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1. #441327
   On September 5th, 2008 at 10:46 am, markie13 said:

   It’ll be hard to boycott/cancel my subscription when I don’t buy it anyway…but I’ll try.

2. #441339
   On September 5th, 2008 at 10:50 am, guitarplayer said:

   Their interview on Fox yesterday couldn’t have helped either. Kelley just trashed that guy.

3. #441343
   On September 5th, 2008 at 10:51 am, Paul Revere said:

   I’ve never picked up US Weekly. But I am loving the fight back.

4. #441345
   On September 5th, 2008 at 10:51 am, Goldwater Knight said:

   Hahaha. Sweet. I love it when a Palin comes together.

5. #441348
   On September 5th, 2008 at 10:52 am, madchef said:

   They should have to pull it from the news stands!

6. #441351
   On September 5th, 2008 at 10:53 am, backwoods conservative said:

   I still love the way Megan Kelly took their editor apart. Someone suggested Megan should interview Obama instead of O’Reilly. Let him try to dodge the questions with her!

7. #441352
   On September 5th, 2008 at 10:53 am, bfly1133 said:

   I would, on occasion, head on over to the US website. I like to look at pictures for fashion ideas. (I see what others do and find it cheaper!) I never paid attention to the magazine itself or its headlines. (Not into gossip.) However, I will no longer visit their site. I guess I will have to get some of my fashion ideas elsewhere.

   The funny thing is that US did not see this coming. They had no idea their mean spirited cover would affect people so negatively. It just goes to show that a lot of people in this country are completely out of touch with the average American.

8. #441354
   On September 5th, 2008 at 10:53 am, love2rumba said:

   Well duh! Would the world really be at loss if one more celebramagazine just went under? Don’t just boycott the magazine…more important boycott the advertisers- that is where it really hurts.

9. #441360
   On September 5th, 2008 at 10:54 am, backwoods conservative said:

   Stupidity has consequences. Willful and malicious stupidity especially.

10. #441364
    On September 5th, 2008 at 10:55 am, PKAmmoTroop said:

    I suggest avoiding grocery stores, or at least the grocery lines that display it. Other than the back of a toilet that’s the only place I’ve ever seen Us.

11. #441367
    On September 5th, 2008 at 10:56 am, love2rumba said:

    I love it when a Palin comes together

    That quote sounds like the ending line George Peppard uttered after all the episodes of the “A-Team”

    “I love it when a plan comes together”

12. #441369
    On September 5th, 2008 at 10:57 am, DougT said:

    Both 5,000 and 10,000 are completely false, I’m sure.

    It’s probably in the 12 to 15 thousand range. Assuming that many actually subscribe to this saddle-stitched glossy bird cage liner.

13. #441370
    On September 5th, 2008 at 10:57 am, b-cat said:

    Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

14. #441371
    On September 5th, 2008 at 10:57 am, Rob said:

    All those magazines pander to the stupid. Newsweek, Time, Us, People…etc.

    Stupid, uneducated people are more likely to be democrats standing in the checkout line waiting to spend MY tax money, prone to waste their welfare check on impulse buying…nuff said.

15. #441376
    On September 5th, 2008 at 10:59 am, Capn Ramius said:

    Why do media hacks always think their readers/listeners/viewers/subscribers/etc. think exactly the way they do?

    It’s not like the last eight or ten times their candidate ran for President, they won by a popular majority, like Pres. Bush did in 2004. Even with all the help the msm showered on Clinton, he never did.

16. #441383
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:00 am, Goldwater Knight said:

    That quote sounds like the ending line George Peppard uttered after all the episodes of the “A-Team”

    Yup. sure does.

17. #441388
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:02 am, Fat Jolly Penguin said:

    A spokesperson for Wenner Media, which publishes Us, says “it is completely false that we are losing 10,000 subscribers.” As for the 5,000 estimate, the spokesperson only said “that is false, too,” but wouldn’t comment further.

    Could it be that they’ve lost more than 10,000 subscribers, instead of fewer? That would make the numbers false, too.

18. #441390
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:02 am, backwoods conservative said:

    That quote sounds like the ending line George Peppard uttered after all the episodes of the “A-Team”

    “I love it when a plan comes together”

    McCain’s on the jazz.

