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Dear Ms. *******: Thank you very much for your communication about our decision regarding advertising on the Glenn Beck show. Our position is simple and was not driven by taking sides in any political debate. We support free speech of all kinds, and vigorous debate, especially around policy issues that affect millions of Americans. But we expect the speech and the debate to be informed, inclusive and respectful, in keeping with our company’s core values and commitment to diversity. In our view, Mr. Beck crossed the line. While advertising on the Fox network is part of our communication plan, we...

Already, 20 companies have agreed to pull advertisements from Glenn Beck's television show, within weeks of the Fox host calling Obama "a racist" and saying the president "has a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture." Now, Farmers Insurance can be added to that list, a Farmers spokesperson confirms to POLITICO.

“The end really began for us some weeks ago when we had Joseph Farah on our show talking about the World Net Daily 'Where's The Birth Certificate?' campaign. (FREE streaming link below) Behind closed office doors the station owner confided that she was afraid of the Obama administration sending the FCC to close her down if we continued to question his eligibility.” said Spike Harville, half of the talk show team. Just after Joseph Farah came on the show and interviewed with Mike and Spike, G. Michael Lee, Mike, was chastised by the owner, Mrs. Ruby Collins, for having someone...