Glenn Beck / FOX News under attack

It has been brought to my attention that a group called ColorOfChange.org has decided that Glenn Beck is using his platform on the FOX News channel to 'race bait'. Having decided this, they are asking the denizens of their website to petition companies advertising on the Glenn Beck show to withdraw their sponsorship.

Below is the letter ColorOfChange.org is sending to companies advertising on Glenn's show.

To President/CEO & Board:

I want to alert you to the fact that Glenn Beck--whose show you sponsor on FOX--is using his platform to make outlandish accusations about the President and to advance baseless theories that prey on race-based fears.

He is claiming that President Obama is a "racist," that he has a "deep-seated hatred for white people," and that he is attempting to use our government to deliver "Obama-brand reparations." The claims are ludicrous, and the rhetoric is racially divisive and pollutes our public discourse.

I presume your company does not want to enable such rhetoric, nor have your products or services associated with the kind of views and tactics espoused by Beck. I urge you to immediately cease all advertising on the Glenn Beck Program on the FOX News Channel.

Sincerely,

[Your name]

I propose that we counter this campaign with one of our own. Below is the letter that I am sending to the companies advertising on the Glenn Beck show.

To Whom It May Concern:

My name is [your name]. I am a loyal fan of the Glenn Beck show on the FOX News channel and I want to thank you for your company's ongoing sponsorship.

I am sending this letter of support because it has recently come to my attention that an organization called ColorOfChange.org has mounted a personal attack on Glenn Beck. It is my understanding that they have contacted your company in an effort to have you withdraw your company's sponsorship of Glenn Beck, his show and the FOX News channel in general.

As any regular viewer of the Glenn Beck show knows, the host is irreverent, entertaining, informative, and makes every attempt to be factual in his presentation. It is also my understanding that the Glenn Beck show is number one in viewership in its time slot and that that viewership is growing by the day.

Again, I want to thank you for your company's sponsorship of the Glenn Beck show.

Respectfully,

[your name]
[city, state]

Please add your voice to the list. Copy the letter (or write your own!) and email it to the companies that advertise on the FOX News channel during the Glenn Beck show. Oh, and don't forget to add your name, city and state in the proper places!

Letter to the White House

To Whom It May Concern:

I, [your name], am fervently against Health Care Reform as currently proposed by both President Obama and the Leadership in the Congress of these United States.

While many of the Legislators in Congress profess to finding it too difficult or onerous to read legislation before voting on it, I have read the bill known as "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009" and find it objectionable to say the least.

With that in mind, I want to declare that I have expressed my position both privately and publicly. I shall continue to express my position at every opportunity - public and private - in person, on the telephone, in letters and emails, on my blog and in any other way I damn well please. This is my right as a citizen of the United States of America.

At every opportunity I shall quote from "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009" and any other unscrupulous Legislation in an effort to show it for what it truly is - garbage. I shall always endeavor to use facts in my prosecution both of this battle and the overall war against the socialization of these United States. This is my duty to the Constitution of the United States of America.

I shall work against any elected representative who supports or votes for this or any other similarly offensive Legislation – Health Care related or not. I shall do this in the interest of my community, my state, and the nation at large. This is my responsibility as a citizen of the United States of America

Finally, I remind you that, as an elected representative, you are there to serve The People, not the other way around. You work for us. Don't ever forget that.

[your name]
[city, state]