Via The Huffington Post:
"Two radio stations announced Monday that they have dropped Rush Limbaugh's show from their stations in the wake of the talk show host's offensive comments about law student Sandra Fluke.
Just as troubling for Limbaugh, at least nine former sponsors of Limbaugh's program — including AOL, parent company of The Huffington Post — have cut their ties with the top-rated host. Several did so after his apology."
More here.
Back story via The Huffington Post, in case you missed it:
"Fluke, a law student at Georgetown University who was advocating for health insurance plans to cover the cost of contraception, became the target of a series of attacks by Limbaugh. Besides calling her a 'slut,' he also called her a 'prostitute,' said that he wanted her to make sex tapes and post them online, and speculated that she only had a problem paying for contraception because she was having 'so much sex.'"
More here.
I hope all of his sponsors back out. This is absurd. Obviously free speech should be protected, but this guy should not be getting paid to be spouting his often misogynistic and racist drivel.
Peace and Love,
The Rebellion Magazine
Labels: aol, apology, contraception, georgetown university, huffington post, law student, misogynist, racist, rush limbaugh, sandra fluke, sponsors, talk show
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