Posted on 03/05/2012 8:53:08 PM PST by ruralvoter
A local radio station has yanked the Rush Limbaugh Show from its airwaves in response to remarks in which the controversial talk-show host called a female law student a "slut" and "prostitute" over her support of health insurance coverage of birth control.
On Monday, AM 1420 WBEC , along with KPUA in Hilo Hawaii, dropped the weekday syndicated program because of Limbaugh’s offensive remarks last week toward Sandra Fluke.
"Certainly his comments were outrageous," said WBEC General Manager Peter Barry. "There’s no reason to resort to derogatory comments."
WBEC and KPUA are the first of the 645 stations that air Limbaugh to cancel the show. In addition, nine national sponsors have stopped advertising on the program. Limbaugh apologized over the weekend for his comments.
WBEC first announced the show’s cancellation just prior to its regular airing from noon to 3 p.m. The announcements continued throughout the three-hour time slot, temporarily being filled by a national sports talk program, according to Barry.
"We’re covering with Fox Sports News until we can find an alternative for Limbaugh," he said.
Reaction to WBEC silencing Limbaugh has been mixed.
Barry said he’s received dozens of emails from people around the country praising the station’s action, while several loyal listeners of Limbaugh called WBEC Monday afternoon to criticize the move.
(Excerpt) Read more at berkshireeagle.com ...
So he didn't call her a slut and a prostitute? I'm pretty sure I not only heard him say it but apologize for it. That's not all he said either.
SnakeDoctor called you on it.
he thought he did anyways.
I don’t know if you lied about Coulter or not
that doesn't surprise me because you don't seem to know what Rush said either.
You are the hysterical one
I don't think you know the meaning of the word "hysterical" either. If you did, you would know that it is you who is acting hysterical, not I.
showing strong signs of being a liberal troll at this point
really? for simply observing that Rush and Coulter are driving voters into the arms of the Democratic party with outrageous comments, spoken to gain personal attention and grandeur? Comments that don't even reflect the opinions of the vast majority of republicans. When you're watching Barack Obama get sworn in a again next January, it won't be because of anything I said, I guarantee you that.
“Coulter driving voters into the arms of the Democratic party with outrageous comments, spoken to gain personal attention and grandeur?” True? See here. - O’Donnell vs. Coulter debate recap - Mon, Mar 5, 2012 http://dailycaller.com/2012/03/05/coulter-and-odonnell-face-off-in-live-debate/ Appealing to the heavily college student audience, Senso asked Coulter and O’Donnell their thoughts on lowering the drinking age and pivoted quickly into a debate on the voting age. O’Donnell used the opportunity to attack Coulter for her past comments on the issue.
According to Coulter, the drinking age should be lowered to 19 years old, but people should not be allowed to vote until they begin paying for their own insurance.
O’Donnell did not offer an answer but instead took the opportunity to explain to the uninformed audience that 26 is the age most begin to pay for their own insurance and followed it up with a past Coulter quote in which she expressed a desire to no longer see women at the ballot box, as they largely vote Democrat.
“Ann believes that none of you should be allowed to vote, believes and has written that the voting age should be raised to 26,” O’Donnell said in a menacing voice.
“Yeah when you pay for your own health insurance,” Coulter reiterated.
“She said you people are not smart enough to vote. She has also said — told the British press — that women in this country, and this is very self-sacrificing of her, should not be allowed to vote. She was asked by the Guardian in 2003, ‘Who shouldn’t have the vote’ and I am going to quote word for word here so there is no confusion, answer, and this is a quotation: ‘It’s true. It would be a much better country if women did not vote. That is simply a fact. In fact, in every presidential election since 1950 – except Goldwater in ’64 – the Republican would have won, if only the men had voted,’” O’Donnell quoted Coulter.
“Would you miss voting?” Senso asked Coulter.
“If the rest of my gender doesn’t vote I wouldn’t miss it at all,” she said to boos.
Unfazed, Coulter took any and every opportunity during the uneventful question and answer period to remind the rowdy crowd that, in her opinion they — as college students, the majority under 26 — really should not be voting.
Well, well, Home of GE (and its decades of PCB contamination with soil spread all of Pittsfield.) Ever wonder why Pittsfield has primarily young dogs and a dearth of native aged ones. Must help to have GE’s CEO completely in bed with The WON.
The reality is that most people in Pittsfield get radio station in Albany, NY etc.
So Rush will go to another station and crush these idiots in the ratings.
Even that is incorrect. He actually posed it as a question. As in "What does that make her? A slut?" He didn't really say "She's a slut". I listened and laughed out loud, yet I knew it would be misreported by even us here.
12 emails convinced this ONE station to drop him when they were looking for a reason to anyway.
Rush has now lost 0.0031 percent of his radio stations, but I'm sure he'll suffer through it.
You are a liar, first class. SnakeDoctor has you pegged correctly and so do I. Your answers to my comments just prove how stupid you are in your lame attempt to cover up your lies or pretend you said something other than what you did. Have a nice day and say hello to your friends over at DU, ok?
He didn't say she was a slut for taking the pill, he called her a slut for having so much sex that 1,000 condoms a year didn't cover her screwing around.
I've seen some of your posts and you claim to be conservative but look for reasons to throw stones at the right.
This example of misquotations is your style, you are a backstabber and you've done this crap before and will do it again.
I wouldn't want you in my foxhole, you would watch my back like obama watches Israel's back.
You are a repeated Benedict Arnold.
Broadcasting your intellectual ineptitude isn't a wise thing to do.
In other words, your post is making you look stupid.
Thank you! I needed something like that to say to the libs I work around.
UPDATE:
The printed version of the Berkshire newspaper notated in this post placed this article on the front page of their newspaper. The many libs in town can rejoice.
There are many articles online floating this news and their updates are incorrect. It is my understanding that in fact the station has lost two advertisers.
FUBE. is that better?
I’ve already pointed out that your post showed a certain lack on mental horsepower.
I think that assertion can stand on it’s own. More evidence from you isn’t needed.
WEBC is a small 1000w station. There probably is another competitor station in the area that would like to increase listener numbers.
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Antenna Mode Directional - Nighttime Only
Power 1000 Watts
Daytime Number of Towers 1
Nighttime Number of Towers 2
Transmitter Location 42° 26’ 40” N, 73° 16’ 43” W
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