To continue, even Boehner thinks Limbaugh went much too far http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/73546.html
Boehner: Limbaugh 'slut' remark 'inappropriate' By: Seung Min Kim March 2, 2012 11:03 AM EST Speaker John Boehner on Friday denounced radio host Rush Limbaughs slut remarks aimed at Georgetown University student Sandra Fluke, but the Ohio Republican also jabbed at Democrats who have been fundraising off the fracas. The speaker obviously believes the use of those words was inappropriate, as is trying to raise money off the situation, Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said in an e-mail Friday morning. Fluke is a law student who wasnt allowed to testify at a congressional hearing in February that centered on the Obama administrations contraception rule. Democrats convened a hearing last week specifically so Fluke could testify the need for easier access to birth control. On his radio show this week, Limbaugh used slut and prostitute to refer to Fluke and equated her advocating for contraception access to demanding to be paid to have sex. House Democrats sent a letter to Boehner Thursday asking House Republican leaders to condemn the remarks. Limbaughs comments, as well the controversy over a Senate amendment killed Thursday that would have allowed employers to opt out of covering certain health care services due to moral objections, has been a financial boon to Democrats. The Huffington Post reported Thursday that Democrats raised at least $1.1 million this week as part of their War on ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:347811 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
