Comments on: Turn off NBC and tell them why

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:06:36 +0000

To be fair, you’d have to boycott all General Electric and NBC Universal products, services and entertainment outlets.

Go check your light bulbs and make sure GE didn’t make them. Good luck with that.

By: Can't Recall My Clever Pseudonym

Can't Recall My Clever Pseudonym — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:34:22 +0000

I love the “neutral” argument. Go ahead and straddle the fence, you’ll just get a sore crotch.

The weird thing about that CA restaurant is that they catered to homosexuals, in the report I read, then were perceived as being anti-homosexual. That’s less of a “gay” issue than one of hypocrisy, which is probably why the media made so much of it.

So Klute is partially right, but I am confused about his reference to fascism.

Yeah, I didn’t see any PETA ad, nor any about feminine hygiene products or ED stuff. Just decent ads for beer.

By: The Klute

The Klute — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:17:06 +0000

Wait… This is the same Sonoran Alliance blog which was all like “Ooooh! Those gays are boycotting a business because one of their employees donated to cause they didn’t like. That’s 1. unfair, 2. un-American, 3. facistic, 4. all of the above!” right?

You just crank that hypocrite knob up to 11.

By: matt

matt — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:52:58 +0000

yeah sorry not going to happen the office is on NBC…

Also NBC did not allow a PETA ad to go up either during the superbowl. NBC was trying to be neutral and not allow anything political. It is their right to do that, and it is your right to not watch them. But this sounds like a waste of time

By: Can't Recall My Clever Pseudonym

Can't Recall My Clever Pseudonym — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:30:17 +0000

A grassroots boycott is fine, but let’s go a step further and be more direct.

Is there a list of local companies that advertise on CH12 here that could be contacted by AZRTL to let the local advertisers know they should take there business elsewhere?

This is a great idea because the decisions advertisers make to use one station over another are only roughly based on ratings, and often on hunches and gut. An in this economy, even just a few companies suddenly not renewing their ads will send the station into a tailspin.