Rock band Rush joins advertisers departing radio show
(NEWSER) - The stampede for the exits from Rush Limbaugh's radio show is showing no signs of slowing down: Some 45 advertisers have now pulled their ads, according to Media Matters , which is keeping a running tally . Many of them, including the Girl Scouts and Netflix , say they had bought advertising time without knowing their commercials would air during Limbaugh's show, Politico reports. Other big-name exits : JC Penney and Capital One. Adding insult to injury, Canadian rock band Rush has asked Limbaugh's show to stop using its music, saying doing so "implies an endorsement of the views expressed." A lawyer for the band issued a cease-and-desist letter. More»