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Rush Limbaugh: Still has the biggest sponsor on his side
The Los Angeles Times ^ | March 5, 2012 | Rene Lynch

Posted on 03/05/2012 12:11:33 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Rush Limbaugh is probably not sweating this one, folks. The critics keep piling on. But the immensely popular talk radio host has the biggest "sponsor" of all on his side: Clear Channel radio network.

Arizona Sen. John McCain, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, and New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan are among the latest to criticize Limbaugh for calling a Georgetown University student a "slut" and a "prostitute" after she testified in favor of birth control insurance coverage.

But Clear Channel's Premiere Radio Networks Inc., which hosts Limbaugh's conservative talk show, has voiced its unwavering support for Limbaugh, whose contract runs through 2016.

"The contraception debate is one that sparks strong emotion and opinions on both sides of the issue," Premiere Networks told the Associated Press. "We respect the right of Mr. Limbaugh, as well as the rights of those who disagree with him, to express those opinions."

A representative for Premiere declined to tell the news service how much revenue the company is losing over the recent loss of advertisers seeking to distance themselves from Limbaugh and his comments....

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: catholics; limbaugh; rush; sandytheslut; slut; talkradio
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To: LibLieSlayer
steny hoyer and nancy pelosi are beating the drum today for fluck to file suit against Rush... and the woman attorney that brought out the bimbos against Cain will handle her case...

I'd like to see them try. Discovery will not be a pretty thing for Ms. Fluke.

Sympathy for Fluke will wane pretty soon. Her 15 minutes of fame are just about up. Dims trying to cash in will soon find that she's jumped the shark.

She is, after all, insufferably smug and thinks she's "entitled" -- big turn-offs to most Americans.

41 posted on 03/05/2012 4:38:19 PM PST by shhrubbery! (NIH!)
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To: LibLieSlayer
He defused nothing..

Since we're dealing with the leftists, nobody really expected it to.........With that being said, with the exception of the true Rush haters here, it serves no purpose whatsoever for the rest of us to criticize his actions. He is a conservative and this is a conservative website so it's time we all stick together behind him.........

42 posted on 03/05/2012 4:42:18 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (The only solution to this primary is a shoot out! Last person standing picks the candidate)
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To: sit-rep
Rush pissed me off today. I was angry when I posted that. He was not a fool but he acted foolishly. I will admit that was harsh but no one on our side has come close to handling this correctly from the start. I am not trying to do anything but openly discuss your post to me and the subject at hand. If this event does not have you livid at how stupidly the republican candidates have handled this and how the media and the left... through manipulation... just scored a slam dunk with this... then you should spend some time reevaluating.

LLS

43 posted on 03/05/2012 4:43:19 PM PST by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!)
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To: LibLieSlayer

If she is a slut, she might not want to sue. I can see it now. LOL!


44 posted on 03/05/2012 4:47:34 PM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: LibLieSlayer
hoyer and pelosi are calling on her to sue Rush

And you expected something else from those folks?

Hell, Rush should charge her a percentage of all the revenue she's going to rake in over the next year due to the free advertising she received......

45 posted on 03/05/2012 4:49:20 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (The only solution to this primary is a shoot out! Last person standing picks the candidate)
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To: Hot Tabasco
You are right... it does no good to talk about the left’s macro engineering of this election and how inept our side is in defending US and our way of life. How many teaching moments could this attack have given to us... if only. Reagan would have used this subject to beat the socialists over the head with.

I have been a loyal Rush listener since he went National. I have supported him through every dark time he has had. I have defended him on these pages for years. I have NEVER posted anything about Rush in a negative light... until today. I will share this with you... I am just going to stop listening to Rush and stop posting on these threads. No one here wants to admit that we just got our arses handed to us. All will be sweetness and light tomorrow. Rush does not need me and I choose to switch him off. I will miss him.

LLS

46 posted on 03/05/2012 4:56:00 PM PST by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!)
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To: sit-rep

Rush hung Conservatives out to dry. End of story. No different than McCornhole and Boner. At least you know who to count on in your corner. ... and it ain’t the charlatan behind the microphone.


47 posted on 03/05/2012 4:58:30 PM PST by VRWC For Truth (Throw the bums out who vote yes on the bailout)
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To: LibLieSlayer
hoyer and pelosi are calling on her to sue Rush

And another thing, you can bet there won't be any letter of condemnation signed by the Senate or House democrats............LOL!

