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Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh declared victory on Thursday in his war against feminism. Limbaugh cited a poll which showed personal identification as a feminist on the wane. Limbaugh said that he has been warning against modern-era feminism for more than a quarter century and claimed that he had “succeed in stigmatizing” feminism.

“The Washington Times is reporting that feminism may be dead,” Limbaugh began. “At least in this way: 72 percent of Americans say they are not feminists.”

“It is likely disappointing news for old-school bra-burners and Gloria Steinem-inspired Feminazis,” Limbaugh continued.

“Who do you know that, for 25 – actually 28 years – but 25 on the national stage has been pointing out the truth of militant, left-wing feminism?” Limbaugh asked. “Could it be said that years of properly defining modern-era, militant feminism has proven fruitful?”

Limbaugh said that, like being a Republican, it is not “cool” to call oneself a feminist. This means that it is likely that there are more people who consider themselves feminists but who do not share this information with pollsters.

“I’m still going to chalk that up as a success,” Limbaugh said. He noted that only 38 percent of women and 18 percent of men consider themselves feminists, and more Democratic women than Republican women will label themselves as being feminists in that poll. Excerpts from http://www.mediaite.com/online/limbaugh-declares-victory-i-have-succee
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I'm so happy for him. Of course, it would never occur to him that people can have the attitudes these days but not feel the need to use the title anymore, which is actually forward movement. Much more his style, like Trump's, to take credit for something and blow his own horn...

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Boycotts Against Rush Limbaugh Thriving – Clear Channel Hit With Millions In Losses

Yesterday after the stock market closed, the media giant released its 1st quarter earnings report, showing a tremendous loss.

This is very bad news for Clear Channel CEO, Bob Pitman, and President, John Sykes. Surely while frolicking among their good will charities, taking in high salaries, and handing out massive Clear Channel employee layoffs, they saw this coming.Yet they allowed blatant racism, sexism, gay-hatred and bigotry to air on their 600 radio stations.

Pittman and Sykes would have to be living in another world to miss the massive public outrage against Rush Limbaugh’s show. Since Clear Channel opted to ignore the general public, as well as Limbaugh’s hate speech, Americans decided to take matters into their own hands, using their greatest weapon of all – the almighty dollar. They would go after Limbaugh and Clear Channel’s main lifeline. The buying consumers went after the sponsors.

Petitions were started by single citizens, as well as large activist organizations. Boycott groups evolved all over Facebook, and a Rush Limbaugh sponsor StopRush Database, was created for the average person to find contact information and air dates of sponsors. Even a ThinkContext browser app/extension is now available to see sponsoring companies, while searching the internet. It’s massive.

At first, about 100 sponsors left after the Sandra Fluke attack. Then a few more left. Some like Angie’s List and Legal Zoom went back to Limbaugh’s show probably thinking the public outcry would die down and people would move on. Instead, the national movement grew and gained in momentum. Everyday citizens, as well as activists, continue to join Facebook groups. Consumers are taking time to tell sponsors they will not buy from a company that supports Rush Limbaugh.

Sponsors react to that, and over 2,600 companies have pulled their ads due to the boycotts and petitions. Hundreds of more advertisers silently have slipped out. Now we see big losses for Clear Channel. Cumulus Radio has already admitted to losing millions due to the Limbaugh boycotts.

Not only is it clear to Clear Channel and Rush Limbaugh, that the public means business, they are finding out the public IS business. http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/05/03/boycotts-against-rush-limbaugh
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The consumer speaks: Capitalism at its BEST, for a change!

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"“Do you know what bought me all this?” he asked, waving his hand in the general direction of his prosperity. “Not my political ideas. Conservatism didn’t buy this house. I’m a businessman," he told The New York Times. "My first goal is to attract the largest possible audience so I can charge confiscatory ad rates. I happen to have great entertainment skills, but that enables me to sell airtime.” http://www.askmen.com/entertainment/special_feature_300/344_rush-limba
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I just think of him as a financial wizard and as a failure of a human being. There are many things about Rush Limbaugh’s popularity that appalls me. It is amazing that, literally, millions of people believe that he is speaking the truth; and THEY think just the way HE (Limbaugh) thinks! How did we end up with so many ignorant people in the United States? Even more appalling, he doesn’t really mean what he says, but, obviously, enjoys the exploitation of the ignorance of a specific percentage of our population.

