The right wing is comparing Ed's inappropriate comment about Laura Ingraham (from May 2011) to Limbaugh's tirade about Sandra Fluke. Ed says there is no comparison, between the comments themselves and the apologies that followed. Ed explains why he believes Limbaugh's apology falls short.
When Ed Schultz called well-known conservative political commentator Laura Ingraham inappropriate names on his radio show The Ed Schultz Show on May 24, 2011, feminist organizations, including the Women's Media Center, called for his suspension.
Ed, who made the offensive comments during a critique of Ingraham's criticism of President Barack Obama’s trip to Ireland, quickly realized the damage he'd caused and moved to contrition.
The following day, on May 25, Ed offered to take unpaid leave from The Ed Show and MSNBC accepted, saying "remarks of this nature are unacceptable and will not be tolerated.”
That evening on The Ed Show, Ed made a heartfelt apology to Ingraham and then immediately began his unpaid leave:
Here's a transcript of Ed's on-camera apology:
"Good evening, Americans. And welcome to THE ED SHOW from New York tonight. Thomas Roberts will be here tonight anchoring the program, but first, I want to take some time to offer an apology. On my radio show yesterday, I used vile and inappropriate language when talking about talk show host Laura Ingraham. I am deeply sorry, and I apologize. It was wrong, uncalled for and I recognize the severity of what I said. I apologized to you, Laura, and ask for your forgiveness. It doesn't matter what the circumstances were. It doesn't matter that it was on radio and I was ad libbing. None of that matters. None of that matters. What matters is what I said was terribly vile and not of the standards that I or any other person should adhere to. I want all of you to know tonight that I did call Laura Ingraham today and did not make contact with her and I will apologize to her as I did in the message that I left her today. I also met with management here at MSNBC, and understanding the severity of the situation and what I said on the radio and how it reflected terribly on this company, I have offered to take myself off the air for an indefinite period of time with no pay. I want to apologize to Laura Ingraham. I want to apologize to my family, my wife. I have embarrassed my family. I have embarrassed this company. And I have been in this business since 1978, and I have made a lot of mistakes. This is the lowest of low for me. I stand before you tonight in front of this camera in this studio in an environment that I absolutely love. I love working here. I love communicating with all of you on the radio and the communication that I have with you when I go out and do town hall meetings and meet the people that actually watch. I stand before you tonight to take full responsibility for what I said and how I said it, and I am deeply sorry. My wife is a wonderful woman. We have a wonderful family. And with six kids and eight grandkids, I try to set an example. In this moment, I have failed. And I want you to know that I talked to my sons especially about character and about dignity and about the truth. And I tell you the truth tonight that I am deeply sorry and I tell them every day that they have to live up to standards if they want to be a successful human being in life. And I have let them down. I have never been in this position before to the point where it has affected so many people. And I know that I have let a lot of people down.To the staff here at MSNBC, I apologize for embarrassing the company, and the only way that I can really make restitution for you is to give you a guarantee, and the only way that I can prove my sincerity in all of this is if I never use those words again. Tonight, you have my word that I won't. Laura Ingraham, I am sorry. Very sorry. I'll be back with you in the day-coming days."
Ingraham accepted his apology the next day, on May 26.
Ed returned to The Ed Show on Monday, June 6, 2011.
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Whay is this news? Ed is not Rush.
Because the right are trying to say the left should accept Rush's apology, likening Rush's apology to Ed's apology.
ED - You Are A Good Man !!! RL-Is A PYUKE !!!!!
It took awhile for me to find it MD....
You know how to apoligise Ed.....we also know what Laura did to set you off, and of course after all she does work for fake noise.
They're also trying to show how to act correctly after you've offended someone on the air.
It isn't with an additional three days of insults.
Rush should take lessons from Ed, above and learn how to make an apology.
...the only reason Ed 'apologized' is because he was trying to save his mean-spirited butt.....
Then I he and Rush of the three day slut rant will just have to have that in common
i agree with Novi-
the right, and those on this blog think Ed's blunder should be compared to rush's.
