Ralph Nader vs. Rush Limbaugh

Please Ralph, shut up!

From courant.com:

Ralph Nader called on radio host Rush Limbaugh on Thursday to make voluntary payments for his use of the public airwaves, saying that Limbaugh is an example of corporate welfare.

In a letter sent to Limbaugh's office in New York City, Nader said that Limbaugh's new, eight-year contract will be paying him at least $38 million annually.

"You are making this money on the public property of the American people for which you pay no rent,'' wrote Nader, a Connecticut native who still keeps his voting address in his hometown of Winsted. "You, Rush Limbaugh, are on welfare.''

In case Mr. Nader has not noticed, Rush Limbaugh is paid by the people who are licensed to use the airwaves on which Rush's show is beamed. They pay taxes on their operations, just as Rush is paying taxes on his income.

Whenever I see Ralph's sour face on television or hear his nasally whining voice on the radio, he is using exactly the same vehicle that he criticizes Rush for using. Though, much less successfully.

Which, I think, sorta ticks the crotchety ol' socialist off.