Non-Americans please weigh in on Sinclair Multinational Advertisers

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Several of the Sinclair advertisersposted on dkosopedia are multi-nationals.

It is in the interest of all countries that this election be free and fair. To that end I encourage you to write a polite/respectful letter to these companies, urging them to take a stand or suffer the consequences.

My letter to PG (makers of numerous household products, appliances, pet food --IAMS, Eukubana, personal care, baby care items) ....


Attention: A.G. Lafley
President and CEO
Procter & Gamble Co.
1 Procter & Gamble Plz.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
[email protected]

Subject: Sinclair Situation -- Silence is not an appropriate response

Dear Mr. Lafley,

In your own very eloquent and wise words you state: "Procter & Gamble's reputation is earned by our conduct: what we say and, more important, what we do; the products we make; the services we provide; and the way we act and treat others. As conscientious citizens and employees, we want to do what is right. For P&G, and its global operations, this is the only way to do business.

To conduct our business with integrity in a lawful and responsible manner, we have to be alert to situations that pose questions of right and wrong. We need to have a good understanding of our Core Values and the laws that are pertinent to the work we do and the decisions we make. And, most important, we must use good judgment in deciding what course of action is most appropriate."

In less than 3 days, the Sinclair Broadcasting Group (a network in which you and your affiliate product companies advertise) will air a very calumnious film that maliciously and knowingly distorts the record of presidential candidate John Kerry. The film, "Stolen Honor" will be force-fed to Sinclair's 62 stations and its affiliates under the guise of "news" to avoid any in depth scrutiny by the FCC. Further, the inaction by the FCC in response to the court-ordered repeal of "Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules" in 2000, has the public air ways unpoliced and vulnerable to abuse. Thus, say the FCC "we have no legal grounds to halt the Sinclair airing."

If the FCC can no longer or is no longer willing to uphold the principles of fairness, then we (the conscientious viewers and advertisers) are left with a "neighbor watch" type approach to ensure good conduct and integrity over the air waves. To that end, a grass roots boycott of potentially tsunamic proportions is gathering momentum over the internet. Its reach will extend beyond the US borders. Whether you personally are a Bush supporter or a Kerry supporter, I’m sure that you would agree that forcing stations to air such denigrating propaganda on the eve of an election has only one purpose in mind.

The 2004 elections are important not only to Americans but to most non-Americans as well. While my Canadian family is in the top 1% of the income bracket, we never forget how we came to be so fortunate and thus take our citizen responsibilities very seriously – honesty, integrity and good judgment . We have been most loyal patrons of P&G products, not just be the products are great but more importantly because we support your company’s core values.

My question then is this: Will P&G honor its core values or sit on the sidelines in silence complicit with the Sinclair deed?

In the words of Martin Luther King, Junior: "We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Respectfully, Mr. Lafley, if you sit in silence, we will honor our core values and thus discontinue our relationship (stocks and products) with our friend -- P&G.

We do trust that P&G is on alert to this situation that poses a question of right or wrong. We do recognize that the dynamics of this situation are fluid. That said, silence is not an appropriate response in this situation.

With heart-felt respect,
xxxxx xxxxxx

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1. P&G who advertise on Sinclair have poured millions of dollars into REPs

I did a quick search on http://www.opensecrets.org/ on the P&G executives (Lafley,Pepper, Byrnes, Daley, Arnold, their minions and their "HOMEMAKERS/WIFES" )

In the 200-2004 cycle:
The poor Pepper family contributed minimally $110k;
While the destitute Lafley family could only donate $28;
The P&G minions (minus their respective homemakers/wifes) collectively tossed in $500K

Seems that PnG is not apt to budge on the Sinclair issue ...

LET THE BOYCOTT BEGIN!!

Besides all of the numerous household consumables P&G manufactures & distributes, they also own pampers, IAMS and Eukubana pet foods.