Thanks to FReeper Joe 6-pack for the graphic.
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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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Thanks Qbert.
I’m with you. I am happy to stay away from any advertiser openly siding with the liberals.
Rush maybe should not have used those particular words, but he again was RIGHT to call out any of these freeloaders and the liberals who think they can buy women’s votes with this made up non-issue are wrong or we as a nation were wrong to empower people who rely on feelings rather than sound thinking about the real issues that face America.
Sleep Train —I used to skate in the parking lot of the first store in Sacramento, when they were poor and nobody:
They were with Rush from the very start, before he was syndicated, and their offices are practically in the back yard of KFBK, next to the weird domed theatres by the horseracing track.
Rush would waddle over there to chum it up with his sponsor.
I’m soooo shocked by SleepTrain, and so disappointed.
Rush BUILT SleepTrain.
—> RUSH BUILT SLEEPTRAIN <—
Here, I’ll be polite about the whole thong fling thing:
“She’s a walking pejorative of epic proportions”
To the advertisers who drop Rush, remember that knife cuts both ways
Amen...Fluke fits right in with that fanatical foursome.
We must be careful not to offend or stereotype the actions of sluts. Sluts have been a group that has been discriminated against for a long time. Someone needs to stand up and support the sluts.
I can only think that the mothers of the owners of the 4 companies offended must have all been sluts. They are just standing up for the ladies in their lives. Hopefully they will corner the slut market now.
Maybe sleep train, and sleep number were getting more advertising from the slut than from Rush
Somewhere down the road, I think these sponsors are going to find out that they have majorly fluked up.
Give Obama another 4 years and this is your next Supreme Court nominee!
They won’t know unless people tell them.
Thanks for that info - I had no idea!
That's also why I will never do business with Progressive Insurance. Every time someone buys insurance with Progressive, they are helping founder Peter Lewis fund socialism.
Sleep Number will be getting a snail mail letter from me, since I am sure emails regarding the subject go straight to the recycle bin.
Rush caved on this, big time, and made it harder for others without his resources. There have been times when I have apologized and realized later that I shouldn't have (an insincere apology is degrading to both the apologee and the apologizer), but then again I haven't made a career of shaming people like Trent Lott for doing so.
It is not too smart to be losing access to time-slots on a network with 20,000,000 listeners because of a 30 y.o. liar that is a communist agenda "liberal progressive" democrat lawyer agent for the local homo crew that gave "testimony" at a staged dog and pony show before a panel of just Democratic House members after being kicked off of the real hearings.
How can they seriously believe Rush's listeners are going to agree with her and not him?
Who do they think is listening to the show?
The communist agenda "liberal progressive" democrats?
These alleged "complaining customers" that are "lobbying advertisers," does that sound like conservatives or Republicans to them?
One thing is certain, the outfits that pulled their ads... they are damn sure going to lose business now.
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LOL. Pelosi looks downright dewey-eyed! I think she's got a crush.
I agree with you.
Rush always did an excellent job advertising those products, He would lead into the “ad” with a relevant story, and then in his own conversational voice, he would explain the product, and pitch it. At first, it would not always be clear if he was telling a story, or doing a commercial. He did right by these companies. They are doing wrong to him by pulling their ads. They were aware of Rush’s style and political views before they signed on with him.
Thanks to FReeper Joe 6-pack for the graphic.
Cheers!
Here’s my take...if you choose to advertise on a show hosted by someone who is considered controversial, you can’t be surprised or dismayed when that person says something controversial. I don’t care if it’s Bill Press or Don Imus or Sean Hannity.
What a bunch of cowards.
Sleep Train would probably like to have Ms Fluke as their new ad person. She’s a real locomotive it sounds like
wow! they used “rush” as a verb in an article about rush limbaugh! my, how clever! ooooooh!
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