Glenn Beck's Hate Speech, Brought To You By...

[orleans]

Run time: 01:07 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3yaJ5nIRrE   Posted on YouTube: August 11, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: August 12, 2009 By DU Member: orleans Views on DU: 3762

 

[Crowman1979]

1. Now I have another reason not to shop at Walmart!

Whenever someone mentions shopping there, Glenn Beck will automatically pop in my head.

[orleans]

2. i'm so sorry--i never meant to have the image of beck

pop into your head, no matter where you shop.

[asdjrocky]

3. Isn't Red Lobster an African American owned company?

[svpadgham]

5. Not even the founders were African American

Red Lobster was founded in 1968 by entrepreneurs Bill Darden & Charley Woodsby. Originally billed as a "Harbor for Seafood Lovers", the original restaurant in Lakeland, Florida was followed by several others throughout the Southeast. General Mills acquired Red Lobster in 1970 as a five-unit restaurant company. The chain expanded rapidly in the 1980s.

In 1995, Red Lobster (along with Olive Garden and other sister chains) became part of Darden Restaurants, which was spun off from General Mills as an independent, publicly traded corporation.

William (Bill) Darden

Charley Woodsby

[asdjrocky]

10. Then I'm wrong.

I'm sure glad I framed that as a question.

[svpadgham]

12. You know how it is on the internet.

There's always some know-it-all jerk ready to show you how smart he thinks he is.
:D

[asdjrocky]

13. Thank God for that series of tubes.

[D-Lee]

4. tell Red Lobster your views -- here's the link below

https://www.redlobster.com/contact_us/Default.asp?

Here is what I posted:

Given the number of African American customers I see in Red Lobster restaurants and the general family-oriented tone of your restaurants -- I am surprised you sponsor Glen Beck's program.

See this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3yaJ5nIRrE

Please reconsider your sponsorship of that devisive prgoram, which is so contrary to your image.

[TheEuclideanOne]

6. Didn't Red Lobster supposedly pull ads from Letterman after the Sarah Palin comments?

although technically I think they already had allocated their year's budget. But they still took a public position if I remember correctly. If not, please correct me because I don't want to blame them unfairly.

[svpadgham]

14. I think it was Olive Garden.

But they are owned by the same corporation.

[donco6]

35. They're both owned by Darden.

So, in a way, yes.

[CurtEastPoint]

7. I wrote to them also. Gotta hit him where it hurts. In the pocketbook. n/t

[seeviewonder]

15. Thanks for the link to Red Lobster.

I sent them an e-mail containing a lot of the points you made as well as some others that I find to be personally relevant. My wife was a server at a local Red Lobster for about six months and she is disgraced knowing that she worked for Darden.

[DesertFlower]

18. thanks for the link.

i just sent them an e-mail.

[Plucketeer]

8. I've E-mail to each of those companies

I've told them of my personal boycott so long as they support hate-monger Beck! :grr:

[mascarax]

9. Advertisers - contact info compiled

Calls & letters allegedly have more impact than email ("they" say), but I say every contact counts!
Good for State Farm...they join Progressive Insurance and P&G in Giving Up Beck.
(Yeah, Wal-Mart's probably a lost cause, but why not voice your displeasure to them too?)

Travelocity
3150 Sabre Dr.
Southlake, TX 76092
E-mail: [email protected]

Red Lobster
5900 Lake Ellenor Drive
Orlando, FL 32809
[phone]
(800) LOBSTER (1-800-562-7837)
Email: https://www.redlobster.com/contact_us/Default.asp?
(see D-Lee's #4 post too!)

Wal-Mart
702 SW 8th Street
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Bentonville, Arkansas 72716-8611
Customer Service: 1-800-Wal-Mart (1-800-925-6278)
Media Relations: 1-800-331-0085
Email (feedback): http://walmartstores.com/contactus/feedback.aspx

[tomm2thumbs]

20. thanks for posting those - sent notes to Walmart, returned a DVD player and emailed Red Lobster

appreciate you compiling that together

[mascarax]

23. you're welcome!

I just want to feel like I'm doing *something* too!

[HopeHoops]

11. WalMart is a perfect fit!

They're almost as anti-American as FOX Opinion Channel.

[Divine Discontent]

16. excellently done video! great great great! eom

[AzNick]

17. That's it I am cancelling my insurance with State Farm

I already have my cars insured with Geico. My house with State Farm.

Let's see how much Geico will insure it for.

[Tx4obama]

29. State Farm

has pulled their support and ads.

