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Cenk bets $10,000 that Rush cannot prove massive audience size

Current TV host Cenk Uygur said Monday night that he would pay Republican radio talker Rush Limbaugh $10,000 in a “Mitt Romney-like wager” if he can prove his show’s frequent claim that they get up to 20 million listeners a week. “You know why the advertisers are leaving?” he asked.…

Colbert: Limbaugh slips pills to women to have sex

Stephen Colbert decided to provide his own colorful opinion over Rush Limbaugh’s current problems Monday evening and advocated for a “dedicated Youtube channel for Medicare patients colonoscopies.” The Colbert Report host came to the defense of the much maligned radio host after replaying all of Limbaugh’s notable attacks on Georgetown…

Jon Stewart compares Limbaugh to pungent bucket of raw sewage

On his show Monday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart skewered conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh. Stewart first noted that many of his viewers made whoopee while his show was broadcasting, but warned them against engaging in “sexy time” because of the following segment. “Tonight you might want to…

Ed Schultz denies comparison with Rush Limbaugh over ‘slut’ remark

On his show Monday night, MSNBC host Ed Schultz said that his own sexist remarks were not equal to those of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh. “When I made an inappropriate comment last year on my radio show, I took it to a much higher platform,” he said. “I went…

Romney: No need to raise the minimum wage

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said Monday that he was against raising the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 per hour. The Republican presidential candidate had previously said that he supported automatic increases in the federal minimum wage based on inflation. “A lot of conservatives led by the Wall…

Pat Robertson: Tornadoes wouldn’t happen if enough people prayed

Televangelist Pat Robertson on Monday tried to deflect the blame for tornadoes away from God, saying people shouldn’t build houses in the Midwest and could prevent the deadly storms by praying. “God doesn’t send tornadoes to hurt people,” he said. “We call them acts of God, but they’re not. All…

Bachmann to Piers Morgan: ‘Rude’ to say I am judgmental

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) told CNN’s Piers Morgan on Monday that it was rude to describe her as judgmental because of her public opinions about homosexuality. “I am not here as anybody’s judge,” she said. “Well, you’ve been pretty judgmental in the past,” Morgan responded. “Me?” a surprised Bachmann said.…

Police arrest Occupy protesters chained to Palm Beach City Hall

Police in West Palm Beach have arrested four members of the Occupy Wall Street movement for trespassing after several protesters allegedly chained themselves to City Hall. West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio last week notified about 20 activists that they had until Thursday to leave protest site, according to The…

Limbaugh: ‘I acted too much like the leftists’

Rush Limbaugh on Monday insisted that his apology for calling a Georgetown University law student a “slut” was “heartfelt,” adding that liberals were to blame for the whole incident. In a statement on his website over the weekend, the conservative radio host said he “sincerely” apologized to Sandra Fluke, who…

Janitors suspended for tying up 10-year-old students in school bathroom

A pair of janitors at the Gregory Elementary School in Long Beach, New Jersey were suspended Sunday afternoon for tying up and gagging four male students inside one of the school’s bathrooms. According to the FOX affiliate in New York, the two janitors took the boys, all age 10, into…