Who could have thought today was the last day The Rush Limbaugh Show would air in Hilo--at least for now? KPUA became the first radio station in the United States to stop carrying the program. This New England station soon followed suit.
KPUA's announcement
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/141474943.html
I wonder if this will make tomorrow's Tribune-Herald.
(6 March update: Full front-page treatment. An article by John Burnett incorporating content from the Associated Press, and a large color photo of station manager Chris Leonard.)
And check out HFP for this pungent rant, headlined CENSORSHIP:
(Make one nasty comment about an abortion activist and you will be silenced. Meanwhile UH Hilo Faculty is infested with 9-11 trooothers and anti-Semites. And they are PAID to spout their filth.)
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11 March update: Rush scrubbed his website of "slut" comment and demand for sex videos.
Dropping Rush Attracts Support Across Nation (10 March Hawaii Tribune-Herald)
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14 March update: Michael J. Smith at StopMeBeforeIVoteAgain takes it in stride.
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