Limbaugh is NO FLUKE!

Chris, a super hub, that has so many points that are right there. I listened to rush way way back when he was younger and skinny, he never cut anybody slack when they need hammered. he's great.

I can't add much but I'm down for free toilet paper and a home nurse to drop by after my coffee to wipe my a$$, after all I'm a senior with arthritis that eats beans and rice, ha!

dust

"Nobody wants to pay for anything for anyone other than themselves in this country."

Correction: Nobody wants to be FORCED to pay. Big difference.

Great Hub, Brother! I agree with you 100%. Thank you for having the courage to make stand against the ever encroaching forces of darkness.

Hey, CM

You went there, you saw, and you ranted -- and this is a very good and timely rant, at that.

Now, I must say, that is has always been my opinion that Rush should not apologized for what he said about, and called, Fluke.

When it comes to saying things that are in "poor taste," what Rush said pales in comparison to the "poor taste" that Fluke demonstrated while testifying before that Congressional committee.

What she revealed in so many words, with the entire nation listening in, is that she is a single woman who gets "bedded down" on a frequent basis, and the taxpayers should pay for her to have as many rolls in the hay as she pleases without having to worry about the consequences.

You have all sold your character and dignity to the commercialist BS that Rush regularly spews in order to gain him ratings. Nobody wants to pay for anything for anyone other than themselves in this country. Little else needs to be said. However, the country was founded on higher ideals, ideals which have been buried beneath politics. Rush has no ideal other than fattening up his ass and then his wallet. Wake up, Americans, it is time we stopped looking to shock jocks to speak for us. Where is our true voice? Where are our true leaders?

Dear Sandra Fluke,

Do I have this straight? You want me to pay for your birth control so you can rut like a rabbit outside of marriage, but you don't want to be seen as a slut?

Let me think about that.

Hi Chris,

Great rant. I would give Ms. Fluke two options. She can pay for her own contraceptives or the government will pay for her sterilization.

I have no time for people that have a sense of entitlement.

Voted up and away!

I cannot stand Maher, he is rude and crude. He acts like he has no respect for women or anyone else. Limbaugh goes over the line sometimes but I think he is going for shock vale when he does. He sure did shock some people this time.

Mike (Old Poolman) is right. It turns out that Fluke, far from being just a student, is a long time radical feminist who has been trying to force Catholic institutions to provide birth control!

It also turns out that she is being supported by Obama's former public relations manager Anita Dunn, so she has direct ties to the Obama White House! :

http://dailycaller.com/2012/03/08/oreilly-former-o...

I suspect Ms. Fluke was offered some serious cash, or promised some wonderful opportunity for her efforts. But, that is just my opinion and I am sticking with it.

Nobody's pointing out Fluke's agenda, that being that she's trying to deny the governing body of Georgetown University their First Amendment rights of freedom of religion. That's what it's REALLY all about: Fluke is trying to force a private Catholic university to act in complete contradiction with the teachings of the Catholic church by making them pay for her contraception. And it's not like the Catholic church just came up with the prohibition against contraception last week, it's been a "law" in the church for CENTURIES.

And I agree 100% with Will Starr. It used to be that women who had sex outside of marriage were shameful. Now it's the people who proclaim their desire to remain virgins until marriage are the ones vilified and ridiculed (remember all the jokes about Promise Keepers?).

Great hub, you have a "thumbs up" from me. PS: Maybe Rush should send Ms. Fluke a copy of "The Scarlet Letter" as an apology gift.

This is how far we have come from the America we used to be just a few years ago. In that era, very few women became pregnant out of wedlock, and a woman who openly declared that she wanted sex without benefit of marriage would most certainly have been seen as a slut. If she wanted others to pay for her escapades, she would have been called a whore.

When the pill first came out, doctors prescribed it only to married patients, because the moral standards demanded it! The moral standards of today are ‘anything goes’, and we are seeing the results in single parent families, widespread drug use, prisons full of youth, and dismay.

The leftists are winning.

I am so-o-o-o behind on my Hub reading! But trying to get caught up.

My first experience with the liberal media double standard was when the late Paul Wellstone stated in a televised debate that "Most welfare mothers are women." If a conservative said something as stupid as that, it would have been headline news. For Wellstone, nary a peep.

The other day during a local radio station interview a DFL state legislator said he supported the "2nd rights amendment." He went on to repeat that phrase 2 or 3 more times, so I know I heard it correctly. From the liberal interviewer, nary a peep. It remains to be seen if my letter to the editor about it gets printed in the local paper.

Thanks for the rant Chris!

There's a reason Rush has 40 million listeners, it's because he's saying true things that the liberal media ignore! If somebody is clueless enough to demand that I pay for thier safe sex, I think they should expect to get some flack!

