GOP candidates cower before Limbaugh - Robinson, WaPo
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/rush-limbaugh-too-fearsome-for-gop-candidates-to-cross/2012/03/05/gIQAb5JZtR_story.html?hpid=z2
Hows this for political cowardice? Right-wing bloviator Rush Limbaugh launches a vile attack, full of sexual insults and smarmy innuendo, against a young woman whose only offense was to speak her mind. Asked to comment, the leading Republican presidential candidates who bray constantly about courage and leadership run from the bully and hide.
Ill just say this, which is, its not the language I would have used, said Mitt Romney. I wonder what language Romney thinks Limbaugh should have used to call Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke a slut and a prostitute.
Hes being absurd, but thats, you know, an entertainer can be absurd, said Rick Santorum. I doubt seriously that Fluke found it entertaining, in an absurdist kind of way, when Limbaugh creepily suggested she and other women post sex videos on the Internet. I hope and trust that Santorum wasnt entertained, either.
As for Newt Gingrich, the cat got his tongue, and apparently didnt return it until Limbaugh had already apologized to Fluke for his insulting word choices. Gingrich went out on a limb Sunday and called Limbaughs apology appropriate.
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