Sponsors Fleeing Glenn Beck Program

[Kulindahr]

For individual citizens to boycott people or companies is a wonderful thing that should be encouraged.

For businesses to make such a decision on political grounds is reprehensible; I advocate fines equal to their previous year's advertising budget, the funds to go against the national debt.

For businesses to do so for good business reasons ("This guy is losing audience; sponsor someone else") is laudable -- after all, that's business.


As for the individual under consideration, I think his main problem is that he thinks his funny, but his sense of humor is still stuck in third grade... in the boys' room.

 

[Kulindahr]

Keep in mind, those aren't mutually exclusive. It might not be bad for business for a business to sponsor an assembly that's secretly a KKK meeting, but they have every right to pull sponsorship when they see it for what it is.

Right?
Not without a vote of the owners, i.e. the stockholders -- at one man, one vote, since it's a political decision.

Though a decision to stop sponsorship once the KKK nature became known would most likely be a sound business one -- if the information is public, unless the company is only in some rather unique places in the U.S., sales would suffer.

And I saw that as I posted: there are times, quite frequent for large companies, when the sound business decision will be what's politically advantageous, as well.

 

[MystikWizard]

I just heard on Countdown that Walmart has now officially withdrew advertising from Glenn Beck's show. That's a huge blow.

 

[TierraSimms]

they're not incomplete

punctuation is for an english test

pretty sure everyone on JUB knows where i stand on most if not all issues

so i must be doing something right

i do know how to spell - that i do know

am i getting through here ??

Nope. You need to write a complete sentence within the same line...

 

[TierraSimms]

AARP is supportive of Obama and of health care reform. AARP's CEO appeared with Obama, and indeed introduced him, at a town hall meeting about health care a few weeks ago, and he expressed AARP's support.

What AARP has not endorsed is any of the bills put forth so far, including what Obama is pushing. And there's a very specific and good reason for that, which has nothing whatsoever to do with staying above the fray of partisanship.

Surrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre! You keep thinking that one.

 

[chance1]

It's also tough reading your incomplete thoughts without proper punctuation. Can you please write in complete sentences? I've had an easier time figuring out a rubric cube than reading some of your posts.

they're not incomplete

punctuation is for an english test

pretty sure everyone on JUB knows where i stand on most if not all issues

so i must be doing something right

i do know how to spell - that i do know

am i getting through here ??

Alfie, both Chance and Henry Reardon were/are accountants.

They're not a stupid group of people; in fact, their average IQ is 130. But accountants often have an extremely poor grasp of human psychology.

Consider this: Chance quotes Fox and HR quotes NewsMax, completely oblivious of the fact that their quoting these ultra-rightwing sources only makes people laugh at them.

Be tolerant of them—their forte is numbers, not psychology.

Nope. You need to write a complete sentence within the same line...

Lotta quotes I know - have never done this before

Tierra - u missed my point which was a one - what is a rubric cube???

Johann - an accountant? me? i have nothing against accountants other than their billing rate and lack of creative juices .......... but me no accountant

but i am one of ur fav jubbers so i will let it go

 

[Julian89]

Will there even be an end to this?

Walmart, CVS, Best Buy, GMAC Among 8 Major Companies To Pull Ads From Glenn Beck Show

SOURCE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/17/gmac-financial-services-c_n_261148.html

And...

Glenn Beck Boycott has right wing bloggers frightened!

Source: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2...oggers-frightened!-(UPDATE-X3:-Beck-Speaks!)-

 

[White Eagle]

These have been posted by some Jubbers, so here are a couple of new links confirming the same.

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/142027/another_advertiser_drops_glenn_beck/

Another Advertiser Drops Glenn Beck

Posted by Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America at 9:43 AM on August 17, 2009.

Looks like Beck is in real trouble.

GMAC Financial Services joins a growing list of advertisers who have recently abandoned Beck's television show, including ConAgra, Roche, Sanofi-Aventis, RadioShack, Men’s Wearhouse, State Farm Sargento, LexisNexis-owned Lawyers.com, Procter & Gamble, and Progressive Insurance.

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/142037/even_wal-mart_flees_from_glenn_beck/

Even Wal-Mart Flees From Glenn Beck

Posted by Tana Ganeva, AlterNet at 4:42 PM on August 17, 2009.

8 more companies have dropped Beck.

