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BlueSouth		2012-03-04 11:18:55 AM

The only reason he's apologizing is because he's losing advertisers.

quickdraw		2012-03-04 11:19:12 AM

elffster: quickdraw: Mad Tea Party: Defamation is not protected speech. Try again. Show me one person in this thread advocating restricting free speech rights in this thread. One person.

Its odd the number of people who equate having a job on the air with the first amendment. Anyone who has worked in broadcasting knows there is a whole bunch of things you dont say if you want to keep your job.

1. Never ever talk shiat about your station's management or staff
2. Never ever talk shiat about your sponsors
3. Never say anything which will result in your sponsors getting irate calls
4. Never say something which opens up your station and its affiliates to the whiff of a possibility of a lawsuit.

Broadcasting is a job - nothing more.

DING DING DING WE have a winner!

You get a YEARS SUPPLY of Rice-A-Roni!

Squuueeeeee!!!!

lol.

Fart_Machine		2012-03-04 11:20:45 AM

Six non-apology apologies?

phygz		2012-03-04 11:22:02 AM

quickdraw: phygz: quickdraw: phygz: If nobody wanted to hear it, they wouldn't be paid to spew it. Getting worked up about it and actually putting forth effort to silence them makes you no different than a book-burner.

Hmmm interesting point. So you think burning books is the same as somebody losing their job?

No, I think trying to silence people because you don't agree with what they say is equivalent to book burning. Not to be confused with being fired for breaking the law.

That said, a loud segment of "enlightened" people have a propensity for demanding the silencing of legal speech they don't agree with.

So if Rush loses his job that means we can take away his access to blog, twitter, FB, youtube, pod casting, microphones, and pen and paper?

Sadly, you know as well as I that there are some people who actually try and do such things.

Linux_Yes		2012-03-04 11:24:06 AM

when is rush going to apologize for being a dick with ears?

Nemo's Brother		2012-03-04 11:24:16 AM

quickdraw: GoldSpider: DarwiOdrade: Liberals respect free-speech, but nobody's talking about free-speech, we're talking about libel.

The proper, proportionate response to libel/slander is a civil suit, not censorship.

Is having your own radio show guaranteed by the first amendment?

The Free-Speech argument is not valid in this case. This is libel. And the lady is not a public figure, which make it much easier to win the judgment in civil court.

Free Speech issues are when the left try to ban all talk show radio shows because Air America was a failure and disgrace.

Lionel Mandrake		2012-03-04 11:26:04 AM

NewportBarGuy: Rush Limbaugh has always been a douchebag. (new window)

Watch as an audience of Islamofacisthomonazis rip him to shreds. It's a fun 10 minutes.

Wow...no wonder he has a screener. Like the guy's not a douche enough - I forgot what what a disgusting wreck his TV show was. Put him in front of a non-screened crowd and you see what a buffoon he is...well, you see even more clearly...

Seriously, people still defend this asswreck?

quickdraw		2012-03-04 11:26:14 AM

phygz: quickdraw: phygz: quickdraw: phygz: If nobody wanted to hear it, they wouldn't be paid to spew it. Getting worked up about it and actually putting forth effort to silence them makes you no different than a book-burner.

Hmmm interesting point. So you think burning books is the same as somebody losing their job?

No, I think trying to silence people because you don't agree with what they say is equivalent to book burning. Not to be confused with being fired for breaking the law.

That said, a loud segment of "enlightened" people have a propensity for demanding the silencing of legal speech they don't agree with.

So if Rush loses his job that means we can take away his access to blog, twitter, FB, youtube, pod casting, microphones, and pen and paper?

Sadly, you know as well as I that there are some people who actually try and do such things.

Actually, no, I don't know that. I think the only way we could control somebody's ability to express themselves to that degree is to throw them in prison. I don't see anyone advocating that. Although if he is convicted in a court of law for defamation I suppose thats a remote possibility.

