The Limbaugh Gila Monster |
We already knew, of course, that right-wing radio shock jock reptiles have extremely toxic fangs. The level of viciousness in which they tear into their prey, however, is another matter altogether.
Those that dare to dispute the almighty pronouncements of these beasts--in this case a woman law student testifying before Congress for the basic right to have birth control--must really stimulate the gland in those reptilian brains to send them into an attack frenzy that has no bounds, no end, no mercy whatsoever.
Definitely looks like this slobbering Limbaugh lizard went beyond his usual name-calling and traveled into the realm of sexual on-air fantasies, revealing some irresistible craving to see a young woman video sex scenes and present them as a gift so he could have a vicarious visual.
Enough of this. Just as Glenn Beck was finally sent to walk the plank, let also this stomach-churning sack of bigotry & bile do likewise. The most deplorable commentary is the existence of millions of cretins inhabiting this country, supporting and encouraging this sick spectacle.
Of course, as with Beck, the key to purging the airwaves of this grotesque pathogen is to hit their real feeding source: The commercial sponsors who act as official pimps for a demogogue whose publicity whore skills will richly reward their bottom line.
They need to get the message the day of Rush's reckoning has at long last arrived.
The New York Times yesterday ran this story:
Attack by Limbaugh Awakens a ‘Stop Rush’ Campaign
By Brian StelterSome of the same activists that persuaded advertisers to boycott Glenn Beck’s television show on Fox News in 2009 are now mobilizing against Rush Limbaugh in the wake of his verbal attacks on a Georgetown University law school student this week.
Actually, they are remobilizing. A Twitter account, “Stop Rush,” which has been dormant since late 2010, woke up on Wednesday, when Mr. Limbaugh first called the student, Sandra Fluke, a “slut.”
On Friday, as complaints from “Stop Rush” and others about Mr. Limbaugh’s comments mounted, a handful of companies said that they had halted their advertising on “The Rush Limbaugh Show,” at least temporarily.
One of the companies, Quicken Loans, wrote on Twitter, “Due to continued inflammatory comments — along with valuable feedback from clients and team members — QL has suspended ads on Rush Limbaugh program.”
Two mattress companies, Sleep Train and Sleep Number, made similar statements on Friday. A representative of Sleep Number wrote on Twitter, “Recent comments by Rush Limbaugh do not align w/ our values, so we made decision to immediately suspend all advertising on that program.”
Mr. Limbaugh’s comments on Wednesday about Ms. Fluke, who had testified in support of the Obama administration’s requirement that health insurance plans cover contraceptives for women, were immediately noticed by Media Matters, a liberal media monitoring group that has been raising red flags about Mr. Limbaugh’s language for years.
“What does it say about the college coed Susan Fluke,” Mr. Limbaugh said that day, misstating her name, “who goes before a Congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex? What does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute. She wants to be paid to have sex.”
Mr. Limbaugh followed up again on Thursday and Friday, even as Ms. Fluke defended herself in interviews and President Obama called her to indicate his support for her. The “Stop Rush” Twitter account asked on Thursday, “Are y’all ready to @StopRush? Getting the strong sense that it’s time and the feedback has been there so far. Spread the word.”
The person behind the account, Angelo Carusone, has subsequently started to contact some of the sponsors of “The Rush Limbaugh Show,” which is distributed by local radio stations across the country. Mr. Carusone similarly ran a Twitter account called “Stop Beck” in 2009 that targeted Glenn Beck for calling Mr. Obama a racist. He and other activists and groups contacted advertisers, hundreds of whom eventually asked Fox to keep their ads off Mr. Beck’s show.
Actually, they are remobilizing. A Twitter account, “Stop Rush,” which has been dormant since late 2010, woke up on Wednesday, when Mr. Limbaugh first called the student, Sandra Fluke, a “slut.”
On Friday, as complaints from “Stop Rush” and others about Mr. Limbaugh’s comments mounted, a handful of companies said that they had halted their advertising on “The Rush Limbaugh Show,” at least temporarily.
One of the companies, Quicken Loans, wrote on Twitter, “Due to continued inflammatory comments — along with valuable feedback from clients and team members — QL has suspended ads on Rush Limbaugh program.”
Two mattress companies, Sleep Train and Sleep Number, made similar statements on Friday. A representative of Sleep Number wrote on Twitter, “Recent comments by Rush Limbaugh do not align w/ our values, so we made decision to immediately suspend all advertising on that program.”
Mr. Limbaugh’s comments on Wednesday about Ms. Fluke, who had testified in support of the Obama administration’s requirement that health insurance plans cover contraceptives for women, were immediately noticed by Media Matters, a liberal media monitoring group that has been raising red flags about Mr. Limbaugh’s language for years.
