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In reply to the discussion: why IS it ok for Maher to say hideous things about women [View all]Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)9. It's not okay and plenty of people (mostly women) think that
he's a misogynist asshole.
Limbaugh has been spewing woman-hating crap for decades. What has fueled this protest is the fact that he launched a three day attack on a private citizen...
Feb. 29, 2012:
1) testifies she's having so much sex she can't afford her own birth control pills and she agrees that Obama should provide them, or the Pope
2) they're having so much sex they can't afford the birth control pills!
3) essentially says that she must be paid to have sex, what does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute. She wants to be paid to have sex. She's having so much sex she can't afford the contraception. She wants you and me and the taxpayers to pay her to have sex.
4) Sandra Fluke. So much sex going on, they can't afford birth control pills.
March 1, 2012:
5) You'd call 'em a slut, a prostitute
6) she's having so much sex
7) are having so much sex that theyre going broke
8) they want to have sex any time, as many times and as often as they want, with as many partners as they want
9) the sexual habits of female law students at Georgetown
10) are having so much sex that theyre going broke
11) having so much sex that it's hard to make ends meet
12) four out of every ten co-eds are having so much sex that it's hard to make ends meet
13) Now, what does that make her? She wants us to buy her sex.
14) to pay for these co-eds to have sex
15) she and her co-ed classmates are having sex nearly three times a day for three years straight, apparently these deadbeat boyfriends or random hookups that these babes are encountering here, having sex with nearly three times a day
16) Therefore we are paying her to have sex. Therefore we are paying her for having sex.
17) Have you ever heard of not having sex so often?
18) Ms. Fluke and the rest of you feminazis, here's the deal: If we are going to pay for your contraceptives and thus pay for you to have sex, we want something for it. And I'll tell you what it is. We want you to post the videos online so we can all watch.
19) we want something in return, Ms. Fluke: And that would be the videos of all this sex posted online so we can see what we are getting for our money.
20) 'If we're paying for this, it makes these women sluts, prostitutes.' And what else could it be?
21) essentially says that she must be paid to have sex. What does that make her? It makes her a slut, right?
22) I'm having sex so damn much, I'm going broke.
23) She's having so much sex that she's going broke! There's no question about her virtue.
24) having so much sex she's going broke at Georgetown Law.
25) Here's a woman exercising no self-control. The fact that she wants to have repeated, never-ending, as often as she wants it sex -- given.
26) She's having so much sex it's amazing she can still walk, but she made it up there.
27) Maybe they're sex addicts.
28) to pay for her to have sex all the time.
29) she wants the rest of us to pay for her sex.
30) She wants all the sex that she wants all the time paid for by the rest of us.
31) Here this babe goes before Congress and wants thousands of dollars to pay for her sex.
32) a woman who is happily presenting herself as an immoral, baseless, no-purpose-to-her-life woman.
33) She wants all the sex in the world, whenever she wants it, all the time.
34) If this woman wants to have sex ten times a day for three years, fine and dandy.
35) to provide women from Georgetown Law unlimited, no-consequences sex.
36) so she can have unlimited, no-consequences sex.
37) You want to have all the sex you want all day long, no consequences, no responsibility for your behavior
38) The woman wants unlimited, no-responsibility, no-consequences sex, and she wants it with contraceptives paid for by us.
March 2, 2012:
39) "she's having so much sex, she can't afford her birth control pills anymore.
40) she's having so much sex, she can't pay for it -- and we should.
41) She's having so much sex, she can't afford it.
42) this, frankly hilarious claim that she's having so much sex (and her buddies with her) that she can't afford it.
43) And not one person says, 'Well, did you ever think about maybe backing off the amount of sex that you have?'
44) Does she have more boyfriends? Ha! They're lined up around the block.
45) "It was Sandra Fluke who said that she was having so much sex, she can't afford it.
46) By her own admission, in her own words, Sandra Fluke is having so much sex that she can't afford it.
47) they're having a lot of sex for which they need a lot of contraception.
48) Her sex life is active and she's having sex so frequently that she can't afford all the birth control pills that she needs.
49) who admits to having so much sex that she can't afford it anymore.
50) she's having so much sex, she can't pay for it.
51) As frequently as she has sex and to not be pregnant, she's obviously succeeding in contraception.