Perhaps it is integrity that is the least important quality to which Rush Limbaugh aspires. It is a shame because he is capable of entrancing a huge audience, yet, contributes nothing to that audience’s education and betterment. He will not go down in history as a man who had integrity, honor, and will “live on in the hearts of mankind.” Rush Limbaugh does not possess admirable convictions, such as honesty, strength of character, empathy, fair-mindedness. He is without a value system that recognizes the importance of contributing to a society. He, daily, demonstrates that he is using up quite a lot of oxygen, and his memory will not be that of an honorable citizen of America..

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I hesitate to call myself feminist (even though I probably am one), but that's not because of Limbaugh, that's because of some feminists.

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people often don't like feminists because they can be strident, assertive women who don't take shit and don't necessarily conform to societal standards regarding 'how women should be'.

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Just as there were rights I took for granted that didn't exist before my generation, the young women take their rights for granted. I suspect - or at least hope - that if a significant number of these rights are removed, that the new generation will be reminded of the category 'feminist' and find themselves to be that.

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In the midst of Rush Limbaugh‘s reported battle with Cumulus Media, which buys his radio show’, new details are emerging today about just how badly the conservative talker’s advertising woes have become. And now, it seems to be extending beyond just Limbaugh.

Sources close to Cumulus Media told Radio Ink: 48 of the top 50 network advertisers “exclude Rush and Hannity” orders; and “every major national ad agency has same dictate.”

While its unclear how many advertised with the shows in the past, this revelation is significant because it is the first time Limbaugh’s #2 competitor Sean Hannity has been brought into this conversation about advertiser aversion; and because, if true, a 48 out of 50 (96%) rate of top advertisers wanting nothing to do with the shows represents a rather striking figure.

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On Monday, Rush's people made it clear they were not happy with Dickey blaming any past company revenue shortfalls on Rush and they didn't want to hear it again on Cumulus' quarterly conference call. Both David Hinkley at the New York Daily News and Politico were sent words of warning aimed at Dickey by anonymous sources. Then, a very high ranking Cumulus official sent the following statement to Radio Ink, and asked not to be sourced. "Forty-eight of the top 50 network advertisers have “excluded Rush and Hannity” orders. Every major national ad agency has the same dictate." http://radioink.com/Article.asp?id=2649276&spid=24698

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Quick recap of the week:

Last Friday: Ding, Ding, Ding! The Wall Street closing bell rang in a huge loss for Rush Limbaugh’s parent company, Clear Channel – to tune of hundreds of millions. Sadly for Clear Channel, 1st Quarter Earnings Report showed a $203 million revenue loss, compared to $143 million revenue loss last year. (Mind you, the boycotts started 1st Quarter last year) Ouch. Boycotters are not playing around.

Sunday Night & Monday: Rumors began flying that Rush Limbaugh was ‘mulling’ over leaving radio network, Cumulus – one day before the media giant was to release their earnings. Cumulus carries The Rush Limbaugh Show on 40 radio stations including New York’s WABC. Was Rush Limbaugh trying to save face ahead of the dismal news? Rush reportedly complained that Cumulus was blaming his show for Cumulus losses over the year. Proof is in the earnings, Rush.

Tuesday: Cumulus releases their earnings confirming more losses in the millions, as well, and CEO Lew Dickey, alluded the losses were due to advertisers leaving Rush Limbaugh’s show after boycotts, and his attack on then unknown law student, Sandra Fluke. Dickey simply said the ”facts (advertising losses) are indisputable.”

Also on Tuesday: It was reiterated that Dial Global has also attributed millions in losses to Limbaugh ( http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/112638/dial-global-pos
ts-disappointing-q3-financials-poin]). Many others in the industry report negative consequences resulting from Limbaugh’s recklessness.

Wednesday: Trade site Radio Ink quoted a “very high-ranking Cumulus official,” who said, “Forty-eight of the top 50 network advertisers have ‘excluded Rush and Hannity’ orders. Every major national ad agency has the same dictate.” ( http://radioink.com/Article.asp?id=2649276&spid=24698])

And the week’s not even over!

