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Twenty nine sponsors have now dropped Rush Limbaugh.

29? Where did that number come from?

Originally Posted by cherylncliff

If it were my daughter I would encourage her to seek counsel with an attorney about bringing a libel suit against Limbaugh. (And yes, I researched the meaning of libel)

What you have said above might be part of the reason for Rush's apology. For all we know, he might have gotten a call from her attorney asking for an apology. Or, Rush's own attorney might have told him that he had better apologize quickly and make it good.

Rush, as he will tell you himself, is a "broadcast professional". And, as such, he can say anything he needs to say and make it sound believable. That's what makes him a great salesman for all the many products sold on Radio.

But I detected some inconsistencies (or untruths) in his apology. Could it be that telling falsehoods comes so natural to him that he told more of them during his apology?

1) He said that everything he says on the radio is for the benefit of his listeners not the advertisers.

2) He said he came down to the level of his opponents, as though he had never done so before.

Number one above: Is it for our benefit that he keeps trying to convince us, over and over again, that we can eat any and all processed junk-food and that doing so has nothing to do with health?

Number two above: He always comes down to the level of his opponents. When Bush was President, the left was hoping the war in Iraq would be a big failure. And since Obama became President, Rush has been hoping that the economy would be a big failure. That's evident in his selective reporting of economic news.

To be honest, he always comes down to the level of his opponents. This time was different only because he slandered a woman and then became fearful that, 1) he might get sued by her and 2) he might lose more and more of his advertisers.

Originally Posted by dklassen

29? Where did that number come from?

Think Progress tweeted it. According to my latest count, Rush still has about 46 sponsors left.

J C Penney makes it 33 sponsors who have dropped Rush Limbaugh, according to a tweet I just received from think progress.

Originally Posted by DaleMN

Losing it.

Who are you addressing this too? If you mean yourself, I hope you can retain whatever it is you're losing.

Originally Posted by janmcn

It was a committee hearing that MS Fluke testified at, not a press conference, after she was not allowed to testify by Rep Darrell Issa, R-CA.

I believe a sonogram is performed on the outside of a woman's body, as opposed to a trans-vaginal probe. This is what Gov Bob McDonald's law proposes. Call it what it is. I thought republicans, and especially tea-partiers, were against government intrusion. This is government intrusion in the worst way. Where is a woman's right to privacy guaranteed by the constitution? Gov McDonald suggested he would like to be considered for VP. The only VP he is going to be remembered for is the vaginal probe.

I heard Rick Santorum say that "states have a right to deny contraception" or words to that effect. Will post the link.

As you said, Rush apologized for his poor choice of words: "slut" "protitute". What words does he wish he had said: "harlot" "street-walker"? He went on about this for three days. This was not a slip of the tongue remark. Anybody that has a daughter, granddaughter, sister, wife, mother should be outraged.


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Everything above is in error, especially the press conference that was no a real congressional hearing. But I think I'll step back an allow you your misconceptions. There's really no point in me trying to reason with someone who I think is unreasonable.

When you get all these liberal women bashers thrown off the air, talk to me again about Rush Limbaugh.

Rush Limbaugh Isn

Somewhere in this thread I can't find it but villages pl used it as a quote) cherlyincliff wrote that Sandra Fluke should sue Rush Limbaugh for libel and that yes, he/she (cherylincliff looked up libel).

Just to clarify libel is written defamations while slander verbal defamation.
As I recollect Rush made his comments while doing his radio talk show.

Secondly the defense to slander/libel is the truth. I really don't believe that Sandra Fluke would be interested in opening her private life to the public.....I'm just saying.

Originally Posted by rubicon

Somewhere in this thread I can't find it but villages pl used it as a quote) cherlyincliff wrote that Sandra Fluke should sue Rush Limbaugh for libel and that yes, he/she (cherylincliff looked up libel).

Just to clarify libel is written defamations while slander verbal defamation.
As I recollect Rush made his comments while doing his radio talk show.

Secondly the defense to slander/libel is the truth. I really don't believe that Sandra Fluke would be interested in opening her private life to the public.....I'm just saying.

The liberal media for obvious political reasons is just focusing on 2 words that Limbaugh said. What they're not reporting is that Rush Limbaugh otherwise is right about Ms. Fluke.

This article says it very well, and I'll just link it for your information. If the bomb throwers get hinky I'll summarize it later.

Why Rush Limbaugh Was Right About Sandra Fluke « CBS Tampa

Originally Posted by RichieLion

Everything above is in error, especially the press conference that was no a real congressional hearing. But I think I'll step back an allow you your misconceptions. There's really no point in me trying to reason with someone who I think is unreasonable.

When you get all these liberal women bashers thrown off the air, talk to me again about Rush Limbaugh.

Rush Limbaugh Isn

Here's a link to the testimony before congress from a website I'm sure you're familiar with: Conservative Daily News


http://conservativedailynews.com/201...fore-congress/

J C Penney makes it 33 sponsors who have dropped Rush Limbaugh, according to a tweet I just received from think progress.

Can't find a thing about it on the internet. I think the tweeter is spreading bird poop. Maybe you should substanciate before repeating.

Originally Posted by RichieLion

Everything above is in error, especially the press conference that was no a real congressional hearing. But I think I'll step back an allow you your misconceptions. There's really no point in me trying to reason with someone who I think is unreasonable.

When you get all these liberal women bashers thrown off the air, talk to me again about Rush Limbaugh.

Rush Limbaugh Isn

You continue to be on the wrong side of this issue, but at least you are constistent.

Originally Posted by dklassen

Can't find a thing about it on the internet. I think the tweeter is spreading bird poop. Maybe you should substanciate before repeating.

Just did some reading on this THINKPROGRESS that was purported to be the source.....makes you understand some of the posts on here !!!

Originally Posted by schotzyb

Seems like a double standard to me. If you are a public figure, then it's open season on you to be called anything in the book, but if you are an ordinary citizen getting involved in the public platform , then you cry foul.

Not exactly, schotzyb. There are a lot of things you cannot say about a public figure. I checked out whispering campaign on Wikipedia. It is one dirty trick that goes way too far. There a lot of other ones that if the culprit is outed, usually tarnishes the person using the dirty trick more than its target.

The whispering campaign goes back to the political contest between Jefferson and John Adams (Presidential campaign of 1800), if not a lot farther. I am sure you could probably find something like it in the politics of just about every nation and period. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whispering_campaign

Senator John McCain was a target of Bush's campaign back in 2000 of a whispering campaign.