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'Rush Limbaugh Show' Broadcasts Five Minutes of Dead Air as Sponsors Continue to Flee

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Erod said:
Meanwhile, Rush dominates radio airways like no one else. Second place is not even on the horizon.
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So that makes him, and Fox News, who also is widely viewed, media elites then ?
 
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Erod said:
And yet you counter with the human genetic mutations known as Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, Ed Schultz, and Lawrence O'Donnell.

You hate Rush because he tears your talking points to absolute shreds and wins every debate. I don't like his style either, but the man is 10 steps ahead of liberals on every front.
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I don't watch any of them either, sorry. I have what's called a brain, and I use it. I don't need a pundit like Rush, Olbermann, Maddow, or Schultz to do my thinking for me (and apparently most liberals think like I do). Perhaps you conservatives should grow a brain and start thinking for yourselves as well.

Talking points are overrated.

Erod said:
LOL, yeah, you're right. It's a comedy show.....based 99 percent purely on politics with political guests and celebrities who talk politics.

Nice try.
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Yeah, it's a political comedy show on HBO. Am I missing something?
 
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megaprogman said:
'Rush Limbaugh Show' Broadcasts Five Minutes of Dead Air as Sponsors Continue to Flee - The Hollywood Reporter



Well at least at one station, the lack of advertising dollars is having an effect.

Personally, I think the hoopla over Rush's comments are an over reaction, but his statements were certainly uncalled for.
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Actually in Rush's case, this is long overdue. Had this been the first time he did something like this, then yes, I would agree.

Karma is a bitch.
 
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Parrish said:
So that makes him, and Fox News, who also is widely viewed, media elites then ?
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LOL no ****. As they bitch about the "main stream media" while "dominating" the air waves. Bunch of idiots don't even realize how much they contradict themselves.
 
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Erod said:
Your boss,
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That would be me
and your boss's boss,
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That would be me too
and his boss,
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Again moi
listen to Rush.
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Yep I certainly have listened to him before when I'm in the mood for some low brow preposterous wing nut political diatribes.
 
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Erod said:
Meanwhile, Rush dominates radio airways like no one else. Second place is not even on the horizon.
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So much for the liberal media, huh?
 
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Goshin said:
Rush Limbaugh will still be here next week, next year and until he gets tired of being on the radio.

This is a guppy-nibble on a blue whale. He's that big. Love him, hate him, ignore him, whatever... this whole "slut" thing is ultimately going to be trivial.
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I agree. The guy's net worth is pushing a billion. However, I live in a rural area with two talk radio stations to choose from... and that damned big-mouthed partisian hack dominates both of them from 9:00 am until noon. Now one of those stations has been so flooded with complaints that it's considering cancelling his shows! For me, that's a win! Maybe the next talking head will be more like Tom Sullivan and less like Rush The Raging Misogynist.

So I'm happy, either way.
 
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I'm amazed at the number of people who apparently don't know how to change a radio station.
 
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megaprogman said:
'Rush Limbaugh Show' Broadcasts Five Minutes of Dead Air as Sponsors Continue to Flee - The Hollywood Reporter



Well at least at one station, the lack of advertising dollars is having an effect.

Personally, I think the hoopla over Rush's comments are an over reaction, but his statements were certainly uncalled for.
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I heard today on the Neal Boortz show that the American Heart Association doesn't want their public service announcements running on his show anymore. So Rush has been losing paying advertisers, and now companies that don't spend anything for air time don't want to be associated with him.
 
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PerfectStorm said:
I'm amazed at the number of people who apparently don't know how to change a radio station.
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The die hard rabid Rush Limbaugh haters with the Carrie Nation fury want to silence any opposing speech.
 
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Parrish said:
So that makes him, and Fox News, who also is widely viewed, media elites then ?
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That was a lot of commas.

To answer your question - sure.
 
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AdamT said:
So much for the liberal media, huh?
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Television news is overwhelmingly liberal just as talk radio is overwhelmingly conservative.
 
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DiAnna said:
I agree. The guy's net worth is pushing a billion. However, I live in a rural area with two talk radio stations to choose from... and that damned big-mouthed partisian hack dominates both of them from 9:00 am until noon. Now one of those stations has been so flooded with complaints that it's considering cancelling his shows! For me, that's a win! Maybe the next talking head will be more like Tom Sullivan and less like Rush The Raging Misogynist.

So I'm happy, either way.
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You should invest in an ipod.

I'm in the same situation as you are, so I got an ipod and I listen to whichever podcasts I can find. I listen to my ipod about 8 hours a day on the weekdays, so I'm always scrambling for new stuff to listen to.

Best investment I ever made.
 
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PerfectStorm said:
I'm amazed at the number of people who apparently don't know how to change a radio station.
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People are, indeed, changing the radio station. That's why Rush is losing his sponsors.
 
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Josie said:
Television news is overwhelmingly liberal just as talk radio is overwhelmingly conservative.
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There's Fox News and Fox Business News. CNBC is also extremely neutral since they cover financial news and only talk about politics how it relates to the financial sector. C-Span just posts what the politicians themselves are saying. I believe that in the evenings on C-Span 3 they have a summary of all the political news of the day, and I've started watching that. At 7am every morning they have Washington Journal on C-Span. If you want just quick news summaries, Headline News is good for that as long as you avoid all the pundit shows on there.
 
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Goshin said:
Rush Limbaugh will still be here next week, next year and until he gets tired of being on the radio.

