Toby Herndon has the best Rush summary I've seen so far. He sums the issue up nicely and provides buku links.
Here's a short excerpt that summarizes how these virulent (and completely made-up) quotes got into the national bloodstream:
Trouble is, he didn’t say either of these outrageous things.
And it wasn’t difficult to check, as protein wisdom shows here. They originated from, er, Wikipedia and Wikiquotes. Both quotes ended up in this book – a hit job that doesn’t cite any sources. They’re also included in this internet list posted a year ago and endlessly ripped off ever since.
I love this trenchant dig at our lazy, biased press:
The irony is, of course, that the people reporting this as fact are the same types who are always denouncing bloggers and the internet as forces of evil intent on destroying proper journalism – proper journalism being the kind that involves checking facts.
In the case of Rush Limbaugh, however, it seems to be enough that the intention (i.e. to show the talk radio host is a racist) is considered pure.
British reporters in America... Doing the work American reporters just won't do...
Read his entire article here: Toby Harnden - Telegraph
