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Are Beck's Sponsors Really Backing Out? (VANITY)

Posted on 08/11/2009 7:45:36 PM PDT by Tzimisce

I hate Vanities - but is this true? Did Beck really lose Geico, Men's Warehouse, etc?

I thought he had a popular show - it would surprise me if it were true...


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To: Two Kids' Dad
If you have Geico, please switch policies before you have to file a claim. If you’ve even considered checking Geico out, please move on to another company to get a rate quote.

There's a website called badbusinessbureau.com that has numerous complaints on it about these insurance companies that scam people and ruin their chances to get insurance elsewhere.

41 posted on 08/11/2009 9:15:55 PM PDT by MamaDearest
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To: MamaDearest

Anyone else here old enough to remember that GEICO was originally the Government Employees’ Insurance Company?

I learned that when in my early 20s, while working with WW II veterans. GEICO offered special rates to the vets and grew from there to expand coverage to everyone.


42 posted on 08/11/2009 9:35:10 PM PDT by octex
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To: HokieMom

Yes he owns a controlling interest. He owns a slew of well known companies, all with controlling interest.

Search ‘Berkshire-Hathaway’ and you can see the list of companies owned. Geico is on it.

Buffett owns/controls Berkshire-Hathaway.

http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/subs/sublinks.html


43 posted on 08/11/2009 9:50:35 PM PDT by Hostage
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To: Hostage

When did Berkshire sell their stake in Dairy Queen?

There was an ABC or Nightline piece a few years ago with Buffet conducted in a Dairy Queen and he was touting the goodness of the product and the brand. I couldn’t find their ownership stake on the link.


44 posted on 08/11/2009 10:02:40 PM PDT by PittsburghAfterDark
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To: PittsburghAfterDark

I am not sure. Buffett may own Dairy Queen through another holding company. Or it may have been sold.

I think Dairy Queen is a poor quality fast food outlet. I believe Buffett’s managers would not allow for Dairy Queen to be run so poorly. So I think you may be right that they have been sold.


45 posted on 08/11/2009 10:33:45 PM PDT by Hostage
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To: Tzimisce

I saw a blurb on a site run by Luis Farakhan a couple of days ago that they went after his advertisers and were bragging that three majors (Progressive, Lexus-Nexus, etc.) had dropped his show due to their complaints... they are not dropping him because his show is unpopular, quite the opposite because he is getting too close to their plans for this country and people are paying attention. Either we stand up and support him or when Dan Rather gets his way, and the government does control our media, people who did not stand while they still could will have no more recourse to complain as all the people we warned and still voted for Obama.


46 posted on 08/11/2009 11:06:11 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Doogle

It was posted on Luis Farrakhan’s site, they are taking credit for it.


47 posted on 08/11/2009 11:06:47 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: rockinqsranch

Farrakhan and they said 600,000 members were inundating the sponsors.


48 posted on 08/11/2009 11:08:07 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: taxtruth

Geico is crap. Do it all yourself claims.


49 posted on 08/11/2009 11:39:06 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Progressive is also ‘do it all yourself’ claims.


50 posted on 08/11/2009 11:39:32 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: papasmurf

THIS SUCKS!

Beck hasn’t done anything wrong.

That they’d put him in a smear campaign really chaffs!


51 posted on 08/11/2009 11:42:30 PM PDT by Tzimisce (No thanks. We have enough government already. - The Tick)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Re: “I had read, earlier, that he lost ‘Progressive’ (no big surprise, there) and Proctor&Gamble......but they weren’t removing their entire ads from FOX....just HIS shows. Could be wrong.”

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I just saw the stupid Progressive ad tonight on Beck’s show!


52 posted on 08/11/2009 11:44:45 PM PDT by CaliforniaCon
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To: Tzimisce
And we were told this was a hoax?


53 posted on 08/11/2009 11:50:52 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: Rodamala

P&G sold Coast soap to Dial, which was bought by Henkel, a German company.

The only other product I use on that list is Pepto Bismal, and only because I get it free. LOL


54 posted on 08/11/2009 11:57:10 PM PDT by papasmurf (RnVjayB5b3UsIDBiYW1hLCB5b3UgcGllY2Ugb2Ygc2hpdCBjb3dhcmQh)
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To: papasmurf
Yeah, Spic-N-Span was spun off too...
Probably because...

55 posted on 08/12/2009 12:12:07 AM PDT by Rodamala
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To: Tzimisce

FROM DRUDGE:

CABLE NEWS RACE
NITE OF AUG 10, 2009

FOXNEWS O’REILLY 3,814,000
FOXNEWS HANNITY 3,118,000
FOXNEWS BECK 2,417,000
FOXNEWS GRETA 2,388,000
FOXNEWS BAIER 1,988,000
FOXNEWS SHEP SMITH 1,833,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,243,000
MSNBC MADDOW 1,082,000
CNNHN GRACE 875,000
CNN KATHY GRIFFIN 810,000
MSNBC HARDBALL 710,000

Beck won’t have any more trouble finding advertisers than Rush does.


56 posted on 08/12/2009 1:59:38 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: Arizona Carolyn

figures


57 posted on 08/12/2009 3:54:04 AM PDT by Doogle (HIRE AMERICANS......or face boycott (please feel free to use the same tag line))
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To: Doogle

There was an ad for Progressive Insurance on the Glenn Beck Show yesterday.


58 posted on 08/12/2009 5:10:56 AM PDT by steven33442
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To: Doogle

There was an ad for Progressive Insurance on the Glenn Beck Show yesterday.


59 posted on 08/12/2009 5:10:59 AM PDT by steven33442
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Becks scores are pretty good considering that he just came on board Fox News. I think he might eventually surpass O’Reilly. I sure hope so! He’s very borish against conservatives sometimes!


60 posted on 08/12/2009 8:42:37 AM PDT by Anita1 ("Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.")
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