A Color of Change press release states:

Eight more Glenn Beck advertisers, including Wal-Mart – the world’s largest retailer – have confirmed to ColorOfChange.org that they pulled their ads from the controversial Fox News Channel broadcaster’s eponymous show. Allergan (maker of Restasis), Ally Bank (a unit of GMAC Financial Services), Best Buy, Broadview Security, CVS, Re-Bath, Travelocity and Wal-Mart join the dozen other companies who previously distanced themselves from Beck.

Here's a link to Color of Change if you want to join the fracas.
I really don't understand why, with so many sponsors quitting, his show is still going on.
http://www.colorofchange.org/

 

[TierraSimms]

Lotta quotes I know - have never done this before

Tierra - u missed my point which was a one - what is a rubric cube???

Johann - an accountant? me? i have nothing against accountants other than their billing rate and lack of creative juices .......... but me no accountant

but i am one of ur fav jubbers so i will let it go

Pardon me, it's spelled rubik cube....................

However, I'm still like

over the structure of your responses

 

[White Eagle]

Update:

Forgive me for going on topic, altho on topic has been omitted.

I hope this ends this hatred by Beck. However, will Fox really cancel his show? I hope so.

http://www.alternet.org/story/142163/is_glenn_beck_finished/

But a Color of Change campaign urging advertisers to drop Beck has already been so successful that Fox may have to reconsider whether Beck is worth it, despite his popularity with the right-wing fringe. At last count, 36 advertisers have pulled their advertising from Beck's show. These include: GEICO, Radio Shack, SC Johnson, Progressive Insurance and Sprint. Last Monday Wal Mart – hardly a poster-child for progressive politics – also dropped Beck's program.

 

[HenryReardon]

Update:

Forgive me for going on topic, altho on topic has been omitted.

I hope this ends this hatred by Beck. However, will Fox really cancel his show? I hope so.

The only thing I can say about Beck is - that compared to the insane rantings of Rachel Maddow, he appears to be almost rational.

There is some evidence that the campaign against Beck is backfiring:

http://www.examiner.com/x-20909-Col...009m8d24-Glenn-Beck-boycott-may-be-backfiring

Several of the companies the listed on the Color of Change website now deny they have anything to do with the boycott. Newsmax says it contacted Procter & Gamble, Progressive Insurance, SC Johnson, and Radio Shack, and reports they all said they have not directed Fox News to pull their ads from the Glenn Beck Program, contrary to the claims made by Color of Change.

It is clear that few people would probably have ever heard of Color of Change and its boycott would be receiving little attention without the group's close ties to the White House. It is possible that many of the companies that initially intended to take part in the boycott are now having second thoughts after seeing that they could suffer more damage as a result of it than Beck.

Beck's radio program is ranked number three overall in the nation, behind only Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. His Fox News talk show has more viewers than MSNBC and CNBC combined. He has a big megaphone, and millions of hard-core supporters. My guess is Color of Change has picked a fight that they cannot win.

 

[palemale]

The only thing I can say about Beck is - that compared to the insane rantings of Rachel Maddow, he appears to be almost rational.

There is some evidence that the campaign against Beck is backfiring:

http://www.examiner.com/x-20909-Col...009m8d24-Glenn-Beck-boycott-may-be-backfiring

Rachel Maddow rants? Do you know the meaning of rant? Look it up in the dictionary and you'll find a picture of Glen Beck. You may disagree with Maddow, or think she is too opinionated for a news program, but she hardly rants. She's an excellent interviewer and has a good show.

 

[DanikShade]

Oh dear, all this bashing of Mr. Beck, all these sponsors bailing.....

http://www.ihatethemedia.com/glenn-beck-ratings-skyrocket-olbermann-up-maddow-down

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fnc/fox_news_channel_2_on_all_of_cable_last_week_124659.asp

And his ratings are sky rocketing. I don't really think he's in any danger of being canceled. At least if ratings are important at all to Fox. Which they are.

Chance I didn't quote you here because I forgot to ;;o; but I wanted to echo the sentiment. I kind of like your abrupt style and I've cracked up reading several of your threads. We don't always agree but you're entertaining. I could say the same of JockBoy. We rarely agree but his eloquence has to be recognized.

Just a couple of random thoughts

 

[letme]

Here are some interesting numbers.....

