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Showing Original Post only (View all)BAD NEWS to have a JOY DANCE over - all together now... (Limbaugh in Ruins) [View all]
A bad movement is about to be flushed
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The START:
Its been a very bad week for talk show host, Rush Limbaugh, and a very rewarding week for the millions of Americans who have protested his extreme hate speech for decades. Two years ago, newer groups like BoycottRush, FlushRush and StopRush, began a massive national boycott movement that is exposing Limbaugh and crushing his career. Here are four new recent developments:
1. Politico published an article revealing that Tea Party organizations (some created by the Koch brothers) have contributed millions to Rush Limbaugh. What does this mean? For Rush it means they helped sustain him while thousands of sponsors pulled their ads. It means this may lead to an investigation to see if the funding was done legally. According to the FCC, if you receive money from an organization that pays you to promote their propaganda, without telling your audience, it may be considered payola - and it may be illegal.
Politico:
The Heritage Foundation at the end of January ended its five-year sponsorship of El Rushbos show, for which it had paid more than $2 million in some years and more than $9.5 million overall. In 2012, FreedomWorks paid at least $1.4 million to make him an endorser, though its not clear that the sponsorship is ongoing.
2. Forbes Senior Political Contributor and regular on Forbes On Fox, Rick Ungar, believes Rush Limbaugh has become a joke. He also shows, via FrontPageMag.com data, that Limbaugh has outlived his audience. Ungar, also known as Forbes token lefty implies Rush is now in the, toss out the old bring in the new, demographic category. The median age of his dwindling audience (as well as the aforementioned sponsor boycott) no longer appeal to advertisers.
Rick Ungar:
At long last, it appears that Rush Limbaugh has run out of steam. I have to acknowledge that I have sensed Rush getting by on fumes for some time now (yes, I tune into his show from time to time to enjoy his broadcasting skills if not his message). However, it was only recently that the world of Limbaugh crossed that thin red line from partially serious to total self-parody and audience deceptiona line crossed from which there is often no return.
The continuation:
http://samuel-warde.com/2014/04/left-wing-right-wing-now-agree-rush-limbaughs-sell-date/
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BAD NEWS to have a JOY DANCE over - all together now... (Limbaugh in Ruins) [View all]
Mira
Apr 2014
OP
P.S. The RW talking heads are not all part of one being, as were Hydra's heads.
merrily
Apr 2014
#22
I wouldn't know. The only time I hear that walking fart is when another show plays video
merrily
Apr 2014
#28
You are trying to put words in my mouth. I did not suggest you listen to Rush (or any one else)
HubertHeaver
Apr 2014
#64
Vulgar pig boy can't ooze back into whatever slim he crawled out of fast enough.
KittyWampus
Apr 2014
#4
Very good news, but extremely unlikely that anything done by Limbaugh's right-wing
enough
Apr 2014
#7
The loss of oxygen due to having one's head up one's ass cause the few remaining brain cells to die.
Thor_MN
Apr 2014
#15
The station managers were being told there's no market for liberal talk,....
Spitfire of ATJ
Apr 2014
#57
He'll live well whether he's on the air or not. He's been paid mega millions over the 20 years
Fla Dem
Apr 2014
#16
I saw a picture of one of his McMansions. It looked like Versailles if Versailles had been
catbyte
Apr 2014
#31
We were talking about his demise, not his net worth or what anything would be worth.
lonestarnot
Apr 2014
#67
I have listened to Rush quite a bit, and I can truthfully tell you he has no talent.
livingonearth
Apr 2014
#44