Fluke can sue...but if she does, game on with her personal life...dirt will be dug. I'm betting she doesn't do it and she'd probably further her cause more by parading herself out as the innocent victim.
"Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock out the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it is victorious." - Author Unknown
That's true, but that wasn't the subject of the piece. Any one can sue, but to be successful you need to be meet certain criteria in this type of suit.
"Slander is a type of defamation in which a hurtful statement is spoken. To win a slander lawsuit, a victim must prove someone made a false statement that was "published" to at least one other person, and that the statement caused injury.
Public figures must also prove actual malice -- that the statement was made with intentional disregard for the truth. In Sandra Fluke's case, she is not a public figure, (a civilian) lawyers told the Philadelphia Daily News. Fluke can "definitely" prove Limbaugh made the hurtful comments and "published" them to millions of listeners.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
That's true, but that wasn't the subject of the piece. Any one can sue, but to be successful you need to be meet certain criteria in this type of suit.
"Slander is a type of defamation in which a hurtful statement is spoken. To win a slander lawsuit, a victim must prove someone made a false statement that was "published" to at least one other person, and that the statement caused injury.
Public figures must also prove actual malice -- that the statement was made with intentional disregard for the truth. In Sandra Fluke's case, she is not a public figure, (a civilian) lawyers told the Philadelphia Daily News. Fluke can "definitely" prove Limbaugh made the hurtful comments and "published" them to millions of listeners.
LOL... lawyers tell newspapers their guilty clients are innocent every day..... the courts will decide, if it gets that far, which I doubt... She'll sue if she has no skeletons in her closet, because Rush's legal team will bring them out if she does...Like I said, she'll go farther if he doesn't sue.
"Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock out the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it is victorious." - Author Unknown
No this isn't news..............this has become a way of life!! Ya hear it every single day! Too funny!!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Not only are paying advertisers still pulling their support from Rush Loudmouth, but sponsors of unpaid public service announcements are also asking not to run on Limbaugh's show.
One of the public service organizations which has benefited from the airtime would like to opt out. The American Heart Association's Matthew Bannister says: "It is our practice to be a content-sensitive advertiser, and in light of the current controversy, we will be asking [Cumulus-owned] WABC to no longer utilize these unpaid PSAs."
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
I'm no fan of rush, but he's been in trouble before.....................bounced back ok.....................as long as people want to listen to him, he'll have no problem getting sponsors................
Not only are paying advertisers still pulling their support from Rush Loudmouth, but sponsors of unpaid public service announcements are also asking not to run on Limbaugh's show.
One of the public service organizations which has benefited from the airtime would like to opt out. The American Heart Association's Matthew Bannister says: "It is our practice to be a content-sensitive advertiser, and in light of the current controversy, we will be asking [Cumulus-owned] WABC to no longer utilize these unpaid PSAs."
Carbonite stock is now at a 6 month low...it dropped 12% after dropping Limbaugh
"Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock out the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it is victorious." - Author Unknown
On a day when the stock market dropped 7%, Carbonite dropped 12%, not exactly a disaster.
Of the 86 ads that made it on the air Thursday, 77 of them were free public service announcements donated by the Ad Council.
AOL who also dropped it's advertising with Druggy Rush had their stock rise from $17 to over $18 per share in the same time period. Netflix also had their stock soar from $100.50 to $110 per share today.
Druggy Rush may be on his way to face the same fate as Crying Glenn Beck.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Rush has a lot more stations airing him than Beck... As far as I know, less than 5 of the 600 stations have dropped him. Most stations that air him are talk-format, and since the libs can't seem to put up anyone to get within 50% of Rush's station count, he'll be around for a while..much to your chagrin.
"Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock out the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it is victorious." - Author Unknown
Rush has a captive audience. There is something in the needy Conservative psyche that NEEDS to have their beliefs reinforced. Rush offers the drug that soothes that political addiction. Liberals on the other hand, seem quite comfortable with or with out a daily dose of political medicine.
Beck was on top of the heap at FoxSnooze, but when the advertising dollars dried up... Beck was shown the door. I doubt 'El Drugo' will drop from sight like Beck did, but with less advertisers, less revenue for radio. It will have an accumulative effect.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Rush has a captive audience. There is something in the needy Conservative psyche that NEEDS to have their beliefs reinforced. Rush offers the drug that soothes that political addiction. Liberals on the other hand, seem quite comfortable with or with out a daily dose of political medicine.
Beck was on top of the heap at FoxSnooze, but when the advertising dollars dried up... Beck was shown the door. I doubt 'El Drugo' will drop from sight like Beck did, but with less advertisers, less revenue for radio. It will have an accumulative effect.
Liberal talk radio, its not like they haven't tried...remember Air America? I guess they can't make it in the commercial arena...its NPR or nothing...
Rush has been around a lot longer than Beck...he is a lot more connected to money also. I would not at all be surprised to see him do a "Howard Stern" and go to satellite radio if he loses enough stations. He'd be more successful than Stern on satellite as he would get many more listeners to "pay the piper"
"Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock out the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it is victorious." - Author Unknown
Liberal talk radio, its not like they haven't tried...remember Air America? I guess they can't make it in the commercial arena...its NPR or nothing...
Rush has been around a lot longer than Beck...he is a lot more connected to money also. I would not at all be surprised to see him do a "Howard Stern" and go to satellite radio if he loses enough stations. He'd be more successful than Stern on satellite as he would get many more listeners to "pay the piper"
As I posted above, Conservatives are addicted to the Right Wing heroine... Liberals seem to be immune to the Hate Radio disease.
It would be a good thing if Rush Loudmouth left public airwaves and hid out on Satellite Paid Radio.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Rush has a lot more stations airing him than Beck... As far as I know, less than 5 of the 600 stations have dropped him. Most stations that air him are talk-format, and since the libs can't seem to put up anyone to get within 50% of Rush's station count, he'll be around for a while..much to your chagrin.
Agreed!! This stunt has caused a political fire storm drawing the liberals into the mix! We already saw Mahr cave!! And his $1M obama donation draws obama right into the hail storm! This may have very well been a planned strategic move! Rush just poured gasoline and started a fire storm on the 'entire issue'!
Although the 60/70's hippie feminists are becoming quite the joke! Women have become political fodder by men, calling them every derogatory word and you barely hear a whisper from these bra burners!!
Looks like the bra burning, pot smoking, commune living hippies through women right under the bus!!! GOOD JOB GIRLS!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
As I posted above, Conservatives are addicted to the Right Wing heroine... Liberals seem to be immune to the Hate Radio disease.
It would be a good thing if Rush Loudmouth left public airwaves and hid out on Satellite Paid Radio.
Liberals tend to be more tech-savvy than the average social conservative... That's why they get their daily fix of liberal progressive views from DailyKos and moveon.org., and more recently, the Occupy groups.
Box, you want opposing views to hide out? You sound a lot like the people you criticize.
"Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock out the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it is victorious." - Author Unknown
Liberals tend to be more tech-savvy than the average social conservative... That's why they get their daily fix of liberal progressive views from DailyKos and moveon.org., and more recently, the Occupy groups. Box, you want opposing views to hide out? You sound a lot like the people you criticize.
El Drugo is NOT AN OPPOSING VIEW!
I seek out an Opposing View... I loved to hear William F Buckley Jr speak. He actually made sense and his orations were aimed at Americans with a brain, unlike The Drugged One, who aims at those who don't want to think, or can't think.
Rush is propaganda... Buckley was an opposing view. Sadly there is no one of his caliber in today's media.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
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