Posted on 03/03/2012 11:34:22 AM PST by DestroyLiberalism
By the time the clock was about to hit midnight on FRIDAY, MARCH 2nd, a half-dozen advertisers had used TWITTER to notify their clientele that they had pulled their advertising from RUSH LIMBAUGH's syndicated program.
CALIFORNIA mattress store chain SLEEP TRAIN was the first to announce via TWITTER that it has pulled its ads from LIMBAUGH's syndicated PREMIERE NETWORKS show after the host referred to a college student testifying about contraceptive availability as a "slut," then demanded that women on the pill provide sex videos since the government mandates insurance pays for the pill -- comments LIMBAUGH asserted were made as a form of absurd humor.
The chain, which operates in the SACRAMENTO, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN DIEGO, CENTRAL VALLEY and INLAND EMPIRE markets, tweeted, "We don't condone negative comments directed toward any group. In response, we are currently pulling our ads from RUSH with RUSH LIMBAUGH (sic)."
National advertiser SELECT COMFORT, which advertises its SLEEP NUMBER mattresses on the show, also pulled its ads from the show, tweeting, "Recent comments by RUSH LIMBAUGH do not align w/our values, so we made decision to immediately suspend all advertising on that program." Neither company's tweets indicate for how long the suspension of ads will last.
Later in the day, QUICKEN LOANS sent out the following Tweet: Due to continued inflammatory comments -- along w/valuable feedback from clients & team members -- QL has suspended ads on RUSH LIMBAUGH program."
Apparently, LIMBAUGH only fueled the controversy over his comments about activist law student SANDRA FLUKE and her attempts to testify before Congress in favor of government-funded contraception, saying on FRIDAY, "when the left wants to pretend they have no sense of humor, they are excellent at it. Yesterday in the riff about it, 'Okay, okay, fine. If we're gonna pay for this, at least let us have something for it. How about some sex videos?' If anybody doesn't realize that we are illustrating absurdity here by being absurd and that that is the trademark of this program ... But oh, no! 'Oh, of everything else you've said, that's the lowest of the low. Demanding sex video? Who do you think you are?' Lighten up. I remember using that phrase all the way back in 1989: Lighten up."
He later added, "now, at the end of this week, I am the person that the women of AMERICA are to fear the most. What can I do to the women of AMERICA? Do I have the power to raise their taxes? I do not. Do I have the power to regulate their behavior? I do not. Do I have the power to make health care decisions for them? I do not. Do I have the power to withhold birth control pills from them? I do not. Do I have the power to audit their tax returns? I do not. Do I have the power to take their little four-year-old kindergarten student's lunch and throw it away and make 'em eat something else? I do not. Do I have the power to look into their personal life and leak the information to the media? I do not. Is there one bit of freedom that I can deny them? Can I raise their taxes? They want to blame me as being the person they should fear, when in fact the people doing all these things I just said I have no power to do, the DEMOCRAT PARTY (sic) is doing."
Once The Dominoes Start Falling....
LIMBAUGH'S rant certainly didn't quell the furor, as LEGALZOOM then tweeted that it "has suspended all advertising on the RUSH LIMBAUGH show."
Next to be heard was CITRIX, which went on FACEBOOK to announce, "We have listened to our customers & have decided to cease our advertising on The RUSH LIMBAUGH Show immediately."
But that may not be all, as PRO FLOWERS tweeted to its followers: "Rest assured, your feedback is heard. We heard about the comments and we will reevaluate our marketing plan."
What's more, CARBONITE CEO DAVID FRIEND posted this open letter to his customers:
Over the past two days we have received a tremendous amount of feedback on RUSH LIMBAUGH’s recent comments. I too am offended and very concerned about his comments. LIMBAUGH’s remarks have us rethinking our future use of Talk radio.
We use more than 40 Talk show hosts to help get the CARBONITE message out to the public. The nature of Talk radio is that from time to time, listeners are offended by a host and ask that we pull our advertising. This goes for conservatives like LIMBAUGH and progressives like STEPHANIE MILLER and ED SHULTZ. We even get customers who demand that we pull the plug on NPR. As an advertiser, we do not have control over a show’s editorial content or what they say on air. CARBONITE does not endorse the opinions of the shows or their hosts.
