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Ex-Limbaugh sponsor says dropping show during Fluke controversy hurt company (carbonite)
Washington Examiner ^

Posted on 08/14/2012 3:43:00 PM PDT by spankalib

On August 1 Carbonite released its 2d Quarter 2012 results, the first full quarter after dropping Limbaugh in March. The results shocked Wall Street, as Carbonite did not meet its growth targets, causing multiple analysts to drop the target price. The stock dropped 15% in a day.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: ads; carbonite; chiksaretasty; eib; fluke; limbaugh; rush; rushlimbaugh; sandrafluke; slut; talkradio; waronrush
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1 posted on 08/14/2012 3:43:12 PM PDT by spankalib
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To: spankalib

Psst! I predicted this.
Love it when I’m right...yeah, rare.
(I didn’t click Cheese, Moose, Sister lmao! because it felt gooey and smelly and wrong)


2 posted on 08/14/2012 3:46:23 PM PDT by spankalib (The downside of liberty is the need to tolerate those who despise it.)
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To: spankalib

HA ha!!!
3 posted on 08/14/2012 3:46:35 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: spankalib
"Friend added that he was “not regretful of the decision. I think things would have been worse had we not done that.”

Sounds a lot like barrys "if we didn't eliminate 2 millions jobs, we would not have been able to create 2000".

4 posted on 08/14/2012 3:51:06 PM PDT by NoGrayZone (For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothing.)
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To: spankalib

Dark days at carbonite.


5 posted on 08/14/2012 3:53:19 PM PDT by urbanpovertylawcenter (where the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: spankalib

Good. They deserved it.
(yes I am new but hey I’m here and I have opinions) :-)
Sandy


7 posted on 08/14/2012 3:57:29 PM PDT by Sandy Lester 2 (Yes I am new but I have opinions.....:-))
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To: spankalib
and the board of directors haven't issued this bird his walking papers because?
8 posted on 08/14/2012 4:00:02 PM PDT by jimsin
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To: Sandy Lester 2

Welcome, Sandy. Agreed. No tears for Carbonite.


9 posted on 08/14/2012 4:00:59 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: Sandy Lester 2

Welcome, Sandy. Agreed. No tears for Carbonite.


10 posted on 08/14/2012 4:01:02 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: Sandy Lester 2

Welcome to FR! It’s usually safe to have opinions on here.
:)
Just be yourself.

The free market speaks peeps!
Notice how it “shocked” Wall Street?
buncha dummies!


11 posted on 08/14/2012 4:01:54 PM PDT by spankalib (The downside of liberty is the need to tolerate those who despise it.)
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To: F15Eagle
pretty much...
12 posted on 08/14/2012 4:06:35 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: jimsin

man that’s a beautiful picture!
Might become a meme!


13 posted on 08/14/2012 4:07:55 PM PDT by spankalib (The downside of liberty is the need to tolerate those who despise it.)
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To: Sandy Lester 2

Welcome, Sandy. Spot on!


14 posted on 08/14/2012 4:09:44 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: Sandy Lester 2
Sure, opinions are great, but does Sandy Lester 1 know you're posting now? :^)
15 posted on 08/14/2012 4:11:52 PM PDT by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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To: spankalib

But, but, but, Carbonite has been sponsoring NPR ever since Carbonite and Rush parted ways. Does this mean the liberal elites are not the powerful economic force that productive Americans are? Who would have guessed?


16 posted on 08/14/2012 4:13:04 PM PDT by Pollster1 (Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: F15Eagle

I love your visuals.
Really, that one says it all.

Just voting with my pocketbook is all I’m doing.
Say!
How’s Chik fil A
doing these days?

I’m eating there at least once a week.
eat more chikn
lmao


17 posted on 08/14/2012 4:14:30 PM PDT by spankalib (The downside of liberty is the need to tolerate those who despise it.)
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To: Sandy Lester 2

ROFLMA.....

Sandy, Welcome to FreeRepublic. I’m laughing because that is the safest first post I have ever seen.

How’s the water?

Glad to have you.


18 posted on 08/14/2012 4:16:08 PM PDT by Tenacious 1 (The Click-&-Paste Media exists & works in Utopia, riding unicorns & sniffing pixy dust.)
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To: Pollster1

Npr + carbonite...
it’s radioactive right?

Ain’t touching that stuff.


19 posted on 08/14/2012 4:20:19 PM PDT by spankalib (The downside of liberty is the need to tolerate those who despise it.)
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To: spankalib

Carbonite?

Is this like Snapple?


20 posted on 08/14/2012 4:22:43 PM PDT by IbJensen (Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.)
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