WOOHOO! TEN MORE Advertisers Drop Beck! DAYUM!

[berni_mccoy]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/8/27/773297/-Ten-more-companies-say-no-to-Glenn-Beck

Today we're announcing that ten more companies have made sure their ads won't run on Glenn Beck's program:

Adding to an increasing list of companies distancing themselves from Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck, ten new companies whose ads were recently seen during Beck's program--Applebee's, Bank of America, Bell & Howell, DirecTv, General Mills, Kraft, Regions Financial Corporation, SAM (Store and Move), Travelers Insurance and Vonage--have pledged to take steps to ensure that their ads don't run on Beck's show. Forty-six companies have now committed not to support Beck's show since ColorOfChange.org launched its campaign three weeks ago after the Fox News Channel host called President Obama a "racist" who "has a deep-seated hatred for white people" during an appearance on Fox & Friends.

More at their Kos Diary.

[babylonsister]

1. Bwhahahahaha! Love it! nt

[Kaleko]

36. It is gratifying to be part of this boycott.

As a long-term customer, I've specifically targeted Apple. But so far, I haven't even gotten a form letter back from them. :-(

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[tabatha]

2. Dayum indeed. Good work.

[valerief]

3. Pretty soon it'll just be FreedomWorks ads. nt

[oldtime dfl_er]

4. great!!!

THAT'S how to get things done!

[wtmusic]

5. Making a difference. That is awesome. nt

[bluestateguy]

6. Very good news, but when does Fox pull the plug?

Are they willing to air the show at a loss every night?

[RamboLiberal]

30. That's exactly what they will do

Only way they'd pull the plug is if the advertisers refused to be on the Faux network not just Beck's miserable train wreck.

[Statistical]

60. Except it isn't a loss....

Think of Beck as a loss leader. His ratings are up and a lot of those people stay tuned after his show end. Even if they lose $ on Beck he brings people into the store.

Like a store selling Soda at below cost and people pick up "a few more things" and store makes money.

Unless either
a) advertisers drop FOX completely
OR
b) Beck numbers decline

then his job is safe.

[AlbertCat]

75. HELLO!

News Corp is losing money already. News Corp owns Fox News.

From Feb.:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1__j-bn4bk

[theblasmo]

116. Ain't Happening

Beck's ratings continue to go up, and there are, unfortunately, plenty of businesses out there that agree with his crap, so they'll be more than happy to buy up the space. It's fantastic that the companies are dropping him, but it will ultimately do less good than it should.

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[Sanity Claws]

7. Who's left?

Does any advertiser of any heft still advertise on Glenn Beck? Looks like all the big advertisers have scrammed.

[lapfog_1]

10. Wall Street urinal.

They will never drop him.

[MajorChode]

14. Same ownership as Faux News

[lapfog_1]

23. yes, that's why they will never drop him.

And, I suspect, Faux won't pull the plug on Beck, no matter what.

[MajorChode]

35. At any rate it will be interesting to see where this goes

With the great success of the boycott, the next time it could be the network itself and if they start to loose major advertisers from the network, you can bet they will drop Beck like a bad habit.

At the very least it will put the other Faux morans on notice.

[NikolaC]

58. Isn't DirecTV

owned by Murdoch's company as well? Or am I mistaken?

[thereismore]

68. That's what I think too. I don't get it, but, I take it. nt

[Kalyke]

81. No - he owns Dish.

Direct is another company.

[HillWilliam]

93. No, He owns DirecTV. The owner of Dish is Progressive

which is why I have Dish and not DirecTV, and why I get Link, Current, Veria, and PlanetGreen. Dish is also the one that had a 24/7 Obama channel after the election. You sure as hell wouldn't have gotten that from Murdoch.

[mwooldri]

108. Murdoch doesn't own DirecTV outright - yet.

He just has a significantly large minority shareholding to effectively control the company.

Mark.

[ChiciB1]

118. Very True... I Have DISH! n/t

[MajorChode]

13. Here's the major ones still left...

As a result, few major businesses remain as sponsors of Beck’s eponymous 2 p.m. PDT program. On Wednesday, the only big companies with a presence during his show were Bank of America and the Wall Street Journal, whose parent company News Corp. also owns Fox News. The rest of the commercials included spots for gold seller Rosland Capital; Ashley Furniture Home Store; Empire Carpet; Liberty Medical, a diabetes medical supplier; Johnson Law Group, an asbestos litigation firm; “Shadow Government,” a new book critical of Obama published by the National Republican Trust; and the anti-tax group TeaPartyExpress.org.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/08/as-boycott-continues-glenn-becks-audience-swells.html

Rosland Capital: They have convicted penis-with-ears, G. Gordon Liddy as their spokesperson, go figure.

