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Rush may be going, going, gone
Posted: Dec 31, 2014
Mahatma Gandhi: “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” Looks like the boycotts worked. http://samuel-warde.com/2014/04/left-wing-right-wing-now-agree-rush-limbaughs-sell-date/ ;
Do you have anything more recent than April 2014? - Debi
[ In Reply To ..]Otherwise, I kind of think this may be old news...old erroneous news, that is.
Sorry, got excited at the prospect I guess - has he made a resurgence?
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Some numbers for ya. - You be the judge.
[ In Reply To ..]As of August 2014, Rush had lost 3,171 sponsors. According to the StopRush website, here's what a typical month looks like for him. I'm told that sooner or later, patience and perseverence have their rewards.
Popular radio shows in the United States - ProMT
[ In Reply To ..]Rush Limbaugh's show has been the number one commercial talk show since at least 1991 when record keeping began.
Included is a [partial] list of the most-listened-to radio shows in the United States according to weekly cumulative listenership, followed by a selection of shows of various formats that are most-listened-to within their category. (Unless otherwise noted, the Talkers estimate is the source.)
Average number of daily listeners:
The Rush Limbaugh Show: 13 million
Morning Edition: 12.3 million
The Sean Hannity Show: 12.25 million
All Things Considered: 11.8 million
Marketplace: 8.7 million
The Dave Ramsey Show: 7.5 million
The Glenn Beck Program: 7 million
The Mark Levin Show: 7 million
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-listened-to_radio_programs
Popularity - CAM
[ In Reply To ..]Popularity does not equate to quality, of course. Nor value. Nor even sensibility.
At one time, smoking was extremely popular in America. We're starting to grow out of it. With any luck, we'll continue to grow out of the "angry old white person" phase that drives the popularity of Limbaugh and his ilk, too.
Old news. He didn't go anywhere. Which is a good thing - Mrs. Tingles - sm
[ In Reply To ..]They have been trying to shut him down for years. They don't want free speech unless it's on their side.
Glad his sponsors did not cave and glad he has remained on the air. If they get rid of him then they better get rid of Schultz, Matthews, Olderman, Maddow, Scarborough and all the rest on the other side too. If they shut down him then they need to shut down every talk show. That would be the only fair thing.
First Amendment: Freedom of Speech (1791) - NPC
[ In Reply To ..]You are spot on, Mrs. Tingles. Note the first sentence below.
From the link:
This clause prohibits the government from banning speech because it does not agree with the message. The Founders saw free speech as a natural right. In Federalist No. 10, James Madison pointed to freedom of speech as a vital aspect of a healthy republic. While originally written to apply to actions of the federal government, the Supreme Court incorporated it into state governments through the Fourteenth Amendment in the case Gitlow v. New York (1925)
The English Bill of Rights includes a precursor to the First Amendment’s protection of free speech, but while the English Bill of Rights provided for free speech in Parliament, the First Amendment expanded the protection to an individual right of all citizens.
The Alien and Sedition Acts, which outlawed any speech that was critical of government, presented the first challenge to freedom of speech in the early republic. Supreme Court cases centering on freedom of speech include Tinker v. Des Moines (1969), Bethel v. Fraser (1986), and Texas v. Johnson (1989).
Freedom of speech in a self-governing society demands that citizens act with moderation, respect, and responsibility. People like Frederick Douglass, Mary Beth Tinker and Martin Luther King, Jr. have all exercised and fought for the right to freedom of speech.
Freedom of speech egregious violations - sm
[ In Reply To ..]"Freedom of speech in a self-governing society demands that citizens act with moderation, respect, and responsibility."
There are 2 extreme offenders in right wing media. FOX and Limbaugh.
Liberal extremists - on MSNBC
[ In Reply To ..]are vile, disgusting, desperate, loud, foul-mouthed, etc. The left is soooooo afraid of Fox and Limbaugh and any other conservative with a voice and a platform. It is funny to see the liberals scramble in fear.
I guess they're considered "extremists" because - they dont preach greed & hatred.
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Rush isn't going anywhere. One sponsor leaves, - another signs on. zzzzzzz
[ In Reply To ..]yawn
Coporate America at its best. NOT! - *Not Impressed*
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Wow. Rush found 3171 new sponsors? - Do tell. nm
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Huh? Who said 3171? - nm
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StopRush website as of August 2014. It's more now.. - nm
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