Rush Limbaugh, the most listened-to voice on the radio dial bar none, has signed a $400 million deal that keeps him on the air through 2016, as Drudge breathlessly reports. This deal "SHATTERS BROADCAST RECORDS." Which is technically true: Howard Stern's 5-year $500 million contract with Sirius shattered, uh, "satellite" records. Of which there weren't any to begin with.
The conservative talker, who will be on this week's NYT Magazine, in 2001 signed a $285 million, eight-year deal, which kept him on the air through 2009. This makes his new deal worth $57.14 million a year, which is actually just more than half the $100 million/year Stern's contract works out to. Nevermind that, though: Limbaugh will also get a nine-figure bonus, which he'll use toward the new G550 jet he's buying.
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Wow, hate speech rewarded by a 400 million deal. America really is the greatest country in the world for assholes.
Buying a jet and earning $400 Mil just like the common, everyday guy here in America - he really does relate to the average guy!
crack definitely is whack then.
Limbaugh needs no defending, but you meatheads need to understand basic economic principles. He gets the cash because he draws the listeners and the listeners draw the advertisers. The advertisers pay for commercials and that's how the station prospers & stays in business. This is unlike the liberal progressive radio that relies solely upon private donations or government handouts to stay afloat. Therefore, Limbaugh is worth whatevert he gets paid because he brings in the cash to the business. Pretty simple to grasp, even for a liberal.