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4/04/2017 1:52 pm  #1


Advertisers Bailing Out Over O'Reilly Flap

Fox News is in a jam this week as major automakers and smaller outfits pull their ads from the network's popular "O'Reilly Factor" show, following a series of sexual harassment claims against host Bill O'Reilly.

BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Hyundai all yanked their ads after a New York Times investigation that surfaced five sexual harassment cases against the political pundit.

They were joined Tuesday by pharmaceutical maker GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi Consumer Care, and insurer Allstate.

Untuckit, a men's clothing line, and Constant Contact, an email marketer, and Ainsworth Pet Nutrition, the parent company of the Rachel Ray-endorsed dog food brand Nutrish, also announced they were pulling ads.

In total, 9 advertisers have so far withdrawn support.

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4/04/2017 2:50 pm  #2


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We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists. 
 

4/04/2017 2:53 pm  #3


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Sometimes when lawyers fail in really damaging someone, advertisers can do a much better job. 


"Do not confuse motion and progress, A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress"
 
 

4/04/2017 8:07 pm  #4


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Maybe Viagra or Cialis will step in to pick up the slack.

You know . . . for the advertising revenue.     

 

4/04/2017 8:19 pm  #5


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As of less than an hour ago, 10 more advertisers bailed out, bringing the total to 19.  Stay tuned.  Tomorrow is another day.

Nineteen companies have announced that they are pulling advertising from Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor," hosted by Bill O'Reilly, following allegations of misconduct published by The New York Times this past weekend.

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4/05/2017 10:18 am  #6


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Quite a group they have over there at fox.
A real disaster


We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists. 
 

4/05/2017 1:45 pm  #7


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For the record, FNC isn't really taking a hit as the advertisers aren't asking for their money back, but rather just that their ads run on different FNC shows.

It's O'Reilly taking the hit, but we won't really know how severe it is until (and if) FNC can't find anyone who will run ads during his show.


I think you're going to see a lot of different United States of America over the next three, four, or eight years. - President Donald J. Trump
 

4/05/2017 2:15 pm  #8


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Why oh why is the president even getting involved in this?

President Donald Trump defended Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly amid revelations that O'Reilly and the network paid out millions to settle sexual harassment claims by five women.

"I think he shouldn't have settled; personally I think he shouldn't have settled," Trump told the New York Times on Wednesday.

"Because you should have taken it all the way. I don't think Bill did anything wrong," he said."I think he's a person I know well — he is a good person," he said.


http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/president-trump-defends-bill-o-reilly-amid-sexual-harassment-claims-n743011
 

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4/05/2017 3:04 pm  #9


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Just Fred wrote:

Why oh why is the president even getting involved in this?

President Donald Trump defended Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly amid revelations that O'Reilly and the network paid out millions to settle sexual harassment claims by five women.

"I think he shouldn't have settled; personally I think he shouldn't have settled," Trump told the New York Times on Wednesday.

"Because you should have taken it all the way. I don't think Bill did anything wrong," he said."I think he's a person I know well — he is a good person," he said.


http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/president-trump-defends-bill-o-reilly-amid-sexual-harassment-claims-n743011
 

Like I said, he is is own worst enemy. What this does is shed light back on his own issues of dealing with women while defending a man that appears to have done the same. Obviously his handlers (if he has any) don't advise him well or at all. 
 


"Do not confuse motion and progress, A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress"
 
 

4/06/2017 6:51 am  #10


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Looks like we're now moving toward 50 advertisers bailing out:

The sudden wave of advertisers abandoning Bill O'Reilly's show this week has stunned media experts, sparking a broad debate over how — and if — the Fox News star can survive the sexual harassment scandal plaguing his program.

In the days since the New York Times reported that five women received about $13 million to settle allegations against the 67-year-old host, nearly 50 advertisers have yanked their commercials from the O'Reilly Factor.

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