"It's not a boycott! It's a terrorist action!" said Mark Stevens to Stuart Varney on Fox Business. We know this because Rush, after not paying attention to his television, turned up the volume and recorded rest of that show.
To paraphrase him : Local radio stations are being bombarded with complaints made to look like they are coming from angry consumers. That's not so. They're democrat terrorist agitators. There's no boycott. There's no secondary boycott. It involves harassment of advertisers. They try to make themselves look like angry listeners. They're not.
Ignoring the fact that there is bi-partisan outrage about what he called Sandra Fluke, and did for three days. Obviously, he has a problem with the free market responding as it should in situations like this. People want to know who is paying him to spew hate on the air. They are finding out. Making choices. And those choices are ultimately affecting him.
Worse for him, in many cases, companies are simply choosing not to support him. A choice they made freely, without public involvement.
Should you be wondering if it's working. Your proof came today.
And his frequent sniffles are supposedly from cigar smoke. Interesting.
He seemed upset that Oprah didn't do any deficit spending. Some writers surmise that is what's happening at Cumulus, Premiere and Clear Channel behind the scenes of his show. Oprah, he noted, realistically cut costs and employees - Rosie O'Donnell, in particular. Remember, however, that at least one station which recently dumped his show did it solely because of cost.
He took a call from a woman in Pittsburgh who loves her new iPad. Because it streams NetFlix. An ex-sponsor. Yes, he moved on from that….
His iPad contest is tied into how many times you retweet what he says about Media Matters and the overwhelming public and corporate response to his comments about Sandra Fluke. It seems the more you repeat his propaganda, the more likely you are to win. Repeating what he said, or being repulsed by it, is to be a terrorist.
Today's 120 Minute WABC AM 770 New York Sample. I tracked a longer period to get a better idea of repeats.
Enjoy.
69 spots. 17 Promo. 9 PSA. 5 New. 0 Lobbyist. 24 Total Repeats. 43 Paid.
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($) Lobbyist.
= Repeat.
PSA. Freebie.
(IDs are counted as promos. Because some ads are just as short.)
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1200 WABC Promo
1202 MagOx 400
1202 United Way - PSA =
1203 American Bullion =
1204 National Guard - PSA
1205 ProActiv - (new)
1205 Assured Guarantee - (new)
1205 WABC Promo
1206 Toyota =
1206 HolyName Medical Center
1223 LifeLock =
1224 Robert Steinberg, Law Firm
1225 Senior Safe Money Strategies
1225 WABC Promo
1226 Small Business Authority
1227 Mount Airy Casino & Resort =
1227 Mount Airy Casino & Resort =
1231 Equity Now
1232 WABC Promo
1232 Alzheimers Study
1233 Paul Miller Auto Group
1245 Lear Capital =
1246 Amberin
1247 WABC Promo
1248 Wantagh Mazda - (new)
1255 WABC Promo
1255 Remade America - (new)
1256 Sparr & Bernstein Law Firm =
1257 WABC Promo
1257 Osteo Relief Institute - (new) =
1259 Hoover's =
100 WABC Promo
102 Blue Science
102 Missing & Exploited Children - PSA =
103 Arcap Partners
104 Eli Manning / March Of Dimes - PSA
105 American Bullion =
105 WABC Promo
106 Toyota =
122 Jim Nantz / Insperity =
123 WABC Promo
123 Network Capital Funding Corporation
124 Innerthrive Neutraceuticals
131 Jim Nantz / Insperity =
132 WABC Promo
132 Conservative Tours
133 United Way - PSA = (different spot, same organization)
146 WABC Promo
146 Hillsdale College
147 Quietess
148 WABC Promo
148 Your Marketing Sucks
149 Drunk Driving - PSA
152 LifeLock (voiced)
155 WABC Promo
155 Lear Capital =
156 Sparr & Bernstein Law Firm =
157 WABC Promo
157 Osteo Relief Institute =
159 Hoover's =
200 WABC Promo
202 United Way - PSA = (same spot as first appearance)
202 Missing & Exploited Children - PSA =
203 American Bullion =
204 American Red Cross - PSA
204 Wantagh Mazda =
205 WABC Promo
206 Hyundai (New York Dealers)
206 Optimum Triple Play