Feel good story of the day. Advertisers continue to abandon Rush Limbaugh like rats from a sinking ship.

Courtesy of Liberals Unite: 

Big name companies as well as small locals, continue to dump Rush Limbaugh – about 2700 sponsors have departed so far. Some of the most loyal Rush Limbaugh sponsors, who have ignored protestors for over a year… are now bolting. Why? The boycott heat is on, and these Rush Sponsor-Babes are feeling the *BAIN, I mean the pain. We are thrilled to see them go – do they deserve our praise and glory? Hell, no. They stood by Limbaugh, even after his 3-day attack of Sandra Fluke. They saw him call her a ‘slut’ and ‘prostitute’ for advocating insurance coverage for birth control, and they continued to sponsor and support his hateful bigoted rhetoric by throwing advertising dollars his way. No reputable company should have stayed with him. Maybe someday, the public will forgive these companies Right now, we are glad to see them finally doing the right thing. The latest to flush Rush is AAMCO. Here is part of their statement, sent to protesting groups: 

“AAMCO stores are locally owned and operated, and each, therefore make advertising purchasing decisions at their own discretion. However, after many requests online from groups and individuals who have continuously posted about the controversial content on the Rush Limbaugh program, AAMCO investigated where local centers were advertising on Rush Limbaugh programming. The program was not specifically selected by any local AAMCO center, but was part of a broad program rotation in two local markets. Because of this, AAMCO has since requested to those markets that the Limbaugh program be removed from the ad rotation, therefore making an exception to its local policy.” 

Very good. Pray tell, why didn’t they do this before? For over a year they have been contacted by individual consumers and groups. Many of these national chains often say they do not agree with Limbaugh’s commentary, but they have no control over their franchises. That’s BS, and we all know it. When push comes to shove, it’s their name and logo on the line – and they can call to order. Push also came to shove for Dish Networks, Capstone and Safelite who’ve not been heard on Limbaugh’s show for months. Angie’s Lists has gone back and forth, so we don’t know what they’ll do. (They’re gone for now.) The protests are clearly working. Limbaugh’s parent company, Clear Channel, run by CEO Bob Pittman and President John Sykes, has lost hundreds of millions in revenue. Clear Channel is owned by Bain Capitol (yes, of the Mitt Romney flavor). And Clear Channel owns iHeart Radio.

I know what you're thinking, "Companies still advertise on that bloated, misogynist, racist asshole's radio show?" Sadly the answer is "yes,"

But I am happy to report that the few times I have caught his show while driving in the car that the remaining advertisements seem to ALL be about internet security, funeral parlors, and retirement plans. There is hardly anything from a company name that I recognize and most of the products seem to be aimed at the elderly who are dying out by the dozens in between each broadcast.

The latest reason that every body should despise Rush Limbaugh came after he saw Trayvon Martin friend, Rachel Jeantel, on CNN and decided that based on her interview HE could now use the word "nigga:"

LIMBAUGH: This was between 9 and 10 pm last night on CNN, who is in a quest to become the, again, most respected news organization in the country, perhaps even in the world. So, "nigga," with an "a" on the end, well I think I can now. Isn't that the point? 'Cause it's not racist. That's the point. I could be talking about a male, a Chinese male, a guy at the Laundromat. I could be talking about a man. That's what she said it means. 

Yeah, THAT should cost him at least a handful of advertisers, don't you think?

Asshole.