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Obama Brownshirts Try to Silence Glenn Beck

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  August 13th, 2009 at 06:15 PM  | 

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Barack Obama’s brownshirts are after Glenn Beck.

We can’t let them win. If they win with Beck, they’ll be emboldened to go after even more people.

A while back, Glenn Beck called Barack Obama a “racist.” Given all the terrorists, thugs, and racists Barack Obama has chosen as close personal friends (see e.g. Rev. Wright), it’s not a stretch to say it.

In fact, Obama’s Green Jobs Czar, the convicted felon and [Editor's Note: I actually find this on blogs, but haven't found it on a real news site, so I'm striking] self-declared communist Van Jones, has direct ties to the organization that’s trying to shut down Glenn Beck. Jones’s group has hired a big Hollywood PR firm and they are pressuring Glenn’s advertisers to stop advertising. If not, they’ll lead a boycott.

We need to strike back and boycott these groups for ditching Beck. If they are going to fold so easily in the face of Obama brownshirts, we must push back. If not, who’ll be next?

Here’s the list of the groups that have boycotted Glenn Beck. Let them know you disagree. Let them know you will boycott them for kowtowing to Barack Obama’s worshippers, brownshirts, goons, and thugs.

SC Johnson:
Fisk Johnson Chairman & CEO
Phone: (262)260-2000

Petrell Ozbay
Senior Global Public Affairs Manager
Phone: (262) 260-2114
pmozbay@scj.com

Progressive Insurance:
Glenn Renwick, President & CEO- (440)461-5000

Linda Harris, Advertising & Sponsorships
Linda_J._Harris@progressive.com

Geico:
Tony Nicely
Chairman, President & CEO, Insurance Operations
E-mail: tnicely@geico.com
(301) 986-2462

Chris Tasher, GEICO Media Relations
301-986-3271
ctasher@geico.com

UPDATE: Matthew Vadum commented and also emailed to note he had written about this yesterday. You can read what he wrote here.

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  • Kate_Shanahan

    They don’t care about a boycott. They are part of the problem. Lewis, Soros, Buffet and Johnson all are so-called “progressives” after control of this country.

  • RLembke

    Email bounced back. Looks like they closed the account.

    550 550 Invalid recipient (#5.1.1) (state 14).

  • RottDawg

    They are telling me that they have NOT pulled any advertising from the Glenn Beck Show???

  • djemi

    Email address seems to be wrong I’m getting Delivery to the following recipients failed Notification

  • oblio

    (with apologies to the mods ;) )
    I’ve been meaning to check on a new auto policy for awhile, I think this is just the push I needed.

  • George Claghorn

    SCJ said that, while they advertise on Fox, their ads were never supposed to air on Beck in the first place.

  • George Claghorn

    Contact them here.

  • jsmiddleton4

    You are making a mistake to boycott Glen Beck. Your call. But it will not do for you what you believe a boycott like this implies. It will harm the public’s perception of you, not Glen Beck’s.

    Your inconsistency condemns you, not Glen Beck. Had you acted to boycott folks who overly and inappropriately criticized President Bush then you’d have some credibility. You did not, so you do not.

    Appear to be a hypocrite if you want. Not sure how that impression in any way helps you increase market share.

    Jim Middleton
    Glendale, AZ

  • jsmiddleton4

    At the end of the day this kind of stuff helps Beck. Same as we’ve seen with Michelle Malkin’s book sales, Rush’s audience numbers, etc.

    Not sure what these companies are thinking but I’m pretty sure Mr. Beck can’t be too upset.

  • djemi
  • AHALgal

    a couple of months ago. They’ve also lost others in my family.

    Bye Progressive! Go sell your Communist insurance someplace else.

  • RottDawg

    State Farm ads were never supposed to run on Glenn Beck; company “evaluating” its ad buys

  • Jack_Savage

    Each day that goes by causes me to lose more and more respect for Warren Buffet. I thought at one time he was a genius, and now I realize he is nothing more than a crony capitalist with his hands, face and ample rear end in the trough.

  • JadedByPolitics

    I don?t quite think you get that 59 million people did NOT vote for this President. Glenn Beck talks to a large portion of those 59 million through his radio show and his 5PM EST show on FOX. That you made your decision to stop supporting the show says more about you then about Glenn. I do believe you need to rethink succumbing to the left in this country when you make monetary decisions about your company. I will note that Glenn gets over 2 million viewers each night on his show you couple that with those people chatting with their friends about his show and you end up with quite a few Americans who agree with Glenn. I personally will not buy your products again until your company acts like a independent company who makes their business decisions based on hard cold cash and not the ?feelings? of progressive left.

