Limbaugh, or leg waxing: You decide!

Everybody has opinions: I have them, you have them. And we are all told from the moment we open our eyes, that everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. Well, that’s horsepuckey, of course. We are not entitled to our opinions; we are entitled to our informed opinions. Without research, without background, without understanding, it’s nothing. It’s just bibble-babble. It’s like a fart in a wind tunnel, folks.
-- Harlan Ellison

Here's a story pertaining to what started the whole anti-christ thing: How mean-spirited today's political debate has become.
A snippet:
"The environment is much more extreme today because of the level of public involvement, the level of incivility among both the political elite and the public," said Chris Dolan, a political scientist at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pa.

Here's an article about Rush Limbaugh telling people not to take him so seriously.
A short quote:
“My objective is to satisfy [my] audience so they come back the next day,” Limbaugh told TODAY national correspondent Jamie Gangel in a wide-ranging, three-hour interview, excerpts of which air on TODAY Monday and Tuesday.

I think it's important to remember what most political pundits, Limbaugh, Bill O'Riley, Sean Hannity, Keith Olbermann or Rachel Maddow, really want: Ratings.
What makes a good talk show doesn't necessarily make good politics or good policy.
What makes good radio is taking up a position that leads to an on-air discussion that gets people to keep listening, and keeps them coming back tomorrow to hear more compelling discussion. The problem is this: what's more compelling than a good old fashioned mean-spirited argument?
From the first article:
At Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C., Clyde Frazier said, "It is nasty and getting nastier." While he believes American history is littered with dirtier political periods and nastier claims among politicians, Frazier, also a political scientist, sees today's climate partly the result of the "media culture. Vitriol seems to sell. If you are telling people the end of the world is at hand, they watch."

Some of these people, also known as sheep, follow these acts so blindly they miss this completely.
In the past, it used to be encouraged that a person read or listen to a variety of perspectives in order to form an intelligent opinion.
Now, in some circles, if you don't hear it from Limbaugh or Hannity or Glenn Beck, it's liberal, communist, socialist, fascist propaganda. The same goes for people who only pay attention to leftist commentary.
People who did this used to be known as extremists.
Now, they see themselves as purists who are uncontaminated by the garbage spewed out by their opposition.
That's why I listen to ESPN Radio and it's ilk these days.
I think people who argue about sports are at least as well-informed, if not more well-informed, than people who argue about politics.
And, who wouldn't want to hear Mike Golic having his legs waxed on the air?