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Posted by Glenn SR | | Posted on 1:11 PM
Hey folks...some of Rush's bully followers are planning a campaign of their own to bocott advertiserrs "pull out" because he Sandra Fluke a "Slut" for excercising her Constitutional Rights as a Citizen. Please email those advertisers a word of thanks and your support as a new customer. And please share this with your friends....Yes We Still Can!
Here's excerpts what Limbaugh actually said:
"The headline: “Sex-Crazed Co-Eds Going Broke Buying Birth Control, Student Tells Pelosi Hearing Touting Freebie Mandate — A Georgetown co-ed told Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s hearing that the women in her law school program are having so much sex that they’re going broke, so you and I should pay for their birth control.” Cybercast News Service. So what would you call that? "
"So I called it what it is. And, bam, boy, you nail these people with the truth! So I’m offering a compromise today. I will buy all of the women at Georgetown University as much aspirin to put between their knees as they want. Well, here’s the thing about that. Where are all these guys?"
"Folks, if you ask ‘em — if you ask ‘em — the Washington, DC, Department of Health will send you free condoms and lube. The DC Department of Health free condoms and lube if you just ask ‘em for it! So, Ms. Fluke and the rest of you feminazis, here’s the deal:
If we are going to pay for your contraceptives and thus pay for you to have sex, we want something for it. And I’ll tell you what it is. We want you to post the videos online so we can all watch."
End Trasnscript
Here is a sample that you can cut and paste:
Dear Mr. CEO
Thank You,
Your announcement for DECENCY over the airways is greatly celebrated. And in my book, you are COURAGEOUS on your stance for moral values despite the VILE contempt of some Limbaugh followers you will receive. Rest assured however, due to the fact we enjoy living in a “Free Market” economy, that there are an over whelming majority more Americans that detest this type of VILE rhetoric over our airways than are Limbaugh listeners. These Americans for decency will be NEW & POTENTIAL customers doing business with you and your affiliated in the future.
Mr. Limbaugh has his Right of Freedom of Speech but with consequences. However I will exercise my right to cease and desist doing business with ANY company that CONTINUES to support such VILE and DISTASTEFUL,UN-AMERICAN programing. Any Person or Company that take a stance for decency on the airways such as yours....deserves to get my tacit full support by supporting them & you financially.
Again Thank You for having the courage for standing up for American’s Constitutional Rights to participate in our Government without fear of being SLANDERED and BULLIED.
Yours truly,
A Patriotic American
See the companies who have pulled their ads from Limbaugh's show, as well as some of the tweets received by Sleep Train.
Please pull your advertising from Rush Limbaugh's radio program in response to his disgusting comments demanding that Sandra Fluke post videos of her having sex for his enjoyment. Sponsoring this sort of hateful commentary reflects very poorly on your organization and calls our continued patronage of your products and services into question.
Here's excerpts what Limbaugh actually said:
"What does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute... She wants to be paid to have sex. She's having so much sex she can't afford the contraception."3
"The headline: “Sex-Crazed Co-Eds Going Broke Buying Birth Control, Student Tells Pelosi Hearing Touting Freebie Mandate — A Georgetown co-ed told Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s hearing that the women in her law school program are having so much sex that they’re going broke, so you and I should pay for their birth control.” Cybercast News Service. So what would you call that? "
"So I called it what it is. And, bam, boy, you nail these people with the truth! So I’m offering a compromise today. I will buy all of the women at Georgetown University as much aspirin to put between their knees as they want. Well, here’s the thing about that. Where are all these guys?"
"Folks, if you ask ‘em — if you ask ‘em — the Washington, DC, Department of Health will send you free condoms and lube. The DC Department of Health free condoms and lube if you just ask ‘em for it! So, Ms. Fluke and the rest of you feminazis, here’s the deal:
If we are going to pay for your contraceptives and thus pay for you to have sex, we want something for it. And I’ll tell you what it is. We want you to post the videos online so we can all watch."
End Trasnscript
Here is a sample that you can cut and paste:
Dear Mr. CEO
Thank You,
Your announcement for DECENCY over the airways is greatly celebrated. And in my book, you are COURAGEOUS on your stance for moral values despite the VILE contempt of some Limbaugh followers you will receive. Rest assured however, due to the fact we enjoy living in a “Free Market” economy, that there are an over whelming majority more Americans that detest this type of VILE rhetoric over our airways than are Limbaugh listeners. These Americans for decency will be NEW & POTENTIAL customers doing business with you and your affiliated in the future.
Mr. Limbaugh has his Right of Freedom of Speech but with consequences. However I will exercise my right to cease and desist doing business with ANY company that CONTINUES to support such VILE and DISTASTEFUL,UN-AMERICAN programing. Any Person or Company that take a stance for decency on the airways such as yours....deserves to get my tacit full support by supporting them & you financially.
