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Hatuey said:
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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People are going to FCC now. Rush better watch his back:2razz:
 
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Kali said:
People are going to FCC now. Rush better watch his back:2razz:
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If the FCC came down on his back I would totally disagree with it!
 
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Top Cat said:
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..



I will say I cheered when Caribou Barbie was exposed.
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If I can show you where she's been called the "c" word and where it was suggested she should be gang raped, will you condemn it?
 
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Kali said:
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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Just so I understand your position, Kali, are you saying you're ok with a woman being called a slut (or any other name) as long as she is running, or has run, for office?
 
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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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As much as I agree with the majority of your post and dislike what Rush has to say I feel compelled to let you know that Georgetown does not offer coverage for ED meds such as you noted. The link I posted, in what must have been a different thread because I can't find it now, does not work. If you google georgetown university insurance plan, click on premier plan, description of benefits booklet and go to page 29 you will find the limitation at item 19h
 
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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. 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.
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I disagree, I think the Democrats will retain the Senate, and possibly retake the House. The GOP have pissed off too many in these demographics since 2010 - hispanics, blacks, seniors, women and the working class.
 
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Catawba said:
I disagree, I think the Democrats will retain the Senate, and possibly retake the House. The GOP have pissed off too many in these demographics since 2010 - hispanics, blacks, seniors, women and the working class.
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You can disagree all you want.

Over 8% unemployment for the longest sustained time in the history of this country since the great depression. 19% underemployment (stimulus jobs), $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, food prices hitting the stratosphere and GDP growth below 2% which means we're losing ground. Democrats won't gain seats after that stellar record? They lost 63 seats in the House and 6 in the Senate in 2010 and gasoline was only $2.80 a gallon, 2012 is shaping up for a repeat of 2010.

To quote the Clinton campaign "It's the economy stupids". That my friend transcends all demographics.
 
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Prof. Peabody said:
You can disagree all you want.

Over 8% unemployment for the longest sustained time in the history of this country since the great depression. 19% underemployment (stimulus jobs), $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, food prices hitting the stratosphere and GDP growth below 2% which means we're losing ground. Democrats won't gain seats after that stellar record? They lost 63 seats in the House and 6 in the Senate in 2010 and gasoline was only $2.80 a gallon, 2012 is shaping up for a repeat of 2010.

To quote the Clinton campaign "It's the economy stupids". That my friend transcends all demographics.
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Exactly, why would anyone want to abandon an economy recovering from the Bush Recession and go right back to the exact same policies that so many suffered from. Add to that the open class war by the GOP since 2010 on the hispanics, blacks, seniors, women, and the working class, and we could be looking at the Democrats retaking the House.

Democrats optimistic they can take control of House in November
 
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Catawba said:
Exactly, why would anyone want to abandon an economy recovering from the Bush Recession and go right back to the exact same policies that so many suffered from. Add to that the open class war by the GOP since 2010 on the hispanics, blacks, seniors, women, and the working class, and we could be looking at the Democrats retaking the House.

Democrats optimistic they can take control of House in November
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1.7% GDP growth for 2011 isn't recovering from anything, it's floating on the bottom of the river. There are a full 2 million LESS people working in Feb 2012 than were working in Nov 2011. I'm missing how that is good in some way.
 
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Prof. Peabody said:
1.7% GDP growth for 2011 isn't recovering from anything, it's floating on the bottom of the river. There are a full 2 million LESS people working in Feb 2012 than were working in Nov 2011. I'm missing how that is good in some way.
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Getting better is preferred to getting worse. Why would anyone choose the same policies of the last decade that brought us to this point?

And what's not to like about the GOP's plan to throw hispanics, blacks, seniors, women, and the working class under the bus to create less regulations for the banks, more tax cuts for the wealthy, and bigger spending on the military, all of which Romney has promised to do if elected?

Right?
 
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Kali said:
People are going to FCC now. Rush better watch his back:2razz:
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The problem with the right wing is that they simply don't understand that ratings don't determine advertising revenue as much as message does. People like sitcoms. Sitcoms bring in a lot revenue. People like political pundits. Pundits make a lot of money (a lot of them anyways). The minute those pundits get too far out, the message no longer sells as well.

