Ever wonder why Rush Limbaugh's syndicated radio show is all over the place?

This is how Limbaugh's show became an important conduit for conservative propaganda. Thanks for the information, BBB.

So, if it was not Rush Limbaugh doing this business deal, it could be another host doing the business deal. Now my question that this thread still has not answered is why, in a free-market society, a liberal talk show host has not given Rush a bit of competition with the same business deal to radio stations? I say this since I think liberals believe that the country is very liberal, and these liberals are being forced fed, so to speak, the conservative talk show format. I think that is a false assumption. The country is still quite conservative, except for some specific regions, and there is an honest to goodness following for Rush Limbaugh's format.

Isn't it obvious? Liberals don't spend as much time listening to the radio for their news and entertainment. Instead, television, print, and the internet.

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One could then assume, based on the above point, that many conservatives might be listening to radio, since they are doing something else at the same time. Multi-tasking (aka, being busy).

Does this mean that many a liberal prefers visual news, since they have so much extra time on their hands to just read or watch?

maybe it's because they can read

And, you know conservatives can read too; just different subjects possibly?

really, every time i saw one of those palin rallies, and the folks attending
this song from the simpsons was running through my head

most folks'll never eat a skunk
but then again some folks'll
like cletus, the slack jawed yokel

Wow, this is an interesting problem for Mitt Romney. His company, Bain Capital, is one of the two owners of Rush Limbaugh's company. BBB

A 7th advertiser pulls out of Limbaugh's show
03/05/2012
By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer

NEW YORK—A flower company is the seventh advertiser to pull its ads from conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh's radio program in reaction to his derogatory comments about a law student who testified about birth control policy.

ProFlowers said Sunday on its Facebook page that it has suspended advertising on Limbaugh's program because his comments about Georgetown University student Sandra Fluke "went beyond political discourse to a personal attack and do not reflect our values as a company."

The six other advertisers that say they have pulled ads from his show are mortgage lender Quicken Loans, mattress retailers Sleep Train and Sleep Number, software maker Citrix Systems Inc., online data backup service provider Carbonite and online legal document services company LegalZoom.

ProFlowers had said on Twitter that posts it received about Limbaugh's remarks affected its advertising strategy. ProFlowers is an online flower delivery service.

Limbaugh called the 30-year-old Fluke a "slut" and "prostitute" last week after she testified to congressional Democrats in support of national health care policies that would compel employers and other organizations, including her university, to offer group health insurance that covers birth control for women.

He apologized to Fluke on Saturday after being criticized by Republican and Democratic politicians and after several advertisers left the show.

Clear Channel's Premiere Radio Networks Inc. hosts Limbaugh's program, one of the country's most popular talk radio shows. The company is supporting Limbaugh, whose on-air contract with Premiere runs through 2016.

"The contraception debate is one that sparks strong emotion and opinions on both sides of the issue," Premiere Networks said in a statement emailed Sunday by spokeswoman Rachel Nelson. "We respect the right of Mr. Limbaugh, as well as the rights of those who disagree with him, to express those opinions."

Clear Channel Media and Entertainment operates more than 850 radio stations in the U.S., and Premiere says it's the largest radio content provider in the country, syndicating programs to more than 5,000 affiliate stations.

When asked which companies or organizations were the largest advertisers on Limbaugh's show, Nelson said that that information was "proprietary." Nelson declined to say how much revenue the company will lose with the advertiser defections or how much revenue Limbaugh's show brings in.

Clear Channel's parent company was taken private in 2008 by private equity firms Thomas H. Lee Partners and Bain Capital.

Read more: A 7th advertiser pulls out of Limbaugh's show - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_20103751#ixzz1oGVmn1Xg
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That first article explains why a local man put Limbaugh on two his stations, in Houston.

Well I never understood the fascination with hate mongerers or misogynists. I never understood why in the hell Limbaugh lives and works out of NYC (well at least it used to)

He gives humanity a really bad name. Thank you BumbleBeeBoogie for the article.

Here is more information:

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/03/04/140782/number-of-companies-that-have.html#storylink=omni_popular

"Liberals" took a real shot a while back. They put the likes of Al Franken and Janeane Garofalo on the air (maybe they're still on?). It didn't seem to work out. To me they came off as smarmy cheap-shotters -- just like Rush!

Apparently only conservatives enjoy listening to assholes on the radio...

Update: Limbaugh Loses Eighth Advertiser Over Comments About Law Student
March 5, 2012
by Mark Memmott - NPR

Update at 12:05 p.m. ET: Since we first published this post, there's been word from AOL (via The Huffington Post) that it too is pulling its ads from conservative broadcaster Rush Limbaugh's radio show.

Update at 12:45 p.m. ET: On his show today, Limbaugh said he does not think Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke is a "slut" or "prostitute." He also said that in using such words to describe her, "I descended to their level" — apparently referring to those on the left.

Update at 1:25 p.m. ET. From MSNBC:

"Student Called 'Slut' By Limbaugh Dismisses Apology."

Our original post:

ProFlowers on Sunday became the seventh advertiser to pull adds from conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh's nationally syndicated program in the wake of his charge last week that a Georgetown University law student is a "slut" and a "prostitute" because she believes insurers should cover the cost of women's contraception services.

Rush Limbaugh.

"Mr. Limbaugh's recent comments went beyond political discourse to a personal attack and do not reflect our values as a company. As such, ProFlowers has suspended advertising on The Rush Limbaugh radio program," the company announced on its Facebook page.

According to The Associated Press, "the six other advertisers that say they have pulled ads from [Limbaugh's] show are mortgage lender Quicken Loans, mattress retailers Sleep Train and Sleep Number, software maker Citrix Systems Inc., online data backup service provider Carbonite and online legal document services company LegalZoom."

Over the weekend, as NPR.org's Stephanie Federico reported for us, Limbaugh issued a statement Limbaugh released a statement about his comments regarding law student Sandra Fluke:

"For over 20 years, I have illustrated the absurd with absurdity, three hours a day, five days a week. In this instance, I chose the wrong words in my analogy of the situation. I did not mean a personal attack on Ms. Fluke.

"I think it is absolutely absurd that during these very serious political times, we are discussing personal sexual recreational activities before members of Congress. I personally do not agree that American citizens should pay for these social activities. What happened to personal responsibility and accountability? Where do we draw the line? If this is accepted as the norm, what will follow? Will we be debating if taxpayers should pay for new sneakers for all students that are interested in running to keep fit? In my monologue, I posited that it is not our business whatsoever to know what is going on in anyone's bedroom nor do I think it is a topic that should reach a Presidential level.

"My choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir. I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke for the insulting word choices."

The Washington Post's Paul Farhi this morning looks at the controversy and notes that:

"Limbaugh has escaped lasting damage over inflammatory remarks before, such as when he suggested that Michael J. Fox was exaggerating the effects of Parkinson's disease in a 2006 ad in which the actor advocated more funding for stem-cell research, or when he aired a song parody called Barack the Magic Negro that lampooned Barack Obama's candidacy in 2007.

"Similarly, Limbaugh's fans are likely to be 'energized' by his comments about Fluke and contraceptives, said Randall Bloom­quist, a talk-radio consultant who is a former program director of WMAL [radio in Washington, D.C.]. ...

"But the loss of advertisers should be a worrisome sign to Limbaugh, said Holland Cooke, also a talk-radio consultant. 'I think this story is closer to the beginning than the end,' he said Sunday. 'This is in the hands of an angry public now. I can't imagine that he won't be diminished in some way.' "