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ReverendHellh0und said:
Careful what you wish for.... if she proceeds and wins, any of us on an Internet forum can be.next.
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How do you figure that?
 
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Ockham said:
People don't care at the end of the day, about a whiny tool crying about BC. They care about the economy - Obama's failure; Healthcare, Obama's big failure, and approximately 80 or so broken promises from 3 1/2 years ago. Whether or not that's enough to throw him out, we'll have to see. But the narrative you and the DNC media are pushing is weak sauce.... if that's all ya got, it'll be an interesting election.
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You mean the economy that is getting better that almost went into another Great Depression under the last GOP president? Or, the decreasing health care costs? Not sure how that helps the GOP offset the lost hispanic, senior, and women's votes, but if you say so?
 
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samsmart said:
Except that birth control is tied into health care which is tied into the economy.
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And the hip bone is connected to the leg bone, which is connected to the foot bone... How much cost in BC is identified in the HealthCare bill and what % of the GDP is that? Is it deficit spending or is it paid for?

samsmart said:
So people still do care about it.
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It's not in the top 5 list of issues during this election, nor will it be as much as the DNC and media want it to be.

samsmart said:
Especially if it increases their chances of getting an unwanted pregnancy they're going to have to pay for one way or another.
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The issue isn't getting unwanted pregnancy - people have full access to many different types of OTC and prescribed BC. The issue isn't access, the issue is should it be "free". That doesn't resonate.
 
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ChuckBerry said:
Was this for the noon to 3 pm live show, or a later rebroadcast? And which New York station was it? In small markets, on late night rebroadcasts often only PSA's are played because advertisers usually don't buy air time since hardly anyone is listening. The silence can be explained by the fact that, again, on the overnight, programs are played without an actual operator doing the switches in the station, and sometimes a switch is required to avoid a brief silence. Since very few people are listening small stations put up with the dead air rather than hire an operator for the overnight.

I worked as a DJ at a local radio station once.
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Just look at the source, Stink Progress via the hollywood reporter. It's like pushing goose crap through a tin horn.
 
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Ockham said:
And the hip bone is connected to the leg bone, which is connected to the foot bone... How much cost in BC is identified in the HealthCare bill and what % of the GDP is that?
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The BC measure in the Health Reform does not provide funding, just a requirement that insurance companies provide coverage of BC. So it doesn't add a dime to the deficit.
 
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ChuckBerry said:
Was this for the noon to 3 pm live show, or a later rebroadcast? And which New York station was it? In small markets, on late night rebroadcasts often only PSA's are played because advertisers usually don't buy air time since hardly anyone is listening. The silence can be explained by the fact that, again, on the overnight, programs are played without an actual operator doing the switches in the station, and sometimes a switch is required to avoid a brief silence. Since very few people are listening small stations put up with the dead air rather than hire an operator for the overnight.

I worked as a DJ at a local radio station once.
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Today's show was a sub - so mostly PSA's.
 
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Catawba said:
Unfortunately for the GOP, it is not just this issue or just the women's vote demographic.

Especially since 2010, the GOP has taken positions that cater to its base and tea party fundamentalists, to the exclusion of blacks, hispanics, seniors, and now women.

They are going to find in November that it was a losing strategy.
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Somehow, I think that is much ado about nothing.

Over 8% unemployment for the longest sustained time in the history of this country since the great depression. 19% underemployment, $4+ trillion dollars in new debt in less than 3 years, home foreclosures continuing unabated by any Obama plan, gasoline heading toward $5 a gallon driving up prices of all consumer goods due to Obama's failed energy policies, food prices hitting the stratosphere and GDP growth below 2% which means we're losing ground. This whole fluke thing is like a trip to town on "free" movie night, then returning to sleeping on the floor in tent city. Just a quick distraction.
 
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Prof. Peabody said:
Somehow, I think that is much ado about nothing.

Over 8% unemployment for the longest sustained time in the history of this country since the great depression. 19% underemployment, $4+ trillion dollars in new debt in less than 3 years, home foreclosures continuing unabated by any Obama plan, gasoline heading toward $5 a gallon driving up prices of all consumer goods due to Obama's failed energy policies, food prices hitting the stratosphere and GDP growth below 2% which means we're losing ground. This whole fluke thing is like a trip to town on "free" movie night, then returning to sleeping on the floor in tent city. Just a quick distraction.
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I'll bet you avatar placement by choice of the other for 3 months that you are wrong, and that Obama wins in November.
 
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Catawba said:
I'll bet you avatar placement by choice of the other for 3 months that you are wrong, and that Obama wins in November.
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With the jerky boys the Republicans are running I'm sure your right about Obama. However with that being said, the Democrats are going to lose control of the Senate in as profound way as they did the House in 2010. They lost 63 seats in the House Nov 2010 and 6 in the Senate. I think the best scenario we can get is Obama as President to catch all the economic blame and a veto proof Republican majority in congress. 13 seats in the Senate and 19 in the House will get 'er done. This way Obama can take all the blame for the slow recovery and the Republicans can override Obama's veto of anything that will get this country back on track. It's the best of both worlds.
 
Boo Radley said:
I do have a good reputation, yes. I assume you do as well.




Just as I know the pay. But both are mine and not the employers to decide what to do with it.
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Ah, but it is the employers decision. They don't have to offer anything...


