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G_j

(40,366 posts)
Tue Jan 7, 2014, 08:20 AM Jan 2014

Epic StopRush Response

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2014/01/06/1267681/-Wow-This-Epic-StopRush-Response-will-Make-Your-Day?detail=facebook

Wow! This Epic StopRush Response will Make Your Day

by ProgLegs Jan 06, 2014 2:42pm PST

The "Rush" for the exits at Rush Limbaugh's new home in New York City--Clear Channel's WOR AM--continues, as advertisers who have long run ads on this radio station object to their brands suddenly being hitched to Limbaugh's hate wagon.
On Friday a Mexican-American Flush Rush volunteer contacted a WOR advertiser called Page Publishing to politely request that they not advertise on the Rush Limbaugh Show.

She specifically objected to Limbaugh's characterization of Mexicans as being lazy by nature.

The response she received will make your day:

I am the president of Page Publishing, and I could not agree with you more. He is a disgusting, misogynistic racist. We have been advertising with WOR for quite a while, but they only recently added this moron’s program to their lineup, and we were assured that our ads would not inadvertently run during his show. Thanks for pointing out that it did (I don’t have the stomach to listen to his show to verify if our ads do run). I will insist that our ads never run during his bigoted show. It amazes me that his show has any audience at all here in New York City- a progressive and liberal place if ever there was one (the place where I was born and raised, and a place that is amazing in its diversity).

Your email reached me because the staff here universally despises Limbaugh and everything he stands for, and they know of my feelings as well. The ironic things about most of the nonsense that he spews, in particular his references to Mexicans and Mexican-Americans, is that there probably isn’t a harder working group of people in the nation right now.

He has the right to say what he wants, and we have the right to refuse to support him with our corporate advertising dollars.

Thanks for the email,
Stephen

Stephen Matthews
President and CEO
Page Publishing, Inc.


If you'd like to help StopRush, please read on after the disgusting, misogynistic racist.


Decent folks who believe in tolerance and equality are no longer powerless against Rush Limbaugh's efforts to spread intolerance on the radio. StopRush is making a major impact by convincing advertisers on this show to withdraw their ads--and with your help we can do even more. Just a few emails, tweets, or Facebook messages a week to Limbaugh's advertisers can go a long way toward making hatred less profitable. It is our collective voice that makes us strong.

Want to do something hold Limbaugh accountable?
Join StopRush! We can use your help in the following ways:

Join: The Flush Rush Facebook community
Visit: The StopRush sponsor database
Tweet: #stoprush Twitter campaign
Fact Check: Limbaugh Lie Debunking Site
Install: ThinkContext StopRush browser extension--notifies you as you browse which companies advertise on Rush



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Epic StopRush Response (Original Post) G_j Jan 2014 OP
This makes me smile Gothmog Jan 2014 #1
Ahhh ...some StopRush with muh morning coffee L0oniX Jan 2014 #2
re:Epic StopRush Response allan01 Jan 2014 #3
Bravo Mr. Matthews NewJeffCT Jan 2014 #4
+1 G_j Jan 2014 #5
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