THE ROT AT THE HEART OF CONSERVATISM IN AMERICA

I've written before that Fats Limbaugh is very important voice for the wingnuts and in a story in the NYT Sunday Magazine, "Late-Period Limbaugh," I get confirmation not only from Fats himself -

For his part, Limbaugh sees himself as a thinker as well as showman. “I take the responsibility that comes with my show very seriously,” he told me. “I want to persuade people with ideas. I don’t walk around thinking about my power. But in my heart and soul, I know I have become the intellectual engine of the conservative movement.”

but also from Karl rove:

“Rush is an intellectual-force multiplier,” Rove told me. “His listeners are, themselves, communicators.”

This gasbag represents the pretty much the best agit-prop the wingnuts have and it just isn't very good.