kathy Shaidle
    September 8th, 2010 @ 11:54 am

    Hey, thanks for the plug to my other blog!

    PS: are you down to Deer Stroganof by now? 🙂

  2. Kathy Shaidle
    September 8th, 2010 @ 11:54 am

    Hey, thanks for the plug to my other blog!

    PS: are you down to Deer Stroganof by now? 🙂

  3. Kathy Shaidle
    September 8th, 2010 @ 7:54 am

    Hey, thanks for the plug to my other blog!

    PS: are you down to Deer Stroganof by now? 🙂

  4. smitty
    September 8th, 2010 @ 12:15 pm

    And, with TweetDeck (or ilk) installed, you can maintain a coherent picture of who’s rattling your cage, goof off effectively in hash tag one-liner fests, and, generally, enhance the value of the medium.
    Oh, was I not supposed to snark this post?

  5. smitty
    September 8th, 2010 @ 12:15 pm

    And, with TweetDeck (or ilk) installed, you can maintain a coherent picture of who’s rattling your cage, goof off effectively in hash tag one-liner fests, and, generally, enhance the value of the medium.
    Oh, was I not supposed to snark this post?

  6. smitty
    September 8th, 2010 @ 8:15 am

    And, with TweetDeck (or ilk) installed, you can maintain a coherent picture of who’s rattling your cage, goof off effectively in hash tag one-liner fests, and, generally, enhance the value of the medium.
    Oh, was I not supposed to snark this post?

  7. Estragon
    September 8th, 2010 @ 12:26 pm

    Hey, if you give up on Alyssa Milano, it means the terrorists have won.

  8. Estragon
    September 8th, 2010 @ 8:26 am

    Hey, if you give up on Alyssa Milano, it means the terrorists have won.

  9. Paul Zummo
    September 8th, 2010 @ 12:48 pm

    Eh, twitter still sucks. Maybe I’m an old fogey at the ripe old age of 33. I mean, I basically joined Facebook against all better judgment, don’t really care if I get an Ipad, and still print out documents that extend past 2 pages. Not exactly twitter’s target audience.

  10. Paul Zummo
    September 8th, 2010 @ 8:48 am

    Eh, twitter still sucks. Maybe I’m an old fogey at the ripe old age of 33. I mean, I basically joined Facebook against all better judgment, don’t really care if I get an Ipad, and still print out documents that extend past 2 pages. Not exactly twitter’s target audience.

  11. Cindy
    September 8th, 2010 @ 1:13 pm

    I’ve never actually listened to Rush Limbaugh. I don’t have the patience to sit around listening to some guy say things I probably already think. 🙂 I’d retweet him, though!

  12. Cindy
    September 8th, 2010 @ 9:13 am

    I’ve never actually listened to Rush Limbaugh. I don’t have the patience to sit around listening to some guy say things I probably already think. 🙂 I’d retweet him, though!

  13. Joe
    September 8th, 2010 @ 1:26 pm

    Real men don’t tweet.

  14. Joe
    September 8th, 2010 @ 9:26 am

    Real men don’t tweet.

  15. Joe
    September 8th, 2010 @ 1:27 pm

    Except when Alyssa or Cindy are tweeting.

  16. Joe
    September 8th, 2010 @ 9:27 am

    Except when Alyssa or Cindy are tweeting.

  17. young4eyes
    September 8th, 2010 @ 2:08 pm

    But Cindy, how else are you gonna get your daily fill of bigoted dribble?
    I think Rush is right on this, for once.
    Why leave a public record of his inane thoughts and verbal diarrhea for all to see?

  18. young4eyes
    September 8th, 2010 @ 10:08 am

    But Cindy, how else are you gonna get your daily fill of bigoted dribble?
    I think Rush is right on this, for once.
    Why leave a public record of his inane thoughts and verbal diarrhea for all to see?

  19. hrh
    September 8th, 2010 @ 2:32 pm

    Let me be clear, Y4E has never listened to 2 minutes of Rush Limbaugh.

    And yes, I don’t even have a tweetable cell phone, but I tweet …

  20. hrh
    September 8th, 2010 @ 10:32 am

    Let me be clear, Y4E has never listened to 2 minutes of Rush Limbaugh.