52) Ms. Fluke, asserts her right to free contraceptive, to handle her sex life -- and it's, by her own admission, quite active.
UPDATE: added thanks to your comments,
53) "Ms. Fluke, who bought your condoms in junior high? Who bought your condoms in the sixth grade, or your contraception?"
1) testifies she's having so much sex she can't afford her own birth control pills and she agrees that Obama should provide them, or the Pope
2) they're having so much sex they can't afford the birth control pills!
3) essentially says that she must be paid to have sex, what does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute. She wants to be paid to have sex. She's having so much sex she can't afford the contraception. She wants you and me and the taxpayers to pay her to have sex.
4) Sandra Fluke. So much sex going on, they can't afford birth control pills.
March 1, 2012:
5) You'd call 'em a slut, a prostitute
6) she's having so much sex
7) are having so much sex that theyre going broke
8) they want to have sex any time, as many times and as often as they want, with as many partners as they want
9) the sexual habits of female law students at Georgetown
10) are having so much sex that theyre going broke
11) having so much sex that it's hard to make ends meet
12) four out of every ten co-eds are having so much sex that it's hard to make ends meet
13) Now, what does that make her? She wants us to buy her sex.
14) to pay for these co-eds to have sex
15) she and her co-ed classmates are having sex nearly three times a day for three years straight, apparently these deadbeat boyfriends or random hookups that these babes are encountering here, having sex with nearly three times a day
16) Therefore we are paying her to have sex. Therefore we are paying her for having sex.
17) Have you ever heard of not having sex so often?
18) Ms. Fluke and the rest of you feminazis, here's the deal: If we are going to pay for your contraceptives and thus pay for you to have sex, we want something for it. And I'll tell you what it is. We want you to post the videos online so we can all watch.
19) we want something in return, Ms. Fluke: And that would be the videos of all this sex posted online so we can see what we are getting for our money.
20) 'If we're paying for this, it makes these women sluts, prostitutes.' And what else could it be?
21) essentially says that she must be paid to have sex. What does that make her? It makes her a slut, right?
22) I'm having sex so damn much, I'm going broke.
23) She's having so much sex that she's going broke! There's no question about her virtue.
24) having so much sex she's going broke at Georgetown Law.
25) Here's a woman exercising no self-control. The fact that she wants to have repeated, never-ending, as often as she wants it sex -- given.
26) She's having so much sex it's amazing she can still walk, but she made it up there.
27) Maybe they're sex addicts.
28) to pay for her to have sex all the time.
29) she wants the rest of us to pay for her sex.
30) She wants all the sex that she wants all the time paid for by the rest of us.
31) Here this babe goes before Congress and wants thousands of dollars to pay for her sex.
32) a woman who is happily presenting herself as an immoral, baseless, no-purpose-to-her-life woman.
33) She wants all the sex in the world, whenever she wants it, all the time.
34) If this woman wants to have sex ten times a day for three years, fine and dandy.
35) to provide women from Georgetown Law unlimited, no-consequences sex.
36) so she can have unlimited, no-consequences sex.
37) You want to have all the sex you want all day long, no consequences, no responsibility for your behavior
38) The woman wants unlimited, no-responsibility, no-consequences sex, and she wants it with contraceptives paid for by us.
March 2, 2012:
39) "she's having so much sex, she can't afford her birth control pills anymore.
40) she's having so much sex, she can't pay for it -- and we should.
41) She's having so much sex, she can't afford it.
42) this, frankly hilarious claim that she's having so much sex (and her buddies with her) that she can't afford it.
43) And not one person says, 'Well, did you ever think about maybe backing off the amount of sex that you have?'
44) Does she have more boyfriends? Ha! They're lined up around the block.
45) "It was Sandra Fluke who said that she was having so much sex, she can't afford it.
46) By her own admission, in her own words, Sandra Fluke is having so much sex that she can't afford it.
47) they're having a lot of sex for which they need a lot of contraception.
48) Her sex life is active and she's having sex so frequently that she can't afford all the birth control pills that she needs.
49) who admits to having so much sex that she can't afford it anymore.
50) she's having so much sex, she can't pay for it.
51) As frequently as she has sex and to not be pregnant, she's obviously succeeding in contraception.
52) Ms. Fluke, asserts her right to free contraceptive, to handle her sex life -- and it's, by her own admission, quite active.
