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Part Two: The Rush Limbaugh Episodes with Paul F. Tompkins

Behind the Bastards

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Rush Limbaugh's TV Show

The Rush Limbaugh TV show was what you'd call a modest success. The 30 minutes syndicated series ran from 1992 to 1996. In 1996, the same year the Limbaugh show ended, Ailes co-founded Fox News at the behest of Rupert Murdoch. It is not hard to draw a straight line from Limbaugh's TV show to talking heads like Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity.

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