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Color Of Change Urges MSNBC To Drop Pat Buchanan For His Use Of ‘White Supremacist Ideology’

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ColorofChange.org is perhaps most famous for having organized a boycott against Glenn Beck‘s advertisers while he was at Fox News, as well as for having gone against the network itself with a “Turn Off FOX” sticker campaign. Now, the group is setting it sights on MSNBC, specifically on convincing the network to drop its longtime conservative commenter and news analyst, Pat Buchanan.

HuffPo Caves To Liberal Pressure, Removes Andrew Breitbart From Front Page

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Looks like the golden era of bipartisanship at the Huffington Post has ended, no more than two weeks after it started. The publication turned many heads after agreeing to publish a post by conservative rabble-rouser Andrew Breitbart on the recent NPR/James O’Keefe kerfuffle, initially standing by the editorial decision. In light of Breitbart’s recent comments on Van Jones, however, HuffPo spokesman Mario Ruiz announced today they would no longer promote him.

Exclusive: Andrew Breitbart Says ABC ‘Humiliated’ Him, ‘Damaged’ His Brand

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Under pressure from groups like Media Matters and Color of Change, ABC News first scaled back, and then canceled, Andrew Breitbart‘s planned participation in its Election Day coverage. Rather than admit they were responding to pressure, however, they decided to blame Breitbart, claiming that he had exaggerated his role in their coverage, essentially firing him for promoting their broadcast. In an exclusive interview with Mediaite, Mr. Breitbart was clearly stung by ABC’s treatment, and is now stinging back.

Latest Color Of Change Slam Against FNC: Free ‘Turn Off FOX’ Stickers

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Topping the internet’s most popular news aggregators today is the no-strings-attached offer by grassroots, web-based organization ColorOfChange.org to provide anyone who wants one a “Turn Off FOX” sticker, free of charge (yes, even shipping).

British Boycott Beck: UK Supermarket Chain Drops Sky News Ads

The stateside advertising boycott of Glenn Beck‘s show following his remarks on Obama’s supposed ‘racism’ may not have had as big a financial impact on Fox as the boycotters might like you to believe, but anti-Beck sentiment continues to ripple out in unexpected ways. Case in point: Waitrose, which the AFP describes as “Britain’s most upmarket supermarket chain,” has pulled all advertisements from Fox News sister channel Sky News in response to complaints about Beck’s show.

Glenn Beck Boycott Update: Will Color of Change Target Fox News Next?

Much has been made of the “Color of Change” lead advertiser boycott of the Glenn Beck show on Fox News. We’ve previously suggested that the companies involved in the boycott were wimping out by just moving their ads to different programs on Fox News. In fact, Fox News has told Mediaite that no revenue has been lost. In an exclusive interview, Color of Change co-founder James Rucker reveals the strategies, goals and possible next targets of the Glenn Beck boycott.

Glenn Beck Boycott Continues; Traffic Crashes “Color of Change” Server

As we’ve reported a a couple of times a number of advertisers have pulled their ads from Glenn Beck’s Fox News program, joining a group of more than 30 following a campaign by ColorofChange.org after Beck’s ‘Obama is racist’ comments. While the efficacy of this program remains in question, it is worth noting that the the Color of Change website is currently down. Is this a result of great publicity or a nefarious cyberattack?

Advertisers Wimp Out: ‘Boycott’ Glenn Beck, But Stay On Fox News

Glenn Beck is in even deeper trouble over his remarks that the president is “racist” now that GEICO has joined Progressive Insurance, Lawyers.com, and Procter & Gamble in pulling advertisements from Beck’s Fox News show. Or is he?

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