Rush Limbaugh Apologizes for Calling Sandra Fluke a 'Slut' Radio Talk Show Host Says He 'Did Not Mean a Personal Attack' Rush Limbaugh apologizes to law student after calling her a 'slut' Posted March 04, 2012, at 4:30 a.m. WASHINGTON — An influential conservative talk show host apologized to a Georgetown University law student he had branded a "slut" and "prostitute" after fellow Republicans as well as Democrats criticized him and several advertisers left his program. Rush Limbaugh, you elite liberal feminist! | Bob Garfield I don't normally stoop to name-calling but the talk radio 'entertainer's' slur against Sandra Fluke merits this stinging insult What does it say about the college co-ed Susan Fluke [sic] who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex – what does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute. She wants to be paid to have sex ... Rush Limbaugh apologizes to Georgetown law student for insult WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh apologized Saturday to a Georgetown University law student he had branded a "slut" and "prostitute" after fellow Republicans as well as Democrats criticized him and several advertisers left his program. Rush Limbaugh's 'slut' slur to law student draws President Obama into fray Obama call Georgetown student Sandra Fluke, who testified before Congress about the need for birth control coverage, to commend her willingness to speak out Rush Limbaugh apologizes to student over remark in contraception controversy "My choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir," Limbaugh said on his website. "I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke for the insulting word choices." Rush Limbaugh's vile attack He should apologize to Sandra Fluke. Rush Limbaugh Apologizes To Law Student For "Insulting" Comment LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Right-wing talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, roundly criticized for branding a law student a "slut" over her outspoken support of President Barack Obama's new policy on contraception coverage, apologized on Saturday for his "insulting word choices." The furor over Limbaugh's comments, made on his influential radio program, prompted Obama to call the 30-year-old Georgetown ... Rush Limbaugh's Non-Apology Apology The art of the non-apology apology is often crude: a condescending, second insult on top of the first, really. But you?ve got to hand it to . He issued an non-apology apology that was much more finely crafted than what we usually get. But no less insulting to the poor woman he spent several days ... Rush Limbaugh Apologizes - But Did His Contraception Contretemps Cost The GOP Valuable Votes? ? It's never been a secret that is???first and foremost???all about promoting . I suppose that's okay. Limbaugh is, after all, a radio entertainer dependent upon bringing attention to his program. Certainly, there is no better way to get the attention he requires than to engender controversy at every possible opportunity. And while Limbaugh often ...
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