7th advertiser pulls out of Limbaugh's show

[TRAGChick]

To quote Lord of the Rings:

"What SAY you??"
http://news.yahoo.com/7th-advertiser-pu ... 41280.html

NEW YORK (AP) -- 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.

[Hollywood]

Let's just assume he was 100% right in his position. Even in this case his attack of an individual and the language he used against her is unprofessional and unforgivable and not only should his advertisers drop him, but the stations that syndicate his show should drop him.

They won't, but they should. This is not the first time he has done this type of thing and it is far worse than what Don Imus did.

[Rick]

I can't stand his ass anyway. I hope his show gets canceled.

[Memorex]

I truly hate her sense of entitlement and I think Limbaugh was off point and completely wrong to say the things he said. I heard he issued an apology - probably rare for him.

Someone said her figures came out to an average of 2.5 condoms a day. Activity at that level should be between the person and the men they are seeing (that are apparently too cheap to pay).

I think if people want insurance companies to pay for this, that's between the insurance companies and their customers. It's a business. The government has no business telling an insurance company or an employer what to cover. And if I did believe in such a lame thing, I have a long list of things to cover before this.

I think Maher calling Palin a slut was wrong and I think Limbaugh saying whatever he said is equally as wrong. This country has lost its filter.

I have family member on birth control for medical reasons (e.g. thick uterus). I think insurance companies should be more willing to pay for it in that sense.

The other thing I don't like - and this happens a lot - is it turns out she was a plant. 30 year old who chose that college to fight against their birth control policy.

[Memorex]

By the way - like I said in another thread - They want us to fight about the Catholic issue and now this issue - all the while the more important argument is ignored - that the government has no right telling private business what they can and cannot do.

Let the government cover it if they feel that strongly and collect taxes. Then we'll see how people feel about it. If people don't agree with the insurance company's policy or coverage, go somewhere else. That's what our economic system is based on.

But again - to the point of your post - Rush was way off base.

[Angel]

Not that this has that much to do with Rush...BUT...

I hate that people refer to this as the "birth control" debate. The bill is about FAR more than birth control. From what I understand, it essentially says that any company-religious-based or otherwise-can choose to eliminate any service from their insurance coverage if it goes against their values. This means if the powers that be in the company feel that blood transfusions and organ transplants are against their values, these things would also not be covered. There are a million different examples besides birth control that I could use. Personally, I just think it's wrong as it is inflicting companies values on it's employees.

[Memorex]

Not that this has that much to do with Rush...BUT...

I hate that people refer to this as the "birth control" debate. The bill is about FAR more than birth control. From what I understand, it essentially says that any company-religious-based or otherwise-can choose to eliminate any service from their insurance coverage if it goes against their values. This means if the powers that be in the company feel that blood transfusions and organ transplants are against their values, these things would also not be covered. There are a million different examples besides birth control that I could use. Personally, I just think it's wrong as it is inflicting companies values on it's employees.

The way I understood it - the employer can opt out and if they do, the insurance company must pay. I don't think the compromise was that both could opt out.

I spoke of the birth control issue because that's what Rush's comments were regarding.

[Angel]

I spoke of the birth control issue because that's what Rush's comments were regarding.

I know, that's what almost everyone's comments are regarding....that's what's dangerous about it-people think it's just about birth control-it's not.

[Memorex]

I spoke of the birth control issue because that's what Rush's comments were regarding.

I know, that's what almost everyone's comments are regarding....that's what's dangerous about it-people think it's just about birth control-it's not.

I think we are talking about two different things. One is an executive order from the Administration. The other must be some opt out bill you are referring to that I am unfamiliar with.

[steveo777]

Rush is a douche. It's time for him to go away.

[Behshad]

Rush was right. This lady is a slut....a slut for the Dem party, who put her on Capital Hill expressly to gin up this controversy at this time during the primaries. She's a 30 year old "student" who apparently lives in a $400,000 dollar home and attends a $30+ thousand dollar a year college, yet she needs free birth control???? Fuck her and her prissy Georgtown friends, buy your own damn birth control, or better yet, get off your back and on your knees bitch.


She was a plant people..A PLANT. A plant who portrayed a whoa is me mentality that she can't get laid unless the college pays for her BC. It is not Georgtown Colleges job to pay for her or anyones elses BC. BTW, a $1000 a year for BC seems like a lot of fucking is going on out there...eg...SLUT!


Rock on Rush


The 3 R's....Rush,Rush and Rand

What a big surprise , The village idiot defends Rush.
Last I checked when your on BC, it doesnt matter if you have sex once a month or 5000 times a month , so why would you think she is a "slut" if she is on bc ?

[Behshad]

Learn to read my friend. She's a political slut, case closed, and you guys are falling for it as usual.

Our Country is so fucked with all the idiots in the population.

So what did you mean by this : "or better yet, get off your back and on your knees bitch" I guess you need to learn to read your own posts before you hit submit
Did you know that oral contraceptives treat other female issues in addition to prevent pregnancies? Bet you didnt know that women dont have to take them only on the day theyre gonna have sex , but they have to take it DAILY. And at $70-80 a month , it will come pretty damn close to $1000 a year
The only idiots in the population are those following Rush and his garbage. I'd give him credit for being able to brainwash people, but ironically those who he brainwashes usually lack the brains to begin with

[ebake02]

Honestly, I believe Rush keeps making inflammatory comments for ratings and attention and doesn't really believe what he's saying.

