I agree that he screwed up and he stuck his foot in his mouth up to his knee, but it’s not the first time he’s done it and it won’t be the last.
He’s lasted longer than anyone ever thought he would. I personally thought he was a goner and wouldn’t be back after the drug use thing. And, to tell you the truth, I never gained back the level of respect I had for him prior to that.
But that’s neither here nor there. He has an audience. People want to listen to him. HUGE numbers of people are still very loyal listeners and that will not change because of this.
As long as he has that commanding of an audience, he’s going to get all the advertisers he needs. That’s reality.
The left never gets it. It’s all business.
He said that he had a neck injury and didn't want to have surgery b/c it could have done damage to his voice, i.e. his livelihood.
In the scope of my employment I come in contact with a lot of people who have neck injuries and most of them are scared to get surgery, period. They're not worried about their voices, just worried. (With good reason, I may add. Sounds pretty damn scary to me, having my spine operated on.)
Many of them don't get the operation and end up abusing their pain meds, too. They're not druggies, they're in constant pain.