The Name		2012-03-04 11:27:22 AM

elffster: Link over to here, complain to the FCC about this oaf.

http://leftleaningliberallady.blogspot.com/

Then use this re-re-re-post (yah I know I keep posting this, but you know what? It farking WORKS)

Also, Rush does not at all belong on the Armed Forces Network, having him on there spreading his crap does not do anything to help our troops. He is a waste of skin.

I'm just gonna leave this here (not mine, please feel free to post this everywhere).

How to hurt Rush, perspective from a radio insider.

As a retired radio group VP with years of station management on my resume,
here is a better suggestion. Go after the local advertisers on his
show. There are very few local advertising availabilities on Rush's show
and they sell at a premium.

Monitor the Rush station, make a list of
the local advertisers and do the following:

1. Call the advertiser, be polite.

2. Write a letter to the advertiser, be polite.

3. Copy the station and the FCC with the advertiser letter.

4. Politely call the General Manager of the station,tell the GM what you
are doing and why, tell them you have contacted the advertiser and
copied the FCC.

5. If the local advertiser uses an agency, contact the agency, as well.Just ask the local business, if they use an agency.

It won't take many letters and phone calls to get their attention and
remind the station that the letters need to be placed in the station's
public file. (the public file is an FCC requirement)Local stations don't
get many local avails in Rush's show and many pay a huge fee to
Premiere to run the show.

If they start losing business because of that jackwagon, they will
raise hell with Premiere.If KFI in LA got a hundred letters with follow
up phone calls it would get their attention very quickly.

The key is to put on the pressure through the local advertisers.The
local station will blink and get very nervous, very quickly.

virturl.com

cameroncrazy1984		2012-03-04 11:28:29 AM

Nemo's Brother: Free Speech issues are when the left try to ban all talk show radio shows because Air America was a failure and disgrace.

So, something that never happened?

phygz		2012-03-04 11:30:39 AM

Nina_Hartley's_Ass: phygz: I think trying to silence people because you don't agree with what they say is equivalent to book burning.

It's about time someone stood up for Fluke's right to speak on women's health issues.
Thank you.

I believe everybody should be able to speak out about anything they see fit. There are those on either side of the political spectrum that sanctimoniously believe otherwise.

They're all bad, so vote Zappa

Mad Tea Party		2012-03-04 11:31:01 AM

BlueSouth: The only reason he's apologizing is because he's losing advertisers.

That plus he's afraid of lawsuits, which is why he's pulling the Poe's Law defense: "I was only joking!" Don't mess with Georgetown Law students, no matter how slutty they may be.

cameroncrazy1984		2012-03-04 11:31:59 AM

phygz: I believe everybody should be able to speak out about anything they see fit. There are those on either side of the political spectrum that sanctimoniously believe otherwise.

So, you believe that people should be free of the consequences of their actions. Sweet, I guess murder is just fine now.

elffster		2012-03-04 11:32:59 AM

KIds in the hall - Thank Hitler

Might as well give the troll-ops something to watch and relate to..

Kurmudgeon		2012-03-04 11:34:15 AM

DarwiOdrade: Let's examine these one at a time, shall we?

You dance divinely.

SkinnyHead		2012-03-04 11:35:20 AM

cameroncrazy1984: Joking that an 18 year old person got pregnant from a baseball player when it obviously isn't true is not a "rape joke" and is not defamation.

Letterman's joke was about a 14 year old girl. The older sister was not at the Yankee game, so it could not have been about her. How do you think that the young girl felt when she got home from the ballgame to find out that Letterman was giggling on national TV about how she was raped in the stands?

But even if the older girl was the target to the joke, why is it okay to joke about her getting pregnant in the stands of a ball game. Isn't Letterman insinuating that she is a slut? An insinuation can be just as defamatory as a direct comment.