    Thank you.

  • debbieh

    Might be time to expose these connections to Soros, Buffet, etc. Fire up the NASCAR nation (where they sponsor) I don’t think most people know who’s behind these companies.

  • http://thefallenworld.wordpress.com/ wayneinnh

    Letter to State Farm:

    In regards to your pulling advertisements from the Glenn Beck program, I would like to register my displeasure. I am a policy holder through the XXXXXX Agency in Manchester, NH. I currently have five policies with State Farm and will immediately start shopping them if your sponsorship is pulled from the Glenn Beck program.

    Thank You

  • antisocial

    .

  • antisocial

    I saw a comment that State farm is also in…. will look for local insurance..

  • acat

    http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/buffett.asp

  • http://web.mac.com/anastasidesigns/anastasidesigns/ anastas

    This is what I wrote them:

    To Whom it may concern,

    It has come to my attention that there are a few groups threatening your organization with boycotts. I would like to join the opposition. If you choose to appease the trouble makers, and hang the Glenn Beck Show out to dry, I will be forced to boycott you as well.

    I’d suggest that you ignore the trouble makers who can not compete in the arena of ideas and have to go around the back door to defeat someone. If they have a problem with Glenn Beck, tell them to confront Glenn Beck face to face on the air and let us decide who is right and who is wrong or right. Either way, you are going to lose customers. But Conservatives are more faithful to businesses and they never forget.

    The choice is yours,

    Tasi

  • mwmom

    The last time I wrote to complain I got the same response from many companies … Hilton Hotels comes to mind, can’t remember the others now. They claimed they weren’t a sponsor but maybe their media buyers had done so in some markets. At the time I believed them but the same response this time from other companies is, well, fishy. This way they can claim to pull ads to make libs happy and then tell us that they weren’t pulling the ads because as far as they knew they never meant to advertise on these programs in the first place.

  • mwmom

    The last time I wrote to complain I got the same response from many companies … Hilton Hotels comes to mind, can’t remember the others now. They claimed they weren’t a sponsor but maybe their media buyers had done so in some markets. At the time I believed them but the same response this time from other companies is, well, fishy. This way they can claim to pull ads to make libs happy and then tell us that they weren’t pulling the ads because as far as they knew they never meant to advertise on these programs in the first place.

  • konstantine

    the ratings of Beck on FOX.

    When they realize that the people who are complaining to the advertisers don’t watch FOX, don’t watch Beck’s program and don’t watch their commercials they pay for to be on that network in the first place – then maybe they’ll listen more to the people who are watching FOX, Neck and their commercials.

    Hopefully they know whats more important to their bottom line. Pleasing the people who don’t watch their commercials and buy their product, or pleasing the ones who do.

  • illinoisconservative

    Off to do Progressive and Geico next.

    I was just in the middle of getting quotes to move my auto and home coverage due to massive price increases from my current carrier.

    Progressive had the lowest quote so far, but I will gladly pay a little more to stick it to a company that buckles under empty left-wing threats as easily as they have.

    I say “empty” because there is no way a company can know this quickly whether threats of a boycott are real or simply threats from a very vocal minority.. see all the diaries over at Daily Kos on this subject, for instance.

  • DONTREADONME

    r Tony Nicely Chariman President and CEO, Insurance Companies,
    It has been brought to my attention that your company plans on boycotting television shows like Glenn Beck on the Fox Nes Channel and quite possibly pulling adverstisement from stations that carry the Glenn Beck syndicated radio-talk program. I am currently a customer of Geico. I have two vehicles covered with your company’s insurance policies. I have been a customer of Geico for almost ten years now, and I have always had both my vehicles insured with your company. I also have home owners insurance policy with Travelers which I believe is a sector of Geico dealing with home owners and renters insurance policies.

    That said, I will consider looking towards your competitors for new automobile insurance policies and for home owners insurance if you engage in boycotting practicies against Glenn Beck or any other commentator that espouses views in contrast to that of the current President. This sir, is a warning, I have been a consistent patron to your business and if you go down the route of boycotting I will execute my warning to go to your competitors such as All-State or State Farm. Please do the right thing and conduct business as usual and do not use your business as a bludgeon to get the person who is to be ostricized (i.e. Glenn Beck), because consumers like myself will lead a reverse bludgeon to make sure that I will cancel my policy and pass along word of the activities your company is involved in. That also includes not recommending Geico to others, which I have trumpet to date.

