. >> what does it say that the college susan fluke, who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex. what does that make her? it makes her a slut. right? it makes her a prostitute. she wants to be paid to have sex. >> late this afternoon, congresswoman slaughter of your state in a letter to speaker boehner signed by more than 75 members of the congress called on the house leadership to repudiate those comments. as leaders of the house that initially denied this, miss fluke the right to speak, the republicans have a special obligation to condemn the atrocious and hurtful words spoken by mr. limbaugh. leader pelosi also called on republican leaders to condemn limbaugh's comments. are you hearing from any republican senators on this? are you hearing any of them saying this isn't us talk, even though we disagree on the policy question? >> i haven't heard a word from the republicans. we had a vote today on something so outrageous. such a complete disregard for the health and well-being of women. the bill today, the blunt amendment, would basically s

. >> what does it say that at the college susan fluke, who goes before a congressional committee and says that she must be paid to have sex? what does that make her? it makes her a slut. right? it makes her a prostitute. she wants to be paid to have sex. >> late this afternoon, congresswoman of your state in a letter to speaker boehner, signed by 75 members of the congress called on the house to repudiate those comments. they initially denied miss fluke the right to speak. they have a right to condemn the words. leader pelosi called on republican leaders to condemn the comments. are you hearing from any republican senators on this? saying this isn't us talk even though we disagree on the policy question. >> i haven't heard a word from the republicans. we had a vote today on something so outrageous. the bill today would basically say that any boss could determine for any reason that he objected to or she objected to that a woman wouldn't have access to basic medicine or health care. and i don't know why we're debating issues that were long settled decades ago. it's quite alarming to m

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. >> what does it say about the ollege coeds susan fluke who before a congressional committee and essentially says x?at she must be paid to gas- what does that make her? it makes her a slut, right? >> sandra fluke called his words .ut of bounds >> i was outraged, because this kind of language that is silence women historically. >> a bomb plot was called out to homelimbaugh's florida night but it appears to alarm sparked by a package that had wires inside. we reached out to him for not your backve from him. reporting.on >> thank you. the latest on the ohio school shooting. classes resumed today for the since monday's deadly shooting spree. three students were killed. four others wounded. funerals for the victims will be tuesday, and thursday. it charges were filed yesterday against 17-year-old t.j. lane in juvenile court. admitted to firing 10 shots at students in the school cafeteria. >> vote 2012. gop presidential candidates super tuesday. primaries and caucuses will be states next tuesday. than 400 delegates at stake. romney and sent from plotting to pull ahead of each other. gingrich has c

. >> what does it say about the college co ed susan fluke who goes before a congressional committee andtially says that she must be paid to have sex? what does that make her? it makes her a slut, right? makes her a prostitute. she wants to be paid to have sex. she's having so much sex she can't afford the contraception she wants you and me and the taxpayers to pay her to have sex. >> yeah, listen, you drug addled fool it's not susan fluke it's sandra. she's not saying i need you to pay for me as a taxpayer. she just wants insure coverage like we all have. rush limbaugh, if he ever gets treatment, he wants us to pay for it. we all pay into insurance and get something back for that. are you kidding me? you're calling people a slut. rush limbaugh was caught coming back from the dominican republican with 29 100-milligram pills of viagra. what did you need all that for? wait a minute, you weren't even married at the time. what kind of slut are you? who were you having sex with? if you're going to get into other people's sex lives let's find out. the last thing people won't to do is get into

say about thet ed susan fluke who goes before a congressional committee and says that she must e sex.dwhat does that make her? it makes her a slut, right? it makes her a prostitute. paid to havebe said -- to have sex. >> you are stunned and you are israged because this the kind of language that is used to silence women. was called out to his florida home tonight. to be a false alarm. it was sparked by a package that had wires inside. for comment on this, but he has not gone back to us quite yet. he probably has quite a few e- mails and calls to sort through on this one. >> thank you very much. bank of america renews its push customers new fees. there are considering charging up to $25 per month depending on the bank account. customers can avoid charges by mortgage, maintaining minimum balances. > hank the cat, the feline whose honor is proposing to put ballot, is now facing an attack ad. >> he has not released his birth certificate, tax returns, and never responded to that he used catnip. >> this campaign had popped up to -- youtube this week. there is no official comment on the ad fro

