Fox News' "Glenn Beck" loses advertisers

[tricky]

By Kenneth Hein
NEW YORK (Nielsen Business Media) - Some of the nation's biggest advertisers are distancing themselves from Fox News host Glenn Beck after he called President Obama a racist during a July 28 broadcast.
Geico has pulled its ads from Fox News Channel's "The Glenn Beck Program." Lawyers.com, which is owned by LexisNexis, also has vowed not to advertise during the program, according to Color of Change, an African-American online political organization that has been urging advertisers to stop supporting the show.
Additionally, Procter & Gamble, Progressive Insurance and SC Johnson all said their ad placements during the broadcast were made in error and that they would correct the mistake.
The controversy stems from Beck's comment that President Obama is a "racist" with "a deep-seated hatred for white people."
Geico spent more than a half-billion dollars on ads last year, according to the Nielsen Co. It spent more than a quarter-billion dollars in the first half of 2009.
A Fox representative noted that Geico is dropping its ads from the show but was quick to note that it was shifting dollars to other programs. "The advertisers referenced have all moved their spots from Beck to other programs on the network, so there has been no revenue lost," the rep said.
Beck's show pulled in an average of slightly more than 2 million viewers for each of its 19 telecasts in July, according to Nielsen.
Progressive Insurance representative Cristy Cote said that there has been a lot of confusion surrounding the company's involvement with the program. "We had not bought advertising on the show in the first place," she said, "so when we learned that our advertising had appeared on the show by mistake, we contacted the network to correct the error."
She said Progressive tries to "avoid programing that we believe our customers and potential customers might find extremely offensive."
A Procter & Gamble representative echoed that sentiment: "At times our ads are run by mistake on shows that they were not meant to ... Any of our ads that ran did so by mistake, and we'll try to make sure that doesn't happen in the future."
(Editing by SheriLinden at Reuters)
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[name change request]

Glenn Beck is batshit crazy

[tricky]

Originally Posted by name change request

Glenn Beck is batshit crazy

combine that with this....

Beck's show pulled in an average of slightly more than 2 million viewers for each of its 19 telecasts in July, according to Nielsen.

and

[jaesun]

Well, looks like Beck dominates the 5pm slot for Cable News and FNC doninates by a long shot over all other Cable News Channels.

Go ahead... click around and look for yourself.

--> http://tvbythenumbers.com/category/r...ews/cable-news

[tricky]

Originally Posted by jaesun

Well, looks like Beck dominates the 5pm slot for Cable News and FNC doninates by a long shot over all other Cable News Channels.

Go ahead... click around and look for yourself.

--> http://tvbythenumbers.com/category/r...ews/cable-news

and 'america's got talent' is the #1 show on the big 4 networks....

what's your point?

ps....

billions and billions have been served at mcdonalds...yet it still tastes like shit

[name change request]

and American Idol cds outsell everything...

the world is going to hell in a hand basket

[jaesun]

Originally Posted by tricky

and 'america's got talent' is the #1 show on the big 4 networks....

what's your point?

ps....

billions and billions have been served at mcdonalds...yet it still tastes like shit

Don't be a sore looser. Just because the leftist voice is louder doesn't mean it speaks for all Americans. And the ratings show most Americans seem to agree with FNC more than Obama Kool Aid drinking media outlets like NBC and affiliates.

Just keep posting more crap you find on Huffington Post if it'll make you feel better. Because being a leftist means you are enlightened and smarter than the rest of us right?

[tricky]

Originally Posted by jaesun

Don't be a sore looser. Just because the leftist voice is louder doesn't mean it speaks for all Americans. And the ratings show most Americans seem to agree with FNC more than Obama Kool Aid drinking media outlets like NBC and affiliates.

Just keep posting more crap you find on Huffington Post if it'll make you feel better.

Most americans? you check the election results November '08 ? They're more important than the olberman-o'reilly rating contest....etc

[jaesun]

Originally Posted by tricky

Most americans? you check the election results November '08 ? They're more important than the olberman-o'reilly rating contest....etc

Good point. "your" media is winning. You have more outlets on your side. But the ratings for FNC and FNC's shows tell a story that there are still a very large number of people who aren't buying what those networks are preaching. Especially now when they are all calling HC misanthropist racists, natzis, swastika carrying, dressed as hitler, faked grass roots, manufactured, un-American, etc. and dismissing their concerns just like their representatives (who don't seem to be representing them very well).

I think its funny how its only a big deal when its not liberals protesting. I didn't see such outrage across the news channels when its a bunch of liberal protesters throwing nazi shit into the mix for shock value to support their message. But now a bunch of normal people do it (in rare cases, but you wouldn't know it by the way the media portray the lone wacko few and represent them as "all" of the protesters) and its so crazy and extreme and so despicable.

"OH, I JUST CAN'T WATCH ANYMORE! HOW DARE THEY!! ITS SO HORRIBLE! when I'm not the one doing it."

ANYWAY, we'll see how it turns out in the 2010. We'll see how many swing states turn from blue to red because of the way their current reps are handling this.

.

[jaesun]

Uh oh! More faux news wackiness....

Bill O'Reilly - NBC News on the Offensive to Help Obama

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[name change request]

Originally Posted by jaesun

Don't be a sore looser.

what is a looser? learn how to fucking spell the word if you're going to insult somebody with it.

[PETA]

Recent generic ballot polling found (depending on which pollster) that either the GOP slipped ahead of the Dems by about a point on one poll or was within two points on another. I noted this in another thread (and gave links iirc.) While these numbers currently are meaningless in so far as who gets to make the rules (the only ones that matter are Nov actual ballots) it is still significant that the GOP has, since last Nov. closed a chasmous gap between them and the DNC. Who'd have thought a party so deeply tossed into the wilderness would so quickly be knocking on the door. I was shocked anyway.

So... Beck, had to watch him because Jonny kept mentioning him, is kinda weird but I don't think the outrageous garbage he sputters is any less outgareous than Olberman's garbage and a lot less vitriolic... now, that's based on some limited viewing so who knows. But, idiot panderers abound though Beck seemed to present more facts than I ever saw from Olberman even if their editorial absurdities seemed close to being on par.

[tragicallyunhip]

My mom watches Glenn Beck religiously, so I catch him every now and then when I'm over there. He's out there, but not as obnoxious as Hannity or Limbaugh. Still have to leave the room and/or yell at the TV sometimes, though. haha

[BigBallinColin]

so wait, are you actually defending beck?

[PETA]

Originally Posted by tragicallyunhip

My mom watches Glenn Beck religiously, so I catch him every now and then when I'm over there. He's out there, but not as obnoxious as Hannity or Limbaugh. Still have to leave the room and/or yell at the TV sometimes, though. haha

yeah, I gave up watching regular tv years ago because of that..