Kaoud Oriental Rugs (local MA. sponsor) cancels WGGB ad (SINCLAIR)

[Bonobo]

I'm so excited!!!! I wote e-mails to a local sponsor of WGGB here in Western MA complaining about Sinclair and they actually cancelled their advertising!!!!.

Here is the e-mail from them I just got!!!

>In response to your email regarding Sinclair Broadcasting:
>We at Kaoud Oriental Rugs feel that we should not support any company's
>political agenda and have decided to remove our advertising from ABC
>affiliate WGGB in Springfield until further notice.

>Sincerely
>The Kaoud Family

Wow. DU in Action!!!!

I feel great!!!

[demokatgurrl]

1. Great news- maybe you should post their address

so we can send them some thank yous.

[progressivebydesign]

2. No.. PLEASE don't post their address!!!!

The freeps have been harrassing the advertisers who are making these decisions, and probably ALREADY they are calling and harrassing the nice folks at the rug store.

[Bonobo]

4. Should I edit out their name!? That's horrible!!!

I'm sure they wouldn't have taken a stand unless they felt strongly. They are (of course) Arab-Americans.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. The NYT had a piece last njight

as to the effects this is having on the local stations. I hate to say it but this will affect some working stiffs as well, but Sinclair overall made a serious mistake and they will pay

Tehy hae become the poster boy (not in a good way) of deregulation and even the NYT story pointed to this last night.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

5. It will affect revenues and salespeople who sell advertising

and rely on commissions from those ads. There will be a lot of whining in the Sinclair sales departments.