/tags/rush-limbaugh Rush Limbaugh en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:17:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-04-12/huckabee-pledges-more-civil-alternative-to-limbaugh Former GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has a new radio talk show, and he tells NPR "it's going to be more conversation and less confrontation." That would be a marked departure from the other man who broadcasts in the noon to 3 p.m. slot -– Rush Limbaugh. Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:17:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-04-12/huckabee-pledges-more-civil-alternative-to-limbaugh David Folkenflik /npr-news/npr-news/2012-03-13/timing-of-birth-control-coverage-may-differ-for-students-profs Students aren't employees, and student health plans are generally individual policies that the students buy on their own, even if they're offered through the college. So mandatory coverage of birth control for students shouldn't be delayed past August, but it could take longer for the faculty, advocates say. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:36:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2012-03-13/timing-of-birth-control-coverage-may-differ-for-students-profs Michelle Andrews /npr-news/2012-03-13/slut-the-other-four-letter-s-word Rush Limbaugh said a number of things about Sandra Fluke that created such a stir that he ultimately had to apologize. But most of the reactions focused on that one word: slut. Linguist Geoff Nunberg observes that our reaction to the word says quite a lot about the society we live in. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:36:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-03-13/slut-the-other-four-letter-s-word Geoff Nunberg /npr-news/2012-03-07/limbaugh-says-business-is-fine-maybe-28-of-18-000-advertisers-have-left The radio show host also says two sponsors who canceled because of his comments about a Georgetown University law student now want to return to his show. He declined to name those companies. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:50:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-03-07/limbaugh-says-business-is-fine-maybe-28-of-18-000-advertisers-have-left Mark Memmott /npr-news/2012-03-07/can-republicans-win-over-women-in-november In 2008, Barack Obama corralled 56 percent of women's votes — 13 percentage points more than his GOP opponent. The question this year is whether the recent maelstrom over contraception, Congress, Catholics and conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh will widen that gender gap even further. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:18:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-03-07/can-republicans-win-over-women-in-november Liz Halloran /npr-news/2012-03-06/as-advertisers-flee-limbaugh-pro-gingrich-superpac-buys-more-time Just as dozens of advertisers were abandoning Rush Limbaugh's radio show, a pro-Gingrich superPAC actually increased its ad buy on the program. Rick Tyler, a spokesman for Winning Our Future explained that Limbaugh's show reaches more of the primary voters the superPAC wants to reach than any other show. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:49:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-03-06/as-advertisers-flee-limbaugh-pro-gingrich-superpac-buys-more-time Corey Dade /npr-news/2012-03-06/obama-there-is-still-a-diplomatic-window-with-iran In his first press conference of the year, Obama defended his decision not to intervene militarily in Iran and Syria. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:52:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-03-06/obama-there-is-still-a-diplomatic-window-with-iran Eyder Peralta /npr-news/2012-03-06/how-birth-control-saves-taxpayers-money By far the biggest return on investment would come from expanding access to family planning through Medicaid, a Brookings Institution analysis finds. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:45:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-03-06/how-birth-control-saves-taxpayers-money Julie Rovner /npr-news/2012-03-06/rush-to-judgment-advertisers-flee-limbaughs-show Advertisers and conservative commentators have denounced the undisputed king of political radio talk in the wake of sexually charged comments he made about a Georgetown law student. It is far from Limbaugh's first such episode, but two things make this incident stand out: the nature of the target and the timing of his comments. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:56:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-03-06/rush-to-judgment-advertisers-flee-limbaughs-show David Folkenflik /npr-news/2012-03-05/update-limbaugh-loses-ninth-advertiser-over-comments-about-law-student AOL today joined other advertisers to pull adds from the radio host's nationally syndicated program in the wake of his words about a young woman who has spoken out in favor of insurers paying the cost of women's contraception services. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:55:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-03-05/update-limbaugh-loses-ninth-advertiser-over-comments-about-law-student Mark Memmott