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Limbaugh calls Sen Harris a ho. 1000s of advertisers and 100+ pro teams and universities endorse it. Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.) August 16, 2020 · https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/8/16/1969528/-Limbaugh-calls-Sen-Harris-a-ho-1000s-of-advertisers-and-100-pro-teams-and-universities-endorse-it

Limbaugh (died in 2021) used 600 radio stations licensed to operate in the public interest to tell 20 million Americans that Senator Kamala Harris is a whore and ‘mattress’ who slept her way up the political ladder. Limbaugh announced the Biden/Harris ticket has a nickname — “Joe and the Ho”. He claims it’s not his knickname but he knows his repetition of it to 20 million people a day will establish it. Limbaugh made his intention clear by making sure everyone knew to spell ‘ho’ with an ‘e’ as in ‘hoe’ — so technically it wasn’t ‘getto’ slang to suggest Senator Harris was a whore….

Limbaugh repeated it a few times during the short segment, knowing it will get picked up by listeners and other talk show hosts. His listeners will call other shows because they can never get through to him and it’s possible paid callers from US and Russian think tanks will help spread it too. Demented stage 4 cancer patient Limbaugh (now dead!) is sounding even more irrational than usual and it’s hard to tell when he’s quoting someone else or making stuff up. In explaining why the Biden/Harris ticket deserves that nickname Limbaugh quoted a source:

“It is no secret but public knowledge that Kamala Harris slept her way up into California political life by being a very public escort and mattress for California Democrat Kingmaker Willie Brown.” And: “That is why Kamala Harris, who openly and brazenly slept her way into California Democrat state politics by publicly hooking onto the very married Willie Brown, From that Limbaugh concludes:

“So we have two different stories here that are trading off the known fact that she was Willie Brown’s mattress. They had a consensual affair?”

Advertisers on those radio stations, whether their ads are actually aired during the Limbaugh show or not, need to be asked if they think Senator Harris is a whore. All advertisers on those stations need to be asked. The advertising companies need to be asked. The ad executives need to be asked. At fakenewsradio.org there’s a list of 87 universities that broadcast sports on 260 Limbaugh stations. They too need to be asked. [Action step could be a petition to Albany to ban such abuse.]

And recent research shows that 13 of the top 18 teams still playing NBA games this season broadcast sports on 32 radio stations that feature Republican/right wing/racist talk show hosts. 16 of the 32 stations headline Limbaugh. So, while basketball players kneel for the anthem and wear jerseys declaring black lives matter and slogans calling for equality and justice, team owners continue to broadcast games on racist radio stations serving Trump and calling the first black woman VP candidate a ‘ho’ who slept her way to political success.

All advertisers and sports teams that use Republican radio stations need to be asked if it’s okay to be associated with the regular ignorance, hate, and misogyny on those stations. If not, they need to be convinced to find apolitical alternatives. They just need to be asked. And they can all be asked at the same time if the Democratic Party and media stops ignoring talk radio and makes it so. Americans who believe in democracy need offense. We can’t rely on GOTV and fundraising and professional athletes. Limbaugh's demise will destroy the GOP if they don't abandon Trump - Dems need to use it The multiplier effect that can make protests at these universities very scary for Trump and GOP

PS I didn’t research the references to Harris and Brown. According to commenters below, the relationship happened after Brown and his wife separated. That is not what Limbaugh said.

THE US ARMY WOULD CALL IT PSYOPS Here is what the US Army Psyops Manual says about using radio for propaganda (Psychological Operations Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures 12/2003 – available online): Repetition is necessary for oral learning: therefore, key themes, phrases, or slogans should be repeated to ensure the TA (target audience) gets the desired message. (Talk radio is much better than TV, print, and internet for doing just that.)

According to the PSYOPS manual, advantages of radio include:

Emotional Power: A skilled radio announcer can exert tremendous influence on the listener simply with pitch, resonance, inflection, or timing. and The emotional tone conveyed by the voice may influence the listener more than the logic of arguments (Or, as one famous host would call it, “talent on loan from god”.)

Wide coverage: Radio programs can reach members of large and varied audiences simultaneously. and Since radio can reach mass TAs quickly, radio is useful for all types of PSYOPs.

Speed: Radio programs can be quickly prepared for broadcast. Speed is important when attempting to capitalize on targets of opportunity. (Perfect for spinning and distorting breaking news.)

Ease of perception: Radio requires little or no effort to visualize the radio message. Illiteracy does not prevent the listener from forming his individual image as he listens.