FOXNEWS O'REILLY 3,440,000
FOXNEWS HANNITY 2,937,000
FOXNEWS BECK 2,810,000
FOXNEWS GRETA 2,450,000
FOXNEWS BAIER 2,066,000
FOXNEWS SHEP 1,860,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,114,000
CNN KING 1,063,000
MSNBC MADDOW 885,000
CNN COOPER 827,000
MSNBC HARDBALL 640,000

If you had a product to sell , where would you place your add to be seen ?

 

[DanikShade]

AMERICA'S GOT TALENT - TUE 9PM NBC Tue 9:00 PM 11,880,000

Death to Hasselhoff! Oh shit! I was just violent wasn't I? Sorry it slipped

*kidding, I'm kidding* I'm a kidder!

 

[HenryReardon]

You may disagree with Maddow, or think she is too opinionated for a news program, but she hardly rants. She's an excellent interviewer and has a good show.

Neither Maddow nor Beck have 'news' programs.
They are both entertainers, plain and simple.

Beck is more simplistic.
Maddow is a poster girl for sophomoric and snide.

 

[01solara]

Beck is one of those brave souls in the media not afraid to diss the almighty Obama. All kinds of people dissed Bush, remember Rosie O' Donnell? Did The View lose sponsors when she 'implied' our troops were terrorists?

Beck should be given a bonus by Fox, not only for his ratings, but for his commitment to sour the Kool Aid. A lot of people are listening and will continue to watch his show. Watched his show today and he had no shortage of advertisers during the breaks.

If the haters around here had listened to him for more than ten minutes they would know he was very critical of Bush's policies when he was in office. Most conservatives felt let down by many of the Bush policies we agreed with him on a lot of things too. Personality is great but not when it results in bad policy. Right now we have a great personality in the white house but we have very bad policy.

Obama does a great job reading a teleprompter. He doesn't do so well with reducing unemployment or sending money to main street. If you live on wall street and want free money after you pissed away the investments and 401ks of hard working Americans, Obama is your guy. Hope the wall streeters enjoy their fat bonuses paid for by the tax payers. Come next election wall street will be solidly in his corner. Main street maybe not so much.

 

[DiamondSkin]

Any sponser has the right to withdraw their support for any investment.

It's business, pure and simple.

And let's not kid ourselves. Wal-Mart, Geico or any other company subtracting funds from the Glenn Beck Program aren't doing it because they dislike the program or they have issues against Glenn Beck himself.

It's because their support for Glenn Beck hurts their bottom line. That's all.

 

[DiamondSkin]

Beck should be given a bonus by Fox, not only for his ratings, but for his commitment to sour the Kool Aid. A lot of people are listening and will continue to watch his show. Watched his show today and he had no shortage of advertisers during the breaks.

Oh, I think people are watching Glenn Beck are watching because they wanna see what the hubbub is about.

He's an entertainment personality nothing more. Most (sane) people don't really take him seriously. And while every now and then, he says something insightful...the next minute he'll say something something so outrageous and out there that it whitewashes anything viable he had previously said.

I think many people Glenn Beck not because they find what he says is right or wrong, but more because he's so outrageous. He's too polarizing a figure too be taken seriously than any other than those on the far right. Same as Michael Moore on the left.

What crazy thing is Glenn Beck is gonna say next? That's why people watch.

 

[DiamondSkin]

Nice try but the only people that think he is crazy are the nuts on the left drunk on Obama's spiked Kool Aid. 3 million/day don't take an hour out to see what the hubbub is about. They watch because they are starved for media that is objectively critical of this president who receives more positive media coverage than any other president in history. Absolutely starved. His fan mail has also soared since this bogus suspension. Both engines have flamed out, the cabin has depressurized and the tail is in flames. Obama is at the yolk desperately looking around the cockpit for a teleprompter to tell him what to do. 2012 can't come soon enough. Do I think Obama is a jew killer or genocidal freak? No. But neither does Beck, all you have to do is watch the show to see that.

Oh, come now. You really think that Glenn Beck isn't a bit...off, to say the least.

While, I agree the country would like to see an alternative argument to the President's policies, I hardly think Glenn Beck is what people go to for serious news or insight about conservative views on the subject of healthcare for example.

Glenn Beck is the right's Jon Stewart. Simple as that.

All it takes is a quick browse of YouTube clips to see that.

I remember one rant where he thought that environmentalists supported healthcare because the green movement thinks that human beings are viruses and must be sterilized.

I was laughing so hard because his guests on the show were giving him these wide-eyed looks. LOL