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Junkdrawer

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25. It's only women (and men who love women) who have sex....

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #24)

Mon Mar 5, 2012, 05:07 PM

Mar 2012

That should cut it down a bit.... (tongue firmly in cheek).

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How is it THIS is the slur that broke Limbaugh's back? [View all] yurbud Mar 2012 OP

Yep. It's the 'stage' on which the incident happened. A "perfect wave" of bigotry preceded by Lint Head Mar 2012 #1

I think you got it... TreasonousBastard Mar 2012 #17

This is how I see it, too. The perfect storm. Women are insulted by how the GOP wants to make IndyJones Mar 2012 #45

I believe it is because of social media me b zola Mar 2012 #2

That was my thought, too. Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #6

PBS did a bio on Rush years ago and showed his biggest flop was... yurbud Mar 2012 #11

I remember watching that once. The audience looked so fake. ieoeja Mar 2012 #19

I used to listen to him when I had a messenger job because yurbud Mar 2012 #22

agree - advertisers, etc. can see, via social media RainDog Mar 2012 #8

I think you hit it on the head: me b zola Mar 2012 #47

I think you're right. Kber Mar 2012 #12

Did you really think that Rush would tsuki Mar 2012 #3

I remember his 'welfare queen' comments, clearly aimed at African americans Liberal_in_LA Mar 2012 #4

that's mild for his racist stuff: remember the "get the bone out of your nose" crack? yurbud Mar 2012 #14

yikes! Liberal_in_LA Mar 2012 #23

She is just a collage student Motown_Johnny Mar 2012 #5

I was going to post the same thing. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #9

it seems like there have been other times when righties have attacked specific, regular folks yurbud Mar 2012 #15

women comprise more than half of the population RainDog Mar 2012 #30

agreed, but it isn't just about women Motown_Johnny Mar 2012 #48

Could this be Rush's "Have you no sense of decency" moment? KansDem Mar 2012 #7

so he BARELY had the support of half the country ONCE yurbud Mar 2012 #16

The principal contributing factor to McCarthy's and Limpballs' rants meow2u3 Mar 2012 #41

Those gosh-darn series of tubes NightOwwl Mar 2012 #10

Because every woman who's ever taken birth control feels personally attacked mainer Mar 2012 #13

He said it against the 52%. Bad move, given that we were already fired up kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #18

His back isn't broken yet. GoCubsGo Mar 2012 #20

someone really needs to go to the Dominican Republic and do some snooping yurbud Mar 2012 #21

Well, pissing off just over half of the country isn't generally considered to be a good idea. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #24

It's only women (and men who love women) who have sex.... Junkdrawer Mar 2012 #25

Well, that rules out the Republicans. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #27

OK, this whole incident is a low hanging curveball over the plate... Junkdrawer Mar 2012 #36

mainstream conservatives have moved left on social issues Mosby Mar 2012 #26

Bingo! Rush's audience is a dying breed. IndyJones Mar 2012 #46

He usually goes after more prominent targets edhopper Mar 2012 #28

I agree. hifiguy Mar 2012 #34

It WASN'T the slur... brooklynite Mar 2012 #29

imo, Fluke wasn't the subject. Misogyny was the subject RainDog Mar 2012 #31

+1 Matariki Mar 2012 #33

That is it, and it is a MAJOR, M A J O R loser in 2012 Cosmocat Mar 2012 #35

not as much desire to harm women but massage egos of little men yurbud Mar 2012 #38

I disagree. The "subjects" of all his slurs were derserving of respect Matariki Mar 2012 #32

Lets see where to start. jonthebru Mar 2012 #37

I agree with the last sentence. All of the preceding could have been said about yurbud Mar 2012 #39

are we sure his back is broken and its not merely a pulled muscle? La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2012 #40

hard to tell. I'm just surprised it went this far. yurbud Mar 2012 #44

This time people were already mobilized over malaise Mar 2012 #42

Republicans never compromise and never stop RainDog Mar 2012 #43