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In the discussion thread: Critics of Rush Limbaugh Ignore Bill Maher, Matt Taibbi Misogyny [View all]

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 02:27 PM

ProSense (98,178 posts)

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"How about Taibbi, Olbermann, Shuster and particularly that sexist creep, Chris Matthews?"

...not to be completely disingenuous by creating straw men.

Your attempts to make this about other people and distract from Limbaugh's vile comments are noted.

Why aren't you demanding that Limbaugh be held accountable for a current and onging incident?

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127 replies	Author	Time	Post
Critics of Rush Limbaugh Ignore Bill Maher, Matt Taibbi Misogyny [View all]	zoechen	Mar 2012	OP
i always call it out and it is not comparable to what limbaugh did. that simple. nt	seabeyond	Mar 2012	#1
but you can't do that here...	ProdigalJunkMail	Mar 2012	#9
Rush Limbaugh attacks the minority members of society and women	CreekDog	Mar 2012	#34
yes. i hear ya. hypocrisy seems to be insisted on, in some cases.	seabeyond	Mar 2012	#41
I fully agree.	Whisp	Mar 2012	#107
here's the difference	tabbycat31	Mar 2012	#2
Legally she is.	CAPHAVOC	Mar 2012	#15
Maybe so, but it doesn't matter.	hifiguy	Mar 2012	#28
Would be nice to see a case. I would follow it.	CAPHAVOC	Mar 2012	#66
Actual malice	hifiguy	Mar 2012	#67
Testifying in front of Congress probably makes Fluke a public figure.	boxman15	Mar 2012	#26
I've testified at the state house, does that make me a public figure?	tabbycat31	Mar 2012	#32
Were Your Remarks Printed In The PUBLIC Record?	KharmaTrain	Mar 2012	#38
that dodges the point though	hfojvt	Mar 2012	#36
language matters no matter who says it. it is not defensible for anyone if someone is	roguevalley	Mar 2012	#100
Careful! You'll pull something stretching that far	gratuitous	Mar 2012	#3
spot on	Sheepshank	Mar 2012	#122
Your not that important Kirsten	snooper2	Mar 2012	#4
None of those instances	The Blue Flower	Mar 2012	#5
Oh shit, more "both sides are equally guilty" bullshit	tularetom	Mar 2012	#6
Andre the Giant couldn't reach that far	hifiguy	Mar 2012	#7
A few blog posts versus a 30 year career	Johonny	Mar 2012	#8
Wow, another Rush fan shows up.	Kingofalldems	Mar 2012	#10
So wanting to punish all offenders makes you a Rush fan?	Zalatix	Mar 2012	#39
You need to pay closer attention Z n/t	HangOnKids	Mar 2012	#44
Limbaugh is sinking beneath the waves.	Zalatix	Mar 2012	#69
This message was self-deleted by its author	HangOnKids	Mar 2012	#47
One of	ProSense	Mar 2012	#11
They aren't the same but...............	ForgoTheConsequence	Mar 2012	#12
What about all the times Maher slammed and insulted Limbaugh on his show?	DutchLiberal	Mar 2012	#81
The difference: Limbaugh is not a comedian. He is the mouthpiece of the Republican party	Lint Head	Mar 2012	#13
You clearly did not read the article	joeglow3	Mar 2012	#50
I read the article. I am not responding to the article. I'm giving my opinion.	Lint Head	Mar 2012	#68
Exactly.	joeglow3	Mar 2012	#82
Mahr stood up for Limbaugh. I don't 'consider' Mahr a comedian. He 'is' a comedian.	Lint Head	Mar 2012	#93
for me, it's not just about his recent fuck up	2pooped2pop	Mar 2012	#14
I responde to this meme	canoeist52	Mar 2012	#16
Kristen Powers has sold her soul	One of the 99	Mar 2012	#17
Not comparable at all (see Post)	SunsetDreams	Mar 2012	#18
Here's an article on why Kristen Powers is wrong.	One of the 99	Mar 2012	#19
This post was hidden by jury decision.	1ProudAtheist	Mar 2012	#20
Who are you talking to?	SunsetDreams	Mar 2012	#23
I Have No Way	1ProudAtheist	Mar 2012	#55
Apparently, you have not read	SunsetDreams	Mar 2012	#60
Once More	1ProudAtheist	Mar 2012	#70
It is a fact that you are	SunsetDreams	Mar 2012	#126
Much the same way as I feel sorry for those who deny their own vulgarity	LanternWaste	Mar 2012	#31
Vulgarity	1ProudAtheist	Mar 2012	#54
Yeah, because Bill Maher calls women "feminazis" and "sluts"	kestrel91316	Mar 2012	#21
limbaugh is point man for the media arm of of the 1%/GOP/corporate right. He was	certainot	Mar 2012	#22
Tu Quoque!	backscatter712	Mar 2012	#24
Bingo! nt	MrScorpio	Mar 2012	#108
Aw, bless your heart.	Iggo	Mar 2012	#25
take Hint	Old Codger	Mar 2012	#27
If you actually read DU you would see many don't, plus Rush Limbaugh Supported Joseph Kony	The Straight Story	Mar 2012	#29
