Rush Limbaugh Advertisers Pull Commercials In Wake Of Sandra Fluke 'Slut' Firestorm...Agree With Them ?

by Che Guevara - Hero Posted 2012/03/03 04:40:00

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Rush Limbaugh Advertisers Pull Commercials In Wake Of Sandra Fluke 'Slut' Firestorm...Agree ?

Several of Rush Limbaugh's advertisers announced Friday that they were pulling their commercials from his radio show in the wake of Limbaugh's incendiary comments about a female law student and contraception.

After being bombarded on Twitter, mattress store Sleep Train said that it would no longer advertise during Limbaugh's top-rated show following days of outrage over Limbaugh's statements about Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown student who was denied a chance to speak at a Congressional hearing about birth control.

"We are pulling our ads with Rush Limbaugh and appreciate the community's feedback," the company wrote in a tweet.

Later on Friday, another mattress company, Sleep Number, announced through a spokeswoman that it had also pulled its ads from Limbaugh's show. So did companiesLegal Zoom, Citrix and Quicken Loans.

All cited the nature of Limbaugh's statements, as well as the vociferous complaints they were getting, as the reason for their withdrawal of the ads.

Limbaugh called Fluke a "slut" and a "prostitute," saying that she was having "so much sex" that she wanted the government to pay for her contraception. Then, he went further, saying, " if we're going to pay for your contraceptives and thus pay for you to have sex, we want something for it. We want you to post the videos online so we can all watch."

The comments elicited fierce condemnation from politicians and pundits, and acampaign began on Twitter to ask Sleep Train to pull its commercials from Limbaugh's show.

Sleep Train, one of the biggest mattress retailers in the country, has been targeted before for advertising on Limbaugh's show. This time, though, the campaign worked.

Other advertisers are also fielding angry messages on Twitter.

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Kaleokualoha 2012/03/03 05:17:32

YES

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Rush Limbaugh is the chief propagandist for the Conservative Disinformation Network (see http://kaleokualoha2878577.ne... ).
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Chris -... to ed 2012/03/03 18:08:38

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You are probably right!

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**Starz... to ed 2012/03/03 19:08:07

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And when she's found not to be a fake, are you going to apologize.

Basically he's calling every woman a slut and prostitute that has used BC. I'll bet that would make your wife, mother, sister, aunts, nieces happy.

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ed to **Starz... 2012/03/04 01:08:27

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no he's not ,and yes if she is not a fake I will .

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**Starz... to Chris -... 2012/03/03 19:07:09 (edited)

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Basically, he's calling every woman a slut and prostitute. I'll bet that would make your wife, mother, sister, aunts, nieces happy.

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Chris -... to **Starz... 2012/03/04 12:51:39

No. He said the ones that want to f-ck every guy they meet and they want me to pay for their birth control are the sluts and whores. My wife died a year and a half ago and she loved me very much and we agreed on these subjects. My mother takes a very hardline with this and would probably be tougher than me on this subject.

As for other people in my family, I do not bother asking.

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Che Gue... to Chris -... 2012/03/04 16:56:54 (edited)

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99% of American Women Between 15 and 45 Use or Have Used Contraceptives. Are These the Sluts and Whores you are railing against ?

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Chris -... to Che Gue... 2012/03/05 11:43:24

No, just the ones that want me to pay for it.

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Fannie to **Starz... 2012/03/04 16:57:23

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Wow, talk about a oinker, chris needs his balls choked off, so I blocked him.

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**Starz... to Fannie 2012/03/04 17:04:53

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I know, anyone that would say Rush is OK, is the same as Rush, in my opinion.

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Chris -... to **Starz... 2012/03/05 11:44:18 (edited)

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Look at Fannie wanting to do me bodily injury just because she does not agree with me....sounds like the typical leftwinger.

By the way Fannie, your hands are probably not big enough to do the job.

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**Starz... to Chris -... 2012/03/05 14:59:24

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Wrong, that's what happens to me when I leave a comment on ANY righties post. In fact I think you trashed me on one just yesterday. Although I never said one word to you. Guess your friends called you in. You think?

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Chris -... to **Starz... 2012/03/05 15:36:45

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I trashed you? My "friends" don't call me in. I am a member of a lot of groups on here but the only one I frequent is a music one started by Aargh who was thrown off of here by Art for having opions that he did not like.

