Posted on 03/04/2012 8:03:17 PM PST by Steelfish
ProFlowers Latest Rush Limbaugh Sponsor To Pull Its Business
A post on ProFlowers' Facebook page announcing it has suspended advertising on Rush Limbaugh's radio show. (Facebook)
By Michael A. Memoli March 4, 2012 The number of advertisers who have at least temporarily cut ties with Rush Limbaugh grew to seven on Sunday in the aftermath of the conservative radio host's self-described "insulting word choices" about a female law student.
ProFlowers, an online florist, is one of the latest companies to announce it would halt advertising on Limbaugh's show.
"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," it announced on its Facebook page.
ProFlowers, like other Limbaugh sponsors, faced pressure from women's groups to end its relationship with his show after Limbaugh branded Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke, 30, a "slut" and "prostitute," equating Fluke’s advocacy of expanded coverage for contraceptives with her wanting to be "paid to have sex." Fluke has been a vocal supporter of a new Obama administration rule that mandates greatly expanded access to contraceptives through health insurance plans.
One activist group, UltraViolet, said 91,000 people had signed its petition urging ProFlowers to suspend advertising on Limbaugh's show.
"UltraViolet members are glad that ProFlowers decided to suspend their advertising from the Rush Limbaugh show. … Our members hope that ProFlowers will do the right thing and not only suspend their advertising but pull it permanently," it said in a statement.
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You forgot to mention Bill Maher’s vile stuff against Palin and the Catholic Church.
I say we here at FR start a massive boycott of those who pulled out their ads. Let’s show ‘em some muscle. I’d leave it to one of you tech guys/gals to get this started. Can we get a common link on FR for this purpose? I sent ProFlowers an e-mail to take me off their list and swore I’d never use them again.
I sent them this. All I got was a comment thanking me for my feedbak. No mention of the controversy as in your reply from them.
Customer Comments: I have just learned that your Company has pulled advertising from the Rush Limbaugh Show due to pressure from Extreme Liberal groups who seem to have an issue with Freedom of Speech.
The same people you have caved in to have supported Leftist Commentators and Celebrities who have made far worse comments about Conservative Women who did not choose to testify to Congress that the Taxpayers should fund their recreational Sex Lives.
I have bought products from your Company in the past I have always recommended your service to others. Sadly, I will be sure to notify all in my extensive Social Network of Family, Friends and Business Associates that your politically motivated attack on Rush Limbaugh renders you incapable of being trusted with our hard earned money. There are plenty of fish in the flower business. Your product in not unique.
I also hope you realize that alienating over 20,000,000 Potential Customers who most likely have the financial means to actually purchase your products to appease people who base their decisions on living off Government largess will not benefit your bottom line.
You have been used by people who created an artificial crisis camouflaged as a Women’s Rights issue. The Rush haters will not fill the void of lost revenues, of that I can assure you.
Thanks for the Proflowers email. I let them know they can support their left-wing causes without my business.
I think they’ll lose that bet.
I almost used them a week or so ago because I’ve heard them advertise on talk radio, but glad I didn’t now.
Can you continue this list somewhere on this site, can everyone go
There and continue to add to it. This is what WE need to do, WE have
got to work as a team, YOU FOLKS ARE AWSOME!!!! there is so much
talent here WE have to be a part of winning this WAR!!!! ALL remarks they make need to be brought to the light of day!! All hypocritical remarks need
to be brought to the light of day need to be posted on all like minded
Forums everywhere. Such as STAY OUT of our bedrooms but pay for
our birth control and abortions. Jim has given us this wonderful forum,
WE need to use it to FIGHT them NOT each other. HONESTLY our
country and freedoms are almost gone folks!!!!
GREAT JOB!!!! Thank-you for fighting these dirt bags!!!!
THANK-YOU, THANK-YOU we need everyone to work together, I am not
a computer wizard either, but there are many FREEPERS with LOTS of
talent, researchers also!!!! WE must be a part of this FIGHT, God bless
Jim for giving us this forum!!!! GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU ALSO,!!!!
they must be getting hit hard, let us HOPE
Been using Mozy.com since - had rock-solid service, support and response.
I know Pro Flowers advertise on hannity and I think Beck and Ingraham.. If I was them, I would drop Pro flowers also...
PROFLOWERS has now set up a hotline...just left a message...they said Rush stepped over a line and does not speak for their values...I’ve used their business to sent flowers for years....2 or 3 times a year...they will no longer get my business
yep looks like it. time to send them a snottygram
He didn’t use a naughty word, he mearly told the truth about that individual.
I think that is a naughty word. Therefore, it is. For me.
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