Six new advertisers reportedly join Beck boycott, brings total to 62

[babylonsister]

http://mediamatters.org/blog/200909090042

Six new advertisers reportedly join Beck boycott, brings total to 62

September 09, 2009 5:54 pm ET by Media Matters staff

From a September 9 ColorofChange.org press release:

ColorOfChange.org today confirmed that six new companies whose ads aired recently during Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck program have pledged to not to run ads on the show going forward. The additions -- Aegon, Ashley Furniture, Humana, Luxottica Retail (retail parent of LensCrafters and Pearle Vision), United States Postal Service and Wyeth Consumer Healthcare -- bring the number of companies boycotting Glenn Beck to 62. ColorofChange.org launched its campaign against Beck last month 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.

[Blue For You]

1. Great news!

Drop Fox from cable/satellite packages as well. Don't fund the enemy.

[lamp_shade]

2. Very good. K&R

[Wounded Bear]

3. Well, they certainly wouldn't be showing any ads to me anyway.

:shrug:

But I applaud the effort. Keep up the good work!

[kayakjohnny]

4. And he just heard the news....

[SalmonChantedEvening]

5. Very nice. :)

Thanks for the update sis! :hug:

[1776Forever]

6. That is great but I still feel that even if there were NO ads Fox wouldn't stop their Golden Monkey

I posted this earlier - It has a great link in it to back my thoughts up:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6498164&mesg_id=6498597

[DainBramaged]

7. 62, are these advertisers that fucking stupid to begin with???

What the hell kind of a demographic do they think they are reaching? Mouth-breathers between 24-55 who don't know how to formulate a sentence, and people beyond the age of disposable income.


Do they really think the wealthy watch their shit?