Don't kid yourself and whine about a double standard.
If Maher said those things about Palin, his doing so is equally wrong and unacceptable.
rfenst wrote:
I believe the "double standard" is aimed at the media response, not the undeniable fact that BOTH are unacceptable.
When Maher (repeatedly) disparages Palin, it's discussed on internet chat forums.
When Limbaugh attacks Fluke, the mainstream media is all over it, and he loses sponsers.
Not because the sponsers feel he went over the line, but because joe-public is being told that he went over the line, and the sponsers don't want to be caught in the backlash.
Side note:
I'm not a big Limbaugh fan.
Sure, he can be funny. And he hits on a good point every so often.
But he's not entirely different from a dozen or more other conservative jocks.
Truth be told, I think more liberals listen to him so they can get their daily dose of outrage.
I hear more liberals complaining about him then I do conservatives boasting.
Of course, this may have something to do with me living in Massachusetts, where you couldn't hit a conservative even if you swung a 10 ft pole at a church bazaar.
