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Posted on 07/20/2010 7:31:23 AM PDT by TexasCajun
An executive with Goldline, one of two gold companies now under investigation for their sales practices, told ABC News Tuesday morning that his company does not intentionally steer customers toward overpriced gold coins – but he also touted the coins as a safe harbor because "no one knows" whether the U.S. government will seize gold from private citizens.
In an interview on Good Morning America, Goldline executive vice president Scott Carter responded to allegations that his company has made a fortune by persuading gold investors that collectable coins are worth buying, despite a hefty mark-up. He said the firm, which weaves its sales pitches into broadcasts by popular conservative political personalities – including two former presidential candidates and Fox News host Glenn Beck – is simply offering its customers sound advice.
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Goldline Exec Rejects Customers' Claims Of Rip-off, Warns Government Could Take Away Gold
State Media going after Conservative Media & Goldline.
It worries me that Beck can’t get better advertisers.
It worries me that articles like this make it seem that Glenn Beck (or Rush or Laura or O'Reilly) is somehow responsible for his sponsors. Goldline pays Fox News Channel for exposure on its shows because, I assume, their message and products and services "connect" with the Fox News audience.
Why should Glenn Beck even be mentioned in the headline of this article?
Democrats have done it before.
He does a personal endorsement. “I buy gold from Goldline”.
No one forces you to buy gold. No one forces you to buy collectibles. You are free to keep US legal tender. Its your choice.
They don’t force you to give them your money. And they don’t have any control over the value of the gold they sell you after they sell it to you.
The government, though, does have the ability to force you to give them your money, and the money you have left they do have the ability to lower the value of at will. But no one is investigating them. They can collapse the value of your house like a paper cup but no one is ever going to go to jail over that.
Political repression by the old media.
It is there because Weiner targeted GL on purpose, part of the White House-coordinated attempt to take down Glenn.
On his radio show at least, he has said on the air a number of times that he basically interviews new sponsors before he will accept advertising from them, and pre-emptively reads them the riot act to make sure they know that they won’t screw his listeners and get away with it.
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