[Today’s run: 1.25 m with the dog]<\/p>\n
I used to enjoy listening to Dr. Laura on the radio.\u00a0 This was probably 5 years ago.\u00a0 I don’t even know if she is still on the radio, she isn’t around here.\u00a0 She had people calling in and she would give them advice about their marriage or romance, family situation, etc.<\/p>\n
My wife doesn’t like Dr. Laura, said she was mean to her callers.\u00a0 I told her it was entertainment, in the same way that watching a train wreck or reality TV show is entertainment.\u00a0 And the people calling in have heard the show, they know what is going to happen.<\/p>\n
But, like I said, no Dr. Laura for quite awhile and I am ok with that.\u00a0 I’m sure she is being bossy to her husband or her grandkids or something.\u00a0 No problem.<\/p>\n
I’ve heard Rush Limbaugh a few times in my day.\u00a0 He’s bombastic, and funny.\u00a0 He says things that are over the top so that the “opposition” will get upset.\u00a0 He’s been on the radio for, like, a century.\u00a0 And just a few weeks ago he was in the news again for saying something semi-crude but probably true.\u00a0 The guy is a one-man spectacle.\u00a0 If you say, “Rush Limbaugh” in a crowd of people you can immediately tell what everyone’s political affiliation is.\u00a0 I suppose that could be useful.<\/p>\n
The best thing I ever heard on Rush Limbaugh was his “caller abortion” thing, a long time ago.\u00a0\u00a0 Some random caller, after waiting on the phone for who knows how long, Rush would answer and then just hang up.\u00a0 A caller abortion.<\/p>\n
That didn’t last very long.\u00a0 If the callers won’t wait on hold for an hour then there’s no show!\u00a0 So it was interesting while it lasted.\u00a0 Again, people know what to expect when they call in.\u00a0 Rush is actually pretty kind to his callers, as much as I know anyway.<\/p>\n
I don’t know if Rush is on around here or not.\u00a0 I think he may be somewhere on the AM dial, but I don’t listen.<\/p>\n
These days the only radio show that I am apt to hear that is similar is Dave Ramsey (more similar to Dr. Laura than to Rush Limbaugh).\u00a0 People call in to be patted on the head for doing well with their personal finances, or to get some advice and maybe a bit of chastisement.\u00a0 And the rest of us listen, because we want to know that we aren’t as bad off as that poor guy who called in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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