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June 17, 2009
RUSH KNOWS ALL ABOUT HOUSEKEEPERS.... As controversies go, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's membership in a New York-based professional women's organization seems like pretty weak tea. The judge is apparently one of about 115 women in the group, known as Belizean Grove, which describes itself as helping "women pursue more significant dreams, ambitions, purposes, transcendence, and spiritual fulfillment." The group reportedly was created as a counterpart to the all-male social club the Bohemian Grove, which also is known for its influential members and networking opportunities. Sotomayor told senators this week the club does not "invidiously discriminate on the basis of sex," and it's unlikely anything will come of this. Rush Limbaugh, though, the classy guy that he is, had his own a unique take on this today.
Obviously, this kind of ugly comparison about professional women is obnoxious and insulting. It's par for the course for Limbaugh, but that doesn't make it any less offensive. That said, given his notorious background, I have a follow-up question: does Limbaugh really want to start making housekeeper comparisons? —Steve Benen 4:35 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (18)Comments
Move more women into the Democrats column. Posted by: Saint Zak on June 17, 2009 at 4:41 PM | PERMALINKSo Rush is suggesting affirmative action for clubs now? No more girl scouts. No more DAR. How many men do you need to start a quilting club? Posted by: Danp on June 17, 2009 at 4:48 PM | PERMALINK-and how many famous male politicans are members of the Bohemian Grove? I seem to recall that quite a few presidents and supreme court justices cavorted naked in Northern California in days gone by. . . Posted by: DAY on June 17, 2009 at 4:50 PM | PERMALINKThe comment's even uglier than it appears. Rush used to play vacuum cleaner noises on air to symbolize abortions, so the choice of that particular cleaning tool carries extra symbolism on his show. Posted by: Rachel Q on June 17, 2009 at 4:53 PM | PERMALINKBut isn't the GOP essentially a good ol white boy club? Posted by: ckelly on June 17, 2009 at 4:57 PM | PERMALINKuh, do they really want to start a conversation about the bohemian club -- that you know contains a goodly number of washingtonians. limbaugh's a pig; but that's hardly news. Posted by: linda on June 17, 2009 at 5:29 PM | PERMALINKAlito was a member of CAP, and that didn't torpedo his appointment. Ginsberg and O'Connor are also members (and have been) of other all-women's groups. Posted by: halle on June 17, 2009 at 5:30 PM | PERMALINKThe Belezian Grove ladies should send Rush a dump truck load of his favorite painkillers and gift certificates for some underage hookers for his next boys club party. Posted by: Judge on June 17, 2009 at 5:32 PM | PERMALINKI have to said, I saw the right comparing her to a maid weeks ago. I cooked up something they can put on t-shirts: http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/254/fridget.jpg If the racists have to exist, I *want* them to be loud and proud about it, to show smart young people how ugly and cretinous it is, and further erode the GOP's chances. Posted by: steve s on June 17, 2009 at 5:35 PM | PERMALINKNow, now, let's not be too hard on Rush; he likes both boys and girls... Posted by: Ken on June 17, 2009 at 6:05 PM | PERMALINKWHERE'S THE OUTRAGE??? He just called women professionals HOUSEKEEPERS! C'mon Peeps! We just spent a flipping WEEK on Palin/Letterman!!! Posted by: SYSPROG on June 17, 2009 at 6:13 PM | PERMALINKThe sense I get is that this is a networking/support/professional group, based on gender no? So it's kind of like sororities and fraternities?? Seems to me that there's no problem with that. So the logical conclusion would be that Rush is now anti-Greek (well, in the sense of fraternities and sororities; no *doubt* he's against ethnic Greeks)? Rush Limbaugh is . . . (wait for it . . .) a dick! Posted by: David Bailey on June 17, 2009 at 7:44 PM | PERMALINKFor more insight on the Bohemian Grove, read Armistead Maupin's "Tales of the City" series, specifically Babycakes (I think). 'Nuf said. Posted by: Michael W on June 17, 2009 at 7:57 PM | PERMALINKWasn't Rush whining a few months ago about how the majority of American women have a negative view of him? Posted by: 2Manchu on June 17, 2009 at 9:26 PM | PERMALINKOh, yeah. Like all the cabinet members who are members of the Bohemian Club (i.e. the "Bohemian Grove," which is their camp in the woods). GHW Bush, head of the CIA ... nomination held up. Secy of Treasury, Bill Simon ... his nomination too held up by being a Bohunk. Those are two I know of off the top of my head. Posted by: Impeach Jay Bybee on June 18, 2009 at 1:20 AM | PERMALINKAnd again we see here how progressives have no sense of humor. Just like Letterman. Posted by: Tehee on June 18, 2009 at 6:25 AM | PERMALINK
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