Ashley Furniture: The founder appears to be a Democrat. Go figure.
http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/ron-wanek.asp?cycle=06

Liberty Medical: They have teabagger, Wilford Brimley as their spokesperson, go figure.

Johnson Law Group: Ambulance chaser.

[Sanity Claws]

15. I saw Wilford Brimley about two weeks ago

He was sitting outside a coffee house in the Village and looking at his own head shots. Can you imagine being as old as he is and still needing head shots? He's looking for new gigs but I kind of doubt anyone is biting.

[YOY]

29. Those are pictures for his Grandkids. He loves them. Just like he loves his oatmeal.

He said so in that Liberty Medical comercial so it must be true!!!

[YOY]

27. Ashley Furniture Home Store and Empire Carpet are the only ones who'll pull out now.

The others wouldn't advertise anywhere else.

[mwb970]

69. I e-mailed Ashley a couple of days ago asking about their plans.

I said I would not buy my new living-room furniture from them if they stayed with Beck. Maybe others wrote to them too?

[Howler]

56. If I am not mistaken......

Ashley Furniture is a subsidiary of Morris home furniture.

[Vidar]

64. Good news, but FOX will continue to bankroll him as his ratings rise among his rabid audience.

[Lautremont]

77. Brimley is a teabagger?

Holy diabeetus.

[Jimini]

102. It is funny

how this is bringing even more people to watch his show, good job guys!

[EvolveOrConvolve]

123. Enjoy the pizza ya dumbfuck!

[tosh]

71. I don't see TDAmeritrade listed as dropping him.

They were on the list of advertisers yesterday, IIRC.

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[SoCalDem]

8. Fox has their money,..that's what matters

Fox will just run show-promos on Beck's show, and place the commercials elsewhere..

They'll keep Beck on if he has ZERO sponsors, because they love to irritate us.

Unless there's a picture of beck in bed with a man, he'll stay put:)

[Windy]

9. Fantastic!!!! Power to the People!!!!

He is off the rails. He has NO BUSINESS being on TV. He is inciting violence which is not protected under the First Amendment!

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[Dr Fate]

109. You must be a tea-bagging, bat-shit crazy Beck fan?

Well, you are right, he can lie on the air.

Advertisers can bow at as well- this now being a free country and all.

[jmondine]

11. Beck in tears: "I love my salary, and I fear for it."

[blitzburgh55]

Palin - Please watch Beck

Good job Sarah, you made Beck lose more advertisers. :)

Sarah Palin is rallying her Facebook community behind Glenn Beck.

In a post on Facebook Wednesday morning titled, "An Invitation," Palin urged her 800,000-plus Facebook fans to watch the Fox News host (via Politico):

FOX News' Glenn Beck is doing an extraordinary job this week walking America behind the scenes of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and outlining who is actually running the White House.

Monday night he asked us to invite one friend to watch; tonight I invite all my friends to watch.

-Sarah Palin

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/26/sarah-palin-tells-friends_n_269559.html

[barbtries]

65. i always hear about palin's twitters and facebook

which makes me wonder how many of her fans are simply trainwreck watchers like myself. i draw the line at becoming a fan though.

[Initech]

12. Hell yeah!! Down with Glenn Beck!

[Uzybone]

16. I cannot think of a time where advertisers have dropped a RW

due to liberal pressure. This is wonderful.

[Skidmore]

17. So, isn't it time to put that giant glob of hate,

Limbaugh, out of business too?

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. We may actually see something strange... Beck lose his show

[Tarheel_Dem]

25. Sadly, Beck's is the highest rated show on the network. The sponsors

have only removed their advertising from the show, not the network. I really don't see how this hurts Beck or FNC, but it's good to hear this news anyway.

[AlbertCat]

76. really don't see how this hurts Beck

Well, it makes him look like a pariah...

oh wait! Like all fundies...he LOVES being a martyr!

[ingac70]

92. If his show does not have sponsors...

it isn't making money. I seriously doubt Murdoch is into charity.

[Tarheel_Dem]

125. Murdoch carried Hannity for five years, before Hannity ever made a dime for FNC.

The sponsors are banking on the fact that we, as Americans, have the attention span of a gnat. They are laying low until this blows over. Afterall, they haven't pulled their ads from the network, just from Beck's show. Murdoch banks on making his money elsewhere. Newscorp has a lot of tentacles. FNC is a propoganda outlet, pure & simple. If it makes a little money..so be it, but that's not their primary goal.