So where does that leave Limbaugh today? Not looking good as he continues his smut. He’s running scared and admits to feeling the Bain, I mean pain from the boycotts.* ‘His party,’ the Republicans, are distancing themselves from him more and more ( http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2013/04/25/frank_luntz_limbaugh
_ mark_levin_are_problematic_for_gop.html and ** below). And Over 2,600 advertisers have left his show; Boycott Rush Limbaugh Sponsors picked up another 1,000 members over the weekend – now at 55,300+ members. The groups do a lot of the dirty work, report and document the ads to the StopRush.net. Consumers take that information and post messages on sponsor Facebook pages. message sponsors via their Facebook and website contact forms, tweet sponsors, email, call and send letters to sponsors through the postal service.

The protestors are not going to give up. They’ve proven so. One anonymous spokesperson from the largest boycott groups said:

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As long as Rush Limbaugh remains on public radio, we will continue to boycott, petition and protest. The public is sick and tired of Limbaugh hate-filled show that airs three hours a day, five days a week. We encourage others to not spend their hard-earned money buying from companies that support Limbaugh’s hate, racism, sexism and anti-gay bigotry. And we will continue to expose the people, companies, and stations that do support him. You could say we’re here for the duration. And we’re growing in numbers everyday. It no longer about whether or not Limbaugh will leave public radio. It’s now about when. And the day can’t come too soon for Americans concerned with the hate that is currently promoted on AM public radio.”

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* From Rush:

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“When you look at a network, for example (mumbledysomething) or a show, that is by far number one, and they’re still running penile enhancement ads. what’s happening is that mainstream media buyers are sending money elsewhere, trying to harm them. Well penile en– take your pick–the Ronco Veg-o-matic, you know, while McDonald’s and Coke and Meineke are everywhere else. " http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/197738/rush-limbaugh-can-only-get- penile-enhancement-sponsors-these-days/

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** From the Republican National Committee's own post-mortem:

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As part of the Growth and Opportunity Project’s effort, focus groups were conducted in Columbus, Ohio, and Des Moines, Iowa, to listen to voters who used to consider themselves Republicans. These are voters who recently left the Party. Asked to describe Republicans, they said that the Party is “scary,” “narrow minded,” and “out of touch” and that we were a Party of “stuffy old men.” This is consistent with the findings of other post-election surveys. http://images.dailykos.com/i/user/191280/130960510-Growth-Opportunity-
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Anyone come to mind? Keep it up, Rush, oh PLEASE!

I found this mildly amusing, but not surprising:

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News/Talk Radio and Country Music Radio Share Significant Segments of their Audiences. Two different radio formats: One plays music by artists such as Johnny Cash, Carrie Underwood and Florida-Georgia Line. The other has voices such as Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Stephanie Miller. Ironically, both the country music format that does not talk politics and the news/talk format that plays no music each have something in common – they cater largely to the same audience! Leading country radio consultant Jaye Albright calls country radio and talk radio the “universal donor” formats. http://www.talkers.com/

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Voters leaving the party because it's perceived as the scary, narrow minded and out of touch party of stuffy old men; Limbaugh's audience listens to Johnny Cash; but of course it's me and my "ilk" who are dying out....riiiight...

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There were lots of headlines about Rush Limbaugh this week.The majority had nothing positive to say about the hate-speaking radio host or his parent company, Clear Channel, run by Bob Pittman and John Sykes. Not a good week for the Rushbo, at all. One headline referred to Limbaugh as a right-wing welfare bum, because he’s having to take money/gifts/payola from right-wing groups. Given that 95% of Cumulus radio network advertisers want no part of Limbaugh, it makes sense he would need to have other sources to subsidize his smut.

Payola, is indeed, taking place. Heritage Foundation and FreedomWorks (linked to the Tea Party/Koch Bros.) have been paying Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck, according to Dick Armey, former FreedomWorks Chairman. Limbaugh and Beck are taking money to talk up the right-wing agendas unbeknownst to their audiences. Pretty seedy – and it maybe illegal.

Some decades ago there was a shake-up in the music industry. Record execs were using payola to push their music/agendas. A law was passed making it illegal. FCC has specific rules against payola in the broadcast industry. Apparently, Rush Limbaugh’s show is being overlooked. With the new FCC Chairman coming in, maybe the government agency will take a good, long, and hard look into the goings on at Clear Channel.

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Any broadcast station employee who has accepted or agreed to accept payment for the airing of program material, and the person making or promising to make the payment, must disclose this information to the station prior to the airing of the program.

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Isn’t it ironic? Conservatives are always preaching “Free Market.” http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/05/11/is-rush-limbaugh-breaking-fede
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