With our current debate, I just found this quick recap at http://www.dailyhowler.com, and it begs a serious question. Here it is...

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2003

TRADING PLACES: Omigod! Post sports reporter Leonard Shapiro really lets it rip today in a page-one report about Rush:

SHAPIRO: As a radio talk show host, Limbaugh once said he felt guilty about telling an African American caller to “take that bone out of your nose and call me back.” He still uses the mock dialect “ax” instead of “ask” when discussing black leaders on his syndicated radio show and often plays the theme song “Movin’ On Up” from “The Jeffersons” when referring to Carol Moseley Braun, the African American former senator from Illinois who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Now, with this information, is the coverage of what Limbaugh just said justified as being perceived as racist? For people aware of such past comments and behavior, is it not fair for Limbaugh to be treated the way he is being treated now?

Just curious