Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott

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  chaseair

  09/17/09 | Report as spam

  RE: Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott

  Well, now I know of some businesses to shun:
  Procter & Gamble was one of the first companies to pulls its ads in response, followed by dozens of others, including Wal-Mart, ConAgra, General Mills, Kraft, Dannon, Sargento and Applebee?s.
  Glenn Beck tells the truth in a funny way. Obama does see the world in terms of skin color. His Supreme court nominee does the same. That is typically called prejudice, or racism.

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  Econ 1

  09/17/09 | Report as spam

  RE: Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott

  I don't normally read your articles and just happen on this one with curiosity.
  
  I must say I will remember your name but won't be clicking on links to your articles again.
  
  Fluff at the most.

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  STEPcoach

  09/17/09 | Report as spam

  RE: Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott

  I'll take Beck over Obama any day.
  
  P.S. And I don't particularly like Beck.

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  BKHunt

  09/18/09 | Report as spam

  RE: Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott

  Gee, I wonder if the author of this article was/is an ardent Obama supporter? If you are going to be a journalist, give us some legitimate facts and sources. If you are going to op.ed. than at least admit your perspective is that... YOUR perspective. How on earth did she get allowed to post on BNET?

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  martigal

  09/18/09 | Report as spam

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  I know who I will not be buying future products from.....Procter & Gamble was one of the first companies to pulls its ads in response, followed by dozens of others, including Wal-Mart, ConAgra, General Mills, Kraft, Dannon, Sargento and Applebee?s
  
  Beck is what we American's have been praying for for many years now...... He is a God send!
  
  The author of this article needs to go and needs to go now!

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  Chef Chris

  09/18/09 | Report as spam

  RE: Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott

  It's about time someone tells the truth about what the President and those folks he has put into power are really all about. Beck has not be afraid to do just that and I for one, am going to write all those companies who have withdraw their support of Beck to tell them why! At least the writer of this article got it right when she said he is more popular than ever!

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  Galileo2100

  09/18/09 | Report as spam

  RE: Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott

  Beck is an unstable crack pot who wants to build his empire on the ashes of the United States. I can't believe the support count of this shyster.

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  ksheppard@...

  09/18/09 | Report as spam

  Okay, until the last paragraph.

  If you would, please clarify the logic between what you believe to be the facts in your first three paragraphs and your conclusions in the last.

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  sandynl

  09/18/09 | Report as spam

  RE: Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott

  I consider myself an independent. I am very concerned that
  objectivity in the media is on the decline and has been so for some
  years. It seems that values and honesty are being replaced with
  ideology. This author does not appear objective and I would not
  make any decisions based on what she has to say.
  

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  jdwpwent

  09/18/09 | Report as spam

  RE: Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott

  Why don't you write a fair and balanced story instead of the usual left wing talking points.

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  Galileo2100

  09/18/09 | Report as spam

  RE: Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott

  I support a restoration of Fairness rules to broadcasting and cable. That would put us on the road back to balance and save us from the increasing extremism that, if unchecked, will rip the nation apart. The internet and print are different animals. Easy access by ideologues and small-time kooks will continue to be the case, but such media are scattershot in reach compared to broadcasting and cable, which are more centralized. Stars come from radio and TV. Internet pontificators tend to mimic what their favorite stars say.

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  Markpid

  09/18/09 | Report as spam

  RE: Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott

  This only demonstates the duplicity of Political Correctness. Glenn's propositions are in line with many common view of the American public on current national political issues which are central to protecting the American values, Constitution, and Bill of Rights; especially when he presents supporting facts and evidence! This is far more than the smear tactics, fallacious arguments, and outright lies that we get from Washington and the liberal press!
  
  These companies certainly have a right to take the action that they have, surely they will live with the consequences of their decisions. Many however will find the actions despicable, cowardly, and un-American in the long term and will take their business elsewhere.
  
  Rather than "jumping on the bandwagon" of the attempts to destroy free enterprise, our national economy, and way of life by the current Obama administration; one might think that they would listen closely and critically to what Glenn has to say on the salient issues that we face and not fall to the PC nonsence being spued in the liberal media.
  
