I liked what one of the show's biggest sponsors said well after the limpblob gave his Faux apology:
http://www.carbonite.com/en/blog/A-Message-from-Carbonite-CEO-David-Friend-Regarding-Ads-on-Limbaugh A Message from Carbonite CEO, David Friend Regarding Ads on Limbaugh March 02, 2012 UPDATE A Statement from David Friend, CEO of Carbonite as of 6:45pm ET, March 3: No one with daughters the age of Sandra Fluke, and I have two, could possibly abide the insult and abuse heaped upon this courageous and well-intentioned young lady. Mr. Limbaugh, with his highly personal attacks on Miss Fluke, overstepped any reasonable bounds of decency. Even though Mr. Limbaugh has now issued an apology, we have nonetheless decided to withdraw our advertising from his show. We hope that our action, along with the other advertisers who have already withdrawn their ads, will ultimately contribute to a more civilized public discourse. Original post: Over the past two days we have received a tremendous amount of feedback on Rush Limbaughs recent comments. I too am offended and very concerned about his comments. Limbaughs remarks have us rethinking our future use of talk radio. We use more than 40 talk show hosts to help get the Carbonite message out to the public. The nature of talk radio is that from time to time listeners are offended by a host and ask that we pull our advertising. This goes for conservatives like Limbaugh and progressives like Stephanie Miller and Ed Shultz. We even get customers who demand that we pull the plug on NPR. As an advertiser, we do not have control over a shows editorial content or what they say on air. Carbonite does not endorse the opinions of the shows or their hosts. However, the outcry over Limbaugh is the worst weve ever seen. I have scheduled a face-to-face meeting next week with Limbaugh during which I will impress upon him that his comments were offensive to many of our customers and employees alike. Please know your voice has been heard and that we are taking this matter very seriously. Sincerely, David Friend On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > > Actually, I have to say -- in this context "slut" is every bit as > devastating as the worst n-word-using insult. It essentially says you're a > whore if you have sex and ugly if you don't, and whether you do or not is > the most important thing about you or that anyone could comment on when you > speak up on a matter that intrinsically affects your dignity and value as a > human being. It's offensive that someone thought maybe a woman might have > something to say about women's health and that the part the Rush cared > about was a prurient interest in the sexual details. > > > On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 6:17 PM, PT <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> On 3/3/2012 7:22 PM, Vivec wrote: >> > >> > Sam... >> > >> > Rush has apologised. >> > He apparently thought he was being funny. >> > >> > Which is kinda what you were implying... :) >> > >> > "For over 20 years, I have illustrated the absurd with absurdity, three >> > hours a day, five days a week. In this instance, I chose the wrong words >> > in my analogy of the situation. I did not mean a personal attack on Ms. >> > Fluke. >> >> BS. He meant every word of it. If there hadn't been such a backlash, >> he would still be meaning it. >> >> > I think it is absolutely absurd that during these very serious political >> > times, we are discussing personal sexual recreational activities before >> > members of Congress. I personally do not agree that American citizens >> > should pay for these social activities. What happened to personal >> > responsibility and accountability? >> >> Indeed. He is feeling some of that accountability now. >> >> > Where do >> > we draw the line? If this is accepted as the norm, what will follow? Will >> > we be debating if taxpayers should pay for new sneakers for all students >> > that are interested in running to keep fit? >> >> Stupid analogy. >> >> In my monologue, I posited that >> > it is not our business whatsoever to know what is going on in anyone's >> > bedroom nor do I think it is a topic that should reach a Presidential >> level. >> >> Fair enough. I am with him there. That's all he had to say instead of >> being a massive dick. Then again, being a massive dick gets you >> attention, so ... >> > >> > My choice of words was not the best, and in the attempt to be humorous, I >> > created a national stir. I sincerely apologize to Ms. Fluke for the >> > insulting word choices. >> >> No. The choice of words was the worst. He meant them, too. He is only >> now saying "ha ha just kidding you guys" now that even conservatives are >> going "whoa. A little too far there." >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:347887 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
