The latest Rush boycott effort: N.O.W.

[raccoonradio]

Or as he calls them, the National Association of Gals.
They're calling it Enough Rush. This may go over about as well as the most recent
Dump Rush campaign (lost 2 stations, picked up 2, still around 600)

http://now.org/press/04-12/04-19.html
(The stations that dropped him are in those huge cities Hilo, HI and Pittsfield, MA)
NOW says he gets paid $38 M a yr. Thought his contract was more like $50 M/yr.

 

[Goat Rodeo Cowboy]

My first reaction is: This particular N.O.W. effort probably will not result in major, drastic change. One of these days, however, some protest group may have a major break-through. (What has become of the Occupy movement at this point?)

The effort to pay attention to right now is the squeeze being put on "ALEC".... the American Legislative Exchange Council. I first became aware of ALEC about a year ago when people in Wisconsin began to ask: What hit us? And the heavy-duty investigative reporters and book writers tracked much of the legislative turmoil back to roots in ALEC. But they had trouble convincing most of us that ALEC was that substantial, and convincing anyone that ALEC might be vulnerable. This week, ALEC announced major changes in the type of legislation they will sponsor and co-ordinate going forward.

Of all the protest movements in recent years, this may be the most drastic accomplishment in changing something big, and may have been carried out with the most dignity and maturity of any protest movement in recent years.

Any effort to unseat Limbaugh (and talk radio in general) will be helter-skelter, probably less than big, and will be anything but dignified and mature in its efforts.

 

[denverradiodude]

I see indications the movement against Rush Limbaugh has been quietly and steadily gaining strength, rather than diminishing.

And why is it quiet? Probably because advertisers who have dropped and announced the fact quickly became targets for those who support Rush. Arby's is the most recent example -- Google Arby's Rush Limbaugh and you'll see what i mean.

I'm in Denver, and i've heard this week the local Rush station moved advertiser's ads into the Rush show that had been promised other day parts. (Show is 2 hr delayed here, so noon 'til 3:00 PM). Was that accidental, or intentional? Don't know. But i know of a couple of irritated advertisers.

 

[denverradiodude]

Just today, another anti-Rush group in the news, the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC):

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowl...iampou-rush-limbaugh-alex-nogales-nhmc_b59902

 

[badjef]

Big deal!

Rush must have gotten on the NAG's good side. What a bummer.

I still like Arby's.

You Rush "haters" can try to bad mouth him all you want. We've seen it all before.

He has the audience and you don't.

And after 24 years, these attacks are just annoying potholes that slime crawls out of every once in awhile.

Thanks for playing.

Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!

 

[TimeIsTight]

Actually, these "protesters" probably help Rush's cause by bringing attention to his program.

Looking at the 600 stations he's on and the salary he collects, some of us in radio can lose sight of his "real" reach and importance in the country. By far, most Americans pay no attention to Rush.

Looking at the average weekly cume of the stations he is on, about seven out of every one-hundred residents of the NY radio market tune into Rush's affiliate there once a week, in Philly the number is actually higher at eight out of one hundred, in San Francisco it is less than four, and in Boston about one in forty. And we are counting all shows on those stations, not just Rush. Most of the major market stations he is on are far from being radio market leaders, and their demos are far from prime. Many of the 600 stations are fading AMs in small markets.

So, when these "protesters" get ink or airtime in the "mainstream media," which most people pay attention to, more people whose lives aren't centered on petty political bickering actually become aware of Rush's existence. He gets more name recognition, if nothing else. Or put another way, any publicity is good publicity for somebody like Rush, up to a point. And these "protesters" are still far from the point of really hurting Rush in any meaningful way.

 

[KeithE4]

You Rush "haters" can try to bad mouth him all you want. We've seen it all before.

He has the audience and you don't.

He has about 15 million or so listeners. That's about 10% of the voting-age public. The other 90% are listening to or doing something else - you know, like maybe working for a living. :

Of those 10%, a good number, if not a majority, are well into geezer-hood. Limbaugh and the other babblers gradually get more irrelevant by the year, as their audience begins to "assume room temperature."

 

[denverradiodude]

...when these "protesters" get ink or airtime in the "mainstream media," which most people pay attention to, more people whose lives aren't centered on petty political bickering actually become aware of Rush's existence. He gets more name recognition, if nothing else. Or put another way, any publicity is good publicity for somebody like Rush, up to a point.

Based upon that theory, Rush ought to get a huge boost out of this publicity:

OGEE Studios Makes Parody Debut with ' 'Vote for Rush'

http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=147379

 

[denverradiodude]

My first reaction is: This particular N.O.W. effort probably will not result in major, drastic change. One of these days, however, some protest group may have a major break-through. (What has become of the Occupy movement at this point?)

Occupy and the Stop Rush movements have some interests in common, as evidenced by this successful result when they recently joined forces:

http://encinitas.patch.com/articles...g-from-limbaugh-s-radio-show-protest-canceled

The effort to pay attention to right now is the squeeze being put on "ALEC".... the American Legislative Exchange Council. I first became aware of ALEC about a year ago when people in Wisconsin began to ask: What hit us? And the heavy-duty investigative reporters and book writers tracked much of the legislative turmoil back to roots in ALEC. But they had trouble convincing most of us that ALEC was that substantial, and convincing anyone that ALEC might be vulnerable. This week, ALEC announced major changes in the type of legislation they will sponsor and co-ordinate going forward.

Of all the protest movements in recent years, this may be the most drastic accomplishment in changing something big, and may have been carried out with the most dignity and maturity of any protest movement in recent years.

The group that is going after ALEC (Color of Change) is the same group that campaigned successfully to get Glenn Beck off of Fox News.

 

[ajc_trw]

Like Mick Jagger said "There's no such thing as bad publicity"

And when it's free it's even better.

 

[Goat Rodeo Cowboy]

Like Mick Jagger said "There's no such thing as bad publicity"

Go over and see if you can get the folks at Susan G Komen for the Cure to agree with that bit of wisdom.

 

[jas2525]

Like Mick Jagger said "There's no such thing as bad publicity"

And when it's free it's even better.

This time it's different.

This is no longer about trying to give bad publicity to Rush specifically. If it was, then yes, the ol' "any publicity is good publicity" remark would make sense.

But no, this is more about putting a tremendous amount of pressure on the advertisers, which is potentially devastating, especially considering how easy it is now to get an electronic movement going. These companies pay attention to Facebook and Twitter and all that. It now takes a lot less effort to have an even bigger impact.

Anyone who thinks Rush is out of the woods because nobody is picketing radio stations--or sponsors for that matter--doesn't understand the animal he's now dealing with.