Obama accepts $1M donation from Bill Maher while condemning Rush Limbaugh

[koalabear]

Do you believe Miss Fluke is a slut? I do.Should she post videos of her having sex in exchange for birth control insurance benefits? She should sell them and buy her own.

Did you think it was funny when Rush said it?

I never heard him say it, but the truth is rarely funny.

 

[bronzeage]

I never heard him say it, but the truth is rarely funny.

What Rush revealed in his little monologue about Miss Fluke was how his father treated his mother and how each of his four wives were treated.

I suppose now, so have you.

 

[KRCummings]

Not only that, but Obama telling a super-PAC what to do with their money is a violation of federal law.

Miles is far too stupid to realize when his right-wing overlords are lying to him.

I looked up this little hissy fit that people are having and most of the articles address your point. They say Obama should disassociate from them until they give the money back themselves or they are asking the superPAC directly to give it back.
Far as I saw they all concede that Obama can't give it back himself.

 

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[koalabear]

What Rush revealed in his little monologue about Miss Fluke was how his father treated his mother and how each of his four wives were treated.

I suppose now, so have you.

You are free to suppose.

 

[bronzeage]

You are free to suppose.

Give my best to your wife, and you keep giving her what she's used to.

 

[koalabear]

Give my best to your wife, and you keep giving her what she's used to.

and my best to yours, what number is she by the way.

 

[Drixxx]

Does that make him immune from criticism for his attacks on Palin? Are they somehow less reprehensible?

Yes it does make him immune. I as a tax payer am not paying for it. It's called freedom of speech. Rush is making his money and spewing his vile remarks on tax payer, public, air waves. Big, big difference.

 

[eyer]

see?

your problem is trying to engage them in normal conversation

where does it get you?

* WORD *

 

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[RobDownSouth]

Does that make him immune from criticism for his attacks on Palin? Are they somehow less reprehensible?

Hey Comrade Vetteman? Were you this sanctimonious when your Marine buddies were taking turns with impoverished Vietnamese hookers for a can of corn each back in the day?

Didn't think so. That...that....THAT'S DIFFERENT!

 

[RobDownSouth]

Rush has freedom of speech as well, clown.

And Rush can bear the economic consequences of his free speech.

 

[Drixxx]

Rush has freedom of speech as well, clown.

Slander has never been considered freedom of speech.

 

[GuiltyPleasure]

The mind reels at the spinning going on in the thread.

 

[unregistered]

 

[RobDownSouth]

So cable exempts on from slander eh?

No, the court case NEW YORK VS. SULLIVAN specifically exempts elected officials, Comrade Dumbass.

 

[phrodeau]

I think vetteman wants to start a campaign to boycott all of Bill Maher's sponsors. Too bad he has none.

 

[Drixxx]

So cable exempts on from slander eh?

No it does not. But that is an issue between the two litigants involved. Tax paying Americans are not facilitating and providing a low cost to free subsidy to Maher's comedy routines. Rush has his snout firmly in the public trough when using the air waves to spread his filth. There is no comparison.

 

[mark_j]

No it does not. But that is an issue between the two litigants involved. Tax paying Americans are not facilitating and providing a low cost to free subsidy to Maher's comedy routines. Rush has his snout firmly in the public trough when using the air waves to spread his filth. There is no comparison.

Last I checked the FCC only grants the license for the station to operate. The station owners pay to operate the station within the guidelines of the license. So how about you explain where the taxpayer is subsidizing the operation of a privately owned station?

 

[Drixxx]

Last I checked the FCC only grants the license for the station to operate. The station owners pay to operate the station within the guidelines of the license. So how about you explain where the taxpayer is subsidizing the operation of a privately owned station?

It's obvious. Public airwaves is where the stations operate and receive their licenses at way below market value. It is essentially corporate welfare for communications corporations.

 

[garbage can]

But liberals give a shit about everything Rush says because they know it's true.

Do you believe Miss Fluke is a slut? Should she post videos of her having sex in exchange for birth control insurance benefits?

Did you think it was funny when Rush said it?

Naw, it was a lot funnier when Letterman said (on TV) that Bristol was getting knocked up by A-Rod in the 7th inning.

 

[garbage can]

Nobody gives a fuck about Maher except whiny little Republican bitches.

And nobody gives a fuck about Limbaugh 'cept all you assholes on the left.

 

[mark_j]

It's obvious. Public airwaves is where the stations operate and receive their licenses at way below market value. It is essentially corporate welfare for communications corporations.

You may be of the opinion that it is "corporate welfare". But the FCC doesn't look at it that way.

You might want to take a look at this.

 

[garbage can]

Maher isn't using tax payer public air waves.

Errr, is the EIB network publicly funded..?..

I said EIB, not NPR.

 

[garbage can]

Hey Comrade Vetteman? Were you this sanctimonious when your Marine buddies were taking turns with impoverished Vietnamese hookers for a can of corn each back in the day?

Didn't think so. That...that....THAT'S DIFFERENT!

Time to crank it down, RDS.