Either Letterman was joking about a 14 year old daughter getting raped in public or was joking that her older sister was such as slut that she would get knocked up in public. Either way, what Letterman said was far worse than what Limbaugh said.

quickdraw		2012-03-04 11:35:56 AM

phygz: Nina_Hartley's_Ass: phygz: I think trying to silence people because you don't agree with what they say is equivalent to book burning.

It's about time someone stood up for Fluke's right to speak on women's health issues.
Thank you.

I believe everybody should be able to speak out about anything they see fit. There are those on either side of the political spectrum that sanctimoniously believe otherwise.

They're all bad, so vote Zappa

Do you think Rush is in danger of having his tongue cut out?

Rann Xerox		2012-03-04 11:36:08 AM

elffster: god damn the trolls out out early this morning.

the new Trolls-mobiles are in early this year!

I hate Illinois Nazi-Trolls.

artifishy		2012-03-04 11:36:25 AM

GoldSpider: SixPaperJoint: Who's doing that? All I have seen is what you describe in your first sentence.

Observe:

elffster: he does not belong on the air. he is a hate monger.

Oh My Gawd! elffster has exercised his freedom of speech! He must be silenced in the name of Rush Limbaugh's freedom of radio propaganda!

Lionel Mandrake		2012-03-04 11:37:34 AM

SkinnyHead: cameroncrazy1984: Joking that an 18 year old person got pregnant from a baseball player when it obviously isn't true is not a "rape joke" and is not defamation.

Letterman's joke was about a 14 year old girl. The older sister was not at the Yankee game, so it could not have been about her. How do you think that the young girl felt when she got home from the ballgame to find out that Letterman was giggling on national TV about how she was raped in the stands?

But even if the older girl was the target to the joke, why is it okay to joke about her getting pregnant in the stands of a ball game. Isn't Letterman insinuating that she is a slut? An insinuation can be just as defamatory as a direct comment.

Either Letterman was joking about a 14 year old daughter getting raped in public or was joking that her older sister was such as slut that she would get knocked up in public. Either way, what Letterman said was far worse than what Limbaugh said.

....so vote Republican

quickdraw		2012-03-04 11:38:01 AM

SkinnyHead: Either way, what Letterman said was far worse than what Limbaugh said.

I certainly support your right to express that view but I don't think Letterman's bosses are reading this thread. Perhaps you ought to write to Letterman's sponsors to let them know how you feel.

cameroncrazy1984		2012-03-04 11:38:06 AM

phygz		2012-03-04 11:38:39 AM

quickdraw:

So if Rush loses his job that means we can take away his access to blog, twitter, FB, youtube, pod casting, microphones, and pen and paper?

Sadly, you know as well as I that there are some people who actually try and do such things.

Actually, no, I don't know that. I think the only way we could control somebody's ability to express themselves to that degree is to throw them in prison. I don't see anyone advocating that. Although if he is convicted in a court of law for defamation I suppose thats a remote possibility.

Don't pretend that there aren't people who spend an inordinate amount of time monitoring and flagging online content they don't agree with, expressly for the purpose of shutting them down. And I'm not just talking about the Chinese government.

Monkeyhouse Zendo		2012-03-04 11:38:52 AM

phygz: No, I think trying to silence people because you don't agree with what they say is equivalent to book burning. Not to be confused with being fired for breaking the law.

That said, a loud segment of "enlightened" people have a propensity for demanding the silencing of legal speech they don't agree with.

If I turn on the radio and find that my local station is broadcasting something I find offensive I have not only the right but the responsibility to let them know. If local advertisers are supporting a message I find offensive it is my responsibility not only to take my business elsewhere but to inform them of my decision and the reason for making it. In this way, broadcasters and advertisers can make their decisions with a more complete understanding of the consequences of those actions.

There is no law sawing that people who support statements I find offensive can't similarly write to broadcasters in support of the programming and to advertisers committing to supporting their business in return for supporting the programming.

This is how the free market works. I'm sorry you think that everyone who dislikes a program or message should just sit down and shut up.

