Rush Limbaugh: Here’s Why ‘I Don’t Watch Cable News Anymore’

Rush Limbaugh: ‘I Don’t Watch Cable News Anymore’ (Mediaite)

Rush Limbaugh made a brave admission on his radio show Friday: He doesn’t watch cable news. The host admitted that perhaps his job should require him to know what happening in the world of cable news — he certainly spends a lot of time talking about it — but he would just rather spend his time doing things he’s “actually interested” in.

“I must admit, and I sometimes worry about this, but I don’t watch cable news anymore much,” Limbaugh said. While he wasn’t quite “addicted,” he said he would make “appointments” to watch certain programs, especially the Sunday morning shows, but after a while he “lost interest.”

“The reason I lost interest is I stopped learning things,” he continued. Now matter who the guests were, he found their answers to be “predictable.” When he called cable news “formulaic,” he wanted to assure his audience that his words should not be considered a “criticism” of the medium.

“I don’t watch it, and sometimes I’m thinking maybe I should take the time as part of the job to watch it,” Limbaugh said. “But I’ve been selfish. And I’ve been indulging in things that I’m actually interested, things I actually want to do.” Thankfully, he did not elaborate on what those things might be.