Coca-Cola says it will no longer air ads on Beck's show in the U.K.

[babylonsister]

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201006240054

Coca-Cola says it will no longer air ads on Beck's show in the U.K.

June 24, 2010 4:56 pm ET by Media Matters staff


Coca-Cola has joined the list of companies that have stopped advertising on Glenn Beck's program. Work by ColorOfChange.org and the Stop Beck effort has resulted in at least 100 advertisers reportedly dropping their ads from Beck's Fox News program. The campaign began after Beck called President Obama a "racist" who has a "deep-seated hatred for white people."

StopBeck.com reported today that after a Coca-Cola ad ran during an airing of Beck's show in the United Kingdom last week, Coca-Cola said it would no longer advertise on that program:

Statement from Coca-Cola sent to the StopBeck effort:

Hey, you're correct, our 10 second ad did run there once...You won't see us there again...Thanks for bringing it to our attention...Best!

[hedgehog]

1. People in Great Britain watch Glenn Beck?

:wtf:

[babylonsister]

4. The last time I went overseas the only game in town was faux

and the German news channel, so yes, some people get to see beck unfortunately.

[Jefferson23]

2. I had no idea Beck's show aired in the UK in the first place..ugh.

[WeDidIt]

3. OUTSTANDING!

I called yesterday and told them they faced millions of people globally boycotting their products. The woman who answered the phone was very nice and took all of my information. she asked where I heard about the ad and I told her Twitter.

[Sebastian Doyle]

5. Thanks Coke. And now that we have your attention.....

Take the goddamn mutant corn poison out of your beverages, and use actual sugar in the US, like you do for the rest of the planet, and are completely capable of doing here, as proven by the existence of "Kosher Coke" every Passover season.

[babylonsister]

6. Sounds like a great reason to not drink Coke. But nice rant. nt

[dipsydoodle]

7. It remains good however

for cleaning antique banjo parts. Its the phosphoric acid. Can't leave it too long though - it disolves nickel.

[libodem]

8. We should boycott here

If you go through, a drive through, refuse Coke products and say why. I hate Bozo Batshit Beck and FUCK COKE111!!!11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


GO SHASTA!