Limbaugh's Advertisers

[Dardedar]

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I was talking to Doug yesterday about how Limbaugh's boss, Clear Channel is struggling financially. I get a three part summary from Media Matters of all of the BS Limbaugh spews each day and it is becoming more and more insane and dishonesty by the day. His behavior has long past the point of something a mainstream company should be caught supporting. This is not a close call. Companies are very sensitive to negative feedback and controversy and this is probably especially the case now. While it's fun to watch Limbaugh lead his pack of silly bunnies down the drain, it really is not good, not healthy, not acceptable for America to have such hatred and dishonesty constantly on the airwaves. It makes people stupid and arrogantly stupid. Not a good combination.

See below, a list of his advertisers. Back in the early '90's when I was shopping for a hot tub, I contacted the Hot Spring hot tub company to inform them that while they had an excellent and quality product I would not consider buying their brand because they were a prominent sponsor of the Rush Limbaugh show. I actually told them that the picture of Rush's fat ass getting into a hot tub was just too much to bear.

Hillbilly-Heroin Addict? Spouse Abuser? Sexual Deviant? Foreign Agent? Fascist? Can It Be True?

Extreme Right-Wing AM Radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh has stepped over the line one too many times. Now he has revealed that his agenda is to drag Americans down, destroy the economy, and mortally wound our democratic system. He has also revealed that he is now the leader, the brains, and the collective unconscious of the Republican Party. None there dare gainsay him, no matter how vile and extreme his belches of bile and venom. He is the uncensored id of the Republican Party, broadcasting all the wildly inappropriate things that the rest of them only think, but dare not say. He is a rabid racist, anti-Semite, misogynist, homophobe, nativist, sexist, sectarianist, classist, rabble-rousing Nazi-wannabee and corporate fascist. He needs to be run out of the country. Get him started by contacting his advertisers/ advertizers, sponsors/ sponsers and letting them know that you will NEVER buy any of their products again, as long as they advertise with the Rush Limbaugh Show. Do it now! STOP RUSH.

Also:

MARKETWATCH
"Ads rushing out of Limbaugh show?"
It's definitely do-able.

' Whether or not the boycott works to any meaningful degree is going to depend on how many more advertisers decide it is easier to switch than fight. According to radio buyers, some companies cave almost instantly in the face of even a little negative feedback while others need to experience a truly sustained and widespread level of complaints before they listen. Still, they don't have to get them all to make a difference: If enough advertisers put out the word that the show is a forbidden zone -- and they are not rapidly replaced -- the program will lose much of its economic value to local stations and station groups regardless of how well its audience numbers are doing. Of course, the already-loaded Limbaugh is never going to have trouble putting food on the table, but he and his fans could end up in less desirable timeslots or on fewer outlets." Link

Here is a list of advertisers. There are several lists available. I am posting this one because it includes information showing companies that have already dropped his show:

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The list:

You're Making a Difference! Advertisers respond to this Action Alert!

- Midas has removed their advertising. See Official Response.

- eHarmony: Says they don't intend to change their advertising. TBTM action: Email, FAX, write letters and call them.

- Overstock.com - banner ads are running again, apparently through an affiliate. Overstock maintains it does not advertise on Limbaugh. TBTM action: Send them letters letting them know that while their banners are on Limbaugh's site, they're still supporting him - regardless of who purchased the ad.

- Amtrak - states to have a corporate policy against advertising on shows such as Rush Limbaugh. Advertising that is currently running is part of a barter swap with San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau that ends next week. They are working on getting these spots removed from the Rush Limbaugh show. Dan at Amtrak commended Take Back The Media readers as being an extremely intelligent, educated bunch and was impressed by the hundreds of well written letters received. Official response from the Chief Marketing Officer. TBTM action: Amtrak removed from the list. Send them thanks!

- BOSE: claimed to have stopped purchasing advertising on the Rush Limbaugh show but listeners have reported hearing Wave Radio ads. TBTM action: Removal from list.

- Radio Shack: will not buy any advertising on the Rush Limbaugh show. Read Radio Shack's official response. TBTM action: Radio Shack removed from the list. Send them thanks!

- Blue-Emu: says their Rush advertising is part of a national campaign. In other words, they intend to continue advertising with Limbaugh. >>More TBTM action: Email them.

- Avacor: Says they do not support Rush Limbaugh in any way except for advertising, and they're taking it to the max - imploring every person that writes them to "grow some hair!" and touting their product at every turn. TBTM Action: Email them.