[titoresque]

19. Remember if you havent already.....sign the petition! nt.

[Brigid]

22. Where is it?

I haven't signed.

[titoresque]

34. colorofchange.org

first page. :patriot:

[Jane Austin]

20. Direct TV?

Doesn't Murdoch own that, too?

[Fuzz]

84. I was going to say the same thing.

[Bryan]

21. And yet, his ratings are up

Sadly, the furore has given Beck a boost among the pool of Fox viewers, who don't care how stupid he is. He's now a draw on par with O'Reilly.

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/08/27/big-beck-goes-over-3-million-viewers-beats-oreilly-in-demo-cable-news-ratings-for-wednesday-august-26-2009/25541

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/the_scoreboard_wednesday_august_26_129626.asp

[moonbatmax]

59. Maybe they're just watching...

for the Final Meltdown?

[Rectangle]

24. Wait a minute now, didn't Sarah Palin tell everybody to watch his show?

How is she going to get her message out with his show GONE?

:shrug: :rofl:

[Politicalboi]

47. Perhaps a

Little Orphan Annie decoder ring.
Be sure to drink your Ovaltine. :rofl:

[onestepforward]

26. Fantastic news! Pearle Vision is still holding tight.

I'll write them again tonight!

[Cherchez la Femme]

45. Any relation to Richard?

:evilgrin:

[onestepforward]

87. LOL! Maybe so!

[tomm2thumbs]

50. get your glasses at Costco - screw Pearle Vision entirely and their corporate ad folks

better quality, less cost, no support for Beck. what more can you ask for?

[Kalyke]

82. You do know that a lot of places don't have a Costco, right?

That aside, I get my glasses from another place, but I it bothers me when people just assume there's a Costco down the road.

:(

[Cleita]

28. That's great but why doesn't the same thing happen to

Rushbo? I find him many times more vile.

[guitar man]

31. stick a fork in him

unless he can rustle up some new advertisers to take their place, he's done. Fox may carry him for a while to try and prove a point, but they won't take that hit to their bottom line for long.

[RamboLiberal]

33. I don't agree

As long as he's getting ratings he generates buzz for Faux & their other shows. They will stick by him - even if it's out of stubborness that they can't be pushed.

[RamboLiberal]

32. LA Times story I posted in LBN

An advertising boycott against Fox News host Glenn Beck has succeeded in keeping most major sponsors from running commercials on his show even as the controversial commentator's viewership has grown.

Beck attracted 2.81 million viewers Monday, his third-largest audience since his show launched on Fox News in January, according to Nielsen Media Research data provided by the network. On Tuesday, nearly 2.7 million viewers tuned in, his fifth-largest viewership to date. And the conservative host got a plug from former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, who urged people to watch his program in a post on her Facebook page.

“FOX News' Glenn Beck is doing an extraordinary job this week walking America behind the scenes of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and outlining who is actually running the White House,” she wrote Wednesday to her 800,000-plus supporters.

-----

As a result, few major businesses remain as sponsors of Beck’s eponymous 2 p.m. PDT program. On Wednesday, the only big companies with a presence during his show were Bank of America and the Wall Street Journal, whose parent company News Corp. also owns Fox News. The rest of the commercials included spots for gold seller Rosland Capital; Ashley Furniture Home Store; Empire Carpet; Liberty Medical, a diabetes medical supplier; Johnson Law Group, an asbestos litigation firm; “Shadow Government,” a new book critical of Obama published by the National Republican Trust; and the anti-tax group TeaPartyExpress.org.

Fox News insists that the boycott has not affected its revenue, because advertisers have just moved their commercials to different time periods. And for his part, Beck appears invigorated by the challenge. “Even if the powers to be right now succeed in making me poor, drum me out … I will only be stronger for it,” he said on the air Wednesday. “And I will use American ingenuity and my ingenuity to pull myself up, and I will find another way to get this message out, on a platform that will be a thousand times more powerful. Because of my faith, I know how this story ends. The truth will set you free.”

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/08/as-boycott-continues-glenn-becks-audience-swells.html

[Political Heretic]

80. Saying "Beck is crazy" only reveals a disturbing truth that there are tons of crazy Americans

who listen to him religiously.

[Quantess]

120. It's embarrassing to acknowledge they are fellow Americans.

It makes me want to move away to a different country, where people are more sane.

[progressoid]

37. HA HA!

[felinetta]

38. Wonder if Fox thought this many would drop Beck?

[rhett o rick]

39. Rec 50. Bravo. Who's next. nt

[defendandprotect]

40. Good news . .. but Beck and his right wing propaganda shouldn't be on TV to begin with . . .

and, unfortunately, these corporations weren't bowing out earlier!

