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Almost certainly, Lipton/Unilever has a contract with the group for the entire tour, along with things like personal appearances, commercials, and other promotional activities, events, and activities. That contract probably includes a morals clause that would permit cancellation in case of a criminal act, but it probably does not cover this situation.

Actually, I think the company would cancel the contract now if they could do so without further liability. But the Chicks would probably still get paid, and the company would receive no benefit at all. But the fan response here, as well as the response to some of the Hollywood types who have shot off their mouths in inappropriate places, will probably lead to future contracts of this type including many more grounds for termination than they have had in the past.

So keep up the pressure, and maybe some of these dorks will discover that they need to respect their fans if they want to keep them.

"So keep up the pressure, and maybe some of these dorks will discover that they need to respect their fans if they want to keep them."

I agree entirely. The Left pioneered the use of the boycott and they still rely on it as a common tool in their warfare. In addition to coercive force applied to discourage corporations from sponsoring this kind of rabble, I feel that these actions help restore some of the consequence and social pressure that we have lost in our society.

The charge is often labeled 'political correctness' in reverse, but I would disagree because PCism is a Leftist construct aimed at overthrowing established morality and social conventions and establishing the mores of the radical left. Simply using this kind of pressure, economic boycott, simply seeks to restore the kind of patriotic respect that has always been a mainstay of American business.

While Lipton and it's parent, Unilever, are not American, they have deliberately chosen American personalities to promote their product, therefore, they are entering our culture through American vehicels with the intent of gaining American market share. In my estimation, you want our slice of the pie - you play by our rules. Corporate allegiances ought to respect the nations that they do business in enough to reign in or, better yet, can their spokespeople.

There was a time when burning our flag was unthinkable - even by those for whom the idea of a Constitutional America was politically distasteful. Today, after decades of social disintegration and corrupted legal precidence that encourages poor citizenship and stifles the patriot, there is literally no end to the mayhem and disrespect that socialists, communists and assorted other idiots are emboldened to do.

Mass action like boycotts and rally and FReeping are very good ways to bring consequences back into the fray.