Rush Limbaugh's sponsors

[PatSeg]

Let them know what you think of his misusing the deaths of thousands

http://www.examiner.com/x-448-SF-Radio-Examiner~y2010m1d13-Rush-Limbaughs-sponsors-Let-them-know-what-you-think-of-his-misusing-the-deaths-of-thousands

(Please note that according to the comments, eHarmony does NOT buy advertising airtime on Rush's show.)

There is also a Facebook group devoted to boycotting Limbaugh's sponsors:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=57088672237

[Auggie]

1. You read my mine. I was just wondering about this.

Bookmarked

[virgogal]

2. Too many Scott Brown ads at the link.

[PatSeg]

9. I don't see any Scott Brown ads

but find it rather ironic that there are three ads for Oreck on the page.

[virgogal]

13. That is really strange. Maybe they show because I live

in Massachusetts. (Shrug?)

[PatSeg]

14. That's what I figured

as I'm in California, but wasn't sure.

[havocmom]

3. Thank you

DUers, email to your pals. Get it out there.

[jillan]

4. Pat - you are the BEST for posting this!

[PatSeg]

8. I checked through the posts and was

surprised we haven't done this yet. I remember the boycott of Glenn Beck's sponsors and how effective that was.

I pretty much expect Rush to be shocking, outrageous, racist, and hateful, but his comments this week go beyond anything I could have ever anticipated, even from him.

What a sick, pathetic human being.

[Canuckistanian]

5. K&R

Off you go.

[UTUSN]

6. K&R #6 n/t

[Mike Nelson]

7. I heard "Snapples" was a sponsor...

...and have not bought that drink.

[leftofcool]

10. e-pimp.com is a Limburger sponser?

Why am I not surprised that one of the biggest rip offs in the world (e-harmony) sponsors the idiot.

[PatSeg]

11. Add Carbonite to the list

I went to Rush's homepage and at the top it said: Rush says, "Don't wait for a computer crisis - protect your irreplaceable files with Carbonite".

http://www.carbonite.com/ads/rush/banner1.aspx?SourceTag=RushSite&cmpid=RA_Rush_1_Banner

[jillan]

12. Carbonite also advertises on Air America - infact after hearing Thom Hartmann do an ad for it,

I almost signed up because I do want to back up my files.

Infact - that's what I think I'll tell them...that I was going to sign up, but since they advertise on that hate monger's show - they can forget it.

[PatSeg]

15. I'd just seen a commercial on MSNBC

for Carbonite a couple hours ago. I was really surprised to see a Rush endorsement on his show's homepage. I guess they don't care where their money comes from.

[jillan]

20. I just emailed them

I WAS going to sign up with Carbonite because I need a backup system for my online business.
BUT - I just found out that you are a sponsor of Rush Limbaugh - and I could NEVER purchase a product from any company that sponsors that hateful man.
His comments over the last few days about what's been occurring in Haiti have been despicable....how
could you associate your product with that man?

You just lost a potential client

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I will work on the other sponsors over the weekend, that's all I have time for tonite.

I am sooooooo glad you did this Pat :hug:

[PatSeg]

21. That was great!

I'm going to get started on my emails this weekend as well. Of all the outrageous right-wing talk show hosts, none is as greedy or despicable as Rush. I think the guy has a god complex, like nothing and no one can touch him.

[jillan]

22. I think the approach I'm going to use is to say

that I understand that you want your company to grow and make a profit but there has to be a point where moral values take precedent over profits....something like that.

[PatSeg]

23. And offending customers

is rarely profitable! A company's image is an important part of business, so it's practical, as well as moral to do the right thing.

[jillan]

24. Perfect!

[Juche]

16. Thanks. I just wrote to sleep number

I don't use the other companies, but I should write to autozone (which I sometimes shop at) to express my upset about the Haiti incident.

[sabrina 1]

17. K&R

[JFN1]

18. I posted on this yesterday

I hope you all will call these sponsors, and also call the local radio stations which play Rush and let them know you will no longer support them if they continue to run his show. I did it today, and will do it again Monday.

[PatSeg]

19. That was the next thing on my To Do list

This site has all the radio stations that carry Rush's show:

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/menu/rush.guest.all.html

KFBK in Sacramento carries Rush and though their website is clearly right-wing, there is a lot of supportive coverage about Haiti with donation links. Yet they tolerate Rush referring to our military in Haiti as "Meals on Wheels".