# 77 of 86 ads on Rush's show today were PSAs.

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**Created:** [March 9, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/77-of-86-ads-on-rushs-show-today-were-psas/615226 "2012-03-09T03:14:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/77-of-86-ads-on-rushs-show-today-were-psas/615226/21 "2012-03-09T18:04:54Z")

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> I, for one, am planning to boycott any company that sponsors this cretin. Enough is enough.

Be sure to do some research first. I was listening to sexy liberal Stephanie Miller today and they mentioned that a total boycott would hurt some liberal stations too owing to the fact that many companies that advertise on radio buy ads across the political spectrum. Carbonite and Pro-Flowers are two companies who advertised on her show and Rush’s, but thanks to some letter writing, both companies are now only supporting the liberal station.

> [@Clothahump](#):
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> When is Media Matters going to concentrate on Bill Maher for his total assholeishness? Or does a million dollar check absolve him from all the furor? If Rush writes a million dollar check to the Democrat Super Pac, will all this bullshit magically go away?
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> As far as the libs are concerned, money apparently trumps integrity any day of the week.

I hope Media Matters does protest Bill Maher, right after Fox News protests Ann Coulter. See? I can bring up distraction bullshit too!

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**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/77-of-86-ads-on-rushs-show-today-were-psas/615226/22 "2012-03-09T18:05:06Z")

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> [@TokyoPlayer](#):
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> It is ridiculously cheap to create radio talk show content. Assuming he’s got a house with a spare bedroom, he could create a semi decent studio for less than repaving his driveway.
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> This will blow over, unfortunately, and he’ll be back in business soon. The internet forgets.
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> Does anyone else find this ironic that one of the largest beneficiary is the United Negro College Fund?  
> Uh, you do realize that this isn’t your target audience?

I don’t know about that - there’s target audience and there’s preaching to the choir. If you’re a PSA, your ads are probably more about convincing people who don’t accept your message that they should, rather than letting people who are looking for your solution know you exist.

OTOH, Rush Limbaugh might just have a [nearly perfect target audience](http://www.sgalbert.com/2010/03/rush-limbaugh-audience-demographics.html)for the American Heart Association.

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