Here is Glenn Beck, once again, proving his fans wrong about finding the truth on Fox News…

BECK: I know [Fox News White House correspondent] Major Garrett doesn’t ask the questions at the White House, because he’s never called on. Hmmm. I wonder why.

Actually, Beck, Garrett has been called on at every press briefing Gibbs held in August and one the same day Beck made the false claim above (Aug 3, 4, 6, 7, 12). Also, Obama called on Garrett several times (Feb 9, March 24, April 4, June 23). Oops…

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Visitor submitted response from Nestle:

From: nestlebaking@casupport.com
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 1:32 PM
Subject: Response from Nestlé Baking

Thank you for contacting Nestlé® Baking Products.

We are committed to protecting and maintaining the longstanding heritage and quality image of Nestlé and its brands. Although we work with a number of third parties and outside spokespersons as part of our promotional activities, it is essential to make clear that their personal comments, apart from our brands, are not representative of Nestlé.

We appreciate your interest and hope you will visit our website often for the latest information on our products and promotions.

Sincerely,
Tara Williams
Consumer Response Representative

This is a a typical neutral, take no responsibility, response. Here is their contact information:

Nestlé USA, Inc.
Chairman and CEO: Brad Alford
SVP and CFO: Dan Stroud
GLOBE Executive and CIO: Kimberly (Kim) Lund
800 N. Brand Blvd.
Glendale, CA 91203
CA Tel. 818-549-6000
Toll Free 800-225-2270
Fax 818-549-6952

http://www.nestleusa.com/Public/ContactUs.aspx

Nestle also owns PowerBar, Perrier, Purina, Gerber and several other brands.

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Visitor submitted response from State Farm:

From: Jairon L Wills jairon.l.wills.b92k@statefarm.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:59 PM
Subject: Comments/Suggestions/Unauthenticated

Thank you for your recent e-mail concerning State Farm’s advertising on the Fox network.

We have a policy of not advertising on political or opinion programming.  We have corrected this issue and have taken steps to make sure it does not happen again.

Understanding our millions of customers and thousands of associates hold a full spectrum of views on political issues, State Farm has a long-standing practice of not advertising in political discussion programming regardless of a program’s political point of view.

Because of the recent situation, State Farm is now evaluating its commercial placement practices to ensure its political issues advertising guidelines are maintained.

Thank you for your e-mail and your continued support of State Farm Insurance, both are greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Jairon L. Wills
Executive Customer Service Supervisor
State Farm Insurance

This is, in my opinion, an above average response, though it does not say whether they have removed their ads from Fox News Channel, or just political shows.

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Latest Group of Advertisers Joins Growing List of Companies Distancing Themselves from FNC Anchor

OAKLAND, Calif.—ColorOfChange.org this week received confirmation from four more companies – ConAgra (maker of Healthy Choice products), Roche, Sanofi-Aventis, and RadioShack – pledging to pull their ads from Fox News Channel’s Glenn Beck show. These new defections come on the heels of reports that Men’s Wearhouse, State Farm and Sargento also pulled their ads in recent days. They join LexisNexis-owned Lawyers.com, Procter & Gamble, Progressive Insurance, SC Johnson and GEICO, who all pulled their ads from Glenn Beck after the news host called President Obama a “racist” who “has a deep-seated hatred for white people,” on “Fox and Friends.”

“…Upon review of this particular program, we have discontinued our advertising for all ConAgra Foods products during its airing,” said Stephanie Childs, spokesperson for ConAgra Foods, in an email to ColorOfChange.org. “We share your commitment to diversity in all areas of life and appreciate you sharing your concerns with us.”

“We have specified that our ads will no longer run on Mr. Beck’s show,” said Sean Connor, Manager of Media Services and Purchasing for Sanofi-Aventis, in an e-mail to ColorOfChange.org. “We have included this show on a list of programming that should not be utilized within the Fox network buys. Thank you for drawing our attention to this matter.”

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Keith Olbermann addressed the several companies who pulled their ads from Glenn Beck‘s show on Fox News, thanks to the efforts by ColorOfChange.org. Thank you to the people at ColorOfChange.org for the great work!

