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Didn’t Dan Rather try this sort of defense?

Bingo. This seems to be their defense, i.e. Rather.

Well.. He might not have said it. But he's still divisive so he must be racist. So we couldn't give him the benefit of doubt. But sorry sort of, our bad.

“Didn’t Dan Rather try this sort of defense?”

“Courage.”

Rush has a free page open about this [general issue]:

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_101409/content/01125112.guest.html

[It won’t be open free forever. He needs a strong war chest.]

Here are the background links Rush provides on that page:
• New York Observer: Rick Sanchez Is CNN’s Teflon Man! - 10.09.2007
http://www.observer.com/2007/rick-sanchez-cnn-s-teflon-man?page=1

• Miami New Times: The Forgotten Man. Eight Months After He Got Hit by Channel 7 Anchorman Rick Sanchez’s Volvo, Jeffrey Smuzinick is Doing Poorly. His Family is Just Plain Doing Poor - 08.07.1991
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1991-08-07/news/the-forgotten-man

• Sweetness and Light: Sharpton?s Million Dollar Shakedown Racket
http://sweetness-light.com/archive/al-sharptons-big-bucks-extortion-racket

• RedState: Rick Sanchez of CNN Ran Over a Man Then Fled the Scene.
Two Hours Later, Sanchez Was Still Drunk
http://www.redstate.com/erick/2009/10/13/rick-sanchez-of-cnn-ran-over-a-man-then-fled-the-scene-two-hours-later-sanchez-was-still-drunk/

• New York Times: Wondering About Opportunity as Vick’s Wait Goes On - 08.08.2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/sports/football/08rhoden.html

• New York Post: Rev. Al Sharpton Soaks Up Boycott Bucks - 06.15.2008
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_101409/content/

• New York Times: Jesse Jackson Aims for the Mainstream - 11.29.1987
http://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/29/magazine/jesse-jackson-aims-for-the-mainstream.html?pagewanted=all

• ABCNews: Jesse Jackson Admits Affair, Illegitimate Child Civil
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=122032&page=1&page=1

Rights Leader Acknowledges Fathering a Child Out of Wedlock - 01.18.2000
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=122032&page=1&page=1

• Salon: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell - Jake Tapper. 08.17.2000
http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/08/16/jackson/index.html

• NewsBusters: Democrat Congresswoman Bashes Rush Limbaugh on House Floor
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/10/14/democrat-congresswoman-bashes-rush-limbaugh-house-floor

the ra^ther defense? LOL