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WHAT REPUBLICAN RADIO STATIONS DO:

push for deregulation and continued subsidization of fossil fuels, including by fracking

promote Republican candidates who will increase fossil fuel dependency

broadcast guest climate and energy deniers from think tanks funded by the fossil fuel industry

attack advocates and legislation that promote solutions

try to intimidate scientists, politicians, and media

Most of the programming on Republican radio stations is inconsistent with the stated goals of our institutions of higher learning and the interests of their students. Republican radio stations are also used to: attack scientists and research that interfere with corporate deregulation

influence elections for university regents and choices for university presidents

attack teachers

promote strategies used to defund and privatize public education, reduce teacher salaries and benefits, and destroy teacher unions

oppose legislation and tax reform that would lower tuition rates and relieve student debt

make student voting harder

excuse sexism, racism, homophobia, ignorance

use hate, bigotry, and disinformation to divide communities, elect Republicans, and

sell the Republican agenda.

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WHY REPUBLICAN TALK RADIO IS SO EFFECTIVE FOR SELLING LIES AND PROPAGANDA IT IS A MONOPOLY: 95% of political talk radio is Republican. In most parts of the country there are no free alternatives for politics while driving or working. The monopoly actively reduces the radio stations available to liberal and moderate talk show hosts. There is no significant talk radio competition to challenge its messaging dominance. The loudest advocates for free market capitalism hide behind and work for a monopoly. (further details and info regarding money disbursed to schools for their broadcasting budgets.)

IT IS LOUD AND EVERYWHERE: More than 1000 radio stations, an average of 20 per state, reach 50 million Americans every week. Talk radio stations may be the only sources for local news, traffic, weather, and sports in an area. They may be the loudest stations in national emergencies.

IT IS COORDINATED: On important issues at critical times, all Republican radio stations will pump out the same talking points. National and local GOP and related think tanks supply material, topics, and guests coordinated for national and local political objectives. Republican radio’s more visible little brother, Fox ‘News’, also helps coordination.

IT SHORT-CIRCUITS DEMOCRACY WITH ALTERNATE REALITIES: Republican think tanks monitor local and national events and sentiment and combine their radio advantage with PR campaigns to short circuit the fact-based discussions that a democracy depends on for solutions and reform. Long term unchallenged repetition on a national level distorts important issues and makes fact-based dialogue on climate change, racism, immigration, and gun control practically impossible.

IT CONSTRUCTS AND DIRECTS MADE-TO-ORDER CONSTITUENCIES: Well-timed messaging is used to motivate public outrage, fear, and ‘concern’, largely based on exaggeration, distortion and disinformation. Timing and coordination and volume allow minority Republican radio constituencies to be represented as ‘popular opinion’ (eg. Tea Party). They are used to enable or intimidate politicians and media and push legislation. Republican radio is the loudest political correctness cop and censor-by-threat in the US. Rush Limbaugh and other major talkers set the national tone but can also focus considerable attention to a local level when they name names and places and repeat them a few times. The local talker’s job depends on following the party line and that of national talkers like Limbaugh. They and their callers reinforce previous messaging from national talkers and can play a significant part in local politics.

IT DOMINATES MESSAGING IN THE US: There is no louder buzz machine on the planet. A Democratic president only has the bully pulpit when he’s on it. When 400 talkers reinforce each other with the same talking points and memes from 1000 radio stations they can drown out truth and common sense. And they can keep it going as long as necessary.

IT IS ENDORSED BY HUNDREDS OF PUBLICLY FUNDED SCHOOLS:​ Many Republican radio stations broadcast professional, college, and high school sports. The association brings them community credibility and advertising dollars while they attack teachers and public education, and spread global warming denial, racism, and misogyny.

IT ENABLES AND PUSHES CORPORATE MEDIA TO PORTRAY THE INTERESTS OF A SMALL MINORITY AS MAINSTREAM: It excuses racism, misogyny, homophobia, and ignorance to make them ‘acceptable’. It enables vast amounts of denial and hypocrisy. Republican radio provides the groundwork repetition for everything Republican.

ITS TALKERS ARE UNCHALLENGED: While liberal talkers encourage opposing viewpoints, Republican talkers seldom take callers that will contradict them. They’re paired with call screeners for protection and use specialized software to prioritize preferred callers, including paid callers. Since they can’t be challenged in real time they’re always right, and lies sell better when delivered with unchallenged certitude.

PAID CALLERS are used to inject rumors, reinforce propaganda, and praise the hosts. Why wouldn’t foreign governments (e.g., Russia and moon-landing “myths”) try to call those talk shows too?

IT’S PRACTICALLY FREE FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY: Advertisers pay station operating costs and donor-supported think tanks supply much of the propaganda and coordination. The Republican political money advantage in TV advertising is overvalued when compared with their radio advantage.

IT IS USUALLY REPUBLICAN FRIENDLY: The Republican Party and its politicians and organizations expect support and cooperation from Republican radio talkers. Republican politicians expect major corruption and incompetence to be ignored or excused while Democrats should expect minor mistakes to be distorted and exaggerated.

