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Rush:Here's how the opposition astroturfs advertisers. Smart piece from @LegInsurrection
Rushlimbaugh Tweet ^ | March 14, 2012 | Rushlimbaugh Tweerts

Posted on 03/15/2012 2:34:19 PM PDT by SMGFan

@Rushlimbaugh Here's how the opposition astroturfs advertisers. Smart piece from @LegInsurrection Pls. Retweet http://bit.ly/y6Tnnv @mmfa

Media Matters astroturfed the Limbaugh secondary boycott

The secondary boycott of Rush Limbaugh advertisers is portrayed in the media as a reaction to a groundswell of public outrage. In fact, the secondary boycott was initiated by and driven by Media Matters, which had a “Stop Limbaugh” campaign on the shelf waiting to be used, and was executed by Angelo Carusone, Director of Online Strategy for Media Matters.

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KEYWORDS: billmaher; limbaugh; partisanmediashills; rush; rushlimbaugh; sandrafluke
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Rush joins twitter.
1 posted on 03/15/2012 2:34:26 PM PDT by SMGFan
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To: SMGFan

I mean Rush is actively joining twitter.


2 posted on 03/15/2012 2:36:25 PM PDT by SMGFan
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To: SMGFan

Not shocking.


3 posted on 03/15/2012 2:37:08 PM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: SMGFan

You know, I’m sorry but I just can’t work up much enthusiasm other than the bare minimum for Rush these days. Not because he wasn’t savaged by the Ministry of Propaganda, AKA, the lame-stream media. He was.

Not one word about Sheriff Joe’s report on fraud and forgery.

He’s just another entertainer.

Meh. I’ve got bigger concerns.


4 posted on 03/15/2012 2:40:42 PM PDT by Smokeyblue
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To: SMGFan

Actually he joined before but is just now tweeting


5 posted on 03/15/2012 2:44:52 PM PDT by MadelineZapeezda (Conservatism: "It's either there or it isn't.")
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To: SMGFan
Actual headline of the article at your link:

Media Matters astroturfed the Limbaugh secondary boycott

It is considered proper etiquette to use the published headline when posting threads to the News forum, to help prevent duplicate threads.

6 posted on 03/15/2012 2:45:31 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty ("If the past sits in judgment on the present, the future will be lost." --Winston Churchill)
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To: Smokeyblue

Rush gets to pick his targets and his content.

Who has done more for the conservative cause?


7 posted on 03/15/2012 2:45:46 PM PDT by Kansas58
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To: Smokeyblue

Rush gets to pick his targets and his content.

Who has done more for the conservative cause?


8 posted on 03/15/2012 2:45:46 PM PDT by Kansas58
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To: SMGFan
From reading the comments at the link , it seems CARBONITE is turning into

Carbomite

They are going bankrupt.

9 posted on 03/15/2012 2:47:07 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: Smokeyblue

Ok, just a heads up, it is Limbaugh’s show, he talks about was in interesting to him , except Friday.
Call him on Friday and talk about it.
When you get your own show talk about what you want.


10 posted on 03/15/2012 2:48:52 PM PDT by svcw (CLEAN WATER & Education http://www.longlostsis.com/PI/MayanHelp2012.html)
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To: SMGFan
Let me guess...He is David Brock's new boyfriend!

Angelo Carusone

11 posted on 03/15/2012 2:50:23 PM PDT by kcvl
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Yes he does. He’s an entertainer. A right-wing entertainer. No doubt but an entertainer nonetheless.

Sorry, the coup that took place in 2008 is exponentially more important to me than whether or not Sleep Train advertises with Rush any longer.


12 posted on 03/15/2012 2:51:26 PM PDT by Smokeyblue
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Not one word about Sheriff Joe’s report on fraud and forgery.

He’s just another entertainer.

Meh. I’ve got bigger concerns.

You know, you could email Rush and let him know what YOU want him to talk about, I'm sure he's been waiting for your opinion for a long, long time......you just never bothered to contact him. Shame on you!

13 posted on 03/15/2012 2:51:40 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (The only solution to this primary is a shoot out! Last person standing picks the candidate)
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To: svcw

I have no problem with Rush and hope his business continues to be a success. It’s his show.

I’ve got more important issue to concern myself with like the forged selective service documents; forged birth certificates; like the usurpation of POTUS.

By the way, Rush won’t allow ANY talk about this issue on his show.


14 posted on 03/15/2012 2:54:32 PM PDT by Smokeyblue
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To: SMGFan

REMEMBER...Media Matters is a 501(c)(3) TAX EXEMPT organization who is NOT suppose to carry on PARTISAN POLITICAL activity!!!

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Although launched just this weekend, Carusone has been planning this campaign for some time now. He has owned the @StopRush twitter identity since January 2010, publicly stating while campaigning for his @StopBeck movement on several liberal and progressive blogs and web radio shows in the past, that he has had similar campaigns planned for Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin and Sean Hannity.

Carusone may be best known for a similar campaign waged for over two years against another familiar conservative radio talk show host and television personality Glenn Beck. He takes credit (along with others) for removing Beck from his daily Fox News television show. He manages a companion campaign, Drop Fox, on behalf of Media Matters.

http://ideapalooza.com/blog/?p=2476


15 posted on 03/15/2012 2:56:15 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: Hot Tabasco

Really, it’s quite well known he won’t discuss this topic.

I guess Sheriff Joe is just a kook to Rush.


16 posted on 03/15/2012 2:56:40 PM PDT by Smokeyblue
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Not one word about Sheriff Joe’s report on fraud and forgery.

In case you missed it, NONE of the conservative talk show hosts that I have heard are covering this. Rush, Sean, Glen, you-name-it have ALL steadfastly ignored the "birther" issue from the beginning.

So, why just blame Rush? He's playing the same game that all the others are.

17 posted on 03/15/2012 2:57:11 PM PDT by DustyMoment (Congress - Another name for white collar criminals!!)
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To: Smokeyblue

Angelo Carusone
Title
Brand Protector

Demographic info

Washington D.C. Metro Area | Marketing and Advertising

Current:Organizer at StopBeck.com Past:Campaign Director at Media Matters for America, Case Coordinator at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, Government Scholar at NYC Office of Emergency ...Education:University of Wisconsin Law School, Fordham University


18 posted on 03/15/2012 2:58:59 PM PDT by kcvl
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By the way, Rush won’t allow ANY talk about this issue on his show.

How do you know that? Snerdly tell you?

19 posted on 03/15/2012 2:59:34 PM PDT by svcw (CLEAN WATER & Education http://www.longlostsis.com/PI/MayanHelp2012.html)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Have you actually watched Sheriff Joe’s press conference? If not here is a link below. This is MAJOR news. Eighty full minutes of MAJOR news.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWmWO18GTc8


20 posted on 03/15/2012 3:01:19 PM PDT by Smokeyblue
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