APFILE - In this Jan. 13, 2009 file photo, conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh talks with guests in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Limbaugh apologized Saturday, March 3, 2012, 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. The student, Sandra...
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NFLX), Stamps.com (Nasdaq: STMP) and PolyCom (Nasdaq: PLCM) have withdrawn from the "Rush Limbaugh Show" after the host's derogatory remarks about a female Georgetown University law student.More than 40 advertisers have bailed out of the nationally syndicated talk show, ranked No. 1, since Limbaugh insulted student Sandra Fluke last week, then apologized Monday.The new tech-sector withdrawals join...
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intense campaign to cut advertising to “The Rush Limbaugh Show” took another turn Thursday when one of the first companies to pull its ads reportedly asked to return to the radio show -- only to be told by Team Limbaugh that the conservative host no longer would give his endorsement.A Limbaugh spokesman said that California mattress company Sleep Train asked to restart a “voiced endorsement” from Limbaugh...
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visitMore advertisers and at least one radio station defected from Rush Limbaugh's radio show on Monday, even as the syndication company behind the program defended the conservative political pundit.AOL Inc. was among the latest advertisers to pull out in response to Mr. Limbaugh calling a female law student a "slut" and "prostitute" in a lengthy rant prompted by her Capitol Hill testimony on the need...
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shops.n"> (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 University...
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Did Rush Limbaugh just have his Don Imus Moment?
With more sponsors bailing and Republican lawmakers adding to the condemnation of the talk-show host on Sunday, the flap over Limbaugh’s comments about a Georgetown law student are beginning to look like radio history repeating itself.
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Once again, Rush Limbaugh -- the conservative provocateur with the self-described "talent on loan from God" -- is in hot water. Limbaugh, who has been the leading talk-radio host for more than two decades, ignited this most recent controversy when he made comments about Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke, who had testified as an advocate for contraception at a Capitol Hill hearing."What does it say...
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displayComments:true!Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh experienced a wave of backlash that continued through the weekend after making several inflamatory remarks about a Georgetown University law student last week. Limbaugh apologized Saturday, saying his choice of words was not the best, but has continued to received a torrent of criticism.In his attack against Sandra Fluke, who was not allowed...
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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...
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Rush Limbaugh has dominated the news cycle since late last week, when he called Georgetown law student and birth control advocate Sandra Fluke a "slut" and a "prostitute" on his syndicated radio show. The insults -- extreme even by Limbaugh's standards -- have led to a widespread backlash and an exodus of sponsors from the show.Predictably, his words also have become fodder for Stephen Colbert and...
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