    Sincerely,
    DROM Policy # XXXX-XX-XX-XX

  • penguin2

    Also, SC Johnson Consumer Relationship Dept. number is
    1-800-558-5252. That is the number that had a live person taking these calls. She was nice, said they had not “yet” pulled advertising. I was polite and stressed that they should not. Or we would would not use the products of this “old and valued” company. The info Kate above gave will make me rethink it anyway. Address for SC Johnson:
    Advertising/Media
    1525 Howe St.
    Racine, Wisconsin 53403

    Progressive said they don’t advertise on Beck, but I went through the discussion anyway.

    Voice mails only at Geico. They are ignoring us.

  • http://docweasel.wordpress.com docweasel

    Your post isn’t entirely clear. Did all these advertisers pull advertising from Beck’s show, and did they state that they reason was because of liberal pressure? I have Geico auto, I’m pretty happy with it, and I don’t want to make an ass of myself calling or emailing them bitching unless I know what I”m bitching about.

  • George Claghorn

    …it looks like a few advertisers are saying this.

  • ColdWarrior

    I realize that perhaps that can’t be stopped.

    I have Progressive. I put a call in to the CEO. Got the voice mail of one of his assistants. Left a detailed message that I was a soon-to-be-former customer if what I read here was true and I did not get a call back with an explanation that what I read here was not true.

    Thank you.

    ColdWarrior

  • JadedByPolitics

    I will contact them as they are my carrier for both my vehicles and both my sons. If anyone can confirm that it would be of benefit for me!

  • AHALgal

    Does anyone drive a car sponsored by Progressive? If so, we need to go to their fan base. NOW!

  • skully

    I was logged onto Geico’s web site, ready to pay my $950+ 6-month auto premium.
    I just left my message at the number provided. Policy payment is not due for 2 weeks.
    My payment will depend on them calling me back. I bet there’s a lot of companies out there that will take my $$.

  • vadum

    http://www.capitalresearch.org/blog/2009/08/12/communist-green-jobs-czars-group-takes-aim-at-tvs-glenn-beck/

    Hi Erick.

    I had the story that Van Jones was a co-founder of Color of Change first and all subsequent reports are based on my research. Please credit me. Thanks.

    Matthew Vadum
    Capital Research Center
    www.capitalresearch.org

  • StandardCandle

    seriously they’re great…

    done State Farm, Allstate, Progressive, and Geico… all of them are screwy…

    Liberty Mutual was quick and easy on the switch and we haven’t had one problem with them screwing up our escrow payment and our car insurance like the others.

  • http://trainwife1962.blogspot.com trainwife1962

    13 August 2009

    Fisk Johnson
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    SC Johnson
    1525 Howe Street
    Racine, Wisconsin 53403-5011

    Dear Mr. Johnson,

    It is with a great deal of sadness that I am writing to inform you that I will no longer patronize your company through my purchases, due to your company?s boycott of Glenn Beck. Please don?t attempt to appease me with the tired response that your company does not know what your media buyers do. That is insulting and beneath contempt.

    For an American company to do the bidding of a communist, Van Johnson and his group, Color of Change, because they don?t like the light of day drawn to their activities, is disgusting. You are known by the company you keep and your actions- both of which speak volumes about your disdain and contempt for this country and her citizens. There is a clear difference between right and wrong, moral and immoral, and your company is espousing the latter. I will miss using your products, but will find replacements, knowing that my money will not be funding the overthrow of this great Republic.

    Sincerely,

  • lwe6576

    Go directly to their web site and send an email to customer service. Mine bounced back took, but not the one I sent to their email address on the web site.

  • The_Rebel

    so they can’t be a subsidiary of Geico. As noted at the top of this diary in the first comment, Geico is owned by Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway. I believe they partner with each other in some coverages.

  • Praying

    I saved a ton of money when I switched from GEICO to a local independent insurance company. I have a better policy, at about 2/3 the cost. Shop around. If you can find someone who sells Cincinnati Insurance, they’re GREAT!

  • jessevardaman

    Let them know that we are the ones they should fear. Let them know that if we boycott their products and services for failing to stand up to the brown shirts and communists of this country, they will feel it in their pocket books!

    I emailed every advertiser. Now you must do the same! Speak up! Let our voices be heard. Socialism and Communism cannot be allowed to infest and destroy America!

    The Obama Admin and the Socialist left are out of control! We must stand up and fight them!

    “If all of this seems like a great deal of trouble, think what’s at stake. We are faced with the most evil enemy mankind has known in his long climb from the swamp to the stars. There can be no security anywhere in the free world if there is no fiscal and economic stability within the United States. Those who ask us to trade our freedom for the soup kitchen of the welfare state are architects of a policy of accommodation.” – Ronald Reagan

  • Chieftain1776

    Mr. Nicely,

    I believe Geico is in error in boycotting conservative commentator Glenn Beck’s program. While his statement is controversial most of your customers are not political. The people contacting you are left-wing activists who most likely never watch the Fox Network and probably don’t even own a car. All of these same activists have done no such agitation on behalf of Americans who were slurred and defamed on the MSNBC network. I’ve included examples below and have decided NOT to contact at least one well known advertiser, Applebee’s, on that network because I have better things to do.

