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Why Isn't Tucker Carlson Taking Rush Limbaugh's Former Radio Slot?
Me | 5/3/2022 | By Laz A. Mataz

Posted on 05/03/2022 11:24:43 AM PDT by Lazamataz

Lately, I've become hooked on Tucker Carlson's segments. I'm watching (actually, listening) on a regular basis.

Losing Rush Limbaugh was a body-blow for me. I miss the man; I miss his takes on thing; I miss his wit and his humor.

I've listened to many of the would-be replacements, and none of them could be even ten percent of the entertainer and conservative touchstone that Rush was.

Today, it occurred to me: Tucker Carlson could do the job. Oh, I grant you, Tucker would never be quite as good as Rush.... but he would be close, as close as anyone could be.

Tucker is insightful, and he has a good sense of humor. He is serving now as the conservative opinion-maker on Fox. I'd like Tucker to consider radio. I'd like him to try his hand at taking Rush Limbaugh's slot.

I have only one complaint about Tucker... his laugh sometimes seems forced and fake. Other than that, the man is completely capable of carrying on Rush Limbaugh's legacy.


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To: JimRed

‘And move those who disagree to the front of the line. Rush did that...’

he said he did that, but in reality, very few people disagreeing ever showed up on the show...


141 posted on 05/03/2022 2:31:27 PM PDT by IrishBrigade
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To: Tucker39

‘The two guys are ever-so-cautious not to EVER push the envelope.’

well, if you never tune in, how do you know that...?


142 posted on 05/03/2022 2:32:44 PM PDT by IrishBrigade
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To: Lazamataz

Nobody can replace Rush.


143 posted on 05/03/2022 2:39:59 PM PDT by Scarlett156 (Complaining does little except mark you as a target. Useful suggestions, help, or STFU. )
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To: chaosagent

I remember him beating Arsenio Hall soundly in the ratings, with Arsenio having a conniption fit over it. Tucker’s ratings are currently sumthin like 20x what Rush pulled in as a TV commentator.


144 posted on 05/03/2022 2:54:58 PM PDT by Kevmo (Give back Ukes their Nukes https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4044080/posts)
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To: Lazamataz

Why aren’t there Rush quotes floating all over the internet?


145 posted on 05/03/2022 2:55:57 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: rfp1234

I agree with Rush’s sentiment on that one.

Rush can’t be replaced. I actually had good hopes for Alex Jones.

Then I saw an old segment where he praised Keith Olberman.

Keith Olberman is a pedophile. Confirmed by me and FACT.


146 posted on 05/03/2022 2:59:25 PM PDT by Celerity
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To: Kevmo

Also wasn’t he fatter back then (1990s) than he was more recently (around 2015 onwards), especially after his recent marriage?


147 posted on 05/03/2022 3:04:36 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: Kevmo
Tucker’s ratings are currently sumthin like 20x what Rush pulled in as a TV commentator.

Yes, but Rush's show was only 30 minutes, and was on at like 2am in most areas. Put Tucker on at 2pm and see how he does.

148 posted on 05/03/2022 3:07:22 PM PDT by chaosagent (Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)
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To: nwrep

Yup. Being fat does not come across well at all on TV. I’m surprised Trump has gotten away with it. Baffled. If Trump could bottle that difference and sell it or give it to populist conservative politicians, we would be in charge for decades.


149 posted on 05/03/2022 3:09:25 PM PDT by Kevmo (Give back Ukes their Nukes https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4044080/posts)
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To: chaosagent

Put Tucker on at 2pm and see how he does.
***It’s too late to try that because he already has the audience and name recognition. One thing Rush did was he drove through radio ratings like a buzz saw. I doubt Tucker could do that because he is a tad more polite, a tad more introspective, a tad more accepting of his hosts, a tad more inclined to listen for at least a few seconds more.

One of Rush’s tricks was to interrupt the caller, say he needed to go to commercial, and then say “what I meant to say to the caller was....” after 3 - 4 minutes of thinking. Tucker does this on the fly. And he does it with the camera on his face. Far superior.


150 posted on 05/03/2022 3:15:06 PM PDT by Kevmo (Give back Ukes their Nukes https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4044080/posts)
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To: Lazamataz

I think Tucker covers stuff more widely.

He is his own man.


151 posted on 05/03/2022 3:20:11 PM PDT by sauropod ("We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they are elected. Don’t you?" Why? "It saves time.”)
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To: rfp1234

Yes, he did. I remember.


152 posted on 05/03/2022 3:21:00 PM PDT by sauropod ("We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they are elected. Don’t you?" Why? "It saves time.”)
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To: Lazamataz

Tucker is good doing what Tucker does.

But Rush’s three hours have split.

and not on the radio.

Podcasts.

Rush people now do watch/listen to Tucker, but they also listen to Steyn, VDH, Jordan Peterson, Rogan, Bongino, and a slew of others.

There will never be another Rush, and Rush did not annoint a successor, His company did not start a company that rotated a few good guys through. That opportunity is lost.


153 posted on 05/03/2022 3:23:20 PM PDT by Chickensoup ( Leftists totalitarian fascists are eradicating conservatives)
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To: Son-Joshua

Radio is dying, podcasts are the new radio


154 posted on 05/03/2022 3:24:12 PM PDT by Chickensoup ( Leftists totalitarian fascists are eradicating conservatives)
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To: IrishBrigade

Ai-yai-yai! As I once told my better half: “You don’t pay attention worth a bleep!” If you’ll double check, I said almost never....” Besides, when they first took over, and I was still suffering with Rush Withdrawal, I tuned in a lot; in hopes they could fill the void. Nay! They didn’t, couldn’t. So I went cold turkey. The last time I tuned in was last fall.


155 posted on 05/03/2022 4:01:05 PM PDT by Tucker39 ("It is impossible so to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." George Washington )
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To: wiseprince
Rush does things on the fly, legitimate thinker. Tucker probably has a lot of his words written for him.

This. Go into a room and start talking about something that's near and dear to you and you'll be lucky if you can talk for 10 minutes let alone three hours. He truly was a talent on loan from God.

156 posted on 05/03/2022 4:11:24 PM PDT by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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To: Lazamataz

The ruling globalists & communists will never again allow such a thing (as Rush Limbaugh) have that level of uncontrolled influence and information to happen, ever again...


157 posted on 05/03/2022 4:22:58 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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To: billorites

I like Steyn, but with Kuhner (WRKO), Plante (WMAL) Bongino (WMAL), Howie Carr (WRKO), and Jesse Kelly (WRKO) on iHeart (free) my dance card is full.


158 posted on 05/03/2022 5:31:29 PM PDT by Does so (https://youtu.be/3PxEWB6W8ig ......Uke's Independence Day Parade. Anthem starts at 15:00)
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To: steve8714

XM is increasing its footprint and audience.


159 posted on 05/18/2022 9:40:46 AM PDT by steve8714 (Evidently the Oxford comma is racist, sexist, or homophobic. You decide which.)
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