Wherein I tear Rush a new bunghole, explain why I feel called to do so, and expose some of his supporters for being simpletons in their own words. I would just like […]
"Apology" to Sandra Fluke shows libel threat and advertiser defections have Team Limbaugh running scared; what to do next
Rush Limbaugh has apologized to Sandra Fluke. Sort of – he uses the opportunity to reiterate everything except the actual insults. If he were concerned about sincerity, he wouldn’t have buried the […]
Updated: PR weasel words from Carbonite CEO David Friend re: Limbaugh's slut-shaming libel of Sandra Fluke
Update from Carbonite @ Facebook/Carbonite Website: A Statement from David Friend, CEO of Carbonite: “No one with daughters the age of Sandra Fluke, and I have two, could possibly abide the insult […]
Translating Ryan Lochte’s bullshit into English
Fake apology. Fauxpology. Unpology. Non-apology apology. It’s all bullshit and you’re an idiot if you play along. I’ve spent decades in the corporate world, and way too much of that time has […]
Meet "The Voices": four instantly recognizable audio talents
by Sarah Stockton You’ve heard them. Maybe while you’re driving down the road, listening to your favorite station, the music is suddenly interrupted by a block of radio commercials. They can be […]
Journalistic framing in the spotlight: The Atlantic covers UNESCO coverage by The Daily Show
From Wednesday, March 21, 2012: ‘The Daily Show’s’ Advantage Over the MSM: An Eye for the Absurd Political satirists sometimes enjoy wider latitude than journalists. It’s a distinct and vital genre for […]
Limbaugh brays on: louder, emptier, closer to the end
Limbaugh is slowly dying, like the dinosaur that he is, bit by bit. As sponsors escape, he doesn’t need any help from the FCC. Thus, I disagree with calls that he be fired. Just watching him losing advertisers is a joy in itself – the beginning of the end.
Celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred wants Florida to prosecute Limbaugh using forgotten statute: she's the best thing that's happened to Rush in weeks
I wonder what Rush Limbaugh will be talking about on his show this coming week? Ah, maybe this: In a letter dated March 8, [celebrity lawyer Gloria] Allred, writing on behalf of […]
Limbaugh atones for attacking young woman by attacking another young woman
Seriously? It seems that after several days of mounting public pressure, Rush Limbaugh has finally cracked. How else could you explain his attempt to move beyond this whole “hating on young women” […]
As boycott pressure mounts on Limbaugh, two words come to mind: hoist, petard
I don’t know when the very first boycott of a product or company happened, but I suspect the tactic has been around in some form or another for a long time. I […]
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