Live thread: 60 Minutes II (9/15/2004) Advertisers tracking for boycott targets

[cc2k]

This is a call to action, not a discussion of the content.

Can Freepers post lists here of the advertisers on 60 Minutes II tonight. I intend to write letters and boycott any advertisers who sponsor this program which is perpetuating fraud on it's viewers with these "recent memos" about President Bush's National Guard service.

Any advertiser on this program will not get any business from me. They are judged by the company they keep and CBS presents fraudulent, forged memos and "stands behind them" because they want their viewers to believe the content is true even if the documents themselves are forgeries.

If some company selling canned goods advertises on this show, I would have trouble believing the content of their cans is true, even if the labels were forgeries. And their association with CBS means that they aren't very scrupulous, and I don't know that I could trust their labels.

[cc2k]

Please post to this thread with the station you are watching, and the advertisement you see. Let's try to keep it clean of other discussion and focus on the actual advertisers here. For example if I see an advertisement for Home Depot on WGCL, channel 46, Atlanta, I'll post:

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WGCL-46-Atlanta Home Depot

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I'll try to post here, but I have to run out for a little bit. I probably won't be back until the second half of the show.

I'll also post some follow up threads tomorrow with samples of the letters I'm sending (assuming Ivan doesn't wipe out our power or dialup internet service here).

I think we can all be more effective with letter writing and boycotts if we catalog the advertisers on this thread.

[sauropod]

I will be taping the appropriate segment. This time, i will have to tape the commercials also. Will post list later. 'Pod.

[Mr. K]

SOME SONSORS HERE IN ANOTHER THREAD

[stevek1]

First Commercial Break
Allegra
Home Depot
Kleenex
Vioxx(Arthritis medicine)
Splenda(Low carb sugar substitute)

Second Commercial Break
Kia Automobiles
Zelnorm(IBS medication for women)
Sprint PCS
UPS Store
Campbells Soup
Kia Automobiles (Again)

Third Commercial break (End of Bush segment)
Morgan Stanley
Ziploc
Cingular Wireless
Pepcid Complete(Darn, I like this stuff)
Estee Lauder(Local Promo for Carsons dept store)
Infiniti Automobiles
Majestic Star Casino(Local commercial)

Fourth Commercial break
Kleenex
Wellbutrin-xl (medicine for something from Glaxo Smith Klein)
Lowes

Final Commercial break
Toyota
Campbells

[cc2k]

That's a start, too. I was hoping we could catalog both national advertisers and local advertisers in most major markets, too. The local spots will vary from station to station, and local advertisers are much more likely to respond to boycotts and letters than the large national advertisers.

[jerri]

Estee Lauder(Local Promo for Carsons dept store)

Noooooo, anything but Estee Lauder

[GOPcapitalist]

I just ran a search for Marian Knox in the Houston voter registration database. She is a registered partisan Democrat who has voted in every Democratic Primary except for one since 1994.

[woodb01]

Complain to CBS advertisers.  Most of these are advertisers that were involved with the 60 Minutes slam on Bush, but hey, complain to them and ask for them to pull their advertising from the Bush Hating CBS...

Sumner Redstone

Chairman, CEO VIACOM

1515 Broadway New York, NY 10036

Phone: (212) 258-6000

Fax: (212) 258-6311
Email: sumner.redstone@viacom.com

 

Local CBS Affiliates - Links to Sites - Find local contact info

 

 

Leslie Moonves, president/CEO, CBS - leslie.moonves@tvc.cbs.com Andrew Heyward -- CBS News Title: President Department: Headquarters Phone: (212) 975-4321 Fax: (212) 975-1893 Address: 524 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019 CBS Television Group 51 W 52nd St # 35 New York, NY 10019 (212) 975-4321 CBS News FAX is (212) 975-1998 CBS Evening News Desk: 212-975-3691 CBS News Comments 212-975-3248. (Leave a comment on the answering machine)   Email To reach the producers, anchors and correspondents uttm@cbsnews.com Telephone 212 975-2526 60 Minutes 524 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019 212- 975-3247 CALL AND COMPLAIN! 60 Minutes Kelli Edwards 212-975-6795 60II@cbsnews.com

VIACOM BOARD OF DIRECTORS: George S. Abrams Winer & Abrams 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109 617-526-6539 617-526-5000 fax David R. Andelman Lourie & Cutler 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109 617-742-6720 617-742-5720 fax dandelman@louriecutler.com Joseph Califano Chairman & President The National Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse 633 Third Avenue, 19th Floor New York, NY 10017 212-841-5200 212-956-8020 fax William S. Cohen The Cohen Group 1200 19th Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 202-689-7900 202-689-7910 fax Phillipe P. Dauman Co-Chairman & CEO DND Capital Partners (need help here) Alan C. Greenberg Chairman of the Executive Committee The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. 383 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10179 212-272-2000 212-272-4785 fax Jan Leschly Chairman and Partner Care Capital, LLC 47 Hulfish Street, Suite 310 Princeton, NJ 08542 609-683-8300 609-683-5787 fax Shari Redstone President National Amusements, Inc. 200 Elm Street Dedham, MA 02026 781-461-1600 781-407-0052 fax Frederic V. Salerno Chairman Lynch Interactive Corporation 401 Theodore Fremd Avenue Rye, NY 10580 914-921-8821 914-921-6410 fax William Schwartz Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLC 100 Maiden Lane New York, NY 10038 212-504-6399 212-504-6666 fax * Patricia Q. Stonesifer Co-Chairperson & President Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation PO Box 23350 Seattle, WA 98102 206-709-3100 info@gatesfoundation.org Robert D. Walter Chairman & CEO Cardinal Health, Inc. 7000 Cardinal Place Dublin, OH 43017 614-757-5000

