The Issue
Glenn Beck returns to Fox News Channel on Monday after a vacation with fewer companies willing to advertise on his show than when he left, part of the fallout from calling President Barack Obama a racist.
A total of 33 Fox advertisers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., CVS Caremark, Clorox and Sprint, directed that their commercials not air on Beck's show, according to the companies and ColorofChange.org, a group that promotes political action among blacks and launched a campaign to get advertisers to abandon him. That's more than a dozen more than were identified a week ago.
While it's unclear what effect, if any, this will ultimately have on Fox and Beck, it is already making advertisers skittish about hawking their wares within the most opinionated cable TV shows.
The Clorox Co., a former Beck advertiser, now says that "we do not want to be associated with inflammatory speech used by either liberal or conservative talk show hosts." The maker of bleach and household cleaners said in a statement that it has decided not to advertise on political talk shows.
The shows present a dilemma for advertisers, who usually like a "safe" environment for their messages. The Olbermanns, Hannitys, O'Reillys, Maddows and Becks of the TV world are more likely to say something that will anger a viewer, who might take it out on sponsors.
They also host the most-watched programs on their networks.
"This is a good illustration of that conundrum," said Rich Hallabran, spokesman for UPS Stores, which he said has temporarily halted buying ads on Fox News Channel as a whole.
Beck can bring the eyeballs. With the health care debate raising political temperatures, his show had its biggest week ever right before his vacation, averaging 2.4 million viewers each day, according to Nielsen Media Research.
He was actually on another Fox show July 28 when he referred to Obama as a racist with "a deep-seated hatred for white people." The network immediately distanced itself from Beck's statement, but Beck didn't. He used his radio show the next day to explain why he believed that. He would not comment for this article, spokesman Matthew Hiltzik said.
ColorofChange.org quickly targeted companies whose ads had appeared during Beck's show, telling them what he had said and seeking a commitment to drop him. The goal is to make Beck a liability, said James Rucker, the organization's executive director.
"They have a toxic asset," Rucker said. "They can either clean it up or get rid of it." -For rest of the story see Yahoo News
You can also watch Glen Beck’s comments on YouTube.
My Issue
The Glen Beck Show happens to be one of my favorite conservative television shows. I’ve been watching him for several years now and have come to understand, not necessarily agree with, him and his politics.
One thing Glen is not afraid of is calling it like he sees it. Like I’ve stated before, I believe that our leaders are more about doing the devils bidding than that of the American people. Washington is a mess ... policies currently being formulated is a sham. And many of our leaders are no longer worthy of their position. Therefore, I like Glen for having the guts to call our leaders on the carpet and bring issues to light which the mainstream media completely ignores.
As for Glen calling President Obama a racist, hm!, I’m not sure if this was warranted. I personally believe that our President is more of a socialist than anything else. But a racist … I think this accusation was rather strong! Nonetheless, like it or not, agree with it or not, Glen has the right to say this! And those who want to quiet remarks like these are playing a dangerous game.
Now, I’m a STRONG believer in the freedom of speech. More and more this very important freedom is slowly eroding and I fear the day is coming when this very precious constitutional right will, with the stroke of the pen, be forfeited. And when it does, things like I write about will be censored or completely disallowed.
One thing American’s must realize is that we can’t afford to sacrifice this one freedom. We may not like what Glen and other’s may have to say, but this is America … not Russia, China or Iraq. Glen and other’s have the right to free speech. To try and squash their voices is un-American. If sits like colorofchang.org and organizations like the NAACP don’t like what is being said, tuff … get the freak over it!
One last thought. The world is watching … specially terrorists. They are well versed in our way of life. If we as a nation become divided terrorists will seize upon the opportunity and unfortunately our country may very well experience another 9/11 like attack. We must stand together as one voice, one nation, as American’s and show our leaders, as well as the world that we will not be tread upon nether from within or from without.
Glenn Beck returns to Fox News Channel on Monday after a vacation with fewer companies willing to advertise on his show than when he left, part of the fallout from calling President Barack Obama a racist.
A total of 33 Fox advertisers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., CVS Caremark, Clorox and Sprint, directed that their commercials not air on Beck's show, according to the companies and ColorofChange.org, a group that promotes political action among blacks and launched a campaign to get advertisers to abandon him. That's more than a dozen more than were identified a week ago.
While it's unclear what effect, if any, this will ultimately have on Fox and Beck, it is already making advertisers skittish about hawking their wares within the most opinionated cable TV shows.
The Clorox Co., a former Beck advertiser, now says that "we do not want to be associated with inflammatory speech used by either liberal or conservative talk show hosts." The maker of bleach and household cleaners said in a statement that it has decided not to advertise on political talk shows.
The shows present a dilemma for advertisers, who usually like a "safe" environment for their messages. The Olbermanns, Hannitys, O'Reillys, Maddows and Becks of the TV world are more likely to say something that will anger a viewer, who might take it out on sponsors.
They also host the most-watched programs on their networks.
"This is a good illustration of that conundrum," said Rich Hallabran, spokesman for UPS Stores, which he said has temporarily halted buying ads on Fox News Channel as a whole.
Beck can bring the eyeballs. With the health care debate raising political temperatures, his show had its biggest week ever right before his vacation, averaging 2.4 million viewers each day, according to Nielsen Media Research.
He was actually on another Fox show July 28 when he referred to Obama as a racist with "a deep-seated hatred for white people." The network immediately distanced itself from Beck's statement, but Beck didn't. He used his radio show the next day to explain why he believed that. He would not comment for this article, spokesman Matthew Hiltzik said.
ColorofChange.org quickly targeted companies whose ads had appeared during Beck's show, telling them what he had said and seeking a commitment to drop him. The goal is to make Beck a liability, said James Rucker, the organization's executive director.
"They have a toxic asset," Rucker said. "They can either clean it up or get rid of it." -For rest of the story see Yahoo News
You can also watch Glen Beck’s comments on YouTube.
My Issue
The Glen Beck Show happens to be one of my favorite conservative television shows. I’ve been watching him for several years now and have come to understand, not necessarily agree with, him and his politics.
One thing Glen is not afraid of is calling it like he sees it. Like I’ve stated before, I believe that our leaders are more about doing the devils bidding than that of the American people. Washington is a mess ... policies currently being formulated is a sham. And many of our leaders are no longer worthy of their position. Therefore, I like Glen for having the guts to call our leaders on the carpet and bring issues to light which the mainstream media completely ignores.
As for Glen calling President Obama a racist, hm!, I’m not sure if this was warranted. I personally believe that our President is more of a socialist than anything else. But a racist … I think this accusation was rather strong! Nonetheless, like it or not, agree with it or not, Glen has the right to say this! And those who want to quiet remarks like these are playing a dangerous game.
Now, I’m a STRONG believer in the freedom of speech. More and more this very important freedom is slowly eroding and I fear the day is coming when this very precious constitutional right will, with the stroke of the pen, be forfeited. And when it does, things like I write about will be censored or completely disallowed.
One thing American’s must realize is that we can’t afford to sacrifice this one freedom. We may not like what Glen and other’s may have to say, but this is America … not Russia, China or Iraq. Glen and other’s have the right to free speech. To try and squash their voices is un-American. If sits like colorofchang.org and organizations like the NAACP don’t like what is being said, tuff … get the freak over it!
One last thought. The world is watching … specially terrorists. They are well versed in our way of life. If we as a nation become divided terrorists will seize upon the opportunity and unfortunately our country may very well experience another 9/11 like attack. We must stand together as one voice, one nation, as American’s and show our leaders, as well as the world that we will not be tread upon nether from within or from without.
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