[Behshad]

Honestly, I believe Rush keeps making inflammatory comments for ratings and attention and doesn't really believe what he's saying.

Correct , but what bother's me is the blind sheeps following his nonesense and taking his garbage seriously

[Behshad]

Learn to read my friend. She's a political slut, case closed, and you guys are falling for it as usual.

Our Country is so fucked with all the idiots in the population.

So what did you mean by this : "or better yet, get off your back and on your knees bitch" I guess you need to learn to read your own posts before you hit submit
Did you know that oral contraceptives treat other female issues in addition to prevent pregnancies? Bet you didnt know that women dont have to take them only on the day theyre gonna have sex , but they have to take it DAILY. And at $70-80 a month , it will come pretty damn close to $1000 a year
The only idiots in the population are those following Rush and his garbage. I'd give him credit for being able to brainwash people, but ironically those who he brainwashes usually lack the brains to begin with

Getting on her knees means to STFU B...I thought most men knew this but I mis-read your manhood I guess..

I do believe that Wal-Mart/Target carries BC pills for around $9 a month Mr. Braindead...lets see....oh yeah here it is...FROM 2007!

Target Matches Walmart's $9 Birth Control Pill Program

http://consumerist.com/2007/09/target-m ... ogram.html

If the woman can attend a $30+ thousand dollar a year school, she can damn sure afford a $9 pack of pills. I'll bet she has cable, a cell, a car and oh yeah..about that $400,000 home she lives in...

PLANT,PLANT,PLANT...and you call me brainwashed...jeeze Dude..

You still havent explained the get off your back comment . Im waiting

[Behshad]

You still havent explained the get off your back comment . Im waiting

We are soooo screwed......


hint for B: It was the first line of post before the last one...ie...STFU Ms. Fluke.


Mr. Obama called Ms. Fluke and told her he admired her Pro-contraception advocacy. Sooooooo...

I am advocating that Behshad buy me food for the next year. Roughly about $1000 worth. I need the women here to buy me a new stove and fridge, maybe a bit more than $1000..and I need them to cook B's food for me....you see.....I am a Pro-Nutrition Advocate!

Dude, youre just trying to backpaddle just like your buddy Rush. The "get off your back " comment you made was calling her a slut like your buddy Rush did and now youre trying to retracting it.

Im advocating you to shut the fuck up and next time think before you post

[Behshad]

B, I need a free car, can you and your boss help a poor guy out. I can't do anything without a car and neither can my friends and relatives, so I am gonna send my friends and relatives to see you as well....we are Pro-Mobile Advocates.

And Im Pro-STFU-LieFinder Your point?

[AR]

but they have to take it DAILY. And at $70-80 a month , it will come pretty damn close to $1000 a year

If I'm helping to pay $1000 a year for her contraceptives I better at least get sloppy seconds!

[whirlwind]

Its got to be a nightmare to raise daughters now-a-days. Just to envision how her first date is going to end, never mind the goodnight kiss. "But Daddy! Its only sex."

[AR]

but they have to take it DAILY. And at $70-80 a month , it will come pretty damn close to $1000 a year

If I'm helping to pay $1000 a year for her contraceptives I better at least get sloppy seconds!

Are you sure you want that? Chick looks like a younger female version of Sean Penn.

I don't think she's into guys anyway.

[AR]

Let her buy her own condoms. I'm sure she can afford them.

Thinking about this though, it's probably not a bad idea to make sure contraceptives are free for those who can't afford them. Cheaper for taxes to go to that than supporting a child that would grow up in the welfare system. Also for those on the right, I would think that contraception is a better alternative than abortion. There is plenty of grey area here, but this woman isn't entitled to anything except an extreme makeover.

[Behshad]

Let her buy her own condoms. I'm sure she can afford them.

Thinking about this though, it's probably not a bad idea to make sure contraceptives are free for those who can't afford them. Cheaper for taxes to go to that than supporting a child that would grow up in the welfare system. Also for those on the right, I would think that contraception is a better alternative than abortion. There is plenty of grey area here, but this woman isn't entitled to anything except an extreme makeover.

ding ding ding ding !

[Behshad]

[Memorex]

Let her buy her own condoms. I'm sure she can afford them.

Thinking about this though, it's probably not a bad idea to make sure contraceptives are free for those who can't afford them. Cheaper for taxes to go to that than supporting a child that would grow up in the welfare system. Also for those on the right, I would think that contraception is a better alternative than abortion. There is plenty of grey area here, but this woman isn't entitled to anything except an extreme makeover.

ding ding ding ding !

Unfortunately, this is not what the issue is. If as you describe it above was the case, fine. But this is the government telling private companies what to cover. And that is something I can't ever agree with. Where would it end?

I think insurance companies should cover contraception simply as a smart business practice. They just shouldn't be told by the government that they HAVE to.