Ed who used a word ONCE, and apologized immendiately, AND TOOK HIMSELF OFF THE AIR.
compared to rush who called Fluke every dirty name in the book, he "critiqued" her sexual activities by lying and making stuff up, he SLANDERED her for 9 hours over 3 days and offered an insincere apology "of sorts" after his sponsors were dropping off like dead flies.
Ed Schultz a gentleman, he was truly sorry for the slip of the tongue. I remember him saying he taught his boys to have respect and this was wrong. He was off for the week and it was along week to not have him on the show or blog. There is a difference in a man who is truly sorry and one who is saying what ever to save his A$%! Ed only said one word wrong, Limbaugh went days and continued the barrage of disrespectful rhetoric. Wheres the net work holding him accountable? Wheres the FCC?This is one in line of many outlandish remarks from him. But this one he escalated to every woman in America. We are holding him accountable for his disrespect and applaud the business who have pulled there support. I just signed another one for the Armed Forces to pull there support!
How much kool-aid have you had today?
Ever listen to ed's radio show???
Next the wrord is not profanity, slut can and is said on TV and radio often and the FCC does not care about it.
trafdlo...You're not really puttin' your best foot forward here are you?
You know that whole "seeing the forest for the trees" thing? I know it's difficult to see that considering you have your head up your *ss.
Thats because TV is ACTING, it's ENTERTAINMENT. Oxyrush is a 'news' commentator (gag) and subject to concequences if he goes over the line. Not surprising you don't know the difference.
Sounds more like tra has been hitting the kool-aid from lush's coffee cup.
traf,
and what does the word SLUT mean to you?
TELL ME WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU, so you can justify limbaugh's use of the word OVER and OVER and OVER.
rush used that word, and other words, and lied about, and made stuff up about Fluke, and what he THOUGHT a "slut" would do. HE SLANDERED HER FOR 3 HOURS, OVER THREE DAYS.
just because the FCC "does not care" about the word, doesn't mean that i want rush limbaugh to call me a "slut".
the republican party has this all wrong. just because you CAN say something, doesn't mean it is OK to do so.
and apparently the sponsors of limbaugh's show agree. and rush agrees too, as evidenced by the fact that he is trying to dig himself out of this hole, a hole that he dug for himself.
Pam52, I heard Ed's apology to Ms. Ingram and he was right to do so. I wonder if she ever apologized to John Edwards for calling him a "faggot" on the air? Of all the people on TV, Laura Ingram is the last one I'd expect to suddenly feel the need to grab the moral high ground.
So much hypocrisy. Let's end the BS and get back to the serious issues confronting our country. I am an equal opportunity hater of shock jocks to start with and never listen to anything but NPR or the BBC. Neither are low class enough to carry white trash like Rush Limbaugh or a nut case like Ingram.
Ed used the words "talk slut" to emphasize how Laura Ingram shoots her mouth off, not to describe her sexual encounters.
Ed's apology was sincere. Good quality individual. The GOP is different than it used to be.
Why Bash My Dads GOP? more... http://www.gopeabrain.com/?p=1
He also did not falsely accuse Laura of anything else.
He did not ask to see a film of your sex to satisfy his perverted thinking.
He did not talk about her for 3 days while he tried to abuse her charater.
He tried to reach her personally to apologise. Before he apoligised on air.
She accepted his apology and then aired the insult on her show.
I think I often hear all of them insult each other on their different shows all
the time, and finding fault.
The word did decribe his point, but it was not a good selection of words, it did
not refer to her sexual habits. It described what she did with her words.
TM, I wonder if LI ever apologized for calling John Edwards a "faggot" on the air? Now that she's taken the moral high ground, it's a fair question.
Ed said what he said because that is what he believed. Like Limb Ed made the apology because of pressure, not because he felt he was wrong or insensitive.
He also didn't follow it up with an additional three days of attacks.
They can not seem to absorb that info TRC.
So Limb made his comments for three consecutive days prior to the apology and Ed made the apology the day after his sexist comment and you see this as some significant difference? It is apparent the term "Slut" readily rolls off their tongues. Do any of you think that this was the first or for that matter the last time either of them utter the word?