Azz		2012-03-04 11:39:01 AM

cameroncrazy1984: SkinnyHead: cameroncrazy1984: Joking that an 18 year old person got pregnant from a baseball player when it obviously isn't true is not a "rape joke" and is not defamation.

Letterman's joke was about a 14 year old girl. The older sister was not at the Yankee game, so it could not have been about her. How do you think that the young girl felt when she got home from the ballgame to find out that Letterman was giggling on national TV about how she was raped in the stands?

But even if the older girl was the target to the joke, why is it okay to joke about her getting pregnant in the stands of a ball game. Isn't Letterman insinuating that she is a slut? An insinuation can be just as defamatory as a direct comment.

Either Letterman was joking about a 14 year old daughter getting raped in public or was joking that her older sister was such as slut that she would get knocked up in public. Either way, what Letterman said was far worse than what Limbaugh said.

Because it's obviously not true and thus is covered under parody.

When Limbaugh called Fluke a "slut" and accused her of being a "prostitute" it was not parody, it was a serious accusation. That's defamation, and also a felony in Florida.

He obviously can't comprehend, so why bother?

artifishy		2012-03-04 11:39:46 AM

GoldSpider: mrpurple: A boycott isn't censorship. People have the right not to do business with his sponsors. Thanks to free speech we cn suggest others do the same.

I have no problem with a boycott, though I find it's easier to just not listen to him in the first place.

It truly is easier to be apathetic then to stand up for what you believe in.

cameroncrazy1984		2012-03-04 11:39:50 AM

Azz: cameroncrazy1984: SkinnyHead: cameroncrazy1984: Joking that an 18 year old person got pregnant from a baseball player when it obviously isn't true is not a "rape joke" and is not defamation.

Letterman's joke was about a 14 year old girl. The older sister was not at the Yankee game, so it could not have been about her. How do you think that the young girl felt when she got home from the ballgame to find out that Letterman was giggling on national TV about how she was raped in the stands?

But even if the older girl was the target to the joke, why is it okay to joke about her getting pregnant in the stands of a ball game. Isn't Letterman insinuating that she is a slut? An insinuation can be just as defamatory as a direct comment.

Either Letterman was joking about a 14 year old daughter getting raped in public or was joking that her older sister was such as slut that she would get knocked up in public. Either way, what Letterman said was far worse than what Limbaugh said.

Because it's obviously not true and thus is covered under parody.

When Limbaugh called Fluke a "slut" and accused her of being a "prostitute" it was not parody, it was a serious accusation. That's defamation, and also a felony in Florida.

He obviously can't comprehend, so why bother?

Because other people might.

Rann Xerox		2012-03-04 11:40:02 AM

Will Limbaugh "apologize" on his radio show?

s2s2s2		2012-03-04 11:40:37 AM

DarwiOdrade: Let's examine these one at a time, shall we?

1988: Amy Carter, "the most unattractive presidential daughter in the history of the country"
Not defamation, simply his opinion.

1992: Chelsea Clinton, the "White House dog"
Again, not defamation - nobody could believe the president's daughter is really a dog.

1994: Sherrol Miller, "transsexual lesbian"
Defamation - libel suit settled out of court.

2003: Donovan McNabb, "The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well"
Not defamation - but this racist comment resulted in him leaving ESPN.

2006: Michael J. Fox, "Either he didn't take his medication or he's acting"
Not defamation - there's actually some logic behind this hateful comment.

2008: Barack Obama, "Curious George"
Not defamation - nobody could possibly believe this, especially since GWB looks a whole lot more like Curious George than Obama.

2012: Sandra Fluke, "Slut" and "Prostitute"
Defamation - his argument and charges of criminal activity mean he'll likely settle this one, too. Some people just don't learn from their mistakes.

No longer a Rush fan (more because he doens't make it work like he almost used to), but I'll play.

1988: Rude. Don't care.

1992: Over the top Rude. DOn't care.

1994: "Pay up, fatty." Good for Sherrol(that she sued).

