Posted on 03/02/2012 11:01:30 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh has come under fire after calling a female student who testified at a Congressional hearing on contraception coverage a "prostitute" and a "slut" on his show, but the radio host remains unapologetic for his derogatory comments.
Sandra Fluke, a third-year law student at Georgetown University, first came into the national spotlight when Rep. Darrell Issa refused to allow her testimony during a Feb. 16 House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the contraception mandate included in President Obama's controversial Affordable Care Act of 2010.
Issa contended that Fluke's testimony was irrelevant, "as the hearing is not about reproductive rights and contraception but instead about the administration's actions as they relate to freedom of religion and conscience."
Fluke was later allowed to testify at a separate Thursday, Feb. 23 hearing on the mandate, during which she advocated for contraception coverage and related the story of a classmate who lost an ovary due to a disease that could have been prevented by birth control medication.
After Fluke's testimony, Limbaugh lambasted the student on his radio show following the hearing.
"What does it say about the college co-ed Sandra Fluke, who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex? What does that make her?" Limbaugh said. "It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute. She wants to be paid to have sex. She's having so much sex she can't afford the contraception. She wants you and me and the taxpayers to pay her to have sex."
Fluke has since called Limbaugh's comments "inappropriate" and "outside the bounds of civil discourse."
Members of Congress have also taken issue with Limbaugh's depiction of Fluke.
Seventy-five Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner asking him to condemn Limbaugh and his comments.
"Mr. Limbaugh is as free as any American to speak his mind about the political and social issues of our time," wrote Rep. Louise Slaughter. "But using his radio show as a means for blatantly insulting a hard-working American with obscene and indecent language because he disagrees with her personal choices is an abuse of the public airwaves."
Former Republican senatorial candidate and prominent businesswoman Carly Fiorina also commented on the issue, calling Limbaugh's comments "insulting."
Limbaugh, however, decided to double down on his comments on his Thursday show this week.
"Ms. Fluke and the rest of you feminazis, here's the deal: If we are going to pay for your contraceptives and thus pay for you to have sex, we want something for it. And I'll tell you what it is. We want you to post the videos online so we can all watch," said Limbaugh.
"I called it what it is," Limbaugh added. "And, bam, boy, you nail these people with the truth! So I'm offering a compromise today. I will buy all of the women at Georgetown University as much aspirin to put between their knees as they want."
One of Limbaugh's sponsors, Sleep Train mattress stores, has decided to no longer advertise with the radio host because of the controversy.
"We are pulling our ads with Rush Limbaugh and appreciate the community's feedback," the company tweeted early Friday morning.
To me both word choices are understatement.
It is a poor quality of manufacturing as well, but public relations i.e. the MSM say it fine so the public consumes in mass quantities.
Rush in right in principle, but the public has been conditioned to think ill of him, so they cannot accept hearing the truth from him. They form perceptions that have been pre-designed for them.
Boy did I goof, spelled Fresh..Fressh. bad on me.
Anyway, I want fresh brewed steeped tea. But more of the young folks don't know what that is, so sad.
Everything for them has to come from a bottle at some convenience store.
Ignore me, I'm OLD and cranky.
Sometimes ya just got to call a spade a spade.
Yes, but this particular women went to Georgetown with this agenda. She is not a normal person but an activist agitator
Catholics ethics and Sex Addicts. (I don't mean to say they are the same thing). Their only talking points on the REAL ISSUES.
Isn't working. lol
Ms. Fluke used a matress????
classsy.
I disagree. I also listen to Rush. Not every day and sometimes I have to walk over and turn him OFF!~
However I think on this issue he has raised a great point. I told John Boehner’s rep today that it is about time that Washington officials stop pussy footing around and start condemning this garbage.
ANY one who is brazen enough to stand before congress and ask for public assistance in the amount of $3000 a year for CONDUMS deserves being ridiculed!
A 10 year old would understand that!
I actually had fluke at a restaurant in New York Tuesday night...
She’s only had sex twice. Once with the football team and once with the marching band.
Jimmy Fallon Embarrassed Michele Bachmann Scandal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWeTKuhD_VE&feature=related
Could be! One never knows what goes on in some people’s minds. But could Rush’s company afford to buy the needed ad volume to accomplish that goal?
Do you boil your water for tea for a LONG time? Someone I knew once in the Dominican Republic claimed that she had to boil the water long enough to drive all the oxygen out of it so it would make a proper cup of tea. I’ve never heard anyone else claim that.
You go, Rush.....
“Former Republican senatorial candidate and prominent businesswoman Carly Fiorina also commented on the issue, calling Limbaugh’s comments “insulting.”
Another RINO idiot commenting on an issue they know nothing about. I’m sure she listens to Rush everyday to know the context of the remarks.
unapologetic for his derogatory comments.
What is derogatory about the comments? the truth is She is a SLUT.
sent an email... i wonder if others will.
make the partners pay... and double wrap it just in case.
teeman
I love Rush, but geez... a poor choice of words.
At the same time, the predictable Democrat reaction, calling this a “GOP War on Women,” is almost as absurd.
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