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U S Congressional Reprresentative Starts Petition Calling for Limbauagh Firing

MC said:
U S Congress woman Shelly Berkeley (D Nevada) has started a petition calling for: "Clear Channel to fire Rush Limbaugh."
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It's not a government official's place to advocate that a privately-employed talk show host be fired. Aside from First Amendment concerns, I'm quite sure that a Congresscritter has far more important things to do with his/her time and position.
 
Re: U S Congressional Representative Starts Petition Calling for Limbaugh Firing

I heard radio people from Schultz to Hannity calling for Rep. Weiner to resign. AG Eric Holder, Energy Secretary Chu, etc. have met with calls for them to be fired by radio people.

It is just as much the place for an elected government office holder to call for someone to be fired as it is a radio personality to call for someone to be fired. What goes around comes around.

It was the government that let these companies own more and more stations in one market.

One thing about sponsors, it can be quantifiable of who is advertising and who isn't, it is more precise than ratings PPM or otherwise.
 
You just knew this was coming. No surprise it came from a female Democrat either. Conceivably the females of America could mount a popular movement to boycott the remaining Rush sponsors and have some affect but in reality most women probably just consider the source and don't care what the dirty old man says.
 
Re: U S Congressional Representative Starts Petition Calling for Limbaugh Firing

Rush mentioned 18,000 sponsors, that would be 30 per his 600 affiliate stations. 10 commercials an hour? I usually hear the same commercials over and over, so it might be 18,000 commercials, not 18,000 sponsors. Many small stations are lucky to have 30 advertisers for the whole station. Salespeople might get hassled as well. I don't want my commercial on this show, that show, etc.
 
MC said:
U S Congress woman Shelly Berkeley (D Nevada) has started a petition calling for: "Clear Channel to fire Rush Limbaugh."
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Yea, I'm sure Cumulus & CBS in LA would love for that to happen so Rush would be the jump ball between KABC & KFWB. And don't count out KRLA.

My point: If a CC station feels the need to cancel their biggest rated program there will be a line of stations ready to pick him up.
 
It just galls me how so many people (including politicians and journalists) have so not gotten this story right.

Rush Limbaugh OWNS his show and ClearChannel (Premiere Networks) does sales and distribution of the show.

Also, what about the First Amendment right to freedom of speech, freedom of the press....

Idiots...
 
Re: U S Congressional Representative Starts Petition Calling for Limbaugh Firing

There is no freedom of speech requirement for broadcast radio except for political ads. Political ads for candidates can not be censored, other than that the FCC or license holders can decide what they want on land based broadcast radio and TV.

That is why you don't see porn on broadcast TV or hear the "naughty words" on land based radio. Cable TV, satellite radio, the NET is more open except for kiddie porn, etc. but still copyright laws may prevail.

The notion of "fire" is not correct as pointed out, it would be "end his contract with his company" ...but that is not the way a politician is going to word it. "Fire Limbaugh" is more of a catchy phrase.
 
sdwulfdawg said:
It just galls me how so many people (including politicians and journalists) have so not gotten this story right.

Rush Limbaugh OWNS his show and ClearChannel (Premiere Networks) does sales and distribution of the show.

Also, what about the First Amendment right to freedom of speech, freedom of the press....

Idiots...
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Freedom of the press? Well, if Rush goes and buys his OWN radio station, then he can certainly get on the air and say what he wants, as long as it doesn't violate any FCC rules.

He DOES NOT, however, have any freedom of speech/freedom of the press power to prevent a station from pulling his show.

Of course he still reserves his freedom of speech right to stand on the corner and lie through a bullhorn.
 
jas2525 said:
Freedom of the press? Well, if Rush goes and buys his OWN radio station, then he can certainly get on the air and say what he wants, as long as it doesn't violate any FCC rules.
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Please name one FCC rule that Rush Limbaugh has violated. One.

He DOES NOT, however, have any freedom of speech/freedom of the press power to prevent a station from pulling his show.
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Correct. His contract is with Clear Channel, via their subsidiary Premiere Radio Networks. If CC believes he violated a clause in his contract, then they can terminate their deal. So can other licensees that carry his show apart from CC. If that happens, then so be it. But don't hold your breath waiting for it.