Again Thank You for having the courage for standing up for American’s Constitutional Rights to participate in our Government without fear of being SLANDERED and BULLIED.
Yours truly,
A Patriotic American
See the companies who have pulled their ads from Limbaugh's show, as well as some of the tweets received by Sleep Train.
Advertisers: pull your support for Limbaugh
Please pull your advertising from Rush Limbaugh's radio program in response to his disgusting comments demanding that Sandra Fluke post videos of her having sex for his enjoyment. Sponsoring this sort of hateful commentary reflects very poorly on your organization and calls our continued patronage of your products and services into question.
Here is a list of the companies we believe to be Rush's advertisers. (Note, things are happening very quickly, so we cannot guarantee right now that these are all current advertisers). We will update these as they react to the "Boycott Rush" movement, or confirm they are no longer supporting him.
UPDATE: If you are running another Rush-related effort, or know of one, click here to let Shoq Value and Media Matters know about it. There's a HUGE number of efforts out there, and they're trying to connect them all for info sharing, etc.
UPDATE (3/5): Statement from Sandra Fluke, in response to Limbaugh's "apology" (hit "refresh" if you don't see the video)
UPDATE: 3/3. Rush issues incredibly weak quasi-apology:
- AOL: Their "TechGuru" service offers a discount "exclusively for Rush Limbaugh listeners" (click to see) (UPDATE: AOL says it has "suspended" its advertising. This is not the same as dropping him, but it's a good start)
AutoZone(UPDATE: They say that they do not sponsor Rush, and that if a commercial was run, it was in error)Carbonite(UPDATE: They've dropped him!)Citrix(UPDATE: Citrix has pulled their ads!)- Lear Capital
LegalZoom(UPDATE: LegalZoom has confirmed with us directly that it is pulling its ads!)- LifeLock
Oreck(UPDATE: Oreck says it does not now advertise on Rush, but may have had some ads on a while back as part of a broad media buy)ProFlowers: (UPDATE: They've dropped him! This is a big win, since they had been featuring "Rush Limbaugh discount codes" earlier.Oh. My. God. They are actually featuring "Rush Limbaugh discount codes")- Sears: Sears says that it does not advertise on Rush, but that an ad may have been run in error. However, an ad was heard late last week on the show, so this is a question mark for now.
Sleep Train: (UPDATE: Victory! They have pulled their ads! -- source)Sleep Number: (UPDATE: Victory! They have pulled their ads! -- source)Quicken Loans(UPDATE: Appears to be a victory here too, as they are reportedly pulling ads as well!)- TaxResolution: (UPDATE: They have "suspended" their advertising)
For over 20 years, I have illustrated the absurd with absurdity, three hours a day, five days a week. In this instance, I chose the wrong words in my analogy of the situation. I did not mean a personal attack on Ms. Fluke.UPDATE: 3/3: Statement from Krystal Ball of BoycottRush.org:
I think it is absolutely absurd that during these very serious political times, we are discussing personal sexual recreational activities before members of Congress. I personally do not agree that American citizens should pay for these social activities. What happened to personal responsibility and accountability? Where do we draw the line? If this is accepted as the norm, what will follow? Will we be debating if taxpayers should pay for new sneakers for all students that are interested in running to keep fit?In my monologue, I posited that it is not our business whatsoever to know what is going on in anyone's bedroom nor do I think it is a topic that should reach a Presidential level.
My choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir. I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke for the insulting word choices.
"Rush Limbaugh issued an apology today for calling Sandra Fluke a prostitute and a slut after she testified before Congress on women’s health care. This apology occurs after three days of Limbaugh slut shaming Ms. Fluke, insulting her parents and saying that Fluke should make a pornographic movie for his titillation."
"On the fourth day, after a public outcry and the loss of at least six national sponsorships due to BoycottRush.org and similar efforts, Mr. Limbaugh now regrets his choice of words. This was too little, way too late. Especially since Mr. Limbaugh has a long history of offensive and vulgar comments."
"No business should associate itself with such a pattern of repeated, reckless, personal abuse. If Rush wants to continue to have the opportunity to demean women in the future, that is his right. Good companies have many opportunities to promote their businesses without having to subsidize the denigration of women. Sandra Fluke wasn’t the first woman to be smeared by Rush Limbaugh, but she needs to be the last."
Krystal Ball, BoycottRush.org
UPDATE: If you are running another Rush-related effort, or know of one, click here to let Shoq Value and Media Matters know about it. There's a HUGE number of efforts out there, and they're trying to connect them all for info sharing, etc.
UPDATE (3/5): Statement from Sandra Fluke, in response to Limbaugh's "apology" (hit "refresh" if you don't see the video)
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