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Rush Limbaugh–Sandra Fluke controversy

Index Rush Limbaugh–Sandra Fluke controversy

The Rush Limbaugh–Sandra Fluke controversy began on February 29, 2012, when American conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh's remarks about contraceptive mandates included statements labeling Georgetown University Law Center student Sandra Fluke as a "slut" and "prostitute". [1]

81 relations: ABC News, Astroturfing, Barack Obama, Bill Maher, Birth control, Blacklisting, Carbonite (online backup), Carolyn Maloney, Chauvinism, Chicago Tribune, Chris Matthews, Conservative talk radio, Contraceptive mandate, Cumulus Media Networks, Darrell Issa, David Axelrod, David Frum, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Party (United States), Ed Schultz, Facebook, Feminazi, Fox News Radio, George W. Bush, George Will, Georgetown Law, Georgetown University, Glenn Beck Radio Program, Gretchen Whitmer, Hilo, Hawaii, HuffPost, IHeartMedia, John Boehner, John McCain, Keith Olbermann, Kim Wilson, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kirsten Powers, Kohler Co., KPUA, Los Angeles Times, Matt Taibbi, Media Matters for America, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Nancy Pelosi, National Journal, National Organization for Women, New York (magazine), New York Daily News, ..., Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, Peter Gabriel, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Politico, Polycystic ovary syndrome, Progressive talk radio, Rachel Maddow, Reliable Sources, Reproductive health, Reputation.com, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Rush Limbaugh, Sandra Fluke, Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel song), The Australian, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Hollywood Reporter, The Rush Limbaugh Show, The View (talk show), The Washington Post, Thom Hartmann, Time (magazine), Time Person of the Year, Tuff Enuff, Unintended consequences, United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Wall Street Journal Radio Network, War on Women, WBEC (AM), Women's rights. Expand index (31 more) »

ABC News

ABC News is the news division of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), owned by the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company.

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Astroturfing

Astroturfing is the practice of masking the sponsors of a message or organization (e.g., political, advertising, religious or public relations) to make it appear as though it originates from and is supported by a grassroots participant(s).

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017.

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Bill Maher

William Maher (born January 20, 1956) is an American comedian, political commentator, and television host.

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Birth control

Birth control, also known as contraception and fertility control, is a method or device used to prevent pregnancy.

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Blacklisting

Blacklisting is the action of a group or authority, compiling a blacklist (or black list) of people, countries or other entities to be avoided or distrusted as not being acceptable to those making the list.

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Carbonite (online backup)

Carbonite is an online backup service, available to Windows and macOS users, that backs up documents, e-mails, music, photos, and settings.

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Carolyn Maloney

Carolyn Bosher Maloney (born Carolyn Jane Bosher; February 19, 1946) is the U.S. Representative from and a member of the Democratic Party.

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Chauvinism

Chauvinism is a form of extreme patriotism and a belief in national superiority and glory.

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Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tronc, Inc., formerly Tribune Publishing.

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Chris Matthews

Christopher John Matthews (born December 17, 1945) is an American political commentator, talk show host, and author.

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Conservative talk radio

Conservative talk radio is a talk radio format in the United States and other countries devoted to expressing conservative viewpoints of issues, as opposed to progressive talk radio.

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Contraceptive mandate

A contraceptive mandate is a government regulation or law that requires health insurers, or employers that provide their employees with health insurance, to cover some contraceptive costs in their health insurance plans.

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Cumulus Media Networks

Cumulus Media Networks was an American radio network owned and operated by Cumulus Media.

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Darrell Issa

Darrell Edward Issa (born November 1, 1953) is the Republican U.S. Representative for California's 49th congressional district, serving in Congress since 2001.

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David Axelrod

David M. Axelrod (born February 22, 1955) is an American political consultant and analyst, best known for being the Chief Strategist for Barack Obama's presidential campaigns.

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David Frum

David Jeffrey Frum (born June 30, 1960) is a Canadian-American political commentator.

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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC, spoken as the D triple-C or the D-trip) is the Democratic Hill committee for the United States House of Representatives, working to elect Democrats to that body.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party (nicknamed the GOP for Grand Old Party).

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Ed Schultz

Edward Andrew "Ed" Schultz (born January 27, 1954) is an American television/radio host, a political commentator, and a former sports broadcaster.

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Facebook

Facebook is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California.

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Feminazi

Feminazi is a pejorative term for feminists, popularized by politically conservative American radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh.

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Fox News Radio

Fox News Radio is an American radio network owned by Fox News.

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George W. Bush

George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009.

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George Will

George Frederick Will (born May 4, 1941) is an American political commentator.

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Georgetown Law

Georgetown University Law Center, commonly referred to as Georgetown Law School or simply Georgetown Law, is one of the professional graduate schools of Georgetown University, a private research university located in Washington, D.C. Established in 1870, it is the second largest law school in the United States and receives more full-time applications than any other law school in the country.

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Georgetown University

Georgetown University is a private research university in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States.

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Glenn Beck Radio Program

The Glenn Beck Radio Program is an American conservative talk radio show hosted by commentator Glenn Beck on over 500 radio stations across America, his company's own TheBlaze Radio Network, with a live television simulcast weekdays on TheBlaze TV.

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Gretchen Whitmer

Gretchen Esther Whitmer (born August 23, 1971) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Michigan Senate and Senate Democratic Leader.

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Hilo, Hawaii

Hilo is the largest settlement and census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, which encompasses the Island of HawaiOkinai.

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HuffPost

HuffPost (formerly The Huffington Post and sometimes abbreviated HuffPo) is a liberal American news and opinion website and blog that has both localized and international editions.

