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Kabuki: Arby’s fakes a Rush Limbaugh advertising protest
MichelleMalkin.com ^ | 4/6/2012 | Michelle Malkin

Posted on 04/06/2012 8:27:13 AM PDT by B Knotts

Last night, I linked to the story about Arby’s blocking conservatives on Twitter for protesting the company’s protest of conservative talk show giant Rush Limbaugh.

Today, the Right Sphere notes that Arby’s president is a big Democrat donor.

Here’s the bottom line on this latest manufactured attempt by the Hush Rush mob to make it appear that he and the radio stations that carry his show are suffering economic harm because of Soros monkey-directed pressure.

It’s complete bull. Total Kabuki theater. Arby’s is not and has not ever been a national sponsor of Rush’s program. In the radio industry, advertisers can buy “Run of Schedule” — commercials that are to be aired during different times of the day for more than one day on local stations. Arby’s most likely told local stations not to run their ads during Rush’s show. That is not a cancellation of an ad buy; there’s no loss of money.

This is prog gesture politics to create the appearance of an anti-Rush advertising stampede. It’s astro-turfed by lying Media Matters hitmen.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Politics
KEYWORDS: arbys; mediamatters; rushlimbaugh
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To: FreeAtlanta

Place a big order at the drive through-
then, when you get to the window, hand them the crumpled up coupon explaining you don’t support those that support the liberals.


21 posted on 04/06/2012 9:08:34 AM PDT by Mortrey (Impeach President Soros)
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To: B Knotts
Arby's is so expensive, that ordering a meal there costs as much as a dinner at a steak house just a few years ago.

All fast food joints these days are way more expensive than they used to be. Anybody notice that?

22 posted on 04/06/2012 9:09:09 AM PDT by IDontLikeToPayTaxes
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To: B Knotts

Arbys has been going downhill for years and was sold in its entirety for $430 million to Roark Capital last year.

http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/news/2011/07/05/arbys-now-owned-by-roark-capital.html

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-13/roark-capital-agrees-to-acquire-arby-s-sandwich-chain-in-430-million-deal.html


23 posted on 04/06/2012 9:12:05 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: B Knotts

Glad to find this out. I had their product last week and now I say to heck with them. Screw you Arby’s their are plenty of other places to get crappy fast food.


24 posted on 04/06/2012 9:12:42 AM PDT by A message
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To: B Knotts

There are only a handful of franchises in the area I live. The few times I have been at Arbys I found the roast beef way too soggy. It is very easy to avoid something that in essence is avoiding you as well.


25 posted on 04/06/2012 9:13:20 AM PDT by xp38
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To: freedumb2003
When you are so rich that taxes are just a concept and not a hardship

That is a nice line.

26 posted on 04/06/2012 9:13:20 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: RckyRaCoCo

Please reply to their email to let them know they are losing a customer over this. I just did.


27 posted on 04/06/2012 9:13:20 AM PDT by Hoosier-Daddy ( "It does no good to be a super power if you have to worry what the neighbors think." BuffaloJack)
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To: B Knotts; Rebelbase

Edit to #23, The sale price of Arbys was $130 Million cash and $190 million in debt.


28 posted on 04/06/2012 9:14:26 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: B Knotts

Was in Arby’s once, a long, loooong time ago. Ordered a BBQ beef sandwich. Received a sliced roast beef sandwich and a PACKET of BBQ sauce.

Have not been back since.


29 posted on 04/06/2012 9:17:29 AM PDT by wizr (Keep the Faith!)
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To: Lazamataz

My daughter was extra good one weekend and wanted Arby’s curly fries. So I dropped $30+ for a family of 6 for a greasy gut bomb where I could’ve spent half the price at Subway and had a lunch the next day. Yea, makes it even easier to avoid them now.


30 posted on 04/06/2012 9:21:14 AM PDT by stevio (God, guns, guts.)
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To: IDontLikeToPayTaxes

That’s because our fiat money is being devalued.


31 posted on 04/06/2012 9:22:30 AM PDT by B Knotts (Just another Tenther)
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To: Westbrook

If you’re missing something, so am I. I wonder why they were dumb enough to pull this stunt? They have to know it will hurt them more than it will hurt Rush.


32 posted on 04/06/2012 9:27:07 AM PDT by WVNan ("Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy." - Winston)
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To: 4everontheRight
man the stories he came home with were enough to keep me out of that place w/o the lib rants!!!

Without details this accusation is meaningless.

33 posted on 04/06/2012 9:33:39 AM PDT by Eaker (Remember, the enemy tends to wise up at the least convenient moments.)
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To: B Knotts

Stockholders should sue.

I never hear anything about Arbys. Now - my one memory - will be that I would rather go hungry.

Nice job - Arby’s management. They should be fired - for cause.


34 posted on 04/06/2012 9:35:32 AM PDT by Eldon Tyrell
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To: B Knotts

Is their extruded beef product really meat ?


35 posted on 04/06/2012 9:40:27 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Beware the Sweater Vest)
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To: Lazamataz

Bad publicity is still publicity..... :o)

Always vote with your dollars !

Hope the Easter beer bunny is good to ya Laz.


36 posted on 04/06/2012 9:43:33 AM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: B Knotts

No Arby for this family.


37 posted on 04/06/2012 9:47:01 AM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: Jimmy4Toes

I’m gonna miss their curly fries...


38 posted on 04/06/2012 9:54:18 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (The only thing a straight white man gets in this country is the blame for everything.)
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To: B Knotts
This ptomaine pink slime beef shack was best to avoid even before their poopy politics. Kibble and Bits is much better.
39 posted on 04/06/2012 9:56:59 AM PDT by X-spurt (Its time for ON YOUR FEET or on your knees)
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To: B Knotts

It seems like most of the companies who announced an ad boycott were never sponsors.


40 posted on 04/06/2012 9:59:10 AM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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