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In any event, the controversy doesn’t seem to be completely over. You can all judge that comment yourselves, to me it seems incredibly self-serving and phony. Last week’s comments aren’t unusual because they’re completely consistent with his entire schtick. Were this the first time in his 20-odd year career that Limbaugh had something crude, rude, insulting, or inappropriate, he might have a point with that last comment of his. Against my own instincts, against my own knowledge, against everything I know to be right and wrong, I descended to their level when I used those two words to describe Sandra Fluke. “In fighting them on this issue last week, I became like them. Limbaugh also expressed regret for stooping down to the level of Democrats in discussing the issue of contraception coverage. “I do not think she is either of those two words.”Įxplaining that he never really believed that the Georgetown University law student was actually a “slut” or a “prostitute,” Limbaugh, speaking on the air for the first time since extending a rare apology over the weekend, said the message had been heartfelt. Nevertheless, those two words were inappropriate, they were uncalled for, they distracted from the point that I was actually trying to make, and I again sincerely apologize to Miss Fluke for using those two words to describe her,” the conservative radio host said. “I always tried to maintain a very high degree of integrity and independence on this program. Rush Limbaugh on Monday kicked off his afternoon radio show by insisting that his written apology to Sandra Fluke over the weekend was “heartfelt” and “sincere” and the conservative talk host brushed off the continuing withdrawal of advertisers from his program.

Well, it didn’t take long for him to spin the story to his advantage:

After Saturday’s apology, there was plenty of speculation about what Rush Limbaugh might say regarding his comments last week about Sarah Fluke that created a political firestorm.