GE Turns Out the Light on Paul Harvey

CNSNews.com ^ | 12/23/2003 | Susan Jones

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

(CNSNews.com) - General Electric, in response to Muslim complaints, has decided to pull its lighting advertisements from Paul Harvey's syndicated radio show, at least for the time being.

On Dec. 4, the 84-year-old Harvey was describing cockfighting in Iraq when he made the following comment on-air: "Add to the thirst for blood a religion which encourages killing, and it is entirely understandable if Americans came to this bloody party unprepared."

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil rights group, objected to the phrase "a religion which encourages killing," and it demanded an apology.

About a week later, Harvey issued a statement through a fill-in host. He didn't apologize, but he did say that Islam is a "religion of peace."

On Monday, CAIR distributed an e-mail that General Electric's Corporate Feedback Team sent to a Muslim who complained about Harvey's remark.

"Thank you for your recent inquiry on ge.com," the email read.

"We have received your E-mail about the comments of Paul Harvey on December 4, 2003. GE certainly doesn't endorse the comment and regrets any offense that it may have caused. While we look into the matter further, we have pulled GE's advertisements from Mr. Harvey's show. We appreciate voicing your concerns to us."

A GE spokesman was quoted as saying that the company hasn't yet decided whether to resume its advertising on Harvey's syndicated radio show.

[Redleg Duke]

I hope that GE is going to get sufficient business from Islamics, because they aren't getting jack from this Christian!

[Old Professer]

And we think we're winning?

[Tired_of_the_Lies]

What is wrong with the SciFi Channel (other than the actual SciFi drivel, which I happen to enjoy)?

[Old Professer]

Sounds like Dell computer and
Spherion here in Nashville.

[StolarStorm]

Perhaps he meant it tongue and cheek as in "religion of piece".

[Gritty]

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil rights group, objected to the phrase "a religion which encourages killing," and it demanded an apology.

CAIR!!??

BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Here a few quotes from CAIR.

"Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant"-Omar M. Ahmad {CAIR}

"The Quran should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only religion"Omar Ahmad {CAIR}

... and a few by it's sister, the American Museum Muslim Council (Hillary's contributor) and the Muslim Brotherhood:

"It depends on me and you, the United States will become a Muslim country"-Abdurahman Alamoudi {AMC}

"Outside the US we say 'Oh, Allah, destroy America'. Inside, we change it--Abdurahman Alamoudi, AMC

Quran our constitution,Jihad our way,dying for God our supreme objective.-Muslim Brotherhood Slogan

These are truly violent and subversive groups. Why GE is caving in to them is beyond me, except they are afraid themselves of being targeted on a Jihad!

[Ditto]

Remember, that means no NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, ShopNBC, SciFi Channel, Trio or USA channels.

Oh the humanity. Do I have to give up turnips too?

[JimRed]

Truth hurts.

[r9etb]

Oh the humanity. Do I have to give up turnips too?

I love turnips -- cubed, boiled, and served with butter, salt, pepper, and a little lemon juice. Mmmmmmmmmm.

[auboy]

Unscrew GE.

[Sunshine Sister]

I just email GE corporate and called them spineless for their decision. I'll be listening to Paul.

[Ditto]

You can have mine.

[pittsburgh gop guy]

"This is low! I won't be buying any GE products for quite a while."

Yeah you will- it just may not have the GE brand name on it. Unless you are an eskimo living in an igloo, it is impossible to live in America without using GE products, they are ubiquitous. Turn the lights on in your house - somewhere in the power grid GE products are at work. Just about every aspect of modern life involves GE products at some step.

Though I agree that people are free to boycott whatever they want, for whatever reason they want, a boycott against GE will go nowhere. But send them letters and complain anyway if you have the time.

[BurbankKarl]

George Putman is off again? I had heard that it was the liberal radio network that was trying to buy 830, but the Spanish out bid them....

man, that and art bell disappearing til 1am...what will one do?

[steplock]

AHH, the truth is too much to bear for Radical extremists and their P.C. buddies?

[steplock]

What does Paul Harvey recommend for light bulbs, etc that USED to be from GE?


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[Minutemen]

Bump

[steplock]

Tell Paul Harvey you back him and his views 1000%!

http://www.paulharvey.com/email_form.shtml


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[flamefront]

It sure is getting quiet. George Putnam will be missed. Hopefully he once again will resurface.

[KneelBeforeZod]

boycott the US military!!! they use GE parts!