video As we reported yesterday, Senator Mary Landrieu (D - Louisiana) is under fire for agreeing to vote for debate on health care reform only after securing $300 million in aid to her home state. The criticism took a nasty turn, as the right's two most prominent commentators - Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh -- referred to Landrieu as a prostitute, and Time's Mark Halperin threw a sexually enhanced hairdo on her. On last night's Countdown, Keith Olbermann again asked where was the outrage from the conservative feminists (video below). We decided to go and find it.  I reached out to several conservatives who have been critical of this type of behavior from the left, including Michelle Malkin, Ed Morrissey, and Mary Katherine Ham. (more...)

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Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La) has given new, disturbing meaning to the phrase "taking your lumps." Since striking a bargain Friday that brought $300 million in federal aid to her state in exchange for a vote to allow debate on a healthcare reform bill, she has been called a prostitute twice, and been depicted as a user of non-herbal "essence" hair care products. Where's the outrage? Apparently, still stuffed into a pair of running shorts.

As Keith Olbermann pointed out on last night's Countdown (videos below), both Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh have called Landrieu some form of prostitute, with Beck getting all "Mod Squad" by saying, "You're still hookin'!"

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