Wal-Mart, CVS, Best Buy ditch Glenn Beck (plus 5 more companies)

[RamboLiberal]

Big news today. We've confirmed that eight more major advertisers have pulled their support from Glenn Beck's show -- Wal-Mart, Best Buy, CVS, Travelocity, Allergan (maker of Restasis), Ally Bank, Broadview Security, and Re-Bath.

Overall, twenty advertisers have now ended their support of Beck. We're going to keep the pressure on Beck's remaining advertisers this week, and we'll let you know how you can help.

From the press release we're sending right now:

Eight more Glenn Beck advertisers, including Wal-Mart -- the world's largest retailer -- have confirmed to ColorOfChange.org that they pulled their ads from the controversial Fox News Channel broadcaster's eponymous show. Allergan (maker of Restasis), Ally Bank (a unit of GMAC Financial Services), Best Buy, Broadview Security, CVS, Re-Bath, Travelocity and Wal-Mart join the dozen other companies who previously distanced themselves from Beck.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-rucker/wal-mart-cvs-best-buy-dit_b_261424.html

[walldude]

1. Wow I'll K&R this sucker....

Good for them. I've been on the road, has Beck started in on the "they are taking away my first amendment rights" yet?

[thereismore]

2. That's quite a few put together. Now let's see if Beck is unaffected by this. nt

[gmoney]

6. it'll just bolster his support from Cash4Gold and ClearYourCredit outfits...

they'll be the only ones left advertising on his shows

[Hawkeye-X]

27. Dad was watching Beck earlier today...

I saw G Gordon Liddy hawking gold again in a commercial...

:puke:

[AspenRose]

3. This is fantastic news

WHY can't this happen with RUSH and HANNITY?!?

[TheFarseer]

15. they're just a normal kind of stupid

rather than Glenn Beck's special bat-shit crazy kind of stupid.

[99 Percent Sure]

38. "WHY can't this happen with RUSH and HANNITY?!?"

Because the millions of "progressives" who listen/watch their shows help to add tremendous oomph to their ratings, thus keeping them on the air.

[Warpy]

4. Wow, all big accounts and all hoping for health insurance reform

He'd better hope Blue Cross decides to do blitz advertising or even Pox News will have to dump his ass.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

5. Has Baby Beck commented on any of this? Cried? Whatever. (n/t)

[butterfly77]

16. Yes, I saw him cryin on air Friday...

as he held up a poster calling the President and us Nazi's...

[lapfog_1]

7. Whatever will the supporters of Beck DO???

They are boycotting any advertiser that drops the Beck.

But they do loves them some Wallyworld shopping... choices, choices, choices...

Oh the inhumanity of it all!

[blondeatlast]

24. "Cleanup on aisle 5. Unknown gray matter, appears to be an explosion .

of unkidentifiable origin. Polyester, elastic waist pants spotted nearby."

[lapfog_1]

29. unknown grey matter...

well, we know it's not brains. I guess it's the leftover puss from the infection that took root where there might have been some brain matter before.... before they started watching Faux, that is. Very common condition.

[MissMarple]

8. Oh, dear, this will definitely make Glenn cry. Like we need more of that.

:rofl:

[PA Democrat]

9. Thanks for the ray of sunshine!

[bigwillq]

10. Terrific.

K and R! :thumbsup:

[mediaman007]

11. I'm sure that they haven't pulled their advertising from FOX News.

FOX probably factors that in to the equation. They just shift the advertising around, so they don't lose the accounts.

[progressoid]

18. Yep - n/t

[michreject]

19. That's it right there

Unless they pull all advertisement from the network, it won't do any good.

[jmondine]

12. When you're too far to the right for Wal-Mart, you're in trouble

[Glenda]

17. True!

[NYC_SKP]

13. Eight Remain. Thanks, ChairmanAgnostic. Please read and rec this OP with the Others.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6330113

:patriot:

[Hepburn]

14. Brings tears of joy to my eyes! KNR...n/t

[Kievan Rus]

20. Beck will be off the air soon at this rate

[Tutankhamun]

21. Sorry Glenn, The free market says you're a liability.

Beck will have to do a rant against poetic justice.

[Downtown Hound]

22. Woot!

Eat a dick you psychotic fuckball.

[donheld]

23. So who's left?

[jmondine]

28. The only ones left are those on the right because Glenn is so far right that he's wrong

[Marr]

25. I'd like to point out that, if Beck were a liberal, he'd be fired for losing so many sponsors.

Since he's a fascist parrot, the big money will subsidize his show even when it fails in the marketplace. Murdoch did that for years to get his propaganda network off the ground.

I'd love to see a guest on Beck's show point this out.

[scheming daemons]

26. has he just replaced them with new sponsors?

If so... what did we accomplish?


if not... woohoo!

[Iggo]

30. WalMart? Ouch. That's gotta hurt.

[Retrograde]

32. they may be reprehensible but they're not stupid (n/t)

[Contrary1]

31. OK...Here's what we need to do:

Email Walmart and thank them for taking the high road. Tell them that you will continue shopping there, or that you are encouraged by their decision enough to shop there for the first time.

The Freeps are busy organizing their boycott, and unless Wally World sees something positive come out of this, they will go right back to Beck.

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[Gman2]

34. I was here calling for a Glenn Beck sponser ban, a few months ago.

People told me I was whackked. Now 2 month later, it is a reality.

[Canuckistanian]

35. Good stuff. Fox MUST be losing money by now

And it's only a matter of time. NO private broadcasters can afford to piss off it's sponsors.

[femrap]

36. kandr

Cool

[laconicsax]

37. Wal-Mart ditches Beck and Apple doesn't

I thought Apple was supposed to be the good one.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

39. This is such good news. He is such a nasty piece of work. nt