2003: Not anywhere near racism. He was right, Donovan's career is punctuated by lavish praise and underachievement. Saying that anyone wants to see a black man excel in a field in which black men have not been welcome (Like say, the Presidency) explains why there was more praise than honesty when discussing one that was clearly overrated.(which does not relate to the current President [You are doing a great job, Barack.]).

2006: the "logic" being that Michael J Fox said exactly that in his book, which Rush had read on the air.

2008: The Magic Negro is a more popular example of people citing Rush's racism, on display in how he enjoyed it too much, feeling he had a free pass since he was quoting an article written by an African American liberal, and parodying both it and the jealousy exhibited by some of the old guard of the civil rights movement.

I used to give him a pass on it. But he showed his ass. Also, the Curious George thing was a caller.

2012: He's a dick. She has no case. People v Larry Flyntt.

dickfreckle		2012-03-04 11:42:27 AM

nekom: Meh. Rush is a businessman who sells a product. I don't agree with nearly everything he says, but he knows his business. He knows what sells and what doesn't. Now and then he says something a bit over the top and has to backpeddle, which is also a business maneuver. Nothing new here, which I guess is sort of the point of TFA.

You give him too much credit. Hell, I know what buttons to push if I'm trying to inflame someone. Does this make me a diabolical genius? No. It makes me a moderately observant human being.

Winning hearts and minds with charisma is an actual talent. Inducing pants-shiatting via stoking base fears and predictable knee-jerking is not.

phygz		2012-03-04 11:42:43 AM

cameroncrazy1984: phygz: I believe everybody should be able to speak out about anything they see fit. There are those on either side of the political spectrum that sanctimoniously believe otherwise.

So, you believe that people should be free of the consequences of their actions. Sweet, I guess murder is just fine now.

That's a stretch, and no.

cameroncrazy1984		2012-03-04 11:43:01 AM

s2s2s2: 2012: He's a dick. She has no case. People v Larry Flyntt.

What bearing does People v. Flynt have on this case?

jake_lex		2012-03-04 11:43:16 AM

What amuses me about this whole thing is that Rush's fans aren't helping him at all. For the past day or so, I've been keeping an eye on Carbonite's Facebook page to see the reaction to this, and there are tons of people posting "I'm canceling my service because you dropped Rush!"

They are outnumbered at least 5 to 1, maybe 10 to 1, by people praising Carbonite and saying that they will either keep their service, or that they were considering Carbonite and will now purchase it.

So what this does is that it will make other companies considering advertising on Limbaugh think twice. If you do advertise, you, in effect, endorse his content, and alienate customers. And, further, if you do, and Limbaugh says something so offensive you must cancel, you lose the idiots who you got because their hero Rush told them to use your product. It's not a good business relationship to have.

Which is why, I think, this does do real, permanent damage to the Rush Limbaugh show. Some very quality advertisers are going to be replaced with the same gold buying scams and "Survival Seed Bank" bullshiat that Glenn Beck was reduced to selling on his show, which got cancelled despite having really high ratings. What's the point of high ratings if you can't sell to anyone who can pay anything?

NewportBarGuy		2012-03-04 11:43:20 AM

SkinnyHead: How do you think that the young girl felt when she got home from the ballgame to find out that Letterman was giggling on national TV about how she was raped in the stands?

Like she wished she was aborted rather than live in that insane family?

Unshavenhelga		2012-03-04 11:43:25 AM

It's interesting that when the right goes after the advertisers of shows they don't like, it's fascist censorship. When the left does it, it's ok.

\doesn't like Rush
\\doesn't like censorship even more

LeoffDaGrate		2012-03-04 11:43:28 AM

SkinnyHead: Poor Mr. Letterman. He was so consumed with hatred for Sarah Palin that he told his rape joke against the wrong daughter. That makes it okay.

See that's what I mean. Liberals think that only liberals should have free speech rights, and they can say anything they want (including jokes about the children of political enemies getting raped), and that's just laughs and good times.