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Visitor submitted response from Men’s Wearhouse:

From: Stringer, Matthew (MS38) <MS38@tmw.com>
Subject: RE: Our Company
Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 8:31 PM

Thank you for contacting Men’s Wearhouse and bringing to our attention  your concerns with Fox News. While we support free speech and do not make advertising decisions based on our own personal ideologies, after reviewing Glenn Beck’s recent incendiary comments we have decided  to remove our advertising from his program. We hope that this decision will allow you to continue to patronize Men’s Wearhouse. I would encourage you to please share our decision with anyone else who may have expressed a similar concern.

Sincerely,
Matt Stringer
vp marketing/creative services

This is a great response, but, again, it looks like it’s just for Glenn Beck’s show & not FNC in its entirety. Hopefully, if we keep the pressure on, that can happen. Here is their contact information:

Men’s Wearhouse
Customer Relations
6380 Rogerdale Rd
Houston, TX 77072
1-800-851-6744
Fax us at: 281-776-7038
http://www.menswearhouse.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ContactUs_-1_10601_10051_10721_10652_10652#email

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Visitor submitted response from UPS:

From: customer.service@ups.com [mailto:customer.service@ups.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 4:19 AM
Subject: General / General

Thank you for your e-mail regarding our recent advertising on Fox. We value your input and take your comments very seriously.

UPS is very sensitive to the type of television programming with which we associate our messaging. While our advertising schedules are purchased months in advance, we work with our agencies to monitor programming for offensive, inappropriate or controversial content as our schedules run. We do not, however, always have complete visibility into which programs will be promoted in purchased shows.

Occasionally, our advertising ends up near polarizing content. If we find that this becomes a consistent pattern, we will re-evaluate our commitment to particular programs or networks.

Please contact us if you need any additional assistance.

Shelly L.
UPS Customer Service

I hope they do reevaluate their decision to advertise on Fox News; however, that is not much of a response… Keep the pressure on. Here is their contact information:

United Parcel Service of America, Inc. – UPS
UPS Corporate Headquarters
55 Glenlake Parkway, NE
Atlanta , GA 30328
customer.service@ups.com

https://www.ups.com/upsemail/input?loc=en_US&reqID=SUP

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Visitor submitted response from Sargento Foods, Inc.:

Subject: RE: Sargento Contact Us
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:57:45 -0500
From: Ask_Us@sargento.com

We deeply appreciate your reaching out to us and sharing your comments and concerns about Sargento ads appearing during “The Glenn Beck Show.” We sat down with the marketing department to talk about it and I learned that we buy time periods not specific programs. But in any event, they’ve made the decision to exclude that program from our future ad rotation. Simply stated, Sargento ads won’t be airing during that show. Again, thanks for contacting us.

Pat Lombardo
Sargento Consumer Affairs Department

Keep in mind that they only stated that they are pulling ads from Glenn Beck’s show, not from the Fox News Channel. Please keep the pressure on. Here is their contact information:

Sargento (Corporate Offices & Manufacturing)
One Persnickety Place
Plymouth, WI 53073
(920) 893-8484
(800) 558-5802
FAX (920) 893-8399
(1-800-243-3737)
http://www.sargento.com/contact/

If you receive a response, please forward it, so it can be shared.

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In addition to Lawyers.com (owned by LexisNexis), Procter & Gamble and Progressive Insurance, SC Johnson and GEICO have decided to distance themselves from the fear monger, Glenn Beck.

On Tuesday, August 4, GEICO instructed its ad buying service to redistribute its inventory of rotational spots on FOX-TV to their other network programs, exclusive of the Glenn Beck program,” said a spokesperson for GEICO Corporate Communications in an email to ColorOfChange.org.  “As of August 4, GEICO no longer runs any paid advertising spots during Mr. Beck’s program.

This response is due to a mass emailing effort arranged by ColorOfChange members. 75,000 members have taken part so far. If you wish to be included, click here.

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On July 24, 2007 Democrats.com prompted a boycott of Fox News, calling it “the propaganda arm of the Republican party, willing to twist facts and even lie to promote the Republican agenda.” Their boycott page has been updated to include background information such as Glenn Beck agreeing with guest that wants the U.S. attacked by terrorists again,  Glenn Beck calling President Obama a racist and, most recently, Glenn Beck joking about poisoning Nancy Pelosi.

As of August 9, 2009, Democrats.com now includes the following statement:

We join with FoxNewsBoycott and other groups in this boycott. Read the latest update from wikoogle, which includes advertiser phone numbers if you’d like to call: 8/9/09

Thank you for the support! If you would like to sign their petition, click here.

