Proving how out of step New York is with the rest of the country, Al Franken slipped past Bill O'Reilly with slightly more listeners in the July—September ratings period, according to Arbitron.  But wait!  New York still identifies with the rest of the country as Rush Limbaugh's listenership is more than the two of them combined.  Welcome blues to some red. The numbers, according to Drudge:

LIMBAUGH, WABC 5.0 SHARE
AL FRANKEN, WLIB 2.3 SHARE
O'REILLY, WOR 2.1 SHARE

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