Rush Limbaugh and an irresponsible media
Coverage of Rush Limbaugh/Rams story shows an appalling level of journalistic irresponsibility.
Where the media are concerned, it’s long been understood that you don’t need to let the facts deter you from taking a swipe at radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh.
Rush Limbaugh found out what a lot of good, beleaguered individuals on college campuses already know — there’s a new definition of “racism” taking hold, and it comes complete with all the nasty, despicable baggage as the old definition. But the new definition doesn’t bother with the speaker’s intent nor does it require any presence of actual racism (that is, racism under the old definition). Especially because of that, this redefining of racism is itself a great evil.
First published in Clarion Call, Weekly Higher Education Newsletter of the John Locke Foundation, this story is hitting the airwaves on Rush Limbaugh and tonight on the O'Reilly Factor.