Advertiser Abandons Rush After ‘Slut’ Comment

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Rush Limbaugh is down one advertiser as the controversy over his claim that Sandra Fluke is a “slut” continues. Politico reports that Sleep Train Mattress Centers is pulling its ads from Limbaugh’s radio show in the wake of criticism on Twitter:

An examination of @theSleepTrain’s latest tweets shows that the company began tweeting at some of its followers starting around midnight, telling multiple Twitter users, “Thank you for your concern. We are currently pulling all of our ads with Rush Limbaugh.”

All of the company’s tweets announcing its decision were met grateful responses from the Twitter world.

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