The GOP can no longer avoid its Rush Limbaugh problem.

[Draggingtree]

Washington Post:

 

 

The GOP can no longer avoid its Rush Limbaugh problem.

By Editorial Board, Published: March 2

 

IN A DEMOCRACY, standards of civil discourse are as important as they are indefinable. Yet wherever one draws the line, Rush Limbaugh’s vile rants against Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke crossed it. Mr. Limbaugh is angry at President Obama’s efforts to require the provision of contraception under employer-paid health insurance and the White House’s attempts to make some political hay out of the policy. His way of showing this anger was to smear Ms. Fluke, who approached Congress to support the plan, as a “slut” seeking a government subsidy for her promiscuity.

 

Like other “shock jocks,” Mr. Limbaugh has committed verbal excesses in the past. But in its wanton vulgarity and cruelty, this episode stands out. Mr. Limbaugh’s audience, and those in politics who seek his favor as a means of reaching that audience, need to take special note.

 

We are not calling for censorship. Nor are we suggesting that the ostensible policy issue here — mandatory provision of contraception under health insurance paid for by religious-based institutions such as Georgetown — is a simple one. Those who questioned President Obama’s initial decisions in this area — we among them — were not waging a “war on women,” as Democrats have alleged in strident fundraising appeals.

Edited March 3, 2012 by Rheo
took out extra link

[Draggingtree]

Well, Well who would have thought this liberal Washington Post newspaper “Editorial Board” would find so much wrong with the point Rush was trying to make.

I myself don’t have a problem with how he handled Ms Fluke. It is what it is!

[Pepper]

Selective outrage is a hall mark of the Left @Draggingtree.

 

Palin and the C word - no problemo.