    If you persist in your boycott one can safely assume that Geico values political correctness and/or political liberalism over the desires of its very own customers. If given the chose between a product that seeks to improve its features and functionality or one that diverts resources to cater to the political climate, any sane customer will frequent the former. If given the choice between two similar products which cater chiefly to political loyalties I will go, with the 40% of Americans, to the one that honors political conservatives (versus 21% liberal).

    Sincerely,

    XXXX

    Examples of offensive behavior on MSNBC:

    -On the highest rated program on their network, Countdown with Keith Olbermann: The host agreed with Jeanne Garofolo in calling conservative protesters: “a bunch of teabagging rednecks,” adding “this is about hating a black man in the White House. This is racism straight up.” http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/04/16/garofalo-tea-partiers-are-all-racists-who-hate-black-president.

    -”Socialist is a code word for the n-word.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3dFh8YYd70

    -”We live in a white supremacist world”? ? Toure, 7/28/09 on MSNBC http://www.politico.com/blogs/anneschroeder/0709/Sightings_and_quotes_Who_said_we_live_in_a_white_supremacist_world.html

    -And referring to black conservatives as “self-loathing black guys” http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brad-wilmouth/2009/02/27/olbermann-garofalo-see-self-loathing-black-guy-michael-steele-limbaug and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfzJZLzJx10

    And probably the most offensive: “family friendly” tea bagging sexual double entendres on network television. I’m sure if an Applebee’s waitress were subject to such treatment the manager would throw the bum out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i-OWDjOQfI

  • JadedByPolitics

    http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/the_scoreboard_wednesday_august_12_124323.asp?dsq=14808410#comment-14808410

    Look at his numbers and this is just his FOX show at 5PM when people are still making their way home from work. What with his radio show these companies have made a “feeling” decision instead of an actual money decision!

  • http://www.linkedin.com/in/williamgainey billg

    does not go through. It is bounced back. It looks like they either have been overwhelmed by email or just shut it down. My wife sent one at 6:01 p.m. today 8/13/09 and it bounced back. We sent it out to 50 family and friends and asked them to pass it along. No Johnson Wax, etc. in this household until this “boycott of Glenn Beck” is over. Thanks for the heads up. Will go to the SC Johnson web site and send it again.

  • http://www.linkedin.com/in/williamgainey billg

    officer or NCO, active, reserve or retired and you want great insurance and outstanding customer service with reasonable rates, try USAA Automobile Association in San Antonio, TX. Have been a member for 40 years and never had one single problem, around the world.

  • http://www.linkedin.com/in/williamgainey billg

    these Liberal blue state Republicans? That is the problem, they are Republicans who do not want to lose their seats. No guts, no glory as they say in some wars. They do not wish to be soldiers in the war to save the Liberty and Freedoms provided in the U.S. Constitution and the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Those forefathers, though imperfect, lost their lives and fortunes to stand up to the tyranny of the British monarchy. These blue state SNOBS, have no guts, and should be voted out of their glory in 2010.

  • DR60

    When I called they said to call between 8 AM and 6 PM CST and the number to call is 800-558-5252, X6. I called Progressive, they said they aren’t boycotting his show, the reports are false, they pulled advertising from his show because they didn’t buy time for his show and it was was shown in error. Hmmm, sounds like they’re backpedaling. They don’t know the power of Glenn’s fans.

  • jjrakman

    Here’s a response I received from Tasher:

    Thank you first of all for being a GEICO policyholder.

    This week we took action to move our marketing messages from the Glenn Beck show and you are wondering why.

    Well you deserve an answer.

    If the inflammatory nature of the comments on a program overshadows our message and causes GEICO to be drawn into a national debate, we are likely to reconsider where we place our marketing messages, which is what we did.

    GEICO delivers very important messages through its major marketing campaigns: we?re saving customers? dollars, we?re easy to do business with, we?re looking out for our policyholders. That?s what we hope the public hears and sees and focuses on.

    As a company, we do not take positions on controversial issues.

    As an advertiser, while a national debate on issues can be healthy and appropriate, we don?t see ourselves in the role of taking part in those debates.

    Our business is auto insurance. We want to bring people value and we attempt to reach large audiences with that message.

    It is of little benefit to us if a program gets so much attention that our message is drowned out.

