“Yes, because that’s how the pill works — there’s one for each sperm. They act like little baby deflectors. Rush knows what he’s talking about, because every time he’s had sex with a woman, he’s had to slip her a pill first.”

Stephen Colbert

“Peter Gabriel has asked that this response be published when he found out that his track ‘Sledgehammer’ has been used on the Rush Limbaugh show:

‘Peter was appalled to learn that his music was linked to Rush Limbaugh’s extraordinary attack on Sandra Flute. (sic) It is obvious from anyone that knows Peter’s work that he would never approve such a use. He has asked his representatives to make sure his music is withdrawn and especially from these unfair aggressive and ignorant comments.’”

Peter Gabriel Tells Rush Limbaugh To Stop Playing ‘Sledgehammer’ 

“Gabriel’s song “Sledgehammer” is sometimes used as introduction music on Rush Limbaugh’s radio show, including when Limbaugh made his controversial comments attacking Sandra Fluke.” - TPM

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Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh apologized Saturday to a Georgetown University law student he had branded a “slut” and “prostitute” after fellow Republicans as well as Democrats criticized him and several advertisers left his program.

The student, Sandra Fluke, had testified to congressional Democrats that she wanted her college health plan to cover her birth control.

“My choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir,” Limbaugh said on his website. “I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke for the insulting word choices.”

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Limbaugh apologizes to law student for insult - AP

“I’ll tell you something else,” he said. “We don’t like paying millions of dollars for Mrs. Obama’s vacations. The NASCAR crowd doesn’t quite understand why when the husband and the wife are going to the same place, the first lady has to take her own Boeing 757 with family and kids and hangers-on four hours earlier than her husband, who will be on his 747. NASCAR people understand that’s a little bit of a waste. They understand it’s a little bit of uppity-ism.”

Rush Limbaugh Says First Lady Was Booed Partly Because NASCAR Fans Hate Her ‘Uppityism’ - ABC News

“Back in 2009, I wrote a piece for Newsweek arguing that Republicans would regret conceding so much power to Rush Limbaugh. Until that point, I’d been a frequent guest on Fox News, but thenceforward some kind of fatwa was laid down upon me. Over the next few months, I’d occasionally receive morning calls from young TV bookers asking if I was available to appear that day. For sport, I’d always answer, “I’m available—but does your senior producer know you’ve called me?” An hour later, I’d receive an embarrassed second call: “We’ve decided to go in a different direction.”

David Frum, When Did the GOP Lose Touch With Reality?

HuffPo via Inside Cable News

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Conservative Talk Radio Is Dead (Limbaugh, Beck Ratings Dive)

The Young Turks/MSNBC host Cenk Uygur explains how new (more accurate) radio ratings measurements show that right wing talk radio shows are not doing well.

I can’t say I’m sad that I keep hearing this from people who have been in the industry. 

Go public radio!