{"id":3725,"date":"2012-03-04T06:43:26","date_gmt":"2012-03-04T06:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/karenspearszacharias\/?p=3725"},"modified":"2012-03-04T06:46:07","modified_gmt":"2012-03-04T06:46:07","slug":"rushs-reign-on-rudeness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/karenspearszacharias\/2012\/03\/04\/rushs-reign-on-rudeness\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush’s Reign on Rudeness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Rush Limbaugh is sorry.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also apologetic.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Limbaugh issued an apology (of sorts) for calling Sandra Fluke a \u201cslut\u201d and a \u201cprostitute\u201d after the Georgetown University Law student testified at a mock Congressional hearing about women\u2019s health issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it is absolutely absurd that during these very serious political times, we are discussing personal sexual recreational activities before members of Congress,\u201d Limbaugh wrote. But, he noted, \u201cI chose the wrong words in my analogy of the situation. I did not mean a personal attack on Ms. Fluke.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rush Limbaugh: Liar, Liar, pants on fire. First the name-calling, then the lying. Surely, your mama taught you better than that.\u00a0You didn\u2019t mean it as a personal attack? (insert loud groan and eye roll here) Oh. Gimme a break.<\/p>\n

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They sent me a copy of their book. I hope they send it to Rush Limbaugh as well. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nobody is fooled by Limbaugh\u2019s half-hearted apology. Just a few short years ago, Limbaugh signed a $400 million contract making him the highest paid loud mouth in this nation\u2019s history. After his crass remarks about Ms. Fluke evoked a social media backlash, Limbaugh\u2019s sponsors began an exodus of Biblical proportions.<\/p>\n

The only thing Limbaugh is really sorry about is that he has finally said the one thing that will likely lead to the demise of Rush\u2019s Reign on Rudeness. He should have taken a page from the playbook of Don Imus, but then again, learning has never been Limbaugh\u2019s strong suit. He\u2019s always been much more inclined toward shouting matches and name-calling and bullying than he has in civil discourse.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll bet Rush Limbaugh never read Toni Birdsong and Tami Heim\u2019s book @stickyjesus: how to live out your faith online. <\/em>Ms. Birdsong and Ms. Heim wrote the book to educate evangelicals on how to use social media as a tool of evangelism, but certain truths cited in the book are applicable for anyone:\u00a0\u201cCommunication is the most important skill in life, but at the core of great communication, funny as it seems, is listening.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>But none of this is all that funny, actually. Those cochlear implants Limbaugh had implanted a few years back may have helped him overcome his deafness, but they did little in the way of helping him be a better listener. <\/span><\/p>\n

Rush Limbaugh needs a time out. I hope Clear Channel sees fit to give him a nice long break from his role as this nation\u2019s most obnoxious yammer-head.<\/p>\n

I hope they stick him in a corner and refuse to let him say one word until he learns to be nice to others.<\/p>\n

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