Ustwo

I don't know about Moore not being hurt. When I first saw Moore many years ago, I thought he did some pretty funny satire, and wasn't over the top. Now I view him as nothing but a slug who will say anything to advance his political point of view no matter how blatant the lie. I doubt I'm alone in this, so yes Moore was hurt. Now there are people who WANT to believe Moore and they will continue to support him, but in so doing he sacrificed the ability to really change peoples minds as only a like mind would tolerate him.

I'm also not sure if Rush won't be hurt. I can tell you I'm pissed off at him even though I understand addiction to these pain killers far better then the average guy on the street due to my education. Rush will most likely keep his core, but I know a lot of people who only started to listen to Rush recently. (One is a life long democrat whose husband is part of the democrat machine in Chicago, after listening to Rush for several months she told her husband she couldn't vote for the democrats in the last election here. He told her that’s fine but be sure to show up to vote so he doesn't get in trouble with his bosses (they no longer rig the votes as much apparently but they DO make sure all their people vote, including wives)). These people may well be turned off which has limited his ability to influence the public discourse.