>>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/73829.html
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>>I didn't care much for what Rush L said ..but should be prosecuted for calling a law student a “slut” ??? Seems a bit over-kill to me. Hey if you don't like what the guy is saying - ummm...change the channel and quit complaining about it...geeeze.
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>My normal reaction to exposure to more than 15 seconds of his ravings is a trip to pray at the alter of the porcelin god. BUT
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>Humorists, pundits, politicians, etc. all make fun of the dozens (hundred? thousands?) of truely stupid/outdated laws still on the books of some state/city/county, etc. A misdemeanor charge for impugning the chastity of a woman definitely falls in this category and calling for his prosecution (persecution) is merely pandering and publicity hunting.
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>“Mr. Limbaugh targeted his attack on a young law student who was simply exercised (sic) her free speech....... "
>Well. Regardless of noxious I find him, Rush was exercising his right to free speech as well.
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>OTOH. A suit brought by Ms. Fluke for defamation/slander, etc might prove more interesting and possibly worthwhile.

That's exactly as I see it. As matter of fact I think this is the way that 95% of the population will see it.

One of the annoying things these days is seeing the crap that the news-media picks to talk about. This whole 24/7 news apparatus like CNN, MSNBC and FOX simply don't have enough worthwhile topics to warrant 24/7 news coverage...it's like it was built for 9/11 but there isn't a 9/11 everyday so instead we end up with stooopid stories like this, or an "in depth" look at the feelings and reaction of the dog owned by the maid's next door neighbor of the latest music/movie super star to die...all while with the news caster is yaking along with fancy graphics and a dozen scroll bars zipping across the bottom of the screen spewing more useless info about some worthless topics.