>> what does it say that college coed susan fluke who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says she must be paid to have sex? what does that make her? it makes her a slut, right? makes her a prostitute. >> stephen: good point, rush. she's a slut and a prostitute. that's two jobs and she still can't afford her own birth control? come on! now there's an old saying in radio "we've got three hours to fill, keep talking." and he did. >> so ms. fluke-- and the rest of you femme nazis, here's the deal, if we are going to pay for your contraceptives and thus pay for you to have sex we want something for it. i'll tell you what it is. post the videos online so we can all watch. (audience reacts) >> stephen: that's right, if the tax payer are going to pay for it, we should watch. there should be a dedicated youtube channel for medicare patient's colonoscopies. come on, mr. wine gardener, we paid for a peek at those polyps, you butt slut. (laughter) folks, rush wasn't just name calling! he was concerned! >> she's having so much sex she can't afford her own birth control pills. ms. fluk

we are talking about the rush limbaugh attack on susan fluke. she argued in favor of employers covering birth control in their health plans. rush limbaugh has apologized a short time ago. he said my choice of words was not the best and in the attempt to be humorous i created a national stir. i apologize to ms. fluke for the insulting words. i'm sure you read the apology. he says it's absurd that we are discussing personal sexual and recreational activities. there was a caveat before he got to these words and it sounds like if i hurt your feelings, therefore i'm sorry. but an apology is hey, i screwed up and i'm sorry. that's an apology. do you think this is an apology or an apology with caveat? >> well it isn't an apology. i said on twitter the first rule of apologizing is it cannot contain a lie. and the lie is that sandra fluke was talking about using birth control pills for recreational sex but really it was about the medicinal uses of birth control pills. it is unconsciousial for rebuking her again. my daughter katie is in the studio tonight

susan fluke or susan flake. >> reporter: coincidentally a bronze bust of rush is scheduled to be enshrinedk twain and walter cronkite. can you imagine walter reporting on this? >> he thinks you're an slut, right? >> he's a punk. >> he's actually a very good person. and i'm sure he will be just fine. >> reporter: and while rush is facing the music, someone was actually listening to the music playing ever so slow during rush's rant. >> what does it say that college co-ed susan fluke. >> reporter: that's peter gabriel's song "sledgehammer." and he doesn't want rush using it anymore, even if the music video does feature a sperm. jeanne moos, cnn.

. >> what does it say about the college co-ed susan fluke who goes before a congressional committee andssentially says that she must be paid to have sex? what does that make her? it means you're a slut, right? makes her a prostitute? she wants to be paid to have sex. >> reporter: she appeared at a democratic event last week arguing that the obama administration rule requiring free contraception is critical for health. we played rush limbaugh's comments to her. to hear him call you in front of millions of viewers a slut, how did you feel? >> i probably feel the way many women do when they're called those types of names. initially hurt and quickly upset and just outraged because someone is trying to silence you. >> reporter: politically rush played right into the democrats' playbook, called gop contradiction to free contraception a war on women. >> i rise this morning to say to rush limbaugh, shame on you. >> reporter: the house democrats' campaign tried to raise money on the issue and democrats circulated a letter demanding gop leaders repudiation rush limbaugh. friday morning john boehn

what does it say about the college co-ed susan fluke who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex? what does that make her? it makes her a slut, right? it makes her a prostitute. she wants to be paid to have sex. >> jon: is he done? wow! wow, that almost got on me. what does he mean? what is going through his fevered mind going from a young woman trying to get a private institution... you have to misunderstand so many things. he seems to believe that anyone using contraception is automatically having sex and that contraception is something a woman has to pay for every time she has sex. and that the woman is nevertheless benefiting financially from having all that dirty contraceptive dirty sex. personally i don't get too worked up about the things that rush limbaugh says because and has been for many years a terrible person. ( cheers and applause ) prior to this kurfuffle any woman concerned with issues that pertained to women's health or work is in rush's world a feni-nazi. that's his baseline for rhetoric. they're femni-nazis, someone who wo

. >> what does it say about the college co-ed susan fluke who goes from a congressional committee and says she must be paid to have sex, what does that make her? it makes her a slut, right? a prostitute. >> reporter: then thursday. >> if we are going to pay for your contraceptives and thus pay for you to have sex, we want something for it. i'll tell you what it is. we want you to post the videos online so we can all watch. >> reporter: his comments got women talking. >> i think that he should apologize to every female in america for that comment. >> i don't equate taking birth control with being a prostitute. >> reporter: the anger transcends political line. in a piece for this weekend's "the washington post," conservative columnist kathleen parker blasts limbaugh. >> all decent people feel offended by this or should, and that means men, women, republicans, democrats, liberals, conservatives. this is a matter of public civility. he has crossed a line. >> reporter: on the presidential campaign trail, republican candidate rick santorum criticized limbaugh's tactics. >> he's being absurd

