Gingrich uses Limbaugh controversy to attack Obama

[walkwithheroes]

Newt Gingrich on Saturday used the flap over Rush Limbaugh's controversial denunciations of birth-control advocate Sandra Fluke as a way to attack President Obama for acting "opportunistically" when he called the Georgetown University law student to express his disappointment over Limbaugh's comments.

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[missmurchison]

I've been trying to find out what was so horrible about what the President said when he apologized for the Koran burnings, which he did to stop violence. Googling turns up lots of outrage, but I don't see all the actual wording. I did find this:

In the letter, as quoted, Mr. Obama gave his "sincere apologies" and expressed "deep regret for the reported incident."

"The error was inadvertent; I assure you that we will take the appropriate steps to avoid any recurrence, to include holding accountable those responsible," said Mr. Obama, according to the statement.

So, to Gingrich, that is worse than the sludge coming from Limbaugh and others about Fluke.

[lizzy_someone]

the attack on every right-to-life institution

Dude, if you genuinely cared about embryos' right to life, you would be handing out free birth control left and right. You know what lack of birth control leads to? ABORTIONS, you brainless douchewaffle.

[chantalzola]

Hahahaha, I was just thinking this!

[toraguru]

THIS.
FUCKING THIS.
Also, I am stealing "brainless douchewaffle". Don't sue.

[missmurchison]

And what a difference the loss of a few advertisers can make.

Limbaugh apologizes

Half-assedly, of course.

Limbaugh says he "did not mean a personal attack on Ms. Fluke."

He must think his listeners are even stupider than I do if he expects them to believe that.

[roguebelle]

As Rachel Maddow was pointing out on her show, that is not crap you say accidentally. It is not crap you say if you don't mean it. Particularly not when you say it three days in a row.

That whole "apology" is complete bullshit. All it really says is "I'm sorry I'm losing sponsors" -- and it entirely fails to address or even to acknowledge that his entire tirade was based off of a willful misrepresentation of both Fluke's intent, of basic biology, and of how insurance companies work.

[missmurchison]

Absolutely. He was bullying her, and has had to back off because she and a lot of other people stood up to him. Too bad those other people don't include most prominent Republicans.

[ebay313]

Not even surprising sadly. Conservative radio host says something horrible and Obama is to blame.

[kyra_neko_rei]

"It's not about contraception. It's about religious liberty," he said. "It's about the attack on the Catholic Church, and the attack on every right-to-life institution and whether or not the government has the power to dictate to religious organizations."

Newt,

Listen, you ignorant, privileged piece of shit: the "attacks on religious liberty" or whatever are about the requirement to, or ability not to, pay for insurance policies that cover contraceptives. Therefore, this is, in fact, about contraception

[chantalzola]

Also some of the popes were in favor of birth control. Example: Pope John Paul I (The book Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy