02
Jul
08

Ridiculous

rush limbaugh radio hostI was looking at some of the headlines today and something caught my eye.

Rush Limbaugh renews radio contract

First off, I’ll be honest. I don’t listen to him. I find it odd that he “speaks” for conservative America and yet has been divorced 3 times.

Anyway, enough about my thoughts on him. That isn’t why I’m writing this.

Today it was announced that he renewed his contract.

His signing bonus was $100 million.

His new contract pays him $38 million every year, for 8 years.

This is essentially a $400 million deal.

Let those numbers sink in.

(and people complain about how much sports figures make)


11 Responses to “Ridiculous”


  1. 1 Wayne July 2, 2008 at 2:56 pm

    Well, when you’ve got “brains on loan from God” (or whatever he says), you SHOULD make that much. :-|

  2. 2 Yonas July 2, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    $400 mill?

    I think I’m in the wrong industry.

  3. 3 Seth July 2, 2008 at 3:19 pm

    I don’t listen to him either, but he’s worth every penny to his advertisers.

    Oh, and it’s “Talent” on loan from God. Okay, so I used to listen to him. At least his bias is stated up front…

  4. 4 Jay McKenney July 2, 2008 at 3:27 pm

    I wish he would come to Sunset and tithe. He could be a good POD. :)

  5. 5 CJ Mills July 2, 2008 at 6:26 pm

    Probably the best part about this is the post is the picture. If you just signed a new contract with that much $$, wouldn’t you want a picture taken of you with a cigar?

  6. 6 aaronivey.com July 2, 2008 at 7:50 pm

    he’s an ASS. seriously. an ass.

  7. 7 Tyler July 2, 2008 at 8:32 pm

    good point cj. that was pure luck.

  8. 8 amoslanka July 3, 2008 at 12:22 am

    big numbers.

    i haven’t seen too many pictures of limbaugh not holding a cigar.

    to further clarify, it might be noteworthy that essentially, rush works for himself. he isn’t a hired dj, he owns his own broadcasting company. i believe the contract is basically for what in the radio industry would be called “distribution”.

  9. 9 ash July 3, 2008 at 1:16 am

    he appeals to a different generation

  10. 10 CJ Mills July 6, 2008 at 4:56 am

    I just realized how NASTY my grammar/spelling was in my previous comment. Thanks for letting me continue to hang with you here despite my complete disregard for English….

  11. 11 Tyler July 6, 2008 at 5:31 am

    haha, no worries cj

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