Benefits Quote by Rush Limbaugh
![“This woman [Lena Dunham] makes up being raped or something at Oberlin College and then she did commercials for Hillary [Clinton] so she's a darling, she ran that TV show at HBO. HBO's a left-wing enclave. It's worshiped. And so she benefits from that.” quote by Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d1c/rush-limbaugh-28_benefits_this-woman-lena-dunham-makes-up-being-ra_1072353.jpg)
“This woman [Lena Dunham] makes up being raped or something at Oberlin College and then she did commercials for Hillary [Clinton] so she's a darling, she ran that TV show at HBO. HBO's a left-wing enclave. It's worshiped. And so she benefits from that.”
About This Quote
The speaker claims a media figure fabricated a sexual assault story, then benefited from political connections, portraying her as a partisan tool.
In simple terms: Alleged false claim used to criticize a media figure.
Key Takeaway
Question media narratives and political bias.
Themes
media criticism
politics
gender
propaganda
Mood
critical
controversial
Type
political
media
When to use this quote
- political commentary
- media analysis
- public discourse
- campaign strategy
Key Concepts
false allegations
partisan bias
Questions to Reflect On
- How reliable are the sources?
- What impact does such rhetoric have?
A Different Perspective
Evidence for the claim is disputed and may be defamatory.
![“Nobody's ever gonna hold [ Lena Dunham] accountable. She's a liberal and she's a woman and so she's doubly indemnified against any serious analysis of what the hell she says or thinks. It's a clear example of the double standard out there.” quote by Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/142/rush-limbaugh-28_analysis_nobody-s-ever-gonna-hold-lena-dunham-acc_2632089.jpg)
![“I cry at the end of every episode of "Girls." I'm just so overwhelmed by the truthfulness with which [Lena Dunham] conveys human nature.” quote by Felicity Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d56/felicity-jones-2070_cry_i-cry-at-the-end-of-every-episode-of-gir_507492.jpg)
![“Gillian [Jacobs] is brilliant, and it was Lena Dunham that recommended her. I didn't see her in the part, but Lena told me that Gillian can do anything. It turned out to be true.” quote by Mike Birbiglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/15d/mike-birbiglia-1343_being-true_gillian-jacobs-is-brilliant-and-it-was-l_343646.jpg)
![“I guarantee you [Hillary Clinton] is smoking in humiliation over the idea that she needs to heal and that [Donald] Trump's the guy to do it. That was great.” quote by Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/702/rush-limbaugh-28_clinton_i-guarantee-you-hillary-clinton-is-smoki_4403.jpg)
![“The real leadership of the opposition is never, ever gonna do anything but continue to ramp up efforts to stop [Donald] Trump or destroy Trump.” quote by Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d7e/rush-limbaugh-28_effort_the-real-leadership-of-the-opposition-is_5653.jpg)
![“[The Dalai Lama] told me some years ago, "I've made every concession to China, and I've been as open and tolerant as I could, and still things get worse in Tibet." If you look at it from one point of view, as he himself says, his monastic position of forbearance and nonviolence hasn't reaped any…” quote by Pico Iyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9fe/pico-iyer-1252_benefits_the-dalai-lama-told-me-some-years-ago-i_678.jpg)
