Victory! KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut Drop Sponsorship of Controversial Show

One Million Dads ^

[AppyPappy]

GREAT NEWS! ANOTHER VICTORY! KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, PIZZA HUT, AND TACO BELL SAY THEY WILL NO LONGER SPONSOR THE SHIELD! OneMillionMoms.com and OneMillionDads.com have won another victory! Earlier today the parent company Tricon Global called and said they would no longer sponsor the program. They asked that we please stop the e-mails! They got the message because you sent it! When we get involved, let our voice be heard with all the other OneMillionMoms.com and OneMillionDads.com, advertisers listen. Thanks to those who sent the e-mails. Thanks for getting involved. Just think of what an awesome influence we can have when we get more participating! So right now I'm urging you to send an e-mail to all your friends asking them to join OneMillionMoms.com or OneMillionDads.com. Ask them to take a stand for their children. Yes, we do accept and desire singles to participate. Our growth will come only as our members encourage others to join and participate. So please help us by inviting others to become a part of OneMillionMoms.com and OneMillionDads.com today! We have already thanked Tricon Global for you, so please don't send them any e-mails.

[AppyPappy]

What does that have to do with some of the sponsors bolting because of the show's content?

I thought you were changing the channel? If this victory bothers you, why don't you just ignore it?

[chriservative]

Here's another one for ya!

CRAppy Pappy Getting his Panties in a Bunch

I'll tell you what this has to do with some of the sponsors bolting. Your whole purpose was to extort companies into withdrawing their sponsorship with the end result being the cancellation of the show. These articles show that your devious little plan WILL NOT WORK. These articles show that everything you've worked for has been to no avail. These articles show that you are wasting your time on a lost cause.

I am even willing to bet that some of these sponsors will return to the show as soon as your little censorship-cult moves on to another losing battle.

As for changing the channel, I never said I'd do that. This thread gives me further insight into the stupidity of your organization and those that participate in it.

As for this being a victory, you are a Freudian psychiatrist's dream come true. Kisses!

[AppyPappy]

Were you offended by the boycott? Why don't you just ignore it?

Crappy Pappy? Are you in 5th grade?

[Just another Joe]

What did you think about the call to boycott Chinese goods during the time that they held our flight crew?
Just want to see if you're only against boycotts on sponsors or boycotts in general.

[chriservative]

Were you offended by the boycott? Why don't you just ignore it?

To answer your question, yes I was offended by your boycott. You wear the label of a conservative but you support the liberal notion of censorship. You claim to be doing this to protect your children, yet all of the statistics show that 96% of the audience is 18+. Any parent who lets their young child stay up past 10pm on a Tuesday night is more of a danger to his/her child than a stupid TV show. That is, of course, assuming that the remaining 4% is not just a margin of error. You claim to be doing this by edict of God, but where in Christian doctrine does it state that Christians should eliminate sin via draconian practice? They tried to do that during the Inquisition and to this day its a big black mark on Christianity. The whole idea of being a good Christian is to teach by example. Jesus didn't hang out with the self-righteous Pharisees like you and the AFA, he hung out with thieves and prostitutes. He taught by example. You, on the otherhand, are using extortion to achieve your goals. You are a hypocrite to the nth degree. That is why I can't just ignore it. All this, and I don't even agree with your platform that this show constitutes "smut" and "evil." And I think I'm more informed than you are, as I've watched the show religiously and you've never even seen it!

Crappy Pappy? Are you in 5th grade?

Yes, I'm in the 5th grade. Have to go potty now. I'll be sure to wipe with my print-out of onemilliondads.com propagandha.

[AppyPappy]

You claim to be doing this by edict of God,

Where did I say this? You have this horrible habit of making stuff up. Is that what they taught you at Hoo U?

You are free to watch your little smut show all you want. But you don't have the right to demand sponsors pay for it. They are free to change their mind when they find out what Hollywood is feeding the mindless drooling masses these days.

