Proving that CableFAX editors will go anywhere to uncover cable news, we caught up with a Rush Limbaugh rant Wed that skewered a la carte. The main focus of the influential talk show host’s ire: Sen John McCain (R-AZ), who plans to introduce a la carte legislation. Limbaugh mocked the argument that Europe offers a la carte ("Go ahead and emulate Europe. Let’s get Europe’s gasoline prices over here tomorrow, too."). He also imagined a worst-case scenario where marketing becomes unbearable. "You’re going to get harassed like you have never been harassed with direct mail, Internet spam and all kinds of, ‘How come you don’t have CNN?’ and then everybody’s going to know what you’re watching," he said. Sign him up, Kyle…

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