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maxomaiI expected the heat death of the Universe to come first, so naturally this surprises the hell out of me:
Frankly, I don't think this is over yet. The way he went about trying to make his point was deeply insulting to tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions, of women that chose to use birth control, sympathize with Ms. Fluke, or both. The backlash from this is going to make the Donovan McNabb incident look like a trifle. My guess is that this web-only apology won't come anywhere near close to assuaging their anger, and that he's going to lose a lot more sponsors and more than a few stations in the next few weeks. He might lose his show, and I think he knows it.
After days of criticism from the left and Democrats -- and the loss of several advertisers -- Rush Limbaugh has apologized to the Georgetown law student he called "a slut" on his show last week. In a statement posted to his website, Limbaugh says he "did not mean a personal attack on Ms. Fluke."
"My choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir," Limbaugh says in the statement. "I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke for the insulting word choices."
-- From Talking Points Memo
Frankly, I don't think this is over yet. The way he went about trying to make his point was deeply insulting to tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions, of women that chose to use birth control, sympathize with Ms. Fluke, or both. The backlash from this is going to make the Donovan McNabb incident look like a trifle. My guess is that this web-only apology won't come anywhere near close to assuaging their anger, and that he's going to lose a lot more sponsors and more than a few stations in the next few weeks. He might lose his show, and I think he knows it.
