Limbaugh's confession may not turn listeners away [View All]

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http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/6998576.htm

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Having long preached the mantra of personal responsibility and spoken out against drug use, Limbaugh now finds himself in an ironic position, said Steve Rendall, a senior analyst at Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, a liberal media watchdog.

"I do wonder if it's going to cause any softening in the way he perceives personal failings and weaknesses in others," said Rendall, who co-authored the book "The Way Things Aren't: Rush Limbaugh's Reign of Error."

"He has been incredibly uncharitable. He has relentlessly exploited the personal weaknesses and failings of others. He has not extended the same understanding one suspects he would like to be getting right now," said Rendall, adding, "Some of his listeners are bound to be shaken by the fact that Rush has feet of clay."

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Overall the article indicates that true Rush believers probably won't be deterred by this, but that a dose of humility may actually help his image.

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