Muh? Limbaugh in danger of being pulled?

[Are_grits_groceries]

marc maron (@marcmaron)
3/3/12 1:06 PM
Limbaugh lost 6 major advertisers and is danger of being pulled.
Wow, there may be a god after all.

I have no idea how reliable this is, but I like the way it's going!

[hlthe2b]

1. I love marc Maron--great comedian and former old Air America Radio host...

But, not quite sure where he's getting the "about to be pulled" info from. May be wishful thinking. It certainly is what I'm wishing for.

[Kingofalldems]

7. MIRT alert

[ClassWarrior]

43. What's a MIRT?

NGU.

[Are_grits_groceries]

9. Yes, and so do those who don't like Rush.

People who don't like him also have a right to spend their money where they want to.

Now go back under your bridge. The 3 Billy Goats Gruff are coming.

[alittlelark]

19. Do you mean the 6 billy goats gruff?

[Are_grits_groceries]

23. Ok. Where do you get six from? nt

[Iggo]

30. The jury, I'm guessing.

[malaise]

45. I suggest back to English grammar and spelling class

bot 'morans' speak their own ReTHUG language.

[Gman]

11. Bye-Bye!

[sharp_stick]

12. This is quite typical as most

rw assholes haven't a clue what the first amendment really applies to. As well, most right wing assholes, even with their handy dandy little pocket constitutions all teabag stained and everything have no idea what most of it means.

Perhaps you can explain it to us oh great constitutional scholar?

[immoderate]

13. Welcome to DU -- and we say "moran!"

And not with each other.

--imm

[Sparkly]

14. Who is "we?"

[Are_grits_groceries]

16. People who object to Rush.

Didn't mean to offend the pronoun police. I'll fix it.

[Sparkly]

21. I was addressing our new friend.

[magical thyme]

17. and advertisers have a right to advertise where they'll make money

not lose it.

I hope Limbaugh gets replaced with a New Age music station. I truly do. I can just imagine all those who have spent years literally drunk on hate unexpectedly bathed in a soothing, warm, loving, relaxing and peaceful sound. Time for the healing to begin

[calimary]

35. Wanna help that along?

I wanted to make sure you saw this thread. I wanna make sure EVERYBODY sees this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002374653

How to fight back at the local radio, with insights from a former radio person. As one of those, myself, I can vouch for the good ideas in it. I have personally personally witnessed how effective these strategies can be.

[B Calm]

42. Thanks

[Angry Dragon]

22. ..........

[generalk]

2. truth

no truth to this

[Are_grits_groceries]

5. Who knows?

I have no idea who he knows? Maybe as a back channel. We can hope!

[Happyhippychick]

10. Rush? Is that you?

[mucifer]

3. His fans are gonna go nuts. And there are a zillion of them.

[Sparkly]

18. Anyone who's a "fan" of this jerk is already nuts.

[sarcasmo]

32. +1

[chrisa]

37. The Cheeto dust will be thick

They might even be forced to get up and go outside

[Fla Dem]

6. Unfortunately, Rush is rich enough to keep himself on the air

and he has plenty of rich allies who would pony up as well. They would simply buy the air time. They need Rush on the air to keep the hate index up.

[DefenseLawyer]

8. I'd say there's no chance.

As long as he has ratings among middle aged to old white men who listen to the radio there will be advertisers coming forward to take their place. A guy like that sticks around until he loses his audience. Although he has a "huge" radio audience, it's still a small niche compared to the population of the country (it's also really old. I think the average age of his listeners is 65). That small niche is as nutty as he is so they're either going to agree with him or, as republicans so easily do, simply ignore anything their side does that is bad. For those people to turn on him, well I'll believe it when I see it.

[rurallib]

20. agree - plus the corporate set-up for Clear Channel

will insulate Limpy from the fallout.

[UTUSN]

15. R#7 (or 8) for, well well well - from those lips to Zeus's ear n/t

[lpbk2713]

24. Best news I've heard lately.

I love it. The Shittoheads will be pissing and moaning and crying in the streets. Excellent!

[me b zola]

25. I love Marc

But Beck's show lost almost every sponser and was losing money for quite a while before he got pulled. And that was from tv not radio. I think we are going to have a very long battle before we can put this horse's ass, Limbaugh, to bed. But to be sure, this epic battle has begun and is off to a great start.

