I totally agree that Rush has a blind spot on this issue, and misses the fact that what Bain does is not exactly free market in action. And that Bain execs now support liberals does back this up.
As to whether it will hurt Rush or not, interesting theory.
I think there's a high liklihood that it will hurt Rush's profits. I've been a Rush fan since the early 1990s, and I am a FR junkie. I've seen folks get ticked at Rush before, but never even close to the magnitude that I've seen in the past few days. Anecdotal? Perhaps ... but more likely is that the FReeper Rush/former Rush fans here are matched by many non-FReeper Rush/former Rush fans.
We're not the only ones who feel betrayed.