It's NOT 40 Advertisers GONE; It's 140 Advertisers Abandoning Rush!

Apparently the number of advertisers eager to see Rush in their rear view mirror is now up to 141, not 140. I received this update from Think Progress just this afternoon.  I'm still deeply offended not only at his comments but that he is still on the air, and that he has EVER,  much less in 2012, been invited to be a beauty pageant judge.

I wonder how long Mitt and his Bain-buddies who own the Rush entertainment syndication are going to be satisfied.  Remember that line, from Mitts O'Money, about how he likes to fire people who don't give him good service? 

I'd love to see people send Mitt and his Bain-buddies, and the people at Clear Channel Radio and Premiere Radio matches, just simple individual or books or small matchboxes full of matches, as a gesture to persuade them to say bye-bye to Limbaugh.  And that goes for the rest of their media extremists who are consistently insulting and factually inaccurate as well.

In a very real way, this is not just a repudiation, a rejection, and a deep criticism of Limbaugh.  THIS is also a push-back against those listeners who agreed with Limbaugh, those listeners who never did believe he was kidding or exaggerating in his statements, but rather found them quite consistent with his other views, particularly towards women and minorities.

The hard-core ditto-heads may not ever change their minds, they are unlikely ever to 'get it' that they are not decent human beings, or that they have heinous views that are toxic and corrosive to other people and to this nation.  But clearly, there is a trend, a trend started by the fall of Glenn Beck to well-deserved obscurity.

Rush should follow Beck into that marginalized obscurity, and those like him.

Rush On The Rocks

Mar 13, 2012

By ThinkProgress War Room
Advertiser Exodus Grows Exponentially

It’s becoming increasingly clear that Rush Limbaugh’s vile, sexist attacks on Sandra Fluke and other women have taken a severe toll on his show.

Here’s the latest.

At least 140 Companies Have Dumped Limbaugh

ThinkProgress has obtained an internal memo from Premiere Radio Networks listing 96 national companies that have “specifically asked” their advertisements not be played during the Rush Limbaugh Show. Premiere is the distributor of Limbaugh’s program. The advertisers have also requested to be excluded from other right-wing hosts including Michael Savage, Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity. According to the memo, the listed companies’ advertisements should be excluded from these programs because they have been “deemed to be offensive.”

With these 96 new companies bailing on Limbaugh, the total number of advertisers boycotting Limbaugh has reached at least 140.
In ‘Unusual’ Move, Limbaugh’s Syndicator Suspends National Advertising for Two Weeks

Radio-Info.com reports that Premiere Networks, which syndicates the Rush Limbaugh show, told its affiliate radio stations that they are suspending national advertising for two weeks. Rush Limbaugh is normally provided to affiliates in exchange for running several minutes of national advertisements provided by Premiere each hour. These ads are called “barter spots.” These spots are how Premiere makes its money off of Rush Limbaugh and other shows it syndicates.

But without explanation, Premiere has suspended these national advertisements for two weeks. Radio-Info.com calls the move “unusual.” The development suggests that Rush Limbaugh’s incessant sexist attacks on Sandra Fluke have caused severe damage to the show.

Just 29 Percent Say Limbaugh’s ‘Apology’ to Sandra Fluke Was Sincere

According to a new Rasmussen poll out today, just 29 percent of likely voters believe Limbaugh’s apology was earnest, while 53 percent think it was insincere.

Another Day, Another Sexist Comment from Limbaugh

Shortly before referring to himself as “God’s gift to women” during today’s show, Limbaugh had this to say about the National Organization for Women:

and here is the memo referenced in the above news:

Premiere Networks List Of Advertisers Asking Not To Advertise On Limbaugh And Other Right-Wing Hosts

and also from Think Progress, here are some other companies waving bye-bye with their money:

21st Century Insurance • Hotels.com • Rite Aid • Ace Hardware • Honda • Robitussin • Acura • IBM • Sam Adams • Advance Auto Parts • Icy Hot • Sam’s Club • Advil (All products) • Intuit/Small Business • Schiff – Digestive Advantage • Alacer/Emergen-C • Schiff – Mega Red • Allegra (all products) • Johnson & Johnson (All Brands) • Schiff – Move Free • Kohl’s • Schiff – Sustenex • Ally Bank • La Quinta • Scotts Miracle-Gro (all products) • American Express • Lifetime • Autozone • Little Caesars • Sony • Lowe’s • State Farm • British Petroleum • Luxottica • Staples • Bullfrog Sunblock • Macy’s • Sterling/Kay Jared Jewelers • Caltrate • MasterCard • Subway • Centrum • McDonalds • Takeda Uloric • Chapstick • Midas • The Home Depot • Clorox (Pinesol/Homecare) • Napa Auto Parts • ThermaCare • Cortizone • National Realtor • Toyota • DeVry • NBC-TV • Discover Card • Office Depot • Twinings of London • Domino’s Pizza • Office Max • Tyson/Wright Brand Bacon • Exxon/Exxon Mobil • One Main Financial • Unisom • Farmers Insurance • United Healthcare • Ford • Orkin • U.S. Army • Outback • U. S. Postal Service • General Motors (All products -GM Certified Service • Chevy • Onstar • Cadillac • etc) • Preparation H • Visa • Gold Bond (all products • ProNutrients (all products) • Walgreens • Grainger • Progressive Insurance • Wal-Mart • Green Mountain Coffee • Prudential • Wells Fargo • Hallmark • Radio Shack • Wrigley • H&R Block • Rent-A-Center • Yahoo!

Rush said the few advertisers who left were like losing a few french fries at the drive through window.

Rush's order of spuds seems down to this, labeled on google as 'Ed the Sarcastic French Fry'; he looks pretty lonely, and a little scared, or maybe just ticked off, and nasty. Just like Rush.

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