“What does it say about the college coed Susan Fluke,” Mr. Limbaugh said that day, misstating her name, “who goes before a Congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex? What does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute. She wants to be paid to have sex.”
Mr. Limbaugh followed up again on Thursday and Friday, even as Ms. Fluke defended herself in interviews and President Obama called her to indicate his support for her. The “Stop Rush” Twitter account asked on Thursday, “Are y’all ready to @StopRush? Getting the strong sense that it’s time and the feedback has been there so far. Spread the word.”
The person behind the account, Angelo Carusone, has subsequently started to contact some of the sponsors of “The Rush Limbaugh Show,” which is distributed by local radio stations across the country. Mr. Carusone similarly ran a Twitter account called “Stop Beck” in 2009 that targeted Glenn Beck for calling Mr. Obama a racist. He and other activists and groups contacted advertisers, hundreds of whom eventually asked Fox to keep their ads off Mr. Beck’s show.
This link will take you to a stirring address to Congress by a California representative, along with an interview with Sandra Fluke, the law student defamed by the misogynistic maniac.
Below, a list of the beast's advertisers, who you can call, fax, and email. Don't lose this opportunity, friends. The only thing corporate entities generally respond to is the profit line. If they can make a profit sponsoring "The American Nazi Hour," they will. And if they begin to lose their bottom line, they certainly won't.
Please, make your voices heard. With numbers and determination, Limbaugh can begin rooming with Beck in the very same garbage dumpster.
Make it happen--call these advertisers today and tell 'em you'll never, ever patronize them again as long as they are in league with this monster!
Quicken Loans - confirmed sponsor 1050 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226
Client Relations - (800) 863-4332
and: (800) 251-9080
Century 21 Real Estate LLC - confirmed sponsorInternational Headquarters
1 Campus Drive
Parsippany, NJ 07054
ProFlowersSales or Service: 1-800-580-2913
Phone: 800.580.2913
eharmony
300 N. Lake Ave., Suite 1111
Pasadena, CA 91101
media@eharmony.com 626.795.4814
FAX 626.585.4040
CARBONITE, Inc.
617-587-1100
177 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 carbonite@mailnj.custhelp.com
Direct Dial Office: 617-587-1100 EXT:1115
617-587-1100
177 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 carbonite@mailnj.custhelp.com
Direct Dial Office: 617-587-1100 EXT:1115
Sleep Number Bed
Select Comfort Corporation - confirmed and long-time advertiser
6105 Trenton Lane N
Minneapolis, MN 55442
Phone: 763-551-7000
Fax: 763-551-7826
800-438-2233investorrelations@selectcomfort.com
Select Comfort Corporation - confirmed and long-time advertiser
6105 Trenton Lane N
Minneapolis, MN 55442
Phone: 763-551-7000
Fax: 763-551-7826
800-438-2233investorrelations@selectcomfort.com
Oreck Upright Vacuum CleanersOreck Corporation
100 Plantation Road
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123800-289-5888
100 Plantation Road
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123800-289-5888
Mid-West Life Insurance Company of Tennessee
9151 Grapevine Hwy.
North Richland Hills, TX 76180
Phone (800) 733-1110
(web banner ads on rushlimbaugh.com)
9151 Grapevine Hwy.
North Richland Hills, TX 76180
Phone (800) 733-1110
(web banner ads on rushlimbaugh.com)
AutoZone Inc.
901-495-7185; Fax: 901-495-8374
P.O. Box 2198, Memphis, TN 38101 investor.relations@autozone.com
901-495-7185; Fax: 901-495-8374
P.O. Box 2198, Memphis, TN 38101 investor.relations@autozone.com
LegalZoom.com - confirmed and long-time advertiser
800-773-0888; Fax: 323-962-8300
800-773-0888; Fax: 323-962-8300
Citrix Online (GoToMyPC)
6500 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117
Phone: 805-690-6400; Fax: 805-690-6471 info@citrixonline.com
6500 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117
Phone: 805-690-6400; Fax: 805-690-6471 info@citrixonline.com
American Forces Network
Contact Us: @MyAFN.net
Mission Pharmacal Company
10999 IH-10 West Suite 1000
P.O. Box 786099
San Antonio, TX 78278-6099
Telephone: (800) 531-3333
Bennett Kennedy - Citracal Product Manager
Contact Us: @MyAFN.net
Mission Pharmacal Company
10999 IH-10 West Suite 1000
P.O. Box 786099
San Antonio, TX 78278-6099
Telephone: (800) 531-3333
Bennett Kennedy - Citracal Product Manager
Life Quotes, Inc.
32045 Castle Court
Evergreen, CO 80439
1-800-670-5433 info@lifequotes.com.au
32045 Castle Court
Evergreen, CO 80439
1-800-670-5433 info@lifequotes.com.au