Everyone Read - O'Reilly Sponsor Boycott Campaign

[stewert]

Hey folks,

I started a sponsor boycott campaign against Billy
O'Dummy. I have a guy who owns west point publishing
as a partner. He is going to publish it in his
newspapers etc. and tell bloggers about it.

The two of us are going to maintain a list of Factor
Sponsors and keep it updated. I made a web page on
oreilly-sucks.com and put a link to it on my front
page. Just scroll down a little and you will see it.

www.oreilly-sucks.com

I need you guys to promote it on your websites, blogs, etc. and spread
the word to other bloggers. He has already contacted
Josh Silver at huffingtonpost.com, and kos, and
atrios. I have contacted Bartcop, crooksandliars.com, and sweetjesusihatebilloreilly.com.

So lets spread the word, if we can get some of
O'Reilly's sponsors to cancel their ads it will hurt
him where he hates it the most, in his wallet. So spread the word, and lets put a hurting on O'Reilly.

Steve

[KaryninMiami]

1. Absolutely- - what an excellent idea! k &r

I'm a Hertz Gold member- am looking forward to letting them know that it may be time to switch to another car leasing company...

[Permanut]

2. Steve, I'm nominating you

for a Peabody award for this! I can't believe how far down the sewer he's gone since he was a news anchor here in Portland Or - and not very controversial at that time. Thanks for the great info; I'm really not interested in giving his sponsors another nickel.

[Suich]

3. I didn't know he used to be in Portland!

Lou Dobbs used to anchor here in Seattle!

Welcome to DU, Permanut!

:toast:

[stewert]

4. Hey

Check back tomorrow afternoon, I have some new sponsors to add to the list, they should be on by early afternoon tomorrow.

[Permanut]

5. I'll be here

And thanks Suich!!1!11

[tuggle]

6. you got it, Steve

[HughMoran]

7. That's a good idea

How to hit the right-wing nut-job where it hurts

[Redstone]

8. Why do I doubt that this is worth even two seconds of anybody's time?

Your intentions may be good, but if you don't mind, I'll check back in six months and see if ANY of Billo's sponsors have cancelled their advertising because of your campaign. I doubt I'll find any.

I got ten bucks that says there won't be even one.

A bit of friendly advice: If you're going to try to promote a campaign, please use the spell-checking function of your software (and maybe take a look at your punctuation as well) when you attempt to recruit people to your cause.

Redstone

[stewert]

9. Update

I added some new sponsors to the boycott list this morning.

www.oreilly-sucks.com

www.oreilly-sucks.com/sponsor-boycott-list.htm

Note to redstone: FU pal, if you don't want to participate in the boycott, that's your business, but don't post your negative garbage on this thread, in other words, shut your mouth you spellcheck nerd. Now go spellcheck that, jerk. We are trying to hurt O'Reilly in the wallet, if you don't like it just ignore us, got it?

[stewert]

10. And BTW.........

Rick contacted Josh Silver from freepress.net and the huffingtonpost, he thinks it is a great idea, and he sent it to MoveOn, media Matters, etc.

Bartcop.com and sweetjesusihatebilloreilly.com have also agreed to promote the boycott. We think kos and atrios, may promote it too.

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From: Josh Silver
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 1:40 PM
To: [e-mail]
Subject: RE: O'Reilly Advertiser Boycott

Hi Rick,

I think this is great. I just sent it to MoveOn, Media Matters, Brave New Films and FAIR. Lets see if they pile on. These are effective because it’s not a heavy lift for advertisers to move their ads off that show and onto another.

Thanks for the heads up.

Josh

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From: West Point Publishing
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 3:14 PM
To: Josh Silver
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: O'Reilly Advertiser Boycott

Hi Josh,

Yesterday I contacted Steve Senti at www.oreilly-sucks.com and suggested we start a campaign to boycott companies who advertise on Bill O'Reilly's show. He agreed. He now has a page on his web site that lists each 'The O'Reilly Factor' advertiser from June 9, with contact information for each advertiser www.oreilly-sucks.com/sponsor-boycott-list.htm.

