I guess the idiots didn't quite understand it

Courtesy MRC, a panel of hotshot reporters talks about how nobody is as smart as they are:

"Evan, nothing has lit up the telephones on talk radio more than this Dubai ports deal. Why did it resonate so much with the American people?"
Newsweek Assistant Managing Editor Evan Thomas: "Because it’s something that simple idiots can understand [other panelists snicker].

The only talk radio I follow is Limbaugh, and he spoke consistently in favor of the thing the whole time. And, despite the chatter, isn't he pretty much the beginning and end of talk radio?