Will Sandra Fluke Sue Rush Limbaugh for Slander?

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Rush Limbaugh has apologized to Sandra Fluke for referring to the Georgetown Law School student as a "slut" and a "prostitute" because she believes her health insurance plan should pay for female contraception.

But might the conservative talk show host still be in major trouble for those remarks?

Fluke told The Daily Beast that legal experts have informed her she "might have a case" against Limbaugh for slander, but bringing a lawsuit against the blowhard is "not something I've made any decisions about at this point."

Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a Democrat from New York, seems far more committed to this goal than Fluke, as she claimed on Friday that “we will be filing a slander suit against Rush Limbaugh. What he’s really trying to do is silence a young woman. It’s unfair, it’s un-American.”

To come out on top in any slander suit, a victim must prove that the accused made a false statement, "published" it to at least one other party and also that said statement caused injury. This does seem like it could apply to both Limbaugh and actress Patricia Heaton for her comments.

But should Fluke go through with such an action? You tell us:

 
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    Belinda

    @Duh....we already pay for contraception with tax dollars at free govt. clinics...Planned Parenthood. You're obviously the type that believe folks shouldn't have to take responsibility for themselves. That's the thinking that helped grow this entitlement structure in our govt. Thanks for that!

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    duh

    Edit: them* not themselves

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    duh

    Okay Belinda, let's not "pay for somebody's" contraceptives so they have all sorts of kids and then we'd have to pay for those kids who will likely continue the cycle. I'd personally rather pay for someone's birth control or even abortion if it gets me out of having to support themselves and their dumb little kids 'til they get a job or go to prison.

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    allsaints45

    THIS WOMAN HAD HER 15 MINUTES OF FAME. SHE SHOULD JUST GO ON, WITH HER LOW MORAL LIFE.

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    Leo

    @ Lexy, Thank You for your response to my comment. This is indeed a very hot topic, and the heat is still on. Thank You for your concern, but I am Not a candidate ready to fall into the deep end of the pool, I enjoy life and living above ground. P.S. Don't consider yourself a stranger. Your comment reminded me that others do be thinking of others when they read comments. Hopefully I will continue to be able to write words that others will be able to understand without having to read through a bunch of codes. Don't 4444 Get to laugh!!