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To: Giordano Bruno who wrote (29270)	8/5/2012 11:21:09 AM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

" It is a well-worn American ritual: public figure utters something offensive, apologizes for poor judgment, seeks forgiveness, resumes fabulous career. But while Rush dutifully recited the words, there was no music. He never called Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown Law student he had assailed as a “slut” and “prostitute” over her advocacy of contraceptive coverage. He kept slamming her for three days before issuing his statement of regret—which came as advertisers were starting to bail on his radio program, giving the exercise an air of damage control. He flunked the contrition test, retracting only his word choice and larding the statement with attacks on the left. "http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/09/why-rush-limbaugh-s-apology-for-sandra-fluke-slut-remarks-bombed.html