Until you give me some feed-back on "perjorative", I can only add that many mainstream, very popular talkshow hosts, such as David Brinkley and Jay Leno, quite regularly give very mean-spirited "just in fun" little skits and other comedic endeavors such as the "Top Ten List", which are directly aimed at ridiculing the President. Yet I don't hear ANY criticism of them.
Beyond Rush's "mean-spirited" jokes and skits (he is an entertainer after all), what is distasteful about him in your view, beyond his political leaning?
"Demagogue" is defined as "a leader who stirs up the people in order to get something for himself." That would seem to describe quite a few people, and I don't think we can say that "getting something for one's self" is could be described as evil or negative. That leaves "stirring up the people", which even in conjunction with the second part of the definition, is not to me an evil endeavor.
Most if not all media outlets, including ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, etc, would seem to fall squarely under the realm of "demagogue", with corporate entity and its senior officers being the "leader".
Therefore, if that's all Rush is is a demagogue, I'd say he fits right in with ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, David Brinkley, Jay Leno, and last but not least, Bill Clinton, who as a politician would be more than happy to frame his speeches with the goal to "stir up" support for Bill's agenda, Bill's legacy, Bill's popularity, etc.
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