2 stations drop Rush Limbaugh 22 advertisers

[Cindy]

Yeah, now maybe our President should call Sarah Palin and offer his apologies.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by crakjak

Yeah, he knows it could be turned on him at any moment!!

Saw somewhere today that some of the advertisers stock has plummented following their pull out of Rush advertising. Live by the sword you can die by the sword!!!

Exactly! LOL! Carbonite stock, for one, is down 12%. LOL!

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Originally Posted by Michael Phelps

Haha, that's rich. Maybe he's learned his lesson, one can only hope!

I doubt that he did. Deflection is part of the game and then you move on. But, his tweet looked like he was getting a little frightened at the backlash. I did love that. LOL!

[Nitehawk013]

I was really looking into Matrix direct for life insurance. Now that they decided to drop Rush, I will not be purchasing from them. If they embrace censorship via sponsorship pullouts, I will not be part to their activities.

Freedom of speech is a right...even if useless liberals don't like it.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Nitehawk013

I was really looking into Matrix direct for life insurance. Now that they decided to drop Rush, I will not be purchasing from them. If they embrace censorship via sponsorship pullouts, I will not be part to their activities.

Freedom of speech is a right...even if useless liberals don't like it.

They talk their mess all day long, but if a conservative does it? All hell breaks loose.

[Nitehawk013]

Yep, liberal ideology: You have a right to think whatever you want, as long as I agree with it.

Rush ought to double down, take back his apology, tell Clear Channel he will not be bullied into a corner by cry baby liberals and then tell his listeners EXACTLY what the left is attempting to do and simply ask his listeners to stop buying from those who are pulling sponsorship form him until they agree to put their ads back on. If those companies wish to embrace censorship, then Rush's listeners shouldn't give them a dime. If the companies choose to stop taking part in censorship, then start buying their product again.

I'm sure the 20 millionlisteners he has could make the point really clear to these 22+ companies that we do not appreciate their attempt at censorship or siding with worthless leftists propaganda.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Nitehawk013

Yep, liberal ideology: You have a right to think whatever you want, as long as I agree with it.

Rush ought to double down, take back his apology, tell Clear Channel he will not be bullied into a corner by cry baby liberals and then tell his listeners EXACTLY what the left is attempting to do and simply ask his listeners to stop buying from those who are pulling sponsorship form him until they agree to put their ads back on. If those companies wish to embrace censorship, then Rush's listeners shouldn't give them a dime. If the companies choose to stop taking part in censorship, then start buying their product again.

I'm sure the 20 millionlisteners he has could make the point really clear to these 22+ companies that we do not appreciate their attempt at censorship or siding with worthless leftists propaganda.

He only apologized for his wording. On that I agree. He should have worded the whole narrative a different way. Like saying, "People view that as being loose." He didn't have to call her a slut. Just didn't agree with that part.

We shouldn't be so harsh in our criticism that we lose a part that conservatism stands for as well - compassion and forgiveness. He came across too harsh and it hurts the conservative cause, IMO.

[darrmad]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/73675.html

In addition, the Canadian rock group Rush has also asked Limbaugh’s show to stop using its music on the air,

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories...#ixzz1oS64lFQ5

At least 39 companies have pulled their ads from the “The Rush Limbaugh Show” since the conservative talk show host called a law student a “slut” on the air last week, as the social media blitz against the popular radio program showed no signs of slowing down Wednesday.
Companies are continuing to join the rapidly growing list of businesses that have ceased advertising on Limbaugh’s show, responding to the flood of grievances that are pouring in from disgruntled customers.
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The list of companies that officially announced on Twitter, Facebook or in statements to other media outlets that they would stop advertising on the radio show include: AccuQuote Life Insurance, Allstate Insurance, AOL, Bare Escentuals, Bethesda Sedation Dentistry, Bonobos, Capital One, Carbonite, Cascades Dental, Citrix, Consolidated Credit Counseling Services, Constant Contact, Cunningham Security, Freedom Debt Relief, Girl Scouts, Goodwill Industries, Hadeed Carpet, JCPenney, Legal Zoom, Matrix Direct, Netflix, Norway Savings Bank, Philadelphia Orchestra, PolyCom, Portland Ovations, ProFlowers, Quicken Loans, Regal Assets, Reputation Rhino, RSVP Discount Beverage, Sears, Sensa, Service Magic, Sleep Train, Sleep Number, St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Tax Resolution, Thompson Creek Windows and Vitacost.
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In addition, the Canadian rock group Rush has also asked Limbaugh’s show to stop using its music on the air, according to media producer Bob Cesca. “The use of Rush’s music in this manner implies an endorsement of the views expressed and products advertised on the show,” an attorney for the band said in a letter to the radio show, as Cesca reported. “Accordingly, we hereby demand that you immediately stop all use of Rush’s music and confirm that you will do so.”
Many companies explained that their ads had run on Limbaugh’s show inadvertently. A spokesperson for Goodwill Industries said in an email to POLITICO: “A PSA about Goodwill was aired on a DC-area station that airs the Rush Limbaugh Show and was done without our permission, knowledge or consent. We asked them to remove it because this was done without our prior approval.”
The communications director for the Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington also said in an email Tuesday, “Our decision to pull our advertising is due to the fact that current programming does not align with the Girl Scout mission. We were unaware at the time of purchase that our commercials would air during the program.”
Meanwhile, SeekingArrangement.com, a company that bills itself “the world’s largest sugar daddy and sugar baby dating website,” announced its decision to start advertising on Limbaugh’s show late Tuesday.
Limbaugh was condemned by members of the public and the media as well as elected officials after calling third-year Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke a “slut” and a “prostitute” last week. But in the immediate days following Wednesday’s remarks, the radio personality had shown no signs of apologizing to Fluke as he continued his barrage against her


Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories...#ixzz1oS6GTZgZ

[Pressing-On]

This isn't as alarming as the news is trying to make it out to be.

These companies are simply doing what is called a re-expression. They are not leaving Premiere Radio Networks. Their sponsorship is just reallocating to other programs that are still aired on Premiere. It's done all the time.

One example would be the big hoopla over Lowe's pulling their ads from TLC's American Muslim program. All Lowe's did was move to another program. They never left the TLC Network.

[Cindy]

Two threads have been merged, there is no need to have more than one thread on a subject.