The man is a vile, hateful, hypocrite, but he has every right to be on the radio. ((side note: Comparisons to him and Bill Maher are ridiculous; compare the clout Limbaugh has to that of Maher...it's not even close. Limbaugh is the ideological leader of the Republican party, Maher is nothing like that. No other citizen in America has the clout of Limbaugh within their political sphere. So, those comparisons are dumb (See David Frum's piece). )
But just because he's influential and the leader of the GOP, he can still say stupid shit.
That all said, this is America and Rush has every right to say stupid shit and have people pull sponsorships and point out he's a vile human being. But no one should be demanding he be taken off the radio. If his employers/radio stations feel he's bad for business, he'll lose his job (although I believe he'll also find an outlet for his brand of misogyny and Anything-to-beat-Obama-even-if-it's-bad-for-America rhetoric). But when liberals whine about how he should be silenced it's just makes liberals look weak. Argue with Rush on the merits of his stupid comments, don't "demand" he be taken off the air. That's unAmerican. And it totally plays into the Right Wings ridiculousness victimization rhetoric that they're so good at.
Hell, people who like Rush are going to like him no matter what, but in reality his recent hateful comments reflect poorly on the Republican Party, so let him keep talking.
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