why IS it ok for Maher to say hideous things about women

[IndyJones]

168. It's not okay for Maher to say those things. I won't watch the guy. I don't think he's funny.

Rush is getting a lot of backlash for making moral judgements against a private citizen. His timing was at a point when women are sick and tired of men making comments and decisions about our healthcare. Like someone else said, the issue was already festering and Rush just made it explode.

Rush is now getting the anger of a lot of issues right now dumped on him because he brought it on himself with his hateful comments.

I've never heard that Maher acts like he's some moral authority. Rush acts like he's a moral authority every day. No one thinks that what Maher says is really fact (that I know of, anyhow). Millions of people really do think that what Rush says is true. They actually believed what Rush said about Fluke without even reading her testimony for themselves.

There are some differences. But no, neither is acceptable, in my opinion.