...the devastating impact of Rush Limbaugh's Fluke attack

[gonzoliberal]

The code of silence has been swept away. Throughout the radio industry this week, there is talk of the devastating impact of Limbaugh's Fluke attack. Rush supporters are, of course, in denial. But compelling personal testimonies are suddenly out in the open, and they will prove difficult to dismiss....


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For example Doug Stephan, president of Stephan MultiMedia and host of the nationally syndicated “Good Day” program, had this to offer:

[excerpt] Let’s face it, the agencies and advertisers are how we survive. So to tell them that their clients are stupid for not staying in an atmosphere in which they don’t want to be is akin to the Republicans not reading the tea leaves about changing demographics.I’m not here to argue the point, but rather to tell you what this ONE incident has cost me as an independent in a sea of big corporate operators, who are obviously losing tens of millions of dollars due to this one event.
So far this year, my losses are in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Cancellations, avoidance and decisions to just not buy across the whole format, no matter what the content...


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One event, the demonization of Sandra Fluke, has mobilized the country.

Customer boycotts are the ultimate democratisation of capitalism. In these cases, we have the money, and they want it.

[SemiAuto]

Meanwhile, outside of the dailykos alternative betaverse...

Sandra Fluke, the woman at the center of a media firestorm earlier this year after Rush Limbaugh called her a “slut,” spoke Saturday in front of about 10 people at the Sak ‘N Save in north Reno.

10 people at the Sak 'N Save.

And thanks to the corporatist Obamacare insurance protection tax you won't be able to boycott the big insurance companies. Pay up. Shut up. We're all ***** now.

[cprenegade]

And then there's this:

Limbaugh's ratings are higher than before the recent brouhaha over Sandra Fluke and the effort to remove him from the air is collapsing on itself. Now more bad news has come out for the Rush haters: Former Limbaugh advertiser Carbonite has now publicly stated that its decision to pull its ads from his show has been bad for the company's bottom line.

On August 1, Carbonite CEO David Friend held a conference call to announce the company's second-quarter earnings results. They weren't good which led the company's stock to drop 15 percent in same-day trading. Key to the drop in Carbonite's growth was its withdrawal from Limbaugh's show. By withdrawing its ads under pressure from the far left, Carbonite disrupted its own business model of attracting many small-time accounts through mass advertising.

"It turned out to be a bigger hole in our revenue than we had thought when we initially did this," Friend said on the investor call.

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matthew...its-censorship

As usual DailyKos attempt to further it's agenda is amusing, but not quite factual.

[gonzoliberal]

Two opposing anecdotes...

Newsbusters has as much a cred problem as KOS, depending on who you ask.

[bullmikey]

Did Ms. Fluke ever achieve her dream life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness by having someone else pay for her birth control? I wouldn't want her sex life to suffer under the terrible pall of her having to pay for her own pills, abortions, and what have you. Life is so unfair to people like her, those cursed with an insatiable need for government provided free stuff. Just the thought of having to deal with those wind-blistered palms because you always have to have your hands out gives me the willies. Let's hope she gets fitted for one of those government subsidized feedbags in the near future.

[ms maggie]

Did Ms. Fluke ever achieve her dream life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness by having someone else pay for her birth control? I wouldn't want her sex life to suffer under the terrible pall of her having to pay for her own pills, abortions, and what have you. Life is so unfair to people like her, those cursed with an insatiable need for government provided free stuff. Just the thought of having to deal with those wind-blistered palms because you always have to have your hands out gives me the willies. Let's hope she gets fitted for one of those government subsidized feedbags in the near future.

You mean have prescription birth control treated like every other medication? I think so.

[Mom49of4]

Without having to make a co-pay. Which is not like every other medication.

[ms maggie]

Without having to make a co-pay. Which is not like every other medication.

Where did you see that? The issue was whether bc would be part of Rx drug coverage. And plans differ, some have co-pays, some don't. I don't find anything that says Fluke was suggesting preferential treatment for bc.

[dsummoner]

Make it OTC. Problem solved.

[Mom49of4]

Where did you see that? The issue was whether bc would be part of Rx drug coverage. And plans differ, some have co-pays, some don't. I don't find anything that says Fluke was suggesting preferential treatment for bc.

My mistake Democrats want co-pay free birth control.

[CajunRaven]

Make it OTC. Problem solved.

Agreed.

[Jeebus]

The issue was whether bc would be part of Rx drug coverage.

I believe the issue was whether a Catholic institution (Georgetown University) would be required to subsidize something that violated their official doctrine.

Which of course was a red herring to begin with, as the Target store 3 miles from the campus provides monthly BC pills for a fee of $9, no health plan needed.

[ms maggie]

My mistake Democrats want co-pay free birth control.

If it's co-pay, it's not free. LOL.

[Mom49of4]

Democrats Celebrate Co-Pay Free Birth Control; Republicans Call Again for Health Care Repeal Vote

[songfourone]

Make it OTC. Problem solved.

You are so ahead of the herd


http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WomensH...7#.UKz9CTn3BPU

[songfourone]

I believe the issue was whether a Catholic institution (Georgetown University) would be required to subsidize something that violated their official doctrine.

Which of course was a red herring to begin with, as the Target store 3 miles from the campus provides monthly BC pills for a fee of $9, no health plan needed.

Birth Control is not like condoms, it is a medication, and there are many issues to be addressed when prescribing them, not all can take the $9 BC.

[dsummoner]

You are so ahead of the herd


http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WomensH...7#.UKz9CTn3BPU

I am against prohibition and 'scheduling' of drugs. Government has aided and abetted the creation of a so-called 'healthcare' oligopoly under the current system.

[Jeebus]

Birth Control is not like condoms, it is a medication, and there are many issues to be addressed when prescribing them, not all can take the $9 BC.

Which doesn't change the fundamental of the problem whatsoever - can the US Govt force a religious institution to pay for sterilization, abortion, or birth control procedures that violate their church beliefs.

As I'm no fan of any organized religion, I should be the one saying "Who cares?"

But I'm a big fan of the separation clause of the Constitution.

Just as I don't want religion creeping into any phase of the Govt, I surely don't want the Govt creeping into any phase of religion. They should be allowed to "opt out" of any medical procedure that violates their accepted teachings, and if you don't like it, don't work there or go to school there.

[songfourone]

Which doesn't change the fundamental of the problem whatsoever - can the US Govt force a religious institution to pay for sterilization, abortion, or birth control procedures that violate their church beliefs.

As I'm no fan of any organized religion, I should be the one saying "Who cares?"

But I'm a big fan of the separation clause of the Constitution.

Just as I don't want religion creeping into any phase of the Govt, I surely don't want the Govt creeping into any phase of religion. They should be allowed to "opt out" of any medical procedure that violates their accepted teachings, and if you don't like it, don't work there or go to school there.

I was having this very same conversation on another thread, my thoughts being, and speaking from a nurse for 30+ years, is that unfortunately the religious aspects of care does creep into your life and you might not have control over it. For instance, you are taken to a Catholic hospital ED after a rape or during a miscarriage, you might not receive what is considered 'standard of care', might not receive the education or options, choices you would at a non religious based hospital.

[veritas]

Birth Control is not like condoms, it is a medication, and there are many issues to be addressed when prescribing them, not all can take the $9 BC.

Great, then let the small percentage who need an rx get one and rest can buy it OTC. That, however, is not what Fluke and co. want. They want it all paid for across the board.