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Rush Limbaugh makes another jibe at female contraception over Secret Service scandal

Portly pundit weighs in on the 'war on women'

DARA KELLY,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 7:57 AM

Updated Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 8:03 AM

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Rush Limbaugh can't leave contraception alone. On Monday the portly pundit weighed in on allegations of a Secret Service prostitution scandal by turning the whole thing into another opportunity to talk about contraception.

According to the Huffington Post at the weekend Secret Service agents preparing for President Obama's visit to Colombia were accused of hiring prostitutes. Up to eleven agents have reportedly been placed on leave for misconduct pending further investigations.

Meanwhile on Monday Limbaugh, apparently still stung by his recent ruinous run in with contraception champion Sandra Fluke, discussed what he called the 'war on women' and asked what the 'real question' at the heart of the scandal was?

'What I wanna know is, did those Colombian hookers have to pay for their own contraception?' Limbaugh thundered. 'Or are they covered under Obama's health care plan as it extends to the Secret Service agents?'

'With the war on women being waged at full strength, how could that question not come up?' Limbaugh continued.

Limbaugh added that he had learned one prostitute charged an agent $47.

'I'm just glad to see there's still one person who's still stingy with the taxpayers' dollars, and I'm talking about that Secret Service guy who got in and out of there for forty-seven bucks,' Limbaugh snorted.\

In 2006 Limbaugh himself faced some allegations of impropriety when he was detained at a Florida airport returning from a so-called 'stag party' in the Dominican Republic, one of the red light capitals of the world. Limbaugh was reportedly carrying 29 Viagra pills in his luggage prescribed under his doctors name. There was no word of whether his prescription was covered by medical insurance.

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ciaradexy | Apr 19, 2012, 04:55 PM EDT

Sean, I am pro choice not pro this man as I have no idea who he is other than a misogynist who hates women. Fionnlagh, not every woman who has an abortion is irresponsible.

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BrianO | Apr 19, 2012, 03:15 PM EDT

Didn't Bill Clinton start the war on women? or was that the war with women? Maybe it was just the war with Hillary.

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JohnE67 | Apr 19, 2012, 08:13 AM EDT

Fat bastard, meet Hypocrite...

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NYCFiredog | Apr 19, 2012, 06:01 AM EDT

You Irish lecture are just as devoid of humor as your Yank Leftists. Here's a term to google...."Tongue in cheek". Ever heard of "Satire". What would Oscar Wilde say about you sour pusses? Here's a little more satire for ya......assuming Rush was shagging as many babes as the Gerrgetown Law Student (3 X 24), he may well have needed a hand up, hence the Viagra. And I'm quite sure Rush procured his own stash with his own $ as opposed to cashing in his Condom / Food stamps, paid for by you and me. War on women....phhhtttt. Leftists like Sandra Bernhard publicly fanttasized about Sara Palin getting gang raped by black men and her 16 year old daughter was joked about getting ganged by the NY Yankees by David Lettermen. bill Maher, misogynist he is, and celebrated by the left calls them C__T and Ho's with nothing but giggles from the audience. One thing worse than no sense of humor, is hypocrisy. The left has it in spades

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seanomelb | Apr 18, 2012, 11:34 PM EDT

Aengus!!"defending the women hater Limbaugh"was my point and for two females to defend his misogynistic rantings beggars belief. I also note that anyone with a contra view to yours is an Irish lefty,no need to be so hypocritical my man.

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adrienrain | Apr 18, 2012, 11:10 PM EDT

Rush's rambles about contraception reveal a complete ignorance about the female reproductive system and hormone therapy as well. The insurance cos will be happy to provide birth control to insured women - it is FAR cheaper than ANY consequence of pregnancy, which is full of doctor visits and complications. Further, many many women 9including nuns) take hormone therapy for endometriosis, ovarian cysts and a variety of other painful health conditions. No matter how many times a woman has sex, she only takes the ONE pill everyday. Ms. Fluke's testimony, as Rush completely ignored and everyone else has forgotten, addressed the necessity of hormone therapy for such problems as ovarian cysts. My granddaughter got them in her teens and will have to be on hormone therapy the rest of her life.

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hollabackgurl | Apr 18, 2012, 10:10 PM EDT

The war on women is an international issue Young Aengus and it always seems to be led by portly pundits like Rush Limbaugh, who are happy to trash 'ugly' feminists but who roar with outrage when someone discusses their own appearance.

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AengusOg | Apr 18, 2012, 09:51 PM EDT

Ah, Seanomelb, there you go again with your arrogant, if you have a point of view other than mine you must be a half-educated numbskull. Offering personal invective in place of a cogent rebuttal is rather unimpressive for one of your obvious intellectual stature.

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AengusOg | Apr 18, 2012, 09:43 PM EDT

Is this column Central to the Irish and Irish-Americans? No, just another proof positive that this is Irish Left.

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seanomelb | Apr 18, 2012, 07:33 PM EDT

Fionnlagh and Ciara defending the woman hater Limbaugh. Maybe they are not female after all,a pair of half educated numbskull's.

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BrianO | Apr 18, 2012, 07:32 PM EDT

By the way if you read the article Rush's comments are making fun of the absurdity of the obama scandals and mistakes, it was a throw away line for a quick chuckle. I love the left the can give it but can't take it, not even a little bit.

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PatriciaMarya | Apr 18, 2012, 06:27 PM EDT

Thank you, McNamara31, for you lucid, calm observation. As a 72-years-on the Planet Senior, I am so pleased that I have been able to hold my center and, thus, my sanity by doing my own research and staying within the Alpha state which means I am not easily influenced. It can be done, but it sure is headache-producing time with all of the anger and ignorance to muddle through.

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just4fun | Apr 18, 2012, 05:43 PM EDT

Limpbaugh the penil moron who has to take Viagra to get it up is just green with envy because he wasnn't invited to the party but will use any excuse to harrass women. Wonder if he hates his mother as much, it's a shame she bought this oh so fat slob into this world. Just think if he wasn't here the news would be a whole lot better. Who gives a continentel about contraception seems only feril males that might have to pay.

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Fionnlagh | Apr 18, 2012, 04:50 PM EDT

Rush is exactly RIGHT. It's just another entitlement for the do-nothings and I would just as soon not have Ireland's miserable economy (since the Democrat Party took over in '06 and Obama in '08 it's on the way to it I'm afraid). Hey ciaradexy we shouldn't have to pay for their abortions either! Maybe it would be cheaper to teach them to keep their legs locked and their zipper's up. There needs to be a price to pay for people's irresponsibility but the American taxpayer shouldn't be the one to do it. And if it's such a small price to pay why can't they pay it! Rush is Right! Get your heads screwed on straight people!

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BrianO | Apr 18, 2012, 04:39 PM EDT

alisa, i'm sure you never listened.

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