Reporting from Washington -
Has increased the debt of President Obama - by the release of his harsh words against a law student this week, talk show host Rush Limbaugh - who was the student, called a "bitch" and a "prostitute", occur to a greater access to birth control Republican sponsors and longtime colleague of her talk show.
Obama in the controversy Friday when he Fluke Sandra, a third year called student at Georgetown University Law, to bring their support to the expression after Limbaugh angry when they favor the new rule by testifying management by employers for health insurance plans , offer to cover birth control.
Limbaugh said on his show that Fluke "wants to get paid to have sex. You have sex, so that they can not afford birth control. You want to pay you and me and the taxpayers have sex."
Limbaugh, by his statements Friday, even derided Obama's call, and noted that he had offered to "buy all the women at the University of Georgetown that much down to aspirin between their knees, as they want," a revival of a comment in the last month by wealthy Republican Foster Friess - a supporter of GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum suggested that such use of aspirin as a less costly control births. Friess later apologized.
Democrats saw an opportunity, although they expressed their indignation. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called the House Republicans to disavow the statements and referred to "vicious attacks and offensive" in an e-mail soliciting signatures for a petition against "the Republican war against women." D 'other groups launched fundraising and says that Limbaugh emphasizes the importance of selecting only opinion and support for democratic women to run for Congress.
Speaker of the House, John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) remained silent on the issue, but his spokesman said Boehner, "apparently believes that the use of these words was inappropriate, as is trying to make money on the situation."
Santorum said Friday that Limbaugh "absurd", but dismissed him as an artist.
In the meantime, at least two sponsors Limbaugh, train and sleep Sleep Number, announced on Twitter that they pulled their ads from his show. Sleep Train, a Sacramento-area firm mattress, announced at the show for over 25 years.
A spokesman says Sleep Number on Twitter that the company had decided to withdraw immediately, because their ads Limbaugh's statements "are not aligned with our values."
White House spokesman Jay Carney said the President called Fluke "to their disappointment that it was subject to inappropriate personal attacks to express, and thank you to speak for the exercise of their rights as citizens to a public policy issue."
The storm also caused a dispute between Republicans and Democrats in Congress, with each side accusing the other, to let the rhetoric of the debate over insurance coverage of birth control to get out of control.
Democrats on the House Committee had called on President Darrell Issa surveillance (R-Vista), to condemn Limbaugh comments. Issa responded on Friday with a letter which called the comments "inappropriate" but said "regrettable personal attacks surfer came from people on both sides of the issue."
Other Republicans expressed strong repudiation.
"Rush Limbaugh comments are wrong," Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) wrote on Twitter. "He should apologize."
California Republican Carly Fiorina said that the statements "insulting" were.
Said, "It is anti-inflammatory, and above all it is a distraction," the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard in an interview with CBS News.
Chris Megerian reporters in Los Angeles and Michael A. Memoli in Washington contributed to this report.
Has increased the debt of President Obama - by the release of his harsh words against a law student this week, talk show host Rush Limbaugh - who was the student, called a "bitch" and a "prostitute", occur to a greater access to birth control Republican sponsors and longtime colleague of her talk show.
Obama in the controversy Friday when he Fluke Sandra, a third year called student at Georgetown University Law, to bring their support to the expression after Limbaugh angry when they favor the new rule by testifying management by employers for health insurance plans , offer to cover birth control.
Limbaugh said on his show that Fluke "wants to get paid to have sex. You have sex, so that they can not afford birth control. You want to pay you and me and the taxpayers have sex."
Limbaugh, by his statements Friday, even derided Obama's call, and noted that he had offered to "buy all the women at the University of Georgetown that much down to aspirin between their knees, as they want," a revival of a comment in the last month by wealthy Republican Foster Friess - a supporter of GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum suggested that such use of aspirin as a less costly control births. Friess later apologized.
Democrats saw an opportunity, although they expressed their indignation. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called the House Republicans to disavow the statements and referred to "vicious attacks and offensive" in an e-mail soliciting signatures for a petition against "the Republican war against women." D 'other groups launched fundraising and says that Limbaugh emphasizes the importance of selecting only opinion and support for democratic women to run for Congress.
Speaker of the House, John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) remained silent on the issue, but his spokesman said Boehner, "apparently believes that the use of these words was inappropriate, as is trying to make money on the situation."
Santorum said Friday that Limbaugh "absurd", but dismissed him as an artist.
In the meantime, at least two sponsors Limbaugh, train and sleep Sleep Number, announced on Twitter that they pulled their ads from his show. Sleep Train, a Sacramento-area firm mattress, announced at the show for over 25 years.
A spokesman says Sleep Number on Twitter that the company had decided to withdraw immediately, because their ads Limbaugh's statements "are not aligned with our values."
White House spokesman Jay Carney said the President called Fluke "to their disappointment that it was subject to inappropriate personal attacks to express, and thank you to speak for the exercise of their rights as citizens to a public policy issue."
The storm also caused a dispute between Republicans and Democrats in Congress, with each side accusing the other, to let the rhetoric of the debate over insurance coverage of birth control to get out of control.
Democrats on the House Committee had called on President Darrell Issa surveillance (R-Vista), to condemn Limbaugh comments. Issa responded on Friday with a letter which called the comments "inappropriate" but said "regrettable personal attacks surfer came from people on both sides of the issue."
Other Republicans expressed strong repudiation.
"Rush Limbaugh comments are wrong," Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) wrote on Twitter. "He should apologize."
California Republican Carly Fiorina said that the statements "insulting" were.
Said, "It is anti-inflammatory, and above all it is a distraction," the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard in an interview with CBS News.
Chris Megerian reporters in Los Angeles and Michael A. Memoli in Washington contributed to this report.
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