[Cherchez la Femme]

44. True

Now that the Democrats have the majorities, after Health Care one of the things they should push through is reinstating the Fairness Doctrine.

I'd love to hear the rhetoric the 'pukes would use against fairness! :evilgrin:

In any event, this propaganda must end!

[Union Yes]

41. Oh dayum LOL. That a list of some big companies too. WOOHOO. FU BECK!!

:woohoo: :woohoo:

[Blaze Diem]

42. Not to Worry Glenn Beck..as of tonight you still have ORBITZ..

for now anyway.

[Tyler Generation]

51. I just saw an Orbitz commercial with an equality sign in it

One of the actors playing golf had it on his polo. I noticed the blue box with the yellow = on his shirt, and thought they must be a pretty cool company to have that.

[bullwinkle428]

62. I'm pretty sure Orbitz heavily markets GLBT travel as part

of their array of services. I can't imagine they'd want to continue an association with that vile bigot for much longer...

[AspenRose]

73. I've seen that too

Related:

http://current.com/items/90614099_thats-gay-commercials.htm

[Cherchez la Femme]

43. Unfortunately

Fox "News" as a whole hasn't lost a penny, according to some press they issued; the advertisers just swapped their ads to another Faux 'fair and balanced' *cough, cough, gag* show.

I'm far from unhappy that Beck is taking his rightful medicine; but like the Hydra, you cut off a serpents head and it'll grow right back

while not weakening or changing the entity.


Next time they go too far (won't be long, unfortunately) and we write complaints to advertisers I for one am going to insist, with Faux's proven track record time and again, they withdraw their advertising from that biased, evil corporation in toto.


Fuck Faux, and fuck their loyal advertisers. There's lots of other channels out there worthier of their advertising dollars.




edit for clarity :shrug:

[aquart]

90. They put the ads where the viewers are.

So let's not watch Fox News.

[Cherchez la Femme]

114. Never do

don't even watch the Simpsons anymore
even though The Simpsons get their digs in on Faux.
The rest of their programs are trash -- especially their cable non-news channel(s?) "Best Crashes', hows about 'out of control' animals/cars/people attacking people, or shows about lurid sex which the Religious Right seems to dote on.

What a complete waste of time

[FarLeftFist]

46. OH THANK GOD I CAN NOW EAT KRAFT FOODS AGAIN

[blondeatlast]

66. Weird priorities you have... nt

[Union Yes]

117. Some of us worship Mac-n- Cheese =)

:hi: :rofl:

[NecklyTyler]

48. Keep sending that message

Beck spreads hate

[NewJeffCT]

49. Damn, and Rupert Murdoch owns DirectTV

that is certainly a bad sign for Beck's long term longevity.

[GoCubsGo]

55. Not any more..

He has shares in the various SKY networks in Europe and Asia, but sold his assets in DirecTV a few years ago.

[Maine-ah]

52. yay!!!! Applebee's!!! whoo-hoo!

:yourock:

[RebelOne]

53. The right wing fundies are praying for him. He's been receiving death threats.

www.rr-bb.com/showthread.php?t=106410

[Bluenorthwest]

54. How wonderful!

Hit them where they have nerve endings, in their wallets. Color Of Change knows how it is done!

[Botany]

57. I think Beck just got or is going to be shit canned

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6406946

[1776Forever]

61. With Beck still on the air doesn't this show Fox is pimping him for their propaganda message?

I saw in another post he had huge numbers of viewers the other day. These are the sickos out there that are needing their fix of hatred and fear mongering to exist in their on little sick worlds. Shame!

:puke:

[barbtries]

63. they're gonna have to drop him

he's gonna have to lose his job. yes. i really hope we no longer have to hear from him. and then on to the rest of the hatemongers.

someday, rush, coulter, beck, savage, etc, could all be relics. like mccarthyism: hate radio, here and gone.

[Danascot]

89. Fox won't can him because they can't let the boycott succeed

If it does, us libs will be encouraged to go after O'lielly and Shamitty and Fux Noise itself. Then where would they be?

[barbtries]

115. where they belong?

on the dust heap of history.

[CubicleGuy]

67. Who's left to advertise on Beck?

The Shamwow guy?

[paparush]

70. That's great. I listened to John Boy and Billy for about 10 minutes this morning

It was 10 straight minutes of Obama-Bashing.

So yes, lets pull the plug on the lunatic fringe, but don't forget that more mainstream vectors carry on the lies and deception and the willful suspension of disbelief.

[tosh]

72. I need to start sending my Thank You's to those that I actually

do business with. I'd like to thank them all if time permits.

