Shell Oil advertising on Air America???

[JaySherman]

Who just heard that Shell ad spot during the Majority Report? Am I the only one disturbed by this? Not good if the oil companies are trying to flex their ad muscles with AA.

:puke:

[happynewyear]

1. I've heard military recruitment ads on there too

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[JaySherman]

3. Hoping maybe it's just local station ad spots.

Still, not something I wanted to hear.

[happynewyear]

15. it was streaming audio

It had to be because I don't get any radio stations much here where I live and it had to be Air America I am pretty sure.

I do listen to Guy James but I don't think a military recruitment ad was on his show. He doesn't seem to run many advertisements.

Lets hope I was just "hearing things" .... ?

[Jane Austin]

2. Hey, I'm just glad they're getting ads!

The bigger the company the better, as far as I'm concerned.

Let 'em spend some of their profits on a good message.

[JaySherman]

4. Thing is...

Big companies like Shell have a way of using the power of their advertising dollars to influence program content.

[Jane Austin]

6. Somehow I just don't think Air America is going to bow to Shell

Oil's wishes.

[ShaneGR]

5. Fine with me, gotta buy gasoline somewhere

Right? I don't know if you noticed or not, but radio stations operate based on their advertising sales.

[Jane Austin]

8. I would love to advertise our business on Air America,

but it's a little bit spendy for us.

Does anybody have a website where we can find liberal-mided businesses (like us) to patronize?

I see so many pictures of people's dogs on these forums, and wish I could tell them about our web site..

[LittleApple81]

7. I am ready to SHELL my soul for a liberal radio station. n/t

[supernova]

9. What's wrong with Shell?

Right now, I mean?

I thought the only reason people picketed Shell in the first place was their long-ago connection to Apartheid in South Africa. That's no longer a problem.

Somebody enlighen me.

[JHBowden]

11. Some of the shit they do Nigeria isn't cool. nt

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[JHBowden]

12. Links:

Shell in Nigeria: What are the issues?
http://www.essentialaction.org/shell/issues.html

Shell Oil in Nigeria
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Boycotts/ShellNigeria_boycott.html

OIL, SHELL and NIGERIA
http://www.cohdn.ca/news/1-1/6.html

[supernova]

13. Is this any worse

than what some of the other oil companies do?

I'm not saying it's a good thing, but I don't think they're worse than Exxon for example.

[Rebellious Republican]

10. Do you listen to NPR, watch PBS, a fan of the BBC?

They all take money from major corporations. As long as AAR maintains control of the message, I for one don't give a rats ass where they get the money to get the message out. Besides, I think some of these companies are starting to realise that there is a whole demographic of people that they are missing out on.

[Jane Austin]

14. Wonder why the hybrid car makers don't advertise on Air America?

Seems like they would have a ready audience there.