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Disruptive editing by TimothyHorrigan
i recently came across TimothyHorrigan after he placed unsourced information and POV opinions on Rush Limbaugh "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rush_Limbaugh&diff=prev&oldid=480196606". his talkpage suggests that he's been asked many times to stop such behaviour and has been informed of the core content policies, yet it seems he cannot resist editorialising and making unconstructive additions. "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Teleprompter&diff=prev&oldid=426823756" and "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_Revere&diff=prev&oldid=432766314"

Sandra Fluke comments
On February 29, 2012 Limbaugh commented on Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke describing her as a "slut", "prostitute" and "round-heeled" while questioning whether her parents were proud of her on his radio show for supporting the government's ruling that religiously affiliated institutions should provide health insurance plans that include contraception. "What does it say about the college co-ed Susan Fluke who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex&mdash;what does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute." The next day he said he would be happy to buy the women at Georgetown University all the aspirin they want to put in between their knees. He concluded by saying:"If we are going to pay for your contraceptives and thus pay for you to have sex, we want something. We want you to post the videos online so we can all watch."

In response, Georgetown University President John DeGioia called the remarks misogynistic, vitriolic and a misrepresentation. Senior politicians, including President Obama and many Democrats, Republicans, political commentators, women's rights advocates and others, publicly decried Limbaugh and his sentiments. Also, several advertisers canceled their advertisements after public pressure.

In his show on March 3, Limbaugh denied that either he or the Republican party hate women or that he is a danger to women, but repeated his previous attack against Sandra Fluke and insurance coverage for contraception. Later that day he released an apology on his official website:

"For over 20 years, I have illustrated the absurd with absurdity, three hours a day, five days a week. In this instance, I chose the wrong words in my analogy of the situation. I did not mean a personal attack on Ms. Fluke. / My choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir. I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke for the insulting word choices."