Given that it's apparently acceptable to call Palin a c*nt and joke about her 14 year old daughter being raped it's about the sort of NBC's apology is about what I'd expect.

Of course Rush isn't comparable to NBC since all .

"The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of altering their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views... which can be very uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering." – The Doctor (Tom Baker)