But if Limbaugh says something offensive to liberals, they think he should get no constitutional protection for his free speech rights.

The ONLY way I can attempt to wade through your derp in here on a daily basis is to pretend you actually know and care what you're talking about. Lately, it's getting very hard to do. No one in any position in the legal field would come close to believing the crap you.

Looking at your past 40 replies to people in this thread and others, they are not reasoned arguments. They are nothing but strawmen, tu quoque arguments, or attempts to do anything else to draw people away from the main issue: that this is a case for libel and/or slander.

I honestly believe that you THINK you have a law degree. Sadly, it probably amounts to selecting semi-coherent statements from The Ren and Stimpy Show and stringing them together in some mock, self tested bar exam.

Please, when you can get back to the real subjects of conversations and stop with the ridiculous "Liberals don't believe in free speech" crap, I'll try to attempt to take your posts with a grain of salt again. Until then, when I see your replies, I'll just go and look in the toilet. I'm guaranteed to get better information there.

cameroncrazy1984		2012-03-04 11:43:51 AM

phygz: cameroncrazy1984: phygz: I believe everybody should be able to speak out about anything they see fit. There are those on either side of the political spectrum that sanctimoniously believe otherwise.

So, you believe that people should be free of the consequences of their actions. Sweet, I guess murder is just fine now.

That's a stretch, and no.

So then why do you believe that Limbaugh should be able to get away with malicious slander and defamation? That is also a crime, like murder. But you believe he shouldn't be charged with it.

Monkeyhouse Zendo		2012-03-04 11:45:08 AM

s2s2s2: 2012: He's a dick. She has no case. People v Larry Flyntt.

You don't seem to understand what satire is. That's okay, it's nuanced.

Repo Man		2012-03-04 11:45:24 AM

Lionel Mandrake: NewportBarGuy: Rush Limbaugh has always been a douchebag. (new window)

Watch as an audience of Islamofacisthomonazis rip him to shreds. It's a fun 10 minutes.

Wow...no wonder he has a screener. Like the guy's not a douche enough - I forgot what what a disgusting wreck his TV show was. Put him in front of a non-screened crowd and you see what a buffoon he is...well, you see even more clearly...

Seriously, people still defend this asswreck?

His show had a very small "studio audience", and you can be sure that they were all dittoheads. That clip is from when he guest hosted the Pat Sajak Show.

phygz		2012-03-04 11:45:44 AM

quickdraw: phygz: Nina_Hartley's_Ass: phygz: I think trying to silence people because you don't agree with what they say is equivalent to book burning.

It's about time someone stood up for Fluke's right to speak on women's health issues.
Thank you.

I believe everybody should be able to speak out about anything they see fit. There are those on either side of the political spectrum that sanctimoniously believe otherwise.

They're all bad, so vote Zappa

Do you think Rush is in danger of having his tongue cut out?

Only if he lived in Saudi Arabia and said mean, hateful things about Mohammed.

Fart_Machine		2012-03-04 11:46:17 AM

Unshavenhelga: It's interesting that when the right goes after the advertisers of shows they don't like, it's fascist censorship. When the left does it, it's ok.

Citation?

cameroncrazy1984		2012-03-04 11:46:52 AM

Unshavenhelga: It's interesting that when the right goes after the advertisers of shows they don't like, it's fascist censorship. When the left does it, it's ok.

\doesn't like Rush
\\doesn't like censorship even more

Please show where anyone ever calls a boycott "censorship" other than Republicans when it happens to them.

A boycott is demonstrably not censorship. Censorship is when the government decides what or who gets published or broadcast. A woman suing another party for defamation is ALSO not censorship.

quickdraw		2012-03-04 11:46:55 AM

phygz: quickdraw:

So if Rush loses his job that means we can take away his access to blog, twitter, FB, youtube, pod casting, microphones, and pen and paper?

Sadly, you know as well as I that there are some people who actually try and do such things.

