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As Breitbart Wages "War" On Kellogg’s, Advertisers Flee [Vanguard, 3M, AARP Leave Too]
CBSNews ^ | December 2, 2016 | IMEE PICCHI

Posted on 12/02/2016 2:51:35 PM PST by Steelfish

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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

I think Dan said they had 2 MILLION more news hits than HuffPo.


61 posted on 12/02/2016 4:14:30 PM PST by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Steelfish

What, exactly, is this “alt-right”?


62 posted on 12/02/2016 4:17:36 PM PST by meyer (There is no political solution to this troubling evolution...)
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To: LS

That makes perfect sense to me. Clearly, Breitbart.com is a major player in the news business. I was just looking for more data — provided that I didn’t have to pay an Amazon company for it. :-)

BTW, for a bit of Schadenfreude, check out the graphs for Freerepublic.com vs Democraticunderground.com


63 posted on 12/02/2016 4:19:40 PM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: Maudeen

I kissed AARP off years ago. They pushed Obamacare and always seem to support Democrat socialist ideas. They are a political organization for the Democrats, pretending to be and advocate for seniors.


64 posted on 12/02/2016 4:25:57 PM PST by falcon99
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To: Steelfish
CBS News:

"...Breitbart News, an ultraconservative website that has served as a platform for the white nationalist “alt-right” movement..."

Un-freaking-real. They're not just playing the race card - they're maxing out their whole account.

65 posted on 12/02/2016 4:38:59 PM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Windflier

That statement is just ridiculous and libelous. Can’t CBS be sued for that? I guess they can just be ignored and boycotted. They really want to submerge in the swamp and compete with huffpost? Disgusting.


66 posted on 12/02/2016 5:34:10 PM PST by monkeybrau
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To: Steelfish

This article just compounds the slander by onceagain asserting Breitbart is “white nationalist” without a shred of evidence this needs to be challenged every time it is asserted.


67 posted on 12/02/2016 5:45:18 PM PST by Unam Sanctam
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To: Steelfish
All the left has is vote fraud and phony claims of racism. Pathetic.
68 posted on 12/02/2016 5:46:58 PM PST by Vision (Best Radio Station Ever: www.MartiniInTheMorning.com)
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To: Grammy
If Kelloggs had just walked out the door, I couldn't have cared less.

My response to Kelloggs has been to download recipes for granola and start making my own from scratch. That said, Breitbart's response to Kelloggs has made it clear that they (Breitbart) may present a kind of danger that companies would rather not deal with; and I have no problem with other advertizers leaving and/or avoiding them.

As the article put it:

And whether the boycott will help Breitbart financially appears questionable, given that attacking a major advertiser isn’t likely to make the site more appealing to other brands.

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“There are a lot of places advertisers can go to reach the same audience, and even maybe a bigger audience,”

In any event, anyone whose browser has basic malware blocking never sees ads on Breitbart, anyway.

69 posted on 12/02/2016 5:47:58 PM PST by snarkpup (Socialism causes the worst people to become in charge, if they aren't already.)
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To: monkeybrau

“That statement is just ridiculous and libelous. Can’t CBS be sued for that?”

I’ll bet they can. I hope Breitbart’s attorneys have already let CBS know that they’re going to court.


70 posted on 12/02/2016 6:04:23 PM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Maudeen

Been boycotting the Commie aarp since I turned 50.


71 posted on 12/02/2016 7:19:25 PM PST by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: Merry CHRISTmas, Happy Birthday JESUS CHRIST, suck it up buttercup you lost)
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To: maggief

“Vanguard, 3M (MMM) and AARP,”

Do you have any links where they tried to trash Trump, after or before the election.


72 posted on 12/02/2016 7:29:33 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Hey, whining losers,Trump will just go ahead & make things better for us without you!!!!")
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