Rush vs. Sandra Fluke: The fight Obama wants

politico44 ^ | 3/5/12 | GLENN THRUSH

[ColdOne]

It has been an almost embarrassingly lucky few weeks for Barack Obama politically, what with Mitt Romney detained at the altar and unemployment, for the time, abating. But that was just a prelude to the lavish political gift granted to the White House by Rush Limbaugh, the opponent they have always wanted.

The Limbaugh “slut” and “prostitute” rant against Georgetown Law student/contraception advocate Sandra Fluke — which seems to be completely overshadowing boring old Super Tuesday — matters. It matters to Rush (he’s lost seven sponsors and counting), but it probably matters a lot more to Mitt Romney and anyone else running under the GOP flag in districts that contain, you know, women.

This doesn’t seem to be a one-week story. It’s just too sticky, culturally. And Democrats are doing everything in their power to keep it alive this week and beyond, as evidenced by David Axelrod’s suitable-for-framing quote on ABC yesterday: "I think what Rush Limbaugh said about that young woman was not only vile and degrading to her, but to women across the country."

Here are some reasons why Rush may have a real impact on 2012, apology or no.

[biggredd1]

soetoro? obama? dunham? soebarkah?...
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/45038

[Retain Mike]

Nancy Pelosi’s initiative to convince Sandra Fluke to testify to the principle of contraception as a health care necessity is simply wrong. Colleges and universities provide accidental injury/major medical and not traditional employee health insurance to students. Since students are generally young and not subject to the myriad diseases confronting older people or families with children, the coverage is limited. Not only contraceptives, but many medical procedures and drugs are not included. Since sexual intercourse is an optional, and not a required activity of law school students, contraceptives should not be among policy provisions.

Ms. Fluke testified that 40% of the women in law school considered sexual intercourse a compelling or preferred recreational activity. Therefore, the proper place to make her case is with the Georgetown University Student Association. The university encourages students to actively engage in more than 200 co-curricular clubs and activities. She testified to what would be more accurately described as a club sport or performing art, than as a health care necessity.

The analogy should not be considered facetious, but should awaken people to the limits of targeted, low cost insurance programs.

[freeangel]

Indeeed, Rush needs to turn this back into the Constitutional implications hussein is mandating. Fluke is a media whore if nothing else. It is what it is and should be left there.

[Christie at the beach]

The media will harp on this; no doubt for political movement.

I sure wish people would get angry and fire all of the corrupt

politicians so we can get our power back. We need a reformer. This tactic has us (conservative movement) stuck in the mud and split.

[montag813]

Democrats just keep milking this contraception cow they have sired, with boffo results. We are playing the Alinsky handbook step by step - but from the WRONG SIDE. When will Republicans wise up?

[skeeter]

Its easy to have a 'lucky' few weeks with the news media willingly on its knees for you.

Its a wonder Obama is as unpopular as he is with the unlimited supply of favorable press he gets.

[JLAGRAYFOX]

Wow!!! Obama, his Democrat “dirt bags” and Obamabot “Politico” must really be drinking the spiked Kool-Aid!!! Do these morons really believe the Ms. Fluke is anything but a gutter female? Do they really think that she trumps unemployment, the oncoming Obama created Muslim crisis and a none recovering economy?

Either they are not the sharpest knives in the drawer, or.....they are in full panic mode and chaos over the upcoming defeat of Obama and his Democrat Party!!! Yep, Dems and Politico....bet on Ms. Fluke, and go down to defeat as the dirt bags you all are!!!

[Longbow1969]

Yup, this is exactly what the White House wants. Anything they can do to focus on contraception, social issues, etc, is a win for them. The one thing the Obama campaign/Democrats don’t want to talk about is economic issues. Everyone knows this, and yet here we are (with the media’s help of course) yammering on about contraception, who is a “slut”, why the term is offensive, etc, etc.

[FrankR]

A good maneuver when someone is pushing you hard is to step aside and let them fall on their face.

We all know the mind games obama and his leftist thugs try to play, but it's like in "War Games", playing tic-tac-toe...the best solution - and the most frustrating for the obamaites - is not to play.

Rush, and the candidates, all need to stay on the issues and let the left show their hand by harping on these frivilous issues.

Use the same tactic against obama as you would a pushy used car salesman...don't ask questions, don't make comments; it frustrates them because then they don't know which "comeback" to use to "sell you".

Like obama giving our military secrets to Russia, the conservatives tell the left too much, and they use it against us everytime.

[Bringbackthedraft]

The Democrats tangle the bait, and the Rush runs with it? OK, so the woman isn’t a 20 yr old student, but a 30ish female activist, and now they have Rush on the hook because he bit the bait. Rush has always been the biggest thorn in the Dem’s side, nothing would please them more than ruining his career and remove him from the scene. Remember, they’re more than pretty good at doing that.

[cameraeye]

“.....unlimited supply of favorable press he gets.”

Until you go to put gas in your car! I curse him every time.

[A_Former_Democrat]

I think that goes to show you just how bad he really is.

[Graewoulf]

Lemme see now, if Obama is setting a gal up for unlimited business, then is Obama a _ _ _ _ ?

Let us not “Rush” to judgement!

[MrB]

“sticker” the gas pump with a short, pithy comment pointing at the person responsible for the price the next person is paying.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Nancy Pelosi’s initiative to convince Sandra Fluke to testify to the principle of contraception as a health care necessity is simply wrong. Colleges and universities provide accidental injury/major medical and not traditional employee health insurance to students. Since students are generally young and not subject to the myriad diseases confronting older people or families with children, the coverage is limited. Not only contraceptives, but many medical procedures and drugs are not included. Since sexual intercourse is an optional, and not a required activity of law school students, contraceptives should not be among policy provisions.
Ms. Fluke testified that 40% of the women in law school considered sexual intercourse a compelling or preferred recreational activity. Therefore, the proper place to make her case is with the Georgetown University Student Association. The university encourages students to actively engage in more than 200 co-curricular clubs and activities. She testified to what would be more accurately described as a club sport or performing art, than as a health care necessity.”

Good points.
The whole idea of universal coverage is to force those people with low risks into the same risk poll as those with high risks, to lower the cost for the former. This is redistribution cloaked with the term 'insurance'. But what if young men in college just refuse to buy coverage, and their parents refuse to add them to their family policies?

So both sexes in this age group are getting ripped off,and Dems are using this contraceptive distraction to rally those young suckers against their own interest. They will be forced to pay much more while being told they are getting freebies, which mean old Republicans oppose because that HATE women..

[LibLieSlayer]

obama and the left won as soon as Rush apologized... now hoyer is calling on fluck to sue Rush. You think this is over... not hardly. Rush was a fool and a coward to apologize or he was motivated by the loss of ad revenue... in either case.. I am disgusted with Rush.

LLS

[stephenjohnbanker]

” So both sexes in this age group are getting ripped off,and Dems are using this contraceptive distraction to rally those young suckers against their own interest. They will be forced to pay much more while being told they are getting freebies, which mean old Republicans oppose because that HATE women..”

And the Repubs in D.C.

1) Run for cover.....or

2) Deny it, making themselves look guilty......pathetic!

[stephenjohnbanker]

” We are playing the Alinsky handbook step by step - but from the WRONG SIDE. When will Republicans wise up? “

In D.C. ? Looks like NEVER.

[Dr. Ursus]

This was such an obvious trap and there’s always a Republican who takes the bait.