CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper August 20, 2015 20:55:00
Morton downey, jr. before bill o'reilly. >> shut up. >> before glenn beck. >> america, socialism is coming. it's time to way up. >> reporter: there was morton downey jr. >> as you're going to find out in the weeks, months and years ahead, certain things really burn my buns. >> reporter: his self-titled show premiered in 1977 with conservative talk, foreshadowing the likes of rush limbaugh and jerry springer. >> i puke on you. >> he was dubbed the father of trash television, but they conceded he sure knew how to play to the camera. >> it felt like a theatrical performance, and hits father had b...
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