As much as we’d like it to be so, that’s not how this will be portrayed. As much as we would like him to, Rush does not control the national media and its decisions on news coverage.
To them, he’s now the man who was faced down by Fluke. He may have made his point to us (and even though I don’t like the way he chose to make it, I certainly understand it) but whether it has the larger impact so many people here are suggesting is debatable at best.
He did retreat. For whatever reason, he retreated.
Unfortunately, yes.
This is a leverage point that will be used for a long time. they never stop attacking. No matter what you do, it’s about exploiting weakness, not the apology from you.
And for those who say ‘we don’t use disgusting language’ who are you to determine a valid term that is tossed around in our own good Christian sermons describing sexually promiscuous people, can’t be uttered by our side? Have you heard the words Rush has used on his show over the years? He just used the word “bitch” in the second hour in a sentence. He’s called NOW the NAGs, talked about the 1st Calvary Amazon Battalion and discussed how fierce they’d be that one week when that time of the month occurred, etc. He’s talked about Hillary’s testicle lockbox. He’s talked about plenty of stuff with humorous language.
Now he calls a slut a slut, and somehow THIS crosses some newly-discovered ethical line? Gimme a break. He accurately labeled her. No valid reason for any apology or retraction.