I think it was the last he used the word about someone on national television. Now as to the number of days I'm curious as to your belief that the number of days in which he uttered this word in no way points to his intentional and sincere use of the words.
So you believe then that Rush calling her a slut, then the next day calling her slut, and then the next day calling her slut......says nothing about his choice of words, his intentional choice of words......curious.......
It is pretty clear that when Ed said that he was trying to make a point and used a poor stupid choice of words based on the fact that he immediately apologized the next day......mostly on his own, he didn't wait til sponsors were dropping him to do that.
Now Rush on the hand called her a slut, then the next day called her slut, then the next day called her a slut......and then he apologized and his sponsors were pulling out of his show but sure that must be a coincidence after all everyone calls a woman a prostitute on national radio for half week....yeah who hasn't done that.......
No one particularly cares what he says in private, Ed or Rush, too bad this was on national radio for days so yes it does matter just a tiny your attempt to invoke the conservative persecution card I think is a testament to how connected Rush is with the national republican party
So first the GOP doesn't have the balls to call out the birthers, now they're too scared to call out Rush...and they expect us to believe they will keep this nation safe. If the Republicans can't muster the courage to face America's clowns how are we to believe they can face America's enemies?
Cynical, I wouldn't defend either Ed or Limb. As far as I am concerned they are both sexist. If you think Limb is more of a sexist, that is fine.
The point I am making is the word didn't just pop into either of their heads, it lives in the heads and it rolls out of their mouths. You may believe it is acceptable for Ed and not Limb, OK great, I simply don't agree.
Cynical, You didn't respond to post #8.13, I was wondering if you saw it.
No I'm about certain Rush is more sexist....but my point is sometimes people misspeak and hurt without necessarily meaning to. Everyone does that, being human it is rather inevitable. However there is a difference between intentional insulting and misspeaking, on that note it seems rather likely that because Ed immediately apologized to Laura Ingraham that he did not truly feel that the world needed to believe she was a filthy slut.
On Rush he waited three days and repeatedly over and over with this and now he claims he too misspoke and has apologized claiming this. I would argue that the elaspsed time between his rant and his apology are not all consistent with one who misspoke. Both Schultz and Limbaugh can and should be punished I really don't care what happens to either I just think it's clear that Limbaugh said this more than enough times to clearly show he was quite intentional about his language.
I don't particularly care to punish every incident of well anything that isn't exactly a crime, and some "crimes" for that matter but that is a different discussion......I say he who has never unintentionally hurt someone cast the first stone. But he who has intentionally hurt another shouldn't complain about getting hit with rocks.
Cynical, I have heard the word "Slut" before and I have heard it repeatedly from the same people. The vast majority of people I know have never used to word in my presence and I seriously doubt they ever use the word. My point is a simple one, any one that would use that word on air, uses it off air. Any one using that word is sexist, in my opinion. I guess there is a difference between a man that kills 20 people and one that kills only one, but they are both still murderers.
Your hypothesis on the prevalence of the word is flawed because common sense would dictate that everyone in America has used this word in some fashion at one point in time. Just because you've never heard them say doesn't mean they haven't, that is an illogical assumption....not seeing or hearing doesn't mean it isn't happening.....
You "have not" seen Ed use the word repeatedly, once isn't repeated...so both Rush and Ed have used the word I don't know who you think disputes that but what I'm saying is that I believe both men used the word for different reasons. It would appear Ed got carried away with a metaphor which although this is Rush's supposed "claim/apology" as well it is laughable did not misspeak. Someone who misspeaks doesn't continue misspeaking for three days. Ed was trying to make some point of his while I think Rush meant it to insult this woman to drum up controversy aka ratings. Then he continued doing it because he wanted to pretend that he's "standing up to the elite liberal media" and that "they're not gonna bully off the air for being conservative" or whatever persecution angle he was trying to invoke. Personally this seems like an example of someone on the right using this type of language, committing this action thinking it will get them free press and play to the far right lunatics who have declared all non exclusively conservative media incorrect no matter and evil. He thouhgt he would look tough but he realized that people were not impressed by in large same for those individuals on the right who have no brain power.