[chriservative]

What did you think about the call to boycott Chinese goods during the time that they held our flight crew? Just want to see if you're only against boycotts on sponsors or boycotts in general.

I'm not against boycotts at all. Don't let Appy Pappy's persistant claim that I am a Stalin-esque evildoer who aims to curtail his freedom of speech and freedom of association fool you. It is not the boycott I am attacking, it is the motive behind the boycott. His desired end result is the cancellation of a television show (he has never seen), or censorship thereof, because he views it as "smut" and "evil." His desire is to regulate television programs and limit our freedom to choose what we see and what we hear. His desire is to act as a moral policing authority dictated by his perverted interpretation of God's will. No matter how you spin them, these are NOT CONSERVATIVE VALUES.

And while I recognize boycotting to be a legal and effective means to exact results, I do think there is difference between not patronizing an organization because you disagree with their platform and issuing an ultimatum that a company must change their platform or else . . . (boycotts, harassment, etc. will persist). It is the difference between freedom of association and extortion and believe you me, there is a very fine line.

As for the flight crew, Wong Wei crisis, I think you'll agree that the motivations behind that boycott are far different. We were trying to economically force A COUNTRY to release our UNLAWFULLY IMPRISONED TROOPS. We weren't trying to get a STUPID TV SHOW kicked off the air because it OFFENDED OUR FRAGILE SENSIBILITIES. Look at the key words here and do the math. I argue that the onemilliondads.com boycott reeks more of Jesse Jackson shakedown tactics than the K-mart boycott. But regardless, I did not participate in the K-mart boycott either. It was a waste of time. While I can appreciate the patriotic motives behind it, what really did it accomplish besides enabling you to pay a couple bucks extra for a DVD or a pair of shoes during that week or two? Its not like China was suddenly thrown into immense poverty! Its not like China released the troops because K-Mart told them to. Boycotts can only work on a small scale like this one and they are usually done for the wrong reasons. Liberal reasons.

[chriservative]

Where did I say this? You have this horrible habit of making stuff up. Is that what they taught you at Hoo U?

From your earlier post:

Nothing scares a liberal more than conservatives standing up and opposing evil. They prefer conservatives who turn their head and ignore it. Well, we ARE standing up now. We don't want homosexuality in schools, smut on TV or restrictions on our right to speak.

Your rhetoric reeks of Christian fundamentalism. Perhaps I was a little overzealous in my characterization of you, but can you honestly say your actions aren't religiously motivated? I checked out your potpouri of "Christian Conservative" and "Christian Family Network" links, so I don't think I'm that farfetched. You're obviously okay with doing and saying what others tell you and not thinking for yourself (considering you've never seen "The Shield" but have denounced it as evil), so you come from a fundamentalist Protestant school. And after reading your poem, "The Wall By Satan," I think its reasonable to assume that you've got some serious serious issues and preoccupations with religion.

The funny thing is, I could argue that your poem is smut. It talks about buffets of blood and violence, smells of death, carnage and war. Do you read this to your children at bedtime? If so, they might really like "The Shield." It probably wouldn't be as gory and creepy as daddy's poetry, but they might still get a kick out of it.

And something tells me that you're a Hokie, since you've obviously got a lot of contempt for us UVA folk. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[zandtar]

What did you think about the call to boycott Chinese goods during the time that they held our flight crew?

Got me, never heard of it until now. Tells you how much I pay attention to 'calls of boycott'.

Just want to see if you're only against boycotts on sponsors or boycotts in general.

I'm against boycotts of busybodies who think it is their job to dictate what the rest of us "should" or "should not" see on television. You know, the same ones saying "Why don't you just change the channel?" if someone disagree's with them. Too bad they can't follow their own preaching. I'm especially against boycotts of mindless drones who are incapable of any sort of intelligent debate of their "cause" and can only parrot what some other person has told them.

