BREAKING: Rush Limbaugh’s Major Advertiser Orders Two-Week Suspension Of Ads
Bloated and bombastic bloviator of bile, Rush Limbaugh, can’t seem to escape the media firestorm following his Sandra Fluke controversy, which I believe is now in its 12th day and doesn’t appear to be ending anytime soon. ThinkProgress put out the exclusive in which it reported that 140 advertisers, including dozens of major national corporations had decided to part ways with Limbaugh, which seems to be a whole crap load of fries to have dropped ont he ground. Now, Think Progress reports that Premiere Networks, the company that syndicates the Rush Limbaugh show, evidently told its affiliate radio stations that they are suspending national advertising for two weeks. Indeed, Rush Limbaugh’s brazen attacks on women may do more than lose him gigs at Planned Parenthood engagements.
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Here’s the Memo (Think Progress):
Attention Traffic Managers of Premiere News/Talk Affiliates:
We are suspending the requirement to run barter spots for two weeks, March 12th and March 19th, for our News/Talk affiliates only.
Please replace/re-traffic any Premiere barter spots immediately. Contractual requirements to run barter spots are being suspended for these two weeks only. Replace them with Lifelock and Lear Financial or a local spot of your choice.
Wow, it’s almost as though you can hear the sound of the Fairness Doctrine making a triumphant return.
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This is so much like the old lawyer joke, “Q: What do you call 140 advertisers pulling their sponsorship from Rush Limbaugh? – A: A Good Start…”
I’m still convinced that Rush will prevail in the end. Hate speech is given a special place in American society. The Right is convinced that it’s in everyone’s best interest to hear what they have to say and they pass laws to keep it that way. There are dozens of men in Congress that LOVE Rush. There are local people who worship his very shadow. There are people around the country that hang on his ever word. There are entire groups, identified by the SPLC that he quotes regularly.
Rush has more money than some countries. He could easily spend a drop in his bucket to keep himself on the air until they come back.
If you think for a single second that he’s through, you’ve not thought this out properly or been paying attention to how much power he has in our media.
I doubt RL will spend a dime of his own money to keep to the airwaves, I do believe he will find ways to continue to offer his special brand of slop to those who will eat it up.
I also believe with proper application of pressure not only on advertisers, but on syndicates that carry the program his exposure and influence can be severely limited.