[SierraWasp]

They just NEVER STOP!!!

[Pokey78]

Well, I cut up my Radio Shack card 3 years ago, I don't ride AmTrak, and there goes my Bose radio I was considering.

[M. Thatcher]

What makes this attempt particularly interesting is that progressives typically eschew ad boycotts both for free speech reasons and because it is a favorite technique of their ideological opponents.

Pure unadulterated horsesh#t. This must be boycott attempt number 437 — all by "progressives." They all failed, as will this one.

[Allan]

Bump

[TLBSHOW]

A Liberal's Plan to Neutralize Rush Limbaugh
Gerry Long


Posted on 01/22/2003 3:31 PM EST by kangaroo man


One of the biggest obstacle confronting hampering the objectives of the progressive community is Rush Limbaugh

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/827492/posts

[MarkL]

"He just went too far," said Stinson. "Don't call me anti-American. I served this country."

So did Benedict Arnold, in fact, on at least one occasion, he was responsible for pretty much saving the fledgling republic... But you can do bad things after your service is over...

Mark

[Jeff Chandler]

Ah, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!! As if Rush would ever have a problem attracting sponsors. Dream on, Spainboy.

[LiteKeeper]

We need to start a counter-campaign, writing friendly, appreciative letters to all sponsors, thanking them for preserving a voice of reason and conservativism by sponsoring Rush.

[Indy Pendance]

Could this be a hit piece on Rush by CBS? Sounds like it. CBS (abc, nbc et al) is really hurting due to Rush and other conservative media outlets. The liberal controlled media is losing market share, they are almost irrelevant.

[US_MilitaryRules]

I guess I am going to have to support his sponsers a little more! I try to buy everything I can out of state also, no sales tax. I unfortunatly live in grayout kalifornia!

[lainie]

I don't understand something -- I could swear I've heard Bose Wave Radio advertised by Rush. Maybe I'm thinking of someone else.. but I thought I remembered thinking to myself, why would he be hawking those radios? They're kind of cheesy. Hmm.

[Captainpaintball]

...The "Christian" right's attack on "NYPD Blue" in the early 1990s, on the other hand, was a complete failure. It initially scared off some marketers but the program's ratings and demographics were so good that it attracted business from sectors that don't sell to religious nuts anyway...

Is anyone else outraged about this "reporter's" choice of words?

[HHFi]

This is a very long PR piece masquerading as a news article, designed to pump up a pathetic and doomed cause. Look closely and you will see that the "successes" he cites of companies no longer running ads during Rush's show are all companies that deny they ever ran ads during the show. The author uses these false "successes" as a springboard to suggest that more "successes" may be forthcoming, when in fact, this campaign can point to no verified successes at all, nor any concrete examples of future ones. I'm a professional writer, I've worked in radio and advertising for 25 years, and I've written thousands of radio commercials, press releases, etc. This one is as transparent as a freshly-washed window.

BTW, the boycotts and demands that people be taken off the radio are standard tools of liberals, not conservatives. I can't tell you how many talk show hosts I know who have been the targets of demands that they be silenced for saying something someone disagreed with, and it's always from the left. People on the right call in and argue with you; those on the left demand that you be fired.

[Conservababe]

One word for the advertizers who are pulling ads......

Snapple

[Joe Borderline]

This character looks like another Woodstock acid head who still thinks the concert is going on.

Major corporate entities do not pay any attention to letters and e-mails comprised of misspelled words, ranting and raving cussing or grammar that may have originated from Neanderthal pidgin.

Most likely, many will be saved to be posted for "joke of the day" or similar use.

[lorrainer]

RadioShack, the company continued, "strictly adheres to a policy of not intentionally buying advertising space on programs that might be political or socially controversial or that promote any one individual's agenda or point of view."

Oh, really? Having Shaq as a spokesperson is interesting then, seeing he has now converted to Islam and is a close, personal friend of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan.

[Timesink]

They just NEVER STOP!!!

There was a thread about this last week, but Freeper apathy, combined with the fact that the thread was eventually deleted because this latest Rush-bashing campaign is being run via DU and certain other tiny far-left sites, insures that we cannot participate in any activism to fight back.

[RiVer19]

I have already sent emails to Overstock.com and Bose. Here's the Overstock.com exchange:

My email:

I have purchased through Overstock.com

I have seen a letter posted on http://www.mediawhoresonline.com/
that is from Overstock.com that says you are responding to
these complainers by removing your ads from Rush's web site.

WRONG move!

I promise I will never buy another thing from your company
if you do this. Caving in to a small number of activists
with a political motive is a huge mistake.

I have bought from you. I will never do it again if you remove
your sponsorship from Rush Limbaugh. Look it up. I'm a customer.
You'll never hear from me again for this if it's true.


(Name and Address deleted)


Their response:

Dear (My Name),

While we do wish to make our name known, and while we cannot control what other websites post, or what is said on radio programs, we do want to ensure that we are not making a political affiliation.

I thank you for the time you took to pass along your comments and assure you that we always appreciate feedback. We count on your comments so that we can improve our website for everyone.

Thank you for this opportunity to assist you and if I can be of any further assistance, please let me know. We hope you mention our website to your friends and please visit us again for great savings on name brand products. For your convenience here is the bookmark to our homepage:

(deleted)

Take care,

Braiden C.
www.Overstock.com

(deleted ad info)

[Flyer]

Remember Snapple? Advertising with Rush made it a household name.Cigar sales rocketed in the 90's. Rush sells products. Any advertiser would be a fool to listen to the Marxists.

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[elmer fudd]

I like the phrase "Vietnam era veteran". What a way to glom onto other peoples sacrifice and glory.

Perhaps I should start calling myself a "Gulf War era veteran." If anyone disagrees with me I'll just come back with, "hey, I served my country." That should absolve me from all blame and qualify me for sainthood. I never knew what a hero six years of stateside service would make me when I enlisted.

[Mo1]

"Within 18 hours, RadioShack (RSH: news, chart, profile) had folded. Within 36 hours, Amtrak was gone and Bose told us they were no longer advertising on the show," Stinson said.

Well I won't boycott Rush but I will avoid these idiots

Thanks for the list Stinson