Rush Limbaugh is a misogynist with a history of ugly commentary regarding women which reached its nadir with his three day diatribe against Sandra Fluke whom he classified as a "slut" who needed lots of birth control pills because she has so much sex. He recently compared filibuster reform to rape. Not only has Fox News' Megyn Kelly has never called him out on it; but she joined in the Fluke attacks and slut shaming. But when MSNBC's Martin Bashir, in reacting to Sarah Palin's ludicrous comparison of the national debt to slavery, spoke about the horrors of slavery and, inappropriately, suggested that Ms. Palin be subjected to a particularly cruel and crude punishment, Kelly had no problem attacking Bashir. Can we say "double standard?!"
On November 21, Kelly started off with a LIE. As the chyron set the propaganda message, "Where's the Outrage," Kelly reported that a host on another network, "compared Governor Palin to a slave owner." The reality is that Bashir read from the diary of a slave owner in which the owner, in detail, describes various cruel techniques for punishing slaves including having one slave defecate into the mouth of another. Bashir said that “When Ms. Palin invokes slavery, she doesn’t just prove her rank ignorance, she confirms that if anyone truly qualified for a dose of discipline from Thomas Thistlewood, then she would be the outstanding candidate." He did not compare her to a slave owner but, inappropriately, suggested that she receive the same type of treatment as the slave. Kelly didn't run Bashir's sound bite because it would offend the sensibilities of the Fox audience.
Megyn Kelly's Hypocrisy: Rush Limbaugh Vs. Martin Bashir, Sandra Fluke Vs. Sarah Palin - NewsHounds
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