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Che Gue... to Fannie 2012/03/04 17:19:07

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Good Decision.

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Che Gue... to Chris -... 2012/03/04 16:56:00

99% of Women Between 15 and 45 Use or Have Used Contraceptives. Are These the Sluts and Whores you are talking About ?

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Chris -... to Che Gue... 2012/03/05 11:45:07

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Dude......I do not want to pay for it. That is the only point.

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CAROLYN NTARWNJBS 2012/03/03 11:45:50

YES

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May there be many more and it should have happened along time ago.

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SABLE 2012/03/03 11:38:54

YES

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But unfortunately, they'll go right back to supporting him when the dust settles

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Lady Whitewolf 2012/03/03 11:13:48
Che Gue... to Lady Wh... 2012/03/04 16:58:20

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Lady Wh... to Che Gue... 2012/03/04 18:14:12

Thankies!

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gilbertgosane 2012/03/03 10:57:20

YES

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Boycott all his advertisers, time for Rushbo to sink back into the sewer from whence he came.

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ed to gilbert... 2012/03/04 01:09:40

so it's alright for some to call people names is that it?

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gilbert... to ed 2012/03/04 06:59:01

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That would be a rather simplistic assumption.

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Che Gue... to ed 2012/03/04 16:59:28

99% of American Women Between 15 and 45 Use or Have Used Contraceptives. Are These the Sluts Rush Limbaugh is Talking About ? If so, he is toast. lol

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Bilingual required sucks 2012/03/03 08:29:45 (edited)

YES

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Pull the commercials, sue him for libel, sue Clear Channel.....and mayb, just mayb we can get rid of that fat POS, pervert.

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holyheretic 2012/03/03 08:24:56
Dave 2012/03/03 07:43:42

YES

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YES! 100% yes! He's a very sick man and has no idea what Sandra Fluke's point was about. It's easier for him to push his corporate message to his dumb-ass listeners than to tell the truth. Time after time he has done things like this. It's about time someone shut him down.

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mwf122090 2012/03/03 07:25:46

YES

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He's just a slanderer.

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~HopelessRomanticM17~ 2012/03/03 07:19:20

YES

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Yes, we all have a freedom of speech, but that doesn't give you the right to be a complete douche bag! If you do things like that, you can't expect to not have consequences. Sorry buddy, you shouldn't have been such a jerk....

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trentinafur 2012/03/03 07:18:28

YES

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It's time for this anger salesman to choke on his pork chop.

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SK-LIBE... to trentin... 2012/03/03 19:30:20

be careful what you wish upon others, pork chop. just a fair and balanced warning.

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trentin... to SK-LIBE... 2012/03/03 19:44:28

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Great movie (IB). Come back when you learn how to spell inglorious, Gomer.

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paulyman 2012/03/03 07:11:34

YES

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Although I would agree with Rush, I would pull my adds so all the other sluts would still buy my products. hehe

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findthelight2000 2012/03/03 07:04:22

YES

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It's about time he pay for his lies and hate rhetoric.

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Griegg 2012/03/03 06:27:10

YES

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It's been a long time coming.

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Singerar 2012/03/03 06:23:42 (edited)

YES

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Yes!!!! Pull all of them.

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Not A Fool 2012/03/03 06:15:07

YES

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Let him flap in the wind, dry up and blow away.

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Jo 2012/03/03 05:48:18

YES

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this is HILARIOUS!!! The man is nothing more than a waste of space, I dont blame these advertisers one bit---I'd be totally embarrassed to be associated with him in any way:)

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Roger47 2012/03/03 05:39:28 (edited)

YES

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On top of all his other sins, he took a trip to the Dominican Republic with four other men, and no women. On his re-entry to the US, he was found with 29 viagra pills, in a prescription in his doctor's name. Why would Rush bring at least 29 hits of Viagra with him when on a trip with other men? Could it be he was looking for prostitutes?

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/...

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Tedster to Roger47 2012/03/03 05:57:13 (edited)

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It was just wishful thinking on the fat, druggo guy's part. Either that or he just took the viagra so he wouldn't pee all over himself as he usually does.

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