    Christine Tasher

    Director, Public Relations

    Communications

  • Kate_Shanahan

    Then pull your ads from every damn show on NBC and CNN.

  • Kate_Shanahan

    Then pull your ads from every darn show on NBC and CNN.

  • http://andrightlyso.com/ civil_truth

    They have a whole family of financial products including banking and investment products. They feel like family.

  • peg_c

    So far nothing has bounced back. Incidentally, I’ve known for years how far left Progressive is and have boycotted it accordingly. I’m surprised everyone didn’t know about them. ;-)

    I think these companies are in for a world of hurt p.r.-wise. When companies showed callousness toward our military during the Iraq war, a day or 2 of really bad p.r. had them backpedalling fast. I doubt these brownshirts will backpedal, but plenty of people will boycott them for aligning themselves with Obama’s Marxist thug policies.

  • http://www.scottbomb.com scottbomb

    I’ve never seen Glen Beck but I’m familiar with him. I’ll watch his show just to see who DOES advertise.

    Attention insurance companies: I may very well be ditching Progressive if I don’t see them. So, who wants my money? Farmers? Liberty Mutual? I’ll be watching.

  • Finrod

    Because if they advertise on Keith Olbermann or any such, they’re being big hypocrites.

  • antisocial

    On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 9:03 PM, XXXXXXX
    wrote:

    Hello Sir/Madam,
    I am a customer of GEICO for almost 4 years now. It has been brought to my attention that GEICO is boycotting Glenn Beck for his political and social views. I fail to understand why you would take sides. This is a country where freedom of speech is honored. Glenn is known for his common sense approach and straight talk. Your taking sides in this issue is very disappointing.

    Did you ever boycott any channels or any program hosts on TV for calling President Bush a Nazi, Hitler, Crazy, Uneducated, Stupid etc. etc.. ? How about when everybody was trashing Vice President Cheney? How about Governer Palin?

    Why this double standard?

    This doesn’t do any good to the image of a very large auto insurer and goes to prove that your Organization is caving in to Liberal Pressure tactics.

    PS: I am considering looking for local insurers as I feel I have a duty to oppose any assault on freedom of speech.

    Thank you,

    XXXXX

  • MrMosis

    “It is of little benefit to us if a program gets so much attention that our message is drowned out.”

    Too many people are seeing your advertisements? So many people are eager in their anticipation of commercials being over and getting back to Glenn Beck that they can not pay attention to your commercials?? Wow.

  • http://andrightlyso.com/ civil_truth

    If the measure of advertising has to do with the level of name-calling and controversy, this is an invitation to further raise volume and disruption in our political process. Ms.Tasher is throwing gasoline on the fire.

    Plus, I seriously doubt whether Ms. Tasher has ever applied this ad hoc standard before. Did Geico pull ads when other TV show host made “inflammatory” comments about President Bush, or instance? Or is she simply carrying Obama’s water here.

    Or does Geico have a stake in the healthcare debate and is trying to curry favor with the Democratic leaders?

  • antisocial

    http://www.scjbrands.com/contact/

    This email is regarding your Boycott of Glenn Beck Program on FNC. While I love your products, I am afraid I will have to do my best to support freedom of speech. No organization should take sides in a political and social debate. I have not heard SCJ boycotting any Host/Channel for their views on President Bush, VP Cheney or Governer sarah Palin. We have seen stuff that is beyond disgusting.

    Now that your organization has taken sides I will boycott all SCJ products in order to support freedom of speech, until I hear back from you.

    Thank You

  • Menlo

    At least where I live, I think they advertise on every single radio station and probably every show too.

    I was immediately turned off Geico ten years ago when they were the only insurance company who wanted a social security number to give a price quote.

  • vadum

    The blog post says Jones is a convicted felon.

    I believe that is incorrect and I never wrote or said that.

    He might have been arrested but that’s of a much lower order of magnitude.

  • Robert A. Hahn

    None of this is helping Glenn Beck, or FNC. No company, anywhere, wants to get dragged into one of these things. The more controversy from either side, the less they want to have anything to do with the show. If they have both sides yelling at them, they for sure want nothing to do with the show.

    Note that this is also true of shows on MSNBC, hint hint.

  • Return to Revolution

    At least 3, possibly 5 of those didn’t have to vote aye. If you have a republican in a liberal district thats one thing but Mack, Smith and Lance at minimum are too liberal for their districts based on this vote. And it could get ugly in 2010.