Your concern has been duly noted...	truebrit71	Mar 2012	#30
Apparently, the supply is near endless	TheKentuckian	Mar 2012	#72
I almost posted her previous column.	Beacool	Mar 2012	#33
So	ProSense	Mar 2012	#35
Yeah, ignore the rest of the article.	Beacool	Mar 2012	#37
Actually,	ProSense	Mar 2012	#40
What's pathetic is the constant excuses and white washing.	Beacool	Mar 2012	#43
No one	ProSense	Mar 2012	#46
Still excusing the rest of them, I see.	Beacool	Mar 2012	#57
Try	ProSense	Mar 2012	#59
Your political blinders are still on.	Beacool	Mar 2012	#61
No	ProSense	Mar 2012	#62
When did you demand those from the left be removed for their sexism	joeglow3	Mar 2012	#65
The point	ProSense	Mar 2012	#74
And your comment clearly shows how you only care about women when it benefits you.	joeglow3	Mar 2012	#83
Yes	ProSense	Mar 2012	#85
Because there has NEVER been someone who votes against their own interests	joeglow3	Mar 2012	#91
Wait	ProSense	Mar 2012	#92
Really?	joeglow3	Mar 2012	#95
Yes	ProSense	Mar 2012	#96
Hear, hear!!!	Beacool	Mar 2012	#101
you really believe "the left is as sexist as the right?" really?	arely staircase	Mar 2012	#112
I was referring to pundits, journalists and bloggers.	Beacool	Mar 2012	#118
still at odds with easily observable behavior of the two sides	arely staircase	Mar 2012	#120
Tweety is indeed a sexist creep	KamaAina	Mar 2012	#77
Oh, so now Olbermann is under the bus, too?	DutchLiberal	Mar 2012	#86
Well, he's been under my bus for a long time.	Beacool	Mar 2012	#98
Just by likening him to O'Reilly shows how out of touch with reality you are.	DutchLiberal	Mar 2012	#113
Olbermann is a bombastic windbag and a bore.	Beacool	Mar 2012	#117
It was posted	pintobean	Mar 2012	#48
Thank you.	Beacool	Mar 2012	#51
Kristen Powers is a "Fox News Democrat"	Enrique	Mar 2012	#42
So what?	Beacool	Mar 2012	#45
ok I changed my mind	Enrique	Mar 2012	#49
Well, it has rankled many like me.	Beacool	Mar 2012	#56
Didn't Bill Maher get suspended?	SunsetDreams	Mar 2012	#63
Palin and Bachmann "dehumanize" entire groups of people on a daily basis.	DutchLiberal	Mar 2012	#87
Maher's rationale is B.S.	Beacool	Mar 2012	#102
Bill Maher has stood up for women and their causes more times than I can remember.	DutchLiberal	Mar 2012	#115
It is not that he attacked Palin. It is how he attacked her.	Beacool	Mar 2012	#119
But a one-time remark doesn't make a person a sexist or a misogynyst.	DutchLiberal	Mar 2012	#127
I agree	cash__whatiwant	Mar 2012	#94
Thank you.	Beacool	Mar 2012	#105
+1000	Cali_Democrat	Mar 2012	#71
that is a brilliant analogy	arely staircase	Mar 2012	#114
Concern noted.	Morning Dew	Mar 2012	#52
Maher and Taibbi are not misogynsts, simple as that.	DutchLiberal	Mar 2012	#53
Yeah, Maher is not sexist.	Beacool	Mar 2012	#58
I already said that, no need to repeat it.	DutchLiberal	Mar 2012	#79
Wise guy.......	Beacool	Mar 2012	#106
Anyone using the phrase "professional left" isn't worth my time.	Gormy Cuss	Mar 2012	#64
Bill Maher never asked a woman to make a sex tape and show it to everyone. Rush went way beyond	mfcorey1	Mar 2012	#73
Speaking of that false equivalency	loyalsister	Mar 2012	#78
This post was hidden by jury decision.	joeybee12	Mar 2012	#75
Here	ProSense	Mar 2012	#76
At least Maher has stood up for womens' rights repeatedly on his show.	DutchLiberal	Mar 2012	#80
For the last fucking time: they are not the same by any stretch of the imagination.	Initech	Mar 2012	#84
Not only that	ProSense	Mar 2012	#88
Our own?	Beacool	Mar 2012	#99
That's it, I'm out.	Initech	Mar 2012	#103
Oh, come on.	Beacool	Mar 2012	#104
What people don't seem to get though	Initech	Mar 2012	#110
I don't want Maher taken off the air.	Beacool	Mar 2012	#116
"The truth hurts." Right.	Sparkly	Mar 2012	#89
Wah Wah Wah...	SomethingFishy	Mar 2012	#90
There is a reason people are reacting more to Limbaugh...	ljm2002	Mar 2012	#97
Maher and Taibbi make sexists remarks occasionally, but they are not misogynists.	AtomicKitten	Mar 2012	#109
Why do people feel the need to defend Rush?	Rex	Mar 2012	#111
a) I have always been critical of the language described, but b)	salin	Mar 2012	#121
So we MUST give an excused pass for Rush.......	Sheepshank	Mar 2012	#123
Context is everything.	gulliver	Mar 2012	#124
Two questions:	tledford	Mar 2012	#125

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