As we noted yesterday, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) launched a “call to action” demanding that O'Reilly and Fox News “apologize for comparing gay people to al-Qaeda."
Now GLAAD is following up the action campaign by contacting O'Reilly's sponsors and asking that they explain their support for Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor:
Today GLAAD released a list of advertisers that supported the June 2 broadcast of Fox News' “The O'Reilly Factor.” During that broadcast, host Bill O'Reilly likened gay people to the international terrorist organization, al Qaeda.
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Today we are contacting the 35 companies that advertised during the broadcast to ask how they justify supporting this type of defamation.
Please see a complete list of advertisers below. GLAAD will keep you updated on any responses we receive.
- Farmers Insurance Group
- Porsche
- Broadview Security
- Atlantis Resort
- EHarmony.com
- Infinity (NISSAN),
- Amway Global
- Accu-Chek Aviva (ROCHE)
- NHTSA
- Activision
- AT&T
- Carbonite (CarboniteTV.com)
- Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Smart Balance Milk
- Starbucks
- Pulaski & Middleman LLC
- Foundation for a Better Life
- Merit Financial
- Kelloggs
- Lending Tree
- AARP
- Terminix
- Mayflower
- Holiday Inn
- Skip Gambert & Associates
- AmazonKindle
- Geico
- Lexus
- Peachtree Settlement
- Vonage
- Citracal
- T. Rowe Price
- Dr. Scholls
- Mercedes
- Jack Victor
Previously:
- Factor producer calls controversy over O'Reilly mocking gay-inclusive McDonald's ad “silly”
- GLAAD Launches Action Calling on O'Reilly and Fox to “Apologize for Comparing Gay People to al-Qaeda”
- Statement from McDonald's on gay-inclusive ad O'Reilly mocked
- EXCLUSIVE: LGBT groups hit O'Reilly for “equating gays” with “terrorists”
- During discussion of gay-themed McDonald's ad, O'Reilly asks: “Do they have an al-Qaeda ad?”