    Mary Bono Mack R+3
    Michael N. Castle D+7
    Mark Steven Kirk D+6
    Frank LoBiondo D+1
    Chris Smith R+6
    Leonard Lance R+3
    John M. McHugh R+1
    Dave Reichert D+3

  • antisocial

    for my 2 cars and I have never had an accident in the last 4 years. I will definitely switch. If not for the cost then just for a “Change I can Believe In”.

  • http://jacksonianlawyer.wordpress.com Jacksonian Lawyer

    Thanks for sharing this – both to Erick and to Mr. Vadum. I personally crafted my own email to each of these companies and sent them earlier. I am also sending letters via USPS – something which does not get done very often these days.

    As a point of order and just for the sake of anyone into cutting-and-pasting some of the responses/letters included above – ANTI-SOCIAL – your letters to these companies continue to misspell GOVERNOR (you spelled it “governer”). Not a criticism, and I am by no means a perfect speller (yours just happened to be the one that caught my eye – rather, just a word of caution to anyone who may go with what you wrote and send it on.

    Thanks again.

  • http://jacksonianlawyer.wordpress.com Jacksonian Lawyer

    Thanks for sharing this – both to Erick and to Mr. Vadum. I personally crafted my own email to each of these companies and sent them earlier. I am also sending letters via USPS – something which does not get done very often these days.

    As a point of order and just for the sake of anyone into cutting-and-pasting some of the responses/letters included above – ANTI-SOCIAL – your letters to these companies continue to misspell GOVERNOR (you spelled it “governer”). Not a criticism, and I am by no means a perfect speller (yours just happened to be the one that caught my eye) – rather, just a word of caution to anyone who may go with what you wrote and send it on.

    Thanks again.

  • Empiricist

    At least on radio, Glenn is a BIG spokes person for GM. These are “in program” spots with Beck speaking, not local buys. I wonder, when the contract comes up for renewal, if their new masters will force them to sacrifice reaching a very strong demographic that might actually be able to afford a Volt.

  • Empiricist

    At least on radio, Glenn is a BIG spokes person for GM. These are “in program” spots with Beck speaking, not local buys. I wonder, when the contract comes up for renewal, if their new masters will force them to sacrifice reaching a very strong demographic that might actually be able to afford a Volt.

  • antisocial

    Thanks for pointing out.

  • marshmom

    n/t

  • Swamp_Yankee

    I was a corporate lawyer for them. They were super shady, paid no attention to compliance and treated their workers like crap. I left because I was so sick of them. But I guess that’s personal. The CEO, Edmund Kelly, is a first rate a**hole anyway.

  • marshmom

    As a person with a degree in marketing, I can tell you that that answer makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
    First of all, Fox News should be THE main channel you would want to advertise on because it has higher ratings than the other channels.
    Second of all, there aren’t many people who are going to draw a direct correlation between Geico, Progressive, etc. and Glenn Beck, so nobody is going to assume that those particular companies endorse any show on any channel in which they advertise, particularly if they advertise on other channels with differing views.
    Thirdly, it is a huge (marketing) industry no-no to pull your ads from a popular show. Why would you want viewership to go down? That’s no way to make money. These tv ads aren’t cheap, so you usually want the most bang for your buck.

    Therefore, Ms. Tasher, we know you’re trying to blow a bunch of hot air under our skirts and we aren’t buying it. Stop trying to please your Communist whack job friends and do your duty as an American citizen!!!

  • jsmiddleton4

    “It is of little benefit to us if a program gets so much attention that our message is drowned out.”

    A person from this company actually said this? A program gets this much attention and you don’t want your advertisements on the program? How’s that? What, you don’t want your ads to reach as many people as possible?

    This statement makes no sense.

  • Leon H. Wolf

    Lo!

    http://colorofchange.org/about.html

    http://ellabakercenter.org/page.php?pageid=16&contentid=100

    I guess maybe you invented Google, in which case every story on the internet should be sourced to you.

  • http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens

    Or an extra innings World Series ballgame

    Or…

  • The_Gadfly

    to Travelers. It’s the sort of deal you do to provide a service you couldn’t otherwise offer, like it use to be with PC screwdriver shops selling Acer laptops.

  • Rod_Patrick

    Some adjustments may be in order.

    Instead of yelling, we could call them like a friendly consumer of their products, make a point that we love GBeck’s show too …. and and

    if that’s not enough we can go on further by saying that (sniff) GBeck and their products are a match in heaven. .

    White Lies? Uggh. sorry.. erase. erase.

  • http://xmmlbchat.blogspot.com katesmith

    Mark Hyman, 8/25/08, Human Events article, “Liberal Talk Radio: One Week Listening to the Wild Side,” noted comments of hosts such as above. Also, “John McCain is a senile son of a bitch who needs someone to change his Depends,” and “The ?Bush crime family? was behind the planning and execution of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.”" Among others. Mr. Hyman notes plenty of corporate advertisers on the channel.

