Rush Limbaugh has finally jumped the shark - advertisers abandoning him

[Riot]

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201203080010

Rush Limbaugh's Advertisers, March 8

March 08, 2012 2:19 pm ET by Media Matters staff

At least 50 advertisers have reportedly dropped their ads from Rush Limbaugh's radio show in the wake of his misogynistic attacks on Sandra Fluke.

Here are his March 8 advertisers, in the order they appeared on WABC, the flagship station for Limbaugh's show. Audio clips of the ads have been provided to help make advertisers aware of the placement of their ads on the program. According to our coverage:

* A total of 86 ads aired during WABC's broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show today
* 77 of those ads were public service announcements donated free of charge by the Ad Council
* Of the nine paid spots that ran, seven were from companies that have said they have taken steps to ensure their ads no longer air during the program
* WABC's online feed included about 5:33 of dead air when ads would normally have run.

Advertisers with links on their names have already stated that they have asked to have their ads excluded from Limbaugh's show.

Lists of advertisers below:

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by Riot

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201203080010

You go right ahead believing everything Media Matters prints. It'll do wonders for you.

Are we going to get equal coverage when the new advertisers join the program?

[Riot]

RushLimbaugh.com appears to have removed parts of his radio transcripts from February 29 and March 1 in which he called Sandra Fluke a "slut" and demanded a sex tape as a thank you to taxpayers for subsidizing her birth control.

Those transcripts now show white space where Rush's comments were located.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/polit...x-tapes/49643/

For Joey:

"A dating service for people wanting to cheat on their spouses, Ashley Madison, has offered to fill Rush's dead air time."

"This was declined by Limbaugh's show"

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/...184310489.html

[Riot]

Originally Posted by joeydb

You go right ahead believing everything Media Matters prints. It'll do wonders for you.

I "believe" it because on the page I linked, there are actual tapes of the program supporting what Media Matters says.

Duh.

You are aware that there is a difference between "a fact", and "an opinion", right? Hint: Rush Limbaugh lied outright about what Fluke testified, then made comments about what he lied about.

That's why he's currently undergoing major market changes regarding his radio program, and he's about to be successfully sued by a private citizen.

[hi_im_god]

this all started with a policy blunder by the white house in formulating new regulations on birth control. they didn't draw the religious exemption broadly enough.

the republican's correctly saw a wedge issue that could drive their base to the polls. it's government interference in religious freedom.

yet regardless of where you stand on the substance there's just no denying that republicans have lost the pr battle. it's stopped being about about religious liberty and started being about women's access to contraception. romney led obama among white women in polls a few weeks ago. not anymore.

democrats win more and more the longer this debate goes on. which is why you see them continuing to bump the subject.

if i were a republican, i'd look to change the subject the same way democrats did so succesfully with rush's unexpected help.

find a proverbial fat white dude asking for porn video's and beat it to death. hope that the other side is too timid to criticize him .

it's election gold.

[hi_im_god]

btw: if rush limbaugh's program were a stock i'd be buying.

the idea that advertiser's will stay away from a program with 15 million loyal listeners ignores reality.

he'll stick to racism. after all, everyone's a little racist.

it's a lot safer than offending 52% of the electorate.

[rpncaine]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9CSnlb-ymA

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

btw: if rush limbaugh's program were a stock i'd be buying.

the idea that advertiser's will stay away from a program with 15 million loyal listeners ignores reality.

he'll stick to racism. after all, everyone's a little racist.

it's a lot safer than offending 52% of the electorate.

Like the President's parrot MSNBC? They had an article and commentary on their channel about surging numbers of white militias yesterday. No mention of Black Panthers and over various minority militias.

Spare us the illusion of Rush being the only piece of s.hit on the block. These "militias" know the trump card O is holding if things get dicey towards November. They are conditioning the 200,000 or so PMSNBC viewers for mass riots. They will be the messengers...the ones who shared the Kony video on Facebook and other social media sites. You know...morons.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

btw: if rush limbaugh's program were a stock i'd be buying.

the idea that advertiser's will stay away from a program with 15 million loyal listeners ignores reality.

Somebody pointed out yesterday that although the internet stream of his flagship was advertiser empty, the broadcast show still ran a full complement of national ads.

he'll stick to racism.

He's still sticking to misogyny and slut-shaming this week: he's attacked two other young women regarding sex.