Carbonite CEO: Limbaugh Ad Pullout Hurt Company

HUFFINGTON POST:   ….At the time, Friend released a statement condemning Limbaugh for calling Fluke a “slut” and a “prostitute” due to her advocacy of birth control.

“No one with daughters the age of Sandra Fluke, and I have two, could possibly abide the insult and abuse heaped upon this courageous and well-intentioned young lady,” the statement read in part. “Mr. Limbaugh, with his highly personal attacks on Miss Fluke, overstepped any reasonable bounds of decency.”

Speaking to shareholders on Wednesday, Friend said that the move away from advertising with Limbaugh was the “biggest factor” in the sluggish growth of his company in the second quarter of the financial year. He said that the company had moved to new radio shows, but would not benefit from their ad revenue for some time…   (more)

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