#NotBuyingIt: The Rush Limbaugh Show

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UPDATE: At least 140 advertisers have now dropped Rush.

Last week radio personality Rush Limbaugh (@rushlimbaugh) made some disparaging remarks about Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke, calling her a “slut” for speaking out in support of accesible birth control. The popular host has apologized, but we’re #notbuyingit. Limbaugh’s history of misogyny is finally leading to consequences – at least nine advertisers have already pulled their advertising from his show.


Below we’ve compiled a list of the remaining sponsors of his radio program. We’re using #notbuyingit on Twitter to ask these companies to make a statement in support of women everywhere and walk away from Limbaugh’s sexism today: Clear Channel – @clearchannel (The company that broadcasts the program to millions everyday, has not taken any action against Limbaugh thus far.) Lifelock – @lifelock Lear Capital – @goldcoinpro American Forces Network – @afneurope and @afnafghanistan on Twitter (Limbaugh’s program is broadcast on AFN to troops all over the world. Female veterans have already called for the program’s removal.) Click here for a full spreadsheet of companies that advertise on the program and their contact information. And here for radio stations still carrying his program. We also want to thank those companies which have moved on. Below we’ve posted a list of the companies and their Twitter handles. Let them know you appreciate their action!

UPDATE: Bonobos discovers they had ads running during show, pledges to pull them all, becomes 10th advertiser to do so

Sears follows suit:

UPDATE: All State responds.

Statement from Capital One.

List of advertisers who have left The Rush Limbaugh Show:

CapitalOne – @AskCapitalOne
Legal Zoom – @legalzoom
AOL – @aol
John Deere – @johndeere
Geico – @geico
Tax Resolution – @taxresolution
Carbonite – @carbonite
Citrix – @citrix
Go to Meeting – @gotomeeting
Sleep Train – @thesleeptrain
Sleep Number – @sleepnumbersara
Quicken Loans – @quickenloans
ProFlowers – @proflowers
All State – @allstate
Sears – @sears
Cascades Dental – @cascadesdental
Bethesda Sedation Dentistry – @bsddentistry
Sensa – @sensateam
BareEscentuals – @bareescentuals
Vitacost.com – @vitacost
Hadeed Carpet – @hadeedcarpet
Thompson Creek Windos – @thompsoncreek
Polycom – @polycom
Servicemagic – @servicemagic
AccuQuote Life Insurance – @accuquote
Stamps.com – @stampscom
St. Vincent’s Medical Center – @stvincentsmc
Netflix – @netflix
Goodwill Industries – @goodwillintl
Downeast Energy – @downeastenergy
Philadelphia Orchestra – @philaorchestra
JC Penney – @jcpenney
Matrix Direct – @matrixdirect
Reputation Rhino – @reputationrhino
Consolidated Credit – @consolidatedus
Constant Contact – @constantcontact
RSVP Discount Beverage
Cunningham Security
Regal Assets – @regal_assets
Freedom Debt Relief – @freedomfamily
Portland Ovations – @portlndovations
The Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington – @gsosw
O’Reilly Auto Parts – @oreillyauto
Heart and Body Extract
Norway Savings Bank