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To: locogringo who wrote (67089)	3/6/2012 9:46:39 AM
From: joefromspringfield	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

Loco here is what Rush said about his former sponsors who joined the new Castrati. Limbaugh had posted an apology to Fluke on Saturday on his website, but Fluke told ABC today she found it wanting. “I don’t think that a statement like this issued, saying that his choice of words was not the best, changes anything, and especially when that statement is issued when he’s under significant pressure from his sponsors who have begun to pull their support,” she said. Indeed, the case has prompted at least eight advertisers to drop Limbaugh’s show. They include AOL, ProFlowers, Quicken Loans, mattress retailers Sleep Train and Sleep Number, software maker Citrix Systems, data-backup service provider Carbonite and online legal document services company LegalZoom. “The left, the media, is giddy that some advertisers have said they’re leaving the program, and I’m sorry to see them go,” Limbaugh explained. “They have profited handsomely from you. These advertisers who have split the scene have done very well due to their access to you, my audience, from this program. … Now they’ve chosen to deny themselves that access, and that’s a business decision and it’s theirs alone to make. They’ve decided they don’t want you or their business anymore. “For me, this program is always about you. … It’s all for the audience. Because if you’re not there, all the rest of this is academic. This show is about you. It’s not about the advertisers. I knew the political inclinations of these people. They didn’t care when they were profiting and I didn’t either. Everybody’s able to put these things aside for the sake of mutual beneficial business activity.” Limbaugh said he’d replace those advertisers, noting, “I reject millions of advertising dollars each year much to the chagrin of my hardworking sales staff … including General Motors.” He said only the political left uses threats to achieve its goals. “We don’t suppress the speech or voices of those with whom we disagree,” he added. Clear Channel’s Premiere Radio Networks Inc., which hosts Limbaugh’s program, is expressing unwavering support for Limbaugh, whose contract runs through 2016.

To: locogringo who wrote (67089)	3/6/2012 1:13:12 PM
From: locogringo	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 103300

Sponsor loss up to 24 Teleconferencing company Polycom, home improvement company Service Magic, life insurance site AccuQuote, Hadeed Carpet and clothing company Bonobos announced that they had requested their ads pulled from the program. On Tuesday, insurance company Geico, tractor manufacturer John Deere, St. Vincent's Medical Center and Stamps.com requested their sponsorship terminated. They joined such high profile companies as AOL, LegalZoom, ProFlowers and Sears in removing their spots from the show. hollywoodreporter.com Sears Holdings Corp and Allstate Insurance Co. Allstate said its ads were placed on the show by mistake and that it has pulled any further ads.