Except Rush is NOT a politician. He is an entertainer with sponsors. When Carbonite, who appears to back politically conservative entertainers, cancels this quick it should send up a red flag. They know that he has stepped into verboten territory. As much as an idiot as Fluke is, you can’t attack private citizens like that, even if it is in jest. Unfortunately, use of the word ‘slut’ took the focus off of her moronic statements and put the bullseye on his back. People that defend what he said need to reassess their tactics. Their message, not their persons, need to be attacked. All in all, I’m pretty sure that Rush will survive this. But he may be the only talk show host who could.
You are right ....He could have ridiculed her a whole lot more just by repeating her own words and letting people draw their own conclusions.He could have probably gotten away with posing the question “ What do we call someone who wants money for sex? and not directly answering it
I heard his entire spiel, and I back him 100%. His point was, ond only idiots didn’t get it, is that if everything Fluke said was TRUE, which he made clear it WASN’T, then everything else he said followed. It was done brilliantly, and was extremely funny.
Carbonite is not raising a red flag, but a yellow one. Bob
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I wholeheartedly disagree with you on this point. As soon as Fluke stepped into the public spotlight by appearing before members of Congress to make outrageous claims in an effort to influence public policy, her testimony exempted her from private citizen status. In other words, everything she discussed in that very public arena makes her fair game for criticism and scrutiny.