Rush Limbaugh Criticizes Clinton For Highlighting First American Muslim Olympic Athlete To Compete In A Hijab

Limbaugh: "Why Celebrate A Woman Wearing Something That's Been Forced On Her By A Religion?”

From the August 9 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show:

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RUSH LIMBAUGH (HOST): Did you see where Hillary Clinton praised a fencer for being the first to wear a hijab? Or a hijab, I don’t know the correct way to pronounce it. You didn't see that? Hillary Clinton praised a fencer on the U.S. Olympic team for being the first US Olympian to wear a hijab. She tweeted a photo of her with this comment: “In Rio, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad became the first American Muslim athlete to compete while wearing a hijab.” For crying out -- Did she win? I don't even know if -- so that's what Hillary's tweeting? That's the most memorable thing that has happened. Out of all the things that's happened in the Olympics, that's what Clinton wants to tweet out?

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So she’s the first American Muslim athlete to compete while wearing a hijab who lost at her competition. But why celebrate a woman wearing something that's been forced on her by a religion, a religion run by men? Is that impolitic to say? It is accurate, but you know, I may be skirting on the edge there with that comment, I will admit this. But what in the world? Maybe celebrate's the wrong word, but why call attention, why honor, why talk about what a great thing it is? A woman is wearing something that's forced on her by her religion? She may actively agree to do it, don't misunderstand, but it's a religion run by men that subjugates and subordinates women.

Previously:

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