Did you just agree with the Author of the piece that Rush's Apology was not heart felt and sincere?
Rush apologized in print and then again on his Radio Show after the weekend feeding frenzy. His apology was not empty.
He explained that he chose the wrong words, apologized to Ms. Fluke, who unlike Laura Ingraham, did not accept the apology (surprise - surprise) and made a point that he did not attach those same words to her personally.
Because he didn't send a Campaign Contribution to Barack Obama to make up for making Ms. Fluke an instant celebrity, does not infer that his apology was any less than sincere.
Is mind reading a hobby for you, or are you are actually The Amazing Kreskin using an anonymous FR pen name?
Dittos
Judge for yourself.
Schultz: “It doesn’t matter what the circumstances were. It doesn’t matter that I was on radio and I was ad-libbing. None of that matters. What matters is what I said was terribly vile and not of the standards that I or any other person should adhere to. ... I want all of you to know tonight that I did call Laura Ingraham today and did not make contact with her, and I will apologize to her as I did in the message that I left for her today.”
Limbaugh: “For over 20 years, I have illustrated the absurd with absurdity, three hours a day, five days a week. In this instance, I chose the wrong words in my analogy of the situation. I 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. I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke for the insulting word choices.”
Till researching it to reply to you, this was the only Limbaugh apology I was aware of. It was posted on his website Saturday. I just discovered he issued a more heartfelt apology over the air on Monday.
“I acted too much like the leftists who despise me. I descended to their level, using names and exaggerations to describe Sandra Fluke. It’s what we have come to know and expect from them, but it’s way beneath me. And it’s way beneath you. It was wrong, and that’s why I’ve apologized, ‘cause I succumbed. ... Don’t be mad at them or mad at her. Everybody here was being true to their nature except me. I’m the one who had the failing on this, and for that I genuinely apologized for using those words to describe Ms. Fluke.”
Schultz’s apology and Limbaugh’s second apology are roughly equivalent and I will give both the benefit of the doubt as to sincerity.
Limbaugh’s first apology, IMO, was a classic example of the non-apology apology. (”I am sorry anyone was offended.” “I apologize for my choice of words.”)
I apologize (sincerely) for not being more up to date on the situation before criticizing Rush.