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Some Sponsors Rush Away From Limbaugh’s Show
ABC News ^ | Mar 3, 2012 | Alyssa Newcomb

Posted on 03/03/2012 6:13:19 PM PST by Qbert

Four sponsors have severed ties with Rush Limbaugh’s radio show after the outspoken host called law student Sandra Fluke a “slut” and a “prostitute.”

National advertisers LegalZoom, Quicken Loans and Sleep Number along with West Coast ad buyer The Sleep Train announced this week they were pulling all advertisements.

“We don’t condone negative comments directed toward any group. In response, we are currently pulling our ads from Rush with Rush Limbaugh,” Sleep Train wrote on Twitter.

Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown Law Student, was thrust into the spotlight this week after Limbaugh called her a “slut” for her stance on a new insurance mandate that requires employers to cover the cost of contraception.

“What does it say about the college co-ed Sandra Fluke, who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex, what does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute,” Limbaugh said Wednesday.

The radio host’s comments caused customers to lobby advertisers to pull their money from the show or risk losing business.

The California-based Sleep Train has enjoyed a relationship with Limbaugh since it opened its first store in 1985.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: phonycontroversy; rush; rushlimbaugh; sandrafluke; sandytheslut; slut
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To: Qbert

How the hell does Bill Mahaer get away with the crap he spews? Oh, that’s right, he’s a liberal - different rules.


101 posted on 03/03/2012 8:19:19 PM PST by JaguarXKE
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To: Qbert

BTW, when do the sluts start their boycott against
Limbaugh for lumping this libhag together with them?


102 posted on 03/03/2012 8:31:55 PM PST by Sivad (NorCal Red Turf)
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To: Qbert

Will it be easy to replace these four advertisers?

Does El Rushbo speak the truth?


103 posted on 03/03/2012 8:34:34 PM PST by Rembrandt (.. AND the donkey you rode in on.)
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To: entropy12

Make sure you tell them why... At err you get your refund.


104 posted on 03/03/2012 8:37:44 PM PST by Hildy ("When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser." - SocratesH)
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To: Da Coyote

Right!! If all conservatives who listen to and appreciate Rush Limbaugh will SAY and DO the same thing, perhaps the advertisers will realize not all of their customers are liberal democrats.


105 posted on 03/03/2012 8:46:56 PM PST by SootyFoot2
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To: goat granny

AB = Andrew Breitbart


106 posted on 03/03/2012 8:47:17 PM PST by R.I.chopper
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To: VRWC For Truth

“Message to David Friend: Get stuffed you feckless loser. Another Netflix disaster in the making.”

Send David Friend to the Sinead O’Connor Hall of Fame.


107 posted on 03/03/2012 8:51:43 PM PST by Rembrandt (.. AND the donkey you rode in on.)
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To: Qbert

She wasn’t mad about being called a prostitute???


108 posted on 03/03/2012 8:52:49 PM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: Qbert

Carbonite Corporate Headquarters
177 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Main Office: 617-587-1100
Toll Free: 877-665-4466

LegalZoom
Corporate Headquarters
101 N. Brand Blvd., 11th Floor
Glendale, CA 91203
(323) 962-8600

Quicken Loans - Main Office
1050 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226
Client Relations - (800) 863-4332

Sleep Number
877-310-1526

The Sleep Train
415-751-2259


109 posted on 03/03/2012 8:54:46 PM PST by Liberty Wins (Newt --named after Isaac Newton?)
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To: Qbert
FLUKE NEXT, FLUKE NUMBER PLEASE
110 posted on 03/03/2012 9:03:20 PM PST by FrankR (You are only enslaved to the extent of the entitlements you receive.)
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To: goat granny

Andrew Brietbart


111 posted on 03/03/2012 9:05:27 PM PST by savagesusie (Right Reason According to Nature = Just Law)
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To: Qbert

Let’s see: Rush calls a LAW student who demands that OTHER PEOPLE PAY for her to avoid the consequences of her OVERACTIVE SEX LIFE a slut/prostitute and a company of LAWYERS, a company that LOANS MONEY, and two MATTRESS companies distance themselves from him in favor of the girl.

Sounds like she could be a spokesperson for all of them.


112 posted on 03/03/2012 9:07:40 PM PST by unseelie
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To: YHAOS
"Gee, Rush . . . I guess they can break you "

Fight back, boycott 30 year old SLUT lawyers!

113 posted on 03/03/2012 9:10:02 PM PST by Erich von Manstein
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To: Qbert
This is ridiculous: Carbonite has now decided to stop advertising on his show... even after he apologized:

“...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.”

Of course Carbonite joined the anti-Rush bandwagon, their CEO probably got the memo from his DNC or MoveOn.org friends. David Friend, the CEO of Carbonite is a hard core liberal. Here are some of the groups and people he gave money to in 2004 (from FEC records)

DEAN, HOWARD
DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICA
TEXANS FOR TRUTH
KNOWLES, TONY
VIA TONY KNOWLES FOR US SENATE
KERRY, JOHN F
VIA JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INC
MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION
FLYNN, MATTHEW J
VIA MATT FLYNN FOR CONGRESS
AMERICA COMING TOGETHER

114 posted on 03/03/2012 9:20:27 PM PST by freeandfreezing
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To: mnehring
I take it then all these companies will also pull their advertising from the Huffington Post?

Letterman and Maher have no sponsors? That's news to me.

115 posted on 03/03/2012 9:29:34 PM PST by Mygirlsmom
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To: Qbert

LegalZoom is run by whatisname Shapiro the slime lawyer who helped get OJ off, I think - it never seemed like a good fit for Rush anyhow - and the fact that they were able to get so much pressure put on the advertisers so quickly is more testimony to how well the left use social media to organize and react to the issues they’re invested in - liberal flashmobs smashing and burning - instead of bemoaning the fact, it’s time for conservatives to organize their own social networks to react to the likes of Maddow, Schultz and any others who transgress.......


116 posted on 03/03/2012 9:32:14 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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To: Qbert
This is ridiculous: Carbonite has now decided to stop advertising on his show... even after he apologized:

Is that letter at your link REAL? It's so sickening it's hard to believe it. They call Fluke "courageous" and "well intentioned." Oh my God, the lies from the Left these SOBs buy into! I'm furious. I don't use Carbonite, but I will contact them and take any and every opportunity in the months ahead to trash them. This is beyond Orwellian. Time to treat them like they treat us.


118 posted on 03/03/2012 9:47:09 PM PST by Cinnamontea
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To: savagesusie
Andrew Breitbart

That name keeps coming to mind. It's like a battle call.


119 posted on 03/03/2012 9:49:59 PM PST by Cinnamontea
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To: Cinnamontea

It sure needs to be a battle cry!!!! Hope a million more people pick up where Andrew left off. If we are to save America, it needs to happen!


120 posted on 03/03/2012 10:20:09 PM PST by savagesusie (Right Reason According to Nature = Just Law)
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