You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to ChesusRice again..
Republicans tutored on how to talk to women
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..about as much as you can expect from a job creator
media commentary is different from leadership..
uh yeeaaaahhhhh..
Rush Limbaugh vs. Sandra Fluke: A timeline
The shock jock rose to stardom by stepping over the line. But this time, he may have gone too far. A guide to how things went from bad to worse
By The Week Staff | March 9, 2012
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Since Rush Limbaugh called Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke a "slut" last week, his radio show has lost dozens of advertisers.
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Rush Limbaugh is no stranger to controversy. The incendiary radio host makes his fortune attacking his political enemies with impolitic statements. So he may be a tad taken aback by the week-long media firestorm he ignited by calling Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown law student, a "slut." The subsequent fallout — involving denunciations from conservatives, a rare apology from Rush, and a call to Fluke from President Obama — has been brutal. And with advertisers fleeing his show, Limbaugh is feeling the pain in his pocketbook as well. How did we get here? Here, a concise timeline:
February 16
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) rejects a Democratic request to let Fluke testify at a congressional hearing on government rules requiring employers to offer insurance coverage for contraception. Issa's decision sparks a heated controversy, with Democrats claiming that he is denying women a voice in the debate.
February 23
Fluke testifies before an unofficial hearing convened by Democrats. She criticizes the health insurance policies of Georgetown, a Jesuit university, saying the school's lack of contraception coverage has a harmful impact on female students. "I'm an American woman who uses contraceptives," she declares.
February 27
The conservative blogosphere begins attacking Fluke. CNS News runs a story under the headline "Sex-crazed co-eds going broke buying birth control, student tells Pelosi hearing touting freebie mandate."
February 28
Hot Air picks up the Fluke story, under the headline "Georgetown co-ed: Please pay for us to have sex... We're going broke buying birth control."
February 29
Limbaugh slams Fluke on his show, claiming that she is asking the government to subsidize her sex life. "What does that make her?" he asks. "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 contraception. She wants you and me and the taxpayers to pay her to have sex."
March 1
Amid a chorus of criticism, Limbaugh doubles down: "If we are going to pay for your contraceptives, 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."
March 2
Under pressure from Democratic lawmakers, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) says Limbaugh's comments were "inappropriate." Several advertisers announce that they are bailing on Limbaugh's show. President Obama calls Fluke to express his support.
March 3
Limbaugh posts a statement online in which he publicly apologizes to Fluke for his "insulting word choices." "My choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir," he says. Contenders for the Republican nomination weigh in: Rick Santorum tells CNN that Limbaugh was "being absurd," while Mitt Romney says "it's not the language I would have used." Software company Carbonite becomes the sixth company to drop its Limbaugh ads.
March 5
Appearing on ABC's The View, Fluke says Limbaugh's apology is insufficient. Limbaugh apologizes again, saying he "acted too much like the leftists who despise me." Internet giant Aol announces it will no longer advertise on Limbaugh's show, one of 12 companies to do so since the controversy began.
March 6
ThinkProgress reports that a whopping 26 advertisers have now bailed on Limbaugh's show. At a White House press conference, President Obama says Limbaugh's comments "don't have any place" in public discourse, and that he can't judge the sincerity of Rush's apology. I don't know "what's in Rush Limbaugh's heart," the president says.
March 7
ThinkProgress reports that 45 advertisers have now withdrawn from Limbaugh's show. Meanwhile, the Obama-supporting TV host Bill Maher is fiercely criticized after suggesting on Twitter that liberals "looked bad" for not accepting Limbaugh's apology.
March 8
Sleep Train, one of the first companies to pull its ads from Limbaugh's show, requests to reinstate its advertisements — only to be rebuffed by Rush.
Sources: ABC News (2), Associated Press (2), CBS, CNN, CNS News, Hot Air, The Huffington Post (2, 3, 4), Los Angeles Times, Mediaite, Politico, Reuters (2), ThinkProgress (2), Twitter
echelon1k1
New Member
you attempt to +rep someone for being wrong? Damn girl, you are inept and i'm sure the family courts agree
pro tip - double posts aren't helping
I noticed that too.you attempt to +rep someone for being wrong? Damn girl, you are inept and i'm sure the family courts agree
pro tip - double posts aren't helping
Chezzy opens his big mouth and get his foot shoved in it and she tries to give him rep! LMFAO
ChesusRice
Well-Known Member
So what do you do for a living that allows you to post 24/7?you attempt to +rep someone for being wrong? Damn girl, you are inept and i'm sure the family courts agree
pro tip - double posts aren't helping
unlike bush, clinton's advances were welcomed..there's a difference.
echelon1k1
New Member
Not all of us are slaves to a 9-5
Cheezy, do you ever think before you open that big mouth of yours, what have I told you about you being your own worst enemy?
Look at both of your and Eche's join dates and the amount of posts you have!
YOU HAVE DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF POSTS IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD!
WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING?
Like this SCHUYLARR
echelon1k1
New Member
And I didn't even start, actually posting until about june/july of 2012.Cheezy, do you ever think before you open that big mouth of yours, what have I told you about you being your own worst enemy?
Look at both of your and Eche's join dates and the amount of posts you have!
YOU HAVE DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF POSTS IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD!
WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING?
Like this SCHUYLARR
Now where did Chezzy and Schuylarr scurry off to?
echelon1k1
New Member
I don't know, she couldn't say the words "you paint howse or we get fine"... For some reason I see his family life a lot like the little dude and his wife on Bad santa
assume what you will..my life is complex and none of your business.you attempt to +rep someone for being wrong? Damn girl, you are inept and i'm sure the family courts agree
pro tip - double posts aren't helping
You can be honest with us, when Cheezy gets his ass handed to him, do you laugh your ass off or feel sorry for him?
echelon1k1
New Member
I do not doubt you have a complex, not one bit.
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to ChesusRice again.
freelance?
we call it consulting..You must spread some Reputation around before NOT giving it to Echelon1k1 again.
echelon1k1
New Member
actually it's called an independent contractor in the states. Even the Aussie knows thatfreelance?
how many times you wanna fail in one thread? Oh I forget I'm talking to elaine