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After Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) voted for the Senate Finance Committee’s health care reform bill and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) stated that she “share[s] the goal of passing health care reform,” several right-wing radio hosts have launched sexist attacks against the senators. For instance, Rush Limbaugh proclaimed that “the voice of the new castrati” applauded Snowe’s support of health care reform and declared, “Women, damn it,” in response to Collins’ statement, and Michael Savage asserted, “Jezebel is Olympia Snowe.”Right-wing media figures turn
to sexist attacks against Maine senators

Jim Quinn:
“Stupid Girl” by Garbage “probably fits pretty well.” Quinn stated
on his radio show, “Actually, this is a music bed from the song by Garbage
called ‘Stupid Girl.’ I didn’t plan it this
way, but I’m thinking after Olympia Snowe’s vote yesterday, it probably fits
pretty well. Well, don’t give up quite yet on Olympia, because there’s a long, long way to go
here, folks, and you need to be very, very voca…
Full article: Conservative radio launches sexist attacks against Snowe, Collins

Conservative radio launches sexist attacks against Snowe, Collins