  The ratings of the once prime time news organizations are plumeting toward Fox's balanced approach and will continue as long as Big Government continues to throw its weight against those that they are supposed to be serving. Just listen before you do something stupid like acting to support deviant, immoral, and un-American hogwash.
  
  You (adviterizer companies), are adding to the problems that we face, grow up, listen, hear, and act responsibly; responsible performance is, I'm sure, what grew you to generated your market share in the first place. Are you dumb enough to think that you current action will promote more growth and prosperity? Think again, and do what is right and rational!
  
  

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  adeangulo

  09/18/09 | Report as spam

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  I truly believe that Obama is the Chief Engineer on the Socialist Express, and I personally hate everything he stands for, but Glenn Beck's over-the-top, self-serving sensationalism only serves to lose credibility to convince the moderate majority of the problems we face with this Administration and Congress, as well as alienate some conservative supporters. He further jeopardizes future arguments against Obama and an aristocratic left-winged Congress. Glen Beck may be our idiot, but that makes him no less of an idiot.

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  Galileo2100

  09/18/09 | Report as spam

  RE: Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott

  I agree with Carter. I also think we have national GIGO. Right wing stars feed the fears of the LCD and inspire the badly worded and badly spelled talking points that you see above, and which will follow in typical ugly stream after this comment. It's all predictable, just like Limbaugh's after-the-fact predictions are entirely predictable for those who understand psychology.
  
  By the way, the Olbermanns and Maddows are just round 2 of the same unchecked unsanity. Bringing up the left wing contingent, they get their paychecks on dissing whatever the other guys said in the latest 24 hour cycle. They just aren't as hateful and obnoxious - yet. Inside fact: the extremist broadcasters on both sides absolutely depend on one another and are having a field day on our angst and fears.
  
  Fairness is the only American way out of this hell.
  
  

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  johnnylingo

  09/18/09 | Report as spam

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  Until the "Mainstream Media" starts to conduct the some in-depth discovery and digging around at what the current administration and "czars", and Presidential Appointees, and ACORN, and Socialist-minded Congressmen are DOING behind their smiles and false assurances, we're all being bambooseled.
  Glenn at least speaks up and puts pressure on the administration to adjust. If not for Beck - Immigration Reform (whatever that means) would already be passed, ObamaCare would have passed, and Global Warming would somehow become a "fact" when in reality it's more of a cycle.
  So, where is the Media that was so Loud and Obnoxious that questioned EVERYTHING Pres. Bush did? Why is it okay for the liberals to question, but the conservatives to be silent? Why are the largest companies in America "silent" on these issues that will effect everyone and so little support for less extreme solutions to problems that don't really exist except in the minds of a few "well intentioned" soap boxers?
  If you want to talk about fair and balanced, it would be nice to see more true journalism and less personal opinion. Journalism is on life support in America. Personalities and Special Interest Marketing is taking over.

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  chaseair

  09/19/09 | Report as spam

  RE: Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott

  Fairness doctrine? You mean by forcing media coverage of liberal leftist agenda that cannot find another way to be popular? That is fair? Government control of the press?

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  Galileo2100

  09/19/09 | Report as spam

  RE: Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott

  Nope. Fairness is neutral. It is not government beating you down. Fairness is best practices in the information biz. It encourages direct debate on issues of public importance, contrary to the claims of its detractors, and it provides remedies for personal attacks. Personal attacks and projection are techniques employed daily by right wing propagandists, because they have little of substance to talk about. The drama sells. So what? In the current situation, dissent is shut down. Opposing callers get the dump button and a dose of derision by the host. Remaining content is commentary on sound bites, which is debate removed. This one-winged bird does not fly in a free nation.
  
  The left wing can certainly try the same attack and projection techniques, but why up the temp and bring the whole country down into the mud pit?
  
  The better objective for the country is to promote rational debate on issues of public importance and fewer attacks, so we have a better informed and less fearful population.

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  Econ 1

  09/20/09 | Report as spam

  RE: Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott

  The self righteous left created the mud pit!
  
  moveon.org was financed by the left and everything they did was O.K. with libs but because they disagree with Beck he is just over the top, crazy, you name it.
  
