Even More Advertisers Ditch Glenn Beck

by bartleby the scrivener | Stephen Colbert commented last week on Beck's loss of advertising revenue since his ill-advised musing that Obama -- who is half-white and whose administration is filled with white people -- is a "racist" with "a profound hatred of white people."  James Rucker of Color of Change reports that eight more major advertisers have now ceased to support Beck's show:

 "We've confirmed that eight more major advertisers have pulled their support from Glenn Beck's show:...Wal-Mart, Best Buy, CVS, Travelocity, Allergan (maker of Restasis), Ally Bank, Broadview Security, and Re-Bath.

Overall, twenty advertisers have now ended their support of Beck. We're going to keep the pressure on Beck's remaining advertisers this week, and we'll let you know how you can help.

I guess it is possible for wingnuttery to go too far.

And, as Michael Stickings points out, this is the way that democracy and the free market work:

This campaign, far from making things up, is simply pointing out to these companies that in advertising on Beck's show they are implicitly agreeing with him. And, clearly, the more they come to know about Beck, the less they like him, the more likely they are to pull their support.

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