[EnviroBat]

74. The guy is a no-class asshole.

He's giddy as a school-girl today over the death of Kennedy. This no-talent fucker gives new meaning to "low-class".

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[euphoria12leo]

78. Oh Snap!

I thought I heard Keith Olbermann say last night that the total number of companies was 46. I guess
there is no plan to get rid of Beck. I don't watch Fox, but how do they plan to continue with his
show with so many advertisers pulling out?

[Political Heretic]

79. But they are just moving their ads to other Fox News shows, according to one article

I loved this campaign, but when I heard that it was quite deflating.

[JimWis]

83. Great news.

[glinda]

85. They need to drop their advertising from Faux altogether to have any impact.

[Quasimodem]

103. That is a different boycott

I’m not certain the advertisers COULD move their commercials off Fux.

An advertiser (or their advertising agency) buys time from the networks for a certain amount of commercial minutes over a stated length of days/weeks/months. They might be able to renegotiate terms to insure that their spots don’t air during a particular hour of the day, but if they wish to pull the spot entirely, I doubt they could get their money back.

The boycott would have to go on much longer, and with the stated purpose of penalizing any advertiser seen on Fux. Even if the advertisers agreed to honor the boycott, their present contracts would have to run out before the failure to renew those old contracts became noticeable on the air.



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[libodem]

86. Well his little unplanned week vacation

did nothing to shut that raving piehole of his. The idiot is a psycho-nut job. I think his shrink just upped his Ritalin prescription and now he's spewing twice as fast. An a-hole provocateur antagonizer. (shiver)

[Politicub]

88. I'll eat at Applebee's tonight

It's nice to have this list.

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[Politicub]

101. Your post makes no sense - you know it makes you look foolish, right?

It's creepy how you get so defensive about your GOP leaders like Beck and Limbaugh.

[ingac70]

91. KEEP UP THE PRESSURE!!!

http://www.colorofchange.org/beck/

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[nolabear]

104. Ohhh, I dunno...morals?

Oh, and buh-bye.

[berni_mccoy]

105. Why don't you go ask your leader, JimRob, who provided medical care when he had his leg amputated

I'll give you a hint: it was a government run healthcare system.

[subcomhd]

112. Later dude. eom

[karlak57]

106. Here's the reply to my email to Vonage.

Looks like they really did check into it.

---------------------------------------------------------

Dear Karla,

Thank you for contacting Vonage Customer Care!

I understand you are advising Vonage to stop advertising Glenn Beck's program.

Karla, I thank you for letting us know about this. The comments that you have mentioned will be forwarded to the appropriate department for consideration. We truly value this kind of feedback, as it helps us continue to improve our operations and provide a better service to our customers.

If you have any questions, your Vonage team is available to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Contact us whenever and however it suits you!

- On-Line Help Center at http://www.vonage.com/support.php
- Contact Us at http://www.vonage.com/help_contactus.php
- Or call Toll-Free at 1-VONAGE-HELP (1-866-243-4357)

If you call us for Technical Support, in order for our highly trained specialists to successfully assist you, it is highly recommended that you are near the Vonage device you are calling about and in the location you intend to use your Vonage service.

Thanks again for choosing Vonage, a better phone service for less!

Sincerely,

Rogith
Vonage Customer Care

[berni_mccoy]

107. Thanks and welcome to DU.

[karlak57]

110. sure...

You're welcome (to the "thanks") and thanks (for the "welcome")

I've read the forums for a long time, but haven't had anything to contribute before.

--KK

[nikto]

111. WHY IS HE STILL ON THE AIR???

Oh yes. Ratings.

All those tv sets in Southern trailer parks and white-welfare hotbeds.

The Masters Of America, say the KKKorporatist$.

They must be indulged.

[Dr Fate]

113. Republicans and many "Blue Dogs" need him and his ilk.

So dont hold your breath. Who else is going to hide the ball?

[lpbk2713]

119. Some times corporate America does have its redeeming qualities.

Good to see.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[WI_DEM]

121. how can he survive if so many advertisers drop him?

[Penguin31]

122. FWIW, News Corp doesn't own DirecTV anymore

At least, they're not the majority shareholders. Majority interest in The DirecTV Group lies with a company called Liberty Entertainment, who are the owners of the Starz channels as well as Game Show Network.

[ShortnFiery]

124. Heads up! Activia yogurt and Carbonite.com advertises with this nut today - I'm emailing them.

I don't listen to Beck but TIVO back for the commercials.

Glenn Beck is a special kind of crazy ... all the wheels have come off and ANYONE who advertises with him should know that he's fomenting revolution. Is that what they want?!?