Of course he still reserves his freedom of speech right to stand on the corner and lie through a bullhorn.
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You just defined all of talk radio, both liberal and conservative.
 
Re: U S Congressional Representative Starts Petition Calling for Limbaugh Firing

I don't see anyone saying he violated an FCC "rule" ... There is a old Florida law that makes it a misdemeanor to say something that: “speaks of and concerning any woman, married or unmarried, falsely and maliciously imputing to her a want of chastity."

(Probably as unenforced and as archaic as laws against adultery that might still be on the books here and there.)

Dr. Laura had good ratings and then poof, her career hit a brick wall...so one never knows what will happen. He could go to satellite like Stern, although I doubt it.
 
Most of the advertiser pull-outs have been from national chain stores and nationally advertising companies. They have an effect. But if they REALLY want to stick it to Rush, all they need to do is convince the LOCAL advertisers on the LOCAL affiliates to drop all advertising on Rush Limbaugh's show.

If there's no local money to be made from LOCAL advertising on stations that carry Limbaugh's show to pay for CARRYING it (namely on non-Clear Channel owned affiliates of the program, which outnumber the Clear Channel affiliates nationwide by a huge margin) on top of the national advertisers bailing out, THEN Rush Limbaugh is in BIG trouble.

Having a Congressperson calling for Limbaugh's "firing" is putting the cart before the horse. If they begin dealing with this on the LOCAL level, with LOCAL advertisers and the local affiliates, the effect on Limbaugh will be FAR more noticeable. Like a nuclear bomb vs. a spitball. Secondly, not many local News/Talk stations like becoming the local news and talk themselves. And when something is eating into their bottom line, they will only remain loyal to Rush for so long...

I'm guessing as long as everybody keeps thinking it's the other way around, Rush's career remains secure...
 
The log still seems full on the local Limbaugh affilates I can pick up. I hope people (especially out of town people manning phone banks) don't harrass local businesses trying to run their businesses.....which if they cave in will in turn be counter-boycotted by the other side. It would be a no-win. (Secret: boycotts do not only work, if they work at all, by left wingers against right wingers). Now, if a sponsor really wanted to make a statement against Rush, they wouldn't just pull their advertising from the show, they would drop their advertising from all stations in the cluster. Don't see that happening.

Local stations aren't hearing from their listeners, they are hearing astroturf from all over the country.
 
Remember Howard Stern in the 1980's to 2003 where he simulcasted his syndicated radio show on E! I remember the FCC going after him for certain Gags until Sirius took him. I do remember Citadel Firing Karel from San Francisco's KGO for Joe the Plummer comments and then Karel went Syndicated in some parts of the nation. Firing Rush will not Work.
 
KeithE4 said:
Please name one FCC rule that Rush Limbaugh has violated. One.
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I can't.

Nor did I claim he did.

You just defined all of talk radio, both liberal and conservative.
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I listen to plenty of both left and right talk, and what I mostly hear from the left, is the cleaning up of the egregious out-and-out lies told by the right. Implying they are both equidistant from the truth is disingenuous. The party of "morality" far exceeds the left when it comes to flat-out fabrication. They will say ANYTHING, as long as it stokes the fears of the evil Obama. They don't give a you-know-what how much they're scaring the far right lunatic fringe either. Why else do you think that crowd is buying tons of gold and backpacks filled with emergency food? If it wasn't so pathetic, it would be funny.

Like to hear it or not, that's just the way it is.
 
Re: U S Congressional Representative Starts Petition Calling for Limbaugh Firing

Most of the posts seem analytical, not political. For a U S Congress person to make an issue of Rush Limbaugh is technically interesting, just like the problems Schultz had a while back. Now she is saying "cancel Limbaugh"

I remember Hugh Hewitt (talk show host) as a guest on MSNBC said they should cancel Ed Schultz..and that was a big deal for a while. The back and forth between these personnalities gins up ratings.


http://www.shelleyberkley.com/petition/w1203cce/
 
According to the article, the NV rep SIGNED a petition. She didn't start it.

Petitions are a waste of time. No one cares.
 
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