Ya Hey der! Seriesly, Mark has subbed for El Rushbo several times and is a SUPER Conservative host.
During his on air apology, I might, JUST MIGHT, have detected a smidgen of sarcasm in his voice. Just enough to maybe get him in trouble with mgmt. Perhaps he is serving a suspension?
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... as you said... sounds like someone's being pilloried because of PC.
Don't forget to give a heads-up to Rush, maybe encourage him to take another look at his syndication options.