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Rush Limbaugh Apology Falling On Deaf Ears

Evan McMorris-Santoro

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If Limbaugh thought his words would get his critics off his back, the early signs are he’s missed the mark.

Twitter blew up Saturday afternoon with comments on Rush’s statement, which Democrats seemed to view as disingenuous, insulting, or both.

“Amazing what losing advertisers can do for one’s conscience,” tweeted DNC Communications Director Brad Woodhouse.

Democrats pointed to the long center section of Limbaugh’s statement, where he doubled down on his criticism of new rules aimed at increasing insurance coverage for contraception, which Limbaugh has called forcing employers to pay to support an employee’s sexual habits.

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“In ‘apology,’ Rush compares birth control & women’s health to govt buying sneakers for workouts. Insulting?” tweeted Paul Begala, an adviser to the super PAC supporting President Obama. “Read Rush’s full statement. You tell me if it is contrition or continued derision toward women,” he added.

If other tweets throughout the afternoon are any indication, the left is not about to let up on Limbaugh now that he’s issued his apology. Critics succeeded in getting several advertisers to drop their support for Limbaugh’s massively popular radio show. There were suggestions that Limbaugh had opened himself up to a libel suit. High profile Republicans distanced themselves from Limbaugh, and the words “this is a Don Imus moment” were heard often among left-leaning activists behind closed doors last week.

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There are more than 6,000 comments at HuffPo slamming this blowhard.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/03/rush-limbaugh-apologizes-to-sandra-fluke_n_1318718.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000008

Not buying at Think Progress:
http://thinkprogress.org/media/2012/03/03/437166/limbaugh-apologizes-fluke/