[scarygirl]

Rush was right. This lady is a slut....a slut for the Dem party, who put her on Capital Hill expressly to gin up this controversy at this time during the primaries. She's a 30 year old "student" who apparently lives in a $400,000 dollar home and attends a $30+ thousand dollar a year college, yet she needs free birth control???? Fuck her and her prissy Georgtown friends, buy your own damn birth control, or better yet, get off your back and on your knees bitch.


She was a plant people..A PLANT. A plant who portrayed a whoa is me mentality that she can't get laid unless the college pays for her BC. It is not Georgtown Colleges job to pay for her or anyones elses BC. BTW, a $1000 a year for BC seems like a lot of fucking is going on out there...eg...SLUT!


Rock on Rush


The 3 R's....Rush,Rush and Rand

Plant or not, I don't see what the big stink is about. If insurance companies cover VIAGRA, they should sure as hell cover BIRTH CONTROL pills. What matter should religion have to do with someone's private health care choices? My insurance covers Birth Control pills. And they are FAR from FREE! We're talking $318 a month in premiums, plus prescription co-pays. While I don't think that birth control pills should be free, they should at the very least be offered in exchange for a reasonable co-pay.

[donnaplease]

Plant or not, I don't see what the big stink is about. If insurance companies cover VIAGRA, they should sure as hell cover BIRTH CONTROL pills. What matter should religion have to do with someone's private health care choices? My insurance covers Birth Control pills. And they are FAR from FREE! We're talking $318 a month in premiums, plus prescription co-pays. While I don't think that birth control pills should be free, they should at the very least be offered in exchange for a reasonable co-pay.

What you may not know is that many of these larger catholic-based companies "self-insure". So, even though you're carrying an insurance card that reads "Aetna" or "Anthem" they are simply a middle-man or someone that manages the claims - they do NOT pay the bills. They're paper pushers only. I've worked for a company that does this. So, as the insurer, a company SHOULD have the right to determine what benefits they are providing. For example, some companies cover bariatric surgery, others don't. Some companies cover 90% of a service, others will only cover 80%. Benefits vary from company to company. Requiring a private organization to go against their moral and/or religious values is not acceptable. Now, one argument is that there are non-catholics working at these catholic hospitals, universities, etc. My answer to this is that these people are working voluntarily at these companies, no one is forcing them to work there. If they don't like the regulations/values the company espouses, they can always find work elsewhere at a company who shares their belief systems and whose insurance benefits are more acceptable to their individual circumstance.

I am not catholic and do not oppose birth control or the morning after pill. However I respect that there are those out there who do. I hate that the liberal media and politicians are changing the original argument.

[Seven Wishes2]

Learn to read my friend. She's a political slut, case closed, and you guys are falling for it as usual.

Our Country is so fucked with all the idiots in the population.

Come on, man. I called for Imus' head after he fucked up his career a few years ago.

It's up to Fox and its advertisers how far this goes. I personally don't want him off the air, because as full of shit as I think he is 98% of the time, he's very entertaining.

My all-time favorite Rush-ism is, of course, the term "Feminazis" - which, when you think about it, is a LOT worse than calling someone a slut.

[Seven Wishes2]

I am not catholic and do not oppose birth control or the morning after pill. However I respect that there are those out there who do. I hate that the liberal media and politicians are changing the original argument.

Bullshit. The "liberal media" is not changing the argument. While I agree in priciple that a company should not be "forced" to cover "birth control," having worked in the field for a dozen years, I can tell you that it's only getting worse. Without some - gasp - regulation, pretty soon NO insurance company is going to cover ANYTHING. And then we'll ALL be fucked.

[Seven Wishes2]

but they have to take it DAILY. And at $70-80 a month , it will come pretty damn close to $1000 a year

If I'm helping to pay $1000 a year for her contraceptives I better at least get sloppy seconds!

Are you sure you want that? Chick looks like a younger female version of Sean Penn.

I don't think she's into guys anyway.

That's a she? She looks like Elijah Wood.

[donnaplease]

I am not catholic and do not oppose birth control or the morning after pill. However I respect that there are those out there who do. I hate that the liberal media and politicians are changing the original argument.

Bullshit. The "liberal media" is not changing the argument. While I agree in priciple that a company should not be "forced" to cover "birth control," having worked in the field for a dozen years, I can tell you that it's only getting worse. Without some - gasp - regulation, pretty soon NO insurance company is going to cover ANYTHING. And then we'll ALL be fucked.

Then how did an argument about the catholic church's right to religious freedom (which is what started the discussion) turn into "Elijah" demanding birth control from Georgetown? It's a constitutional issue about a law that is being challenged as unconstitutional. It doesn't have jack shit to do with this particular woman's charge that Georgetown University should give her OC's. The media has jumped on board with the "women's reproductive health" and "the pill is used for other reasons than birth control" which again has nothing to do with constitutional law, yet making it seem that those arguing the constitutionality of Obamacare in this situation hate women and want them all barefoot and pregnant. I listen to MSNBC as much as I do Fox, so I've probably heard it all, and IMO, it's bullshit.

FWIW, I think Rush was a douchnozzle for his comments. They are as irrelevant to the real situation as she is.