March 2, 2012
The first day of women’s history month did not go so well. After law student Sandra Fluke went before Congress to speak in support of access to birth control, radio host Rush Limbaugh called her a slut. “What does it say about the college co-ed Sandra Fluke, who goes before a congressional committee and essential ...
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October 7, 2011
Most people have babies, they don’t win them. But some couples need help to have kids and assisted reproductive technology can be costly and, therefore, inaccessible. Recently, an Ottawa radio station gave couples hope with their “Win A Baby!” contest. You may not literally win a baby, but one couple wins a chance at having ...
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September 28, 2010
It was a Freudian slip worthy of the Marx Brothers. Speaking on a radio station about overseas investment funds, Rachida Dati, the French Member of European Parliament, said: “I see some of them looking for returns of 20 or 25 per cent, at a time when fellatio is almost non-existent.” Oh, my! She apparently confused ...