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My Message to Geico, and their answer. (Glenn Beck Advertising)
http://iwilldefendtheconstitution.com/node/1054 ^

Posted on 08/14/2009 2:39:05 PM PDT by xmission

My Message to Geico, and their answer.

I learned yesterday afternoon that Geico had succumbed to lefty pressure, and pulled their advertising from Glenn Beck's show. I decided to email them and tell them that I would be pulling my insurance from their show if they did this.

My Message to Geico:

>General Category: Other > Specific Category: Other > State: NH > > Comments: I read that Geico has pulled their advertising from the Glenn > Beck show due to pressure from a radical leftist group. > > We currently use Geico for all of our car and recreational vehicle > insurance. If this is true, I will be moving all of my insurance to > another company. > > I will also be telling all of my friends, and forwarding this message by > email to everyone that I know. > > I think you should quickly reconsider.

Dear XXXX:

Thank you for contacting GEICO.

Thank you, first of all for your business and also for your interest in this matter.

This week we took action to move our marketing messages from the Glenn Beck show and you are wondering why.

Well you deserve an answer.

If the inflammatory nature of the comments on a program overshadows our message and causes GEICO to be drawn into a national debate, we are likely to reconsider where we place our marketing messages, which is what we did.

GEICO delivers very important messages through its major marketing campaigns: we’re saving customers’ dollars, we’re easy to do business with, we’re looking out for our policyholders. That’s what we hope the public hears and sees and focuses on.

As a company, we do not take positions on controversial issues.

As an advertiser, while a national debate on issues can be healthy and appropriate, we don’t see ourselves in the role of taking part in those debates.

Our business is auto insurance. We want to bring people value and we attempt to reach large audiences with that message.

It is of little benefit to us if a program gets so much attention that our message is drowned out.

GEICO Corporate Communications

They don't take positions on controversial issues?

They took a position by withdrawing. I encourage you to withdraw also.


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To: Joe 6-pack

Post of the day! Great one!


41 posted on 08/14/2009 3:02:32 PM PDT by BigBobber
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To: justkate

Or MSNBC!


42 posted on 08/14/2009 3:02:32 PM PDT by Warriormom
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To: Leisler
Yes, Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway owns 100% of GEICO.

As well as being a Friend of Obama, Buffett is a huge pro-abort. I try hard not to do business with him.

He also owns Fruit of the Loom and See's Candies.

43 posted on 08/14/2009 3:03:21 PM PDT by Campion ("President Barack Obama" is an anagram for "An Arab-backed Imposter")
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To: xmission

Do they advertise on MSNBC? On Olbermann? Madcow? TingleBall?


44 posted on 08/14/2009 3:03:43 PM PDT by Right Cal Gal (Abraham Lincoln would have let Berkeley leave the Union without a fight)
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To: Campion

Buffet told us Obama’s economic sense was good.

What an asshat.


45 posted on 08/14/2009 3:04:47 PM PDT by xmission (www.iwilldefendtheconstitution.com)
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To: Mount Athos

Their name is a giveaway. Might as well call themselves Commie Coverage.


46 posted on 08/14/2009 3:05:03 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: Campion

I stopped going to his cousin’s concerts a long time ago.


47 posted on 08/14/2009 3:06:32 PM PDT by Right Cal Gal (Abraham Lincoln would have let Berkeley leave the Union without a fight)
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To: xmission

Fine. Let them pull the ads. No ads mean less customers.


48 posted on 08/14/2009 3:07:06 PM PDT by bgill (The evidence simply does not support the official position of the Obama administration)
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To: MountainWoman

USAA doesn’t need advertising.


49 posted on 08/14/2009 3:07:30 PM PDT by uscga77
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To: xmission
Buffet told us Obama’s economic sense was good.

(What you hear) Buffett: "Obama's economic sense is good"

(What it means) Buffett: "Obama's economic sense is good ... for my bottom line"

50 posted on 08/14/2009 3:07:32 PM PDT by Campion ("President Barack Obama" is an anagram for "An Arab-backed Imposter")
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To: Peter W. Kessler

My father was in the military and used GEICO. When I married a man in the military, I wanted to add my husband to my GEICO policy, they didn’t want to cover his sports car. Fortunately for us, he had USAA and I moved over to his policy. Been with them for 21 years now and not only have they been great when we needed them, they also have very reasonable rates.


51 posted on 08/14/2009 3:08:17 PM PDT by Warriormom
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To: xmission
Ha Ha on them. The customer base they are pandering to DON'T buy insurance. lol What in the world are they thinking. Acorn members and such never have insurance on anything, this is just to funny.

After all of you cancel your insurance, who does Geico have left. hahahahahaha

52 posted on 08/14/2009 3:09:55 PM PDT by annieokie (i)
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To: xmission
If the inflammatory nature of the comments on a program overshadows our message and causes GEICO to be drawn into a national debate, we are likely to reconsider where we place our marketing messages, which is what we did.

In other words, we don't believe you FNC Beck troglodytes can discern between a political commentary formatted program and a tv commercial.

53 posted on 08/14/2009 3:10:17 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Proud FR Mobster)
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To: piytar
I’ve been treated VERY well by State Farm over the years...

Ditto

54 posted on 08/14/2009 3:10:28 PM PDT by MileHi ( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
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To: Campion

Progressive Insurance is another lefty owned company.


55 posted on 08/14/2009 3:11:18 PM PDT by Leisler
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To: uscga77

no they don’t...but they have been advertising on the radio for their banking..hope they don’t open up auto insurance to everyone...


56 posted on 08/14/2009 3:11:18 PM PDT by MountainWoman
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To: Mount Athos

No insurance company is worse then gieco.


57 posted on 08/14/2009 3:11:28 PM PDT by dragnet2
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To: Joe 6-pack

ROTFLMAO!!


58 posted on 08/14/2009 3:12:51 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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To: xmission

Just left them, going to USAA.


59 posted on 08/14/2009 3:14:40 PM PDT by lqcincinnatus (Silence in the face of evil is itself evil.)
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To: Campion

The See’s Candies part is hard, but I have won the battle.


60 posted on 08/14/2009 3:14:55 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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