That was on 2/29. He said she was 'round-heeled' instead. After saying she was round-heeled, Limbaugh said something like "she's not a slut, I take it back." However, he came back again on 3/1 and used the slut term several times in reference to Fluke without taking it back that day.
'Round-heeled' would likely constitute per se defamation in the states that recognize either civil or criminal per se defamation for untrue comments demeaning a woman's sexual virtue, so I don't think that's a peg Limbaugh would want to hang his hat on. The catch is that it's unlikely there would be specific precedent; there are cases on the exact word 'slut.'
He's better off sticking with a 'limited-purpose public figure' defense and claiming that he wasn't acting with reckless indifference to the truth on 3/1 when he continued to speak as if Fluke had talked about her sex life.
As a woman, this thin-skin/pc nonsense is crazy. Guess SNL would have to scrap the Dan Akroyd “point/counter point” sketch that made “Jane, you ignorant slut” a common joke back in the day.
I find the “c” word that Lefties Bill Mahr and Ed Schultz have used far more offensive.
Where is the outcry about the ABC series “GCB” which means Good Christian Bitches? Or how about the billboard for the new ABC show “Apt 23” that has the words “Don’t trust the
B___ in Apt 23”.