I will work with Steve to keep a current running list of 'The O'Reilly Factor' advertisers and their contact information.

Any effort on your part to help get the word out on this effort through your network of contacts would be most appreciated. It would be most gratifying for O'Reilly's advertisers to hear from thousands, if not millions, of people.

Thanks in advance for your help on this and thanks for all you do at Free Press.

Best Regards,

Rick

Rick Torgerson
Publisher
West Point News & Upcountry News
P.O. Box 447
West Point, CA 95255

[Redstone]

13. Nah, I don't use a spellchecker. I just know how to spell. So I can't help you

with your request.

Redstone

[truebrit71]

21. Wow...sanctimonious much?

What a wanker you must be...:eyes:

[Riddler]

11. Regardless of what the naysayers say, I think it's a great idea as long as....

we get behind it and promote it. The right wing idiots have no problem getting sponsors to drop sponsorship or companies to pull advertising if it offends them. Why? Because they don't do it half-assed. They use their numbers to achieve the effect they want to and they've been successful at it. Meanwhile, the liberals never seem to be wholly organized as one voice representing many to achieve any of their goals. It's time we let O'Reilly's sponsors know that there are more than just a few malcontents out here complaining about Bill-O, and that our money means just as much to their bottom line as does his supporters. We're only defeated when we accept defeat before waging the battle.

[bryant69]

12. I oppose boycotts designed to curtail freedom of speech.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

14. Took a look at the list. Need shaving razors and foam, and decided it won't be from Gillette.

Does that make me a bad person?

[bryant69]

16. If you are changing your shaving habits in order to silence a point of view you don't agree with

Well, I don't know if that makes you a bad person, but I certainly don't agree with the practice.

Bryant

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

17. My. How dramatic. "Freedom of speech." "Silence a point of view you don't agree with."

Save your pity. Poor Bill remains perfectly free to spout his crap any way he likes. It's MY freedom NOT to finance him that's in question.

[bryant69]

18. Well let's face it you don't have much chance of affecting O'Reilly

But you'd like to be able to. What if posts like the op were able to actually work? Get O'Reilly (and Rush and Hannity and Glenn Beck and so on) off the air? Would you stop? Or would you be pleased?

Bryant

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

19. I have realistic expectations. I'll settle for some egg on his face.

It has happened before that advertisers pulled ads due to supreme idiocy blathered by somebody. Didn't stop any, but it does diminish the amount of money that go to their pockets. And is a major PR flop.

If you ask me, it's a form of voting.

[bryant69]

20. And if you ask me it's freelance censorship. n/t

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

22. That word you keep using. Censorship. It does not mean what you think it means. -nt

[ProfessorGAC]

23. We've Had This Discussion Before

Bryant has his mind made up on this issue. At least he's always been civil about and disagrees in an agreeable way.
The Professor

[bryant69]

24. OK- give me your definition. n/t

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

25. I'll give you one from the American Heritage Dictionary.

cen·sor·ship
n.
1. The act, process, or practice of censoring.
2. The office or authority of a Roman censor.
3. Psychology Prevention of disturbing or painful thoughts or feelings from reaching consciousness except in a disguised form.

cen·sor
n.
1. A person authorized to examine books, films, or other material and to remove or suppress what is considered morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable.
2. An official, as in the armed forces, who examines personal mail and official dispatches to remove information considered secret or a risk to security.
3. One that condemns or censures.
4. One of two officials in ancient Rome responsible for taking the public census and supervising public behavior and morals.
5. Psychology The agent in the unconscious that is responsible for censorship.

tr.v. cen·sored, cen·sor·ing, cen·sors
To examine and expurgate.

[bryant69]

26. I guess we are hung up on the word Authorized?

You aren't authorized by the government so you can't be a censor. I'm not sure I buy that argument - you do have control over how you spend your money. You are authorized to spend your money as you like, and you are using the power of your purse to suppress someone you find (presumably) both morally and politically objectionable. Sounds like censorship to me, or an attempt at it anyway.

Bryant

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

15. Rental cars, plane tickets, hotels, and viagra.

Hmmm.