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But for purposes of attacking and stifling the free speech of someone that a liberal doesn't like, well then it is all ignored...


j-mac
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He can call get a slut all he wants, and she can sue him for defamation.

j-mac said:
Ok, fair enough, but a couple of things I disagree with you on here. Rush may have made something that you consider offensive, but with all due respect, so what? For as many liberals that are supposedly offended by Rush's comments many more people were, and are offended at the attack on the 1st amendment by Obama.
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What attack on the first amendment? cuz I thought the religious exemption was going to be expanded? even if want were is the assault

Prof. Peabody said:
With the jerky boys the Republicans are running I'm sure your right about Obama. However with that being said, the Democrats are going to lose control of the Senate in as profound way as they did the House in 2010. They lost 63 seats in the House Nov 2010 and 6 in the Senate. I think the best scenario we can get is Obama as President to catch all the economic blame and a veto proof Republican majority in congress. 13 seats in the Senate and 19 in the House will get 'er done. This way Obama can take all the blame for the slow recovery and the Republicans can override Obama's veto of anything that will get this country back in track. It's the best of both worlds.
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I hope that happens that way we may get another 4 years of a Clinton like government...


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I remember when people said Glenn Beck would never leave Fox News... I called it and 3 months later - he was gone. For all their complaining about the media, Conservatives don't really seem to understand how advertising or the media actually works. :lol:
 
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hazlnut said:
Well, if I get enough people to go along with me, I could potentially take away the man's livelihood... because of something he said.
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and if you got enough people to flush all their toilets at the exact same time you might blow out the sewers in a major league city

Bravo Foxtrot Delta
 
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X Factor said:
Exactly. It's funny that some are saying that Fluke participating in a publicity stunt means she didn't want publicity. LOL
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its sort of like a woman wearing no bra, a tight sweater and a micro mini and then whining guys are looking at her
 
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Kali said:
It appears you have no clue how this works. She will not have to prove she is not a slut but will have to prove that Rush was intent on defaming her and well it is pretty clear he was.
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It would depend on whether it was a criminal or civil trial, but she has no hope of ever winning anything and there are several reasons why.

It just the Dems whipping up their base again.
 
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Ockham said:
Well, I tuned in via internet --- Rush isn't on today.
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Wow, wherever will you get your new material?
 
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Top Cat said:
Wow, wherever will you get your new material?
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Does Ockham frequently quote Limbaugh? I hadn't noticed this.
 
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X Factor said:
She has been described in terms similar or the same as what Rush said about Fluke.
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I saw her skewered as the mindless twit that she is. She got crucified in her interviews because her stupidity was put on display. I certainly don't recall an effort to call her a prostitute who makes porno however..

X Factor said:
The only difference is, in one case it bothers liberals, and in the other case, many liberals cheer it on. /shrug
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I will say I cheered when Caribou Barbie was exposed.
 
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Prof. Peabody said:
With the jerky boys the Republicans are running I'm sure your right about Obama. However with that being said, the Democrats are going to lose control of the Senate in as profound way as they did the House in 2010.
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LOL. thanks for the chuckles.
 
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Grant said:
It would depend on whether it was a criminal or civil trial, but she has no hope of ever winning anything and there are several reasons why.

It just the Dems whipping up their base again.
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Oh, I do hope so. Gloria Steinem and Jane Fonda want the FCC to do something about Limbaugh. Will Gloria Allred be their mouthpiece, or will Steinem and Fonda take to their mics?

Really, this just gets better and better.

Rush Limbaugh: Jane Fonda wants him kicked off air. Should FCC listen? - CSMonitor.com
 
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j-mac said:
Ah, but it is the employers decision. They don't have to offer anything...


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Only tot he degree they don't have to offer the job. But once they venture into that arena, they don't get special rules. If they want to be a church, be a church. A pharmacist has to sell drugs they object to. An vegan who owns a steak house has to sell steak. The Amish used car salesman is expected to sell cars.
 
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X Factor said:
She has been described in terms similar or the same as what Rush said about Fluke. The only difference is, in one case it bothers liberals, and in the other case, many liberals cheer it on. /shrug
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Again: Fluke is not running for public office. I hope she does so in the future as she has a real shot; unlike Palin:)
 
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DiAnna said:
I stopped reading this thread at Post #120. I need to get this off my chest.

Damn it, people, this is NOT a thread about Bill Maher, who is also a foul-mouthed asshole. This is a thread about RUSH LIMBAUGH! Those of you who have nothing to offer beyond "But Bill Maher did it too, so did you complain about him?" just shut the **** up. YES, we complained about Bill Maher too... in threads that were actually about BILL MAHER degrading women. This is NOT that thread.

Second, quit blaming the victim for Limbaugh's foul misogynistic rant. Sandra Fluke IS a law student. She is also an advocate for battered women and ending human trafficking that afflicts so many women and children around the world. I don't know how in hell some of you can twist such noble advocacy into something bad in order to insist that because she has been involved in helping others that somehow makes her a public person and therefore fair game to be called a slut, a whore, and someone who has TONS of sex that should video herself having sex so everyone can watch is beyond the pale of rational thought and cognitive logic.

And stop with the goddamned lie about Fluke wanting taxpayers to pay for her birth control. I swear to god some of you must have noses so long by now that they're touching your monitors. Fluke wants prescription insurance to cover birth control and female hormonal treatments the same way it covers male hormonal treatments and Viagra. THAT'S ALL!

Geeze. If you want to support that loudmouthed gasbag, at least doing it honestly, without lying through your teeth and blaming the victim. Just have the balls to say: "I'm on Rush's side. He has every right to call any woman in America a slut and a whore, because he's got a radio show that allows him to do it. Besides, most women ARE sluts and whores, and I never wanted them to have birth control in the first place. Yay, Rush!"

I'm done here.

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All of This Goodness! Best Post in Threads!! :)
 
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Top Cat said:
Wow, wherever will you get your new material?
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Don't get too excited, he'll be back tomorrow. Rush just suspended himself for a day...to go golfing.
 
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