KansasGirl, once again, Rush is an entertainer. Rodney Dangerfield made a good living for a lot of years by saying “I don’t get no respect…” over and over and over. Same deal for Rush: why tamper with success? As long as there are hungry mouths to feed, he’ll keep churning out the intellectual equivalent of mashed potatoes without gravy. When the ratings turn south, he’ll change his mantra. And once again, Rush is a demagogue. His most remarkable talent is not proving that a particular point of view is right, it’s in making people think that it’s right.
All Mr. Limbaugh stands to lose by expressing an unpopular opinion is his current job, and there’s undoubtedly another one waiting in the wings (remember Don Imus and Howard Stern?). Put him in a situation where he’s subject to real-world pressures and consequences for his words and actions that effect millions of people, and let’s see how long he sticks to his guns. Hmm, maybe that’s why he’s never run for office, despite the exhortations of his legions of fans all these years.