48 posted on 03/05/2012 4:59:28 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (The only solution to this primary is a shoot out! Last person standing picks the candidate)
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To: VRWC For Truth
and it ain’t the charlatan behind the microphone.

OK, once we get Rush kicked off the air, who do we go after next?

49 posted on 03/05/2012 5:03:18 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (The only solution to this primary is a shoot out! Last person standing picks the candidate)
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

You’re dreaming. Rush alienated all those who supported him when he was “taking it to” the left!

You don’t “explain” why you apologized unless you’re getting heat for apologizing.

I stuck with Rush through the drug thing. I’ve been a listener since he guest hosted for Pat Sajack. I had a 24/7 subscription on day one. I got into a half hour debate with the PD of my local TV station when they dropped him.

As of Saturday, I cancelled my subscription, erased his app from my iPhone, and deleted him from iTunes. When I get around to it, I’ll erase his web page from my favorites, too.

As far as I’m concerned, he’s little different from David Brock.


50 posted on 03/05/2012 5:03:24 PM PST by papertyger
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To: LibLieSlayer

no! You should spend time re-evaluating... The left didnt win shit. They got an apology out of a man who was sincere about his regret for stooping to their level. He got an open display of companies who chose politics over profit(s). The left won nor gained nothing. He’s still on the air with NO sign of him leaving any time soon.

Lets cut thru the bullshit... You don’t like it because you think he caved... gave into the “Left” with absolutely no regard, or belief in what the man said today. If the left won anything, they won because Rush lost a follower... several listeners because of this crap. Thats the only way the left won something today.

I’m done with ya. Keep beatin on the man, and while you’re banging your wooden spoon against the pot running around the house, we’ll move on to something a tad more important...


51 posted on 03/05/2012 5:03:24 PM PST by sit-rep
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To: Hot Tabasco
Dang... I didn't think about that! Tomorrow morning... you think stephy will break the news of the letter?

LLS

52 posted on 03/05/2012 5:08:13 PM PST by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!)
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To: sit-rep

I view it as the MSM was able to make her a household name for a week or so, when otherwise she would be a total unknown.

The goal of the libs is to get the discussion on things like women’s rights and off the economy and energy.

For the past 5 days, they’ve been very successful.

But it’s only March.


53 posted on 03/05/2012 5:08:27 PM PST by nascarnation (DEFEAT BARAQ 2012 DEPORT BARAQ 2013)
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To: VRWC For Truth

I used this analogy on other threads so one more wont hurt i guess...

You people are smashing the shit out of a car with a blown motor, because it has a hood ornament you no longer like...


54 posted on 03/05/2012 5:08:49 PM PST by sit-rep
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To: sit-rep

I am done with you and Rush. I am done with these threads... I will leave and you guys can go on believing that this event was a win.

LLS


55 posted on 03/05/2012 5:11:32 PM PST by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!)
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To: Hot Tabasco

There won’t be any AM radio when Rush goes off the air. He’s an entertainer who can sell product. He owns AM. But as for the so called voice of Conservatism ... not so much.


56 posted on 03/05/2012 5:12:12 PM PST by VRWC For Truth (Throw the bums out who vote yes on the bailout)
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To: VRWC For Truth
There won’t be any AM radio when Rush goes off the air.

And you'll be happy when the "charlatan" is gone..........

57 posted on 03/05/2012 5:15:48 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (The only solution to this primary is a shoot out! Last person standing picks the candidate)
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To: sit-rep
The sooner we can get a new car, the sooner the recovery. Putting bondo on the rusting old car to reverse its course is just prolonging the inevitable. Duct tape and bailing wire are no substitutes for a CLEAN sheet of paper. The sooner the end, the better.
58 posted on 03/05/2012 5:21:00 PM PST by VRWC For Truth (Throw the bums out who vote yes on the bailout)
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To: VRWC For Truth

well now we’re talkin a whole ‘nother ball game...

...and the only way to do that is lock’n-n-load’n. if we do it, better make it soon because I ain’t gettin no younger.

Peace.... i’m out...


59 posted on 03/05/2012 5:25:49 PM PST by sit-rep
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To: sit-rep

Well you tell me, what did Rush accomplish beside dividing his supporters into two camps?

Did he diffuse his critics?

No.

Did he take the focus off himself?

No

Di he put the Obama Administration under a microscope?

No

Did he keep his sponsors?

No.

Did he gain listeners because of his Mea Culpa?

No.

Face it. Your trying to polish a turd


60 posted on 03/05/2012 5:28:55 PM PST by papertyger
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