Liberals Going After Fox Advertisers - Political Forum

superdude17* · 07-28-2007, 02:48 AM

Source: New York Times

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NEW YORK (AP) - Liberal activists are stepping up their campaign against Fox News Channel by pressuring advertisers not to patronize the network.

MoveOn.org, the Campaign for America's Future and liberal blogs like DailyKos.com are asking thousands of supporters to monitor who is advertising on the network. Once a database is gathered, an organized phone-calling campaign will begin, said Jim Gilliam, vice president of media strategy for Brave New Films, a company that has made anti-Fox videos.

The groups have successfully pressured Democratic presidential candidates not to appear at any debate sponsored by Fox, and are also trying to get Home Depot Inc. to stop advertising there.

At least 5,000 people nationwide have signed up to compile logs on who is running commercials on Fox, Gilliam said. The groups want to first concentrate on businesses running local ads, as opposed to national commercials.

"It's a lot more effective for Sam's Diner to get calls from 10 people in his town than going to the consumer complaint department of some pharmaceutical company," Gilliam said.

Some of videos produced by Gilliam's company compile statements made by Fox anchors and guests that the activists consider misleading, such as those that question global warming.

Representatives for Fox News Channel, which is owned by News Corp., did not immediately return calls for comment.

Home Depot has not had an unusual number of calls, said spokesman Jerry Shields, and the home improvement chain will not change its advertising strategy.

"We're not in the business of censoring media," Shields said. "We need to reach our customer base through all mediums available."

Groups like the Sierra Club have targeted Home Depot because they believe it's inconsistent for the company to promote environmentally friendly products while advertising on a network that has questioned global warming.

The groups seem particularly angry at Fox's Bill O'Reilly, who has done critical reports on left-wing bloggers. On July 16, O'Reilly said the DailyKos.com Web site is "hate of the worst order," and sent a reporter to question JetBlue Airways Corp. CEO Dave Barger about the airline's sponsorship of a gathering run by DailyKos.

He'll never ride on JetBlue again, O'Reilly said.

MoveOn.org is campaigning against Fox because it says the network characterizes itself as a fair news network when it consistently favors a conservative point of view, said Adam Green, the organization's spokesman.

"We're not trying to silence anybody," Green said. "Rush Limbaugh has a right to be on the air—he admits his point of view. Fox doesn't."

Yes, we can organize a similar boycott against advertisers on CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC as well. Nothing to it - except determination and volunteers. The difference is Soros PAYS the liberal “volunteers”. Conservatives do it for the love of freedom and country.

RepublicanHater · 07-28-2007, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by superdude17*

Source: New York Times

Yes, we can organize a similar boycott against advertisers on CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC as well. Nothing to it - except determination and volunteers. The difference is Soros PAYS the liberal “volunteers”. Conservatives do it for the love of freedom and country.

Love of freedom and country!!!??? Hahahahah!!! That's why you guys set up illegal wire tapping, which is against ones freedom and the law. And ABC is conservative, one example of a big conservative lyer, John Stossel. Here is a video that talks about him and his his lies, its a little more towards the end. Watch it on GoLeft

Sebelius for VP, not Hillary · 07-28-2007, 03:23 AM

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Watch it on GoLeft

The blonde girl is nice, but she should really try to cover up her roots. Makes her hair dyeing quite ugly. Hope you don't mind a frivolous comment.

WEB

superdude17* · 07-28-2007, 03:34 AM

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Love of freedom and country!!!??? Hahahahah!!! That's why you guys set up illegal wire tapping, which is against ones freedom and the law. And ABC is conservative, one example of a big conservative lyer, John Stossel. Here is a video that talks about him and his his lies, its a little more towards the end. Watch it on GoLeft

Yes, one conservative host definitely makes it conservative.

Just as MSNBC has Tucker, Chris Matthews and Joe Scarbarough who are all conservatives or moderate republicans, it is still very liberally oriented. It has to do with the writers, not the people in front of the screen.

RepublicanHater · 07-28-2007, 03:48 AM

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Yes, one conservative host definitely makes it conservative.

Just as MSNBC has Tucker, Chris Matthews and Joe Scarbarough who are all conservatives or moderate republicans, it is still very liberally oriented. It has to do with the writers, not the people in front of the screen.

i didn't say one guy republican made it all republican i just said from what i heard ABC moves to the right and John Stossel is one of the guys who hasleaned with them.

iTaliAN_ICe · 07-28-2007, 08:57 PM

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Conservatives do it for the love of freedom and country.

Please.

Boycotting news stations is relatively stupid no matter who does it. Don't watch it if you don't like it.

RepublicanHater · 07-28-2007, 09:00 PM

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Please.

Boycotting news stations is relatively stupid no matter who does it. Don't watch it if you don't like it.

good point

superdude17* · 07-28-2007, 09:44 PM

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Please.

Boycotting news stations is relatively stupid no matter who does it. Don't watch it if you don't like it.

that has to be the most undemocratic statement of the day. so government can dictate what we watch now.

iTaliAN_ICe · 07-28-2007, 10:34 PM

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that has to be the most undemocratic statement of the day. so government can dictate what we watch now.

What the fuck are you talking about? This has nothing to do with government. I simply suggested that you not watch something if you don't want to. Yeah, freedom of choice is pretty "undemocratic", huh?

vladward8 · 07-28-2007, 11:10 PM

Good! I hope Murdoch winds up getting tarred feathered and run out of town on a rail. He did his best to turn Mark Twain Americans into Plantation Masters. I hope the people that turned womens mouths into private parts burn in hell. The number of siliconized beastung lips on FOX...the rest playing catch up. Sometimes I think Murdoch is Satan......watch the lips kid while we slipp our poison to you're brain....