Local Lefty Blogger Part of Rush Astroturf Project
03/20/2012 9 Comments
Russ Steele
Our local lefty blogger is crowing about another “no Rush” list from advertisers. According to the Legal Insurrection this is an astroturf campaign promoted by the hard left Media Matters.
Editor’s note: Though reports about Rush Limbaugh’s offensive remarks aren’t front-page news anymore, radio-land still is shaking from the comments. Here’s a trade publication report from this week:
Here are the details: Media Matters astroturfed the Limbaugh secondary boycott
The secondary boycott of Rush Limbaugh advertisers is portrayed in the media as a reaction to a groundswell of public outrage. In fact, the secondary boycott was initiated by and driven by Media Matters, which had a “Stop Limbaugh” campaign on the shelf waiting to be used, and was executed by Angelo Carusone, Director of Online Strategy for Media Matters.
Carusone was the person behind online efforts against Glenn Beck even before joining Media Matters in 2010, and also is behind Stop Fox News and Stop Limbaugh efforts. His role appears to be going after advertisers, and getting others to do so via Twitter and other online media.
More details HERE. Our local lefty has been taken in once again by Media Matters.
About Russ Steele
Media Matters, the brainchild of Hillary Clinton.
Oh and I fread somewhere there are 18,000 advertisers across the country so what would the percentage be as reported by the lefty blogger?
Todd, I have to wonder how many advertisers we still have locally, as KNCO’s staff came by to see if we might be interested in advertising on the Rush program, and said that almost every day, anytime between 9am and 12:00pm, would be available, starting tomorrow…..
That didn’t give me a “warm & fuzzy” feeling about spending my money in this venue. I actually decided I would work within the Clark Howard time constraints instead.
David Maggs,
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David, a business like KNCO would not use that tactic or strategy to gain an advertiser. Being familiar with advertising, it is not possible they would say those things to you. Therefore, the people trying to sell you advertising were frauds. Rush has 18,000 advertisers. The only way we would know if someone was not going to advertise would be the business telling us, not the station. So, 98 nationwide almost all from the local level is a very small number.
“David Maggs”… is that a sock puppet or not? There are real David Maggs residing not that far from Grass Valley, but not in a zone that would have KNCO staff showing up to try to sell air time.
Jeff Pelline = Nevada County MoveOn.org
Are you really surprised?
I tried Maggs email and it came back as non existent.
You know Todd; these people are starting to look insane!!!