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Rush: "Single women want free birth control." (Original Post) JRLeft Nov 2012 OP
that explains the election. barbtries Nov 2012 #1
In one sense jjray7 Nov 2012 #40
i don't think so barbtries Nov 2012 #41
Old men want free Firebirds01 Nov 2012 #2
You said it wryter2000 Nov 2012 #5
which are, of course, covered under most insurance prescription plans lapfog_1 Nov 2012 #6
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #36
Yep. Are penis pumps covered as well? I wonder... Butterbean Nov 2012 #38
No. Rush. ALL women just *DEMANDED* it. LaydeeBug Nov 2012 #3
Right! Squinch Nov 2012 #15
He is suffering from P.T.O.D. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2012 #4
TPRTH Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #7
Hey, why not go back there? calico1 Nov 2012 #8
Just jealous I am sure his drugs are not free or are covered by insurance. n/t gordianot Nov 2012 #9
Rush: "Single women think with their vagina and we are outnumbered by these people." JRLeft Nov 2012 #10
A few minutes later he wondered why they lost the women and minority votes. Because they had people Squinch Nov 2012 #13
Yes he did. He believes token people of color means they aren't racists. JRLeft Nov 2012 #16
And he's not a sexist, even though he thinks women who want their birth control covered are sluts, Squinch Nov 2012 #22
He also said women want Obama only to protect abortion. JRLeft Nov 2012 #26
In this conversation, I think we'd have less to talk about if we concentrated on the things he's Squinch Nov 2012 #28
I really think that Axelrod and Emanuel are paying him Always Randy Nov 2012 #11
True. He's the best thing to happen to Democrats since Sarah Palin. Squinch Nov 2012 #25
+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #37
Then just pipe Rush's show into their ears 24-7 reflection Nov 2012 #12
I swear this guy is just sexually frustrated. Dash87 Nov 2012 #14
I stated in another thread before his show that Rush was going to blame women for Romney's loss. Mike Daniels Nov 2012 #17
Yes he went on a long rant about women. JRLeft Nov 2012 #18
what a pig! mddem29959ile Nov 2012 #19
NEWSFLASH Zadoc Nov 2012 #20
+1 JRLeft Nov 2012 #21
+2 NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #23
If I could Rec I would! kalli007 Nov 2012 #24
Said the Grossly Over Paid Greedy otohara Nov 2012 #27
You said it. JRLeft Nov 2012 #29
LOL otohara Nov 2012 #34
LONG LIVE OXYRUSH! I pray that he continues to broadcast IfPalinisAnswerWatsQ Nov 2012 #30
Fucking hypocrites! nobunnyclue Nov 2012 #31
So? its none of his fucking business if they do. and-justice-for-all Nov 2012 #32
He doesn't recognize his own role in the Rethug loss. Bake Nov 2012 #33
Rush is OBSESSED with young women's vaginas. Really. It's embarrassing. anneboleyn Nov 2012 #35
Oh, STFU. spiderpig Nov 2012 #39

barbtries

(28,811 posts)
1. that explains the election.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 02:40 PM
Nov 2012

yep, that's it in a NUTshell.

if he could be run off the airwaves somehow it would go quite a ways in healing the nation imo.

jjray7

(69 posts)
40. In one sense
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 07:39 PM
Nov 2012

but Rush serves the purpose of giving voice to an ignorant segment of our society. It's important to remember they are there. Rush won't let us forget. Kinda like the old rule 'know thine enemy'.

barbtries

(28,811 posts)
41. i don't think so
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 07:54 PM
Nov 2012

because his listeners are more a reflection of him than vice versa. he makes that ignorant segment.

lapfog_1

(29,225 posts)
6. which are, of course, covered under most insurance prescription plans
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 02:43 PM
Nov 2012

and I don't hear the Catholics or evangelicals screaming about covering this for unmarried males.

Squinch

(51,012 posts)
13. A few minutes later he wondered why they lost the women and minority votes. Because they had people
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:14 PM
Nov 2012

like Condoleeza Rice and Alan West, which proves that they are open minded.

Someone dropped him on his head.

Squinch

(51,012 posts)
22. And he's not a sexist, even though he thinks women who want their birth control covered are sluts,
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:38 PM
Nov 2012

because he knows the name of a woman. He thinks we didn't hear how much he fears women having a voice and hates the idea of it.

But we did hear it.

Ha ha.

