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xpat Donating Member (295 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 07:01 AM
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Hit Limbaugh where it hurts
I picked this up on another forum. Pass it around.

Attn: All Free-Thinking Non-Dittoheads! Give Rush's Sponsors a Piece of Your Mind!

Paul M. writes us: "As you may have heard, Rush Limbaugh is off the air for one month while he is in rehab for his illegal oxycontin addiction. On his website he is asking that his fans send letters of support to his advertisers. They even put a link on the site. I am asking that you please join in the support (ha ha). Please click on the link below and show your support. Tell the advertisers: Rush is nothing but an addict and has no business telling people how to live their life. Rush is a hypocrite and an addict. Rush has always put down people who have an addiction but when he's an addict we should all pray for him. Please pull all of your advertising from the Rush Limbaugh Show and put an end to the madness. Add anything you like."
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/email_advertiser.guest.html
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onebigbadwulf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 07:06 AM
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1. AHAHAha awesome
okay, I sent my response. Now it's everyone else's turn.
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formactv Donating Member (247 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 07:09 AM
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2. Megadoses Rush!
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Melsky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 07:10 AM
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3. Great idea
thanks, I will do this. The situation with rush really represents republican hypocracy at it's most blatant and public.
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Mikimouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 07:11 AM
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4. hahahahahahaha-I just sent them a message that will
probably not make it past Mr. Snerdley, or whoever screens the messages, but it still felt good. Thanks for the link! I have to wonder if Limp*'s website will forward the negative messages to freeperland? I would love to see my message end up as a topic of 'discussion' over there (if you can call what they do discussion).
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 07:12 AM
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5. so trusting
I wouldn't assume that anything I typed in that box would reach the sponsors, in its original form or at all.
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Gman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 07:30 AM
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6. How easy! This needs to be posted at the boycott Rush website.
Edited on Fri Oct-31-03 07:36 AM by Gman
I'll take care of letting his sponsors know what I think alright.
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shirlden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 07:45 AM
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7. What fun !!
I just sent a goody. That was so much fun, I may just have to go back and use some other names and do it some more. After all, we learned this tactic from the dittoheads at freeperville.

:bounce:
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Homer12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-31-03 10:54 AM
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8. Here's my contribution
Rush Limbaugh is a hypocrite.

The second you stop advertising on his show is the second you may pick me up as a customer.

Advertising with a man who lies, distorts facts, guilts his audenice, and basically abuses persuasive speech is a reason why people like me don't buy your products.
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kyrasdad Donating Member (551 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-01-03 04:09 AM
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9. I'll show you mine if...
Here's the letter of support I sent...


After years of telling people that ALL drug addicts should be behind bars, that they are one of the main reasons in the demoralizing of America, Rush wants us to send letters of support? No way. Any advertiser that supports not only a drug user, but they hipocracy surrounding it, I will definatly not be purchasing anything from.

Rush belongs in jail, not on the air, and definatly not on the air supported by hard working American's purchasing products from companies that support drug abuse, and thier abusers.

Eric Connine
Johnstown, NY
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grannylib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-03 01:35 PM
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10. Sent message...did you see comment about "grace and love" by brother?
Edited on Mon Nov-03-03 01:37 PM by grannylib
On the front page of his site, there is a blurb by his brother thanking everyone for the "grace and love" that is being shown to Rush "from every direction."
GAG me...how much grace and love has he shown to anyone else??

Here's my message:
Dear Sponsors: While I have sympathy for anyone facing addiction, Mr. Limbaugh does not extend to others the "love and grace" for which his brother expresses thanks...
Mr. Limbaugh is grossly hypocritical in his stance on this issue; according to his own words about others who struggle with addiction, he should be "sent up the river."
It is shameful that anyone should support his politics of hatred and divisiveness.
I will be boycotting all of his sponsors.
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Isere Donating Member (920 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-03 05:19 PM
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11. Done! With great pleasure, too!
You might get a lot more activity on this if you posted it on GD where there is more traffic. Just a suggestion. I'd love to see this mail box flooded!

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freesqueeze Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-03 09:12 PM
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12. All we have is their word that these messages will be forwarded.
Which means we got nothing. Do you notice how all the guest host make the same logically flawed partial arguements that Rush made. Seems to me that the writers can plug anyone into that slot with as much success. Just follow the same formula.

Anyway, here's my comment for what it's worth:

"You must be kidding. Rush is a total joke! He has never shown any mercy to his fellow junkies and now that he's exposed, we're supposed to rally around him. Surely, the Republican party can find a better spokesperson that Rush! Maybe David Duke would step in."
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PROGRESSIVE1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-05-03 01:19 PM
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13. Boycott his sponsors!!! That's what the REICH WINGERS..
did to the sponsors of the Reagan mini-series!!!
Play it back to these FU KNOW THE REST!
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Ganja Ninja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 07:55 AM
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14. This was going on over at Smirking Chimp a couple of weeks ago
and it was determined that they were screening the E-mails to prevent liberals from getting through. Try using the links at

www.takebackthemedia.com
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johnlal Donating Member (974 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 09:59 AM
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15. Red Lobster
I sent an e-mail directly to Red Lobster. They told me that they had pulled all advertising from Rush's show. They adopted a new policy of not sponsoring "Controversial" programs.
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 08:23 PM
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17. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll send one to Red Lobster thanking them!
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 08:21 PM
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16. Done!
I hope the ones we sent here aren't filtered. I sure hope there are other petitions when he goes back on the air. I posted the other day that if the right wing can threaten boycotts of CBS over the Reagan movie, then we liberals might boycott sponsors wo sponsor degenerate influences like RL. I plan on doing that as soon as he gets back to work.
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-07-03 11:35 AM
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18. I sent an email to all the companies...
that had an email addy. FYI - I heard back from Bose radio. Their representative said that they didn't advertise on his program.

I found the list via the link to the list provided by someone here in this thread.
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-08-03 02:02 AM
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19. HaHa......


Here's Mine


Dear Rush Sponsors,

Rush has proven what an undeniable hypocrite he is by not practicing what he preaches and I have absouluteley no respect for this man or anything he stands for.

My wife and I have been avid users of Thera-Gesic pain rub since both of us are actual WORKING PEOPLE and often develop aches and pains from our labor. However,we will not buy any more Thera-Gesic as long as this arrogant,worker hating troll keeps advertising this product.

In addition,I am going to listen to the show (with my barf bag nearby)for the specific purpose of making a list of companies who sponsor Rush to post everywhere I can so that all who wish to do so may boycott those products and services.


Rush is obviously on the way down the tubes. don't let him take your companies with him.



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CSI Willows Donating Member (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-11-03 03:31 PM
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20. lmao! It's been a while since I've been to Rush's site
I'll send lots and lots :)
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bubba_fett Donating Member (257 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-19-03 04:41 AM
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21. I don't mean to be the fly in your oxycontin injection, but...
Edited on Wed Nov-19-03 04:43 AM by bubba_fett
that 'submit' form more than likely goes to some Rush.com flunkie who filters through them. Everyone should really mail (or call) the advertisers directly.

Sorry to break it to you, but having a submit form going directly where it says it does is a huge web-design no-no.

EDIT: That is, when you submit to a third party. Boycott directly and make yourselves known!
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