That’s the insinuation that’s already being made due to Politico’s report that Cumulus Media might not be planning to renew contracts with Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity at the end of the year:
#BREAK: Cumulus Media planning to drop Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity http://t.co/p3OBJFtpO7 via @POLITICO
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) July 29, 2013
News that Cumulus stations might not air Hannity and Limbaugh and might instead air liberal programming different conservative talkers has Media Matters fellow and one-man Obama administration spin machine Eric Boehlert turning cartwheels:
well, well, welll….Cumulus Plans To Drop Rush Limbaugh From Major Market Stations; http://t.co/O2myatSY6I
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) July 29, 2013
FLASHBACK: On Limbaugh's Advertiser Losses, Cumulus CEO says: "The Facts Are Indisputable"; http://t.co/qozQ08hdnj #mmfa
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) July 29, 2013
So, Media Matters folks automatically believe everything corporate CEOs say now, or just in this one instance? The next thing we know Boehlert will be quoting Roger Ailes as gospel, but only if it helps make a negative story about Bill O’Reilly click better.
Listening to the Left fantasize about the demise of conservative talk radio is like watching Al Gore wait for the oceans to evaporate, but year after year the predictions are made, and nothing happens:
it appears Limbaugh may learn the same painful $$$ lesson Glen Beck did: hate programming doesn't pay. #mmfa
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) July 29, 2013
As usual, the old saying “because you wish it so doesn’t make it true” applies.
https://twitter.com/ccitizen21/status/361654313778548736
https://twitter.com/LisainDallas/status/361654662929199104
Something else Boehlert probably won’t mention is that even if the Limbaugh and Hannity shows don’t air on Cumulus-owned outlets, they’ll almost certainly be airing on different stations in the same markets:
Premiere, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday night, is expected to carry Limbaugh and Hannity on stations in many of the markets where they are currently signed with Cumulus, should the negotiations not go through.
Wah waaah:
Sad Trombone #stoprush Loons: Premiere is expected to carry Limbaugh and Hannity on stations in markets currently signed with Cumulus
— Kotter's Paradise (@KottersParadise) July 29, 2013
At this point, it’s all speculative, but these negotiations sound like natural attempts to cut costs on the part of Cumulus. Not every business has the luxury of being supported by tax dollars during these trying times in the Obama economy.
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