The Most Dangerous Man in America, John K. Wilson
The Most Dangerous Man in America, John K. Wilson
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The Most Dangerous Man in America
Rush Limbaugh’s Assault on Reason

Author: John K. Wilson

Narrator: Arthur Morey

Unabridged: 12 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2011

Synopsis

This is a searing indictment of Rush Limbaugh’s bankrupt ideology and how he has singlehandedly quashed American political debate.With almost twenty million listeners on more than six hundred stations, Rush Limbaugh is the leading and most dangerous figure in the conservative movement today. John K. Wilson uses the most effective strategy of all—Rush’s own words—to show how Limbaugh’s flagrant disregard for the truth and penchant for savage personal attacks laced with racist, sexist, and homophobic slurs have held the political arena hostage. In this scrupulously documented dissection of the media giant, the author reveals how Rush’s seductive message of hatred has replaced political debate with paranoia. Limbaugh’s machine has become so powerful that even Republicans dare not question his conclusions, while liberal shows are forced to engage with him and provide a forum for his venomous agenda.The Most Dangerous Man in America is a rigorous, definitive takedown of the one man who does more than any other to poison the American airwaves.

About John K. Wilson

John K. Wilson is the author of five previous books, including Newt Gingrich: Capitol Crimes and Misdemeanors, Barack Obama: This Improbable Quest, and Patriotic Correctness: Academic Freedom and Its Enemies. He is the editor of Illinois Academe, the newspaper of the Illinois conference of the American Association of University Professors. A former student of Barack Obama at the University of Chicago, he is an Illinois native who currently lives in Chicago.

About Arthur Morey

Arthur Morey has won three AudioFile Magazine “Best Of” Awards, and his work has garnered numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and placed him as a finalist for two Audie Awards. He has acted in a number of productions, both off Broadway in New York and off Loop in Chicago. He graduated from Harvard and did graduate work at the University of Chicago. He has won awards for his fiction and drama, worked as an editor with several book publishers, and taught literature and writing at Northwestern University. His plays and songs have been produced in New York, Chicago, and Milan, where he has also performed.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Samuel on May 28, 2013

The book is impeccably-researched and footnoted, using Limbaugh's own words to expose the deep and abiding problems and falsehoods in his work. Four stars rather than five because the prose isn't all that impressive, and the author occasionally makes the arguments more personal than I'd like them t......more

Goodreads review by Edward on December 08, 2012

A book that exposes the truth that Rush is not an entertainer nor journalist, he is a propagandist.......more

Goodreads review by Paul on February 29, 2024

Rush Limbaugh used to call himself “the most dangerous man in America.” He was certainly the most influential individual in the conservative movement for 30 years up until his death in 2021 at age 70. He is either credited or blamed for helping to change the Republican Party such that it would embra......more

Goodreads review by Franziska on February 14, 2012

I didn't finish this one. First of all, it basically told me what I already suspected (that Rush is no good). However, the way it was written was, urm, tedious somehow. And didn't really pull me in. And even more importantly, and times it simply seemed convoluted in its arguments. So, I got bored. J......more

Quotes

“No matter what you think you know about Rush Limbaugh, be prepared to discover that he is even more evil and more dangerous than you ever imagined. John Wilson unmasks America’s leading conservative as a shallow thinker, intolerant bigot, and congenital liar. And that’s just for starters.” Bill Press, host of The Bill Press Show and author of Toxic Talk: How the Radical Right Has Poisoned America’s Airwaves

“Wilson dissects the rise of Limbaugh’s influence on the right wing, his nearly uncontested stranglehold on the Republican Party, and his role in poisoning the discourse of American politics to the detriment of politics for Americans of all political positions. A reasoned, well-documented look at one man’s powerful and dangerous grip on American politics.” Booklist (starred review)

“Narrator Arthur Morey uses a slow monotone in this definitive takedown of Limbaugh. It covers every detail of Limbaugh’s doctor shopping for pain medicine and uses his own words to show a flagrant disregard for the truth and a penchant for personal attacks laced with racist, sexist, and homophobic slurs. Most revealingly, the author demonstrates how Limbaugh’s baseless proclamations and love of personal attacks have had a chilling effect on both political parties. No matter what you thought about Limbaugh before, you will never feel the same way about him again.” AudioFile

“Of interest to liberal readers and scholars concerned about Limbaugh’s influence on American society and politics.” Library Journal

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