Glenn Beck Boycott – Liberals vs Conservatives

Two Lists of Advertisers, Companies & Sponsors

Sep 19, 2009 Christina Gregoire

Pro or con, Americans should know about Glenn Beck boycotts. Does Beck have common sense or is he an idiot mad man racist? Here are two lists of advertisers.

This is a tale of two Glenn Beck boycotts. Several months ago, people who hated Glenn Beck started a boycott. Recently, the conservatives have started a different boycott. With Glenn Beck on the cover of Time Magazine, more people may become interested in these two lists of advertisers.

This article is NOT an attempt to sway Americans one way or the other, and is only giving information for those interested in American cultural events.

Glenn Beck Show

Glenn Beck is a conservative radio talk show host who has a TV show on Fox News at the Fox Network. Beck is associated with the Republican Tea Party March on Washington DC on 9/12 (September 12th).

A boycott is when a group of people stop using, buying, or dealing with a company as a form of protest.

Advertisers

This giant boycott is interesting from an advertising point of view, as The Glenn Beck Program has been running with little or no advertising during many shows.

The whole use of boycotts goes back to Ireland in the 1880s, when workers stopped working for Charles Boycott, rather than resorting to violence, to protest Captain Boycott’s unfair actions.

Glenn Beck Boycott (for Liberals)

The original boycott of companies was started by people who hate Glenn Beck. It started months ago when Beck said that Obama was a racist. According to MediaMatters.org, people who dislike Beck should boycott Glenn Beck's advertisers.

For a complete list go to mediamatters.org, but here are a few of the companies that Glenn-Beck haters are supposed to avoid:

Warner Brothers
Carbonite
Toyota / Lexus
GoToMeeting.com
GetaRoom.com
Nutramax

Glenn Beck Boycott (for Conservatives)

This list is for Glenn Beck supporters. Conservatives who agree with Glenn Beck should not buy products from these companies.

Many companies that advertise on Fox have stopped advertising on The Glenn Beck Program. People who like Beck's show, and who want to support Glenn Beck, are boycotting (not shopping at these companies) and not buying these products:

Walmart
Verizon Wireless
Clorox
ConAgra Foods
Kraft Foods
Sargento
Progressive
Radio Shack
Procter & Gamble
Men’s Wearhouse
Broadview Security
Vonage
Direct TV
UPS
Lawyers.com
CVS
Best Buy
Sprint
Sanofi Aventis
Travelocity
GMAC Financial
Geico
Applebee’s
General Mills
Companies which have been taken off the boycott list are Roche and Bank of America.

This list changes whenever an advertiser changes their advertising policy concerning The Glenn Beck Program. Get current information at the Support Glenn Beck Turncoat List.

All of this activity is interesting from an advertising or political discussion vantage.

Who will win in the boycott wars? No one knows, yet. Is this good or bad for the American economy and its recovery? Again, no one knows. From the point of view of a bystander, who is interested in American culture, it is amazing to watch.

Meanwhile, both sides continue to claim success. The Glenn Beck Boycott is amazing to watch, as both sides pit their power as consumers against each other. Is Glenn Beck the bastion of common sense or is he a crazy mad man? Most people don't know, yet. However, Time Magazine's cover story will soon make Glenn Beck a household name.

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