We all "boycott" in our lives. Yes, me included. If I go to a store and get shoddy service, I don't go back. However, I ALSO based my boycott decisions like this on MY OWN experiences and observations. Not because someone say "psssst, this is bad, boycott it".

Far too many people in America already trying to "ban" this or "ban" that because they don't like something and think no one else should be allowed freedom of choice either. That is what I'm against. Too many self-righteous boobs assuming their are superior and only they can make decisions for us "little people".

[zandtar]

You claim to be doing this to protect your children

Wanna bet there is more graphic material on the evening news, and CrappyPappy hasn't said a peep? Must be because his masters haven't told him to yet. 8)

[chriservative]

Wanna bet there is more graphic material on the evening news, and CrappyPappy hasn't said a peep? Must be because his masters haven't told him to yet.

And nor will they ever! Satan likes to watch his handiwork after a long day at the office.

[zandtar]

But you don't have the right to demand sponsors pay for it.

There's that interesting choice of words yet again. Too bad no one has said anything like that. Sort of like you not recalling when you said you never watched the show you're claiming "victory" with. Did anyone here "demand" a sponsor pay for a show? No. If so, please show me the post and thread of these words. NOT your liberal interpretation and spin doctoring. Show me the exact words of someone "demanding" a sponsor pay for a show.

They are free to change their mind when they find out what Hollywood is feeding the mindless drooling masses these days.

Odd, in that you are so "selective" with your morals and application of them.

[zandtar]

Here's one you'll like... it's listed as being a "Shocking Statement" from Volkswagen on the OneMillionDrones web site.

Volkswagen telling OneMillionDrones to take a hike

Seems they don't like threats either. I like the part about it obviously being recorded withtout the other sides knowledge. Especially since the other party objected to being placed on a speakerphone. Odd that the OneMillionDrone reps didn't mention the part about the recording going on. Is that typical of how they operate? Deception?

I also like the date and time deadline ultimatum given by the MillionDrones reps, and the Volkswagen reps response to being threatened. Laughable when they go into "oh, we're only requesting". Now I know where CrappyPappy gets his drone-like arguments from. Threats are only done when it's against something CrappyPappy likes. If it's the OneMillionDrones doing it, it's a mere "request" with the receipiant having the "freedom" to choose. LOL!

Of course, using MillionDrone/CrappyPappy logic, if CrappyPappy is walking down the street and a mugger pulls a knife on him, the mugger is merely "requesting" CrappyPappy give him his wallet of his own free will. The freedom of choice is still CrappyPappy's to make. Not the muggers fault if CrappyPappy gives his wallet up freely.

[chriservative]

That was precious. Awfully sleazy tactics for such a holier-than-thou do-gooder organization. If you think onemillionsdads.com is bad, go to the American Family Association website:

AFA WEBSITE

This is nothing short of first amendment terrorism. Really dangerous stuff.

[chriservative]

BTW, three cheers for Volkswagon! Not only do they build their cars tough as nails, but they build their execs that way too!

[chriservative]

What's the matter Crappy? Did I hit the nail right on the head with this one?

[motzman]

We won. That's all that matters.

Well, The Shield is still on and doing well, and F/X will have no problem replacing those sponsors.

What did you win? The fact that a few nervous companies can be bullied by the Cherubs of Justice?

I didn't think you were one of those "ends justifies the means" people, but I guess I was wrong.

[AppyPappy]

No. You are being juvenile. Have a nice life.

[chriservative]

Aw Crappy. You underestimate me. I'm not nearly through with you yet.

[Dan from Michigan]

OneMillionDads.com IS The AFA.

They are freedom grabbers in the same mold as HCI. They want to censor stuff they don't agree with.

I have no problem when they call for a boycott. That's the market, and I do the same thing with the Anti Self-Defense lobby. I have a problem when they cry, whine, and moan, like a little pansie to the FCC. That makes them freedom grabbers.