Rush's "Slut" Attack Sparks Furor
Dana Milbank, Julie Mason, David Frum and Howard Kurtz discuss the coverage of Rush Limbaugh's attack on Georgetown Law Student Sandra Fluke and her advocacy of contraception.
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just one more reason for me to scratch my head and wonder why anyone listens to R.L. at all. Only heard about the issue from Post. That kind of comment from him doesn't surprise me, but does makes my blood boil. He should think back on his own issues and not judge anyone.....just sayin...
This is so incredibly dishonest. Fluke isn't "advocating contraception." She's advocating that other people PAY for her contraception. Of course, I don;t know why I expect you guys to deal with this issue honestly when you never deal with any other issue honestly. If you can't win the argument, then just change the facts, eh?
You are exactly right, Howard, there is a double standard and you just demonstrated it. The lefty Schultz called a woman a name and promptly apologized. Limbaugh ranted and lied for three days about this woman and called her a number of names among other horrible things. He then expanded it to any and all women who use birth control. He repeatedly lied about what she said. When he started to lose advertisers he posted a statement. Not an apology. A statement.
One of these things is not like the other.
Diane, Rush has a great deal of influence in Conservative pctilios. Anyone who has 30 million Conservative listeners potential voters listening to him 15 hours per week is influential. No one else, on the right or the left, has that much dedicated attention.
John and Carol both stole my thunder, and I thank them for it. Seriously, Howard, Your sense of fairness seems to be leaving you. For crying out loud, you have referred to Bill Maher's hate-filled comments as "Iconoclastic". I looked up the dictionary, hoping that the word was synonomous with "disgusting". It was not. Don't you think that the Obama super PAC should consider returning that $1 million of sewage money that Maher donated?
I echo John's suggestion that people read Kirsten Powers' excellent article in the Daily Beast. You've heard of that website, haven't you, Howard?
My understanding of your CNN show is that it is supposed to focus most strongly upon _journalists_ and _news_ organizations. So why did you ignore this week's antics by journalists Matt Taibbi & David Frum when they gleefully and quite harshly danced on the grave of Breitbart just hours after his death announcement? Regarding your lengthy discussion of Limbaugh's bad in calling Fluke a "slut," Frum essentially did so regarding Palin–only using less crude words on the esteemed PBS Newshour. Why have you never called him on that? Why have you never called Maher out on using the c* & t* words to desribe Palin?
The argument that Fluke is not a public figure does not hold up, as Fluke made the decision to put herself on the national stage in a very public fashion. Joe the Plumber did not seek out the national stage at the beginning, yet he was immediately attacked as a public figure for the transgression of making Obama look bad.
By my count on my screen, you devoted a full 4 1/2 pages to discussing Rush, 2 1/2 pages to discussing Fox News handling of the Limbaugh matter & Jon Stewart's criticism of Fox. Only 2 pages to discussing journalists moving the goalposts after Romney's MI win. ZERO words to discussing the journalistic misdeeds this week of Taibbi & Frum. And ZERO words in this and all previous shows to discussing past over-the-top rhetoric of Taibbi, Frum, & Maher. Please don't argue that the ratios are distorted this week with the truncated show. You knew of the interruption before the show and had to have had a rough idea of how much of the show you'd lose.
The sad thing is that compared to most major-leage journalists, you are extraordinarily fair to all sides.
Everyone one should read the recent article by fellow Daily Beast contributor Kirsten Powers: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/04/rush-limbaugh-s-apology-liberal-men-need-to-follow-suit.html
Amen John,, Amen!!!!
NewsBusters: 'Conservative' CNN Analyst Frum Calls for Limbaugh to Send Fluke One of His Sex Tapes
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/03/04/conservative-cnn-analyst-frum-calls-limbaugh-send-fluke-one-his-sex-t
Why doesn't the same language from liberal men spark furor? Why can Bill Maher call Sarah Palin 4-letter names yet the media remain silent? Why has Maher been all over CNN and MSNBC these past few weeks so he can give us his political opinions? Why can Chris Matthews call Michele Bachmann a balloon head and ask whether Sarah Palin is even capable of thinking? Why does he still have a show? Why doesn't Howie have the courage to call these liberal men out on their sexist language?
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Wonder if Rush really knew what he was saying when he said: "In my monologue, I posited that it is not our business whatsoever to know what is going on in anyone's bedroom, nor do I think it is a topic that should reach a presidential level."
her company was nkithing of opening medical clinics in Costa Rica and offering insurance for them, including plane fare. Rush said it sounded like a good idea and he'd look into it if the healthcare bill passed. He did not say he was moving to Costa Rica. (So how come Alec Baldwin (Father of the Year) never left the country?4. David Frum is entitled to his opinion, even if it's wrong.5. Now that's funny!I guess we disagree on this issue…:)
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One comparison I have yet to see: Rush vs. Imus. When Imus made his racist gaffe, he was a pariah, pulled from MSNBC, lost his radio show for a time, etc.
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