Glenn Beck's boycott boost
How a boycott is helping and hurting the Fox News host
Glenn Beck's Fox News show has seen it's ratings soar since a boycott against him began.
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Poor, pathetic leftists, said Erick Erickson in RedState. Their boycott of Glenn Beck isn't going so well—his Fox News show had its best ratings day ever on Wednesday, capping a jump in the ratings since the boycott was launched to punish Beck for suggesting that President Obama is a racist. (watch Beck discuss Obama and racism) "The kicker? Rush Limbaugh was his guest. Solidarity baby!"
Beck has also received support from Sarah Palin, said Matea Gold in the Los Angeles Times. The former Alaska governor urged her 800,000-plus Facebook followers to watch his program to hear his insights on "who is actually running the White House." And, with his ratings rising, Beck said on the air, "Even if the powers to be right now succeed in making me poor, drum me out—I will only be stronger for it."
Unfortunately for Beck and his right-wing fans, said Andrew Belonsky in Gawker, advertisers feel differently. The number of companies that have joined the boycott—which began after Beck called President Obama a racist—now stands at 46. But Beck is just ratcheting up the tension with "a torrent of accusations against Barack Obama and his plans for AmeriCorps, which he equates with Adolf Hitler's 'brown shirts'"—clearly he hasn't let the boycott diminish his appetite for "fear-mongering."
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Posted by Sandbox Report, Friday, August 28, 2009, 11:25 am Check it out Glenn Beck: Come On Baby, Take Me Back Dont Be Like That. VIDEO sandboxreport.com/?p375
Posted by Rob, Friday, August 28, 2009, 12:08 pm I am listening to Glenn right now on internet radio and have his show always set to be recoreded and watched later in the evening on my cable box. He is voicing the thoughts and fears that I have had since I first heard about Barrack Hussein Obama....Screw those advertisers that leave... I will just see the commercials of the advertisers that do stay...NOBAMA!
Posted by News Corpse, Friday, August 28, 2009, 12:50 pm First of all, Beck's ratings spike has nothing to do with the boycott. It is the result of increased promotion.Secondly, Beck clearly feels the heat, as his whimpering on yesterday's program proves. He whined about the forces that were trying to drum him out. Count him him to continue to lie about that:Finally, despite claims that advertisers merely shifted their ads to other shows and the network lost no money, it's obvious that Extenze is not going to pay the same rates that Procter Gamble did
Posted by fred, Friday, August 28, 2009, 2:36 pm To Rob: Zieg Heil! Idiot.
Posted by Amie, Friday, August 28, 2009, 2:48 pm Time for us to boycott the companies that are boycotting Glenn Beck. write or call the companies and tell them that you will NOT buy their products or services, and then FOLLOW THROUGH! Boycott the advertisers!!!!
Posted by miles, Friday, August 28, 2009, 3:42 pm Go glenn! We need you to re americanize america. Keep up the fight. You have a lot of supporters. Who needs clorox anyway? Use baking soda!
Posted by Carol, Friday, August 28, 2009, 6:58 pm People don't like to hear the truth. It is shocking how our Constitution, liberties, and privileges of citizenship are being trampled by this administration and everyone associated with it. I applaud Glenn and anyone else who tells the truth, no matter how uncomfortable or controvercial it might be. We must wake up and fight for our country or we'll have no country to fight for. I agree that we should write to all the advertisers who are chickening out. I won't patronize them anymore.
Posted by Diane Adame, Friday, August 28, 2009, 7:16 pm Go Glenn GO! You have been rocking FOX news this week! 912, I will be watching. Thank you for telling the TRUTH! It seems abc, nbc, cbs, and those other cable shows are TOO scared to tell the truth. God Bless you!PS. I've been watching you from when you were on HLN, I was so EXCITED when I heard you were coming to fox. Rock on!
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