That pig Rush Limbaugh is a real class act, isn't he? A female grad student, Sandra Fluke, testifies to Congress and says she thinks contraceptives ought to be covered by health insurance, and the Fat Toad just goes off, calling her a slut and a prostitute and asking her to make some sex tapes for him.
Even by Limbaugh's standards (oxymoron?), his comments are especially vile. The target of his on-air attack is a student, not a politician. There is immediate backlash and countless online petitions asking Limbaugh's sponsors to pull their support of his radio show. (I signed one.)
A number of his sponsors drop him and Limbaugh issues an insincere non-apology "apology" on his website, saying, "My choice of words was not the best." Asked for their opinion, Mitt Romney, John Boehner and a host of other Republicans offer similar half-hearted horseshit about how they would have said it differently. None of them says it was wrong, none of them disavow Limbaugh's words or say they disagree with him. All they say is they would have phrased it differently.
Ms. Fluke says she's unimpressed, and she has a lot of company. Sponsors continue to drop Limbaugh like a bad habit (which he is). Rush feels compelled to issue another apology, apologizing for the first apology. This second apology is not much better than the first. It's delightful to watch the Fat Toad squirm in the hot seat!
Many Republicans are suddenly saying that of course Limbaugh does not represent the party or any of the candidates or this or that, etc. No, no, no, not so fast! For decades, Limbaugh has been the unabashed drum major for the GOP, regurgitating everything fed to him by the party fathers. The R's stood by and benefited from all his lies and propaganda and took all his free advertising without a peep. Now that he's in a bit of trouble, you can't have it both ways. Rush Limbaugh is the de facto face of the Republican party; the flag bearer. Hey GOP! You can't just disown him now. He's yours!
Meanwhile, the Committee to Reelect President Obama is preparing a thank-you card.
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