19. #441392
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:03 am, 30 pcs of silver said:

    This is what happens when you allow politics to drive your business decisions. Neutrality would have been nice… but oh well, they’ve made their beds….

20. #441394
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:03 am, Fat Jolly Penguin said:

    On September 5th, 2008 at 10:57 am, DougT said:

    Both 5,000 and 10,000 are completely false, I’m sure.

    It’s probably in the 12 to 15 thousand range. Assuming that many actually subscribe to this saddle-stitched glossy bird cage liner.

    Feh. You beat me to it. (And you said it better than I could have. )

21. #441398
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:03 am, DaveC said:

    next time I see that at the supermarket, I’m flipping the cover and burying it behind other mags..

    been on the look out for the past 2 days..

22. #441400
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:04 am, Jim M. said:

    You may not buy US Weekly, but chances are you use the products of their advertisers. Coca Cola, McDonalds, Disney and many others.

    y buying ad space there, they are playing squarely in the political arena, and supporting these kind of vile tactics.

    Here is a list of their paying sponsors:

    http://www.boycottusweekly.com/advertisers.html

    There are e-mail links for each advertiser listed there.

23. #441401
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:04 am, pianoman said:

    Well, my wife and I don’t subscribe to US, and I cancelled my Rolling Stone subscription a LOOOOONG time ago. That fishwrap leans so far left it swims in a circle.

24. #441402
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:04 am, navywife91 said:

    Ha! Ha!

    Go, Sarah, Go!

25. #441405
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:05 am, DBNinKY said:

    Readers are loyal, but the base of a political party is more loyal.

    Oh, how I hope this proves true! I have not bought a copy of Us since I was in high school, and even then it was a pale comparison to People, so I find it hard to understand why any would buy that rag anyway.

26. #441407
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:06 am, Laree said:

    I don’t buy or read tabloid rags. But I will pass the boycott message along.

27. #441410
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:06 am, ajmontana said:

    I’ll be happy to boycott the advertisers, hit em it hurts, anyone have a list?
    I sent the McCain camp a nice e mail regarding having Megyn Kelly as White House Press Secretary.

    It’s Killin em and
    I Love it!!!

    McCain/Palin 08′
    Image: US pukely getting slammed on ad revenues.

28. #441414
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:07 am, iamsaved said:

    They should change their name from “US” to “US and THEM”.

    No better way to show one’s displeasure then to hit them where it hurts – in the pocket book.

29. #441415
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:07 am, tre said:

    I don’t like any publication who just simply does fluff pieces on celebrities. I’d rather read some of my gun and hunting or motorcycle magazines.

30. #441418
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:08 am, ajmontana said:

    ha! jim m. thanks…. posted b4 i saw your.

31. #441419
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:08 am, Tazed and Confused said:

    You can’t boycott products that you have no interest in…

    I doubt whether any of the posters here have ever purchased this trash rag. If we’ve ever glanced through a copy, it has probably been at a doctors office while we waited interminably for our appointment.

    Perhaps the best we could do is to forgetfully walk out with the doctors office copy so that others aren’t exposed to its pollution.

32. #441424
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:09 am, Sunshein said:

    US can count on me NEVER buying a copy of Men’s Journal again. Purchasing their affiliated magazine would only support their efforts, and I will not do so.

33. #441426
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:09 am, wighttrasch said:

    This is what happens when you mess with the Palinator.

34. #441430
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:11 am, txvet2 said:

    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:08 am, Tazed and Confused said:

    You can’t boycott products that you have no interest in…

    Took the words right out of my computer. This rag is already being boycotted by about 300 million people, more than likely. I doubt their subscription total adds up to as much as 1 million, and that’s mostly doctor’s offices.

35. #441431
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:11 am, jencab said:

    This is good news. Show the elite media as well as the stupid trash media that we are strong and refuse to take in this garbage.

36. #441433
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:11 am, Right By-The-Sea said:

    On September 5th, 2008 at 10:59 am, Capn Ramius said:
    Why do media hacks always think their readers/listeners/viewers/subscribers/etc. think exactly the way they do?

