Well, let’s think this through. By apologizing for describing an individual perfectly willing to describe needing $3K a year for contraception (and that is quite a lot of pills considering they are generic and monthly)in graphic terms— he put front and center a distinction from someone who would normally get pills from any number of free public sources. This person wants the public to be mandated to pay for her personal choices... and calling her what she must be if she needs that much for birth control pills (and one must assume mandated abortion on demand coverage)points out to the public paying attention the complete idiocy of the position.
This person was NOT allowed to take part in a congressional hearing and was then trotted out by democrats to a “media event” hearing for Pelosi et al. And we then find out she is an “activist”... that is to say a bought dog for the democrat agenda.
This issue has as much impact on an indignant public, as mandating viagra or cialis for men, paid for by the public for them.
And now, Rush, by apologizing has maintained the pressure. He can make up his advertisers... it’s an opportunity that will taken up by others... much more than pro flowers or a mattress store chain. He sells more tea in one day than the ad revenues from these.
And now.. can we get back to something more important than a 3rd year law student’s sex life and her oh so personal needs? Like, $10 a gallon gasoline?
Rush might have gone too far but so did Maher.
Here's a breakdown on 'birth control' costs:
Birth control pills at Walmart sell for $9 a month - for three years of law school that's $324.
After the three years of birth control pills are paid for a law student is left with $2,676 to cover the costs of condoms....
A box of LifeStyles Ultra Sensitive 40ct Condoms at Walmart runs $11.46.
For the $2,676 left AFTER buying birth control pills, she ( random law student) can buy 233 boxes of condoms (the 40 count boxes) - for a total of 9320 condoms over a three year stint at law school... or 3,106 condoms per year. Or about 8 1/2 condoms PER DAY.
The question is: what do we call a female law student who uses - on average - 60 condoms a week?
Bill Maher of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher referred to Sarah Palin as a 'twat' - to the laughter of his liberal (oh so sensitive) audience... We can't use that word - because it's NOT funny when a liberal is called a name. Only when a conservative women is called names is it funny.
I wonder what Maher and the other sensitive liberals would call Sarah Palin if she or her daughters were using 60 condoms a week - every week - week in - week out - for three years.