Columbia, SC - South Carolina's two leading Senate Democrats introduced a resolution in the state Senate today offering advance apologies to conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh. Senator John C. Land, III (D-Manning) and Senator Brad Hutto (D-Orangeburg) said if the Palmetto State does not pass this resolution, politicians who criticize Limbaugh in the future will miss out on the fad that is sweeping the nation - to openly grovel before the out-spoken radio host.
"If we wait much longer, apologizing to Rush Limbaugh will go the way of rapper Vanilla Ice and the Chia Pet," said Sen. Hutto. "We need to be pro-active on this Rush-apology fad. We need to be out in front on this."
The resolution follows South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford's comments last week referring to Rush Limbaugh as an "idiot" for Limbaugh's declaration hoping President Barack Obama, and his administration, 'fail'.
"Anybody who wants
to fail is an idiot." Sanford said in an interview with Real Clear Politics on February 25. Sanford did not apologize for the remark that was directed at Limbaugh but was rebuked by the radio host.
Sanford's remark was followed by newly-elected Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele calling Limbaugh's talk show "incendiary" and "ugly" last Saturday on CNN. Steele did apologize for his remarks.
"With all these Republicans groveling before their Party's new standard-barer, I think everyone needs to go ahead and get the apologies out of the way so we can finally have a real dialogue about moving our state and country forward. Besides, I may want to quote lines from Al Franken's book, Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot, and I don't want to be burdened by the need to say 'I'm sorry'. I may even feel the need to quote the title of the book one day," said Sen. Land
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