What Liberal Media Bias?

In a just and rational world, Rush Limbaugh's so-called "apology" for his slanderous comments about Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke would be Exhibit A in the case to disprove all that prattling about alleged liberal bias in the mainstream media. If major media outlets were even half as liberal as certain right-wing elements claim, they would not be referring to Limbaugh's statement as an "apology". Apology implies a level of regret regarding the actual sentiments expressed, but that's not what Limbaugh did. Limbaugh apologized only for "the insulting word choices." If your statement raises the possibility that the only thing you regret was using the term "prostitute" or "slut" rather than " harlot" or "woman of loose morals", it's fair to say that it isn't much of an apology. In a just and rational world, Limbaugh's "apology" would instead be described by the media as a cynical attempt to mitigate the economic damage caused by the loss of sponsors for his radio show. Since we don't live in an especially just and rational world, we'll just have to be content with the knowledge that there are at least some limits to how much indecency major corporations will abide before they do the decent thing.