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ReverendHellh0und said:
No Rush was a sexist dirt bag for his comments, However, I also think much of the outrage was more to "get rush" than it was to protect the womans honor, otherwise, you wouldn't see so many people making excuses for left wing political commentators, satirists, making equally abhorrent statments.
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I think that's certainly a part of it. There was obviously a lot of pent-up anger at Limbaugh.

But I don't buy the comparison to what Maher and others have done. The public/private figure distinction is legitimate, and Maher's worst comments came in his stand-up routine and not during his semi-comedy-semi-political show.
 
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AdamT said:
I think that's certainly a part of it. There was obviously a lot of pent-up anger at Limbaugh.

But I don't buy the comparison to what Maher and others have done. The public/private figure distinction is legitimate, and Maher's worst comments came in his stand-up routine and not during his semi-comedy-semi-political show.
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willow is a private citizen who is also a minor.


And some of maher's comments were indeed on his political roundtable commentary satire show.....

Bill Maher Calls Sarah Palin A Female Vulgarism, NOW Stays Mum | Fox News
 
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AdamT said:
I didn't say whether the price would be high or low -- I said it would be the same. In other words, if there's no cost sharing involved there's no point in having it insured.

Personally, I don't have a problem with employers not paying for BC that's prescribed for non-medical reasons. I think the vast majority of them would pay for it anyway, as it's been shown to be more economical than not covering it. Also, 28 states already require it.
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Yes, 28 states already do require that birth control be covered but as Fluke pointed out sometimes even woman with medical conditions are not covered by University insurance. because the university clinic refuses to perscribe birth control even if the woman has a medical condition.

Unfortunately, even though we have contraceptive coverage thanks to the protections of New York state law, Fordham students still do not have access to affordable contraception. This is because our health centers, where students with University insurance are meant to receive our primary and gynecological care, will not prescribe contraception. So, whether a student needs contraception to prevent pregnancy, treat a medical condition or both – she has to pay a $100 deductible to visit a doctor off-campus for a prescription – even if she already underwent a gynecological exam on-campus in the mistaken belief that Fordham provided standard care. One hundred dollars on top of a monthly copayment is a significant barrier to practicing contraception for a student living on loans.

The experiences of women at Fordham show that though health exemptions from birth control bans may seem workable in theory, they are not in practice.
The Fordham health centers tell us they have a health exception, but , students report being turned away despite medical conditions some of them quite dangerous or painful.
Students have been refused contraception despite having endometriosis, severe acne, ovarian cysts, and a high risk of ovarian cancer.
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Despite State Birth Control Mandate, Fordham Law Students Lack Access to Affordable Contraception Even for Medical Reasons | RH Reality Check
 
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minnie616 said:
Yes, 28 states already do require that birth control be covered but as Fluke pointed out sometimes even woman with medical conditions are not covered by University insurance. because the university clinic refuses to perscribe birth control even if the woman has a medical condition.



Despite State Birth Control Mandate, Fordham Law Students Lack Access to Affordable Contraception Even for Medical Reasons | RH Reality Check
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so we are to take her word on it? I don't think so.
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
so we are to take her word on it? I don't think so.
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As opposed to taking your word on it? :lol:
 
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AdamT said:
His comment about Willow was tasteless, but he wasn't attacking Willow. He was addressing Palin's rationale for not bringing her on Letterman.
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So if I say your 14 year old daughter was knocked up by a-rod in a bar, you would laugh? I don't think so.
 
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Here are a OB/GYN's top 5 reasons for contraceptive coverage::

1.Contraception makes periods better. Less bleeding, less cramping, fewer missed days of school or work or life, just because of menstruation. ESPECIALLY true for women who have dangerous amounts of bleeding each month.

2.Contraception makes health better. The longer you use the birth control pill, you lower your chance of ovarian cysts, PID, endometriosis, uterine and ovarian cancer.

3.Contraception makes sex better. When they're not worried about pregnancy, couples can have sex whenever they want to, at any time of the month.

4.Contraception makes families healthier. Even if a couple wants a houseful of kids, pregnancies are healthiest when they're spaced apart. Getting pregnant too soon after birth puts the growing fetus AND its mother at risk.

5.Contraception saves lives. Pregnancy can be wonderful when it's wanted, but it's always risky. Doctors don't make pregnant women sign a consent that they're risking blood clots, hemorrhage, hysterectomy, seizures and death…but they are. And no woman should have to face these risks unless she's truly ready.
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Top 5 Reasons Why Contraception Should Be Covered for Everyone | Love + Sex - Yahoo! Shine
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
My word isn't the issue here, she made numerous baseless claims.
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And we know they're baseless ... because you say so?

Her intent was to testify before the Congressional committee, presumably under oath.
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
So if I say your 14 year old daughter was knocked up by a-rod in a bar, you would laugh? I don't think so.
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I'm not sure what you're referring to?
 
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AdamT said:
And we know they're baseless ... because you say so?

