By Joal Ryan, E! Online
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Kirk Cameron, left, and Rush Limbaugh.
In one corner: Rush Limbaugh and his radio rant?against Sandra Fluke. In the other corner: Kirk Cameron and his CNN-aired assertion that homosexuality is "detrimental ... and destructive."
Each has experienced serious blowback, but whose mouth has gotten its owner in the more serious career-threatening mess?
The scorecard:
1. Apologized with apologies, plural: Limbaugh took to his website?and his radio show?to express regret for his "inappropriate" "personal attack" on the Georgetown University law student he called a "slut" and a "prostitute." Cameron's camp, meanwhile, told?ABCNews.com that the former "Growing Pains" star has received "thousands" of supportive messages "from those who value the freedom to express one's belief." The Winner (or Is It Loser?): Limbaugh.
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2. Lost sponsors: Limbaugh's keep fleeing--at last count, 20 of his national radio advertisers have pulled out. Cameron, meanwhile, doesn't have any radio sponsors to answer to, just a new movie to promote. The "Winner": Limbaugh.
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Who do you wish would put a cork in it?
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3. Lost radio stations: Limbaugh's down at least two. "The Winner": Limbaugh.
4. Lost his "Sledgehammer": No, Peter Gabriel was not pleased?to learn his hit was used as the backdrop for Limbaugh's Fluke speech. "The Winner": Limbaugh.
5. Attacked by the Seavers on Twitter: True, Alan Thicke got in a Limbaugh jibe, but the "Growing Pains" dad's focus was his TV son. Tracey Gold, meanwhile, was all about positioning herself as the anti-Cameron. The "Winner": Cameron.
6. Last vestiges of teen fame gone: A vintage magazine pinup of Cameron was selling for $1.49 on eBay. The "Winner": Cameron.
7. Ill-timed upcoming birthday: Cameron is set to turn 42 on Oct. 12 -- the 14th anniversary of the death of gay hate-crime victim Matthew Shepard. "Winner": Cameron.
The bottom line: Sorry, dittoheads. Limbaugh's got a lot more to lose than Cameron, who as a long-established independent minister and filmmaker has little that can be taken away by the mainstream.
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Still, maybe the biggest losers here are the TV viewers who were hoping last fall's morning-news "Growing Pains" reunion?would lead to another TV-movie reunion. That now seems less likely than Fluke accepting Limbaugh's apology.
Heard enough? Take our poll. And tell us on Facebook?who you think has a bigger problem, if any, to deal with.
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