In his new memoir, former House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) says about a decade ago, the right-wing commentariat (e.g. Rush, Mark Levin, Sean Hannity) shifted from "real commentary pushing conservative ideals to just pissing people off and making money off thee anger."/1
Boehner tells right-wing TV and radio audiences that they are manipulated and "taken for a ride" -- being ginned up to get mad so the hosts can profit off of selling ads. /2