And Away They Go – More Major Sponsors Sail From Limbaugh’s Sinking Ship
And Away They Go – More Major Sponsors Sail From Limbaugh’s Sinking Ship
July 21, 2013 | Filed under: Activism,Headliner | Posted by: Leslie Salzillo
More Major Sponsors Sail From Limbaugh's Sinking Ship
Yes, Mam! Big name companies as well as small locals, continue to dump Rush Limbaugh – about 2700 sponsors have departed so far. Some of the most loyal Rush Limbaugh sponsors, who have ignored protestors for over a year… are now bolting. Why? The boycott heat is hot, and these Rush Sponsor-Babes are feeling the *BAIN, I mean the pain. We are thrilled to see them go. Do they deserve our praise and glory? Hell, no. They stood by Limbaugh, even after the 3-day attack of Sandra Fluke. They saw him call her a ‘slut’ and ‘prostitute’ for advocating insurance coverage for birth control, and they continued to sponsor and support his hateful bigoted rhetoric by throwing advertising dollars his way. No reputable company should have stayed with him after that. Maybe someday, the public will forgive these companies. Right now, we are glad to see them finally doing the right thing. The latest of the larger companies, to flush Rush, is AAMCO. Here is part of their statement, sent to protesting groups:
“AAMCO stores are locally owned and operated, and each, therefore make advertising purchasing decisions at their own discretion. However, after many requests online from groups and individuals who have continuously posted about the controversial content on the Rush Limbaugh program, AAMCO investigated where local centers were advertising on Rush Limbaugh programming. The program was not specifically selected by any local AAMCO center, but was part of a broad program rotation in two local markets. Because of this, AAMCO has since requested to those markets that the Limbaugh program be removed from the ad rotation, therefore making an exception to its local policy.”
Very good. Pray tell, why didn’t they do this before? For over a year they have been contacted by individual consumers and groups. Many of these national chains often say they do not agree with Limbaugh’s commentary, but they have no control over their franchises. That’s BS, and we all know it. When push comes to shove, it’s their name and logo on the line – and they can call their troops to order. Push also came to shove for Dish Networks, Capstone and Safelite who’ve not been heard on Limbaugh’s show for at least 30 days. Angie’s Lists has gone back and forth, so we don’t know what they’ll do. (They’re gone for now.) The protests are clearly working. Limbaugh’s parent company, Clear Channel, run by CEO Bob Pittman and President John Sykes, has lost hundreds of millions in revenue. Clear Channel is owned by Bain Capitol (yes, of the Mitt Romney flavor). And Clear Channel owns iHeart Radio.
We must celebrate the American public for these accomplishments. It has not been an easy job, no. Hundreds of thousands are involved in the work. There are numerous groups and petitions. Some groups like ‘BoycottRush’ and ‘FlushRush’, monitor stations, and report ads to the StopRush Database, then post them on their Facebook walls. The BoycottRush Facebook Group has over 58,000 members. When they post a sponsor’s name on their wall, it appears in the Facebook news feeds. Those people share on other social media networks like Twitter, Tumblr, Reddit, StumbleUpon… and can reach millions. That’s a lot of bad press for a sponsor. And sometimes even bad press – is not good press.
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