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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMisclick Leads to Christian Organization Pulling Ads Off Rush Limbaugh
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/07/1275689/-Misclick-Leads-to-Christian-Organization-Pulling-Ads-Off-Rush-Limbaugh#But when the Flush Rush monitor reached out to Right From the Heart, she got quite a different reaction. Let's call the monitor Consuela. Consuela is Mexican-American and comes from a large family. She was raised by loving, hard working parents who have each held down two or three low-wage jobs in order to pay rent, put food on the table, and clothe their children.
Consuela objects to Rush Limbaugh's characterization of Mexicans as a lazy ethnic group, and she politely raised that objection with Right From the Heart, asking the organization to reconsider allowing their ads to play on a show that spread racist stereotypes.
A representative at Right From The Heart received Consuela's email and intended to forward it to a co-worker along with her sarcastic reaction to it, but she mistakenly hit Reply and sent this back to Consuela instead:
I'm feeling really concerned, too. You?
NOT!
Sheesh!
Sent from my iPhone
NOT!
Sheesh!
Sent from my iPhone
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Misclick Leads to Christian Organization Pulling Ads Off Rush Limbaugh (Original Post)
eridani
Feb 2014
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Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)1. This story made my day! Wow.
alittlelark
(18,890 posts)2. KnR .... cuz THATS THE WAY THEY WORK.....
....duh....
We all know which way the money flows in elections....
So long as EVERYONE (legally eligible) can vote, Repukes are at risk.......
Thank You for posting this.
SERIOUSLY,
Thank You.....
Hekate
(90,683 posts)3. Excellent results! Flush Rush got through to one more heart & a bunch more stations!