Both have made sexist remarks however people make mistakes....what they don't do is make the same mistake over three or four days and then comes out with a wishy washy apology. Rush clearly meant this to insult more than Ed did at the time.
Lastly the backlash was so strong because people are tired of the GOP who lied to them about focusing on jobs when they got to congress focusing on women's health. We've seen a near government shutdown because some far right zealots pledged to not get any of their job done if planned parenthood did not lose its 300,000 grant............clearly that was about abortion politics not spending cuts because that some of money is pennies, fractions of pennies in the federal budget. So to me it's like "how about you fight, fight, fight, over cuts that would actually make a difference in the budget and not tiny overall somes. So that didn't help the GOP which is why they gave up on it
you had the susan g komen controversy over women's health that inspired great outrage because of the politically based explanation for them doing so despite the fact that they are supposed to be a charity not political think tank
the latest virginia rape-like procedure bill in that state inspired such outrage(rightfully) that the people who wrote the penetrative government mandate had to pretend that they had no idea it was end there...they had to run away from that as fast of they could..........
even HR1 in the house was about abortion even though Boehner and his people said they would be active and motivated on the economy not social issues
There have been so many women's health fights as of late because certain presidential candidates and attention whores wanted free media to distract from the improving economy and people are sick of it. They want these stories to go away but it seems that even though the right claims they believe this they still are the ones pressing those issues. Newt Gingrich helped start up this stupidity and made it a political issue
Cynical, OK it is perfectly fine for Ed to call women "sluts" but it is very, very bad for Limb to do so.
glad to see you did not read why am I not surprised
It is wrong for Ed to call someone a slut by accident in an over the top metaphor but it's more wrong to call someone a slut for three consecutive days.
Lets put it like this if you have any education or as you probably call it "liberal indoctrination" in math perhaps you'll get this
(slut insult)(usage)=sexist factor
(slut)(1 time)=Ed
(slut)(three days)=Rush
Rush>Ed
Ed's comment was clearly a metaphor, not a direct attack. There's also the fact Ingraham, a PUBLIC FIGURE, has a mic and a show and an audience, meaning she could have returned the favor whenever she wanted, something Sandra Fluke doesn't have. But if you read the apology you'll see it's a heartfelt one. I listened today when Ed actually played the audio during his radio show.
Now you have Rush again insulting people during his so-called apology. It's sad, he only cares when his sponsors quit, obviously this is about money and not a real admission of misconduct.
Why is the GOP afraid of Rush Limbaugh? They love to talk tough to Iran and the President, but act like rabbits when it's about Rush Limbaugh. Mitt's pusillanimous remark is the biggest and clearest example, he is terrified of Rush, and that's a guy who wants to be a leader?
Further, Ed made the apology personal and took a beating himself for saying what he said. Like I said yesterday, we all make mistakes, only the wise learn from them.
I can tell you this right now, Rush will do this again, just a matter of days. He didn't offer to take himself off the air, he didn't try to call Sandra Fluke or the women of America.
Limbaugh didn't make a one time mistake, he did that for 3 consecutive days! And now he wants his sponsors back as if nothing happened?
LIMBAUGH NEEDS TO BE A MAN AND PAY THE PRICE.
A metaphor LOL.... yeah no $hit. Same for rush there liberal.
Liberals, the double standard group.
Says the radical... lol
trafdlo...Its the same as if a person said "you're talking out of your *ss", you're not actually doing it, it just sounds like it.
Ed used the words "talk slut", in referring to Ingraham's GOP banter...He didn't call Laura Ingraham a slut...much different than demeaning a college girl for 3 days.
No comparison.
Get it right can you , ed said "She is a republican slut"..........
Saying Ed didn't call her a "talk slut" is inaccurate.
Go read the eeeffing story and the eeeeefffffing transcripts!
he use this statement "Rightwing slut" now go and check that out will you.
I did...he called her a "talk slut"...why are you so eeeeeffffing ignorant of that?
