At The Daily Caller, conservative author Tom Mullen makes a good point:
Yes, Limbaugh apologized because he was losing sponsors. But no one on the right or the left seems to be gleaning the most important point here: the free market solved this problem.
There are no doubt many on the left who would love to find some way to prosecute Limbaugh, or maybe even pass some new laws against “hate speech” or discrimination. However, we’ve just seen how the market deals with behavior that most people find offensive. It defunds it.
John Aravosis' Americablog reports Limbaugh's show is down to one paid advertiser on flagship station WABC in New York City. The rest? PSAs and some dead air.
The blog has a nice list of who's left El Rushbo and who's stickin':
Yes, Limbaugh apologized because he was losing sponsors. But no one on the right or the left seems to be gleaning the most important point here: the free market solved this problem.
There are no doubt many on the left who would love to find some way to prosecute Limbaugh, or maybe even pass some new laws against “hate speech” or discrimination. However, we’ve just seen how the market deals with behavior that most people find offensive. It defunds it.
The blog has a nice list of who's left El Rushbo and who's stickin':
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