Rush, the flacid dope fiend

[babylonsister]

http://www.towncalleddobson.com/?p=648

I must admit I was shocked that yesterday’s strip made it to the recommended list on Daily Kos. It was a lively discussion on what to do about Rush and his use of the song “Barack The Magic Negro.”

There were many calls for filing a complaint with the FCC. I doubt this will do any good. If you really want Rush off the air, you must go after the advertisers. But there are two types of advertisers that can be found on Rush’s show. The first is the local advertiser who usually has no choice in the matter. Most stations I have dealt with at my ad agency will only sell a block of ads that are spread out across the day. So if you want your commercial to be included in morning drive time, you are forced to buy time during the rest of the day so many local advertisers get stuck with their spots during Rush whether they like it or not. This is why I NEVER recommend to any client radio ad buys - you just can’t control placement unless you are a national advertiser. Those are who you want. The second type of advertiser is the national client who is buying the ad time through the EIB network, not the local station. These are the buyers that pay the bills, they pay for the satellite time to broadcast the show.

The other thing you can do is start contacting the stations. Here is a link to his affiliate list.

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

The best strategy here is to start pressuring the small market stations first. They don’t have a lot of cash and DEPEND on local advertising so they may be more susceptible to public outcries of racism. Once smaller stations start canceling the show, larger one may follow suit when pressure is applied to them. If there are African American ministers in the radio station’s area, encourage them to meet with the station manager and make their case.

[republicansarewhores]

1. And why did the media swarm on Imus

But they have failed to pounce on this one?

RAW

[babylonsister]

3. This could be the start of another swarm. nt

[pretzel4gore]

8. because Don Imus despised bush, called him 'the criminal

in the white house'....limbah-humbug, otoh, admires bush, his skill, his personality, his integrity...

[Swamp Rat]

2. LOL!!!

:kick:

[corkhead]

4. I am a potential local advertiser who told the station ad salesman that I won't advertise on

"the angry white male channel"

[greeninaz]

5. Good on ya'

It's too bad more potential local advertisers won't say that.

[corkhead]

7. I should tell them, but if I catch wind of locals advertising on their shows, they drop to the back

of the line as far as me giving them my business. Truth be told, I don't know who they are because I am not enough of a masochist to listen to that shit.

[MissMarple]

6. That sounds like a plan. Limbaugh in not invulnerable.

Pandering to the basest elements of human nature is not something anyone should be proud of. These programs are influencing our children and degrading our culture. They really do need to be curtailed. It would be great if the honorable and progressive clergy would become involved in speaking about this. They don't even need to mention politics. The slime just speaks for itself.