Rush Limbaugh went too far when he called activist Sandra Fluke a slut and a prostitute. No woman deserves to be called those disgusting words and Republicans do not support or tolerate that, at all. That kind of cheap tactic does more damage to Republicans and conservatives than to Ms. Fluke.
Rush established his career by “using absurdity to illustrate absurdity”. But this was far beyond absurd. It was cruel and stupid. As a result, well over 100 advertisers are leaving his show. Rush will most likely survive the firestorm and live to insult again. But he will have learned an important lesson – the market punished his bad behavior, and we’re not likely to hear a repeat performance. If he does repeat it and more advertisers walk out, it may be the end of his show.
That's both the power and beauty of a free market – behavior gets rewarded or punished based on people who are free to pursue their own values. It doesn’t require a government intervention to bring about important change. It only requires people acting on their own free will.
Perhaps this disgusting incident can help teach us a lesson that people who are free to make their own choices, not Government, can better solve our problems.
