Thursday, March 1, 2012

Flush Rush.


Because we've had way too much of his blather for these decades and decades.

From the people who brought you the successful Stop Beck campaign... a grassroots mobilization of citizen activists to call into Rush Limbaugh's advertisers to tell them all the vile things Rush says.  One by one Beck lost advertisers and in time, the whole house of Beck fell.

Why not flush Rush?

Ongoing list of advertisers and those who've pulled out, here: Who's Advertising On Rush Limbaugh? | Media Matters for America
(MORE AFTER FLIP)

Full Transcript of Sandra Fluke's Testimony (3/2012)

click the image below to see comparison between Sandra's statements 
and Rush's characterization of her statements (it will scroll thru different quotes/slides: 6 different slides including this first one; be patient): 




Need more convincing? Listen to this.  Seriously, listen to this.



And then there's more. 

Most elected Republicans are offering VERY mild rebukes of Rush (Mitt: "I wouldn't have used those words"--what?).  So kudos to Sen. Lisa Murkowski of AK--let's see if she backtracks, but if not, good for her:
""The comments made by Limbaugh, I was just stunned," she added. "In the end, I'm a little bit disappointed that there hasn't been greater condemnation of his words by people in leadership positions." Including Republicans? "Everybody," she responded.
--Murkowski 'Stunned' By Rush's 'Incendiary Comments' | TPM Livewire (3/6/2012) 
RUSH'S "APOLOGY"
Rush's Non Apology get bad reviews from GOP:
  • RT @thinkprogress: "I don't think he's very apologetic. It's in his best interest, that's why he did it." - Ron Paul on Limbaugh's apology http://thkpr.gs/ztzjy7
  • MT @Jeff_Jacoby: This is no apology. .. Does Rush not realize how crude and ugly his words were? http://bit.ly/x1szDF #mapoli #p2 #tcot
  • Jeff Jacoby, Apologize like you mean it, Rush - Opinion - The Boston Globe (3/7/2012)  
BOYCOTT RESOURCES:

From @StopRush: Tips on how to engage w/ corporate sponsors (great advice) "For starters,
  1. Y'all know by now that I'm very deliberate and that I don't do impotent rage. (cont...)
  2. remember: persistence is the key. 
  3. Beware bogus advertiser lists (seeing lots of those go around), hyperbole or pointless demands.
The sniffing retorts from the RW hatemachine is "why don't you get mad at Bill Maher when he says misogynist things".  I think there's a big difference between one-off unfortunate word choices and slurs and longterm/longtime and repeated racism and other bigotries. But still, it's not true that liberals w/ potty mouths aren't called to task.:
Feminists call out liberals too! - Irin Carmon - Salon.com (3/2012)

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