I also think that, in addition to his serious hearing problems, he has begun to miss the meaning of what callers are actually saying, even after he goes offline momentarily to have one of his staff like "Snerdly" or the others explain a call to him. Something's just not right.
I’ve noticed that Rush is making more and more guttural sounds. When he says “Uhhh,” it’s turned into a long, drawn-out belching sound. And he does it constantly. And his voice is no longer mellow and deep. His throat sounds tense, and the sounds are unmusical.
Another talker I’ve axed: Steve Deace. To use Deace’s own terminology, he’s become a “slappy” for Cruz. And his attacks on Trump are all about how Trump is divorced, Trump hasn’t asked God for forgiveness, Trump is a heathen, Trump isn’t born again, Trump is Hitler, etc.
And Deace has a sidekick with a piercing, nasal voice, who sounds as though he needs his sinuses and nose reamed out. He has trouble pronouncing “M,” “N,” “B,” and “D” because he’s so congested. Between that painful voice, and Deace’s crush on Cruz, I haven’t listened to Deace in a couple of months.
Your right. I couldn’t put my finger on why Rush was really getting on my nerves. He isn’t picking up peoples meaning or humor and I too think its his hearing. Trump uses humor a lot in his rallies at serious moments and then turns the tone around to serious. He has the talent of constantly mixing emotions as a means of keeping peoples attention and interest and controlling emotions. Rush is unable to pick up humor any more and takes Trump’s sarcastic humor as mixing up facts.