[PeterPrinciple]

Instead of sacking Mr. Limbaugh (he "resigned"), ESPN should have brought in someone the following week to debate him. Not only would ratings have set a record (the network's stated intention for hiring Mr. Limbaugh), ESPN would be demonstrating the highest principles of pluralism, tolerance and ideological diversity.

This is an interesting idea, didn't think of it myself

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Instead of sacking Mr. Limbaugh (he "resigned"), ESPN should have brought in someone the following week to debate him.

Instead of standing up to the idea that they were hushing certain perspectives, they illustrated by their actions that Rush's claim was exactly right. In the good old days of the "Fairness" Doctrine, they would have been able to drown out any effort to point that out. But in the 21st Century, conservatives in general and Rush in particular can respond with substantial propaganda power.

They are playing with fire to assume otherwise.