With all the speculation about why Elton performed at Rush Limbaugh's wedding on June 5, 2010, it was interesting to come across Mediaite reporting obervations from an actual guest, Megyn Kelly of Fox News.

"Tolerance and respect were on display at the wedding," Kelly said, pointing out that the hosts on "The View" didn't behave the same way June 7, 2010 morning when they kaffeeklatsched about Elton's decision. Among other things, "The View" gals made the point that Elton is married, which in fact he is not.

Others who've not listened to Limbaugh may have learned a bit too late that the guy's never pretended to be a member of the Christian right. "This is a problem that we're experiencing through society right now, is people only want to be with 'like,'" Elisabeth Hasselbeck said. "'OK, so, you think like me, you hang with me; you don't think like me, you don't hang with me' -- that's an issue -- why is that such a bad thing?"

Joy Behar was quick to explain to Hasselbeck that the only reason Elton performed for Limbaugh, and for $1 million, was because the singer, like so many others she notices anymore, is greedy. Wedding-guest Kelly's observations: "Elton John actually had nothing but nice things to say about Rush Limbaugh and the happy couple, and said he's all about tearing down walls and building bridges." He even invited the newlyweds to join him and David Furnish at their home, she said.

Irony: Limbaugh, who's had cochlear implants since 2001, has said he can't really "hear" any music he didn't experience before he became deaf. One can hope Elton played some of those classics, out of respect for the groom.

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