Yes a metaphor for having sex with lots of men....that's a called a definition not a metaphor....which is funny considering I'd put money down that Rush has had more promiscuous sex than this girl probably has....and then there's his fourth wife(current for now) who clearly married him for his movie star good looks, friendly disposition and respect for women..........
Wow the GOP really needs to stop cutting money from public education.
So which previously registered and banned user does everyone think Mr./Ms. Trafdlo is? My money is on HDRK......
I did...he called her a "talk slut"...why are you so eeeeeffffing ignorant of that?
Wrong..... Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeuuuuuuuuuuusssssssssssssss christ dude.
Go read the transcript, go read the story, he called her a "Rightwing slut".....
You people are tooooooooooo much. can't even accept the facts.
Rain, thunderstorms, winds getting whipped into tornadoes of horrific proportions. Hot weather, all of this stuff. And what are the Republicans thinking about? They're not thinking about their next-door neighbor. They're just thinking about how much this is going to cost. President Obama is going to be visiting Joplin, Missouri, on Sunday. But you know what they're talking about? Like this right-wing slut, what's her name, Laura Ingraham? Yeah, she's a talk slut. You see, she was, back in the day, praising President Reagan when he was drinking a beer overseas. But now that Obama's doing it, they're working him over.
The big wigs at MSNBC told ed to take a week off..
Rush on the other hand works for himself....
and because of that he has control over what he does and needs to approval to take himself off the air and pay the penalty with his sponsors. But he won't, he's a bully as long as he doesn't have to directly confront his adversaries.
There's another term for that, it's called a COWARD.
All of us in the United States need to understand there's no room for this kind of crap, it only enhances the already corrosive hatred and nothing good ever comes from that!
Where was all this rage when eddie did the same thing???
Is it the fact Laura is a republican? not a law student wanting some else to pay for her birth control pills...
You clearly don't understand the difference between a public figure and a private person, of course, why would you even bother to inform yourself on that very fact and the legal framework behind it?
trafdlo...you sound like a Fox backwood hickoid. Dude...get real...and stop kissing your sister.
Bingo......Joe, love the avatar.
trafdlo, surely you are not that simple minded. Same old thing over and over.
'Rush on the other hand works for himself.' Thats right, he's your teabagger version of Moses leading his sheeple into the minority once again. Right where you belong.
and here comes the double standards.......... ed could piss in your Cheerios and you people would ask for more.
Eddie was mad that Laura has tons more listeners than he does.
Why do you think he beats on O'reilly? O'reilly kills him in the ratings.
^^Definition of irrelevant comment.
The reason there was no outrage over Ed was because he apologized the next day, and went on a 2 week suspension.
He didn't follow it up with 3 days of additional attacks.
Amen Chris...Short and to the point...Trafdlo should be able to digest that without too much heartburn.
Good post.
1 week not 2. geeeezzzzzzzzzusssssss you can't even get that right.
And how many weeks has Rush been off the air? And how long did it take for his fake apology?
Let's see if you can be truthful about that.
trafdlo, Perhaps you need to cut back on the caffeine a bit?
Did it bother you when Laura called John Edwards a faggot?
Just asking...I'm not interested in any of the shock jocks who make a living spewing hate. It's tiresome and I want to get back to the REAL ISSUES facing our country. How much longer do I have to hear about Rush!!!??? I don't give a flying .... about him.
This morning it was 8 sponsors dropping Rush, and now it's 12, and even a radio station refusing to air his show. I hope that's true.
Sears, AOL, Quicken Loans... See Rush boy? This is what you get when people have enough of the hate talk and the insults.
The sad part is that a corporation, an entity established for profit, has the balls to stick to principle but the entire GOP seems to be terrified of the fat man...
As long as over 20 million people turn to his show 5 days a week, he will have no issues getting more companies to run ads.
You can add up all the MSLSD shows and still not got to that number.
So, did you send him a check? LOL
You mean ther're 20 million people who can't think for themselves? Apparently you're one of them.
Why is it when people listen to radio or watch TV shows that you do not agree wtih make them "people that can't think for themselves"?
