Posted on 08/17/2009 7:29:33 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Mind you, this is a guy who beat Hannity a show that airs in primetime in both total viewers and the demo last Friday at 5 p.m. Every last one of these advertisers is simply biding their time, wondering how long they have to wait until nutroots wrath is appeased and they can start advertising on Becks show again. I give it six months. Less if Greta gets dumped and GB ends up moved to 10 p.m.
Twenty companies have pulled their ads from Becks show in just the last two weeks. The moves come after the Fox News host called President Obama a racist who has a deep-seated hatred for white people during an appearance on Fox & Friends. Previous companies who pulled their ads include ConAgra, GEICO, Lawyers.com, Mens Wearhouse, Procter & Gamble, Progressive Insurance, RadioShack, Roche, SC Johnson, Sanofi-Aventis, Sargento, and State Farm Insurance.
We are heartened to see so many corporate citizens step up in support of our campaign against Glenn Beck, said James Rucker, executive director of ColorOfChange.org. Their action sends a clear a message to Glenn Beck: Broadcasters shouldnt abuse the privilege they enjoy by spewing dangerous and racially charged hate language over the air. No matter their political affiliation, hate language doesnt belong in our national dialogue.
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
Don’t forget “DefendGlen.com”.
Rush, in contrast, is amazingly in control of every syllable he utters. As an advertiser, I'd trust him not to go wacko one day and say something that he'd be apologizing for the next.
Going after Obama for being a Carter-style incompetent liberal who wants to tax and spend while devastating our economy is something that resonates with people because they see it. Going after him as a white-hater just isn't going to work. I want the public to understand what socialism is and why it fails so miserably. Normally Glenn Beck is really good at this, but he needs some self-control.
Getting harder and harder to boycott. Wal-mart, shame on you. Glenn was right.
I've wondered about this for years. The best I can come up with is US Cellular keeping them alive. All Radio Shack sells in electronics is a bunch of over priced junk.
ColorOfChange Staff
James Rucker
James Rucker serves as executive director of ColorOfChange.org. Prior, James served as Director of Grassroots Mobilization for MoveOn.org Political Action and Moveon.org Civic Action and was instrumental in developing and executing on fundraising, technology, and campaign strategies. Prior to joining MoveOn, James worked in various roles in the software industry in the San Francisco and has provided coaching and technology consulting for other start-up ventures.
Former Staff
Van Jones (Co-founder, inactive)
While Van hasn't been active in the work of ColorOfChange in recent years, we are proud of where his work las led him. After helping ColorOfChange get started in 2005, Van moved on to other pursuits. In 2007, he founded and served as the executive director of Green For All, an organization dedicated to creating opportunities for low-income communities connected to the greater effort of addressing climate change. Van now serves as Special Advisor for Green Jobs at the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
For what it's worth
The only place on that list I actualloy use is CVS. Oh well, goodbye CVS.
Also, Walmart and other big companies don’t want to pay for employee health care anymore.
does anyone need any further proof that the big corporations are the government’s tentacles?
This is their right, but it ain’t right. I wonder how we could help Glenn Beck. I have an idea.
Let me check and I’ll be right back.
parsy, the po’ed.
I often thought about that. I don’t understand it either.
The prices are way out of line. If you plan ahead you can buy online at way less than Radio Shack.
Enjoy my letter to P&G...
Glenn Beck’s advertisers flee - really?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2318330/posts
what Glenn Beck said was the truth....
Mine either. I won’t buy from any of them.
Who advertises on MSNBC. Its time to dish it out!
Does anyone have a list of advertisers for the GB show?
Thanks!
vaudine
I agree with you and with Rush.
How about that self-control by Jeremiah Wright and the thugs who show up at the town hall meetings and beat up, threaten average American citizens. Glenn has every right to be himself, whether he cry or scream at someone on the phone. It’s his right under the 1st Amendment.
Let’s instead, take issue with these companies who boycott his show and show them some muscle. That door swings both ways.
Let Glenn be Glenn.
vaudine
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