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X Factor said:
She didn't testify in front of the legislature at all. She spoke at an event staged specifically to gain publicity. The fact that you all keep having to misrepresent that little fact should tell you something about the strength of your arguments on this.
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Democrats seek to capitalize on contraception controversy - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

House Democrats on Thursday sought to capitalize on the controversy surrounding the government's role in providing contraception to women, holding a high-profile discussion on the matter and asking supporters for money as soon as the talk was over.

Led by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the Democrats held a pretend hearing while Congress is not in session to listen to the views of a third-year Georgetown Law student and activist who was not allowed to attend a Republican run hearing on the matter last week.
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Sounds like a press conference, or even possibly a public fund-raiser, to me.
 
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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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Well...actually the thread is about Limbaughs sponsors and their absolute right to withhold support from his program based on his word. Where Maher is concerned however is in the lying hypocrites that pretend to be upset over the use of the word 'slut' when the reality is they simply are using this incident to attack Limbaugh. If the use of the word 'slut' is something that really truly bothers them then we would have seen them losing their MINDS when a major contributor to the president used the words, slut, ****, and twat. They were...strangely...silent...and like the congresswomen shown recently STILL cant bring themselves to say...yes...hell yes...it is ALWAYS inappropriate.
 
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AdamT said:
You know why they did that, right? Because Republicans excluded Fluke and other women from testifying at the actual hearing?
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1) Thanks for acknowledging your error in stating that "she testified before Congress". She did not.

2) The actual hearing's topic was "Religious Freedom". She wasn't allowed to testify because she was brought to the hearing without prior notification and she apparently doesn't have a background on the topic of separation of Church and State.
 
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Catawba said:
I've testified before a Congressional sub-committee, does this make me a public figure????
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I'm sure had that actually occurred, there would be a record of it. When you allegedly made a statement and testified, yes you were a public figure.
 
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Samhain said:
1) Thanks for acknowledging your error in stating that "she testified before Congress". She did not.

2) The actual hearing's topic was "Religious Freedom". She wasn't allowed to testify because she was brought to the hearing without prior notification and she apparently doesn't have a background on the topic of separation of Church and State.
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So people just can't show up and expect to discuss different topics at a Congressional hearing? What is this world coming to...
 
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Ockham said:
I'm sure had that actually occurred, there would be a record of it. When you allegedly made testified, yes you were a public figure.
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Thanks for your opinion anonymous internet guy, but I think i will go with the legal experts that say Fluke has grounds for an anti-defamation suit against Limbaugh.
 
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Samhain said:
1) Thanks for acknowledging your error in stating that "she testified before Congress". She did not.

2) The actual hearing's topic was "Religious Freedom". She wasn't allowed to testify because she was brought to the hearing without prior notification and she apparently doesn't have a background on the topic of separation of Church and State.
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No, the hearing's topic was not simply religious freedom -- as if they were just having a big gabfest about religion and government! :lol: It was specifically about the law mandating coverage of birth control and how it relates to religious freedom. Generally at these sorts of hearings they call witnesses from the pro and con side. They aren't supposed to be one-sided, kangaroo hearings where the party supporting one position only puts on witnesses favoring their view and excludes witnesses who take the opposite view.
 
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Ockham said:
So people just can't show up and expect to discuss different topics at a Congressional hearing? What is this world coming to...
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Generally, as here, people are invited to testify.

Ranking committee member Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., wanted to invite third-year Georgetown Law Center student Sandra Fluke to testify, telling Issa it was important to have at least one woman at the witness table because the issue involved health repercussions for women. Read Fluke’s full testimony here.

Issa’s staff sent a letter to the Democrats, saying, “As the hearing is not about reproductive rights but instead about the administration’s actions as they relate to freedom of religion and conscience, he believes that Ms. Fluke is not an appropriate witness.”

“It was just crushing to hear the chairman’s reason to not allow my testimony,” Fluke told ABC News. “I can understand that [the issue] is connected to religion, but I don’t understand how you can have an open conversation without hearing from the women who have been personally affected by this.”

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politic...-minority-witness-a-woman-on-contraception-2/
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[h=1]Libel lawyer: Fluke ‘definitely’ has reason to sue Limbaugh[/h]


"But a prominent Philadelphia trial lawyer who's been involved in a number of high-profile defamation cases still thinks the conservative talker is vulnerable to a defamation lawsuit.

"I'd like to see her take him to court," Hoyer told the Montgomery Advertiser in Alabama yesterday. "She's not a public figure and, for that reason, she should be able to sue for slander, libel or whatever else might be involved."

