Somebody needs to punch Rush Limbaugh right in that big ol’ mouth of his!
The Conservative radio host declared Georgetown Law School’s Sandra Fluke “a slut” for arguing that birth control should be covered by health insurance at religious institutions.
The shock jock mocked Sandra Fluke for arguing that her fellow students shell out $1,000 a year in out of pocket expenses. Georgetown University, a Catholic institution, does not cover birth control as part of its health insurance plan.
Limbaugh dismissed Fluke’s assertion that women may be prescribed the pill for medical reasons and accused her of merely promoting promiscuity.
“What does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute,” he said. “She wants to be paid to have sex. She’s having so much sex she can’t afford the contraception.”
Limbaugh went on to insult Fluke’s family for raising a daughter with loose attitudes.
“Can you imagine if you’re her parents how proud of Sandra Fluke you would be?” he said. “Your daughter goes up to a congressional hearing conducted by the Botox-filled Nancy Pelosi and testifies she’s having so much sex she can’t afford her own birth control pills and she agrees that Obama should provide them, or the Pope.”
In order to accentuate his point, he played the 1970s soul song “Troglodyte (Cave Man)” by the Jimmy Castor Bunch. He shouted “get pregnant!” over the lyrics about clubbing and grabbing women.
Even the top-ranked Georgetown Law School, a Catholic institution, did not escape Limbaugh’s sexist wrath.
“Well, I guess now we know why Bill Clinton went to Georgetown and why Hillary went to Wellesley,” he said. “Well, all the sex going on at Georgetown.”
In a statement, Fluke thanked her supporters and admonished Limbaugh for the “egregious” personal attack.
“His language is an attack on all women, and has been used throughout history to silence our voices,” she said. “The millions of American women who continue to speak out in support of women’s health care and access to contraception prove that we will not be silenced.”
[NYDN]
