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Fox News Cancels MyPillowA downtrodden and distressed Mike Lindell announced today that Fox News has just canceled all his future ads. One of the last lifelines keeping him afloat has now been cut. Story
In what could be the final death blow to his rags to riches story, Mike Lindell took to his internet channel 'Lindell TV' to announce that Fox News has cancelled MyPillow.
Lindell's pillow empire has been crumbling with big box retailers cancelling him, and banks ending their relationships with him and cancelling his line of credit. His TV commercials, which built his business, were cancelled by most networks three years ago, with only Fox and Newsmax still running his ads among major carriers. However, the Fox lifeline has now been cut as Lindell struggles to keep his doors open.
A downcast and shaken Lindell said that he wasn't given any explanation by Fox for this devastating news:
"We don't know why, we can only make a couple guesses. Maybe it was because Lou Dobbs was at it over on LindellTV. Just a few days ago he showed his great new interview with our real President Donald Trump. Or maybe it was because they don't want my face even on their network leading up to the 2024 election. I don't know, I don't have the details yet. All I know is the commercials have been cancelled."
https://www.meidastouch.com/news/fox-news-cancels-mypillow
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TSExile
(3,141 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,355 posts)lapfog_1
(29,309 posts)entangled with other quantum violins, all playing the world's saddest song... which on one can hear because no sound emerges from a quantum violin. Not even a screech.
Arne
(2,611 posts)That's what I think of.
LiberalFighter
(52,119 posts)unweird
(2,630 posts)Hard to believe Fox would turn away the ad revenue. Seems more likely your ad budget went to zip. Or were they giving him free advertising?
underpants
(183,585 posts)ProfessorGAC
(66,107 posts)It simply wasn't that big a company. The profile already greatly exceeded the business power. Smoke & mirrors, if you will.
With the scale, the cash flow has had to be pathetic for at least 3 years. Weak cash flow means unpaid bills.
struggle4progress
(118,566 posts)Sang "Pillow, my pillow, my pillow"
And I said to him, "Nitty-twit, why do you sit
Singing 'Pillow, my pillow, my pillow'"
"Is it weakness of intellect, Twitty?" I cried
"Or a tough idea in your little inside"
With a shake of his poor little head, he replied
"Oh, pillow, my pillow, my pillow!"
Ocelot II
(116,572 posts)malaise
(270,645 posts)When you get rich making pillows, stay in your lane.
Otherwise FAFO!
Celerity
(44,489 posts)LYRICS to MY PILLOW
In a stupid TV ad a con man proclaimed
Buy my pillow, my pillow, my pillow!
If your senses have left you and your brain is maimed
Buy my pillow, my pillow, my pillow!
Do you take me for stupid, oh Michael? I cried
Do you think that my head is quite hollow inside?
Or is it your opinion that I have no pride?
"Stuff your Pillow, your pillow, your pillow!"
He thumped on his chest and yelled, My friend is Trump!
Singing, pillow, my pillow, my pillow!
I told him, that only means you are a chump,
Eat your pillow, your pillow, your pillow.
He tried to remind me I could burn in hell,
He said after all, hes the mighty Lindell
And he had this strange, useless product to sell:
His pillow, his pillow, his pillow.
Now, Im feeling quite sure theres one thing I wont buy.
Its My Pillow, My Pillow, My Pillow.
Some rubes will fall for it, but surely not I.
My Pillow, My Pillow, My Pillow.
And even if I had spare money to spend
To food banks, my checks I most gladly would send
They will not go up some TV salesmans rear end!
No My Pillow, My Pillow, My Pillow!
struggle4progress
(118,566 posts)PCIntern
(25,846 posts)Maybe Ill sit on a pillow.
Ocelot II
(116,572 posts)Arne
(2,611 posts)I have one on my eye lash.
underpants
(183,585 posts)He made horrible choices all the way through his association with Trump.
Hes still heavily promoted on talk radio though.
Maru Kitteh
(28,373 posts)Ya loser.
kskiska
(27,057 posts)isn't on anymore. Mike Gallagher used to have Lindell on the phone quite often and endlessly advertised the pillows, sheets, towels, slippers, ad nauseam. His show went off the air several months ago.
kimbutgar
(21,492 posts)Initech
(100,382 posts)imanamerican63
(13,915 posts)doc03
(35,597 posts)because they shunned the My Pillow guy. Will he boycott Faux now, I doubt it.
IcyPeas
(22,065 posts)He fell into the Trump cult hook, line and sinker.
I don't think he's very intelligent and he can't tell that he has been used and wrung out to dry by trump.
All trump wanted from him was $$$$$$$$$$ but he is too naive to realize this.
lindysalsagal
(20,983 posts)lpbk2713
(42,848 posts)He's a loser.
Just like Trump and all the other Magat losers.
chouchou
(758 posts)They seemed to work out wonderful for your best buddy.
mercuryblues
(14,615 posts)That is the only reason why Faux would stop carrying your ads. No money-no air time.
Blue Owl
(51,163 posts)if he started filling the pillows with tRump's diarrhea instead of scrap foam -- they seem to just love that shit....
yardwork
(62,036 posts)MOMFUDSKI
(6,265 posts)into.
Chainfire
(17,757 posts)He needs to write a book; How to Piss Away a Good Business by being a Damn Fool.
Mike Nelson
(10,048 posts)... so what happened to his fortune? Guess he donated it all to Crooked Donald!
DFW
(54,875 posts)No one stuffed him into a hole. He dug it himself and then jumped in willingly.
Demovictory9
(32,624 posts)Xolodno
(6,454 posts)politics, plus religion separate.
If you don't, you will go out of business.
I bought two of his pillows before I knew his politics, I wouldn't say they are great, but they have been better and are lasting longer than others I bought in the past. But next time around, I'm just going to fork up the money and get feather pillows.