I don't have a problem with a private health insurance plan covering birth control pills. I have a problem with a health insurance plan paid for by the PUBLIC paying for birth control. That is the big problem for me. My health insurance is military and it does not provide free birth control. I have to pay a good sized percentage of it. My husband is a disabled veteran and I find that we have to pay more than if we were on welfare. We have to pay 25% of all medical care. There is something wrong there. Maybe they should have to pay 25% of everything too.

CM, you glanced over my last point. There is not a free market in the health insurance industry. We as Americans do not get to decide what health insurance plan we use. Our employer does. Usually they give you a list of options, but for over 2/3rds of Americans that have health insurance, the choice is very limited and chosen by their employer. This has been sponsored by the federal government since WWII through tax incentives that make owning your own plan less cost effective than getting it through your employer.

This mandate is nothing new other than it is coming from the federal government. States already have a basket full of mandates that all health insurance companies must comply with to be able to sell insurance in their state. Here are five examples:

1. Alcoholism/Substance Abuse (45 states)

2. Diabetes Self Management (34 states)

3. Contraceptives (29 states) (yes that's right!)

4. Mammography (50 states)

5. Psychologist coverage (44 states)

Why should I have to pay for alcoholism and drug abuse treatment coverage if I never plan on needing it because I don't use alcohol or drugs (or have self control)? Why should I have to pay for diabetes self management coverage when I have a BMI of 20, can run 5 miles a day, and have a small chance of ever getting diabetes? Why should I have to pay for coverage to use a psychologist when my mental state is top notch? These mandates already exist, they are just mandated by the states.

I also don't understand how you can claim this is a lack of leadership in the Democrat party. They have been trying to pass extensive health care reform since the Johnson administration. They of course have a different opinion as to what the best thing is for the country when it comes to healthcare. Give them credit for passing a plan after over 40 years of trying.

Republicans on the other hand have sat on their hands. Not only didn't they pass health care reform when they had complete control of government early this century, they expanded medicare with a new program! Now all Republicans are doing about Obamacare is chanting 'repeal, replace' yet they have nothing to replace Obamacare with that they all agree to support. That is lack of leadership.

I actually have no problem with health insurance plans not covering women's health related prescriptions so long as they don't also cover men's health related prescriptions (in fact that is the law in most states). There has to be equal access when it comes down to what plans cover.

I do not agree with your premise that 'it should be at the tax payers expense to pay for contraceptives'. There have been many studies showing there is no cost associated with providing coverage in this area. In addition, who says the burden eventually falls on the taxpayer? If the argument is that health insurance companies will pass along the cost (if there actually is one, which is debatable) to everyone else, then the same argument can be made for everything your health insurance plan covers that you don't want.

News flash, the health insurance market does not exist in a free market economic system. That is really what should be debated, but instead the GOP is getting side tracked into a phoney 'war on religion' that the majority of Americans don't care about. A much stronger (winning) argument would be to attack the fact that our health insurance system doesn't exist in a free market. They should be focusing on bringing it more in line with a free market economic system. The problem is, not even Republicans can all agree on such a proposal.

In the end, it all comes down to lack of leadership in the Republican party.

AR, are you suggesting it is ok to call someone a slut as long as they are not a mother (your last question seems to imply as much).

The $3k figure was cited as to how much birth control pills can cost over the average time spent at her university. The figure is not high by any means. The average cost of brand name birth control is $78/month. Generic brands average $37/month (only 67.5% are available in generic form). Note these are averages. Some people pay $100/month for birth control because their doctor prescribed them that specific type of medication due to other health concerns.

Now do the math. That equates to $3,746 over 4 years for brand name and $1,784 for generic. The numbers are not high. All you have to do is be prescribed birth control and use it throughout college. It has nothing to do with being a 'whore or a serious nympho' as you claim.

Political, Rush does NOT want to lose sponsors, but at the same time he has been making over 45million a year for many many years now! Money is not his primary concern! He basicaly said himself he simply doesn't want to lower himself to the standards of liberals! Honestly I was dismayed that he apoligized! When a woman needs 3 grand a year for contraceptives she is either a whore or a serious nympho..........why is it no longer OK to speak the truth?

Maher on the other hand attaked two very nice people with children and families!

If I call your mother a slut will your blood boil a little?

I agree with every word of your hub. I am so tired of the double standard in this country Liberals pretty much say whatever they please without consequence. As for free birth control, enough already!!!!

Great rant. Rant on Rush. I have to agree with Rush about Fluke. The woman is a nut job, a known nut job and a contraceptive activist. Turns out that right down the street from Georgetown University the local Target sells a month's worth of bc pills for $9.00. So where does her mythical $3K a year come from. Then lets discard the fact that many clinics give the damned things away.

