In the Land of the Free (to be racist), Rush Limbaugh is that and More.

In the good old days of radio, about 6 years ago and before, local and regional political talk show hosts were not allowed to promote racism on a stations public airwaves. They would be fired immediately.


When millions of dollars are dependent on a national talk host like Rush Limbaugh, who continually race baits his listeners, corporate radio stations simply defer to their bottom line. Rush denies he's said anything racist of course, which nowadays is enough to be considered part of an honest debate. Everything is relative now, and that's all it takes for group stations to keep the money machine oiled. But the example below no longer leaves any doubt, as Melissa Harris Lacewell points out and dissects the obvious. Keith Olbermann starts things off:



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