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IHeartMedia

iHeartMedia, Inc., formerly CC Media Holdings, Inc., is an American mass media corporation headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

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John Boehner

John Andrew Boehner (born, 1949) is an American politician who served as the 53rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015.

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John McCain

John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Arizona, a seat he was first elected to in 1986.

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Keith Olbermann

Keith Theodore Olbermann (born January 27, 1959) is an American sports and political commentator and writer.

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Kim Wilson

Kim Wilson (born January 6, 1951) is an American blues singer and harmonica player.

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Kirsten Gillibrand

Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (Rutnik;; born December 9, 1966) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States Senator from New York since January 2009.

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Kirsten Powers

Kirsten Powers (born December 14, 1967) is an American author, columnist and political analyst.

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Kohler Co.

Kohler Co., founded in 1873 by John Michael Kohler, is an American manufacturing company based in Kohler, Wisconsin.

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KPUA

KPUA (670 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Hilo, Hawaii.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper which has been published in Los Angeles, California since 1881.

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Matt Taibbi

Matthew C. "Matt" Taibbi (born March 2, 1970) is an American author and journalist.

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Media Matters for America

Media Matters for America (MMfA) is a progressive tax-exempt, nonprofit organization, with the stated mission of "comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media".

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Mike Huckabee

Michael Dale Huckabee (born August 24, 1955) is an American politician, Christian minister, author, and commentator who served as the 44th governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007.

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Mitt Romney

Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and was the Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 election.

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Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi (born March 26, 1940) is an American politician serving as the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives since 2011, representing most of San Francisco, California.

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National Journal

National Journal is a research and advisory services company based in Washington, D.C. offering services in government affairs, advocacy communications and policy brands research for government and business leaders.

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National Organization for Women

The National Organization for Women (NOW) is an American feminist organization founded in 1966.

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New York (magazine)

New York is an American biweekly magazine concerned with life, culture, politics, and style generally, and with a particular emphasis on New York City.

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New York Daily News

The New York Daily News, officially titled Daily News, is an American newspaper based in New York City.

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Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives

Party leaders and whips of the United States House of Representatives, also known as floor leaders, are elected by their respective parties in a closed-door caucus by secret ballot.

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Peter Gabriel

Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer-songwriter, record producer and humanitarian who rose to fame as the original lead singer and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis.

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Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Politico

Politico, known earlier as The Politico, is an American political journalism company based in Arlington County, Virginia, that covers politics and policy in the United States and internationally.

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Polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a set of symptoms due to elevated androgens (male hormones) in females.

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Progressive talk radio

Progressive talk radio is a talk radio format devoted to expressing left-leaning, liberal or progressive viewpoints of news and issues as opposed to conservative talk radio.

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Rachel Maddow

Rachel Anne Maddow (born April 1, 1973) is an American television host and political commentator.

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Reliable Sources

"Reliable Sources" is a Sunday morning talk show on the cable/satellite news network CNN that focuses on analysis of the American news media, currently hosted by Brian Stelter.

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Reproductive health

Within the framework of the World Health Organization's (WHO) definition of health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, reproductive health, or sexual health/hygiene, addresses the reproductive processes, functions and system at all stages of life.

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Reputation.com

Reputation.com (formerly known as ReputationDefender) is an online reputation management company headquartered in Redwood City, California.

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Rick Santorum

Richard John Santorum (born May 10, 1958) is an American attorney, author, politician, and political commentator.

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Ron Paul

Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, physician and retired politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and again from 1979 to 1985, and for Texas's 14th congressional district from 1997 to 2013.

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Rush Limbaugh

Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is an American radio talk show host and conservative political commentator.

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Sandra Fluke

Sandra Kay Fluke (born April 17, 1981) is an American attorney and women's rights activist.

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Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel song)

"Sledgehammer" is a song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel.

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The Australian

The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964.

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The Fabulous Thunderbirds

The Fabulous Thunderbirds is an American blues rock band formed in Texas in 1974.

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The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter (THR) is a multi-platform American digital and print magazine founded in 1930 and focusing on the Hollywood film industry, television, and entertainment industries, as well as Hollywood's intersection with fashion, finance, law, technology, lifestyle, and politics.

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The Rush Limbaugh Show

The Rush Limbaugh Show is a conservative American talk radio show hosted by Rush Limbaugh on Premiere Networks.

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The View (talk show)

The View is an American talk show that was conceived by broadcast journalist Barbara Walters and television producer Bill Geddie.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.

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Thom Hartmann

Thomas Carl Hartmann (born May 7, 1951) is an American radio host, author, former psychotherapist, businessman, and progressive political commentator.

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Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

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Time Person of the Year

Person of the Year (called Man of the Year or Woman of the Year until 1999) is an annual issue of the United States news magazine Time that features and profiles a person, a group, an idea, or an object that "for better or for worse...

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Tuff Enuff

Tuff Enuff is a 1986 studio album by Texas-based blues rock and rockabilly band The Fabulous Thunderbirds which pointed the band in a more mainstream direction.

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Unintended consequences

In the social sciences, unintended consequences (sometimes unanticipated consequences or unforeseen consequences) are outcomes that are not the ones foreseen and intended by a purposeful action.

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United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is a United States House of Representatives committee that has existed in varying forms since 1816.

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Wall Street Journal Radio Network

The Wall Street Journal Radio Network was the radio arm of The Wall Street Journal, owned by Dow Jones.

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War on Women

War on Women is an slogan in United States politics used to describe certain Republican Party policies and legislation as a wide-scale effort to restrict women's rights, especially reproductive rights.

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WBEC (AM)

WBEC (1420 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format.

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Women's rights

Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide, and formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the nineteenth century and feminist movement during the 20th century.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_Limbaugh–Sandra_Fluke_controversy

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