The whole episode was a setup by the left wing elites to divert attention away from the real issue of Obama stepping on the First Amendment. They want to say its an assault on women's rights? They already have the right to keep their pants on and not be promiscuous. I have to agree with Rush. Sandra Fluke is a slut if she expects me to pay for her to have sex. How about I buy the woman drinks, dinner and a movie? The fact is I wouldn't touch that hussy with a 10 foot pole after she ran her gums. But I reckon if a man at Georgetown wants some, he knows now whose door to knock on.

TFP

AV, remember the key tenant of politics. It is all about perception. The perception is that Fluke was a private citizen being attacked because she expressed her views by a very public Rush Limbaugh. That is the key distinction that in my view made this whole thing bigger than it should have been.

Hi CMerritt! Excellent rant. What Rush said wasn't right. He certainly could have used a better choice of words. However, the left is guilty of saying (and doing) horrible things as well. Two wrongs don't make it right.

Thanks for sharing your honest thoughts!

PZ,

Just for information, Fluke is a 3rd year student but is also a political activist. She has organized and spoke at rallies.Therefor, she is a public target. She may not be as famous as Palin, but make no mistake about who she is.

CM, Good hub Maybe someday the left can see the hypocrisy they throw down. I wonder if Obama will return the million Bill Mayer donated today. Voted up.

Honest hub, CMerritt. I agree with you.

This is so true, the left uses this PC nonsense to go after anyone they don't like but it's OK for them to insult anyone they wish. I'm sick to death of the double standard. I will go out of my way to support Rush now! I'm ticked off at his sponsors that are bailing out too. What they supported conservative values until it got a little hot? You go! This was spot on.

Excellent rant!!! Bravo! AND - you've saved me the trouble! Man, this dickhead gets my blood boiling, but more than that - i wonder where the money is coming from that keeps his lips moving??? Someone big and powerful is pulling the strings, and i'm very interested to see how this all plays out. Public outrage alone should get him booted from the airwaves! Conservatives are making complete fools of themselves this election season! Why don't they see this? Again - great rant and well warranted!

As a Woman and a Conservative and on the RIGHT...I am so ANGRY that the LEFT is allowed to get away with this kind of behavior. It is not right for Rush to stoop to this level anymore than it is for the Left to. I'm ashamed of Both sides, and when did it come to all this...and how far will it go? If you don't like someone, stick to the Reason of why and don't stoop to a Level you shouldn't go to...Just my Thoughts. Good Hub, fairly told, CMerritt.

Unfortunately, it appears Santorum and Gingrich's pride is getting the best of them and they are vowing to continue onto Tampa. I don't include Paul in the list because his goal isn't to win, but to prove a point and win delegates to spread his message. Santorum and Gingrich still think they can win, though the math doesn't quite add up...

Luxmi has such a way with words. I look forward to her political rants. They make so much sense.

LuxmiH, I already said that I never understood or agree that it is ok to launch personal attacks on anyone. See my second comment.

CMerritt, you said, "This whole assult on religious freedom will be in the forefront during the remainder of this election process." If this happens, I can assure you that Obama will be a two term President. The majority of Americans are not concerned about a supposed 'war on religion'. They are concerned about jobs, wages, and the economy. Anything else is an afterthought and concentrating on the afterthought is a bad idea if you want to win in November.

The good news is after Super Tuesday, there is approximately a 99.7896% chance that Mitt Romney will be the Republican nominee. He will focus on jobs, wages, and the economy and mostly ignore the afterthought. There is hope yet!

Chris,

Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! Just what I've come to expect from the number one ranter on HubPages. Again may I say, "Rant on!"

Chris,

You nailed it bro. In I'm not a big fan of Rush Limbaugh. He's acutely aware of the biased media. He reports on it and of course, this played right into the left wing media's hands. This was a dumb mistake which will keep on biting us on the ass throughout the upcoming election. Having said that, we all make mistakes, and the best we can do is apologize for them, and not make the same mistakes again.

Our media is the most powerful media in the world, and the fact that it is geared towards the liberal agenda is very frustrating, but it is what it is and we have to deal with it. And we can. We can offset this tactical advantage against us by not sitting on our hands and letting our voices be heard as you've done here.

I'm proud of you my brother. Say what's in your heart, and shout it from the rooftops! I

jim

Rush was effective in that he got attention by making a very sharp, albeit an outrageous point.

