A 'Soft' Conservative Alternative To Rush?

Mike Huckabee Takes Aim At Rush Limbaugh -- Politico

Rush Limbaugh, the longstanding undisputed king of conservative talk radio who’s been dogged by controversy recently, is about to face some more heat. Not from the left, but this time from the right.

On Monday, former Arkansas governor and one-time Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will launch a three-hour radio program on almost 200 stations across the country, going voice-to-voice with Limbaugh in the noon-to-3 p.m. time slot, Monday through Friday.

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My Comment: I have my doubts that this will fly. Rush has a very loyal base, and he keeps his audience not because of his confrontational stance, but because he provides an alternative to the main stream media that is there. For Huckabee to succeed, this is where his focus should be, not being the anti-Rush (with a so-so conservative bent).

Rush Limbaugh: "Maybe The Conservative Alternative To Romney Is Romney"

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Limbaugh: "Maybe The Conservative Alternative To Romney Is Romney" -- Real Clear Politics

ROMNEY: The history of the world has shown that economic freedom is the only force that has consistently lifted people out of poverty. It's the only principle that has ever been able to sustain prosperity. But over the last three years, this administration has been engaged in an all-out assault on our freedom.

RUSH: The crowd ate it up. We hope he means it. Watching it last night, that's how I reacted: "This is good. This is good." I turned to Kathryn and said, "This is his best victory speech yet. I just hope he means it." Here's the next bite...

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My Comment: From where I stand .... Mitt Romney is NOT the conservative alternative to Romney.

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Rush Limbaugh Will Still Be On The Air After President Obama Is Gone

Limbaugh Rocks -- Don Surber

As readers know, I have no pecuniary interest in the Rush Limbaugh show, which I seldom have the chance to listen to, although I do read his transcripts from time to time. About 20 million Americans do listen at least once a month and good for him. He earned it. This slut controversy is costing him some big bucks in the short term, but in the long term he will prevail.

My prediction: On January 21, 2013, Barack Obama will be out of the White House and Rush Limbaugh will be on the radio.

And if you own a business, you should advertise on his show (in addition to taking out an ad on political newspaper blogs run by people whose last names rhyme with Urber). Rush’s ratings are up — both in number and in dander.

Companies that bailed on Rush have lost the patronage of millions of conservatives.

Companies that sign up now, will be rewarded.

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My Comment: I wholeheartedly agree Don Surber's prediction that on January 21, 2013, Barack Obama will be out of the White House and Rush Limbaugh will still be on the radio.

Carbonite Is Paying For Losing Rush Limbaugh's Audience

Carbonite Crashes After Limbaugh Backlash -- Breitbart

Since Carbonite CEO David Friend thought it wise to lecture existing and potential customers on his idea of a needed civility, the company's stock has dropped 20%, according to Terry Ponick of the Washington Times, and now sits at 60% off a 2011 high mark in a difficult market.

But Friend will always have MSNBC and the left's nutroots, who apparently don't have much money to spend on Carbonite. At this point, it's unclear if Carbonite has what it takes to restore itself.

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My Comment: Limbaugh's program has a huge audience that is tailored fit for Carbonite's products. They should have realized that cutting off the golden goose will have repercussions. Hmmmmm .... I guess they did not calculate this.

Media Matters Behind Limbaugh Boycott

Media Matters Astroturfed The Limbaugh Secondary Boycott -- Legal Insurrection

The secondary boycott of Rush Limbaugh advertisers is portrayed in the media as a reaction to a groundswell of public outrage. In fact, the secondary boycott was initiated by and driven by Media Matters, which had a “Stop Limbaugh” campaign on the shelf waiting to be used, and was executed by Angelo Carusone, Director of Online Strategy for Media Matters.

Carusone was the person behind online efforts against Glenn Beck even before joining Media Matters in 2010, and also is behind Stop Fox News and Stop Limbaugh efforts. His role appears to be going after advertisers, and getting others to do so via Twitter and other online media.

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My Comment: Not surprisingly ... their boycott is failing.

Rush Limbaugh Joins The Twitter Universe

We're Venturing Into The Twitterverse -- Rush Limbaugh

RUSH: Ladies and gentlemen, I've got something somewhat curious and important I want to tell you. Over the years I've said I don't tweet, don't Twitter, and so forth and so on. But I have an account. It's there. I wanted to establish the account in my name. There are a bunch of fake Rush Limbaugh Twitter accounts. But I've decided to actually activate it now and use it for strategic purposes since it has become such an effective means of informing people outside the bounds of this program. Now, I don't know... Those of you who already tweet, to "follow" me, you would simply find me at @RushLimbaugh. Just follow me @RushLimbaugh. It's that simple.

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More News On Rush Limbaugh Joining The Twitter Universe

Rush Limbaugh joins Twitter -- The Cutline
Limbaugh Sends First Tweet -- Newser
Rush Limbaugh Has a Personal Twitter Now, Just in Case -- New York Magazine
#FF Rush? He starts tweeting @limbaugh -- Politico