Rush Limbaugh calling this lady a **** annoyed a lot of women who were watching the issue and may or may not have cared much about her testimony. His message may have resonated with Conservatives. That's all pretty much irrelevant. I guarantee you there is not a single PR Department in the entire US that went "Hey, we'd like to be associated with that." - that's why they all jumped ship.

No company wants to be included in the hundreds of articles that will be written about this little incident. If the Liberia-FireStone issue taught companies anything was that you have to pick and choose who you'll support and there is no point in supporting a prick. How much money you can make out of him is irrelevant. Unless they're willing to sell to a reduced percentage of the population, companies will almost always distance themselves from inflammatory boils like Limbaugh.
 
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Hatuey said:
The problem with the right wing is that they simply don't understand that ratings don't determine advertising revenue as much as message does. People like sitcoms. Sitcoms bring in a lot revenue. People like political pundits. Pundits make a lot of money (a lot of them anyways). The minute those pundits get too far out, the message no longer sells as well.

Rush Limbaugh calling this lady a **** annoyed a lot of women who were watching the issue and may or may not have cared much about her testimony. His message may have resonated with Conservatives. That's all pretty much irrelevant. I guarantee you there is not a single PR Department in the entire US that went "Hey, we'd like to be associated with that." - that's why they all jumped ship.

No company wants to be included in the hundreds of articles that will be written about this little incident. If the Liberia-FireStone issue taught companies anything was that you have to pick and choose who you'll support and there is no point in supporting a prick. How much money you can make out of him is irrelevant. Unless they're willing to sell to a reduced percentage of the population, companies will almost always distance themselves from inflammatory boils like Limbaugh.
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Rush Limbaugh to advertiser: I don't want you back

March 8, 2012 | 4:00 pm

The intense campaign to cut advertising to “The Rush Limbaugh Show” took another turn Thursday when one of the first companies to pull its ads reportedly asked to return to the radio show -- only to be told by Team Limbaugh that the conservative host no longer would give his endorsement.

A Limbaugh spokesman said that California mattress company Sleep Train asked to restart a “voiced endorsement” from Limbaugh that it had publicly cut off last week. The company said at the time that it “does not condone such negative comments toward any person.”

Several activist groups have called for companies to drop their ads after Limbaugh called a Georgetown law school student a “slut” and a “prostitute” for her support of a proposal to mandate birth control in standard healthcare coverage.

Sleep Train's departure from the program had been billed by some observers as particularly significant because the mattress retailer had been with Limbaugh show for 25 years. Yet the tone of Sleep Train's withdrawal statement last Friday hinted it might not be pulling out for the long run.

“As a diverse company, Sleep Train does not condone such negative comments directed toward any person,” Sleep Train said at the time. “We have currently pulled our ads with Rush Limbaugh.”

Rush Limbaugh to advertiser: I don't want you back - latimes.com
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Too funny! Sleep train wants back into Limbaugh's advertising. I guess Sleep Train figured out Limbaugh has a bigger audience than any other venue on earth. Too bad for them Rush said no to them coming back, decisions have consequences.
 
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Trains in America are dead.
 
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Samhain said:
So they should have invited members of the federal government since they would be the "con" side of a Church v State issue then. Very true.

Snark aside, the people that were invited to the hearing were all religious leaders. If you have a problem that the religious leaders were all men, then I suggest you take it up with them, as its not the governments place to tell religions who their leadership is( as affirmed in a recent 9-0 SCOTUS decision ).
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AdamT said:
Yeah, well that's a great hearing. Sort of like having a hearing on abortion rights and ONLY inviting Planned Parenthood. Or having a hearing on gun regulation and ONLY inviting victims of gun violence. See the problem?
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Since the con side of a religious freedom debate is the government, and its the government's hearing, both sides are represented. Or do you feel that the administration should have had someone attend, since the Democrats on the committee aren't good enough cheerleaders?
 