Her intent was to testify before the Congressional committee, presumably under oath.
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And you believe that? :lamo
 
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AdamT said:
I'm not sure what you're referring to?
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YOU said:
His comment about Willow was tasteless, but he wasn't attacking Willow
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How was that not an attack on Willow? My point is, if you say something about a 14 year old girl like that in most bars across the nation, you would be pickin up your chicklets.... It was abhorrent as anything rush said, but many on the left to this day still defend that classless mother ****er.
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
How was that not an attack on Willow? My point is, if you say something about a 14 year old girl like that in most bars across the nation, you would be pickin up your chicklets.... It was abhorrent as anything rush said, but many on the left to this day still defend that classless mother ****er.
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Maher was criticizing Palin -- not Willow. Basically he was saying, "why not bring her on the show? What's Letterman going to do to her?"In other words, he wasn't insulting Willow, offensive visual notwithstanding.
 
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AdamT said:
Maher was criticizing Palin -- not Willow. Basically he was saying, "why not bring her on the show? What's Letterman going to do to her?"In other words, he wasn't insulting Willow, offensive visual notwithstanding.
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Letterman was attacking willow. Maher was being a sexist punk like rush, I misread the train of conversation here, but I think you see my point. Palin is as much a "public figure" as the activist fluke, although not as well known, is still someone who put themselves in the spotlight, Doesn't make what any of these dirtbags said right, what it does do is dismiss the "she's a private person" argument.
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
So much for safe sex, eh? :lamo (shine by yahoo? really?)
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Not sure what you mean by that comment.
Do you belive couples who want children, are faithful to each other, are STD free should use condoms with each sexual encounter?

That would cut down on the number of children born since contraception to prevent pregnacies has a failure rate of just under 17%.


As the article pointed out birth control are used for reasons other then just contraception.

They lower a womans chance of ovarian cysts, PID, endometriosis, uterine and ovarian cancer.

They can help couples who want more children to space pregnanices. If a woman becomes pregnant too soon after birth puts the growing fetus AND its mother at risk.
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
Letterman was attacking willow.
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It was digusting that Letterman attacked Willow and he spent 7 minutes during his show apoligizing.
After David Letterman for example made an ugly joke about Sarah Palin's daughter, he delivered an abject seven-minute apology on air. (To which Palin responded by refusing the apology and insinuating that David Letterman was a child molester.)

When liberal talker Ed Schultz nastily called my dear friend Laura Ingraham a "slut" on his radio show, MSNBC responded by suspending Schultz for a week without pay from his TV show. Schultz likewise apologized in person on air. (Ingraham accepted the apology with grace and humor.)
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Is This the Lowest Limbaugh Can Go?
 
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minnie616 said:
It was digusting that Letterman attacked Willow and he spent 7 minutes during his show apoligizing.


Is This the Lowest Limbaugh Can Go?
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Only after he REFUSED for a week, and then didn't take responsibility, instead trying to soften it by suggesting it was about the 18 year old....


And there are still left wingers slamming rush, and defending him. Those people we call hypocrites.
 
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minnie616 said:
Not sure what you mean by that comment.
Do you belive couples who want children, are faithful to each other, are STD free should use condoms with each sexual encounter?
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I believe everyone should make the choice, but claiming BC pills for unmarried peoples birth control is for "health" to me is a stretch.


That would cut down on the number of children born since contraception to prevent pregnacies has a failure rate of just under 17%.
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Wait, I thought the condom wrapper says 99.99999999%? what?


As the article pointed out birth control are used for reasons other then just contraception.
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I take no issue with that.


They lower a womans chance of ovarian cysts, PID, endometriosis, uterine and ovarian cancer.
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So does eating healthy....


They can help couples who want more children to space pregnanices. If a woman becomes pregnant too soon after birth puts the growing fetus AND its mother at risk.
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Good for them, if thier insurance doesn't provide it, they are free in this land of the free to seek out one that does.
 
Top Cat said:
It's is becoming quite clear now. The "morally brought up" Rev HH makes stuff up.
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The irony is so thick here, you need a torch to cut it.

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Sorry ......
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
Letterman was attacking willow. Maher was being a sexist punk like rush, I misread the train of conversation here, but I think you see my point. Palin is as much a "public figure" as the activist fluke, although not as well known, is still someone who put themselves in the spotlight, Doesn't make what any of these dirtbags said right, what it does do is dismiss the "she's a private person" argument.
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Oh, okay, I found what Letterman said. That was totally uncalled for, and it looks like he took some heat for it, just like Limbaugh did. Fire Letterman | Fire David Letterman | Late Show | Late Show with David Letterman | Boycott CBS | FireLetterman.com First reactions from Letterman Sponsors (Palin Ping! - No.23 - June 11, 2009)

And no, I don't accept the argument that someone is instantly transformed into a public figure just because they exercise their first amendment right to speak out on an issue that they deem important.
 
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