Poll: Americans would rather not live next to Limbaugh or O’Reilly.
By on Jul 24th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Poll: Americans would rather not live next to Limbaugh or O’Reilly.
A new poll put out by U.S. News and World Report asked respondents, “You just rented a vacation home on Martha’s Vineyard where the political and media elite go. Who is the last person you want as a summer neighbor?” A majority (53 percent) said right wing talker Rush Limbaugh. Fox News blowhard Bill O’Reilly came in second at 20 percent while MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann (14 percent) and Chris Matthews (13 percent) rounded out the bottom half.
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July 24th, 2008 at 6:16 pmI'd rather sit next to one of our trolls, as bad as that sounds.
July 24th, 2008 at 6:17 pmOnly 53%? They never call me for this stuff..LOL....Blessings
July 24th, 2008 at 6:18 pmLiving next to either of them would be like living next to a frat house... all the loose drugs and looser loofas flying around....
July 24th, 2008 at 6:19 pmNIMBY
July 24th, 2008 at 6:20 pmPoll: Americans would rather not live next to Limbaugh or O’Reilly.
Why ?
You know you would easily be within walking distance of the best all-you-can-eat buffets and sex shops in the US............
July 24th, 2008 at 6:23 pmI could not afford to live near either one. But having said that I would not care one way or the other. But once I knew, I would not want anything to do with either one. Not even to say hello. I know how silly that sounds. But it is one of the few ways there are to ostracize someone you do not approve of. But I doubt they would notice or care if they did.
July 24th, 2008 at 6:23 pmralph the wonder llama Says:
NIMBY
that goes double for me.
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(what's NIMBY?)
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good luck.
@
July 24th, 2008 at 6:24 pmSo 73% voted for either Rush or Billo. 27% voted for either Keith Olbermann or Chris Matthews.
July 24th, 2008 at 6:29 pmWhy does that 73% hate America?
There would be too many "used" falafel's, and used porn mags around Billdo's place, and too many underage boys and empty Viagra bottles around Limpballs.
Obermann would be cool though, would be nice to have someone intelligent next door.
July 24th, 2008 at 6:29 pmStupid poll but I can see it. Who wants a junkie or a loofah-wielding pervert next door?
July 24th, 2008 at 6:29 pmNovak. He'd either fly into my house one night and drain my blood or run me over.
July 24th, 2008 at 6:31 pmI'd love to have billy or druggie as a summer neighbor.
July 24th, 2008 at 6:31 pmOne thing's for damn sure.
They'd be looking for somewhere else to vacation after the first week.
Jim Wilke Says:
Hmm, I wonder if the fact that the poll’s results exactly mirror name recognition have anything to do with it.
“Would you like to live next to Rush Limbaugh?”
“No.”
“Keith Olbermann?”
“Who?”
Actually, the 27% Olbermann/Matthews vote seems awfully close to Bush's approval rating. Think that has anything to do with it?
July 24th, 2008 at 6:31 pmjoe cantwell Says:
(what’s NIMBY?)
July 24th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Not
In
My
Back
Yard
:-)
July 24th, 2008 at 6:39 pmAwwww, poor Jimmy. It's driving him mad that the reich can't silence Keith Olbermann!
Perhaps a nice cup of chamomile tea is in order, Jimmy? And maybe a cookie - but only if you behave.
*snicker*
July 24th, 2008 at 6:42 pm#16 I resemble that remark...LOL..Blessings
July 24th, 2008 at 6:42 pmZed Lefflin Says:
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WOW! I did not know this site was filled with the geriatric crowd……NOBODY party’s like a drunk Republican! I will bet Limbaugh is great to watch with a six pack of Oxycontin and a Jack back. PAAAARRRRRTTTTTA-A-A-A-A!!!!!!!
July 24th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
You believe watching a wasted porcine piece of shit would be "great" ?
I suggest you seek immediate help ...........
July 24th, 2008 at 6:42 pmSeeing Rush or Bill in speedos would make me go blind!
July 24th, 2008 at 6:45 pmThanks again for the statistics
July 24th, 2008 at 6:46 pmI still miss those reich wing nut cases but my aim is improving...LOL..Blessings
July 24th, 2008 at 6:47 pmIn five years time, Keith Olberman will be still on TV, and still being looked to for enlightened and factual positions on current events of the day.
In five years time, nobody - and I mean nobody - will even remember what limbaugh or oreilly look like. They will be just a mirage in the desert of failed talk shows.
July 24th, 2008 at 6:47 pmZed Lefflin just might be my favorite troll.
Daryll's up there, but he's been so inconsistent lately. You can always count on Zed.
July 24th, 2008 at 6:48 pmWell, jimmy scored another point on this thread and ran away. What a crummy job. At least he got a raise today....
July 24th, 2008 at 6:48 pmI'm not too happy having Libaugh or O'Reilly living in the same COUNTRY I am. Next door? Shivers and spines.
July 24th, 2008 at 6:50 pmTracy5, So the more "popular" a host is, the truer the content? Fox News has more drones, or Limbaugh has more dittoheads, so yea team?
July 24th, 2008 at 7:41 pmTracy5 Says:
“Hmm, I wonder if the fact that the poll’s results exactly mirror name recognition have anything to do with it.”
Sound about right. Considering MSNBC’s rating nationally you would be hard pressed to find 1 in 10 adult Americans who even know who Olbermann is.
By that logic, only 2 in 10 Americans know who Billo is. Is that what you're trying to say?
July 24th, 2008 at 7:49 pmExactly right, Tracy5!
Same kinda thing with Britney Spears and Itzhak Perlman.
July 24th, 2008 at 7:50 pmTracy5 Says:
BTW does anyone have a list of charities or foundations that either Olbermann or Matthews sponsors or run?
July 24th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
Someone like Olbermann is secure enough in his own skin that he doesn't need to shout from the rooftops about charities he supports.
Not so, Billo.
July 24th, 2008 at 7:51 pmTo the tune of the Pie song Andie MacDowell sang in Michael
Tracy Five, Tracy Five, she likes to stop by and spread her lies
My, My, Tracy Five, be a good troll and tell us some more lies
July 24th, 2008 at 8:19 pmWhat's that movie with the lunatic neighbour? Maybe the guy that plays tgat can play His Emanence Rushbo in the sequel....
Cheers,
July 24th, 2008 at 8:58 pmThat's understandable, I'm not too happy living in the same country with either of them.
http://progressiveworldreview.com
July 24th, 2008 at 9:58 pmLets get this stright, We build gated communities to keep these misfits and anti socialites out of our every day lives.
We have them convinced that they need to be gated in so that their safety can be assured. This makes them more at ease with their imprisonment.
Besides, out here in the American general population. They would be in grave danger from the spewing and spitting on America they have done.
All that air time and what good have they done?
July 24th, 2008 at 10:05 pmI think Limbaugh and O’Reilly should live next to the George W. Bush Sewer Plant in California. I will work for this measure to be put on the ballot if asked.
July 25th, 2008 at 12:49 amHow did that poll work, exactly?
Those numbers add up to 100%. Those four must've been the only names on the list or someone would've been sure to mention, oh, Rove or Cheney or Addington -- or Novak or Coulter .
July 25th, 2008 at 1:16 amI'd love to live next to Limbah - so I could kick him in the 'nads.
July 25th, 2008 at 1:10 pmI commend you Tracy for your high standards when it comes to journalism and news, but should you not also direct your outrage at Fox News?
July 25th, 2008 at 11:54 pm