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On August 3, 2009 Glenn Beck stated, “[i]f anyone thinks that it would be a good idea to turn violent, think again,” adding that “[i]f you ever hear someone thinking about or talking about turning violent, it is your patriotic duty to stop them.”

On August 6, 2009 Glenn Beck joked about putting poison in Nancy Pelosi’s wine (see transcript below) and video here.

So, when is Fox News going to stop Glenn Beck? It is, after all, their patriotic duty, and Glenn Beck agrees.

BECK: So, Speaker Pelosi, I just wanted to — you gonna drink your wine? Are you blind? Do those eyes not work? There you — I want you to drink it now. Drink it. Drink it. Drink it.

I really just wanted to thank you for having me over here to wine country. You know, to be invited, I thought I had to be a major Democratic donor or a longtime friend of yours, which I’m not.

By the way, I put poison in your — no, I — I look forward to all the policy discussions that we’re supposed to have — you know, on health care, energy reform, and the economy.

Hey, is that Sean Penn over there? I know it cost me more than $30,000 to get in here, but hey. Hey, I think I see Ed Markey, the author of cap and trade, right over there.

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After Rachel Maddow talks about Rush Limbaugh making a baseless comparison of President Obama to Nazism, she shows a clip of a Glenn Beck skit where he offers Speaker Pelosi some wine, poisoned… When did murder and assassination become stuff jokes are made of in the media? I suspect the Secret Service has taken an interest in this atrocious behavior.

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Another diary on DailyKos.com, this time by wikoogle, is calling for a boycott of Fox News and Glenn Beck advertisers. Thank you to wikoogle for the mention of FoxNewsBoycott.com. The following advertisers were also listed on DailyKos and were submitted by email. I’ve added whatever other contact info I could find to fill in any blanks.

60 Plus
515 King Street, Suite 315
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 807-2070
(703) 807-2073 fax
info@60plus.org

http://60plus.org/contact.asp

AARP
601 E Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20049
1-888-OUR-AARP
(1-888-687-2277)

http://www.aarp.org/aarp/contact_aarp1/

Accu Chek Aviva (Roche Diagnostics)
1-317-521-7159,
or 1-317-690-9288,
CONTACT: Lori LeRoy
lori.leroy@roche.com

ADT Security Services, Inc. (Tyco)
Ann Lindstrom
561-988-3258
alindstrom@adt.com

http://adt.com/wps/portal/adt/contact/?wgc=resi-request-info

Ally Bank
P.O. Box 951
Horsham, PA 19044
1-313-656-6970
or 1-917-369-2364
customerservice@ally.com

https://chat.ally.com/hc/LPallychat/?cmd=file&file=visitorWantsToChat&site=LPallychat&byhref=1&SESSIONVAR!skill=general-service-english

Apple
Public Relations
(408) 974-2042
media.help@apple.com
sjobs@apple.com
dowling@apple.com

http://www.apple.com/contact/

Brita Filter
U.S. Headquarters
Brita LP
1221 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612
1-800-24-BRITA (US)
or 1-800-387-6940 (Canada)

Broadview Security
972-871-3500
8880 Esters Blvd
Irving, TX 75063

http://www.broadviewsecurity-home.com/contactus.htm

Conservatives for Patients’ Rights
700 12th Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
877–330–4CPR
Brian Burgess
703-683-5004

http://www.cprights.org/contact.php

Forex.com
US Headquarters:
44 Wall Street, 7th Floor
New York, New York 10005
Corporate Headquaters:
GAIN Capital Group
550 Hills Drive
Bedminster, NJ 07921-1539
(contact#, not headquarters) 1.877.367.3946
info@forex.com

http://www.forex.com/contact_us.html

Golden Corral
5151 Glenwood Ave
Raleigh, NC 27612
(919)781-9310

http://www.goldencorral.com/contact/

Healthy Choice (Conagra Foods)
Corporate Headquarters
ConAgra Foods Inc.
One ConAgra Drive
402-240-4000
800-323-9980

HSBC Life Insurance
Headquarters (Mettawa, IL)
(224) 544-2000
Public Affairs (New York, NY)
(212) 525-3800

http://www.hsbcusa.com/hsbcusa/abouthsbc/contacthsbc.html?WT.svl=100

Men’s Wearhouse
Customer Relations
6380 Rogerdale Rd
Houston, TX 77072
1-800-851-6744
Fax us at: 281-776-7038

http://www.menswearhouse.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ContactUs_-1_10601_10051_10721_10652_10652#email

