AOL Suspends Advertising On Rush Limbaugh’s Show

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Monday, AOL announced it would suspend advertising on The Rush Limbaugh Radio show. AOL is the latest in a growing number of advertisers who have pulled their ads from his show over comments Limbaugh made about Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown law student who testified in support of the administration’s contraception coverage rule. Limbaugh called her a “slut” and a “prostitute.”

AOL’s statement is on its Facebook page:

At AOL one of our core values is that we act with integrity. We have monitored the unfolding events and have determined that Mr. Limbaugh’s comments are not in line with our values. As a result we have made the decision to suspend advertising on The Rush Limbaugh Radio show.

Limbaugh issued an apology Saturday. Appearing on The View Monday morning, Fluke said of Limbaugh’s apology: “I don’t think that a statement like this…changes anything.”  

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