Arby’s fakes a Rush Limbaugh advertising protest; Update: Walgreen’s joins hands with Soros mob

Last night, I linked to the story about Arby’s blocking conservatives on Twitter for protesting the company’s protestof conservative talk show giant Rush Limbaugh.

Today, the Right Sphere notes that Arby’s president is a big Democrat donor.

Here’s the bottom line on this latest manufactured attempt by the Hush Rush mob to make it appear that he and the radio stations that carry his show are suffering economic harm because of Soros monkey-directed pressure.

It’s complete bull. Total Kabuki theater. Arby’s is not and has not ever been a national sponsor of Rush’s program. In the radio industry, advertisers can buy “Run of Schedule” — commercials that are to be aired during different times of the day for more than one day on local stations. Arby’s most likely told local stations not to run their ads during Rush’s show. That is not a cancellation of an ad buy; there’s no loss of money.

This is prog gesture politics to create the appearance of an anti-Rush advertising stampede. It’s astro-turfed by lying Media Matters hitmen.

Remember: No less than the Washington Post reported last week that the latest prog campaign to destroy the Rush Limbaugh show — like all the other ones before it over the past two decades — has been an utter failure. Total fail:

While more than 100 advertisers told Premiere that they didn’t want to be associated with “controversial” radio programs of any kind in the wake of the flap, some of these companies weren’t regular Limbaugh sponsors in the first place.

Carusone said most of the advertiser exodus over the past month appeared to be among companies whose ads aired only in regional or local markets, he said.

“Contrary to the wishful thinking of the professional special interest groups, reports of sponsors fleeing the ‘Rush Limbaugh Show’ are grossly exaggerated. In fact, the program retains virtually of all its long-term sponsors who continue to have great success” with the show, said Rachel Nelson, spokeswoman for Premiere.

…In all, “the temperature of this controversy has finally fallen below the boiling point,” said Tom Taylor, news editor of Radio-Info.com, which covers the industry. He added, “I think the advertiser base is coming back.”

Indeed, I am told 7 new sponsors have already signed up and will roll out in May.

As I’ve written before about President Obama and the Left’s attacks:

Too bad Obama hasn’t learned the lessons of his predecessors. Limbaugh not only has survived countless protests, boycotts, media smears and political attempts to kick him off the airwaves. He has emerged each time with a higher profile, greater influence, and a strengthened hand.

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A Twitter user jibes: “It’s fitting. A fake boycott from a place that sells fake beef.”

@michellemalkin @arbys @limbaugh @sorosmonkeys hmm, it’s fitting. A fake boycott from a place that sells fake roast beef. #Appropriate.

— William Evans II (@BilltheNubbin) April 6, 2012

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Update: See Twitchy for the latest left-wing corporation to submit to Soros monkey games: Walgreen’s.