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'Glenn Beck' Sponsors Attacked by Left, Pull Ads from Fox News Show; Ties to Obama Administration
businessandmedia.org ^ | August 12, 2009 | Jeff Poor

Posted on 08/12/2009 4:54:14 PM PDT by Rufus2007

Have a handful of left-wing advocacy groups been able to hurt Fox News’ “Glenn Beck” program by pressuring their advertisers to drop their ads?

Online left-wing news sources are claiming victory after several advertisers – Sargento, GEICO, Lawyers.com, Progressive Insurance, Procter & Gamble, and SC Johnson – have decided to move their spots to other Fox News programming from Beck’s program. However according to Fox News, it’s not costing the network any revenue.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: barackobama; foxnews; geico; glennbeck; lawyerscom; mediabias; procterandgamble; progressiveinsurance; sargento; scjohnson
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I know this is a lefty tactic, but seems like there needs to be a counter boycott for being so weak-kneed when it comes to this stuff...
1 posted on 08/12/2009 4:54:17 PM PDT by Rufus2007
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I don’t care what sponsors are doing, I will continue to watch Beck; NOT because I agree with HIM, but because HE agrees with how I ALREADY saw the world.


2 posted on 08/12/2009 4:59:13 PM PDT by Grunthor (Obama has delusions of adequacy.)
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Actually, boycotting businesses is one of the most democratic things we can do (small d democratic not big D). I say, go for it. And let them know exactly why.


3 posted on 08/12/2009 4:59:42 PM PDT by brytlea (Jesus loves me, this I know.)
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Glenn’s audience is up something like 125% over last year this time. If those sponsors drop out the only ones they’re hurting is themselves. Let’s see, the viewship of Glenn’s show versus the liberal complainers who watch CNN or MSNBC. Glenn’s show draws more watchers during that hour than all the other news stations combined. I don’t think Fox or Glenn have anything to worry about.


4 posted on 08/12/2009 4:59:48 PM PDT by dawn53
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“Sargento, GEICO, Lawyers.com, Progressive Insurance, Procter & Gamble, and SC Johnson”
Anybody know for certain if there's any car insurance companies that aren't leftist scumbags?
5 posted on 08/12/2009 5:00:44 PM PDT by bitterohiogunclinger (America held hostage - day 163)
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Years ago my father told me that life is lived on two-way streets. Boycott back and let them know it.


6 posted on 08/12/2009 5:02:29 PM PDT by MarkT
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I think GEICO is a Warren Buffett/Berkshire Hathaway company...


7 posted on 08/12/2009 5:02:59 PM PDT by Rufus2007
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Isn’t Progressive Ins. a Soros owned company? My husband read that the other day.


8 posted on 08/12/2009 5:02:59 PM PDT by ToKillaMockingbird
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Sponsors? WTH watches commercials anyway?


9 posted on 08/12/2009 5:04:13 PM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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I just went to the Sargento website, sargento.com, and informed them that their products will no longer be in my grocery rotation.
We can play that game too!


10 posted on 08/12/2009 5:04:29 PM PDT by qrstuv
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How would I find out if they did drop advertising on Beck?


11 posted on 08/12/2009 5:06:10 PM PDT by Randy Larsen ( BTW, If I offend you! Please let me know, I may want to offend you again!)
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Regarding Progressive Insurance... not sure if it is the dude that started it or the CEO (maybe one in the same)... but I heard he is a big time donator to the ACLU, supporting those scum bags big time.
12 posted on 08/12/2009 5:06:13 PM PDT by Trajan88 (www.bullittclub.com)
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Just notified P&G that they are also “on the list”...and I’m not talking about the Christmas list.


13 posted on 08/12/2009 5:09:32 PM PDT by qrstuv
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I think the CEO of Progressive is Peter Lewis, who is a big liberal moneyman.


14 posted on 08/12/2009 5:10:35 PM PDT by Prince of Space (UPS and FedEx are doing just fine... it's the post office that's always having problems.)
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Sorry Rufus, I violated my own policy!

READ the whole article!

The article contains all the info I need!


15 posted on 08/12/2009 5:10:35 PM PDT by Randy Larsen ( BTW, If I offend you! Please let me know, I may want to offend you again!)
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Fox News said they did


16 posted on 08/12/2009 5:11:04 PM PDT by Rufus2007
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Sargento, Never eat that brand

GEICO, Commercials getting old and stale

Lawyers.com, Would never use them anyway

Progressive Insurance, Can’t get much more annoying than that one!!!

Procter & Gamble, Can do without

and SC Johnson – Can do without their environmental messages

So...what’s the big loss? We will ALWAYS watch Glenn.


17 posted on 08/12/2009 5:17:15 PM PDT by cubreporter
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Ugh - Olbermann doing a victory lap about it right now...


18 posted on 08/12/2009 5:21:58 PM PDT by Rufus2007
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Obama’s cohorts are like Nazi thugs. Time to support Glen Beck. We’ve got to defend each other against the people who would silence us and take away our rights.


19 posted on 08/12/2009 5:24:57 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Yes, we disagree - no, we won't shut up - no, we won't quit.)
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Media Matters: The Soros Connection

FrontPage Magazine explains Soros and Peter Lewis, head of Progressive Insurance.

20 posted on 08/12/2009 5:27:38 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("A cultural problem cannot be solved with a political solution." -- Selwyn Duke)
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