Rush Limbaugh Loses Advertisers and Stations

With his absurd comments last week, radio host Rush Limbaugh is still feeling the fallout this week.

Although Limbaugh has issued a rare apology, the problem that had erupted when the conservative radio host called an activist law student a “slut” and a “prostitute” showed no sign of cooling early this week.

More advertisers pulled out today.  The count now stands at 17, plus or minus.

The list now includes: Geico, Netflix, Service Magic home contractor, Goodwill, Amberen menopause medication, PolyCom web conferencing, Hadeed Carpets, Accuquote Life Insurance, Vitacost vitamin supplier, Bonobos clothing company, Sensa weight- loss program, Thompson Creek Windows, AOL, Tax Resolution Services, ProFlowers, Legal Zoom online document creator, Carbonite web security firm, Citrix software maker, Sleep Train Mattresses, Sleep Number mattresses and Quicken Loans.

What might be of more concern to the Limbaugh camp is now a list of stations dropping Rush is also forming.

WBEC in Pittsfield, Mass., joined KPUA in Hilo, Hawaii, in dropping the syndicated radio show, with some others possibly to follow.

"His comments were outrageous," WBEC General Manager Peter Barry told The Berkshire Eagle. "There's no reason to resort to derogatory comments."