No Excuse for Tirade

As of Friday, March 16, 2012

Columnist Robert Levy (“Double Standard in the Response to Rush Limbaugh,” March 11) missed the point about negative reactions to Rush Limbaugh’s rants regarding a Georgetown University law student’s appearance before a congressional committee because he failed to grasp the import of Rush’s out-of-control tirade.

There was no double standard because the tirade was so personal, so full of hate, and so vulgar that it was unprecedented, and to most women, it was beyond offensive.

Fortunately, the president of Georgetown University, a Catholic institution, was more perceptive, and said this in an email to his student body: Sandra Fluke “provided a model of civil discourse.

This expression of conscience was in the tradition of the deepest values we share as a people.”

In contrast, “Limbaugh … responded with behavior that can only be described as misogynistic, vitriolic, and a misrepresentation of the position of our student.”

Limbaugh’s rage not only reflected his hatred of women, he also lied about Fluke’s purpose in testifying.

Levy might excuse Limbaugh’s enraged verbal bullying because Limbaugh is his “intellectual companion” and the “core of our conservative soul.”

I don’t.

Sally Goshorn

Pinehurst

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skylinefirepest 1 year, 2 months ago

Don't be confused, Sally. Rush's comments were uncalled for but he did apologize for them. As opposed to MSNBC on tv calling Laura Ingraham a slut and Bill Maher calling Sarah Palin a C*** and there was nary a peep from you God fearing, woman protecting stalwarts on the left. So give it a break, Rush erred and apologized, and we are still waiting for any comment or apology from the left on it's transgressions targeted to women. I'm not defending Rush...I'm just not overwhelmed by the fake whoorow from the left in defense of women when they have not uttered a word in defense of conservative women savaged by the filthy mouths of those in "left media".

GoldenDreams 1 year, 2 months ago

Sally, you are 100% correct. Mr. Levey is an embarrassment to the Republican Party writing that he is in awe of Rush Limbaugh because of his many talents (paraphrased). What talent did he show with Ms. Fluke? Vile name-calling? This young woman had every right to testify before Congress and offer her opinions about insurance coverage without Rush calling her a slut, and Mr. Levey, the father of daughters, condones that? And this is the party of family values? No thanks, I'll stay an independent where I can make up my own mind about issues.

AFCHIEF 1 year, 2 months ago

Sally, where were you when Bill Maher called Palin a C--t, or his personal attacks on other woman who happen to be Republican. Once again, the liberals Cry out loud when a liberal woman is attacked but remain silent like the National Womans Org did when Palin was being speared.

bufordsplay 1 year, 2 months ago

Liberals hate Limbaugh because he knows who they are and they know it. The womens rights movement is exactly where the Civil Rights movement is. Under a circus tent. They only support and defend liberals.

dustyrhoades 1 year, 2 months ago

Ah, the Faux-News-trained parrots have arrived.

BILL MAHER! BILL MAHER! SQUAWK!

nothingspecial 1 year, 2 months ago

DR: "Ah, the Faux-News-trained parrots have arrived."

Interesting reference to Fox News being called "Faux News". Could this be an example of DR's beloved personal attacks, as Fox News seems to at least be REAL POPULAR news?

Just asking...

Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for March 15, 2012

First number:P2+ (000s) / Second number: 25-54 y/o's (000s) / Third number: 35-64 y/o's (000s)

FNC: 1,004 / 241 / 448

CNN: 343 / 87 / 123

MSNBC: 501 / 135 / 217

CNBC: 201 / 58 / 114

FBN: 74 / 13 / 30

HLN: 234 / 84 / 132

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/16/cable-news-ratings-for-thursday-march-15-2012/124723/

dustyrhoades 1 year, 2 months ago

There are a lot of things that are popular that are of poor quality, ns.

nothingspecial 1 year, 2 months ago

In other words the most watched NEWS program is probably so because it is poor quality? Not always, but alot of the time? Just checking back because the logic is a little confusing to me is all.

dustyrhoades 1 year, 2 months ago

I imagine most logic is.

Numbers do not equal quality. If you cite numbers expecting that to prove quality, you are engaging in a specious argument that does nothing to prove your point. Is that clear enough?

JER 1 year, 2 months ago

nothingspecial: Which would you consider the more "popular" idea: Gas prices need to be reduced to $2.00 a gallon, or, Gas prices need to be increased to $5.00 a gallon. If you are the general public, I'll guess the $2.50 a gallon statement would be the most popular. If you were the oil industry, I'm betting you would go for the $5.00 comment. So "popularity" depends on where you stand on an issue. Faux News is popular with those who want to hear what they already believe. They want their positions on issues to be confirmed. The rest obtain their facts from a wide variety of sources, which, believe it or not, includes Faux News, so they might make an educated and informed decision on the issues. Faux News is a one trick pony that knows who their base is. Great from a profit perspective, bad from a news perspective.

