https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/03/05/a-nation-of-mean-girls/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:36:11 -0400<![CDATA[I listened yesterday as Rush Limbaugh made his apology to Sandra Fluke with disgust and anger. I understand Limbaugh&#8217;s reason for doing so, but I think to apologize to a mean girl and her posse is political suicide.  Remember the movie Mean Girls with Lindsay Lohan or Rachel Simmons&#8217; book Odd Girl Out that discussed female bullying? The basic theme is that girls use verbal aggression to harm their target. Well, now the left side of the political system is one big mean girl and they even have Rush Limbaugh cowed. That&#8217;s no small feat. The mean girls of today, like Sandra Fluke and her comrades, buddy up with the mean girl groups like Planned Parenthood and the Democratic Party to isolate and bully their targets into submission. Limbaugh fell for it hook, line and sinker. And not only did he fall for the mean girl routine and apologize, but he let the left use his morality against him: somewhere Alinsky is laughing. After all, didn&#8217;t Limbaugh just fall for his fourth rule? “Make the enemy live up to their own book of rules. You can kill them with this…”]]>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:54:50 -0500<![CDATA[Helen Smith]]>https://pjmedia.com/helen-smith/2012/03/05/a-nation-of-mean-girls-n162097