Okay. This is a great thing. However...

[sheshe2]

All these sponsers are abanboning Laura Ingraham, you have to ask yourself why they were sponsoring her hate filled rhetoric in the first place.

Is it just me?

[Mr. Ected]

1. It's not just you. They soaked up the dirty money until the gravy train went off the rails.

Now they're being lauded for acting like adults.

Make a mental note of these corporations for future reference. We are correct to celebrate their departure from LI's and Fox's universe, but they shouldn't have been there in the first place.

Let's be happy that Ingraham is being punished, finally, for her spiteful, uninformed messaging. Let's key on that.

But let's not give any of those companies a pass in the future. They're on probation for me....and I vote with my dollar.

[sheshe2]

3. Agree with all you said Mr. as Ted.

Thanks.

[cwydro]

2. Excellent point.

And each has said they were not going to further advertise on “that” show.

I don’t watch Fox, so I’ve no idea if these companies advertise on other Fox shows.

[Ohiogal]

4. Excellent point, sheshe

Like this was the first thing that made them re-think what vile propaganda they were sponsoring?

[sheshe2]

9. Exactly, Ohiogal.

[Atticus]

5. But---but---but----WHO KNEW that Laura was a mean-spirited fascist harpy! I mean, GEE WILLIKERS:

it's not like she has a reputation for being a petty, hypocritical, snotty----woman!

[Kirk Lover]

6. No it's not just you....why are they advertising on fake faux in the first place? Yeah I understand

the almighty dollar but what they are doing is just BEYOND.

[BoneyardDem]

7. See? You so frequently notice and speak of an angle we forget to consider

You are brilliant!

[sheshe2]

10. Lol

Why thank you, BoneyardDem.

[Caliman73]

8. Corporations are amoral. Watch, The Corporation and you will see.

Corporations will do what they need to do to maximize profits. They will only stop if their profits are threatened, and will only stop enough to avoid long term backlash.

Corporations pay advertisers and PR firms millions of dollars to make them appear to be "good corporate citizens" but they would advertise on Stormfront if they could get more dollars than they would lose.

[bigtree]

11. those kinds of conflicts of ideology between political entities and advertisers

...aren't restricted to the likes of Ingraham.

You make a good point, though, about the enabling and often compromising force of the advertising market.

[mountain grammy]

12. Yeah, ain't that the truth.

Everytime something like this happens and sponsers drop, I wonder the same thing.

[ProudLib72]

13. I totally agree.

However, if you want to see something scary, take a look at who advertises on Hannity: These are Sean Hannity's advertisers Link to Media Matters list of sponsors: https://www.mediamatters.org/research/2017/05/23/these-are-sean-hannitys-advertisers/216607

Scroll down to see who has recently advertised on his show. A few have bailed, but there are still a LOT!
I don't know if anyone could effectively boycott all these companies. There are at least one hundred.

[dalton99a]

14. Damn

[sheshe2]

15. I think Angies list bothers me the most.

What a list though.

[ProudLib72]

16. If we want to be cynical, then there is a good possibility these companies

pulling their ads from LI are getting more publicity than they would through the ads themselves. So it's a PR stunt. I just don't know how to effectively bring down the Faux juggernaut. I don't think boycotting a few companies will accomplish much in the long run.

[Jamaal510]

17. K&R

[brer cat]

18. K&R