. >>> what does it say about the college coed susan fluke who goes before a committee in congress andentially says she must be paid to have sex. what does that make her? it makes her a slut right? > rush limbaugh has drawn fire for those comments. flu connection spoke this week about the need for coverage for beneficiary control but limbaugh didn't stop with calling her that. he said that as she is calling for taxpayers to pay they should be allowed to see her having sex. >> he was confused about what my testimony said for starters. i didn't say i should be paid for anything. we were talking about private insurance covering a medical need. it hassing in to do with the government paying for anything or taxpayers or anyone like that. >> the president called her offering his support. the democratic national committee raised thousands of dollars after a pitch campaign based on limbaugh's remarks. it would remarks. >>> a high school valedictorian came to the united states when she was four years old. she considers herself american and is a applying for ivy league universities but her dream

. >> what does it say about the college co-ed susan fluke who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says she must be paid to have sex. what does that make her? it makes her an slut, right? it makes her a prostitute. she wants to be paid to have sex. >> sandra fluke is a georgetown university law student who appeared at a democratic event last week arguing the obama administration rule requiring free contraception is critical for women's health. we played limbaugh's comments for fluke. >> to hear someone like rush limbaugh with millions of viewers call you a slut. >> i think i probably felt -- well, i know that i felt probably the way many women do when they are called those types of names. initially hurt. and then very quickly upset and just outraged. because someone is trying to silence you. >> reporter: politically limbaugh played right into the democrat's play book, called gop opposition to free contraception a war on women. >> i rise this morning to say to rush limbaugh, shame on you. >> reporter: the house democrats' campaign committee tried to raise money from the

we want you to post the videos online so we can all watch. >> sen susan fluke is not backing down. >>now that i felt probably the way many women do when they are called those types of names, initially hurt and then very quickly upset and just outraged because someone is trying to silence you. >> john avlon is here. ryan and tim, democratic strategists. john, rick santorum came out and said rush limbaugh is being absurd. mitt romney has not said anything. we know the president of the united states called this woman, sandra fluke. is mitt romney going to weigh in? should everybody be weighing in? >> absurd is a kind word for what rush limbaugh did, but responsible republicans tear their hair out when he starts defining the terms of the debate. at the end of the day rush limbaugh is a talented entertainer. the problem is he's treated as a political leader, one without any sense of responsibility. that's where republicans get in real trouble. this new front in the culture wars has erupted, contraception debate, that seems to many folks, independent women, that seems like it's coming from

a college college susan fluke. two days before a congressional committee is he she says she must be. right virginia lawmakers passing a bill that requires a woman to have an ultrasound before having an abortion in pennsylvania is considering the same type of statute. yeah i'm pretty sure the right made that bed for themselves but then later in the interview michelle decided not to take your own advice and a double down on the g.o.p. and sandy. it isn't far fetched to think that the president and states could say we need to save health care expenses the third row governor will only pay for one baby to be born in the hospital per family. and even saga of the doctors and the t.l.c. so nineteen kids and counting because i'm pretty sure of that statement is based on absolutely no facts whatsoever but then again we are talking about michele bachmann here's the facts are kind of a rarity original statement was so over the top that it even shocked the bullies through check out this response comes in are you suggesting that

a college coed susan fluke. who gazer for congressional committee as he surely says that she must be paid to have sex lose it. right he's a prostitute she wants to be paid six giving so much sex she can't afford the congress and she wants you and me and the taxpayers to pay her to have sex what is it like. for the pimps. because the student talks about the expense of birth control the need to provide affordable options for students that makes her a prostitute and a slut who wants to be paid to have sex and i would try to deconstruct the logic there but it just even doesn't make any sense it's really laughable except for how disgusting it is that rush limbaugh has the nerve to go on the radio calls to miss a lot to millions of listeners for supporting birth control which i don't maybe rush is in aware of but it's something that ninety nine percent of women of you so i guess that makes us all so lucky. now i wasn't the only one pissed off by his comments but the outcry didn't cause him to take a step back apologiz

. >> what does it say about the college coed susan fluke who goes before a congressional committee andally says she must be paid to have sex. what does that make her? it makes her a slut, right? it makes her a prostitute. she wants to be paid to have sex. >> fluke is her name. limbaugh released a written apology saying in part my choice of words was not the best. >> really? >> not the best? really. >> in an attempt to be humorous -- >> funny, funny. >> i created a national stir. i sincerely apologize to miss fluke for the insulting word choices. >> there was a whole bunch of stuff in the middle the apology that said i think this is part of the argument i want to make. which is fine, rush limbaugh, make your argument. you can agree or disagree on contraception. that's not the issue. you cannot call women you disagree with sluts or prostitutes. i was called a slut by michael savage, a conservative radio talk show host, laura ingram has been called a slut by another conservative on msnbc. by the way i was also called a slut on msnbc. it ends now. cut it out! it's not appropriate. it's dis

