Posted on 03/09/2012 11:26:12 PM PST by Impala64ssa
Rush Limbaugh has drawn the ire of celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred, who sent a letter to the Palm Beach County state attorney requesting an investigation into whether the popular radio host should be prosecuted for calling a law student a “slut” and “prostitute” last week.
“Mr. Limbaugh targeted his attack on a young law student who was simply exercised her free speech and her right to testify before congress on a very important issue to millions of American women and he vilified her. He defamed her and engaged in unwarranted, tasteless and exceptionally damaging attacks on her,” Allred told POLITICO Friday afternoon. “He needs to face the consequences of his conduct in every way that is meaningful.”
In a letter dated March 8, Allred, writing on behalf of the Women’s Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education Fund, requested that Palm Beach County State Attorney Michael McAuliffe probe whether the conservative radio personality had violated Section 836.04 of the Florida Statutes by calling Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke the two derogatory words.
The statute stipulates that anyone who “speaks of and concerning any woman, married or unmarried, falsely and maliciously imputing to her a want of chastity” is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Allred explained that the statute recently came to her attention as having never been repealed, and that it could very well apply to Limbaugh’s remarks as his show is broadcast from West Palm Beach.
It is now entirely up to the prosecutor to exercise his discretion on whether there will be a prosecution. McAuliffe did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Allred, whose most recent high-profile clients have included Sharon Bialek, who accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment, and porn star Ginger Lee, who exchanged explicit emails with former Rep. Anthony Weiner, said Friday that she has not yet been in touch with Fluke.
“I don’t reach out to women, they reach out to me,” she said. “If she did reach out to me, obviously I would respond.”
Limbaugh’s contentious remarks, made against Fluke for testifying on Capitol Hill about women’s access to contraception, resulted in widespread public outrage and dozens of advertisers pulling their commercials from his three-hour program.
(See also: Cartoonists skewer Rush Limbaugh)
“I understand why sponsors are abandoning Mr. Limbaugh in droves,” Allred said. “I think sponsors that remain with him are supporting him and providing commercial dollars to him and his program, condoning what he said.”
She added, “Hitting him economically is one price that he has to pay. He needs to be accountable in every way possible.”
Get her into a courtroom and all doubt will be removed.
I figured it wouldn’t be long before Allred came sniffing around for a payday.
(Go ahead and sue me, Gloria - thanks to Obama, there ain’t all that much left to take!)
Gloria Allred is a slutty lawyer.
Yes. Put the slut on the stand swear her in then go over her sexual history in detail. Then when they are done with Allred do the same to Fluke...
Yes. Put the slut on the stand swear her in then go over her sexual history in detail. Then when they are done with Allred do the same to Fluke...
Lawyers lie at the nucleus of virtually every social ill. That said, Allred is scum. Should have been disbarred years ago.
She is a typical Marxist.
Free speech is only for fellow party leaders.
What else would one expect?
Gloria Allred = Queen of Sluts
Gloria Allred = Queen of Sluts
You win the prize with that.
She’s a nasty witch.
“Young law student”
She’s 30.
“Testifying before Congress”
No - testifying before a privately assembled group of Congressional Democrats.
“Exercising her free speech.”
Fluke has been a Hard Left political activist for ten years.
If only. Yeah, let’s open discovery on Sandra Fluke. Let’s blow wide open the deceit behind who is running her ... and mark Gloria Allred for the filthy dirtbag she is.
Allred probably overheard someone say to a peer, down the hall from her office, talking about Rush, saying “SLUT” and “PROSTITUTE”, and she no doubt almost broke her neck running to her office door and screaming “Quit talking about me behind my back”.
Funny how she is “late to the game” again. Talk about a “whore”? You can’t be more of press whore than Gloria.
Oreilly had a good peice on her tonight. Not a big fan of his but at least he dug into who she is ......better than you can say for most outlets.
I want the prize. Try this on for size
“Gloria Allred- Queen of Legal Tarts”
Legal beagles know what I’m talking about - i.e. TORTS
Allred gives vultures a good name.
Vultures deny knowing her.
Sharks head the other way when she comes in the water.
Only the poisonous blue-ringged octopus greets her as an equal.
Seems to me that if anything it would be civil not criminal...
What the hell is she talking about?
Keep Dreaming,Gloria.
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