  • mbecker908

    I think GWB proved that he wasn’t nearly bright enough or focused enough to have carried that one out.

    The first two, well, I don’t have so much of a problem with.

  • GregInFla

    It’s like Obama going to a Black Liberation Theology church, and not thinking that he supports it. It’s right in front of you and you miss the connection.

  • GregInFla

    on his radio show recently. The contract with GE for commercials on his show had been arranged before all the GE controversy, but he still pitched GE with in-show commercials because the contract had to be honored.

  • http://www.marklaiminger.org Lammo

    but Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity as well routinely plug GM. I listen to and like both but this is more than a bit troubling.

  • Rod_Patrick

    The Soroses, big and small, are secretly scheming against our key defenders, both pundits and leading political figures.

    We need to help them all.

  • teresava

    We compared Cincinnati, GEICO, and Progressive and Cincinnati had the best coverage at a lower price.

  • 1stRichard

    www.colorofchange.org/

    Send complaints to

    ISP

    OrgName: 1-800-HOSTING, Inc.

    OrgID: 1800H

    Address: 3535 Travis Street

    Address: Suite 160

    City: Dallas

    StateProv: TX

    PostalCode: 75204

    Country: US

    OrgAbuseHandle: ABUSE155-ARIN

    OrgAbuseName: Abuse Department

    OrgAbusePhone: +1-214-599-9446

    OrgAbuseEmail: abuse@800hosting.com

    1-800-HOSTING, Inc. is on

    OrgName: Colo4Dallas LP

    OrgID: COLO4

    Address: 3000 Irving Blvd

    City: Dallas

    StateProv: TX

    PostalCode: 75247

    Country: US

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    OrgAbuseEmail: abuse@colo4dallas.com

  • Empiricist

    Unless it’s inconvenient for the Communists.

  • teresava

    I watch the Glenn Beck show on Fox News every day, and when he goes to a commercial break I hit the mute button on the remote and get up and do other things until the commercial is over. I do this when I watch other programs, too. I loath commercials–such a waste of time.

  • izoneguy

    I can click a few times to skip the spots…..

    The Progressive spots that I have seen are the lamest around….
    The spokesgirl is the worst…I just want to smack her….

  • ether1

    As I recall, it stands for Government Employee Insurance Company. Go figure.

  • lwe6576

    We had them for a while and they increased their rates significantly so I looked for another car insurance company. They did a bait and switch thing with us. We were supposed to get a discount for belonging to our credit union, however, that didn’t matter. We were supposed to get a discount for my husband having a 4 year college degree, they said they didn’t know anything about that discount. We have Travelers now and are happy with them and their rates are super low. Had Progressive on our motorcycles, but Harley Davidson had better rates. I don’t deal with a local agent and find my insurance on esurance.com. I demanded my credit union stop advertising for GEICO, they said no. Can’t drop the credit union because we have everything there to include our mortgage which we just refinanced.

  • http://www.BTWsociety.org racvt

    They are the best – and family members of military (active, discharged or retired) can also access USAA.

  • http://www.scottbomb.com scottbomb

    We’re talking about running commercials, not the CEO chatting with the host about puiblic policy.

  • The_Gadfly

    that he will not be renewing the GE contract when it expires unless they change their behavior.

    I never really caught much of his show, it was no more than a 6 minute drive including traffic lights from the train station to my house, but it is amazing how much real information he could pack into those 6 minutes.

  • gazill

    they had signed to advertise long before government control, so are still under contract to plug these companies.

  • jsmiddleton4

    It just makes no sense as in it can’t be the real reason. IF the real reason is the Glen Beck show gets too much attention so we don’t want our ads there, the person who made that decision needs to be fired. That would be like saying “We decided not to run ads during the Super Bowl because too many people watch them.”

    So either the person who made that decision is an idiot or it is a lie.

    Me thinks I know which one it is……

  • billp

    any politician that sides with adolf obama needs to be booted out of office.
    as someone once said the truth shall set you free. the the truth is liberal socialist are destroying my country that i fought to protect. it is time to revolt against them by way of elections vote there assssseeessss out of office

  • billp

    ihave been on line all week with insurance companies because all my insurance 2 cars and my home expire at the ens of the month. thus far geico has come in the lowest at 50.00 for 6 months savings. state farm was second.
    guess what i am agreeing to pay the higher premiums. I will not give ny money to liberal socialist companies that support adolf obama. And my family has been informed to not to purchase anything from these companies that support this radical or his ideology.