[CountAllVotes]

30. good move

if you have ever had to file a claim against State Farm good fucking luck! I hope you find another reputable company to insure you! :thumbsup:

:dem:

[John Kerry VonErich]

19. Why am I against boycotts?

It usually goes the opposite way of what the goal is. It never works.

[Turborama]

21. Thanks, orleans. I'm going to make sure my wife's hotel isn't using travelocity

And am going to tell Travelocity why.

:kick: & R

[Turborama]

22. Wow, just noticed 40,126 views since Tuesday! Awesome!! n/t

[TheTravelocityTeam]

24. Message from The Travelocity Team

Good afternoon – Thank you for contacting us to express your concerns. Travelocity did not specifically place our ad on the show. We basically buy ads in bulk and then they are placed somewhat randomly. However, as of last Monday we specifically asked that our ads do not appear during this show.

Sincerely,
The Travelocity Team

[Robb]

25. ...

[Tx4obama]

26. Message from CLOROX

I received this today.


From:
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Add sender to Contacts
To:
[email protected]


August 13, 2009

To whom it may concern,

This is in response to your recent communication regarding a Clorox Company advertisement. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We very much appreciate your feedback and vigilance of broadcast television as The Clorox Company remains committed to quality broadcasting. We pride ourselves in being a responsible advertiser and have established strict standards for the selection of television programming. Per our standards, we do not advertise in programs that display exploitive sex or violence; treat ethnic, religious or political groups in a disparaging manner; present facts inaccurately or distort them to blatantly partisan advantage; and treat individuals or groups in a demeaning manner.

We understand that while Glenn Beck was a guest on the program Fox & Friends on 7/28/09, he made the statements that you wrote to us about. After a thorough investigation by our agency partners, we have confirmed that no Clorox Company advertisement aired in the above program where Glenn Beck made the specific comments you referenced. While we’ve had limited advertisements on the Glenn Beck Program in the past, the programming content at issue would not adhere to our programming standards and furthermore we will continue to rigorously scrutinize these types of shows for participation.

Today’s television programming environment is extremely challenging for responsible advertisers. However, The Clorox Company will continue to exercise special care in all program and station selection. We do not want to support programming that is in conflict with our programming standards.

Thank you again for taking the time to contact us.

Sincerely,

James Weeks

[Tx4obama]

27. Message from LOWES

From:
"Contact Center" <[email protected]>


Thank you for taking the time to share with us your concerns regarding the FOX Network.

Lowe’s has strict guidelines that govern the placement of our advertising. Our company advertises primarily in national, network prime-time television programs and on a variety of cable outlets.

Lowe’s constantly reviews advertising buys to make certain they are consistent with its policy guidelines. And, while we choose the programs in which to advertise carefully, we are unable to control the content of news programs.

Our goal is to provide the best service, products, and shopping environment in the home improvement industry. We appreciate your feedback and will share it with our advertising department as they evaluate future advertising opportunities.

Thank you,

Lowe's Customer Care

[ihavenobias]

28. K & R n/t

[Tx4obama]

31. Kick n/t

[harmonicon]

32. all companies which I have never, or no longer do business with already

.... because they suck. Big surprise that like begets like.

[Tx4obama]

33. Hahahaha! Get this...

I was over reading Palin's FaceBooks page and folks over there are asking people to Boycott the sponsors that pulled their ads from Glen Beck's show.

There is a website that lists Glen Beck's sponsors and they want people to use the site to write 'positive' letters regarding Beck to urge them to keep advertising on his show.

Here is the website with all the company names, phone numbers, and emails

http://defendglenn.com/advertisers.php

Feel free to use the site in order to contact the sponsors to tell them YOU WILL BOYCOTT THEM IF THEY 'CONTINUE' TO SUPPORT BECK!

We might as well use 'their' list to help US Boycott them!

http://defendglenn.com/advertisers.php

[Tx4obama]

34. Beck losing support fast....

The following companies have already pulled their sponsorship/ads from Beck's show:

Progressive Insurance
GEICO
State Farm
Sargento Cheese
Men's Wearhouse
S.C. Johnson
Procter & Gamble
Lawyers.com
Radio Shack
Healthy Choice (ConAgra)
AccuChek (Roche)
Ally Bank
Plavix (Sanofi-Aventis)
Travelocity

BRAVO! Keep up the good work!!!

[Tx4obama]

36. 8 MORE: Walmart, CVS, Best Buy & 5 More Pull Ads From Beck's Show

From HuffPo:

8 MORE: Walmart, CVS, Best Buy & 5 More Pull Ads From Beck's Show

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.

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

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