So who's still advertising on Beck? September 6 edition

Eight News Corp,two MyLife out of 27 alleged sponsors.Murdoch sure does shove his own money into this right wing scam.

Thepurpleheart.com?

I guess they forgot how little respect Glenn has for The Purple Heart and for those who've been awarded the medal.

I wrote an e-mail today to directors of thepurpleheart.com.

To Whom It May Concern,

My name is XXX XXXXX and I am writing you in regards to your advertisement on today's edition of the Glenn Beck program on FoxNews.

On the May 26th edition of the Glenn Beck radio show (excerpt found here http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201005260036), Beck had this to say about the Purple Heart:

BECK: Today, we announced the first 15 minutes of the 8-28 event and the people that will join me on stage. We announced that we are going to start -- restart the badge of merit that George Washington gave his troops. It's what the Purple Heart is based on, except the progressives -- what a surprise -- in 1933 introduced the Purple Heart.

The Purple Heart was based on the badge of merit by George Washington. It had nothing to do with being wounded in action. It had everything to do with doing something of honor and integrity, something to -- something that -- where you really put your neck out and you did something of real merit, not just getting shot -- not that that's --

But he was trying to build people that understood honor and merit and integrity and God

After having read the history of the Purple Heart on your web page, Beck's understanding of and regard for the Purple Heart appears to be quite disrespectful and insulting. He insinuates and implies that the current Purple Heart award is a perversion of the original intent of Washington, and was started by "progressives" (previously known as liberals, for whom Beck has enormous contempt) in 1933.

What appears to be even more demeaning is that Beck implies that being shot (or wounded) or dying for one's country does not qualify as "really putting your neck out" or having done "something or real merit" for this great country.

Beck's lack of tact, disrespect for the Purple Heart, and lack of respect for those who have received it make him unworthy of your advertising dollars. Please consider withdrawing your support of Beck and instead, support people and causes who believe in recognizing the sacrifice of those who have given more than most of us would be willing.

Sincerely,

Thanks for the valuable list. In my city, and I expect elsewhere in the country, Beck and Rush appear on the same radio station, WTAM, as all the professional sports teams. If teams refused to allow their games on the stations that carries hateful, fraudulent talk shows it might take some steam from the Conservative movement. How about a list of pro sports teams that broadcast on the same stations that Beck and Rush appear on.

Chattem - maker of Icy Hot and Aspercreme - is disavowing any responsibility for their ads suppporting Glenn Beck's show. Here is the response I got today:

From: Laurie.Roberts@chattem.com

In response to your email, you should know that Chattem does not purchase any advertising from nor is a sponsor of the Glen Beck program. Chattem purchases air time from the television network not an individual show. The network decides, according to the contract requirements, where to air our ads.

Email Chattem at: laurie.roberts@chattem.com, consumer.affairs@chattem.com