Matt Drudge loses advertiser in wake of Kerry blunder!

[BruinAlum]

XXXX DRUDGE RETORT XXXX 14:26:29 EST FEB 19 2004 XXXX

Matt Drudge loses advertiser in wake of Kerry blunder!

**DRUDGE RETORT EXCLUSIVE**

Sound the siren: Matt Drudge has lost a long-time advertiser in the wake of last week's groundless report alleging that Sen. John Kerry had an extramarital affair with a 27-year-old woman.

AT&T Wireless has pulled all advertising from the Drudge Report in response to a complaint about its sponsorship of the site.

"We care about the places our on-line ads appear, and that site doesn't reflect the values of AT&T Wireless," e-mailed Jeremy Pemble, the company's vice president of public relations.

Matt Drudge earns $1.2 million a year from advertising and his weekly radio show, selling a single banner ad for $4,400 a day, according to a September 2003 story in the Miami Herald.

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http://www.drudge.com/2004/20040219.htm

[Nlighten1]

1. Well...there you go...

I think we need to start a letter writing campaign no?

[charlie]

2. $1.2 million a year...

There. is. no. God.

*weeping*

[Maccagirl]

10. Lying is a very profitable business these days

Just ask Oliver North and G Gordon Liddy.

[boxster]

11. And Ann Coulter....

Bill O'Reilly, Bob Novak.

I could go on for days.

[mouse7]

17. No shit.

Drudge making a million a year off that crap.

Suddenly, the money A-Rod makes doesn't seem quite as ridiculous. A-Rod can safely make a case he is 25 times more valuable to society as Drudge.

Well... any hot dog vendor could claim they are 25 times more valuable to society than Drudge, too.

Guess I have to re-adjust some calculations...

[patricia92243]

3. Did Drudge report the loss in his "Drudge Report"?

[cally]

4. If one large company is concerned

I would guess the rest are also. Who advertises there and let's start writing letters as Nlighten suggested.

[flpoljunkie]

5. Jelly Belly is now advertising on Drudge. Time to write and boycott.

[southerngirlwriter]

8. Done.

Who else??

[Zomby Woof]

14. no surprise there

That was Reagan's favorite brand - I am serious. So if they ignore a boycott, you will have some insight as to why.

[muchacho]

6. hit em where it hurts

The surest way to hurt an opportunist or corporation (am I being redundant?) is in the pocket book.

Smack, ya smirking little fedora punk.....

[Guava Jelly]

7. someone needs to start screen capturing his lies

like kerry with a scope on him and the intern lie..etc
Maybe i will

[MurikanDemocrat]

9. Cool!

[PatrickS]

12. This is a joke

Drudge Retort? Okay!

BTW, the best way to stop supporting Drudge is to stop visiting his web site and not give him the clicks that he needs. I haven't been to Drudge in over 2 years.

[SaddenedDem]

13. Uhh, folks....AT&T Wireless was SOLD

They pulled the ad because AT&T Wireless no longer exists. (Cingular bought them.)

DOH!

February 17, 2004
Cingular Wins Out in AT&T Wireless Bid
By Colin Haley

UPDATE: Days of back-and-forth bidding ended after 2 o'clock this morning when Cingular submitted a $41 billion offer to acquire AT&T Wireless (Quote, Chart), trumping Vodafone (Quote, Chart) in the auction for the nation's third-largest mobile carrier.

http://www.internetnews.com/wireless/article.php/3313351

[MurikanDemocrat]

15. They don't pull advertising the minute the ink dries

No company works that fast. They work out a transition plan that will take several months, if not a year.

[pstokely]

16. will AT&T wireless remove ads from Savage Weiner and Hannity