HOLY SHIT! Sinclair intimidating PETITION SIGNERS

[Proud2BAmurkin]

What a bunch of fuckin SCUM. Count me among the BOYCOTTERS of Staples and any other Sinclair sponsor.........

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050107/phf019_1.html

Although Sinclair respects the rights of these organizations to voice their opinions, we find inappropriate that their tactics include advocating their constituency to contact our advertisers in a blatant attempt to use economic pressure to censor the speech of Sinclair. Moreover, the continued misrepresentation of the facts surrounding any company's advertising practices regarding Sinclair stations constitutes "trade defamation" which would entitle Sinclair to seek damages in a court of law. Sinclair will aggressively pursue any organization or any individual which engages in such defamation, including individuals who lend their names to mass e-mail campaigns spreading such misinformation.

Hey Sinclair. FUCK YOU.

[Taxloss]

1. Ouchy! Someone touched a nerve. nt

[wtmusic]

2. Is "trade defamation" an actual legal term

or just some bullshit they're trying to peddle off as intimidation?

[rox63]

5. It's bullshit n/t

[Swamp Rat]

3. Sinclair eats babies and trades with baby killers!

Sinclair!

[Proud2BAmurkin]

4. Disgusting PUKES

nt

[Wilber_Stool]

6. They need to be reminded that they use

the public airwaves.

[alvis]

7. Also that censorship means government.

Maybe they can ask Armstrong Williams how he got a cut from dubya if too many advertisers pull out. Oh wait, they probably already do get a little money for their propaganda efforts.

[wtmusic]

8. Sinclair advertisers list at:

http://www.sinclairaction.com/contact/point.aspx

This motivates me to write them even more.

[Webster Green]

9. Here's a contact link.....if you care to vent upon them....

I just spanked 'em good, and It felt great.

http://www.sbgi.net/contact/contact.shtml

[tridim]

10. Another checkmark for the neo-fascist playbook

[proud patriot]

11. Well Sinclair , when you piss 56,000,000 Americans

it hurts , doesn't it ?

Boo Hoo !

[Maclilly]

12. They are full of it.

The RW HAS organized boycotts all the time. They are full of it.

[Osamasux]

13. We had a real impact. They are trying to stop the bleeding.

Staples, the largest office products retailer and a major advertiser, announced on Tuesday that they are pulling all of their ads from Sinclair. Staples spokesman Owen Davis specifically named the emails they were receiving complaining about Sinclair's political activism. Media Matters for America did a fantastic job of leading the way and we are achieving victory. We must all recognize that perhaps our greatest weapon these days is our combined economic strength and we need to continue to wield it. The Right will try to answer and blunt that weapon and anything else we come up with that is effective. That is what this action is. We cannot be deterred. We need to remain on the offensive.

The recent creation of BuyBlue.org and Choose the Blue over the past few months probably has them even more concerned. (If you have not checked out these sites, you should.) We may not have the Senate, House or presidency, but we spend a hell of a lot of money. That is a potential source of power waiting to be harnessed.

Also, Sinclair is facing shareholder lawsuits because their actions led to the devaluation of their stock. Sinclair is a public company, so it is unethical for their officers to pursue a personal political agenda if it is detrimental to the value of their shareholders stock. Sinclair's directors are obligated to protect the shareholders and recent judgments against the Enron and in particular the Worldcom boards have resulted in record cash judgments against directors personally. They are trying to defend themselves by attacking our actions. Cute but predictable. It certainly could muddy the waters enough to defend them. It also probably puts other advertisers on notice that Sinclair will fight them in court if they try to void any contracts they have for future advertising on Sinclair.

These people are used to winning. They are not going to roll over just because we win a few battles. We have to remain together, undeterred and focused.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-sinclair5jan05,1,7115885.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

[alexisfree]

14. FUCK SINCLAIR NOW MORE THAN EVER AND FUCK THEIR ADVISTISERS

[InvisibleBallots]

15. We are too civilized to run the CEO out of town on a rail, tarred and feat

hered ... so instead we should arrest him and send him to prison for 10 years. Calling Eliot Spitzer..

[itzamirakul]

16. Staples has pulled the ad....

I read this somewhere about an hour ago. I forget if it was aol or yahoo...

Only two posts to go for 1000!

[Cuban_Liberal]

17. Sinclair can kiss my Cuban ass!

I called every advertiser on WICD when they decided to trash Kerry with that so-called documentary right before the election. Bring it on, you puke-faced bastards!

*flip*

:grr:

[desi826]

18. This is bull

Repubs do this ALL the time. That's how they get the press and all these companies to heel.
Sinclair's just mad because they are getting called on their right wing tactics.
Des

[jazzjunkysue]

19. Staples told me they stopped their Sinclair ads because of our emails.

Honest to god, they did. Sinclair is losing clients.

So, are we so sure our efforts aren't helping? I think we're doing as well as can be expected, right now.

[Cobalt Violet]

20. Excuse the f*ck out of us if we vote with our pocketbooks Sinclair.

It's the only legit, fraud proof vote we have.