    It’s a combination of sheer stupidity combined with colossal arrogance. Unfortunately, these traits are not limited to “media hacks,” but are pervasive amongst liberals in general. Ever been to a social gathering of obviously mixed company where some lib pipes up with the Bush-bashing and/or the Obama-worshipping? Happens all the
    time…these willfully ignorant buffoons always think that everyone around them thinks like they do.

37. #441446
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:16 am, Mostly Annoyed said:

    hmmm, after looking at the list of advertisers there is not much I could boycott. I value my money far too much to purchase this rag and my sanito too much to open the cover.

    They need inflammitory covers just to get people to pick it up in the supermarket checkout lines. What a waste of paper, they should shut it down to prevent global warming, and I don’t believe in global warming.

38. #441447
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:17 am, Omu said:

    Us Weekly has said that they haven’t lost 10,000 subscribers. It’s just a rumour started by desperate theocrats. Y’all can get back to what you were doing now.

39. #441449
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:18 am, Kokonut said:

    If you compare the two magazine covers of Obama’s and Palin look to the left column of those covers and you will see more pictures of people smiling (Obama cover) versus people more subdued and not smiling (Palin cover) while Palin smiles. If that isn’t sending some kind of subconcious message to readers then I don’t know what is.

40. #441450
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:18 am, Dimsdale said:

    Even before this debacle, I always called this rag “PUS” magazine, because what comes out of it is akin to what comes out of a pimple or any other infection.

41. #441451
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:18 am, BlameAmericaLast said:

    In contrast to a trashy, worthless publication such as US Weekly, you might want to read this UK piece today. It resonates pretty well why the McCain/Palin ticket is the real change for Americans.

    TimesOnline article here:

42. #441453
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:19 am, Goldwater Knight said:

    Omu said:

    Us Weekly has said that they haven’t lost 10,000 subscribers. It’s just a rumour started by desperate theocrats. Y’all can get back to what you were doing now.

    Where’s your source? Or are you just sputtering drivel?

43. #441455
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:19 am, ajmontana said:

    Yeah, it’s probably up in the 100’s of thousands…. lmao

    It’s Killin em and
    I Love it!!!

    McCain/Palin 08′
    Image: is it Emu seson yet or duck season?

44. #441457
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:20 am, Kokonut said:

    Omu…then at least admit the obvious discrepancy between the two magazine coverages of Obama and Palin that Palin story is a hit job.

45. #441459
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:20 am, Jim M. said:

    Omu-another member of Code Pink’s Internet Division. Their posts here are no different in motive from the Code Pink protests we see.

46. #441465
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:22 am, Dimsdale said:

    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:17 am, Omu said:

    Us Weekly has said that they haven’t lost 10,000 subscribers. It’s just a rumour started by desperate theocrats. Y’all can get back to what you were doing now.

    Okay. Since you appear to have the figures, what are they? Did they lose more, less, any? Or is this one of those semantic arguments where it was 10,001 so you can accuse us of “lying?”

    “Inquiring minds want to know,” LOL!

47. #441467
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:23 am, Jim M. said:

    For those interested, the letter I am sending to the lsited advertisers for US Weekly is provided below. Consider it yours; there is no pride of authorship here.

    It has been brought to my attention that you pay for advertising in a publication called US Weekly. That magazine has recently published a vile and despicable slanderous smear of Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for Vice President.

    We all understand that politics is not for the feint of heart, but public public companies have no business providing financial support to publications that engage in the transmission of outright false rumors. It is apparent that your philosophy differs from mine in this regard, and you take no issue with serving as a cheerleader for gutter politics.

    You are certainly entitled to your views and to position your company as you see fit. And I am certainly entitled to my views, and to voice my displeasure by taking my business elsewhere. It is also my right to voice my displeasure and support an active campaign to boycott your organization. And I will do that that.

    I do want to thank you for making clear your corporate morals and values by supporting corrupt political practices, and your clear acceptance of practices that deride and destroy working women and their children.

