I got slimed by Rush: The real story of how Stephen Colbert schooled Limbaugh on U.S. history, patriotism

There seems little doubt that nuance, subtle thinking and critical insight are well beyond the grasp of Rush Limbaugh. So this piece is not directed at him. But the power of his arguments is real and the force they have in shaping public debate can’t be overlooked. So for that reason alone it seems worthwhile to debunk some of the arguments he made when he attacked the piece I wrote for Salon last week.

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Stephen Colbert, Rush Limbaugh (Credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/AP/J. Scott Applewhite/Photo montage by Salon)