From Ben Armbruster at Thinkprogress, it seems Rush Limbaugh has been chosen to be a judge for the Miss America Contest. Armbruster lists some of Limbaugh's more outrageous sexist remarks as reasons he shouldn't have been chosen, but it seems to me that when looking for the judge of a beauty context sexism may be more of a feature than a bug. Someone who laments the "chickification" of American culture probably enjoys a ritual that puts women -- how would the RNC put it -- "in their place."
That said, this is a pretty bad idea. Almost as bad as Rush Limbaugh owning the Rams.
-- A. Serwer