It is called talk radio, remember. Next I do not listen to rush,
BUt in the same breath you ed show water boys/girls follow his words lock step, guess that means you can't think for yourself.
trfadlo...I think many were offended by Eds remarks that night, regardless of political preference.
Women of both parties are not particularly fond of the word "slut" in any context.
What is important as Chris pointed out, and is surely what seperates Ed from Limbaugh, is that he did the right thing...right away.
No one here is condoning Eds behavior...just acknowledging his willingness to do what was right.
Because people like you are constantly saying "Look how many listeners he has!"
And Rush says very stupid things.
Ergo, his listeners can't think for themselves.
The knife cuts in both directions.
IF you go before congress asking for money, you better be ready for the heat that comes with it.
Bad enough this administration is socialising the banking industry, and the health care industry.
Because people like you are constantly saying "Look how many listeners he has!"
And Rush says very stupid things.
Ergo, his listeners can't think for themselves.
And off the rails into the ditch you go. Ed says very stupid things as well.
With your nice shinny tinfoil hat on with fancy propeller on top.
All this BS about birth control is not putting anyone back to work, 8.3% unemployment 15% of the population on food stamps, and all you leftwingnuts can worry about is some dope on talk radio calling some women a slut?
Talk about deflection...
you the now improving economy and the 15% of people on food stamps because of the failures of the bush administration.................you and the rest of the right have attempted to do nothing but deflect from the improving economy, the improving american auto industry, the improving consumer confidence, the improving domestic oil production.......
The GOP has to be the party of no thus they are more than willing to deny, deny, deny the improving economic situation. On Laura Ingraham despite your attempt to categorize the two situations as similar remember that Ed did not go on the next day and the day after that and call her a talk slut....however inspite of this reality you will attempt to play the fool sorry for the conservative card.
Deflection, eh?
You mean the way the Republican party doesn't talk about the economy or jobs, but created panels on birth control and contraception? And refused to let women participate?
Is that their jobs program?
No I think their jobs idea was to create millions of positions in the rape-like procedural technologies industry for women seeking abortion
the automated GOP message toward women as of late: "Hello, how may I violate you today? Press 1 for rape-like ultrasound procedure. Press 2 for slut/prostitute rant. Press 3 for attacks on contraception. Press 4 to speak to a representative. Goodbye"
Ladies press 4 and show them in November so we can get back to talking about reality and not these right wing fantasies
GM laying off 1300, unemployment 8.3% 15% on food stamps.
No the economy is not getting better, that is a leftwingnut line of BS
LOL no value.
trafdlo...You sound totally disenchanted. LOL
The "dope" on talk radio, didn't call "some women" a slut, he called Ms. Fluke a "slut", and instead of saying he was sorry, he added that she was a "prositiute".
In other words, Limbaugh "went from the frying pan into the fire" wiht one short breath.
Let trolls be Joe, who cares, no time to discuss irrelevant and absurd remarks.
So Ms. Fluke is not a women????
You liberals run around in circles, bounce around like ball in a pinball machine.
hehehe. You idiots realize, of course, that Laura ACCEPTED fat Ed's apology...pretty big of HER if you ask me. Maybe YOU CLOWNS, who were in no way affected by Rush's remarks, should do the same
Moron alert
Thanks for letting us all know you are here john in texas........
haha! John the alamo guy doesnt even realize he got slammed :)
This is a real apology, Limbaugh take notes!!
Mr. Ed...This was the first time I've seen this apology from you and I truely "Commend" you on the way that you sincerely apologized on your show. :) But, the differences in the levels of actions between both individuals (Mr. Ed and Mr. Limbaugh), I see you as having "Class" and I see Limbaugh as a "DIRT-BAG!"
Roger That!
A "Bravo-Zulu" to Mr. Ed (Class-Act) Schultz!
Dear Ed:
You were quite courageous to play a portion of your apology for the statement you
aired in 2011 re: Ms. Ingraham. You handled the issue in 2011 and now as a wonderful "teaching" example( for Rush Limbaugh to emulate in 2012), with the utmost class, grace, and sincerity. Anyone that attempts to link you with Rush Limbaugh doesn’t have significant moral character, integrity, and is reaching to the bottom of the political trash barrel.
