Glenn Beck being dropped by advertisers for calling Obama racist

[Feenix566]

Stop the race baiting
Call on advertisers to drop
sponsorship of Glenn Beck
FOX's Glenn Beck:


"This president has exposed himself as a guy over and over and over again who has a deep-seated hatred for white people ... this guy is, I believe, a racist."
Beck is on a campaign to convince the American public that President Obama's agenda is about serving the needs of Black communities at White people's expense. It's repulsive, divisive and shouldn't be on the air.

Join us in calling on Beck's advertisers to stop sponsoring his show.

http://colorofchange.org/beck/

Eight More Companies Decide to Pull Ads from Glenn Beck; Twenty Companies Have Now Pulled Advertising

Wal-Mart, CVS, Best Buy, Travelocity, Among Latest to Pull Ads

OAKLAND, Calif.—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.

Twenty companies have pulled their ads from Beck’s show in just the last two weeks. The moves come after the Fox News host called President Obama a “racist” who “has a deep-seated hatred for white people” during an appearance on Fox & Friends. Previous companies who pulled their ads include ConAgra, GEICO, Lawyers.com, Men’s Wearhouse, Procter & Gamble, Progressive Insurance, RadioShack, Roche, SC Johnson, Sanofi-Aventis, Sargento, and State Farm Insurance.

“We are heartened to see so many corporate citizens step up in support of our campaign against Glenn Beck,” said James Rucker, executive director of ColorOfChange.org. “Their action sends a clear a message to Glenn Beck: Broadcasters shouldn’t abuse the privilege they enjoy by spewing dangerous and racially charged hate language over the air. No matter their political affiliation, hate language doesn’t belong in our national dialogue.”

http://colorofchange.org/beck/release-walmart.html

Walmart, CVS, Best Buy Ditch Glenn Beck (Plus Five More Companies)
James Rucker
Founder of ColorOfChange.org
Posted: August 17, 2009 04:35 PM

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.

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


Apparently this whole thing was orchestrated by a guy named James Rucker. He contributes to HuffingtonPost.com and started his own organization, called colorofchange.org

Sounds to me like no one is interested in challenging Beck to a debate on this subject. They're just using this as an opportunity to try and get him off the air.

On the other hand, this may be good news for the liberty movement if Fox News permanently replaces Glenn Beck with Judge Napolitano.

 

[Feenix566]

What Is ColorOfChange.org?
ColorOfChange.org exists to strengthen Black America's political voice. Our goal is to empower our members—Black Americans and our allies—to make government more responsive to the concerns of Black Americans and to bring about positive political and social change for everyone.

http://colorofchange.org/about.html

Who's the racist?

 

[Long_Lamkin]

 

[Feenix566]

What We Do
Using the Internet, we will enable our members to speak in unison, with an amplified political voice. We will keep them informed about the most pressing issues for Black people in America and give them ways to act. We will lobby elected representatives using email, the telephone, and face-to-face meetings. We'll bring attention to the needs and concerns of Black folks by holding coordinated events in different parts of the country, running TV and print advertisements, and demanding that the news media cover our issues. We will also work with other groups—online efforts and other organizations that are doing related work—to magnify our impact.

When we come together and speak with one voice, we cannot be ignored.


James Rucker
James Rucker serves as executive director of ColorOfChange.org. Prior, James served as Director of Grassroots Mobilization for MoveOn.org Political Action and Moveon.org Civic Action and was instrumental in developing and executing on fundraising, technology, and campaign strategies. Prior to joining MoveOn, James worked in various roles in the software industry in the San Francisco and has provided coaching and technology consulting for other start-up ventures.

http://colorofchange.org/about.html

 

[ClayTrainor]

 

[coyote_sprit]

Since when was Best Buy a relevant company?

 

[Flash]

On the other hand, this may be good news for the liberty movement if Fox News permanently replaces Glenn Beck with Judge Napolitano.

Bull. If Glenn Beck and Judge Napolitano were on the same network it would be the best for the liberty movement.

And FOX NEWS hasn't lost any revenue over these ad losses, since the sponsors are simply switching their ads to other FOX shows.

 

[Objectivist]

Hey Best Buy... I was going to buy a laptop for the kid but not at Best Buy.

 

[Long_Lamkin]

That's a picture of a bunch of New Black Panther Party thugs stationed outside of a polling place in Philly back in November. They had bats and lead pipes and were shouting things like "This is a black nation now!"

A civil rights investigation was initiated but it was dropped by Eric Holder's DOJ.

I'm likening the people calling for advertisers to drop their ads from GB to those thugs.

 

[coyote_sprit]

Hey Best Buy... I was going to buy a laptop for the kid but not at Best Buy.

Buy over the internet save money and get a better product plus if it's out of state you don't have to pay a huge tax.

 

[Objectivist]

Here's Obama's spokesman Robert Reich...
YouTube - Obamas economic advisor no "White Male Construction Workers"

 

[catdd]

People wouldn't boycott WalMart if Bin Laden was working in sporting goods.

 

[Dr.3D]

Buy over the internet save money and get a better product plus if it's out of state you don't have to pay a huge tax.

My state requires I pay sales tax on anything I buy over the internet or via the telephone, even if it is out of state.

 

[tangent4ronpaul]

My state requires I pay sales tax on anything I buy over the internet or via the telephone, even if it is out of state.

Really???? I didn't think they could do that - I don't think any Internet vendors are set up to do that.

Let me guess: CA, MA, CT, IL, NJ or NY? (The usual suspects...)

-t

 

[coyote_sprit]

If you live in CA it doesn't help that most online electronics sellers are based there....zzz

 

[Objectivist]

People wouldn't boycott WalMart if Bin Laden was working in sporting goods.

Hmm, I never shop at WalMart.

 

[Expatriate]

Well, if this organization isn't racist then it still wouldn't be racist if they referred to a different race in their intro, right? Let's see what happens when I replace the word "Black" with the word "White"...

ColorOfChange.org exists to strengthen White America's political voice. Our goal is to empower our members—White Americans and our allies—to make government more responsive to the concerns of White Americans and to bring about positive political and social change for everyone.
...

WHAT WE DO

Using the Internet, we will enable our members to speak in unison, with an amplified political voice. We will keep them informed about the most pressing issues for White people in America and give them ways to act. We will lobby elected representatives using email, the telephone, and face-to-face meetings. We'll bring attention to the needs and concerns of White folks by holding coordinated events in different parts of the country, running TV and print advertisements, and demanding that the news media cover our issues. We will also work with other groups—online efforts and other organizations that are doing related work—to magnify our impact.

ZOMG! IT"S A WHITE SUPREMACIST NAZI RACIST EXTREMIST HATE GROUP! CALL THE SPLC!

 

[coyote_sprit]

Hmm, I never shop at WalMart.

I shop there when I know if I get it anywhere else it will have the same quality at a higher price.

 

[Dr.3D]

Really???? I didn't think they could do that - I don't think any Internet vendors are set up to do that.

Let me guess: CA, MA, CT, IL, NJ or NY? (The usual suspects...)

-t

I am supposed to keep track of what I spend when i buy stuff over the internet and then pay my state the sales tax from that total when I file my taxes.

 

[jmdrake]

Here's Obama's spokesman Robert Reich...
YouTube - Obamas economic advisor no "White Male Construction Workers"

Everytime I think a stupid politician can't surprise me.....

White male construction workers? I thought construction was one of those jobs that "Americans just won't do".