This is a guppy-nibble on a blue whale. He's that big. Love him, hate him, ignore him, whatever... this whole "slut" thing is ultimately going to be trivial.
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Rush Limbaugh has drawn the ire of celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred, who sent a letter to the Palm Beach County state attorney requesting an investigation into whether the popular radio host should be prosecuted for calling a law student a “slut” and “prostitute” last week.“Mr. Limbaugh targeted his attack on a young law student who was simply exercised her free speech and her right to testify before congress on a very important issue to millions of American women and he vilified her. He defamed her and engaged in unwarranted, tasteless and exceptionally damaging attacks on her,” Allred told POLITICO Friday afternoon. “He needs to face the consequences of his conduct in every way that is meaningful.”​
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Read more: Gloria Allred seeks Rush Limbaugh prosecution - MJ Lee - POLITICO.com

I wouldn't want this woman pissed at me. I hope she succeeds and sues the oxycodone out of him. Serves him right.​
 
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samsmart said:
People are, indeed, changing the radio station. That's why Rush is losing his sponsors.
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I think that has to do with die hard anti-Limbaugh tards threatening the sponsors, not listeners changing the station.
 
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samsmart said:
People are, indeed, changing the radio station. That's why Rush is losing his sponsors.
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I didn't realize we've had an Arbitron ratings survey in the past week.
 
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samsmart said:
People are, indeed, changing the radio station. That's why Rush is losing his sponsors.
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PerfectStorm said:
I didn't realize we've had an Arbitron ratings survey in the past week.
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I'll probably never be able to prove it, but I would be good money that his listening audience was larger than usual due to the "controversy".
 
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jamesrage said:
I think that has to do with die hard anti-Limbaugh tards threatening the sponsors, not listeners changing the station.
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Yeah, it no longer is the behind the scenes the way liberals attack, and attempt to silence those voices they don't like....The tolerant, oh so tolerant libs sees their tolerance end at the point where their ideology differs with anyone else. And their Alenski playbook is unmasked.

A group calling itself "The Women of the 99 Percent" is making robocalls across the United States in an attempt to link Republican members of the House of Representatives to "the war on women led by Rush Limbaugh".

The automated calls are illegal because they do not state who they are from (there is no known group called The Women of the 99 Percent) or provide a callback number, as required under the US Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991.

Illegal robocalls accuse Republicans over Rush Limbaugh and 'slut' slur - Mail Online - Toby Harnden's blog
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j-mac
 
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Here is a good artcle that explains Rush:
just happened to cross the tracks when a train was coming through: Making patently offensive comments about birth control, at a moment when many Americans were already patently offended by the attack on birth control.
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What Rush Has Wrought -- In These Times
 
Erod said:
And yet you counter with the human genetic mutations known as Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, Ed Schultz, and Lawrence O'Donnell.

You hate Rush because he tears your talking points to absolute shreds and wins every debate. I don't like his style either, but the man is 10 steps ahead of liberals on every front.
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They don't debate they simply yell at each other. All pundits are retarded taking heads for their respective masters.

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minnie616 said:
Here is a good artcle that explains Rush:


What Rush Has Wrought -- In These Times
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Aw bull! You put up an opinion from a blatantly progressive rag, and expect rational people to agree?

MISSION STATEMENT
In These Times is a nonprofit and independent newsmagazine committed to political and economic democracy and opposed to the dominance of transnational corporations and the tyranny of marketplace values over human values. In These Times is dedicated to reporting the news with the highest journalistic standards; to informing and analyzing movements for social, environmental and economic justice; and to providing an accessible forum for debate about the policies that shape our future.

About Us -- In These Times
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And Sady Doyle is a hate filled, screeching, femi-Nazi the likes of which scream into microphones 'Keep their hands off our uteruses!' She is about as worthy of being read as Mike Malloy is of being heard.


j-mac
 
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j-mac said:
Aw bull! You put up an opinion from a blatantly progressive rag, and expect rational people to agree?
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Yes, I posted an opinion from a progressive article.
I don't agree with the whole article but I do agree with the opinion that Rush did say offensive comments about birth control at a time when many Americans were already offended by the attack on birth control. I believe that is why there was such outcry at this time.
That was the point I was trying to make.

BTW: i meant to say "good quote" or "quote I agree with" instead of "good article"
 
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samsmart said:
There's a bit of a difference between what Rush has said before and what he said about the definition of a slut.

Previously, he's focused his commentary on public figures and politicians who sought their offices. And I think that Americans are pretty fine with them being targets because they know what they're getting into. Also, Americans all over the spectrum realize how full of crap politicians all over the spectrum really are, so vitriol thrown against them is fine.

But this Georgetown student isn't seeking office nor is she a public figure. She's just an advocate wanting to speak out on this issue to the legislators who will be deciding this issue. So it comes across as a bitter mean dickhead picking on a young woman who just wanted to speak up.

And if it's one thing Americans root for it's an underdog or someone who looks like they're being bullied, even if you disagree with their stance. And it comes across as if Rush was bullying this young woman.

That's the difference if you ask me.
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Joe The Plunber wasn't a public figure. Look how the Libbos treated him. He had his rights violated like a mother****er and it didn't seem to bother any of the folks in Libbo Land.

Oh wait; let me guess..."that's different"...too?

The only, "difference", here for the folks that have their panties in a knot, is that Rush is a Conservative and Fluke is some kind of Left wing heroine.
 
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