Why Limbaugh apologized and Maher didnt

Comedy bump:

Limbaugh's advertisers are emptying from his show faster than a bottle of oxycontin in Limbaugh's possession.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/05/limbaugh-advertisers-jump-ship/

 

Many may not like Maher... but he's definitely a smart man. Rush isn't really "stupid", he was simply wrong for putting his hatred out front and imagining that it would not seriously affect him.

 

I just read Rush's apology and I feel he was wrong to apologize. Why? Because, first of all he was right. Ms. Fluke is a slut, and a prostitute. She was prostituted out by the democratic party that chose to parade her out in front of the American public in a mock congressional hearing to ask that religious organizations and their insurance companies pay her money to provide birth control, contraceptives and abortions. When the plan to make this happened started to fall apart, Obama saved the day saying the government will pay for it. That's right, it falls on the taxpayers now to pay for her abortions. So if you do have a religious objection, oh well, too bad...your tax dollars will be used to compensate her for being a whore.

Secondly, even though he apologized, she did not accept his apologize, and followed up with cutting remarks about Limbaugh. That is the way the left works, they demand an apology, and then they don't accept it. But they never ask Letterman for an apology, or Bill Maher. Or anyone on the left for that matter who says something offensive. No, they will even defend their perverts like Weiner until the end. Double standard abound.

 

Let me correct this for you:

This is why they are so desperate to get him off the air by trying to silence him through his advertisers. Silence by intimidation.

It seems that liberals, unlike conservatives, are terrified by constitutionally protected speech, which is why you don't see the same reaction from conservatives.

 

And according to you Maher is smart by putting his hatred out front while knowing that the left, who likes to try and silence people, would say nothing.

 

Do Conservatives actually know than Bill Maher is a real paid comedian, rather that Rush thinking he's Funny?

 

We don't have to agree with all these broadcasters say/do... to realize they are of considerable intelligence.

I dislike hatefulness overall, but the purpose behind what is communicated informs my response to the same.

 

No, many do not. Maher is ACTUALLY funny.

 

Rush Limbaugh is not a comedian. He is a radio entertainer and political commentator. I think Rush is funnier than Bill Maher.

 

He is. But it's totally unintentional.

 

And Rush probably rakes in more than Maher does. How can that happen if Rush is not paid for what he does?

 

If you truly believe in calling a spade a spade, then you should acknowledge a double standard when it arises rather than trying to excuse it. A little consistency is all we ask.

The only way to maintain any sense of integrity is to always place principle ahead of partisanship. Which means you call your own side out exactly as you do with the other side. When you fail to do this, you throw principle out the window and start blindly cheering for the home team regardless of what they are doing. At that point, it's not about truth or justice anymore. It's only about winning.

 

Because it directly effected Rush’s sponsors continued desire to use him to promote their product, in other words it hit him in his hip pocket, the only thing to him that actually matters and he understands. So there was an urgency to recant the statement and offer a feeble attempt at an apology, in hope that it wouldn’t effect him financially. Otherwise he would have never done it in the first place. Too little too late.
　
Maher has no sponsors but the customers of HBO could express their dislike with their money as well, by eliminating HBO as a package on their cable service. In most cases though people will simply not watch Mayer in protest which does little since enough people watch him to keep him on the air.
　
　
Another difference being that Rush could also be liable under civil suit as a perpetrator of malicious attempt at slander/defamation towards a private citizen, which could also effect his pocketbook, while as a comedian, Maher went after a politician who is open to insensitive remarks, name calling, and of course satirical assaults on their person, no matter how much it can be considered in poor taste. That’s called free speech.
　
　
Besides that Rush’s comments were completely idiotic to begin with since people do not take birth control based on how many times they have sex, the regiment is the same whether they have sex daily or only a couple times a month, which not only shows what an idiot Rush is, but the absurdity of his claim she is promiscuous simply because she was discussing the use of birth control. How does he even know for sure she uses birth control? Is there some physical characteristic that identifies this? How is it he was married 4 times and never had a child? Using his logic does he make it a practice to only marry sluts/prostitutes who regularly use birth control, himself?? Or maybe they are just trophy wives that never have any contact with him since he prefers the young boys of Dominican Republic where he was returning from when he was found to be carrying Viagra prescribed to somebody else?? The man is an idiot and anybody who listens too him a bigger one.

 

Thank you for expressing your opinion. The forum can, apparently, never have enough threads on the same subject.

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http://www.politicalforum.com/polit...l-sarah-palin-when-bill-maher-called-her.html
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Everybody knows who she is now, but at the time he went after her, she was a complete unknown - a private citizen attending law school. I don't know if she's considering a civil suit against him or not - some Dems in the Congress have said she should - but she would have every right to do so.

The only problem she'd have IMO is that slander is considered something that somebody says about them that "reasonable people would believe". Since the only people who believe every word PP Rush utters are his listeners, that would be a hard bridge to cross. She might have to call a few of his listeners to the stand and have them testify that they believe it and that they ARE "reasonable people"!

 

I disagree he shouldnt be carefull he should speak his mind just as he did and people would get to see the true face of republicans.

 

The bloated one can go on HBO and say whatever the hell he wants, if he can do it. He can talk about his pill taking drug addicted blubbery disgusting fat sweaty azz all he wants in the format.
Two different formats...two different environments.

Besides, Rush doesn't care about losing "a few french fries" so I don't understand what the hubbub is all about. (It is surprising he would let a few french fries get past his bloated lips and into his fat azz though).

 

Sorry, she is a public figure or Rush would have never heard of her. Even Gloria Allred has not taken the case though she has come out using some obscure ancient law on the books in Florida where Fluke would have to eventually prove she was chaste, while arguing for free birth control.

This is a circus that the dems started trying to obliterate religious freedom under the guise of "womens rights".

 

agreed rush does make more money there are more conservatives watching his show than liberals watching maher

also the sponsors of hbo can get away with allowing crude jokes because their customers are liberal and okay with it the republican women were probably offended by rushes comments

 

Sorry but it was the well organized and funded liberal opposition that made this a big deal.

The left’s respect for women: a look back

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/03/05/the-lefts-respect-for-women-a-look-back/#ixzz1oidbXIp8

 

While your piece is very well delivered, I have to disagree with you, Rush is not the leader of the Republican party, though I think many on the left would like to think so. Rush is a strong voice and advocate but he is also at times, silly, egotistical, and shocking. This is because he is one part entertainer, and another self promoter. This is part of his appeal, that and the fact that his points of veiws many times strike the bell of truth, not seen in the main stream media. This image though also is one that many on the left would like to view all conservatives in,loud, crass and in their mind less than educated.
Maher on the other hand is on HBO, owned by Time Warner which has shown a propensity to views that while perhaps not as severe as Mahers, are in the same vein. I ask you to notice the Palin hit piece they are airing this month, a year in preparing that was in anticipating her role in this election.
Your point again is well made but unfortunately off base, and follows along with wishful thinking by the left.

 

rush is considered by many to be the de facto leader of the gop

maher is just a comedian

 

According to the left. Consider the source.

 

the source is el rushbo

 

According to the left.