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Six sponsors pull out. Rush suddenly proclaims that he was only trying to be funny.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/limbaugh-apologizes-to-law-student-for-insult-says-he-intended-no-personal-attack/2012/03/03/gIQAz53LpR_story.html?hpid=z2

Just glad he aborted his attack.

Rush learned from the best.

If he says he didn't mean to personally attack her he's full of crap, because that's exactly what he did.

How exactly does Rush want to prevent two men or two women from sleeping together? Does he want to criminalize sodomy or same-sex relations?

Do you know, or are you just being coy?

So Rush has apologized -- and he should have.

As for Sandra Fluke -- truly I am thinking of writing the following letter to the dean of the Georgetown Law School:

Dear Dean William Michael Treanor:

Please revisit your admissions standards you are obvioulsy missing something in your screening criteria.

Sincerely,

Crofton

Seriously -- that is supposed to be a top notch school and they roll out an idiot like that girl and put her on national t-v. I could care less about her sexual provcilvities -- her statements and willingness to make them in that forum calls into question her judgment.

BTW I'm not the Catholic Church and the plan I buy my employees has covered contraception for years and will continue to do so -- but I do resent the federal government telling me how to design the benefit program for which I pay the lion's share of the cost.

Additionally -- Planned Parenthood seems to be a little cheaper than what Fluke said...

I don't think I'm pretentious, just an asshole.

Look you all know I'm fairly conservative -- that said...

Rush is not a pundit he is an entertainer -- for my money an average one. But he has identified a core audience that is loyal and he knows how to play them. The only real conviction that Rush has is expanding his already impressive income statements and balances sheets -- hence the apology.

Her written statement to Congress has been posted in this thread about 3 times and makes her sound smarter and more adult than most of the people attacking her. Which is probably why the President of Georgetown has already come to her defense -- good luck with your letter.

I asked Tag at least twice for examples of this testimony I keep hearing about and he posted about where she talks about how much she likes to sleep around. Maybe I'm just missing it. Perhaps you can provide examples of this embarrassing testimony talking about her sexual proclivities.

Why argue with a person who misread my comment? You were the one calling a poster a dumb ass btw! I responded to that attack fairly miildly.If you believe what you say, good for you! Everyone has an opinion..., whether it is accurate or something they read and want to believe.

Meanwhile, Fluke's testimony can hardly be taken as accurate in toto. Even if the terrible outcome she described for that gay 32 yeal old who lost an ovary is accurate, one screw up doesnit require massive government intervention affecting tens of thousands of other people. Left Fluke and her buddies in the Reproduction Rights Center at Georgetown Law School sue the insurance company for relief, as if she is correctly outlining the fact pattern, the case is a good one. The answer is not, as the entitlement crowd wants, massive government intervention.

No it does not! It is the usual rhetoric (well practiced) that one victim was wrongly treated so entire mountains must be moved to prevent such reoccurences. Then the Feds take over with mandates, and even more screw ups occur. Atleast the young woman who allegedly lost an ovary can sue the insurtance company (and have plenty of free legal help from Fluke and collegues). Little chance of suing the Feds for their screw ups, which are beyond counting.

She said that she spends $1000 per year on contraception. As crofton pointed out, Planned Parenthood offers birth control pills at a substantial discount to her alleged costs. Extrapolating, one can guess the remainder of her expenses are for rubbers (ie for disease prevention). At $.50 a piece, we start to see a robust sexual life. This does not account for the rubbers provided her male partners. Good for her! Great tension relief for the rigors of the 'paper chase.'BTW, I do not care if this woman choses to have intercourse 3 times a day; that is her business. What I don't like is taxpayers footing the biill for it, and Fluke demanding this as her entitlement!

The bottom line is when the government mandates coverages, costs go up When costs go up, more and more people drop coverage, taking the risk going 'bare.' Sure it is cheaper to prevent pregnancy then to end it, but where is the up front personal responsibility. Besides what about the cost for treatment for the uninsureds who could not afford insurance riddled with mandates?

Fluke is already on a "public interest scholarship" which I presume is a result of a commitment for service in LegalAid or some government social org following graduation. BTW, the semester tab for Georgetown Law is $23,400. Her testimony said she worked during the summer suggesting she is a full time law student. One might think she ought to be satisfied with avoiding over ninety grand in tuition costs to obtain a degree from a prestigious law school. Based on her testimony, apparently notmore is better.

I was wrong on that, having succumbed to Limbaugh's recounting, rather then checking the information myself. Won't make that mistake again. Satisfied?

What say you about my further arguments here, after you referred my to her testimony, and I learned that I was wrong to say she testified that "she had alot of sex!"

There is no irony, none at all. It was an admitted mistake, which you pointed out, and I have now corrected. Apologizes to any who might have been offended.