I really don't understand the seething hatred for Limbaugh -
He is a political commentator, who attracts a large audience - but thats all he is - a political commentator. He doesn't make policy, write bills, or pass laws. If his positions become totally out of line with America, his listening audience will shrink. However, as long as there remains a large number of listeners, he will continue to do what he does, and get paid for doing it.
When other commentators such as Maddow and Olbermann deliver commentary that large numbers of people agree with, their audiences will grow along with their ratings.
I find it fascinating that the left -champions of freedom and free expression- would like nothing more than to remove Limbaugh, Beck, Fox News, etc. from the air permanently. They claim that their listeners are a bunch of brain dead 'morans' , yet these self appointed geniuses are incapable of producing a competing message that is equally compelling to the 'sheeple'