Rush away

I missed this when it originally transpired, but it seems that Rush Limbaugh believes the soldiers involved in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal were just "blowing off steam" and "having a good time". You can read about it in this CBS story. Here's a quote from his May 3 show:

"I'm talking about people having a good time, these people, you ever heard of emotional release? You heard of need to blow some steam off? This is no different than what happens at the Skull and Bones initiation and we're going to ruin people's lives over it and we're going to hamper our military effort, and then we are going to really hammer them because they had a good time."

Good point, Rush. We can't all resort to illegally obtained prescription meds with which to relax. Give these guys a break, it was just harmless fun. But wait! It wasn't just guys! He goes on:

"have you people noticed who the torturers are? Women! The babes! The babes are meting out the torture."

Well done, Mr Limbaugh. I daily sing hosannahs because you are allowed to stay on the radio and spew your hate-filled bile, while criminal masterminds Howard Stern and Bubba the Love Sponge are yanked from the air for fear of offending upstanding citizens like yourself.