So who's still advertising on Beck? September 21 edition ...

Debt relief ads dominate Air America in my area also. I hate those ads.

Worse yet, FEMA is promoting government subsidized insurance! Eeek!!!
Socialism! Big Government!

It's a backdoor deal between FEMA and Beck. Beck promotes the FEMA camps, FEMA gets dirt cheap ad slots in return.

FEMA is the only source for flood insurance. Private insurers won't underwrite it. And yes, they can't run it properly.

Faux Noise beats the others to the stories you're writing about because Faux Noise started them.

Actually, Fox doesn't report the "news," they CREATE the "news" that they want low information folks like you to believe.

None of the cable networks are actually "news" networks, they are opinion networks.

Why on earth are you watching MSNBC?
If clusterfux news gives such good info, why are you changing the channel?
Can you report on any honest "news" that fux reported on during the Bush regime? Please, name one story of any consequence or import that fux honestly and accurately reported on.

Wesley, Color of Change's campaign has nothing to do with Beck's ratings. The only relevant question is whether or not FNC is still able to charge top dollar for ad time on Beck's show. Judging by the presence of PSAs and ads by another News Corp. property, FNC does seem to have trouble filling ad time.

Now I forget how the laws of supply and demand work precisely, so maybe you can remind me: what happens when you've got more ad time than people are willing to pay top rate for?

Ratings do not equal quality.

BTW, you do know that many of the people watching Beck now are watching simply for the entertainment factor . . . many are betting on how long it will be before Beck implodes on national television. One cannot maintain the level of hatred and insanity shown by Beck for an extended period before completely falling apart. Sooner or later, Beck is going to start BELIEVING his own BS . . . he won't be able to help himself at that point.

Oh, and as for the Color of Change boycott? Not a part of it. My letters to the advertisers were written LONG before CoC started their thing . . . I never threatened to boycott. Just asked them if they really wanted that hate-filled nut job representing their products.

I learned...not from my old grandpap...but from practical experience

So have Glenn Beck's 60 former advertisers. They've learned that you're judged by the company you keep.

Goodness, Wesley, how many times do you have to be schooled on this?

Let's say you are the owner of an outdoor auditorium, and are going to have a rock concert. You hire the bands, pay for advertising, and sell tickets to fans. On the day of the concert, many thousands of ticket buyers enjoy the show. Unfortunately, so do many thousands of gate crashers.

Now, if you counted everyone there, you could say it was a huge success, because so many fans were entertained. But as a businessman, you are appalled because so many people got to see your show without paying.

Beck's ratings are essentially a count of the gate crashers. No matter how many there are, they are not bringing any cash in to Fox. The advertisers are the ticket buyers, and they are the ones staying away.

If you're going to make weak points, at least make some new ones. Boring and wrong is a dreadful combination.