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Why is Newsweek cleaning up after Rush Limbaugh's radio droppings?

In its April 25, 2005 issue, now available online and on newstands, Newsweek carries a widely reported comment by Limbaugh in its weekly feature of noteworthy and oft embarassing quotes, "Perspectives".

Only one problem. They got the quote wrong. Very wrong.

Newsweek, in an astonishing display of either bad journalism or outright whitewashing, changed an offensive and obscene comment made by Limbaugh on his show, April 12, 2005, from this:

Limbaugh: What the hell is that, Al? What the hell is the point of view of young people? Blow jobs, that's what they're doing out there. They're out there getting oral sex all day long, that's what they're talking about.

To this:

"What the hell is that, Al? What the hell is the point of view of young people? They're out there getting oral sex all day long, that's what they're talking about." Rush Limbaugh, on Al Gore's new TV network, which aims to reach young viewers

For anyone that missed it, the sentence Newsweek left out was this:

Blow jobs, that's what they're doing out there.

Why is this important? Because that is the part of the quote that is likely obscene under the FCC's regulations. When a news organization leaves out the part of the story wherein the key figure commits the illegal act (not to mention the part later on wherein he admits to it), you have to wonder what's at the bottom of it.

So Newsweek, which is it? Bad journalism or whitewash?

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