Clear Channel pulls Limbaugh’s ‘Straight Shooter’ billboard in Tucson

[RamboLiberal]

In the wake of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and 18 others, the Texas-based parent company of a Tuscon-area talk radio station has removed a billboard referring to a popular conservative talk show host as a "straight shooter."

The black billboard with white typewriter font surrounded by bullet holes promoting Rush Limbaugh's radio program was okayed by the promotions department of NewsTalk 790 KNST, Clear Channel said in a statement to Talking Points Memo Thursday.

The media conglomerate explicitly noted that Limbaugh had not authorized the billboard, which displayed in Tucson for the last few weeks.

"This particular ad - which used the common expression 'straight shooter' to describe Mr. Limbaugh's candid and direct style - was designed and contracted for by the local station's promotion department - not by Mr. Limbaugh's program," the statement said.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/clear-channel-pulls-limbaughs-straight-shooter-billboard-tucson/

I have a better idea Clear Channel - pull Rush Limbaugh!

[kevinbgoode]

1. It's interesting how they consider crazy as "candid"

perhaps they mean that he is candidly crazy.

[gratuitous]

2. Censorship! Blood libel! A holocaust!

Come on Rush; you know you want to. Say it.

[scarletwoman]

3. Good. At least they have *some* shame. (nt)

[proud2BlibKansan]

12. That's what I was thinking also

This is good.

[aquart]

4. Aww, they should have left it up.

So evocative.

[Cleita]

5. Too bad it wasn't in front of the AZ State Building where

Gov. Brewer would have to see it from her window every day as a reminder. In that case I would have begged them to leave it up.

[RobertSeattle]

6. ...And I thought those were Survey Marks...

[panader0]

7. My GF works as business manager for 3 radio stations

in my small right wing town. Rush is a favorite with advertisers. When Dr. Laura went down the decision was made to replace her with Beck. It makes me crazy. but the station and the manager have no control over the content, or even the song lists.
The corporation is called Cherry Creek. They own about 40 stations, mostly in small towns in the west. I wish that perhaps DUers could encourage them to change their formats, but the truth is that the folks here want their Rush and Beck. Ughhhh......

[jimlup]

8. These people are blithering idiots aren't they?

I mean you gotta wonder? What is wrong with these people. Either the people in charge are hopelessly greedy, hopelessly stupid or both.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Three blocks

I wonder just how bad of a hit in listeners they took.

Go ahead, call me a cynic

[Dappleganger]

10. So they don't want their people to vote?

Or shoot straight or what??

BTW, if there was nothing wrong with it why would they pull it?

[PDJane]

11. As an aside,

That billboard didn't show examples of straight shooting either.

[orwell]

13. They'll pull my billboards...

...from my cold dead hands...

[lpbk2713]

14. The next one will urge voting the Sheriff out of office.

I can see it coming already. And I can see Limbaugh laughing his slimy ass off.

[Strelnikov_]

15. Nothing says guilty like a backpedal n/t

[Anakin Skywalker]

16. "Censorship!" "How dare they?!", say the doodyheads, uh I mean dittoheads