Here is the List of current Rush Limbaugh advertisers as of 2/26/03:

Overstock.com
1-800-989-0135
(customer comments and service email)
otherinfo@overstock.com

eharmony
300 N. Lake Ave., Suite 1111
Pasadena, CA 91101
media@eharmony.com
Web contact form
626.795.4814
FAX 626.585.4040


Inverness Medical (maker of stresstabs)
51 Sawyer Road
Waltham, MA 02021
1-800-899-7353 weekdays, 8 am. - 6 p.m. (Eastern Time.)

Onstar
Online comment form

Geico
Ted Ward - VP Marketing tward@geico.com
Marketing Generic Email contactmarketing@geico.com
Christine Tasher - Director, Public Relations ctasher@geico.com
Celeste Fernandez - Public Relations Specialist cfernandez@geico.com
Janice Minshall - Assistant VP, Communications jminshall@geico.com

1-800-947-AUTO

Hotwire Corporate Headquarters
333 Market Street, Suite 100
San Francisco, CA 94105
advertising@hotwire.com
1-877-HOTWIRE (468-9473)
415-343-8400

Sleep Number Bed
1-800-438-2233

The Neptune Society of Northern California
Stewart Enterprises
12070 Telegraph Road #107
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Oreck Upright Vacuum Cleaners
Oreck Corporation
100 Plantation Road
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123
Online contact form
1-800-289-5888

Smart & Final
Customer Relations
PO Box 512377
Los Angeles, CA 91001-0377
(Heard on KFI 640 in Los Angeles)

Mid-West Life Insurance Company of Tennessee
9151 Grapevine Hwy.
North Richland Hills, TX 76180
Phone (800) 733-1110
(web banner ads on rushlimbaugh.com)

AutoZone Inc.
P.O. Box 2198
Memphis, TN 38101
Phone (901) 495-7185
Fax (901) 495-8374
investor.relations@autozone.com

UPDATED - Citracal - Mission Pharmacal
Bennett Kennedy - Citracal Product Manager
Mission Pharmacal
P.O. Box 786099
San Antonio, TX 78278-6099
Phone:(800) 531-3333

Blue-Emu
Blue Emu refuses to give a contact other than their generic "info" box: <info@nfidiet.com>
1-800-432-9334
http://www.blue-emu.com/

Red Lobster
customer comment form: CLICK HERE
Or Write to:
P.O. Box 593330
Orlando, FL 32859-3330
Guest Relations Hotline
1-800-LOBSTER (1-800-562-7837)

Lumber Liquidators
Toll Free: 877-645-5347
Contact list: http://www.lumberliquidators.com/contact_us.html

Avacor (hair loss treatment)
(customer comments email)
comments@avacorusa.com

Lazerguide® (golf instruction tool)
PO Box 807
New Hudson Michigan 48165
1-877-266-6430 (toll free)


Mission Pharmacal Company
10999 IH-10 West Suite 1000
San Antonio, TX 78230
Telephone: (800) 531-3333


General Steel Metal Buildings
1075 South Yukon, Ste. 250
Lakewood, Colorado 80226
Toll Free: 1-888-98-STEEL
Phone: 303-904-4837
Fax: 303-979-0084


Life Quotes, Inc.
32045 Castle Court
Evergreen, CO 80439
1-800-670-5433
info@lifequotes.com.au


Select Comfort Corporation
6105 Trenton Lane N
Minneapolis, MN 55442
Phone: 763-551-7000
Fax: 763-551-7826
investorrelations@selectcomfort.com

Scottrade Inc
12855 Flushing Meadows Drive
Saint Louis, MO 63131
1-800-619-SAVE
support@scottrade.com

[Update: "Scottrade does not advertise or have any affiliation with Mr. Limbaugh’s show and has not for nearly six years."

RegionalHelpWanted.com, Inc.
1 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 506
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
800-365-8630
845-471-5200
Feedback@RegionalHelpWanted.com

The Swap Shop CLICK HERE
3291 East Sunrise
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
swpshop@aol.com
Phone - 954.791.$WAP

Pfizer Inc
235 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017
212-733-2323

LINK

[cosanostradamus]

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He's a piece 'a' work, ain't he? Hopefully, as his audience slips into utter senility, so will he. Otherwise, keep up the boycott. And complain to the FCC & FEC via the links provided.

Thanks for the link.

http://blog-me-no-blogs.blogspot.com/
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[Joshua Udell]

The are destroying their own party with such belligerent verbal trash!