Rush Limbaugh, host of Clear Channel Communications Inc.'s "The Rush Limbaugh Show," apologized Saturday for unflattering statements he made on his radio talk show Thursday about Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown University law student and women's-rights activist.The apology may have been prompted to some degree by advertisers angered by those unflattering statements, according to media reports.In the apology...
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Sandra Fluke Comments: Advertisers Boycotting Radio Show Include Cleveland CavaliersRush Limbaugh's apology over the weekend for calling a student a "slut" and a "prostitute" wasn't enough to prevent many businesses to stop advertising on his radio show.Cavs owner Dan Gilbert said over the weekend that he would no longer advertise on Limbaugh's program.Gilbert is the founder of Quicken Loans, Inc.,...
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apology for his remarks about a female law student over her advocacy of expanding contraceptive coverage did little to quell the political fallout on the Sunday talk shows, wheremandate providing women with greater access to contraceptives through coverage in employers' health plans. Gingrich, true to form,Rush Limbaugh slams NDAA indefinite detention provisions as "total authoritarianism"Rush Limbaugh...
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Georgetown University Law student Sandra Fluke spoke out against Georgetown's contraception policy before Congress, arguing that birth control should be covered by health insurance and religious institutions, Rush Limbaugh countered with a generous proposition: "I will buy all of the women at Georgetown University as much aspirin to put between their knees as they want."This was Limbaugh's way of offering...
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Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau, radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, one of six judges for the pageant, speaks during a Miss America news conference at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Limbaugh drew fire Friday, March 2, 2012 from many directions for his depiction of a college student as a "slut" because she testified before Congress about the need for contraceptive...
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call a law student a "slut" in the political furor over requiring that women get birth control coverage free of charge.Speaking Monday on the CBS program 'This Morning,' the Arizona senator said Limbaugh's statements were unacceptable "in every way" and "should be condemned" by people across the political spectrum.Limbaugh has apologized for the outburst on his radio program last week. Republican ...
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roundly criticized for branding a law student a "slut" over her outspoken support of PresidentThe furor over Limbaugh's comments, made on his influential radio program, prompted Obama to call the 30-year-old"My choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir," Limbaugh said in a written statement. "I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke for the insulting word...
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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington.President Obama injected himself Friday into the controversy over Rush Limbaugh's comments about a Georgetown University student who spoke to lawmakers about birth control, calling the 30-year-old woman to thank her for "exercising her right as a citizen to speak out."But Limbaugh stood his...
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Rush Limbaugh Dropped By Two Radio Stations: Who Silenced the Radio Personality and Why?Radio personality Rush Limbaugh is still seeing the consequences after calling Georgetown University of Law Student, Sandra Fluke, a "slut" and a "prostitute." After nine bigfrom the radio personality's show, two radio stations have actually parted ways as well.WBEC in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and KPUA in Hilo,...
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though he interjected himself into the conversation Friday with a phone call, President Obama weighed carefully into Rush Limbaugh's apology to a Georgetown law student whom he called a "slut" over her comments about the government providing contraception as part of its health care mandate.Obama was asked at a press conference Tuesday whether or not he felt that Limbaugh's written apology over the...
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