Flush Rush

I normally do not do political on my blog--but no matter what your views on contraception and women's health issues, Rush Limbaugh has gone beyond the pale this time with the slander of one young woman and women in general. If you haven't heard this news story, please read it below and then sign the petition.

Tell Limbaugh's advertisers: Stop supporting sexist attacks on women.

When Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown Law School student, testified before Congress to protest rightwing attacks to limit women's access to birth control, Rush Limbaugh called her a "slut" and a "prostitute."
Here's what Limbaugh actually said:

"What does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute... She wants to be paid to have sex. She's having so much sex she can't afford the contraception."¹

Unfortunately, what Rush Limbaugh says matters. He has a bigger audience than any other commercial radio host in the country.
Tell Rush Limbaugh's advertisers: Stop Supporting Rush Limbaugh's attacks on women.
Sandra Fluke testimony before Congress included important points about why access to affordable birth control is so crucial, including the story of a friend who had lost an ovary because she couldn't afford the birth control needed to manage her ovarian cysts.
Rush's unforgivable translation of that was "slut" and "prostitute." Sandra Fluke rightly has called Rush Limbaugh's comments "an attack on all women."³ We agree.
Every American enjoys the right to free speech, but that doesn't mean that advertisers who are accountable to their customers should pay people like Rush Limbaugh who make such appallingly hateful and sexist comments.
Already the mattress retailer Sleep Train has pulled its advertisements, explaining in a Tweet: "We are pulling our ads with Rush Limbaugh and appreciate the community's feedback." ⁴
Rush's other advertisers need to hear from us loud and clear -- if you advertise on Rush Limbaugh, you are supporting his reprehensible attacks on women.
Tell Rush Limbaugh's advertisers: Stop Supporting Rush Limbaugh's attacks on women
Rush Limbaugh has a long history of hateful rhetoric. But with his comments this week, Rush Limbaugh has crossed the line at a moment when women, and the men who believe in equal rights for women, are more organized than ever and are ready to fight back.
Tell Rush Limbaugh's advertisers: Stop Supporting Rush Limbaugh's attacks on women.