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susan fluke or susan flake. >> reporter: coincidentally a bronze bust of rush is scheduled to be enshrinedk twain and walter cronkite. can you imagine walter reporting on this? >> he thinks you're an slut, right? >> he's a punk. >> he's actually a very good person. and i'm sure he will be just fine. >> reporter: and while rush is facing the music, someone was actually listening to the music playing ever so slow during rush's rant.

about the college coed susan fluke. who goes before a congressional committee you essentially says that she must be paid to have sex does it make her it makes you a slut right and here's what he had to say today. and comes forth with this frankly whole leary's claim that she's having so much sex and her buddies with her that she can't afford it and not one person says what would you ever think about maybe backing off the amount of sex that you have so there's a clear disconnection between what lynn was talking about which he's apparently hallucinating and what actually happened a is it time for him a part to apologize might this be the end of rush limbaugh b. is he back on drugs. more than anything it proves that they're it's almost turning into a war on women but it's it's not shaming it's the idea that you can bash women to the point that it into thinking that it's a bad thing but it's not it's if she's not it never has that been mentioned in sandra fluke testimony that it's you know we don't know that's what she's ta

another college coed susan fluke. who goes reporting british little committee ulysse surely says that she must be paid to have sex lives that make her image a slut right if you're a prostitute and then continues and goes off at some length about how he wants to see the sex tapes if we're going to be paying for them to have sex he wants to send sex tapes and then he also you know trashing one you can also go even also reach out to people who are poorly educated and think that college educated people are the alit as rick santorum did. as obama wants that said he wants everybody in america to go to college what a snob or you can go after people who hate or fear african-americans this is the largest group in america of all these single issue groups that i've talked about that when l.b.j. signed the civil rights and voting rights acts recognized hundred sixty s. bill moyers told us the story on our program that he was responsible for bringing papers and things to president johnson and johnson were often lay in bed in the w

susan flake. sandra fluked to be enshrined soon in the hall of famous missourians at the state capital, alongside governors and mark twain and walter cronkite. can you imagine walter reporting on this -- >> it means your a slut, right? >> he's actually a very good person. i'm sure he will be just fine. >> reporter: while rush is facing the music, someone was actually listening to the music, playing ever so low during rush's rant -- ♪ >> what does it say about the college coed susan fluke -- >> reporter: that's peter gabriel's song "sledgehammer." and he doesn't want rush using it anymore, etch if the music video does feature a sperm. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> don't forget to tell us what you think about today's if the talk back" question. what does a penny mean to you? when the price goes down a couple of cents or even a fraction of a cent, does it even matter? are pennies even worth carrying around anymore? jean says, the penny is useless, back in the old days, pennies could actually buy things. what's t

. >> susan fluke says she must be paid for sex. what does that make her? a slut, right?> i know it's hard for rush limbaugh to concentrate with all of that oxy contin in his system. but then he doubled down. >> miss fluke and all of you femenazis out there. if we are going to pay for you to have sex, we want something in return. we want you to post videos on line. i will buy all of the women at georgetown university as much aspirin to put between their legs that they want. >> is there a more creepy pervert in the country? making dumb aspirin jokes. you know, doubling down on everything along the way. okay. so now some advertisers have pulled out. so on the third day he is not going to triple down is he? of course he is. >> this is the truth, does she have more boyfriends? they are lined up around the block. >> how despicable is this guy? by the way three sponsors have pulled out. here is the guy struggling for ratings, and he is desperate, but this is a guy who is supposed to be the head of the republican party. i wonder what their reaction is and we'll get to that in a

college coeds susan fluke. who goes before a congressional committee as he surely says that she must be paid to have sex with her. right. she's a prostitute she wants to be paid to have sex giving so much sex she can't afford the kind of preserve she wants you and me and the taxpayers to pay her to have sex what does it make us. so ms fluke interest you femininity here's the deal if we are going to pay for your kind of deception that's for you to have sex we want something for and i'll tell you what it is we want you to post the videos online so we can all watch. now we even have the question asked in the midst of all this back and forth what are we in for you remember our interview with pool of the other week so where is all this really coming from well as our guest tonight argues it might be because the real question bothering today's conservatives is what are men for in a world where women can now earn their own living not be dependent on the other sex are these conservative men just struggling to find their