  • billp

    ihave been on line all week with insurance companies because all my insurance 2 cars and my home expire at the ens of the month. thus far geico has come in the lowest at 50.00 for 6 months savings. state farm was second.
    guess what i am agreeing to pay the higher premiums. I will not give ny money to liberal socialist companies that support adolf obama. And my family has been informed to not to purchase anything from these companies that support this radical or his ideology.

  • Robert A. Hahn

    Nice free ride you’re giving yourself there. If everybody did that, he wouldn’t have a show and you wouldn’t be able to watch it.

  • http://andrightlyso.com/ civil_truth

    …and if enough people make the same choice, then the current advertising models will have to adapt to meet changing consumer demand.

  • janis

    Both homeowner’s policies and car. They’ve always been good on claims. Have no idea of their politics, but if anybody here does, please say so. They’re in Lansing, Michigan, by the way.

  • antisocial

    Thank you for sharing your concerns as there is some potentially misleading information on the web about this topic.

    SC Johnson has not pulled or cancelled advertising for the Glenn Beck show, as we never directed our advertising to this particular program. In general, our goal is to provide good, informative ads and we select those programs and/or networks that make the most sense given our consumer base.

    Regards,

    Kcrista

    Consumer Relationship Center
    SC Johnson, A Family Company
    Toll Free Number: 1-800-558-5252
    www.scjbrands.com

  • http://www.lloydsgames.net LloydsGames

    Dear Sirs,

    It has come to my attention that your company has chosen to withdraw advertising from the Glen Beck television show on Fox News under pressure from a group called ?Color of Change?, founded by self-described communist Van Jones, who is now the so-called ?green jobs? czar in the Obama administration. Mr. Beck had recently done several exposes on Mr. Jones and, like millions of Americans is critical of the direction the Obama administration is taking this country.

    Mr. Beck?s recent comment about how he perceives the President?s attitude on race is sensational, to be sure, but when you consider the President?s past and current associations, 20 years as a member of a racist church, his choice for the Supreme Court, his comments about his white grandmother, his overzealous reaction to the Lawrence Gates arrest, and the constant implication from his supporters that criticism of him is ?racism?, I happen to agree with Mr. Beck. The President is not the post-racial healer that he was sold as in the campaign.

    Your decision to bow to the will of the President?s political hacks has caused me to re-think my long-time relationship with your company. I will be changing insurance providers as soon as possible and will advise my friends and family (and anyone else who will listen) to do the same.

    Regretfully,

    Lloyd and Tammy Bailey
    Conover, NC
    Policy: 0125XXXXXXX

  • Robert A. Hahn
      …the current advertising models will have to adapt to meet changing consumer demand.

    While they do that, FNC can go to Pay per View.

  • http://www.marklaiminger.org Lammo

    It’s just odd hearing it. Wonder what will happen when the contracts are up for renewal?

  • jjrakman

    Lefty boycott succeeding in getting advertisers to drop Glenn Beck

    http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/14/lefty-boycott-succeeding-in-getting-advertisers-to-drop-glenn-beck/

  • izoneguy

    Men?s Wearhouse also pulled their ads.

    They suck anyway…George Zimmer is a leftist
    He gives to all the crappy socialists – Obama, Pelosi, Boxer, Feinstein
    and even Al Franken….

    Don’t give George Zimmer anymore of your money….
    Spread the word…

    http://www.newsmeat.com/ceo_political_donations/George_Zimmer.php

    Zimmer, George Mr.
    Fremont, CA 94538
    Men’s Wearhouse/CEO

    Barack Obama (D)
    President
    OBAMA VICTORY FUND Won $16,550
    primary 08/13/08

    ZIMMER, GEORGE
    FREMONT, CA 94538
    THE MEN’S WEARHOUSE/BUSINESS OWNER

    Barbara Boxer (D)
    Senate – CA
    FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXER - $1,000
    primary 11/06/08

    Zimmer, George
    Fremont, CA 94538
    Men’s Warehouse/Owner

    Nancy Pelosi (D)
    House (CA District: 08)
    NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS Won $2,300
    general 06/24/0

    ZIMMER, GEORGE
    FREMONT, CA
    MEN’S WEARHOUSE/CEO

    FRANKEN, AL (DFL)
    Senate – MN
    AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE Won $2,300
    primary 03/29/07

    ZIMMER, GEORGE
    FREMONT, CA 94538
    THE MEN’S WAREHOUSE/PRESIDENT

    Dianne Feinstein (D)
    Senate – CA
    FEINSTEIN FOR SENATE Won $1,100
    primary 12/08/05

  • mjpjr

    Does anyone know?