The reason there's a double standard in the media when it comes to conservative versus liberal media personalities making offensive statements about women in politics, Kirsten Powers posited on last night's edition of "Hannity," is …
Posts Tagged: Rush Limbaugh
Obama Uses Sasha & Malia in Response to Limbaugh Controversy Over Sandra Fluke
Speaking in response to conservative firebrand Rush Limbaugh’s recent comments about Georgetown University agitator Sandra Fluke, President Obama used the opportunity to draw reference to his own daughters, Sasha and Malia, saying he would never “want them attacked or called horrible names” for simply being “good citizens.”
Obama stated:
I can comment on the fact that all good folks can agree that the remarks that were made don’t have any place in the public discourse. And you know, the reason I called Ms. Fluke is because I thought about my daughters, 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. I want them to be able to speak their mind in a civil and thoughtful way… I do not want them attacked or called horrible names because they are being good citizens, and I wanted Sandra to know that I thought 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 a democracy involves argument and disagreements and debate, and we want you to be engaged, and there’s a way to do it that doesn’t involve you being demeaned and insulted, particularly when you are a private citizen.
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Bozell Letter to CNN’s Piers Morgan: Coverage of Limbaugh Apology Is a Double Standard
Editor's Note: MRC President Brent Bozell sent the following letter to CNN Host Piers Morgan on Tuesday, March 6, 2012:
Dear Mr. Morgan,
I am disturbed by your ongoing double standard when it comes to coverage of political rhetoric. On your s…
David Axelrod slams Mitt Romney’s ‘cowardly’ response to Rush Limbaugh
Instead of condemning Rush Limbaugh, Mitt Romney merely said
it was “not the language” he would have used
David Axelrod on Anderson Cooper’s CNN show last night (video here):
Everyone should have stood up and said this was inappropriate as app…