I'm sure that by now everyone's heard or seen some of the flap about Rush Limbaugh's negative and insulting remarks about Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown University student who spoke to lawmakers about birth control. And as far as the subject itself goes, it's one that's been an issue for decades.
However, what interested me most was not simply the issue, or the words used in discussing the matter. I'm more focused on what I believe actually happened yesterday. Because although I think there's little doubt that Rush has had significant influence among Conservatives for about twenty years, or more, he's actually only a radio talk show host, not a government leader, politician, or elected official. Yet, nonetheless, he's now been formally elevated to a much more significant status than he's ever possessed.
For a guy like Rush, who pontificates from behind his golden microphone every weekday for three hours, what better endorsement as a recognized statesman could he receive than a personal attack from Jay Carney, the presidential press secretary? And better yet, an even stronger one from the incumbent himself.
Consequently, as I've been mentioning for quite a while now, for those campaigning against the current president, I truly think that it's best to just leave him alone and not get involved with him in debates or any other kind of discussion. Because left alone, and as each day goes by, he keeps digging deeper holes for himself through his own actions. And now he's made the hugest kind of mistake.
By elevating Rush to the level of someone who is seen by the president as someone who's worth personally attacking in a publicized phone call from the White House, he's validated Limbaugh's opinions beyond any measure that Rush could ever do by himself and added incredible value to Limbaugh's comments.
So, although I have no idea at the moment as to how much yesterday's presidential error in judgement will help Rush in the future, I do know is that it was one of those things that when added to every other mistake made to date, will be long remembered by the president as one of those potentially fatal.
That's it for today folks.
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