IT BEATS TV, INTERNET, AND OTHER MEDIA FOR SELLING LIES: Other media leave a record that can be examined and challenged and have to at least pretend to present other viewpoints. You can easily turn the channel or the page to find other sources for politics. Corporate media is more significant for what it leaves out, and the internet is still fairly democratic, with many choices. Republican radio is easier than TV to control at a local level.

IT’S ALEC’S BEST FRIEND: The success of ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) in electing candidates and passing and stopping legislation on the local level corresponds directly with the rise of Republican radio. So does the record historic rise in political partisanship and gridlock.

IT’S INVISIBLE TO DEMOCRATS AND LIBERALS – THEY DON’T LISTEN TO IT: The Democratic Party as well as liberal/progressive/democratic organizations and their supporters are regularly caught by surprise because they evaluate their strategies and the failings of their representatives as if Republican radio doesn’t exist. Most concerned citizens and activists are unaware of how much one radio station can trash their candidates, distort their values, negate their activism, and minimize their protests.

THERE IS NO WRITTEN RECORD OF REPUBLICAN RADIO: Until now there was no way to search, read, and analyze what Republican radio pumps out (see RECORD AND TRANSCRIBE TALK RADIO). Republican politicians and candidates make regular appearances on Republican radio and can say just about anything without fear of fact-checking.

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DON'T LET REPUBLICAN RADIO LIE ABOUT YOUR CANDIDATES AND ISSUES

As elections approach, friendly interviews with Republican candidates, their aides, and think tank-sponsored guests become more common on Republican radio. They can say just about anything they want because Democrats and liberals don’t listen.

Talk radio is free advertising for the Republican Party and they feel comfortable saying things they wouldn’t on other media. Their radio appearances will provide more examples of global warming denial, bigotry, and lies, which can be useful in advertising, letters to the editor, and debates.

Applications are available which allow you to schedule your computer to simultaneously record multiple radio streams.

Improvements in transcription software and reduction in prices of transcription services ($5 – $10/hr) make it possible to get a good idea of what they’re saying and how often they’re saying it, without the pain of actually listening to it.

With a basic text application the transcriptions can be searched for points of interest. When the name of a Democratic candidate appears it is likely that she is being lied about and attacked with direction from local or national GOP-friendly think tanks. Original recordings can be used for verification.

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TALK RADIO MYTH 1

"Republican radio’s primary purpose is to sell product for advertisers." Wrong.

Republican radio spreads disinformation and outrage to convince Americans to hate other Americans and to act and vote against their own best interests.

Republican radio’s main purpose is to sell:

war

global warming denial

deregulation- wall street, banking, environmental, media, etc.

tax breaks for the 1%

privatization of the commons and the public sector

excuses, rationalizations, distortions, diversions

Republican politicians

unqualified Republican judges

lies and distortions used to swiftboat Democrats and liberals, short circuit democracy, and obstruct reforms

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TALK RADIO MYTH 2

"Republican radio’s popularity and success reflects American demand for it. Liberal radio fails because no one listens to it and it can’t compete." Wrong.

When Ronald Reagan got rid of the Fairness Doctrine in 1987, Republicans bought up hundreds of radio stations and subsidizied talkers like Rush Limbaugh. The Fairness Doctrine would have prevented the levels of unchallenged lying and distortion used so successfully today to create alternative realities and made-to-order constituencies.

One of Republican radio’s early successes was the media deregulation that allowed consolidation of Republican radio ownership to fewer companies/owners. Liberal radio talkers have shown they can compete on an even playing field and even beat the main Republican talkers. That is why the Republican radio monopoly controls most of the loudest radio stations and works hard to limit direct competition by liberal talkers. Republican radio can’t handle the truth.

The argument that 95% of the people who would listen to talk radio prefer the hate and disinformation that the Republican radio monopoly is using to destroy American democracy is an insult to Americans.

With a 20-1 monopoly, expecting liberal talk radio to compete with conservative talk radio is like expecting the local ‘mom and pop’ to compete with WallMart.

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87 UNIVERSITIES BY STATE AND HOW MUCH THEY'RE WORTH TO STATE GOP

EACH WEEK!

The number after the state is the number of Limbaugh radio stations in those states endorsed by the listed universities. The $ figure after the state is the value of Republican propaganda those universities endorse every week at $1000/hr x 15 hrs/day x 5 days = $75,000/WEEK/station Total 260 x $75,000 = $19,125,000/WEEK x 52 = $1BIL/ YEAR of Republican messaging endorsed by these 87 universities.

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GOP paid for by national and local advertisers

If the GOP would pay $1000 for a 1 hour radio advertisement:

x 15 hours/day = $15,000/station/day

x 5 days = $75,000/station/week

x 52 weeks =$3.9MIL/station/year

x 1200 stations = $18MIL/DAY

x 5 days/week = $90MIL/WEEK

x 52 weeks = $4.68BIL/YEAR