Rush Limbaugh's Advertisers Pull Ads from His Show
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Source: [url]http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/05/limbaugh-advertisers-jump-ship/?hpt=hp_c2[/url]
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Rush Limbaugh's apology Saturday for labeling a law student a "slut" and "prostitute" failed to stem an exodus of advertisers from his radio show, as another company said Sunday it was withdrawing spots from the conservative program. ProFlowers became the seventh company to announce in a statement online they were removing ads from "The Rush Limbaugh Show," which is the most listened to talk radio show in the United States.
Sponsors dropping spots from Limbaugh's show include mattress companies like Sleep Number and The Sleep Train, and companies that assist small businesses like Citrix, LegalZoom and QuickenLoans.
One company, Carbonite, a data backup service, said feedback from customers led to the decision to remove advertising from Limbaugh's show. The company's CEO said Limbaugh's apology wasn't enough to put his company's ads back on the air.
"No one with daughters the age of Sandra Fluke, and I have two, could possibly abide the insult and abuse heaped upon this courageous and well-intentioned young lady," Carbonite CEO David Friend said. "Mr. Limbaugh, with his highly personal attacks on Miss Fluke, overstepped any reasonable bounds of decency. Even though Mr. Limbaugh has now issued an apology, we have nonetheless decided to withdraw our advertising from his show. We hope that our action, along with the other advertisers who have already withdrawn their ads, will ultimately contribute to a more civilized public discourse."
It was not clear Monday whether other companies who suspended their advertising before Limbaugh's apology would reinstate their support following the host's apology. Calls to Sleep Number, The Sleep Train and Legal Zoom were not immediately returned.
ProFlowers, an online flower delivery service, said in a Facebook posting Sunday Limbaugh's comments were at odds with their corporate image.
"At ProFlowers, our mission is to delight our customers with fresh and long lasting flowers, and that is our singular focus each and every day," the statement read.
It continued, "Mr. Limbaugh's recent comments went beyond political discourse to a personal attack and do not reflect our values as a company. As such, ProFlowers has suspended advertising on The Rush Limbaugh radio program."
On Monday, Pentagon press secretary George Little said the Defense Department had no plans to stop broadcasting Rush Limbaugh’s show to service members on the American Forces Network. Limbaugh’s show is part of the Defense Department’s policy to broadcast shows that “reflect a wide range” of opinion, Little said.
Little said he had “not heard” of any review of whether Limbaugh’s show remains suitable for broadcast after the controversy surrounding Limbaugh. Little also said he could not immediately say what the standards are for whether certain broadcasts are considered suitable by the Defense Department.
Outcry over Limbaugh's comments began last week after he criticized Sandra Fluke, a student at Georgetown Law, for advocating broad health care coverage for contraception at a hearing on Capitol Hill.
Limbaugh made the original comments Wednesday, in which he also suggested Fluke wanted taxpayers to pay for her to have sex.
"What does it say about the college co-ed [Sandra] Fluke, who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says she must be paid to have sex?" Limbaugh asked. "What does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute. She wants to be paid to have sex. She's having so much sex she can't afford the contraception. She wants you and me and the taxpayers to pay her to have sex."
Top Republicans and Democrats denounced the talk show host, and President Barack Obama called Fluke Friday to offer his support.
In his apology Saturday, Limbaugh admitted his "choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir."
He added, "I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke for the insulting word choices."
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Good, Limbaugh is a dumbass.
Why not just pull the show instead, and replace his air time with ads.
Or at least with the band RUSH.
Rush associates free contraceptives with prostitution, and what is his rational reasoning for this?
[quote]"What does it say about the college co-ed [Sandra] Fluke, who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says she must be paid to have sex?" Limbaugh asked. "What does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute. She wants to be paid to have sex. She's having so much sex she can't afford the contraception. She wants you and me and the taxpayers to pay her to have sex."[/quote]
This translates to
[quote]"I have no idea what the fuck I am talking about, so I'm just going to insult the shit out of this chick and everyone will agree because they're morons.[/quote]
But wait! Rush didn't mean to be completely insulting.
[quote]Limbaugh admitted his "choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir."[/quote]
It's that he "chose the wrong words". So he still stands by what he says, he's just saying he didn't mean to directly insult her. [sp]but he still meant it completely and we all know it.[/sp].
[QUOTE=BANNED USER;35007908]Rush associates free contraceptives with prostitution, and what is his rational reasoning for this?
This translates to
But wait! Rush didn't mean to be completely insulting.
It's that he "chose the wrong words". So he still stands by what he says, he's just saying he didn't mean to directly insult her. [sp]but he still meant it completely and we all know it.[/sp].[/QUOTE]
this is what happens when you're an idiot republican with power I guess
[QUOTE]Limbaugh admitted his "choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir."[/QUOTE]
attempt to be humorous?
this is televised equivalent of when some dumb shit says something stupid then backtracks and says he was just trolling all along
i already posted about this and so have others
[QUOTE=Cone;35007999]attempt to be humorous?
this is televised equivalent of when some dumb shit says something stupid then backtracks and says he was just trolling all along[/QUOTE]
"hahahahaha women are whores fuck em haha"
[QUOTE=Triumph Forks;35008401]"hahahahaha women are whores fuck em haha"[/QUOTE]
"I was jus kidden I use wrong words :P"
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