The List :RE Media Matters ABC Radio Memo Advertising Boycott

[corkhead]

I have done what I could to transcribe what was on the orginal memo, with some ? where I couldn't read it.

We need to boycott these bastards

For more info already floating about in DU, I give you the following...


http://mediamatters.org/items/200610310008


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2588678


Allstate
American Heart Association
Avantis
Avon (all Brands)
Bank of America
Bayer (all products)
BMW Motorcycles
?
Chattem - Capzasin
Chattem – Gold Bond 1st aid
Chattem – Gold Bond Foot Spray
Chattem – Physoderm
Chattem – Selsun Salon
Chattem – Ultimate Healing Lotion
Cigna
Cingular
Clorox
Coke
Coty
Dean’s Morningstar Foods
Dell
Denny’s
Discovery Channel
Eharmony.com
Epson
Expedia.com
ExxonMobil
Farmers Insurance
FedEx
Foot Action
Frito-Lay
GE
Gilette Venus
Goodyear
Heineken Amstel Light
Hershey’s
Hewlett Packard
Home Depot
Hormel
Hyatt
Interstate Batteries
JC Penney
Johnson & Johnson (all brands)
Kohl’s
Kraft Foods
Levi’s
Masterfoods USA (all brands)
McDonalds
Merial Frontline
MGM
Michelin
Microsoft
Morningstar
National Cattleman’s beef
Nestle
Nissan
NYSE
Office Depot
Outdoor Life Network
P&G – Bounty
P&G – Charmin
P&G – Febreze
P&G – Iams Dog/Cat Foods
P&G – Pepto Bismol
Parenicum? (all)
Pepsi
P? Morna?
Pier 1 Imports
Red Lobster
Re/Max
RE? Sporting Goods
Rent-Way
Robert Hall
Schering Plough Espys?
Schering Plough ?
Sherwin Williams
Sony
State Farm
Toys R US
Travelocity.com
True Value
United Health Care
US Navy
USPS
Visa
Walgreens
Wal-Mart
Welch’s
Wrigley
Wyeth

[tblue]

1. I just wanna understand the logic. We boycott them because they were threatened?

Or because they complied? Please explain to me like I'm a 3 year old. I'm slow today.

And do we let them know that we're boycotting?

Who needs Denny's and Red Lobster anyway? But, uhhh, I don't know if we can effectively boycott the US Postal Service.

[librechik]

3. no--they are companies boycotting Air America Radio

so we can boycott them in response. Yes, write them and let them know you will boycortt until they allow their advertising to air on AAR.

[BonnieJW]

2. My God! It's everyone!

Why don't we just boycott ABC? Wouldn't that take care of everyone? Why doesn't everyone just send letters, faxes and emails to ABC and let them know none of us will ever watch their channels or their subsidiaries or visit any Disney facilities again. This has to be criminal in some way. Any attorneys out there who can advise?

[walldude]

4. Before you go jumping the gun go to BuyBlue

I have compared the list and there are a number of blue companies on that list. Also are you quite sure the American Heart Association would pull ads from Air America? I find this list to be suspicious. http://www.buyblue.org/directory/alpha

If this does turn out to be true how the hell am I going to boycott Microsoft? Or The Post Office?

[fasttense]

5. This is rather strange.

Why does it say Hewlett Packard under Air America Blackout on the document? I don't know about this, it seems strange. I've heard USPS ads on AAR. Why the Discovery Channel and would the Navy really boycott a cheap media for recruiting? I don't think so. I have my doubts about the authenticity of this.

[Jane Austin]

6. This seems like a helpful list for, say, Apple or OfficeMax to advertise

on AAR without fear of competition.