Boycott Carbonite

The apology to Sandra Fluke issued today by Rush Limbaugh over the "slut" and "prostitute" comments were apparently not enough for Carbonite, one of his show's sponsors. Sleep Train, Legal Zoom, Citrix and Quicken Loans also pulled their ads.

The Huffington Post reported:

Even as he walked back his comment, though, there were signs that Limbaugh is not out of the woods yet. Another advertiser, Carbonite, posted a message on Facebook saying that it was ending its sponsorship of his show.

"No one with daughters the age of Sandra Fluke, and I have two, could possibly abide the insult and abuse heaped upon this courageous and well-intentioned young lady," CEO David Friend wrote. "Mr. Limbaugh, with his highly personal attacks on Miss Fluke, overstepped any reasonable bounds of decency. Even though Mr. Limbaugh has now issued an apology, we have nonetheless decided to withdraw our advertising from his show."

It is the advertisers' right to pull their ads, but we Limbaugh "dittoheads" don't have to support their products or services either. Maybe a boycott of them is in order, starting with Carbonite.

UPDATE (3/6/12): Carbonite CEO David Friend's announcement of the withdrawl of advertising on Rush Limbaugh's show backfired.

The Daily Caller reported:

Investors flee Carbonite after Limbaugh announcement

Carbonite stock (NASDAQ:CARB) has plummeted nearly 12 percent, outpacing the drop of the NASDAQ index in that same time period by nine-and-a-half points. It was also one of the biggest decliners on the NASDAQ on Tuesday.

Looks like Carbonite ought to look for a new CEO.