One was quoted as saying they never knowingly bought Limbaugh;s show and would have to look into "network buys" and what they were. Problem with boycotts and social media pressure is it works both ways. Rush supporters are announcing boycotts of the advertisers who announced they are dropping the show. If you're an advertiser who thought announcing that you were pulling out would stop the pressure and phone ringing, you would be wrong.
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Rush apologizes, so how come HE doesn't get suspended!!?
- Thread starter Bug on the rug
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You gotta believe though that it was management that pushed El Rushbo out there in front of that microphone to issue his "apology." This is behavior that doesn't come naturally to Limbaugh. I don't even think he apologized when he called Chelsea Clinton the "new Whitehouse dog."
What was it he was caught trying to sneak into the country once? Was that viagra or oxycontin? If it was viagra that might mark him as a bit of a hypocrite for criticizing anyone else's private life, but if it was oxycontin it might explain his delusions. I wonder what kind of females (females, right?) he would have needed his viagra for. Perhaps sluts.
borderblaster said:
And I suspect that the boycotters and counter-boycotters will end up balancing each other out, or close to it. Not to mention by May, or October, all the pent-up rage of either kind of boycotter will be spent, and they will be back to where they all were on February 15th.
Rush Lovers: Understand that some things are two-way streets:
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-limbaugh-apologize-20120304,0,1078435.story
One thing is definitely certain: In the new generation of talk-show hosts that are on the horizon, none of them will have the success of Rush Limbaugh. He's ruined it for them, and the industry won't want to go through this again.
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-limbaugh-apologize-20120304,0,1078435.story
One thing is definitely certain: In the new generation of talk-show hosts that are on the horizon, none of them will have the success of Rush Limbaugh. He's ruined it for them, and the industry won't want to go through this again.
RicoGregg said:
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Rico like we've never heard this crap before. You may agree with the LA Times opinion writer calling Rush a vile man, like the left doesn't have vile creatures like Bill Maher, Ed Schultz, Keith Olbermann, Lawrence O'Donnell, Alec Baldwin, et al etc etc etc etc. GEEEEZ!~!
Speaking of Bill Maher..... pay PARTICULAR attention to just past the :43 mark...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyg31Wf18yc
SuperRadioFan said:
Gee, I didn't know that Rush doesn't do opinions.
Between Rush and all the others you mentioned, just who is being a hot-button subject these days?
Before this goes TIO, you'll have to tell me just who amongst the "vile left" people you mentioned slandered someone and what they're now apologizing for.
Glad to see that you can take it. You've had years of dishing it out.
RicoGregg said:
I'll repeat what I added as an edit, and stop being so arrogant; not that there's any law against it, maybe you should get off your high horse before you look like his behind.
Speaking of Bill Maher..... pay PARTICULAR attention to just past the :43 mark...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyg31Wf18yc
SuperRadioFan said:
If one has to pay PARTICULAR attention to one second in a byte that's over a minute, then there isn't much of an argument there. More like a straw to grasp.
What was I being arrogant about? I just asked a good question. Can't it be answered? Can't you do better than this?
I'm not the one bringing horse anatomy into this. I've been sticking to the topic, and not distractions.
RicoGregg said:
WHO CARES about this ridiculous distraction you categorize as a "hot-button issue" when there's a country to save? ;D
And WHERE did I refer to "one second in a byte" ?? Are you usually this ignorant or are you just being obtuse? Your homework is to relisten to the whole thing. On second thought, don't bother and you CAN have the last word before they do TIO. My time is too valuable to continue with you..... Have a grand day
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Does anyone remember when Bill Maher called Sarah Palin a **** ....it did not hurt his career one bit. Rush can only suspend himself. This will all blow over. it did for Bill Maher and it will for Rush.
Here is an Australian case of how social media can effect business decisions. The person concerned is now on a very short leash, because his employer can't afford to risk his antics.
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/youre-a-fat-slag-i-will-hunt-you-down-kyle-sandilands-radio-rant-at-female-journalist-over-review-of-his-show/story-fn9usgea-1226203165298
So I ask, with social media the way it is, could you afford to be associated with such a loose cannon?
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/youre-a-fat-slag-i-will-hunt-you-down-kyle-sandilands-radio-rant-at-female-journalist-over-review-of-his-show/story-fn9usgea-1226203165298
So I ask, with social media the way it is, could you afford to be associated with such a loose cannon?
Some (liberal) organizations are now saying up to 45 advertisers have suspended or pulled their ads from his show.
Today Limbaugh said the ad loss amounts to "losing a couple of French fries in the container when it's delivered to you at the drive-through -- you don’t even notice it.”
Considering he's guaranteed between $38 and $40 million a year until 2016 with PNR, why should he worry that PNR's parent company CC Media Holdings' $6+ billion earnings this year won't ride on his show's ad revenue?
Today Limbaugh said the ad loss amounts to "losing a couple of French fries in the container when it's delivered to you at the drive-through -- you don’t even notice it.”
Considering he's guaranteed between $38 and $40 million a year until 2016 with PNR, why should he worry that PNR's parent company CC Media Holdings' $6+ billion earnings this year won't ride on his show's ad revenue?
Rush is right. It does not matter to him whether the advertisers cancel because he has a guaranteed contract payout said to be at least $38 million per year through 2016.
On the other hand, for the company that owns that contract and therefore has to pay out that $38 million annual minimum paycheck to Rushbo, it certainly matters how much advertiser income they receive in order to help pay that money out to El Rushie.
Rush is in a good spot because he is the guy receiving the $38 million annual minimum rather than the company that has to pay it out. Don't know how much money the stations pay to carry the show but that should go into decline when the new Huckabee show goes head to head with the king of talkradio.
In any case, the lesson here is, beware when you sign anybody to a long term contract. And that applies to both El Rushbo and Brewers slugger Ryan Braun. You never know what tomorrow's headlines might do to that contract. Talent on loan from God? Maybe not.
On the other hand, for the company that owns that contract and therefore has to pay out that $38 million annual minimum paycheck to Rushbo, it certainly matters how much advertiser income they receive in order to help pay that money out to El Rushie.
Rush is in a good spot because he is the guy receiving the $38 million annual minimum rather than the company that has to pay it out. Don't know how much money the stations pay to carry the show but that should go into decline when the new Huckabee show goes head to head with the king of talkradio.
In any case, the lesson here is, beware when you sign anybody to a long term contract. And that applies to both El Rushbo and Brewers slugger Ryan Braun. You never know what tomorrow's headlines might do to that contract. Talent on loan from God? Maybe not.
So now lib media whore (yes, I called her a whore! I DIDN'T say crack-ho!) Gloria Allred wants Limbaugh arrested! Can an ISDN line be set up in a jail cell? :
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/73829.html
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/73829.html
Breaking news: Hawaii's KPUA drops Rush's!
That's a week old.
Bug on the rug said:
Yes, because the entire Rush empire is going to collapse from the loss of two stations in Hawaii and rural Massachusetts.
Here is a much more relevant news items for you to chew on: Greg Ashlock says not a single advertiser has dropped Rush on KFI. This tempest in a teapot has just about petered out.
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