Thank you for the educational moment in how to craft a sincere apology.
Is Rush wrong saying what he said YES
Was Ed wrong saying what he said YES
But the big difference the right didn't try to shut Ed down they didn't threaten MSNBC sponcers to have them pull their advertisements they didn't try to shut Ed up and have him fired
This is one of the big differences between the right and the left. the right understands freedom of speech. they don't try to shut up the opposition. they take them on with the truth and facts. the left just tries to silence the oppositions because they cant win the argument without doing so
Its the first thing successful Dictators do they silence and eliminate the opposition to gain and stay in power
Peers under the bridge
Mr TRFjr
Ed quickly apologized, and it was a heartfelt apology. Ed took the steam out of the issue before the negative reactionaries could gain momentum.
So the left doesn't understand? What the left understands is that Rush is the High Priest of the Theo-cons and this is certainly an opportunity to put the muzzle on an antagonist and Rush was just plain ignorant to give us the chance. Speaking of "free" do you have a problem with the "Free Market"? People vote with their dollars and advertisers pay for programing. No dollars = No advertising= No programing. Pure Ayn Rand objectivism. Pretty hot huh, Liberal Kommies shoving Ayn Rand up Rushes stove pipe.
One last point:
Really, then and you have a problem with the array of election law reforms purposed by conservatives across this country which will limit the access to the polls by many people that would tend to vote Democratic?
Theo-Con thats a really good one I must say, on the free market you hit on the head. They love to demand that we, people, and government let the free market sort things out.....until they're the ones who'll be sorted out then want the good hand of government to change things...just like our personal lives...the GOP barks about how DC shouldn't impose "their" values on us until they want to force all americans to live exclusively under their interpretation of christian law whether they want to or not....
aww freedom
no matter what method you use to silence the opisistion to infringe on the freedom of speech doent justify the act of doing so
I'm not using any method to silence the "opisistion" (sic). Your charge is wholly unsubstantiated and personal. Good luck.
Freedom of Speech? Where was Sandra Flukes freedom, where was any woman's right to free speech at the Senate Hearings on contraception.
Someone doesn't actually know about the constitution
Freedom of speech doesn't mean you get to say anything you want at anytime and anywhere you want......it means you can't be targeted or jailed by the government for something you say.
People have the right to not buy products from any person or company anytime they want. If people choose to not buy products of companies who advertise on Rush's show then that is their choice. If those companies choose to longer advertise on Rush's show because of that the company has that right. There is no infringment just the free market you right wingers claim will solve all provlems
funny how they chant about free market until things aren't going well for them...then the want the big ole hand of government to do their bidding
COURAGEOUS??? Fat Ed posts his apology this week, and you idiots comment on what a swell guy he is??? Sounds more like a well-planned PR move to me. Ewe clowns are sheep, plain and simple.
@ Kalvis
Huh? Really. "Fat Ed" issued his apology last May the next day on his TV show, then stepped away for a week suspension. Ed made one impromptu comment and made a heartfelt apology. Rush went on a premeditated 9 hour 3 day rant about Sandra Fluke then issued his tepid apology on a Slow weekend, on line.
On a relative scale Ed is a Saint, Heck on a relative level Don "nappy" Imus is a Saint. Rush is just Jabba the Hut incarnate.
I suppose you think Sandra Flukes testimony was about how much sex she was having and laments that we wont pay for it? baaah bleat baaaah
sorry..let me re-phrase that: FAT ED RE-POST his apology...as if this was the "apology method" to follow....
Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, Bill Maher, Matt Taibbi, and Ed Schultz all have said vile words against women on the radio, TV, and print but not one person on the left has ever asked to boycott and or have any of them fired
The hypocrisy and selective moral out rage of the left is so evident
But i guess because those vile comments made by those liberals are fine because they was directed towards republican and conservative women
Yes there was Ed's well documented Calling Ingraham a "slut" for which he wholly apologized for and lost a weeks pay. You made your charges; undocumented so I did a lil research thanks to Bing. Regarding Matthews, Olberman, and Taibbi: Your so called words against republican and conservative women", were directed at Hillary Clinton and Carrie Prejean, public figures one a democratic Candidate the other a Beauty Queen. None of the comments used vile language that I could find other than the general male chauvinist pig kind of stuff ie shes just a women. None of these were 9 hour 3 day harangues using continuously using the words slut and prostitute. As far as Maher concerned he is a comedian and pisses down everyone's neck so he doesn't count.
I didn't find such, not saying there are not any but I'm requesting your documentation. You cant throw poo without documentation even if it is true. However these thing you say are at best history and said individuals have paid the price. The angst here is that Rush is a corpulent pill popping pompous sphincter that has verbally assaulted numerous people over 20 years and has never been reeled in. Now his head has grown so large he cant pull it outa the trough, he is trapped and about to get his just reward.
I didn't know Google had a pro liberal filter
I suggest you go read
the article by Kristen Powers at the Daily Beast and by the way she is a liberal
Blogger
Here are just a few examples from her column
During
the 2008 election Ed Schultz said on his radio show that Sarah Palin set off a
“bimbo alert.” He called Laura Ingraham a “right-wing slut.”
Keith
Olbermann has said that conservative commentator S.E. Cupp should have been
aborted by her parents. He called Michelle Malkin a “mashed-up bag of meat with
lipstick.”
Left-wing darling Matt Taibbi wrote on his blog in 2009,
“When I read [Malkin’s] stuff, I imagine her narrating her text, book-on-tape
style, with a big, hairy set of balls in her mouth
Those are just
a few examples there are dozens more if you took the time to do some real
research and not the selected one you claimed of doing
And i will
mention again the arthor of that blog is a liberal women Kirsten Powers before i
get blamed for posting about a biased article
Palin she is a bimbo.
That was just another example of the hypocrisy of the left. if i or any one else called a liberal women a Bimbo the left would scream bloody murder and would start foaming at the mouth
That would only happen after Palmquist made that statement for the equivalent of oooh......8 more hours of posting
But Palin is a joke, a sad joke. Game change, game over never has a single vp candidate so sunk a ticket...that she should have never been on.....I'm seriously you couldn't find any other republican women w/ experience....even from alaska you still have lisa murkowski.........huge mistake!!
TRFjr may well be even smarter than me, and poor, poor Palmquist1 still cant construct a sentence...God knows I've tried to help. And just when I thought CYNICAL had a brain, but was just mis-guided, he comes up with .....I'm seriously you couldn't find
Ed your apology t oLaura Ingrams was a truely humbled sincere one. Rush Limbaugh's was in no way sincere and he showed the world just how insincere his false apology was immediatel;y after by his broadcast , about the liberals made me doit and all the lame brained rhetoric thereafter emenating from his imbesilic, nonsense mouth. As for Sandra Fluke's rejection of Limbaugh's hot air, insincere apology is concerned, how in God's holy name could any woman ever forgive a three day obscene assault on her morals, sexuality and the sick, untrue, descriptive sexual habits that this maniacal smut pedaler accused \and affixed to Miss Fluke's personage. Why would any sane, self respecting woman, ever EXCEPT, even the sincerest of apologies , after such an agressive , repeated on going attack for an extended perioid of days. ? Each filthy mouthed accusation growing worse each day. There is no exceptance nor forgiveness for the maniacal acts of an unconsionable, sociopathic, moron such as Rush Limbaugh. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND AND HIS GOING, IS COMING...
Ed is truly the mature adult in the room. Thank you Ed for standing up for the hard working Middle Class; and keep up the good work.
GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Ed's reported net worth is 11.5 million dollars, so don't pretend he has a clue about the plight of the middle class. He understands (and cares about) them about as much as Michael Moore or Mitt Romney.
Thank you for that information, but the amount of money you process has nothing to do with your caring or your compassion for others less fortunate. Ed cares about what happen to the hard working people of America; Wealth has nothing to do with the size of your heart , again thank you Ed for being the mature adult in the room.
GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.