Frontline did a revealing special on Limbaugh many years ago. The installment is just as relevant today as when it first aired.
A famous interviewer (possibly B. Walters, but I'm not 100% sure on that) once cornered Limbaugh in regards to his verbal tactics and opinions on people and organizations he disagreed with philosophically. When the going got rough it was interesting to see Limbaugh appear to retreat back to the safety of claiming he was nothing more than an entertainment talk show host. I remember the two words he uttered in his own defense: "I'm harmless". In a sense Limbaugh strikes me as someone who feeds off of mob mentality. When he feels sufficiently supported by the mobs of "ditto heads" he tries to cultivate from his talk show he seems embolden to strike out at those he hates. But when actually faced in-person with those he hates, he is not so brave. I'm reminded of a video clip I once saw of an angry mob preparing to reign destruction on a city block. Of particular interest was the behavior of one particular advancing young male who had a club in his hand. What was interesting was not the fact that he was advancing. What was interesting was the fact that he first checked his surroundings making sure he wasn't the ONLY individual who was advancing with destruction on his mind. Mob mentality. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
