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Julian Englis

(2,309 posts)
Mon Mar 26, 2012, 05:52 PM Mar 2012

Kohler pulls Limbaugh ads [View all]

Source: Sheboygan Press/AP

Kohler Co. has stopped advertising on radio commentator Rush Limbaugh’s nationally syndicated talk show, the company confirmed Monday, because of comments made by Limbaugh earlier this month calling a Georgetown University law student a “slut” during an on-air attack of her after she testified about birth control policy during a congressional hearing.

“We do not support the comments from Mr. Limbaugh and have pulled our advertising from his show,” said Jennifer Taylor, director of global public affairs for Kohler Co., said in a statement released by the company.

Kohler made the same announcement earlier Monday on the company’s official Twitter page.

Read more: http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20120326/SHE0101/120326144/Kohler-Co-pulls-Limbaugh-ads?odyssey=nav|head



Insert joke about toilet maker not being able to handle this sort of crap.

Keep the pressure up.
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Kohler pulls Limbaugh ads [View all] Julian Englis Mar 2012 OP
limbaugh is worse than shit samsingh Mar 2012 #1
Kohler should also pull their toilets from his studio, and home. Devil_Fish Mar 2012 #2
That would mean they'd have to TOUCH Limbaugh's toilets... Ken Burch Mar 2012 #6
I remember reading a story in the mid 1990s about Limbaugh's toilets aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2012 #10
Proves my assertion RWers are all constipated and need detoxing to clear their stinking thinking. freshwest Mar 2012 #17
he needs to lay off the Viagra... Maine-ah Mar 2012 #18
yeah, because Viagra only makes him taller. olddad56 Mar 2012 #34
am glad they decided to flush him UpInArms Mar 2012 #3
Indeed - Literally "Flushing Rush!" n/t earthside Mar 2012 #4
Flush Rush - it has finally come true. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2012 #5
That really is funny! polichick Mar 2012 #11
Any national sponsors left? FreeBC Mar 2012 #7
Another one?! gratuitous Mar 2012 #8
I live within literally eyeshot of the Kohler plant, and I've met Herb Kohler. Archae Mar 2012 #9
Herb Kohler? Myrina Mar 2012 #24
I met Herb Kohler through his brother, Freddie. Archae Mar 2012 #29
Is it because they figured out ditto-heads don't use no plumin' Dragonfli Mar 2012 #12
LOL -- their outhouses are AM radio equipped Blue Owl Mar 2012 #14
Pull the porcelain from the porcine Blue Owl Mar 2012 #13
Add this to the 31 additional advertisers that pulled their sponsorship Dawson Leery Mar 2012 #15
Is Rusbo back on the air yet? northoftheborder Mar 2012 #16
Headline just makes itself EC Mar 2012 #19
He doesn't give a crap humbled_opinion Mar 2012 #20
He thinks he is invincible.. and-justice-for-all Mar 2012 #26
New motto for Rush Julian Englis Mar 2012 #21
Wow. So they are still dropping out. I wondered about that. Kablooie Mar 2012 #22
Herb Kohler is still an anti-worker asshat, who can afford to build luxury golf courses.... Scuba Mar 2012 #23
Besides from the part-time employees, Kohler workers are union zinnisking Mar 2012 #30
Kohler's trying to break the union, has implemented a two-tiered system. Scuba Mar 2012 #31
You're right. n/t zinnisking Mar 2012 #33
All these compnanies pulling their ads from the Hutt and-justice-for-all Mar 2012 #25
Flush the Rush................ Remmah2 Mar 2012 #27
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2012 #28
K&R unionworks Mar 2012 #32
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