Several weeks ago, NewsTalk 790 KNST in Tucson put up a billboard to advertise Rush Limbaugh’s radio show. The text reads, “Rush Limbaugh/Straight Shooter,” and the ad is riddled with images of bullet holes. In the wake of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and 18 others on Saturday, KNST’s parent company, Clear Channel, decided to take down the billboard.In a statement to TPM, Clear Channel, which also manages the billboard, said the ad “used the common expression ‘straight shooter’ to describe Mr. Limbaugh’s candid and direct style.” The company also said explicitly that it was KNST’s promotion department that created the ad, not Limbaugh’s show. But after Saturday, company management decided it might not be such a good idea to keep the ad up.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=115872