    And yes, I don’t even have a tweetable cell phone, but I tweet …

  21. waylay
    September 8th, 2010 @ 3:04 pm

    “For the First Time Ever, Rush is Wrong”

    According to who?

    Is this just an attempt to get attention or what?

    Kinda like your conservative idol?

    From Why Rush is Wrong:

    All of this began even before Obama took office. In his broadcast on Jan. 16, Limbaugh told listeners he had been asked by a major publication for a 400-word statement about his hopes for the new administration:

    I’m thinking of replying to the guy, “OK, I’ll send you a response, but I don’t need 400 words. I need four: I hope he fails.” … See, here’s the point: everybody thinks it’s outrageous to say. Look, even my staff: “Oh, you can’t do that.” Why not? Why is it any different, what’s new, what is unfair about my saying I hope liberalism fails? Liberalism is our problem. Liberalism is what’s gotten us dangerously close to the precipice here … I would be honored if the Drive-By Media headlined me all day long: “Limbaugh: I Hope Obama Fails.” Somebody’s gotta say it.

    Notice that Limbaugh did not say: “I hope the administration’s liberal plans fail.” Or (better): “I know the administration’s liberal plans will fail.” Or (best): “I fear that this administration’s liberal plans will fail, as liberal plans usually do.” If it had been phrased that way, nobody could have used Limbaugh’s words to misrepresent conservatives as clueless, indifferent or gleeful in the face of the most painful economic crisis in a generation. But then, if it had been phrased that way, nobody would have quoted his words at all—and as Limbaugh himself said, being “headlined” was the point of the exercise. If it had been phrased that way, Limbaugh’s face would not now be adorning the covers of magazines. He phrased his hope in a way that drew maximum attention to himself, offered maximum benefit to the administration and did maximum harm to the party he claims to support.

  22. waylay
    September 8th, 2010 @ 11:04 am

    “For the First Time Ever, Rush is Wrong”

    According to who?

    Is this just an attempt to get attention or what?

    Kinda like your conservative idol?

    From Why Rush is Wrong:

    All of this began even before Obama took office. In his broadcast on Jan. 16, Limbaugh told listeners he had been asked by a major publication for a 400-word statement about his hopes for the new administration:

    I’m thinking of replying to the guy, “OK, I’ll send you a response, but I don’t need 400 words. I need four: I hope he fails.” … See, here’s the point: everybody thinks it’s outrageous to say. Look, even my staff: “Oh, you can’t do that.” Why not? Why is it any different, what’s new, what is unfair about my saying I hope liberalism fails? Liberalism is our problem. Liberalism is what’s gotten us dangerously close to the precipice here … I would be honored if the Drive-By Media headlined me all day long: “Limbaugh: I Hope Obama Fails.” Somebody’s gotta say it.

    Notice that Limbaugh did not say: “I hope the administration’s liberal plans fail.” Or (better): “I know the administration’s liberal plans will fail.” Or (best): “I fear that this administration’s liberal plans will fail, as liberal plans usually do.” If it had been phrased that way, nobody could have used Limbaugh’s words to misrepresent conservatives as clueless, indifferent or gleeful in the face of the most painful economic crisis in a generation. But then, if it had been phrased that way, nobody would have quoted his words at all—and as Limbaugh himself said, being “headlined” was the point of the exercise. If it had been phrased that way, Limbaugh’s face would not now be adorning the covers of magazines. He phrased his hope in a way that drew maximum attention to himself, offered maximum benefit to the administration and did maximum harm to the party he claims to support.

  23. waylay
    September 8th, 2010 @ 3:13 pm

    If the title was phrased as “For The First Time Ever, I Disagree With Rush” or “Rush is Wrong about Twitter” etc nobody would use RSM’s words to misrepresent conservative bloggers as sycophants of a self-indulgent talk radio host, or just plain stupid.

  24. Red
    September 8th, 2010 @ 3:13 pm

    Man, not even a pity tweet. Methinks it may be time to let the dream of being retweeted by Miss Milano go.

  25. waylay
    September 8th, 2010 @ 11:13 am

    If the title was phrased as “For The First Time Ever, I Disagree With Rush” or “Rush is Wrong about Twitter” etc nobody would use RSM’s words to misrepresent conservative bloggers as sycophants of a self-indulgent talk radio host, or just plain stupid.

