Gloria Allred seeks Rush Limbaugh prosecution

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Rush Limbaugh has drawn the ire of celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred, who sent a letter to the Palm Beach County state attorney requesting an investigation into whether the popular radio host should be prosecuted for calling a law student a “slut” and “prostitute” last week.

“Mr. Limbaugh targeted his attack on a young law student who was simply exercised her free speech and her right to testify before congress on a very important issue to millions of American women and he vilified her. He defamed her and engaged in unwarranted, tasteless and exceptionally damaging attacks on her,” Allred told POLITICO Friday afternoon. “He needs to face the consequences of his conduct in every way that is meaningful.”

In a letter dated March 8, Allred, writing on behalf of the Women’s Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education Fund, requested that Palm Beach County State Attorney Michael McAuliffe probe whether the conservative radio personality had violated Section 836.04 of the Florida Statutes by calling Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke the two derogatory words.

The statute stipulates that anyone who “speaks of and concerning any woman, married or unmarried, falsely and maliciously imputing to her a want of chastity” is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Allred explained that the statute recently came to her attention as having never been repealed, and that it could very well apply to Limbaugh’s remarks as his show is broadcast from West Palm Beach.

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1. Stu-pid

Boycott his advertisers, try to get him off the air, yes. Even a civil lawsuit (hard as it may be to win) should be on the table.

But a criminal prosecution? That is doomed to fail and I don't want talk show hosts criminally prosecuted for the things they say on the air. That won't end well. Just imagine a future president Mitt Romney having Michael Moore or Ed Schultz thrown in jail for "seditious" speech or something like that.

This is taking our eyes off the ball.

[CAPHAVOC]

3. Why is this so important. He is a radio talk show host.

I am just wondering why people think he is so important. Not many are even aware of who he is. They will care about the price of Gas and Food in October. Or if they can get treated if they are sick. People might even care if their kids are being killed in Nation Building Wars. But a talk show guy calling someone a Slut. Nahhh. Why are the liberals not banging the Drums about Medicare for everyone? Why are we bailing out Greece? This is all stupid to me. Of the people I know this is below last on the list. Who cars about the "Pundit Wars".

[MADem]

2. She never misses an opportunity!

What a charmingly antiquated statute, and how clever of her to find it!

If he wants to play by outdated paradigms, I think he has met his match.

[HopeHoops]

4. I say good for her. It's a travesty that he's on AFN to begin with, but he's gone too far.

Yes, boycott his advertisers (although I don't use any of them) - it worked for getting Beckkk off the air. Money talks.