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The UK’s House Of Lords has upheld an entry ban on homophobic radio shock jock Michael Savage. A ban on a US radio presenter entering the UK will be upheld, the government has said. Michael Savage, known for his strong views on homosexuality, Islam and abortion, was barred from entering the country in May last year. The shock jock, whose …

Speaking at a press conference held at his Honolulu hospital minutes ago, Rush Limbaugh announced that an angiogram had “found absolutely nothing wrong” with his heart. Speculation about worse news had been mounting after Limbaugh’s team remained silent on his condition for more than a day. At the press conference, Limbaugh added, “I don’t think there’s one thing wrong with …

Rush Limbaugh was rushed to a Honolulu hospital tonight after complaining of chest pains. A Honolulu television station is reporting that conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been taken to a hospital with chest pains. KITV reported Wednesday that paramedics responded to a call at 2:41 p.m. from the Kahala Hotel and Resort where Limbaugh is vacationing. The …

Citadel Broadcasting, the massive national radio network of over 200 stations, has filed for bankruptcy. Citadel syndicates wingnut Don Imus and some of its stations, such as flagship New York City-based WABC, are home to Rush Limbaugh. Citadel owns and operates 224 radio stations, including KABC-AM in Los Angeles, WLS-AM in Chicago, WABC-AM and WPLJ-FM in New York and KGO-AM …

President Obama will make a speech about Afghanistan from West Point. Rush Limbaugh wants the cadets to “detain him,” presumably for crimes against America. (Via – Media Matters)

The so-called future of the GOP came from a “morning zoo” format radio show with a chimpanzee as a co-host. This is not surprising.

Adam Lambert appeared on Larry Flick’s Morning Jolt show on Sirius OutQ to discuss the AMA controversy, male sexuality, his new album, and life as an overweight teenager.

Out lesbian and right-wing radio host Tammy Bruce spoke at one of them tea-bagger thingies in Tuscon this weekend, where she railed in familiar fashion against the liberal elite. Such a contradiction for a former ACT-UPer, former NOW chapter president, longtime abortion rights kinda gal. She’s like Rachel Maddow gone horribly wrong. (Via – Good As You)

Rosie O’Donnell, who has been largely out of the media spotlight for several years (other than last fall’s appallingly bad variety special), is getting her own daily show on SiriusXM. Via press release: Rosie Radio will launch this fall and air Monday through Friday from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET/7:00 – 9:00 am PT exclusively on SIRIUS XM Stars, …

The president did ten minutes of stand-up at Friday’s Radio & Television Correspondents Dinner.

San Antonio wingnut radio host Adam McManus is calling on his “army” of listeners to demand that Mayor Julian Castro pull out of his planned appearance as grand marshal of that city’s gay pride parade. Castro will be the first San Antonio mayor to do so. ACTION STEPS FOR ADAM’S ARMY: 1. Call San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro at 210.207.7060 …

Rockstar Energy Drink, the company owned by the son of viciously anti-gay radio host Michael Savage, has threatened the operators of Bilerico.com with a lawsuit for a post made calling for a boycott of the company. The post contends that Savage benefits financially from the profits of his son’s company. Bilerico editor Bil Browning: In April, guest blogger Michael Jones …

Pam’s House Blend contributor Autumn Sandeen and fellow trans-advocate Kim Pearson will appear on Sacramento’s KRXQ radio station this Thursday after the station’s hosts apologized for saying last week that they would beat transgender behavior out of their kids. The station suffered a massive pull-back in advertiser support after trans and gay bloggers took their outrage to the media. The …

Several major advertisers have pulled their support from Sacramento radio station KRXQ after its hosts suggested beating transgender behavior out of children. Via GLAAD, below is a partial transcript of the show. ROB WILLIAMS [11:12]: This is a weird person who is demanding attention. And when it’s a child, all it takes is a hug, maybe some tough love or …

Radio host Michael Savage says he’s going to sue UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for defamation after she included him on list of persons banned from visiting the country. UK tabloid Daily Mail: Michael Savage, who has up to 10 million listeners, branded Home Secretary Jacqui Smith a ‘lunatic’ and a ‘witch’ after being named alongside hate preachers and a …

Yesterday Howard Stern told his typically less-than-progressive audience that they should support marriage equality and then he made fun of anti-gay activists. Audio NSFW.

Pam Spaulding points us to this Media Matters recap of swine flu quotes from wingnut radio blowhards Michael Savage, Neal Boortz, and Glenn Beck. Savage: “How do you protect yourself? What can you do? I’ll tell you what I’m going to do, and I don’t give a damn if you don’t like what I’m going to say. I’m going to …

“So there are the vermin now celebrating twisted perverse marriage in the middle of America. It’s a victory for perversion in my opinion. You want me to tell you what makes me sick? When I see two puffy white males kissing each other, I wanna puke. When I see two women kissing each other, on the lips, as lovers, I …

Using the murdered gay newsman’s email history, the NYPD has easily found the killer of George Weber, a 16 year-old he met on Craigslist. The killer has confessed. A 16-year-old confessed to stabbing WABC newsman George Weber during a drugged-up date with the older man, police sources said Wednesday. The emotionally disturbed teenager was arrested early Wednesday morning after he …