looks like boycott threats are working!!! 😄 burger king FOLDS!!! who's next??
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Burger King bars ads from TV show discussing Kerry
NEW YORK, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Hamburger chain Burger King said on Wednesday that it would not run its commercials during a controversial program about U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry to be aired by Sinclair Broadcast Group .
Sinclair on Tuesday backed away from airing a documentary critical of Kerry's Vietnam War-era record, but said it would show portions of that film in a special program that discusses allegations he betrayed fellow veterans with his antiwar activities.
Burger King's move suggests advertisers may not be assured the new program's format averts political controversy. Democrats have branded plans to air the program as a blatant partisan attack less than two weeks before the Nov. 2 ballot.
Sinclair broadcasts in key states like Florida and Ohio whose voters could decide the close election race. Some of the company's top executives have been major contributors to President George W. Bush and his fellow Republicans.
Burger King said in a statement that it "does not endorse any candidate or political party."
In response to the controversy, Sinclair said on Tuesday it would not air the entire documentary "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal," which accuses Kerry, a Democratic senator from Massachusetts, of betraying fellow Vietnam veterans by testifying more than 30 years ago against the war and about atrocities he said were committed by U.S. forces.
Baltimore-based Sinclair said it would instead broadcast an hour-long program on Friday titled "A POW Story: Politics, Pressure and the Media" about the use of documentaries to influence voting that would include a discussion of Kerry's anti-Vietnam War activity.
A Sinclair official said the company respected Burger King's decision. He could not say whether other advertisers had pulled their commercials from the program.
Sinclair shares fell nearly 17 percent after the controversy began earlier this month, with investors concerned about a potential advertising boycott or legal threat.
After Sinclair clarified its broadcast plans, the stock rose 12.6 percent on Wednesday to close at $7.05 on the Nasdaq.
Burger King recently launched a nonpartisan Internet campaign under its brand slogan "Have It Your Way," encouraging young voters to head to the polls.
Privately held Burger King said its decision affects one day of advertising in nine local markets where it had scheduled commercial time.
The only Republican news station out there is Fox News. The rest are liberal...its only the liberals that would say otherwise...and as for what they say in Fahrenheit 9/11 about Fox News calling Bush and then the other stations listening to them and then following what they said...that's bullshit...#1, the stations wouldn't follow Fox News...never...#2, ALL stations called Gore...and then they realized that they were wrong...even CNN said so...
I read in my local peper today that Sinclair backed down from their own stance. They will not be airing the Anti-Kerry 9/11 show at least the entire program. I guesw enough people complained about it.
This article talks about how they are backpedaling. Seems they are not airingg the whole thing...
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/politics/ny-ussinc204012797oct20,0,4282984,print.story?coll=ny-lipolitics-print
This is an article by Professor Bainbridge...
http://www.professorbainbridge.com/2004/10/the_sinclair_br.html
This is an article against Sinclair written for CBS News...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/10/11/opinion/main648665.shtml
I guess shareholders were not to happy about the decision to air the anti-Kerry show. Wall street then hit them with a major stock drop. See, Money makes these executives listen when common sense doesn't.
Oh joy, another forum of conspiracy theories and people trying to help Bush win the elections...crap...
Sorry, but Fahrenheit 9/11 IS propaganda...but its not even liberal...I couldn't tell you what it was...
"Yeah, they'll probably call it liberal propaganda."
And of course Moore will let them air it for free...he's a freakin multi-millionaire...he doesn't need anymore money...but funny that he's against rich people...yet he is himself...talk about a major hypocrite...
Here you go again. Did you even go to the above sites? This is not a conspiracy Theory. My post was about Sinclair's decision to play an anti-Kerry program. This actually happened and Sinclair is losing stock price because they were willing to cut normal programing to play these anti-Kerry 'Documentaries'. But they would not play F 9/11.
They are all Propaganda Tools. Why should they play one and not the other?
Long live King George. Oh I mean Vote for Kerry! 😎
Originally posted by hunchy
And of course Moore will let them air it for free...he's a freakin multi-millionaire...he doesn't need anymore money...but funny that he's against rich people...yet he is himself...talk about a major hypocrite...
And he eats babies and wipes his ass with the bible too! 🙄
He hates rich people? I dont think he hates his many rich and famous friends. I'm sure there are tons of wealthy philanthropists he admires and appreciates.
Calling him a major hypocrite in regards to his wealth is ridiculous.
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Yeah, Sinclair received a rotten spanking.
That's the only way these people learn, you have to hit them in the pocket book.
They quickly hide their bibles and Republican membership cards when you threaten to shrink their bank accounts.
so you basically want me to repost the articles?
go back and read them, im not wasting my time.
you can choose to be ignorant, its a free country.
if you choose to see reality as everything you WANT to
believe, that is also your perogative (although if you take it
to far you may find yourself commited.
so go ahead and wear your ignorance like a badge of honor, flood the forums with your articles based on opinion and ignore the facts. nobody can stop you, as im sure you've figured out. however, you cant intimidate people with spam bombs of useless information, it wont sway people to your side. seriously, are you trying to convince other people? or just shut everyone up? if i were so adament about proving bush to be the better man, im sure i would take a different approach.
It's funny...what you say is facts and what I say is opinion...that I say is YOUR opinion....which you choose to believe...And your right, we are all entitled to our own. Sorry, but just because you post a link to some freakin weird newsource, I've never heard of before...you think I'm gonna believe something that THEY think might be true...I don't think so. What they state is NOT FACT....its an opinion...You really need to read your dictionary.