Rush Limbaugh needs to be silenced by FCC, argue Gloria Steinem, et al.

Story here. Excerpt:

'A group of well-known feminists is calling for Rush Limbaugh’s head - and they want radio listeners to help fire him.

In an editorial posted on CNN.com Saturday, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda and Robin Morgan urged listeners to file complaints with the FCC in hopes that the government agency will yank the licenses of radio stations that air his show — and thus silence the controversial conservative.

Limbaugh's syndicator, Clear Channel Communications, has backed the host since he called Sandra Fluke, a third-year Georgetown law student, a "slut" and "prostitute" over her support of insurance coverage of birth control.

"If Clear Channel won't clean up its airways, then surely it's time for the public to ask the FCC a basic question: Are the stations carrying Limbaugh's show in fact using their licenses "in the public interest?" the trio wrote.

The editorial says it's not about Limbaugh's political views, but more about his "toxic hate speech" on the airwaves.

"For 20 years, Limbaugh has hidden behind the First Amendment, or else claimed he's really ‘doing humor’ or ‘entertainment.’ He is indeed constitutionally entitled to his opinions, but he is not constitutionally entitled to the people's airways," they argue.'

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http://news.mensactivism.org/node/18101#comment-25641. Already spoken my piece on this one.

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No freedom of religion.

No freedom of speech.

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Anybody who is a lover of freedom can see the problem with this situation. Someone needs to tell these ladies that just because they don't like what they hear, that doesn't give them a right to try to censor the person speaking.

Evan AKA X-TRNL
Real Men Don't Take Abuse!

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