In a statement to Talking Points Memo, Clear Channel wrote:
“Starting several weeks before the recent tragic incident in Tucson, Clear Channel Outdoor had been displaying an ad campaign created by a local Tucson talk radio station to promote its broadcasts of Rush Limbaugh's nationally syndicated radio program. This particular ad – which used the common expression ‘straight shooter' to describe Mr. Limbaugh's candid and direct style — was designed and contracted for by the local station's promotion department – not by Mr. Limbaugh's program. In the wake of the tragedy, Clear Channel Outdoor management in Tucson quickly elected to take down this ad – believing that discussion of its interpretation would not contribute to the desire for healing in the Tucson community.”
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Photo: Rush Limbaugh ‘Straight Shooter' Billboard [tr]