JimHeim 1 year, 2 months ago

There are about 350,000,000 people in this country and about 1,000,000 watch Fox News. One in three-hundred-fifty. Overwhelming number that.

jgc 1 year, 2 months ago

AFChief, citing the Bill Maher example are you saying 2 wrongs make a right? Why not take the high road and condemn them both instead of just the 'liberal", you may actually find your arguements stay above the fray and have some respect. I enjoy watching Bill Maher, but find the "C" word offensive and can't defend him on that and have let him know it. There, I said it, now how about you do the same with Rush?

geoffcutler 1 year, 2 months ago

I'll give you reason why, jgc, I condemned both sides ad-nauseum on another thread and not one liberal commenter could have cared less. Blinders on, whip the horses! Liberalism doesn't function unless there are double standards. One set of rules for the rulers, and another set for the rest of us. That's the way it's always been.

jgc 1 year, 2 months ago

Goeff, I commend you for condemning both sides, unfortunately I didn't read that thread, but glad you did so. Unfortunately the double standard fits both sides. As for "One set of rules for the rulers, and another set for the rest of us". I can't think of a better description of GOP demanding the extension of the Bush Tax Cuts without an equal offset cut in spending, while calling for offset spending cuts on the payroll tax cuts. One set of rules...........

jgc 1 year, 2 months ago

Geoff, my apologies for misspelling your name.....fatfinger syndrome

JimHeim 1 year, 2 months ago

The point is that Mr Limbaugh had to create a set of lies to attack Ms Fluke. The correct response would have been to admit that rather than try to drag others into it. Wrong is wrong. Face the fact that Limbaugh is a cesspool of misogyny and go after liberals as they say things that hurt your feelings.

Who knows, we might agree wit you if the statement warrants.

nothingspecial 1 year, 2 months ago

JER, but people who watch the news seem to be going to Fox news the most is one logical conclusion from the numbers, is it not? Your conclusion is an intersting rationalization for the others to tell their boards of directors however, I agree.

JimHeim 1 year, 2 months ago

nothingspecial, you might want to look at the trajectory of Fox Noise's ratings over the past year or so before crowing too much about their success. I would hate to be in their sales department.

Too, if you add up the number of people who choose non-Fox news outlets the numbers are about equal.

AFCHIEF 1 year, 2 months ago

@JGC, I another story I stated Rush was wrong for what he said. I don't like or watch either person.

dustyrhoades 1 year, 2 months ago

AND WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING.............................

wdd101st gets owned by reality , once again:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/ndrp.asp

http://hotair.com/archives/2012/03/18/national-defense-resources-preparedness-executive-order-power-grab-or-update/

We’re getting a lot of e-mail this weekend about an executive order issued on Friday afternoon by President Obama titled “National Defense Resources Preparedness.” While the timing of the EO is curious — why send it out on a Friday afternoon when an administration is usually trying to sneak bad news past the media? — the general impact of it is negligible. This EO simply updates another EO (12919) that had been in place since June 1994, and amended several times since.

As for the Executive Order itself, Ed Morrissey notes that all it really appears to do is update very similar EO’s that were issued by President’s Reagan and Bush 41, and their Executive Orders appear to do nothing more than mimic Orders issued by Presidents going all the way back to Franklin Roosevelt: [T]his is almost identical to EO 12919 from 18 years earlier. Note what this EO specifically orders: identify, assess, be prepared, improve, foster cooperation. None of these items claim authority to seize private property and place them at the personal disposal of Obama. What follows after Section 103 are the directives for implementing these rather analytical tasks, mostly in the form of explicit delegations of presidential authority to Cabinet members and others in the executive branch.

Hilarious....what's really going to be funny is when wdd101st starts trying to claim that HotAir and Ed Morrisey are "liberal" websites.

teufelhunden 1 year, 2 months ago

TIRED!!!!!!!

JimHeim 1 year, 2 months ago

The entire issue of employee-earned health care will soon be moot. In 2001, 70% of employees received health care as part of compensation. Now it's down to 48%.

Companies are tired of paying escalating amounts for insurance and a lot of them figured out that the employees don't know that over $5,000 or more a year in their pay was coming in the form of health care policies. I wonder how many companies are simply pocketing the money and leaving their workers to fend for themselves.

JimHeim 1 year, 2 months ago

The Obama Administration has the power to draft Americans into the military? Why that's outrageous. What president has ever had that kind of power? Except for most of them.

dustyrhoades 1 year, 2 months ago

Meanwhile:

"There is a cavernous gender gap in the horse-race poll…. Obama leads [GOP front-runner Mitt] Romney by 20 points among female voters. And [Obama] leads [candidate Rick] Santorum by 26 points among female voters." Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research center

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2012/0319/Election-poll-Cavernous-gender-gap-gives-boost-to-Obama

Keep it up, Rick and Rush!

And yes, the poll is from March.

http://www.people-press.org/2012/03/14/section-2-the-general-election-2/

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