However, the outcry over LIMBAUGH is the worst we’ve ever seen. I have scheduled a face-to-face meeting next week with LIMBAUGH during which I will impress upon him that his comments were offensive to many of our customers and employees alike.
Please know your voice has been heard and that we are taking this matter very seriously.
OK, stupid me, what is this tea everyone is writing about?
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Rush’s company Two If By Tea at www.twoifbytea.com
Yes, it is expensive but it is the best tea I’ve ever had except for what I make at home. I love it. Shipping is free and they offer plain, peach, raspberry and blueberry and diet versions of each of those.
Why are these companies surrendering to these people? They don’t even have enough money to buy a condom, let alone their products.
bump
Good idea.....pass it on to him.
I just emailed Sleep-Comfort that we were planning on purchasing one of their beds this weekend after receiving our tax refund. But due to their ignorance and bowing to the left wing crazies in this country, we will take our money else where. I USED to be a big customer of PRO-FLOWERS, but I will never again use their services.
If you screw with Rush, you screw with millions of his dedicated listeners.
All of these companies should be boycotted, and we should let them know why.
Slut will soon fade from memory. It’s just the controversy du jour.
Lovely reply from Pro Flowers - you can tell they don’t give a BLEEP:
Thank you for your feedback. We spend our advertising dollars across a wide spectrum of media channels. The views and opinions of the media outlets and personalities we advertise with are not necessarily those of our company.
We simply wish to delight our customers with fresh and unique gifting products, and that will continue to happen to the best of our abilities.
Best Regards,
CS Diane C
Customer Care
ProFlowers
Let proflowers know about it too, whether its phone, email or their FB wall where the left is all happy.
“We had one of those monstrosities, lasted two years then started to leak. Was a big disappointment even when it worked.”
I can’t say that surprises me. I think some of Rush’s advertisers are not all that great, but they have the political knowledge to know that if they advertise on EIB, they will do just fine. I suspect many of these advertisers will come back to Rush, with their tails between their legs, once they try to sell their product in the real world - where other advertisers are not afraid to enter.
They’re taking our money, religion, healthcare, etc.
Why not our speech?
Conservatives are sitting on their asses doing nothing - if I was a lib, I’d be pushing the envelope too.
Now go pay your taxes - the activists need your money. :)
Maybe Pro Flowers should include a free condom or two with every bouquet ..... this would definitely add a fresh, unique touch. Just a thought.
Glenn’s loss of advertisers compelled him to move to Internet where the subscriber pays for the programming, not advertisers. He also moved to Texas because NY is tooo expensive and when the ‘CIVOLUTION’ starts, who would want to be in New York?
“controversy du jour”
It’s interesting though that “dumb sluts” is such a desirable demographic for advertisers.
Makes sense though.
Dumb sluts are famously manipulable- just what an advertiser wants.
I usually start to tune out around 2:40. The end of the show was usually about Carbonite or Two if by Tea. Rest of the show is usually great, so not complaining per se.
Back to the topic at hand: It no surprise the left will be pulling out all the stops. Their usual M.O. is to distract with some sort of Reichstag publicity stunt. This “contraception” thing has been in the works for months.
Different colors, floral scents? Hire on Slut to work in marketing if they can get her out of the sack.
Thank you so much!!!
LOL! So true, so true.
You are absolutely correct.....when Rush just started. But now, he has enough money to retire today and not blink about it.
I think it would be a perfect set up. Rush helping new small business's get off their feet with his advertising. As they grow, so does his margin.
Look at how much money Rush gives to charity. What if he held a contest amongst all small business's just starting out...with a year or 2 of free advertising? If they take off, the profit margins start. If they don't, the next in line takes it's place.
Remember that bbq, or cookie selling thing he had going many moons ago and how many people showed up? Same concept.
Not only would it boost these small business's and Rush, but our economy as well.
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