Sandra Fluke On Rush Limbaugh Controversy: Attempts To Silence Women Have 'Clearly Failed'

[Playinghardball]

In an op-ed published on CNN.com on Tuesday, Sandra Fluke again spoke out about the Rush Limbaugh controversy, stating that the conservative radio host's "attempts to silence women" have "clearly failed."

"These smears are obvious attempts to distract from meaningful policy discussions and to silence women's voices regarding their own health care," wrote Fluke. "These attempts to silence women and the men who support them have clearly failed."

She continued, "Attacking me and women who use contraception by calling us prostitutes and worse cannot silence us."

Limbaugh sparked controversy last month when he called Fluke a "slut" and a "prostitute" on-air after the third-year Georgetown Law student was denied the opportunity to testify before a congressional panel in support of insurers covering the cost of contraception. The popular radio host's comments provoked national outrage, and led many of Limbaugh's advertisers to pull their spots from his show. Limbaugh issued an apology for his comments, but maintained his opposition to contraception funding.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/13/sandra-fluke_n_1341449.html

[freshwest]

1. I gotta take issue with the Huffpo's writer stating there was an apology

In what bllghted, twisted, parallel reality would what he followed his initial attacks with, ever be called an apology?

And this is what is called liberal media?

[Cirque du So-What]

2. Well, technically...

it meets the basic criteria in that 'I'm sorry' is uttered, but a cursory glance reveals that it's a non-apology apology that ain't worth shit.

[freshwest]

3. Maybe the writer didn't listen to what the BFI said. He expounded further on his filth.

This is just part of the whole cloth that makes me furious with media, and I won't give him a pass on technicalities. He wouldn't give anyone else one. EOM.

[Cirque du So-What]

5. No argument from me

I give no pass to that bilious gasbag. It's obvious even to the most casual of observers that Limbosevic provided nothing resembling a real apology, but the 20-30% RW 'backwash' are irretrievably brainwashed anyway, so fuck'em and forget'em.

[freshwest]

7. If only we could put them in the 3F file. They always vote, gawd help us!

And none of my venom, by the way, was directed at you or the OP. We're cool.

BFI and his pals have worked without a break to destroy the conscience of the human race in all matters, and get us to agree to the destruction of all living things on this planet, our only home.

Enough already!

[MoonRiver]

4. Not just failed, but massively backfired!

I am woman, hear me roar!

[freshwest]

6. And Estrogen never forgets, either...

[abolugi]

8. I believe, no matter what MSM says,

that Repubs have created an insurmountable mountain for them to climb.
I really think they have blown it. They wont get back the women they have lost and as more and more get wind of what is going on They will lose even more.