Limbaugh apologizes to law student for insult on sex, says he intended no personal attack

[spanone]

no personal attack?

a slut?

a prostitute?

bullshit ru$h


WASHINGTON — Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh apologized Saturday to a Georgetown University law student he had branded a “slut” and “prostitute” after fellow Republicans as well as Democrats criticized him and several advertisers left his program.

The student, Sandra Fluke, had testified to congressional Democrats in support of their national health care policy that would compel her college to offer health plans that cover her birth control.

“My choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir,” Limbaugh said on his website. “I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke for the insulting word choices.”

Attempts to reach Fluke by telephone and e-mail were unsuccessful.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/limbaugh-apologizes-to-law-student-for-insult-says-he-intended-no-personal-attack/2012/03/03/gIQAz53LpR_story.html?hpid=z1

[Ship of Fools]

1. Dear Rush:

"I'm sorry."

That's it. That's all you have to say. I have a 3-year-old step-grandchild who
can explain it to you, if you don't understand.

[woodsprite]

2. Wonder if one of his remaining sponsors got to him.

I don't think he'd apologize without money being involved.

[unblock]

3. "dear slut, since you are neither a fetus nor a corporation, you are not a person...

... therefore any insult should not be taken as 'personal'".

[MoonRiver]

10. Perfect!

[appleannie1]

4. Actually it was not really an apology because in the next breath he was talking about "recreational

sex". The inference being "she is a slut". That is not an apology. It is simply saying the same thing with different words.

[lpbk2713]

5. Agree

... and anyone who saw anything that closely resembled "humor" in his words is just as sick as he is.

[Sparkly]

6. that's not an apology.

It's the same lies, reworded.

[spanone]

7. exactly....the media will frame this as a huge turnaround for the pigboy

[HopeHoops]

8. Hey Rush - you're a fucking drug addict moron gas bag, but I don't mean any offense by that.

[IggleDoer]

15. And your wives accepted oodles of cash to stay with you the required 10 years.

What do you call them?

[HopeHoops]

17. They all think their names are "Gemme A. Beer".

[Motown_Johnny]

9. Well, someone with access to his website who signed his name apologized

Not that it matters. The guy does this all the time. It isn't an isolated incident and shouldn't be treated as just some type of mistake.

[myrna minx]

11. That's not an apology. I love how the WP makes it look like the Repubs lead the charge

for him to do so.

[Vogon_Glory]

12. Rush said he meant no personal attack? And if pigs could fly we'd all need umbrellas n/t

[jimmie]

13. What a lying drug addicated pos.

drop dead punkass

[get the red out]

14. He intended no loss of sponsorship.

But we'll just let him by with that, it's good enough I'd imagine to stop the outcry, as usual.

I am sick of right wing hate radio, it's been tearing apart our democracy for far too long.

[DenverDad]

16. So, the "defacto leader of the Republican Party"

admits that he's nothing more than a "shock jock". Put him in the pile with the rest of them.

[The Genealogist]

18. How could anybody take personally being called a "slut" for three days on national radio?

I just don't get it!

[Nancy Waterman]

19. Maybe if it were one obnoxious phrase, one time

But day after day of piling it on. I don't buy his apology one tiny bit!!!!!!

[JHB]

20. Yeah, that's why he spent three days going on about "how much sex" she has...

...it was just a poor choice of words.

[LeftishBrit]

21. He called someone a slut, but he 'intended no personal attack'?

That means that I can call Rush Limbaugh a fucking idiot, but of course I 'intend no personal attack'!

[uponit7771]

22. nah "and in the attempt to be humorous" he was trying to be funny

[Cirque du So-What]

23. So, it wasn't a 'personal attack?'

Since it wasn't directed toward Sandra Fluke 'personally,' I interpret it as an insult toward all women who use contraceptives.

[sakabatou]

24. Ah, a non-apology apology

What an asshole.

[KharmaTrain]

25. Rushbo's A Chickenshit...

He issues this non-denial denial on a Saturday night on a website...didn't have the huevos to do it on the Sunday morning shows or even put a video of his "appology"...instead it was a lame press release released when it would have the least chance of a retort. Cowardly chickenshit!

The proof of the pudding will be his swillfest on Monday. The fact he will have a show on Monday and that he hasn't at least been suspended by John Hogan of Cheap Channel speak to the culture of support he has behind him. I'm betting rushbo plays the victim card...how the evil, "librul" "drive-by" media took everything out of proportion and he was only kidding and it is HE not Sandra Fluke who is the victim here...