UPDATE: added thanks to your comments,
53) "Ms. Fluke, who bought your condoms in junior high? Who bought your condoms in the sixth grade, or your contraception?"
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/04/1070884/-Rush-s-52-Smears-Against-Sandra-Fluke?via=sidebyuserrec
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Sadly, I have to say, that it is more about the venue AND the fact that Maher was
Ecumenist
Mar 2012
#50
Maher launched a singular attack on Palin, Limbaugh denigrated an entire segment of our population.
FarLeftFist
Mar 2012
#221
It is the venue. Talk to the FCC about it. And Rush is all over the radio on public airways. nt
nanabugg
Mar 2012
#102
Because there are huge scales of difference between what Maher does and what Limbaugh did.
redgreenandblue
Mar 2012
#2
He is held to the same standards. The difference with Rush is that even
Luminous Animal
Mar 2012
#41
Limbaugh should spark some soul-searching the way Don Imus sparked a discussion
Zalatix
Mar 2012
#127
He called them this during a comedy routine as a comedian not a social commentator.
vaberella
Mar 2012
#234
the scales are huge but I would say it's between what Sandra Fluke has done vs what Palin/Bachmann
LynneSin
Mar 2012
#125
i think part of it is how politicians and others view them, the Dems/Liberals aren't kissing Maher's
JI7
Mar 2012
#10
Where is the quote? You keep saying that he said this, yet you offer no proof
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2012
#126
He used the C word in a stand-up show in a Dallas theatre, and a review mentioned it
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2012
#176
Cunt may have been over the line, I would have just called her a white trash whore myself...
snooper2
Mar 2012
#147
ok...so you would trash race, socio-economic and gender all in one line?
ProdigalJunkMail
Mar 2012
#148
I don't get it. It's not okay at all. It's just that what Limbaugh was doing is subsantially worse
saras
Mar 2012
#60
Yes. As I posted above, I think Rush has taken it to a whole new level.
redgreenandblue
Mar 2012
#75
just because some tool on the right is using this as defense of Limbaugh
ProdigalJunkMail
Mar 2012
#204
Hate radio and the right wing blogosphere are littered with this nonsense.
jefferson_dem
Mar 2012
#95
Women or men who engage in personal attacks against others are fair game for personal attacks.
phleshdef
Mar 2012
#87
She asked to be attacked by being an attacker. I don't personally prefer to use that term myself.
phleshdef
Mar 2012
#110
Sandra Fluke's testimony was giving voice to women who need birth control but have difficulty..
greendog
Mar 2012
#91
it is our very own hyocrisy that is so clear for many. a lot of us recognize
seabeyond
Mar 2012
#100
or honest. that is even more ironic that they stand up for rights yet work so hard dehumanizing and
seabeyond
Mar 2012
#108
Maher is a comedian and on HBO. It is that simple. You can chose to watch or not watch. Fat boy
southernyankeebelle
Mar 2012
#117
What are you trying to tell me? I don't listen to Limpy. I draw a line when a private citizen is
southernyankeebelle
Mar 2012
#187
Honestly, I think alot of the outrage is over the fact that Sandra Fluke has done NOTHING to deserve
LynneSin
Mar 2012
#123
Maher is a comic, and the rules are different. That's the facts o' life.
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2012
#124
Does everyone in the Democratic party line up to kiss Maher's ring? I think we
bullwinkle428
Mar 2012
#135
It's not okay for Maher to say those things. I won't watch the guy. I don't think he's funny.
IndyJones
Mar 2012
#168
No, it's not okay. Maher is an asshole. I agree with him often but he's an asshole.
nolabear
Mar 2012
#196
It's not what was said about 'women', it was what Lush said about one woman in particular...
truebrit71
Mar 2012
#206
No, it's okay if one of them is a public figure that expects to be critiqued...
truebrit71
Mar 2012
#216
the difference is in your title; hating on women in general vs an individual FREAK
got root
Mar 2012
#222
Maher was taken off network television for much less than calling someone names
notadmblnd
Mar 2012
#227
It depends if you react to his overt bigotry like you would to any right-winger
cpwm17
Mar 2012
#236
I don't give a damn about what Maher did - the right-wingers are using it to distract.
backscatter712
Mar 2012
#237