Actually, no, I don't know that. I think the only way we could control somebody's ability to express themselves to that degree is to throw them in prison. I don't see anyone advocating that. Although if he is convicted in a court of law for defamation I suppose thats a remote possibility.

Don't pretend that there aren't people who spend an inordinate amount of time monitoring and flagging online content they don't agree with, expressly for the purpose of shutting them down. And I'm not just talking about the Chinese government.

You mean griefers? So how many griefers do you think it would take to remove all trace of Rush from the public eye? And would it even be possible given that hes already a public figure?

s2s2s2		2012-03-04 11:47:36 AM

cameroncrazy1984: When Limbaugh called Fluke a "slut" and accused her of being a "prostitute" it was not parody, it was a serious accusation. That's defamation, and also a felony in Florida.

His Comment;

"What does it say about the college co-ed Sandra Fluke, 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," Limbaugh said Wednesday. "She wants to be paid to have sex. She's having so much sex she can't afford the contraception. She wants you and me and the taxpayers to pay her to have sex. What does that make us? We're the pimps."

So you think you have a class action suit? You think that's a serious accusation? It's commentary, as it is described in every story: "his comments".

He's a dick, the free market will decide what to do with it. Unfortunately, dick is seeing a huge upswing in the futures market.

cameroncrazy1984		2012-03-04 11:49:09 AM

s2s2s2: So you think you have a class action suit? You think that's a serious accusation? It's commentary, as it is described in every story: "his comments".

So? Commentary is also not protected speech. Sorry you fail to understand broadcast law as much as you fail to understand the difference between parody and accusation.

LikeALeafOnTheWind		2012-03-04 11:49:32 AM

elffster: NewportBarGuy: LouDobbsAwaaaay: Conservatism is a mental handicap.

Damn you!

10000x this!

Now now.. lets not be offensive.. the proper term is Conservacapable.

s2s2s2		2012-03-04 11:49:57 AM

cameroncrazy1984: What bearing does People v. Flynt have on this case?

I guess she can try for defamation, cheaper to settle(more than likely). She'd get some use out of that.

ArcadianRefugee		2012-03-04 11:49:57 AM

Azz: SkinnyHead: I remember when liberals used to respect free speech rights, even for speech that they disagreed with. What happened to them?

I remember the day when conservatives knew something about the Constitution they defend so eagerly.

Libel and Slander are not protected by the first amendment, dipshiat

/I'm guessing you can't read?

It's worse than that (old window).

Fart_Machine		2012-03-04 11:49:58 AM

s2s2s2: cameroncrazy1984: When Limbaugh called Fluke a "slut" and accused her of being a "prostitute" it was not parody, it was a serious accusation. That's defamation, and also a felony in Florida.

His Comment;

"What does it say about the college co-ed Sandra Fluke, 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," Limbaugh said Wednesday. "She wants to be paid to have sex. She's having so much sex she can't afford the contraception. She wants you and me and the taxpayers to pay her to have sex. What does that make us? We're the pimps."

So you think you have a class action suit? You think that's a serious accusation? It's commentary, as it is described in every story: "his comments".

He's a dick, the free market will decide what to do with it. Unfortunately, dick is seeing a huge upswing in the futures market.

Calling someone a slut and a prostitute isn't defamation? Especially when the reason they were using the pill was for a medical condition?

quickdraw		2012-03-04 11:49:59 AM

phygz: quickdraw: phygz: Nina_Hartley's_Ass: phygz: I think trying to silence people because you don't agree with what they say is equivalent to book burning.

It's about time someone stood up for Fluke's right to speak on women's health issues.
Thank you.

I believe everybody should be able to speak out about anything they see fit. There are those on either side of the political spectrum that sanctimoniously believe otherwise.

They're all bad, so vote Zappa

Do you think Rush is in danger of having his tongue cut out?

Only if he lived in Saudi Arabia and said mean, hateful things about Mohammed.

So then you understand that no one is advocating censorship.

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