  26. Red
    September 8th, 2010 @ 11:13 am

    Man, not even a pity tweet. Methinks it may be time to let the dream of being retweeted by Miss Milano go.

  27. young4eyes
    September 8th, 2010 @ 3:36 pm

    hrh, sorry but you lose.
    Listened to plenty of Limp-balls for several years in order to acquaint myself with conservative bullshit.
    If he’s the standard bearer of conservatism the conservatism is nothing more than a sham religion invented by talk-radio.

  28. young4eyes
    September 8th, 2010 @ 11:36 am

    hrh, sorry but you lose.
    Listened to plenty of Limp-balls for several years in order to acquaint myself with conservative bullshit.
    If he’s the standard bearer of conservatism the conservatism is nothing more than a sham religion invented by talk-radio.

  29. Dave C
    September 8th, 2010 @ 4:00 pm

    Wow.. Rush is mentioned and the trolls emerge the same way when I spill a soda on a picnic table outside, flies appear out of nowhere to swarm it.

  30. Dave C
    September 8th, 2010 @ 12:00 pm

    Wow.. Rush is mentioned and the trolls emerge the same way when I spill a soda on a picnic table outside, flies appear out of nowhere to swarm it.

  31. Rae
    September 8th, 2010 @ 4:54 pm

    Your BFF David Nolan won’t use it either. He’s still got my vote, even though he called my beloved twitter “inane.”

    “David F. Nolan: No, it’s because I think the whole concept of Twitter is inane. What can I say in 140 characters that anyone wants to read? Maybe someone can convince me that it’s a good idea, but almost nobody I know uses Twitter.”

    http://www.facebook.com/Purist1?v=wall&story_fbid=140971279278250

  32. Rae
    September 8th, 2010 @ 12:54 pm

    Your BFF David Nolan won’t use it either. He’s still got my vote, even though he called my beloved twitter “inane.”

    “David F. Nolan: No, it’s because I think the whole concept of Twitter is inane. What can I say in 140 characters that anyone wants to read? Maybe someone can convince me that it’s a good idea, but almost nobody I know uses Twitter.”

    http://www.facebook.com/Purist1?v=wall&story_fbid=140971279278250

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  34. Evan
    September 8th, 2010 @ 6:00 pm

    Shh. You talk too much, sweetie. Don’t take this the wrong way, but it’s not always your strongest selling point.

    Although you are useful in reminding me that the internet, strange and asocial a mode of communication as it can be, can be used situationally to transmit real contempt. I’ll also give you this: you’re probably not as worthless as Andrew Sullivan.

  35. Evan
    September 8th, 2010 @ 2:00 pm

    Shh. You talk too much, sweetie. Don’t take this the wrong way, but it’s not always your strongest selling point.

    Although you are useful in reminding me that the internet, strange and asocial a mode of communication as it can be, can be used situationally to transmit real contempt. I’ll also give you this: you’re probably not as worthless as Andrew Sullivan.

  36. Kojocaro
    September 8th, 2010 @ 9:48 pm

    youngforeskin and waylay are obots who think when obama slurs the rich he is so dreamy btw limp-balls is such an oroginal insult jeesh youngforeskin your so frickin predictable btw the mosque supporters have no right to complain about bigotry[that means you youngforeskin]

  37. Kojocaro
    September 8th, 2010 @ 9:48 pm

    otiginal*

  38. Kojocaro
    September 8th, 2010 @ 5:48 pm

    youngforeskin and waylay are obots who think when obama slurs the rich he is so dreamy btw limp-balls is such an oroginal insult jeesh youngforeskin your so frickin predictable btw the mosque supporters have no right to complain about bigotry[that means you youngforeskin]

  39. Kojocaro
    September 8th, 2010 @ 5:48 pm

    otiginal*

  40. Kojocaro
    September 8th, 2010 @ 9:49 pm

    original*

  41. Kojocaro
    September 8th, 2010 @ 5:49 pm

    original*

  42. Evan
    September 9th, 2010 @ 1:53 pm

    Nice.

  43. Evan
    September 9th, 2010 @ 9:53 am

    Nice.

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