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Title: Media Matters: It's time to drop Fox.
Post by: Freeper on October 25, 2010, 08:35:41 PM
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Media Matters: It's time to drop Fox.
   


http://mediamatters.org/action/dropfox /

Form at link!

"I believe no responsible company should advertise on Fox News due to its recent and on-going deplorable conduct."

Dear Fox Advertiser,

I agree with Tides Foundation CEO Drummond Pike:

"Businesses that pay to broadcast commercials on Fox News are subsidizing Glenn Beck's television show by continuing to pump money into the network. It has become clear that the only way to stop supporting Beck is to stop supporting Fox News.

"I respectfully request that you bring this matter of your company's sponsorship of hate speech leading to violence to the attention of your fellow directors as soon as possible. I believe no responsible company should advertise on Fox News due to its recent and on-going deplorable conduct."

Selected Fox News Advertisers:

* JP Morgan Chase & Co
* GEICO (Berkshire Hathaway)
* Zurich Financial
* Chrysler
* Direct Holdings Americas, Inc (Time-Life)
* GlaxoSmithKline
* AstraZeneca
* Lilly Corporate Center
* BP
* The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9387182

Damn that whole free speech thing really bugs these idiots.
Title: Re: Media Matters: It's time to drop Fox.
Post by: debk on October 25, 2010, 08:40:29 PM
Yeah, those companies are going to pull their advertising from the TV channel with the highest number of viewers. And from what I'm sure, also has the largest percentage of higher income viewers too.

Yep...they are going to do that tomorrow.

Just because a bunch of progressives want them to.....

 :lmao:

Title: Re: Media Matters: It's time to drop Fox.
Post by: DLR Pyro on October 25, 2010, 08:43:26 PM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9387182

Damn that whole free speech thing really bugs these idiots.

Either that or they lost the remote for their TV and are too ****ing lazy to get up and switch the channel from FoxNews.
Title: Re: Media Matters: It's time to drop Fox.
Post by: true_blood on October 25, 2010, 08:50:16 PM
Either that or they lost the remote for their TV and are too ****ing lazy stoned to get up and switch the channel from FoxNews.
Title: Re: Media Matters: It's time to drop Fox.
Post by: JohnnyReb on October 25, 2010, 09:09:44 PM
Now if we could just get them to stop advertising on ABC, NBC, CBS.
Title: Re: Media Matters: It's time to drop Fox.
Post by: Ballygrl on October 25, 2010, 10:06:01 PM
I think it's time Media Matters loses it's tax exempt status.
Title: Re: Media Matters: It's time to drop Fox.
Post by: BEG on October 25, 2010, 11:44:43 PM
I thought Beck didn't have any advertisers.
Title: Re: Media Matters: It's time to drop Fox.
Post by: TheSarge on October 26, 2010, 04:00:41 AM
DUmmies interpret the 1st Amendment as:

Free speech for me but not for thee.


 :whatever: asshats!
Title: Re: Media Matters: It's time to drop Fox.
Post by: Karin on October 26, 2010, 07:55:10 AM
For Friday, from TVbythenumbers.com:

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5PM – P2+ (25-54)
Glenn Beck – 2,190,000 viewers (567,000)
Situation Room—350,000 viewers (105,000)
Hardball w/ C. Matthews – 646,000 viewers (159,000)
Showbiz Tonight — 122,000 viewers (54,000)
  Last 3 total 1,118K. 

No business in their right mind would pay the slightest attention to any of this baloney from MM.  They simply do not matter.  And besides, it would be fiscally irresponsible to the shareholders to buckle to such demands.  FNC is where the eyeballs are.  Suck it, DUmmies, you have no power whatsoever. 
Title: Re: Media Matters: It's time to drop Fox.
Post by: Revolution on October 26, 2010, 09:16:24 AM
The only thing any logical business should direct at piddly ass mouthpieces like MM, HuffPo, MSNBC, etc is laughter. In mass quantities. Sympathy would be too much to ask. But pulling advertising wouldn't. At least in my view.
Title: Re: Media Matters: It's time to drop Fox.
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on October 26, 2010, 09:44:05 AM
No business in their right mind would pay the slightest attention to any of this baloney from MM.  They simply do not matter.  And besides, it would be fiscally irresponsible to the shareholders to buckle to such demands.  FNC is where the eyeballs are.  Suck it, DUmmies, you have no power whatsoever. 

All your boycotts are belong to us.
Title: Re: Media Matters: It's time to drop Fox.
Post by: Airwolf on October 26, 2010, 09:10:51 PM
They keep asking for this but they keep getting ignored. Insanity at its best
Title: Re: Media Matters: It's time to drop Fox.
Post by: true_blood on October 27, 2010, 02:02:05 PM
The only thing any logical business should direct at piddly ass mouthpieces like MM, HuffPo, MSNBC, etc is laughter.
Bingo. It's fun to watch stupidity unfold right before your eyes.