THE VALUE OF RUSH LIMBAUGH.

If the mainstream press simply reported the news, his show wouldn't be as popular, or, arguably, as useful.

But when a macroeconomic surprise occurs, and the NBC Nightly News lead-in racialized the unemployment figures, it's useful to have somebody providing some context for decreases in unemployment in some places whilst it increases in others.  "We got no help from the states of New York, California, Illinois. Any of these other blue states that are still shut down, they can’t claim any credit, and they’re not participating in this recovery, either."

Yes, and those labor force reports reflected only shutdowns, not the commerce-destroying effects of the latest round of protests.