But!!!! Does the outrage come from the fact that 'a woman who wants someone else to pay for her sexual activity, is viewed by Rush as a woman of ill repute'? (My term), or is the outrage because perhaps the point may have validity with some truth to it? I mean, if Rush had said that Ms Fluke was a 'table', he would have either been ignored or they'd say that Rush is nuts, because obviously she is not a 'table'. (Ergo no truth to the 'table' accusation.)

Oh, and for your information dear 'Politicalzealot', since when is it alright to sling lies and mud at public figures,courageous women who step up to the plate to serve their country? Ms Fluke was testifying in front of the world that she wants the government to pay for her contraceptives, for her sexual activity. I would say that she was being a pretty 'public' figure, don't you?

Two wrongs don't make a right, however, why is it that the left gets to malign and destroy the image and reputations of Conservative women, without even a hint of outrage?

We, the American public should not put up with verbal attacks against ANYONE, let alone those who have the courage to stand tall for what they believe in. Ms Fluke included.

There's an on-line article this morning: "The War on Conservative Women" By Michelle Malkin, and it is clear that the media-double-standard infiltrates all arena's.

I am glad you had this Hub rant, because it proves you have not been intimidated by the left.

Viva la freedom of speech!

Voted up.

Bill Maher is even defending Rush. I think that he knows that a backlash is coming from the right. If people don't like Rush, then they shouldn't listen to him. I don't like left wing talk shows, so I do not listen to them. It keeps me healthy. I have less moments of elevated blood pressure.

I am a long-time listener and supporter of Rush and I thought his comments were funny (he usually uses over-the-top humor to make a point). The problem is his comments have made Ms Fluke and her issue (which is spurious) into a cause celebre, taking the spotlight off the real issue which is the Democrats' assault on religious freedom and the power of big government.

I don't think Rush's apology had anything to do with integrity. Why did he apologize? He isn't sorry he said those things. He is sorry he is losing his sponsors, which contribute to his bottom-line. If he was sorry, he would have not doubled down throughout the week saying Ms. Fluke should release sex videos of herself. He was only sorry when he got the call from the man upstairs that said, you better apologize, fix this, and STFU before things get worse than they already are. Don't believe for one second Rush made that apology for any other reason.

Keep in mind though, I did not say nor do I agree that it is ok to attack someone because they are a public figure. I never understood the personal attacks on Palin or Bachmann because it was very easy to debate their political stances without having to bring personal attacks into the fray.

My point is that the distinction between a private citizen and a public figure was being ignored (though she proclaims herself to be an 'activist', I also don't buy the argument that makes her a public figure because you cannot find information about her prior to this incident previous news stories). It is that distinction that I believe made this whole thing a 'controversy' in the first place.

Something everyone is missing when they bring up X called Palin this, or Y called Bachmann that is that Palin and Bachmann are public figures running (or had run) for public offices. Ms. Fluke is not a public figure running for anything. That in my opinion is the main reason why this garnered so much attention. If this had been a public figure making this testimony and Rush had made the same comments, the controversy would not have gone this far.

The difference is that Rush publicly attacked a private citizen that doesn't have the ability to counter the attacks like other public figure such as Palin, Bachmann, Pelosi, Boxer, etc. This is a very important distinction.

It is so refreshing to hear your view on the issuing of free contraceptives. True, we want people to protect themselves if they wish to indulge in such libertys, but not at our expense. Why don't we pay for smokers to have free packs too? Sorry Rush's statement was harsh but he had an element of truth in it.

Thank you, CMerritt, and I will have to agree with you, and also agree that Rush should have used gentler words to get his outstanding point across. I also agree that the lefties seem to get by with their BS a lot easier(I have no time for DL. I consider his whole show a show of sarcasm to some good people.) Sorry, though, I'm not a fan of Rush, either, although there have been times that I've agreed with him...just don't want to make a habit of it. I know Indiana has been having tornadoes, very vicious ones. Hope you and your loved ones are OK.

Chris, very interesting rant. Today on the radio they talked about a store 3 blocks from Ms. Fluke's school where the pills are available for $9 per month.

This whole thing got me to thinking, what about toilet paper? Most everyone I know uses it. Since toilet paper is a requirement for most, shouldn't the government be providing this for us for free? I don't use birth control pills, so that would mean they would be a government paid freebie I am not, and will never, be entitled to. But toilet paper is uni-sex and should really be provided free to everyone.

If you think your mad now, wait till you hear Obamas press conference today! He went on about how he hopes his daughters can someday say things that are on their hearts without this type of behaviour or name calling! I think he used the word discourse!

Never mind his superpac committee accepted 1 MILLION dollars from Maher and Maher called Palin a slut and called Palin and Bachman names! I can't remember the word he used at the moment! I too am fired up over these hypocritacal decievers! I sitting on go waiting for Paul Revere to sound the alarm!