There's been tons of great community action forcing change by those who stuff dollar bills into Rush Limbaugh's g-string (ewwwww). I just thought I would cast a little light on one that hasn't gotten much attention.
I imagine one reason Mission Pharmacal isn't a big target is because we aren't bombarded with the name constantly like many of the gasbag's other sponsors. Everybody receives a slew of AutoZone impressions every week. Nobody need inquire as to what a "Cleveland Cavalier" is. Mission Pharmacal? Not such a household item.
So let's dig a little deeper. Ready to throw up in your mouth a little bit?
First of all, something should be cleared up. I don't listen to Rush Limbaugh's show, so I'm not 100% sure whether his advertiser is Mission Pharmacal as has been posted in several diaries, or whether the product advertised is just Citrical, as mentioned in two prominent rec listed diaries.
Mission Pharmacal sold the Citrical brand to Bayer a few years ago. So as a quick aside, somebody somewhere needs to print a correction to clear either Bayer or Mission Pharmacal of being the 'john' of the nation's sleaziest snake oil 'prostitute.' So if someone who reads this and has a proven to posses a stronger constitution than I by actually hearing the ads, let us know in the comments so elwior's and Joan's error (or the error of these diarists as well as a front pager or two) can be cleaned up.
Let's assume that the Mission Pharamacal reports are correct...
Mission Pharmacal is obviously a pharma company. A pharma company specializing in....are you ready for this? You sure?
"Women's Health."
Zing!
Oh they make drugs for a couple of other purposes, but their primary brands, as you may have guessed about a company that once owned Citrical, are drugs and medicines for, get this, women, including (prominently) pregnant women...and babies. So maybe no amount of boycotting and writing and calling will matter, since they will make bank if Rush Limbaugh's vision for America is fulfilled. Women living lives that are not centered around child rearing hurts business. They want you pregnant, several times, thank you very much.
Other popular products treat iron deficiency, calcium/vitamin D deficiency, and bacterial vaginosis. Their other areas of featured products include drugs, medicines, and treatments for a variety of ailments and conditions including diaper rash cream, lice treatment, asthma medicine, arthritis cream, and urology (including urinary tract infection) drugs. Oooo, and personal lubricant, so I suggest anyone looking to produce Santorum seek out one of their competitors.
So without further ado, here is a list of Mission Pharmacal products...
Rx
AsmalPred™
CitraNatal® 90 DHA
CitraNatal® Assure
CitraNatal® B-Calm
CitraNatal® DHA
CitraNatal® Harmony
CitraNatal® Rx
Ferralet® 90
Lithostat®
Lycelle®
NataFort®
Texacort®
Thiola®
Tindamax®
Uribel™
Urocit®-K
OTC
Calcet® Creamy Bites
Calcet® Petites
Compete®
Dr. Smith's® Diaper Rash Ointment
Fosfree®
Heat Guard®
Maxilube®
Oncovite™
Thera-Gesic®
If, on the other hand, it's actually Citrical who sponsors our favorite drug addict, prescription frauding, viagra popping sex tourist, that's a much larger dragon to slay.
So call your docs for a new spript, ask your pharmacist for a generic equivalent, and get yourself to the personal lube aisle.
An apology in advance...I'm off to bed, so my apologies for not tending to the diary, especially since I may want to edit once the actual sponsor is cleared up.