Metastock
Equis International
90 South 400 West
Suite 620
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
1 (801) 265-9998
pr@equis.com

http://www.equis.com/Company/about/Contact.aspx

Nexium (AstraZeneca)
US Corporate Headquarters
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
1800 Concord Pike
P.O. Box 15437
Wilmington, DE 19850-5437
Phone: 1-302-886-3000
Phone: 1-800-456-3669

Pep Boys (Corporate Office)
3111 W. Allegheny Ave.
Philadelphia, Pa., 19132
(215) 430-9095
Peter Robinson – Director of Corporate Communications
mediarelations@pepboys.com
Ray Arthur – Chief Financial Officer
investorrelations@pepboys.com

http://twitter.com/pepboysauto

http://www.pepboys.com/about_pep_boys/contact_us/

Radio Shack
Riverfront Campus
Mail Stop #CF7-130
300 RadioShack Circle
Fort Worth, TX 76102-1964
Phone: (817) 415-3300
Fax: (817) 415-2585
media.relations@RadioShack.com

http://www.radioshackcorporation.com/contacts/index.html

Rapid Bath
JARDEN CORPORATION
555 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Suite B-302
Rye, NY 10580
561-912-4100
1-877-786-4358

https://secure.rapidbathing.com/ContactUs.aspx

Red Lobster (Corporate Address)
5900 Lake Ellenor Drive
Orlando, FL 32809
(407) 245-4000

https://www.redlobster.com/contact_us/Default.asp?

Sargento (Corporate Offices & Manufacturing)
One Persnickety Place
Plymouth, WI 53073
(920) 893-8484
(800) 558-5802
FAX (920) 893-8399
(1-800-243-3737)

http://www.sargento.com/contact/

Super 8 Motels (Wyndham property)
Sandra Kelder
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications
Wyndham Worldwide
22 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, NJ 07054
(973) 753-8142
Sandra.Kelder@wyndhamworldwide.com

http://www.super8.com/Super8/control/corp_rate_form

Superior Gold Group
100 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 950
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310-228-3151
Larrin Devereaux, General Manager
1-818-264-0133,
info@gold101.com

http://www.gold101.com/contact_us/

United Healthcare Insurance Company
(National Media Contact)
Daryl Richard
Ph. (860) 702-5795
daryl_richard@uhc.com

United Parcel Service of America, Inc. – UPS
UPS Corporate Headquarters
55 Glenlake Parkway, NE
Atlanta , GA 30328

https://www.ups.com/upsemail/input?loc=en_US&reqID=SUP

Wall Street Journal
200 Liberty St.
New York, NY 10281
Phone: 212-416-2000

Weitz & Luxemburg
700 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 558-5500
Fax: (212) 344-5461

http://www.weitzlux.com/contactus.html

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Glenn Beck went on a tirade against President Obama, calling him a racist. Several public figures and web sites, including ColorOfChange.org and FoxNewsBoycott.com, call for a boycott of  Glenn Beck’s sponsors.

Over  45,000 ColorOfChange.org members called on advertisers to pull their ads from Glenn Beck’s show. LexisNexis-owned Lawyers.com, Procter & Gamble and Progressive Insurance listened.This is what they had to say:

LEXISNEXIS: Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. We have suspended further advertising during Mr. Beck’s program. We have no plans to continue advertising on Mr. Beck’s show.

PROCTER & GAMBLE: No P&G ads should have appeared on this program in the first place. To be clear, if any of our advertising appeared on the Glenn Beck show, it was in error and we appreciate you bringing this matter to our attention.  We will do what we can to see that it doesn’t happen again.

PROGRESSIVE: Our (advertising) order specifies no Glenn Beck. We have confirmed with the network that our spots should not be running there.

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Fox News’ Juan Williams was on C-Span, commenting on divisiveness at Fox News, including the topic of racism. When asked about Glenn Beck calling President Obama racist, Williams had this to say:

WILLAMS: I’m just stunned by it. I don’t understand it. I think in that situation, people are just saying things to stir the pot or to create an audience for themselves, because I don’t see it. There’s no reality to that. [...]

So, I think a lot of that is simple grandstanding, making outrageous statements, provocateur Glenn Beck at his best. But I don’t think there’s any reality to it. There’s a big difference between a personality show and a news show. And that’s a personality-driven presentation.

Williams also stated that “Barack Obama never behaved in any such way that would make you think that he espoused or believed or held to his heart some racist attitudes.”

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