First Commercial Break Allegra (is an Aventis Product) Aventis Pharmaceuticals 300-400 Somerset Corporate Boulevard Bridgewater, NJ 08807-2854 Phone: 1-800-981-2491 Christine Kirby 800.981.2491 Pat Vone 908 243 6032   Home Depot Executive addresses  Home Depot Investor Relations  Home Depot Public Relations customer-service@homedepot.com    Kleenex   Vioxx (Arthritis medicine from Merck) Merck & Co., Inc. One Merck Drive P.O. Box 100 Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889-0100 USA Phone: 908-423-1000   Splenda (Low carb sugar substitute) 1-800-7-SPLENDA   Second Commercial Break   Kia Automobiles look at the bottom for contact info Zelnorm (IBS medication for women) Sprint PCS UPS Store Campbells Soup     Third Commercial break (End of Bush Bash segment) Morgan Stanley Ziploc 1-800-494-4855   Cingular Wireless Pepcid Complete Estee Lauder - if you're male, tell them you'll discourage girlfriend or wife from their products Infiniti Automobiles   More CBS advertisers viagra taco bell campbells soup L L Bean Ambien Iams

MEDIA BIAS RESOURCE KIT

ALTERNATE MEDIA RESOURCES TO DISTRIBUTE FAR AND WIDE

* ENDING THE BIAS OF MSNBC, MSN, AND SLATE - HOW TO SHOW MICROSOFT'S BILL GATES THAT THE LIBERAL GIG IS UP!

 

[Diogenesis]

(18 USC 494) Falsely Making, Alerting or Forging a Public Record.

(18 USC 494) Uttering or Publishing a False Public Record.

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These Companies (and Products) Support CBS' "Lying Eye"(TM)

Boycott each and every one of them for supporting CBS/Rather's Lies

Allegra (Aventis Pharmaceuticals)
Campbells Soup
Cingular Wireless
Estee Lauder
Home Depot
Infiniti Automobiles
Kia Automobiles
Kleenex
Lowes [new Rather sponsor]
Morgan Stanley
Pepcid Complete
Splenda (Low carb sugar substitute)
Sprint PCS
Toyota [new Rather sponsor]
UPS Store
Vioxx (Merck)
Wellbutrin-xl (Glaxo Smith Klein) [new Rather sponsor]
Zelnorm (IBS medication)
Ziploc

[Exigence]

Levitra during 60 Minutes II. Also, a public service for www.jointheteam.com.

[Exigence]

Also, Burger King.

[Armedanddangerous]

Folks, we beat whoopi, beating this putzhead will be easy.

[cc2k]

The last two breaks in Atlanta

Citibank
Levitra
Kohl's department store
Scrubbing bubbles
Kaiser Permanente
Lincoln (Ford)
Ga. Secretary of State Fraud protection PSA,
Jointheteam.com (NFL Charity) PSA

[Diva Betsy Ross]

We could just run a whole thread about it.. since we know they are watching us. I bought a fridge this week.. A big huge one.. $1837.00. I was going to buy it from Home depot last weekend- I thought better of it. I could go on... But now it is your turn. what will you not buy this week from these people?

[Diva Betsy Ross]

BTW- I got the fridge at Best Buy. Very nice people and great guys who moved the honkin' thin into the house. One and half days from store to house. Because one of the days was a Sunday.

[cc2k]

Again, WGCL Atlanta,

Discover
Kohls department store
Cadillac

[NoBullZone]

Had the following exchange with Home Depot: From: "HD Consumer Affairs" Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 12:21 PM Subject: Re: Contact Us - Company Feedback Dear Mr. XXXXX, Thank you for contacting Home Depot Customer Care. We appreciate your feedback. Thank you for contacting The Home Depot and sharing your concerns. We sincerely appreciate hearing from all of our customers. As far as our advertising policy is concerned, for competitive business reasons The Home Depot advertises on programs that are most popular with the viewing public. We work hard to avoid programs that are inconsistent with our values, but as you probably know, it is impossible to preview content of any program prior to its broadcast. The Home Depot is committed to building stronger communities. We are proud of our long tradition of supporting organizations working in the areas of affordable housing, disaster preparedness, at-risk youth and the environment. Over the last 12 years, The Home Depot has contributed nearly $200 million and tens of millions of volunteer hours to worthwhile causes. We hope this answers your concerns. Thank you, again, for sharing your comments. We appreciate hearing from all of our customers. Sincerely, Daniel homedepot.com Customer Care Department My response: So, in other words you are telling me that forgery, decption and fraud are NOT inconsistent with your values, which is why you are not going to take my suggestion to avoid sponsoring any "News" program on CBS. Tells me all I need to know. Loewe's, here I come! Regards, Mr. XXXXXX

[cc2k]

Again, WGCL Atlanta 46

US Post Office
Prego

[fairnessinmedia2004]

I am calling up Spint to inform them of my intentions to cancel my cell phone with them. I refuse to give my money to a company who then gives their money to CBS...and ESPECIALLY on 60 Minutes II. Call Sprint and voice your displeasure with their sponsorship of 60 Minutes II. If you have an account with Sprint, think very carefully about who you are giving your money to.

[Publius6961]

I have a problem with boycotts. Maybe I use some of those products, maybe I don't. My point is, if I do, it's not because I watch a particular program.

Is not watching specific programs enough? Over time, the lack of desired response should make it obvious that fewer people are watching.