Over 140 advertisers
have bailed from Rush Limbaugh’s show, and close to 100 are
on a list of advertisers who want to avoid shows with offensive
or controversial content. Ed Schultz talks with Eric Boehlert of
Media Matters and talk radio consultant Holland Cooke about
whether the Rush boycott will be a permanent one.
The numbers of advertisers that dropped rush Limbaugh is 141. If
it's permanent it represents possibly a real change in talk radio
in America. We may be witnessing something unparalleled in talk
radio. it will have far-reaching consequences all the way to the
GOP? It’s not just Limbaugh getting a big lesson in the
couldn't sequences of hate speech. Limbaugh syndicator premiere
radio networks calculate and circulated a list of 98 advertisers
who want to avoid offensive or controversial content. For
example, Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, advertisers won't
touch them. This is happening in two weeks time. Since Limbaugh's
slur of Sandra Fluke, a wake-up call to every radio talker about
what is ahead in the landscape and acceptable. Racism and sexism
aren't acceptable. All the advertisers leaving Rush Limbaugh are
making a very big statement. I’m joined by Eric Boehlert ,
and Holland Cook, talk radio consultant, been in the business for
some 30 years. Holland, I got to ask you, is this a sea change,
is this temporary or is it permanent? What is on the horizon?
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Over 140 advertisers
have bailed from Rush Limbaugh’s show, and close to 100 are
on a list of advertisers who want to avoid shows with offensive
or controversial content. Ed Schultz talks with Eric Boehlert of
Media Matters and talk radio consultant Holland Cooke about
whether the Rush boycott will be a permanent one.