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Related: About this forumPresident Obama: “The reason I called Ms. Fluke is because I thought about Malia and Sasha..."
&feature=player_embeddedAt his first press conference of the year today, President Obama said he called Sandra Fluke in the wake of Rush Limbaughs attacks on the Georgetown Law student with his own daughters on his mind. The reason I called Ms. Fluke is because I thought about Malia and Sasha and one of the things I want them to do as they get older is to engage in issues they care about, even ones I may not agree with them on, he said in response to a question from USA Todays Aamer Madhani.
I dont want them attacked or called horrible names because they are being good citizens. And I wanted Sandra to know that her parents should be proud of her and that we want to send a message to all of our young people that being part of democracy involves argument, and disagreement, and debate and we want you be engaged, and theres a way to do it that doesnt involve you being deemed and insulted, particularly when youre a private citizen, he explained.
All decent folks can agree that the remarks that were made dont have any place in the public discourse, he said of Limbaughs initial comments that Fluke was slut and prostitute.
http://thinkprogress.org/media/2012/03/06/438994/obama-fluke-limbaugh/
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President Obama: “The reason I called Ms. Fluke is because I thought about Malia and Sasha..." (Original Post)
kpete
Mar 2012
OP
That's pretty dumb..repubs have nothing, nada, zilch. He addressed this perfectly..n/t
monmouth
Mar 2012
#3
Let us not forget the very ugly things rush said about FLOTUS. Payback rush....n/t
monmouth
Mar 2012
#2
this could generate some really ugly republican dialog.
"Obama wants sex drugs for his children" or some such hideous bs
monmouth
(21,078 posts)3. That's pretty dumb..repubs have nothing, nada, zilch. He addressed this perfectly..n/t
eyewall
(674 posts)5. I agree completely about the President's words.
I thought the OP title was a media headline and I know freeper mentality rarely gets beyond headers in understanding a story. It's the Limbaugh style, take a remark out of context and build farcical structures around it. The testimony by Ms Fluke didn't provide any material for Rush other than the word contraceptive. Those guys don't live in a real world.
monmouth
(21,078 posts)2. Let us not forget the very ugly things rush said about FLOTUS. Payback rush....n/t
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)4. I thought he gave not only a great answer
But a heartfelt and thoughtful answer. Anyone would get what he said, regardless of leaning left, right or centrist. He is such a Grown up!