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haymarket said:
How do you figure that?
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Very simply, If she proceeds and wins damages for being an activist who was called a "slut", This country has completley lost it's way. I know folks like you would take a dump on the constitution to go after your "enemies", but it's the wrong thing bro. Freedom is a bitch, act accordingly.
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
Very simply, If she proceeds and wins damages for being an activist who was called a "slut", This country has completley lost it's way. I know folks like you would take a dump on the constitution to go after your "enemies", but it's the wrong thing bro. Freedom is a bitch, act accordingly.
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FOLKS LIKE ME WHO WANT TO DEFICATE UPON THE CONSTITUTION!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Nice to see you already have decided to go right to the over the top hyperbole and not worry about losing that argument right out of the gate. ;)

The freedom to slander of libel someone is not really high on my list anyways. Perhaps it under the dirtied toilet tissue covering that section of the Constitution?
 
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haymarket said:
FOLKS LIKE ME WHO WANT TO DEFICATE UPON THE CONSTITUTION!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Nice to see you already have decided to go right to the over the top hyperbole and not worry about losing that argument right out of the gate. ;)

The freedom to slander of libel someone is not really high on my list anyways. Perhaps it under the dirtied toilet tissue covering that section of the Constitution?
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Unless of course it's bill maher or letterman, then you are cool with "slander and libel". does your hypocricy have ANY filter?
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
Very simply, If she proceeds and wins damages for being an activist who was called a "slut", This country has completley lost it's way. I know folks like you would take a dump on the constitution to go after your "enemies", but it's the wrong thing bro. Freedom is a bitch, act accordingly.
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Yes, because as well all know, adhering to the Constitution, along with sole possession of Patriotism are exclusives of the right.

Yawn...
 
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Top Cat said:
Yes, because as well all know, adhering to the Constitution, along with sole possession of Patriotism are exclusives of the right.

Yawn...
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my, what a lovely strawman you have there.


Actually the right tends to be a little to moral authoritarian for my taste. ignoring the consitution on several issues. While my personal morals tend to be rather conservative, I would never dream of trying to impose them on anyone. What you smoke, inject, screw, marry, is none of my, or the governments concern....


But nice try though.... :thumbs:
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
my, what a lovely strawman you have there.


Actually the right tends to be a little to moral authoritarian for my taste. ignoring the consitution on several issues. While my personal morals tend to be rather conservative, I would never dream of trying to impose them on anyone. What you smoke, inject, screw, marry, is none of my, or the governments concern....


But nice try though.... :thumbs:
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Why will this country have lost its way?
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
Unless of course it's bill maher or letterman, then you are cool with "slander and libel". does your hypocricy have ANY filter?
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I really have not the slightest idea what you are talking about. Perhaps you can go through the effort to quote me supporting slander and libel and then we will all know what you are talking about.
 
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samsmart said:
Except that birth control is tied into health care which is tied into the economy.

So people still do care about it.

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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You know of course that if people want to prevent unwanted pregnancies there ARE a variety of tools available for use...correct? And in the instances where medical contraceptive needs are indicated by a physician they are already covered by insurance (and as per Ms Flukes own testimony...ALREADY covered by Georgetown University's health care)...right?
 
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haymarket said:
I really have not the slightest idea what you are talking about. Perhaps you can go through the effort to quote me supporting slander and libel and then we will all know what you are talking about.
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Letterman infered that Palins 14 year old daughter was knocked up by A-rod.


Maher called Palin a c--t and a twat...


All three comment on politics, and use satire. If you want to dump on the 1st amendment to get your enemies, you should drop the hypocricy and want to go after all of them. But you won't.
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
my, what a lovely strawman you have there. :
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I didn't toss the constitution into the argument as if you owned it. That was YOU!


Actually the right tends to be a little to moral authoritarian for my taste. ignoring the consitution on several issues. While my personal morals tend to be rather conservative, I would never dream of trying to impose them on anyone. What you smoke, inject, screw, marry, is none of my, or the governments concern....


But nice try though.... :thumbs:
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Libertarians are a fun breed. You're still way too right wing to be taken seriously. You get to be 1/2 right some of the time. The problem is, your association with the religious wrong trumps everything listed you supposedly believe in. Talk about conflicted.

But nice try though.
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
Letterman infered that Palins 14 year old daughter was knocked up by A-rod.


Maher called Palin a c--t and a twat....
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I wasn't here when that happened. But I can assure you, it was wrong then and it is wrong now. I would have denounced it.

But to be clear, Rush called Fluke a prostitute and accused her of having made porno films.

I suggest that is far more egregious. Last time I checked, being a slut isn't criminal. Being a prostitute is.
 
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