BREAKING: Capital One Drops Ads From Rush Limbaugh
Source: Think Progress
BREAKING: Capital One Drops Ads From Rush Limbaugh
By Judd Legum on Mar 6, 2012 at 3:45 pm
Capital One has recently aired advertisements on the Rush Limbaugh radio show. Today, ThinkProgress asked a representative of the company whether it is taking steps to ensure that your ads will not run on Rush Limbaugh in the future. Capital One responded: Yes. We have reiterated our advertising choices to our media partners. If an ad did run, it was not authorized by us, and we do not want it to happen again.
Separately, Downeast Energy announced they will also stop advertising on Rush Limbaugh. The total number of companies that have pulled their ads on the Rush Limbaugh show now stands at 32.
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Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/media/2012/03/06/439153/breaking-capital-one-drop-ads-from-rush-limbaugh/
JCPENNEY DROPS RUSH | On a Facebook posting, the clothing retailer JCPenney announced that it will ensure that its advertisements do not appear on the Rush Limbaugh radio show: We have a strict No Run policy in place specifically regarding The Rush Limbaugh Show. After jcpenney confirms the facts, we will contact any local radio station that is in violation of our radio advertising parameters to ensure that our No Run policy is adhered to regarding this program. According to a ThinkProgress count, at least 33 companies have dropped Rush.
http://thinkprogress.org/media/2012/03/06/439153/breaking-capital-one-drop-ads-from-rush-limbaugh/
spooky3
(34,463 posts)truebrit71
(20,805 posts)...but a really pissed off "slut" instead???
SUCK IT PIGBOY!!!!
OnyxCollie
(9,958 posts)[IMG][/IMG]
NICO9000
(970 posts)Mira
(22,380 posts)I called them this morning and was on the phone for over half an hour stating the case and educating the person on the phone who had never heard of Limbaugh, I had to spell the name for her. I told her what happened and told her to go & google him, look at all the other advertisers he had lost, and then go to her boss and say she herself was unhappy about the sponsorship.
I was a pebble in the water. I love it.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)SusanaMontana41
(3,233 posts)*standing*
SunSeeker
(51,617 posts)Keep the updates coming, kpete!
Liberalynn
(7,549 posts)NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)in response to their "What's in your wallet" advertisements.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,018 posts)FedUp_Queer
(975 posts)Isn't the guy on the right the big dumb guy from revenge of the nerds?
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,386 posts)Thanks for the thread, kpete.
Kingofalldems
(38,468 posts)Oh how the mighty have fallen. I hope they all pull out.
Skittles
(153,171 posts)it is way overdue for sponsors to flee a disgusting piece of garbage who has waged war with decency within politics
The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)by Fluke insults. This is the end.
rememberthedebt
(1 post)I'm sure you expect the same from Bill Mahrer, Jon Stewart, and Joy Behar's advertisers, correct? I assume you wrote President Obama and insisted he return Mahrer's 1 million dollar contribution after the horrific names he has called S. Palin and M. Bachman.
The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)Palin and Bachman a prostitute and demanded they show sex tapes because they demanded to be paid for sex several times a day. All of which was untrue. So yes, I expect the same standard.
I also expect the same standard of criticizing the debt. Most of this nation's debt was incurred by Reagan and the Bushes. Look it up.
BumRushDaShow
(129,278 posts)FedUp_Queer
(975 posts)Why did it take THIS TIME for these folks to get the picture of the poison this man spews? Better late than never.
Frances
(8,546 posts)98% of women have used birth control.
Rush called Fluke, who is a modest, intelligent, reasonable person, a prostitute because Fluke testified she wanted insurance to cover birth control. Then Rush asked Fluke to videotape herself having sex so Rush and his buddies could drool over the video.
I cannot imagine any woman not being offended.
SusanaMontana41
(3,233 posts)No wonder sponsors are fleeing.
I can't imagine which merchants would risk their reputations to fill that vacuum.
FedUp_Queer
(975 posts)However, he's been doing that for 25 years. I remember him making fun of Anita Hill, Chelsea Clinton. He coined the term "feminazi" 20 years ago. Look, I'm glad people are finally getting the picture. I just wonder why now because this is not new for him.
Frances
(8,546 posts)Women were already upset that Issa had 5 men on the panel discussing birth control and refused to allow Fluke or ANY women testify.
Then Rush demanded Fluke post video of herself having sex online so he and his followers could drool over the video.
As far as I know Rush has NEVER gone this far before.
FedUp_Queer
(975 posts)I think feminazi and the horrible stuff he railed on about Chelsea Clinton, Anita Hill, Janet Reno, Hillary and the like have crossed this line before. Regardless, better late than never.
florida08
(4,106 posts)for the gift that keeps on giving
olddad56
(5,732 posts)the next step is to boycott clear channel until the drop Rush from their line-up.
guitar man
(15,996 posts)Its really bad when lowlifes like Capital One drop you!!
War Pigs
(252 posts)On the Road
(20,783 posts)most of the early ones seemed to be little guys.
Does anyone know how many total advertisers there are for a show like Limbaugh's? I have absolutely no clue as to what proportion this is.
SusanaMontana41
(3,233 posts)fhrtjtr
(12 posts)fhrtjtr
(12 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)WooT!!!
Buh bye you fucking teabag nazi! The free market has spoken!
NCcoast
(480 posts)By yesterday evening it had exceeded my expectations. I had hoped that in the long run he'd be kicked off of Armed Forces Radio, which should have happened years ago. Well hell, he should have never been on there.
But listen, when you're too toxic for an outfit as sleazy as Capital One to hang around, you're the new Love Canal. I don't think this is the end of Rush, but it is certainly the beginning of the end of Rush. And with New Corp going into a death spiral, and the GOP clown car primary... folks, I'm feeling pretty freakin' good, at long last.
Monk06
(7,675 posts)anonymity they are bailing. The Limp one is going to have go out and sell ads and
his advertisers can't hide behind the excuse that they buy advertising in blocks
from multiple media outlets. From now on if you are a Limpballs advertiser you
chose to be one. No more plausible deniability.
corkhead
(6,119 posts)BlueIris
(29,135 posts)A really long time.
Goodbye, Rush. Enjoy infamy.