Beck's War On Fox News' Advertisers
Written by Shauna Theel
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A week ago, The New York Times reported that Fox News is considering life without Glenn Beck; now it seems Glenn Beck may be considering life without Fox News. On today's edition of his radio show, Beck not only kept spouting the inflammatory rhetoric that reportedly compelled over 300 companies to pull their advertising from his show, he also (once again) railed against a Fox News advertiser.
A day after encouraging his viewers on Fox News to visit his non-Fox affiliated website for “a special prime time broadcast” (potentially drawing viewers from Fox News' own shows, again), Beck bashed Chevron, a regular Fox News advertiser. At length, he accused Chevron of “folding” to the environmental movement by producing an ad campaign touting the company's self-proclaimed commitment to developing renewable energy. The campaign -- called “We Agree” -- has run on Fox News.
This is not the first time that Beck has railed against a potential advertiser. Last month, Beck lashed out at Bill Kristol, editor of Fox News advertiser Weekly Standard, after Kristol criticized Beck's “hysteria” and “rants about a caliphate taking over the Middle East.”
Beck might as well join Drop Fox at this rate.