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Pentagon to keep Rush Limbaugh on Armed Forces Radio
Despite the controversy, the Pentagon so far is not going to review its decision to broadcast Mr. Limbaugh’s program on its overseas radio stations for U.S. troops, the American Forces Network.
George Little, the Pentagon press secretary, said the AFN broadcast center provides the first hour of Mr. Limbaugh’s weekday show to radio stations overseas. Mr. Little said the shows during which Mr. Limbaugh attacked Ms. Fluke were provided to the overseas stations but local stations decide what radio programming to air.
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Your move, champ.
MadisonConservative on March 7, 2012 at 9:40 AM
Does that mean the left will boycott the Government? Refusing to take all the “freebies” and pay taxes?
Na, who am I kidding… This is clearly Bush’s fault.
Gatsu on March 7, 2012 at 9:42 AM
Nah, it means the left will start hating the military…oh wait!
Trafalgar on March 7, 2012 at 9:44 AM
Nick Gillespie hardest hit…
mjbrooks3 on March 7, 2012 at 9:50 AM
Believe me, this is the feather the left is dying for their cap.
Don’t forget with the Obama Pentagon, Rosa Brooks former LA Times columnist was a big wig there. Remember Rosa Brooks? Do a Google. She now is a Professor of Law at….wait for it…..Georgetown.
Marcus on March 7, 2012 at 9:51 AM
The military has joined the WAR ON WOMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!!eleventy!!
DavidW on March 7, 2012 at 9:56 AM
Well sure remember what Santorum said about women in combat….The Obama administration all politics all the time.
Dr Evil on March 7, 2012 at 9:57 AM
Dueling petitions:
We petition the Obama Administration to resign.
Get Rush Limbaugh Off Armed Forces Radio
Apparently anyone can put a petition on the whitehouse website.
zmdavid on March 7, 2012 at 10:04 AM
Hilarious. 25,000 signature goal? Rush could get 250,000 in one show.
Marcus on March 7, 2012 at 10:07 AM
Nobody outside the typical lefty circlejerks care about this.
It the economy, stupid.
JammieWearingFool on March 7, 2012 at 10:17 AM
I’m pretty sure the David B. that submitted the “resign” petition is Iowahawk.
zmdavid on March 7, 2012 at 10:18 AM
Don’t care about Rush Limbaugh. Why don’t we talk about getting Ed’s show on AFR. Why do we continue to fixate on Rush?
AYNBLAND on March 7, 2012 at 10:23 AM
Slightly O/T, but in the spirit of things.
Carbonite update:
After closing at $8.35 yesterday, down 8something percent from Monday’s high (which was down 7-8something percent from Friday’s), with over 240,000 shares being traded, someone made a valiant effort in after-hours trading last night to push the price back up to $8.75, trading about 1400 shares.
Opening bell this morning and the price plunged immediately to $8.56. So all morning, stockholder(s) have been buying (volume 36,000 shares) to push the price up again. It just hit the day’s high of $8.75, and now it’s plunging again. It’s pretty obviously not even going to make it halfway back to Monday’s high, which was dismally low.
Looks a lot like a handful of investors (Carbonite executives?) are trying to keep this stock from hitting a new 52 week low today, which it did yesterday. A few more days of record lows and, by the time Rush’s program is airing a new wave of advertisers, you can buy Carbonite for pennies.
So take that, Rush!
de rigueur on March 7, 2012 at 10:27 AM
From directory page of AFRN:
Service members: Please turn this around on them and e-mail your support for Rush.
labrat on March 7, 2012 at 10:27 AM
What’s more important to talk about? The President’s breach of the First Amendment and continued campaign to Socialize America or private citizen A calling private slut citizen B a slut?
Crusty on March 7, 2012 at 10:31 AM
Because you don’t care about him, and we want to annoy you.
JannyMae on March 7, 2012 at 10:37 AM
For dems, it’s the latter.
CurtZHP on March 7, 2012 at 10:39 AM
Don’t just sit on yer derrieres (for the Frenchie in waiting).
Schadenfreude on March 7, 2012 at 12:08 PM
The Haters tried to get Rush taken off of Armed Forces Radio once before, back in 2007. Remember that? It was the “Phony Soldiers” Fake Scandal.
Rush played them like fools then, especially Chuck U. Schumer.
Del Dolemonte on March 7, 2012 at 1:27 PM