politics

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Why is Rush Limbaugh Only Now Getting Stomped On?

But you can go away now, thanks.

My (former?) Jezebellian gal pal, Robyn Pennacchia (otherwise known as NotesFromTheUnderground) wrote a blog post on Monday that got me thinking about why Rush Limbaugh’s current rank foot-in-mouth incident is making bigger waves than usual – or perhaps more accurately, making bigger waves among his advertisers than usual. (At the time of this writing, Think Progress has the number of advertisers that have dropped Limbaugh at 43.) Continue reading →

Sarah Palin Maybe Thinks About Endorsing Someone

Sarah Palin the queen of infuriating coy wordplay wanted to wring out the announcement of who she voted for in last night’s Alaska caucus until the very last dregs of relevancy could be gleaned. Which means until everyone interested, Fox News, CNN, practically threw up their hands and said, “Look, tell us, or we’re shutting off your mic.” Continue reading →

Limbaugh “Apology” Doesn’t Appease Advertisers

Rush Limbaugh has been back on the pills it seems. The man, who has a history of inflammatory remarks, went out of his way to call a Georgetown university law student a slut and prostitute.

Sandra Fluke was supposed to be a democratic witness at a Congressional hearing about contraception policy. However, the committee chair prevented her from speaking while only allowing a bunch of crusty old white dudes to talk on the sensitive issue. Eventually, she did speak to a democratic hearing in a very poised, and educated manner. However, to Rush Limbaugh, she was only worried about the cost of birth control due since she was “having so much sex she can’t afford the contraception.” Continue reading →