  Poor Acorn is just a victim of circumstance etc., etc., etc.
  
  The central core beleive of a lib is their inablility or unwillingness to accept personal responsiblity for anything.
  

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  chaseair

  09/20/09 | Report as spam

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  Government forcing what goes on in the media is neutral?
  
  If you believe that one, I have another for you to buy into: Financing a socialized health system will NOT raise the deficit.
  
  
  I am from the government and I'm here to help.

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  ksheppard@...

  09/21/09 | Report as spam

  RE: Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott

  Galileo has successfully diverted the argument from the original one, which was the accuracy of Ms. Glover's article.
  
  Galileo would like to say that the arena of debate is merely a mud pit, that freedom of speech needs to controlled by somebody other than it's participants. The Constitution specifically states that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech or of the press. The Founders foresaw that "high-minded" individuals with the "I am God" syndrome believing that they are smarter than the rest of us would insist that they must be put in control, so they the Founders "wrote in stone" the rules of the game. Liberty will will always be a dirty business; for us it was once a bloody business, lest we forget. Arguments must be evaluated in terms of the truth, not in terms of fairness. Cowards would wish to whitewash unsavory debate, whereas Freemen and Lovers of Liberty would allow the firehose of Freedom to be wielded amidst the fray, that the truth might come clean to seen by the honest in heart.
  
  Will Ms. Glover never be held to account for the accuracy - the illogic of her conclusions cast into doubt the accuracy of her "facts" - of her journalism? Will the opininations of those on the left continually be lost battles for us because we are consistently diverted by Galileos into false battles that are destined to degenerate into mere name calling? Honest journalists will recant - it happens all the time - when they are questioned and shown to be in error in their facts or their reasoning. The war for Liberty will be won when the hearts of more Americans are turned to love Liberty. We lose when we forget that every literary battle is an opportunity to win our opponent to our side. The love of Liberty must always be projected into love of our fellowman, that is, a passion for their freedom too. Else, how does love of Liberty spread? In this aspect of our strategy we must be unified.

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  rmarisbnet

  09/28/09 | Report as spam

  "LIKELY Earns Less in Advertising"

  First sentence in Glover's wishful-thinking article did it for me.
  
  Here's an excerpt from an 8/5/09 story:
  
  The FOX News Channel (FNC) operating income, as compared to the prior year, increased 50% for both the fourth quarter and the full year, primarily from increased affiliate revenues. For the full year, FNC primetime ratings were up 45% compared with the same period a year ago.
  
  And Fox News continues on a ratings tear this week. On Monday night and again last night, FNC beat the combined prime time averages, in both Total Viewers & A25-54 viewers, of MSNBC and CNN.
  
  In fact last night, "The O'Reilly Factor" (on cable TV) averaged 3.67 million Total Viewers at 8pmET topping the 8pm average of 2.91M on ABC (on broadcast TV), with "Superstars."
  
  Glover, did anyone teach you that good journalism begins where ideology ends?

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  ricklearns

  11/03/09 | Report as spam

  RE: Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott

  Unstable? Beck is one of the only people in the media holding the politicians of the two major parties responsible for what they do.

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  Markpid

  11/04/09 | Report as spam

  RE: Glenn Beck More Popular Than Ever Despite Boycott

  I'll put greater credibility in Glen over the Obama administration?s elitist image, for the following reasons:
  1.) Everyone in this country has a right to Free Speech under the Bill of Rights, Article 1. Glen is not excluded.
  2.) Glen supports his arguments or statements with relevant historical and current facts or well-founded and supported suspicions, whether one might agree with them or not.
  3.) Obama and his administration do not support the "changes" that they wish to impose on our country. They use un-American practices and promotions with irrational economic policies that can lead to total collapse of our economy to force their ideology.
  4.) The Administration continually beach the campaign promises of transparency, bipartisan cooperation in developing legislation, not falling to special interest groups, realistic creations of Jobs, etc.
  5.) Citizens and critique ARE NOT THE ENEMY! The campaign is over, it would be great if the Administration would do what?s best for the country, not political ambition! This is still ?The land of the free, and the home of the brave??. Lest we forget!!