TPM Reader GC makes an apt point about proper hang time measurement ...

Don't start the "hang time" clock when the original anti-Rush statement is made. Instead, measure the time it takes for the offender to confess his sin once Limbaugh expresses his disapproval.

For example, Steele made his blasphemous comments on Saturday and apologized on Monday afternoon, for a hang time of about 42 hours. But Limbaugh waited until Monday to publicly humiliate Steele, so he could do it on his radio show. Steele apologized almost immediately, for a true hang time of 3 hours. It is possible that Steele was living in ignorant bliss, not even realizing he had sinned, from Saturday night until Monday afternoon.