President Obama place a phone call to Sandra Fluke today to convey his appreciation to Ms. Fluke for her courage in offering her testimony before Congress. He made a point of mentioning to Ms. Fluke that her parents would be very proud of her. This was especially important to her, since Limbaugh mentioned in a second show how embarrassed her parents should be. The amazing thing is that Limbaugh heard about the President’s call, and again repeated his feelings that Ms. Fluke’s parents should be embarrassed. Rush Limbaugh is not sorry for his remarks. He is not embarrassed by his lack of understanding of how birth control pills work. He is not apologizing for calling Ms. Fluke a “slut” and a “prostitute.” He is only repeating his remarks, and making them more hurtful. I hope Ms. Fluke does sue him for slander!
malialitman
MaliaLitman.com 
A class act by our president; an action all of us can be proud of!
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Alan,
I was impressed too!
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HE SHOULD BE REMOVED RIGHT NOW FROM HIS VILE RADIO STATION. FIRED! Who would marry such a vile human being? That money must mean hella of alot to wife #4. You couldn’t pay me a ENOUGH IN TRILLION DOLLARS to even think to go near the disgusting pig. Let alone…or is he paying HIS OWN SLUT MILLIONS to have sex with him? So does he record his slut too TO GET HIS MONEY’S WORTH? I would so ashamed if I was his wife …and embarassed to the hilt AND LEAVE THE COUNTRY!
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Green Tiger,
Me too! I’m not sure he has sex with his wife, but may simply be using her to create the appearance of heterosexuality.
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A half million dollar credit account at Tiffany’s could be considered “incentive” for some women.
Other women have higher standards.
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Malia –
The boycott of his sponsors is getting attention on HP – people are getting behind it. This will not stop today or tomorrow. All of these sponsors are going to hear about this.
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The garbage bin of America is the right wing talk show radio.
We need to throw out the garbage, it smells!
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I wonder if Rushie ‘s mom used bcp? Need I say more.
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This “moral outrage” from a President who at one time called Sarah Palin a pig, with lipstick!
Limbaugh may be a cad and a bounder, but I haven’t yet seen him make a hypocrite of himself, as has Mr.Obama.
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Ed,
I disagree with you, but respect your right to be wrong.
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Never happened Ed…..President Obama never called Palin a pig, with or without lipstick….EVER!
Your reality needs a check up!
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Lipstick on a pig is an well-used political idiom. McCain used it in reference to a policy supported by Hilary Clinton. He also used a pig-related idiom in reference to Romney.
Obama had used the idiom before to discuss other policies he disagreed with
Obama did not call Palin a pig. As usual Palin played the victim.
On the other hand, Palin did unmistakenly and directly compare herself to a dog.
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I was in the very first Male/Female Basic Training in Fort McClellan Alabama in 1979. It was so historic that Pres Ford came to our graduation! The whole basic training we were told that YOU are setting the example for women coming next, if this doesn’t work, then that will be on your shoulders to live with. PROVE it to the men and the country that women CAN do everything a man can do, including the military basic training! When we were given the option to do girl push ups or men push up, we ALL choose the mens push ups to prove we could keep up (and sometimes exceed) the men! Let me tell you, there were PLENTY of drill Sergeant’s and other high ups on base that felt women would prove to be too distracting and that women should be separated from the men at all times and tried to sabotage us at every step….
Then it got worse…
1979.
18 years old.
The Army.
Germany, sent out to the field for the first time.
The only woman and 1500 men.
I was the Medic, they were Engineers.
Alone, in the dark being watched, only I didn’t know
Vilseck, Germany after two weeks without a shower, we were allowed to go to Tent city for 2 days.
Much Celebrating. Much Drinking. After showers the partying started.
I was invited.
A cute boy
Fun
free drinks
more drinks
Something wrong….
Room spinning
Dizzy
can’t walk
being carried
pass out
wake up
can’t move
tied up
can’t talk
gag in mouth
voices
someone on me
wet between the legs
laughter
another body on me
tears
another body
all night
over and over again
how many?
Don’t know
too many
over and over again
thrusting
sweaty
pawing
pain
tearing
more laughter
in and out of conscience
how many?
could be twenty
could be a hundred
all ranks
all sizes
all ages
all penises
all thrusting
all sweating
lots of pain
smell of greasy tent
smell of booze
smell of tobacco
smell of man sweat
smell of semen
smell of sex
all thrusting
all groping
all squeezing
all pawing
only one, who when he saw my tears, stopped in his tracks
But he walked out, and another came in to take his place
over and over again
no help
none in sight
all night long
in and out of reality
in and out of dreams
more body’s
more men
more thrusting
how many hours?
finally the sweet release of awareness
awakening
naked
in the showers
bruises and blood everywhere
Pain
oh my God the pain
all consuming pain
my clothing in a pile
scrub
scrub
scrub
scrub
scrub
scrub
scrub
scrub
water is cold
scrub some more
scrub
scrub
scrub
scrub
scrub
scrub
scrub
scrub
put on uniform
met at door, by commanding Officer
stern words about MY behavior
told if I talked, it would be MY fault
Threatened with prison for “enticing”
handed orders to be transfered
Told to pack my bags
Transportation waiting
Warned again
If you talk, you die
or worse
watching blindly as the trees roll by
curling up inside of me
hiding the pain
hoping the pain will fade
as the bruises do
can’t walk, can’t sit, can’t take a shit
blaming myself
Others have
so why not me?
Guilt
it weighs on a mind
remembering what was said
silence it is my friend
denial
lock the pain away
never talk they said
never talk I did
The pain it became my friend
To this day, it never ends.
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Jacque,
I am overwhelmed! I know this happens but we like to pretend it doesn’t! Words are insufficient to describe my sorrow for what happened to you! This should be shared! Would you allow me to submit this to other sources so that it might be known by more people. Just last night I was watching Meg Ryan, and Denzel Washington, in Courage under Fire, and thinking about the limited progress women have made. My two daughters who are 18 and 20 think I am just radical in talking about women’s rights, and the importance of our fight! Yet they don’t know what it was really like for women, and we must educate them. I will have both read your poem today! women around the country need to read this and be reminded of what we must fight to end. The war against women is being waged today, by Americans! To think that all you wanted to do was to serve your country, and you were abused in this horrific way by the very people that should have appreciated your sacrifice. When Sarah Palin “thanks the military” I wonder if it occurred to her for even a minute that not all acts of the military are honorable, especially in their dealing with women?
Please consider letting me share this with others. Thank you for sharing this with us, and you will be in my prayers.
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