[PSPS]

26. Won't happen

Limbaugh's financiers will keep him on the air even if they have to buy the airtime outright. That's how his TV show was done in the early 90's.

[crunch60]

39. The social media has a lot of power, not like the 90's, and they are having a hugh

effect on exposing this vile, hate spewing jerk for what he is. Also women voters certainly will remember the absolutely
cowardly response from Santorum and Romney regarding Limbaugh's vile comments. Either one of them has the ball's to say, "This is over the line, not acceptable language"
I posted this on the multimedia forum, but I want to post it here again. The Ed show and what is happening with Rush's sponsors.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45755822/ns/msnbc_tv-the_ed_show/#46609981

[Are_grits_groceries]

27. I fully realize this is far-fetched.

However, I need some tidbit of possible good news after listening to tornado warnings all day.

I'd like to thank all the naysayers who ran to fill up their buckets of water.

[ProSense]

28. Wait

"Limbaugh lost 6 major advertisers and is danger of being pulled."

...what the hell are they waiting for?

[Fumesucker]

29. Armageddon..

The backlash from the right of Rush being pulled will be apocalyptic..

The stations are going to be caught between a rock and a hard place if liberals push this issue hard enough and the right way.

Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of assholes.

[sarcasmo]

31. That would be a wonderful gift.

[Old and In the Way]

33. I doubt it.

I think Rush's airtime performance is only casually linked to advertising revenue. Does anyone get paid $50MM a year to sell flowers, mattresses, and accounting software?No, I think he's paid tthe big bucks to broadcast misinformation and lies to his hardcore fans. And count on these listeners to spread the word from there. No one gets paid this kind of money to sell products or to tell the truth. But as a propagandist, there are monied interests who see his salary as a small price to keep people voting against their best interests.

[stillwaiting]

36. I agree.

I believe he gets paid that amount of money to brainwash the gullible masses to fight for the monied interests over their own.

Bonus: He expertly divides the masses which obviously also serves the elite's interests (i.e. Jay Gould's famous line: "I can hire one-half of the working class to kill the other half.&quot

The right really, really hate us with an irrational hate. They really should reflect on that.

[Old and In the Way]

38. Absolutely right!

"The right really, really hate us with an irrational hate. They really should reflect on that."

Problem is...the typical Rush listener/conservative is incapable of self-reflection. If they had the capability, they'd be insulted by the logic of the message.

It's interesting to see the way the 2 sides anointed communication broadcasters message their talking points. Our side will spend a lot of time on policy and criticism of the opposing political leadership. It's done in way to expose the fundamental hypocrisies of their agenda or to refute the policies on technical grounds (budget allocation priorities/tax liabilities, etc). Their broadcasters don't really try to debate or defend the agenda/policies - it's all about demonizing people - leadership, Democrats/liberals/progressives in general, but even individuals when they dare to challenge the political message of Republicans in Congress - individuals like Ms. Fluke. There is precious little debate about what we say....it's all about condemning us for being traitors, satan, sluts, etc for not agreeing with their political/social views.

When Rush says the word "liberal", his audience starts unconsciously salivating their hatred- that's good programming/conditioning right there...

[tridim]

46. And that monied interest is now exposed due to lack of advertising revenue.

I think at least a few people in the media might start asking questions.

For instance, is it legal to flat-out buy the public airwaves? Let's ask the FCC.

[Sienna86]

47. I think that's interesting

It doesn't appear he is supported by ad revenue - at least not anymore.

[randome]

34. A Progressive momentum is building.

I'd say it's possible. I also say that's what he wants -to have his contract negated by his sponsors then he can claim he stayed true to the terms.

[sakabatou]

40. If only

[sellitman]

41. If they can pull Imus then why not Rush?

He is 1000% worse than Imus ever was.

[Shankapotomus]

44. The whole point of limbaugh's show

is to say things that incite protests from minorities, women and the LGBT community and stir up anger in liberals as a whole. I don't see how he cannot step in it again. And with this kind of history building up he is bound to be pulled. People have had it with hate radio. More hate radio after people have already had enough is just asking for Rush to be eventually pulled.