Posted on 03/03/2012 10:12:00 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Rush Limbaugh’s diatribes against Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown University law student who spoke out about contraception, continue to roil the political environment. And it may be nicking the bottom line for the conservative talk show personality who draws millions of listeners daily.
Republicans, already facing a potential problem with many female voters over a controversial issue, are scrambling to respond – distancing themselves from a powerful voice among many of the party faithful. House Speaker John Boehner and GOP presidential hopefuls Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney put out statements – although the tone seemed grudging.
US Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts, who faces what could be a tough re-election campaign against Democrat Elizabeth Warren, says Limbaugh should apologize for calling Ms. Fluke “a slut,” “a prostitute,” and one of his signature slurs “a feminazi.”
But Limbaugh, who’s made himself very wealthy with his bloviating conservative commentary and mocking wise cracks, shows no sign of backing off, recently targeting other women as well for his ridicule.
When House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi organized a meeting to hear Ms. Fluke’s testimony, Limbaugh referred to the former House Speaker as “Botox-filled.” When racecar driver Danica Patrick voiced her support of President Obama’s rule regarding contraception, Limbaugh said, “What would you expect from a woman driver?”
Whether or not it will make any difference to Limbaugh’s operation is unclear, but several advertisers on his syndicated radio show have pulled their ads and more are considering it.
Select Comfort, which sells Sleep Number mattresses, tweeted: "Recent comments by RUSH LIMBAUGH do not align w/our values, so we made decision to immediately suspend all advertising on that program."
Quicken Loans announced; “Due to continued inflammatory comments – along w/valuable feedback from clients & team members – QL has suspended ads on RUSH LIMBAUGH program."
(Excerpt) Read more at csmonitor.com ...
See also here from the NY Daily News:
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The Georgetown law student branded a “slut” by Rush Limbaugh may file a lawsuit against the conservative shock jock as he revs up his criticism against the woman who found herself at the center of the contraception coverage debate.
Limbaugh continued to rant on Friday that Sandra Fluke is a “prostitute” who is “having so much sex” she can’t pay for contraceptives as Fluke said she may consider legal action.
Sue away girlie...DISCOVERY can be your worst nightmare!!
Lawsuits involve the discovery process.How many guys(or gals)can Rush’s lawyers find that will say they had sex with Fluke?Something tells me that they’re gonna need to find a very large courthouse.
1. a dirty, slovenly woman.
2. an immoral or dissolute woman; prostitute.
Rush’s definition was clearly #1
“Attempted censorship”!!
Shocking.
/s
Are there no journalist left in media today?
She’s not only a slut, she’s a media slut and a liar and this is going to blow up in their faces big time.
Dear Leader and his media minions are making a play on the ignorant masses. And they are falling for it, hook line and sinker.
If so Rush is slippin. I looks like a set up and he took the bait. Slander, ouch... This could be long, drawn out and costly and she gets a Bully Podium in an Election Year
Let's see Andrew Dies, Rush gets a funny package, and Glenn's power goes out on his campus all within 36 hrs. I am not a conspiratorial guy but sometimes you have things that make you go hum...
Discovery will find out that this woman has never had sex with a man.
How is she going to sue when she has just been outed as a fraud? A scam artist? She’s a 30 year old lib lawyer with an agenda not a 23 year old student. It would be like Dan RaTHer suing Rush for calling him a con artist.
She’s a public figure now.
Infamous for being a self described slut.
we already know what you are. All we wonder about is your price.
Lawyers at discovery gonna have a wild time measuring the width of her well worn vagina
LOL, yes,
I think Select Comfort should change the name of their matress to Select-a-Slut.
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