Posted on 03/03/2012 8:32:15 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Rush Limbaugh has posted a statement on his website this afternoon, forwarded by his brother David (one of my friends on line), apologizing for calling Sandra Fluke an insulting name while discussing her claims. It’s impossible to retain the context of his apology by excerpting it, so I hope Rush will not mind me posting it in its entirety:
For over 20 years, I have illustrated the absurd with absurdity, three hours a day, five days a week. In this instance, I chose the wrong words in my analogy of the situation. I did not mean a personal attack on Ms. Fluke.
I think it is absolutely absurd that during these very serious political times, we are discussing personal sexual recreational activities before members of Congress. I personally do not agree that American citizens should pay for these social activities. What happened to personal responsibility and accountability? Where do we draw the line? If this is accepted as the norm, what will follow? Will we be debating if taxpayers should pay for new sneakers for all students that are interested in running to keep fit?In my monologue, I posited that it is not our business whatsoever to know what is going on in anyone’s bedroom nor do I think it is a topic that should reach a Presidential level.
My choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir. I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke for the insulting word choices.
I think Rush did the right thing in apologizing to Fluke. However, let’s keep in mind that it was Fluke who made her sexual activity a matter of national political debate by insisting that the government pass laws and regulations forcing employers and insurers to provide her free contraception, and apparently as much as she and others demand. It’s Republicans who believe that contraception should remain a private affair, and that employers and insurers should be free to decide whether to cover contraception for their employees and customers or not. Democrats used Fluke to demand that those choices be stripped from private enterprises and instead be forced by the executive branch to entirely subsidize contraception.
That is the argument we should be making, as Republicans and conservatives. If you want your sexual choices to remain private, don’t use the government to force other people to subsidize them. Then we won’t have to turn the sex lives of Georgetown law school students into topics for political speculation.
Update: Along those same lines, does Donna Brazile also now oppose the government mandate to force employers and insurers to have a role in the decision to use contraception? She tweeted this message not too long ago (via Keder):
Agree! The government should have no role in contraception, and shouldn’t force employers or insurers to have a role in it, either. Keep it between the woman, her sexual partner, and her doctor. Well said.
Oh, wait, Brazile meant this in support of the mandate? She seems just as badly misinformed on the issue as her media colleagues … or as deliberately obtuse.
How. Do. You. Do. It? I had to get out of that place. I couldn't take it anymore.
You can make all the EXCUSES in the world to NOT do anything,
because of folks like you we will always lose the battle!!!! We need to
Let these advertisers know “whether they return or not” that WE are also
a force to be reckoned with!!! If you don’t get it let, your beloved country
hell in a hand basket while you sit on the couch and whine!!!! Rush is
ONE voice with a business that these bastards would love to take down!!!
RE: I’m not the slightest bit interested in those, and nobody should be
Nobody WAS interested in those until she opened her wide trap and advertised her need to the world AND DEMANDED THAT WE PAY FOR IT WITH OUR HARD EARNED DOLLARS.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but do you think that any woman college student who is sexually active (yet not married or engaged) is a "slut"?
Have a good evening.
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“we CANCELLED our business with carbonate”
BRAVO, BRAVO!!! YOU are fighting back!!!!!
Fluke is a 30 year old democrat activist. Does that matter?
It’s amazing to me how many have missed the brilliance of what Rush did here.
Had he not said anything, the narrative would have been “Rush called her a slut.” End of story. A distortion, but Rush would have lost in the court of public opinion.
As it is, he retracts NOTHING but that word “slut.” And in his apology, which will be read by possibly millions of females who would never tune into his show, he gets to reiterate his brilliant points once more, and again devastates the arguments of Nancy Pelosi and the feministas.
Read the apology again. it is basically a synopsis of everything he said in his show, which was AWESOME.
It is a master stroke of genius, which has eluded those who aren’t nearly as smart as El Rushbo.
DON’T doubt him. ;-)
Absolutely. I suspect (but cannot prove) that she lied to congress. That, if true, would be a crime and should be the story.
As soon as you do 1/1,000,000th as much for the conservative movement as Rush and Mark Levin have, or show 1/100th the courage, get back to us.
Any validity to the satellite radio suggestion in post 14?
Free people must stand by their comments, their beliefs, while they are still able. They must determine within themselves what they are willing to endure before they speak, before they act.
May God help us find the courage to do what is right.
The world is better off when people remain married, but sometimes it is impossible to suppress cognitive-dissonance forever. Nevertheless, it is better to try to remain friends, rather then be forever enemies. You agree, right?
Here’s the headline:
RUSH SURRENDERS!
Rush is a coward? And who the **** are you???
As soon as you do 1/1,000,000th as much for the conservative movement as Rush and Mark Levin have, or show 1/100th the courage, get back to us.
And see post #87
WTFO?
If Rush’s apology is enough for you to close shop on our beloved country—you are anti-Rush and anti-American. You may as well sign up with Media Matters. If you care about your country you should get up off your A$$ and put the heat on those sponsors, help the GOP candidate of your choice and vote Republican no matter which one of the three wins. You are one that is helping things fall apart!
I’m cancelling our carbonite also.....probably will take another freepers advice and get a terabyte backup drive. And, I don’t care of Rush says on Monday...oh, don’t cancel your biz with my advertisers.....I WILL DO IT!
Aw come on. She only wanted reimbursement of her contraceptives (although quoting a wildly inflated figure). What prostitute is non-profit?
It was Glenn Beck who started this eventful week with a commentary about “jellyfish capitalism” as he put it.
He pinned the nail on the head about businesses caving into pressure and having no spine.
Frankly, Beck was the prophet of what came down in the days ahead.
By the way, Glenn and his crew discussed Sandra Fluke with expressions like “skank” and “slut” on the Beck show.
Thank-you, Thank-you for this list you are totally awesome!! NOW LET’S
GET TO WORK,!!! Stop whining and HELP Rush!!!!!
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