Squinch

(51,012 posts)
28. In this conversation, I think we'd have less to talk about if we concentrated on the things he's
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:45 PM
Nov 2012

said that are NOT offensive to women.

But let's give credit: Rush DID have a hand in rallying the Democratic base and helping us to win this election. Maybe we should all send him a card and tell him that.

(I think if we did, he'd pop like a balloon. Hmmmm. I like this idea.)

Always Randy

(1,060 posts)
11. I really think that Axelrod and Emanuel are paying him
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:00 PM
Nov 2012

Keep Rush on the air. He has done more for the Democrats than Clinton. When he calls a young woman a slut it fires not only our base , but every woman in this country. Think about those possibilities in 2014. IMO keep going Rush ---we love ya.

reflection

(6,286 posts)
12. Then just pipe Rush's show into their ears 24-7
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:02 PM
Nov 2012

and I guarantee they'll never be in the mood to have sex again.

Dash87

(3,220 posts)
14. I swear this guy is just sexually frustrated.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:15 PM
Nov 2012

He seems to angrily lash out at women a lot, and speaks about female sexuality with major scorn.

Mike Daniels

(5,842 posts)
17. I stated in another thread before his show that Rush was going to blame women for Romney's loss.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:20 PM
Nov 2012

Looks like I was on target if this is part of what he was railing against today.

 

otohara

(24,135 posts)
34. LOL
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 05:32 PM
Nov 2012

I worked in radio and it sickens me how much this guy makes even though he's lost so many advertisers.

It must kill Clear Channel to give him those quarterly bonus checks now, considering how many advertisers he lost. His ratings are still impressive, but the ad money thanks to Color Of Change has dwindled!

 
30. LONG LIVE OXYRUSH! I pray that he continues to broadcast
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:50 PM
Nov 2012

I pray every night that he continues to broadcast, because he is the BEST thing to ever happen to the Democratic Party in recent years. The MSM can show the rest of the country what a wackjob he is.

I also salute Glenn Beck and Mark Levin. Thanks, fuckers! You probably sent the moderate vote to the Democrats for the foreseeable future!

nobunnyclue

(103 posts)
31. Fucking hypocrites!
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 04:11 PM
Nov 2012

So their underlying premise is morality, the sanctity of sex and reproduction, etc.

Let's see who among single, unattached women would really benefit economically from covering prescription birth control pills?

Promiscuous woman, those scourge liberal types that will screw anything with two legs... has sex every night. Cost on condoms = $2 per copulation. Cost on birth control pill, at say $50 per pack (uninsured), which is about $2 per pill. At 1/day, the cost is about the same.

Now here is good upstanding moral Christian. She only hooks up once in a while, for example after some clean cut, conservative, responsible type who will still be there the next morning comes along. Let's say that happens about once a month. Cost of condoms still about $2 per "event". Failure rate for condoms, anywhere from 12% for Mr.-it's-been-so-long-I-forgot-how-to-put-it-on, down to 2% when that confounded latex just up and breaks. Cost of a monthly birth control pill regimen: still $50. That's a lot of money to spend. I mean, honestly, how many guys like a woman to split the cost of the date simply because dinner and a movie is now $50 even for a so-so restaurant. Think of this woman? At least the dinner and the movie lasted a couple of hours. She is out $50 bucks for 15-20 minutes that, like the movie, may or may not have a satisfying ending!

What's the matter Rush, never hear of unit cost? These guys have about a much sense on reproductive economics as a dog sniffing around another dog's tail.

Bake

(21,977 posts)
33. He doesn't recognize his own role in the Rethug loss.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 05:21 PM
Nov 2012

Their War on Women cost them a boatload of support, thanks to idiotic comments like Limbaugh's (re Sandra Fluke), Akin's, Mourdock's, et al.--the Republican Rape Cabal.

Yeah, Rush, might as well blame your own damn self!

Bake

anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)
35. Rush is OBSESSED with young women's vaginas. Really. It's embarrassing.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 06:51 PM
Nov 2012

Dirty, frustrated old man. It's all he can think about -- he is obsessed with young women and their lady parts. Why is he SOOOOOO concerned about birth control pills? After all, his insurance pays for his damn Viagra, and for all the "lifestyle choice" babies being born -- far more expensive than birth control pills. Not to mention that bc pills are often used for healthcare purposes, not "just" birth control (which is healthcare of course...)

It is hard to believe he is remotely relevant these days -- he is such a dinosaur, a relic from the 1990s WAY past his expiration date.

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