Apparently Rush Limbaugh has decided it’s unfair that he is getting in hot water for calling Sandra Fluke a “slut” and “prostitute” since rappers say similar things about women in their lyrics and, according to Rush, don’t get in trouble for it.  Of course the problem is that rappers regularly get called out for it.  The other problem is that while rappers usually degrade fictionalized women or women in the abstract (which is still not OK, mind you), Rush trained his sights on an actual woman who dared speak her mind in a public venue and launched a deeply personal attack on her character.

In any case, it’s good to see that Rush is taking responsibility for his actions.  I felt that his apology was genuine, and this pretty much confirms it.