Libel lawyer: Fluke ‘definitely’ has reason to sue Limbaugh - Philly.com
 
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Catawba said:
[h=1]Libel lawyer: Fluke ‘definitely’ has reason to sue Limbaugh[/h]


"But a prominent Philadelphia trial lawyer who's been involved in a number of high-profile defamation cases still thinks the conservative talker is vulnerable to a defamation lawsuit.

"I'd like to see her take him to court," Hoyer told the Montgomery Advertiser in Alabama yesterday. "She's not a public figure and, for that reason, she should be able to sue for slander, libel or whatever else might be involved."

Libel lawyer: Fluke ‘definitely’ has reason to sue Limbaugh - Philly.com
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I would certainly take the opinion of someone that has reason to push an agenda wihtout any supporting information over the opinion, backed by actual case law, of a constitutional lawyer and professor that dislikes Limbuagh as much , if not more, then you do.
 
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Catawba said:
[h=1]Libel lawyer: Fluke ‘definitely’ has reason to sue Limbaugh[/h]


"But a prominent Philadelphia trial lawyer who's been involved in a number of high-profile defamation cases still thinks the conservative talker is vulnerable to a defamation lawsuit.

"I'd like to see her take him to court," Hoyer told the Montgomery Advertiser in Alabama yesterday. "She's not a public figure and, for that reason, she should be able to sue for slander, libel or whatever else might be involved."

Libel lawyer: Fluke ‘definitely’ has reason to sue Limbaugh - Philly.com
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If he's a libel lawyer, then he shoudln't be commenting on possible slander. lol.
 
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Catawba said:
Thanks for your opinion anonymous internet guy,
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Well you could show me up and point me to your hearing. I'm not holding my breath though. :lamo

Catawba said:
but I think i will go with the legal experts that say Fluke has grounds for an anti-defamation suit against Limbaugh.
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Legal experts that you found which agree with your world view? There certainly are enough of them... like I already said... anyone can pay a lawyer to say whatever they want them to say.
 
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AdamT said:
No, the hearing's topic was not simply religious freedom -- as if they were just having a big gabfest about religion and government! :lol: It was specifically about the law mandating coverage of birth control and how it relates to religious freedom. Generally at these sorts of hearings they call witnesses from the pro and con side. They aren't supposed to be one-sided, kangaroo hearings where the party supporting one position only puts on witnesses favoring their view and excludes witnesses who take the opposite view.
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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 government's place to tell religions who their leadership is( as affirmed in a recent 9-0 SCOTUS decision ).
 
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Ockham said:
Legal experts that you found which agree with your world view? There certainly are enough of them... like I already said... anyone can pay a lawyer to say whatever they want them to say.
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Wait... Did you just call lawyers prostitutes? Is that allowed?
 
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buck said:
Wait... Did you just call lawyers prostitutes? Is that allowed?
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Of course I did.... they're the biggest money whores that ever walked the earth - always have been.
 
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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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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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The GOP plan is working?

Recent debate over contraception comes as GOP loses gains among women

"The fragile gains Republicans had been making among female voters have been erased, a shift that has coincided with what has become a national shouting match over reproductive issues, potentially handing President Obama and the Democrats an enormous advantage this fall.

In the 2010 congressional midterm elections, Republican candidates ran evenly with Democrats among women, a break with long-established trends. That was a major reason the GOP regained control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Now, female voters appear to be swinging back to Democrats.

A number of polls show that Obama’s approval among women has risen significantly since December, even as it has remained flat among men. The same trend, which began before the controversy in recent weeks, is also showing up further down the ballot."

Recent debate over contraception comes as GOP loses gains among women - The Washington Post
 
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Catawba said:
The GOP plan is working?
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With Reid and Obama, there is no GOP plan to see the light of day.

And really - is this what the Dems are going to run on? Some DNC tool's faux hearing with her whining about BC costs? This weak sauce makes Mitt look Kingly.
 
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Ockham said:
With Reid and Obama, there is no GOP plan to see the light of day.

And really - is this what the Dems are going to run on? Some DNC tool's faux hearing with her whining about BC costs? This weak sauce makes Mitt look Kingly.
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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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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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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.
 
Catawba said:
Thanks for your opinion anonymous internet guy, but I think i will go with the legal experts that say Fluke has grounds for an anti-defamation suit against Limbaugh.
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Careful what you wish for.... if she proceeds and wins, any of us on an Internet forum can be.next.
 
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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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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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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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Right....................
 
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