    Sincerely,

48. #441469
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:24 am, CRab said:

    One name for US Weekly…Jim Zumbo…

49. #441471
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:24 am, BobonStatenIsland said:

    Just a side note: As a waiter on the Upper Left Side of Manhattan I have waited on Wenner often. As well as his ex-wife. He often comes in with his boy toy, she often comes in with their teenage son (talk about future therapy sessions). I am SURE they assume that because I am on the Upper West Side AND a member of the working class I must be a Far Left Leaning Lib Dem. I know that the Editorial Staff of the NYT that come in definitely think that way. To be fair, Wenner and his ex are actually very nice. I can’t say that for the NYT’s people. They are generally outspoken, arrogant and cheap. One of them (who is well known, but will remain nameless for now) actually started to get up out of his chair to fight me when he was told I was a Republican and had to be calmed down by a female editorial writer that was even more well known. Welcome to the Upper Left Side of Manhattan where all is Diversity and Acceptance.

50. #441474
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:26 am, DBNinKY said:

    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:17 am, Omu said:

    Us Weekly has said that they haven’t lost 10,000 subscribers.

    Let me guess: you have a friend who has a friend who a mother-in-law who works in Us Weekly’s circulation dept?

51. #441479
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:28 am, DBNinKY said:

    Oops! who “has a” mother-in-law

52. #441481
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:29 am, BlameAmericaLast said:

    Us Weekly has said that they haven’t lost 10,000 subscribers.

    No, they’ve probably lost 20,000.

53. #441486
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:30 am, 30 pcs of silver said:

    NOW we have an inkling as to why 62-year-old Jann Wenner might want to take the money and run when it comes to Us Weekly.

    In a just-released industry report, it appears that the magazine, which has grown by leaps and bounds for most of the past eight years, may finally be reaching its peak.

    The emphasis is mine.

    More here.

54. #441493
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:33 am, jt3151 said:

    US can count on me NEVER buying a copy of Men’s Journal again. Purchasing their affiliated magazine would only support their efforts, and I will not do so.

    I received that as a freebie for a time and generally liked it, but their leftist crap got very annoying.

55. #441501
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:36 am, Kwill said:

    Now remember, 5000 is just false, but 10000 is completely false. After all, what are the odds of the exact number being an even thousand?

56. #441506
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:37 am, LiMa said:

    While you’re at it, ditch Oprah too. Too many reasons to count.

57. #441511
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:38 am, DamnCat said:

    Wouldn’t it be a shame if the copies of Us Weekly in magazine racks and checkout lines went unsold because they all had torn covers?

    I don’t know what kind of person would do something so malicious and underhanded…I’m just sayin’.

58. #441517
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:40 am, arclight said:

    On September 5th, 2008 at 10:46 am, markie13 said:
    It’ll be hard to boycott/cancel my subscription when I don’t buy it anyway…but I’ll try.

    instead, make note of the advertisers and call/boycott them.

59. #441528
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:45 am, BrianNY said:

    Repeat, US Magazine’s list of advertisers.

60. #441534
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:48 am, traveler49 said:

    I called all the advertisers of products that I use this morning. It took a while but it was quite cathartic.

61. #441547
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:52 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    On September 5th, 2008 at 10:46 am, markie13 said:
    It’ll be hard to boycott/cancel my subscription when I don’t buy it anyway…but I’ll try.

    Now you have my fetid little brain on overdrive trying to think of a way to do it.
    Bingo! Fetid Little Brain came through.
    Thanks markie13, you are an inspiration to Fetid Little Brains all over America!

    1) send in “Send No Money Now” postcard.
    2) when bill or magazine comes in return-refuse! “After what you said about Governor Palin?”

    You are a Great American markie13, my Fetid Little Brain salutes you.
    —
    Hey Obama-Want to see Bitter?
    Look at your wife.

62. #441549
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:52 am, John Ansell said:

    Like many people posted I have never bought a US Weekly. I will continue to not buy the US Weekly in the future.

63. #441550
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:52 am, Dimsdale said:

    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:24 am, BobonStatenIsland said:

    Just a side note: As a waiter on the Upper Left Side of Manhattan I have waited on Wenner often. As well as his ex-wife. He often comes in with his boy toy, she often comes in with their teenage son (talk about future therapy sessions). I am SURE they assume that because I am on the Upper West Side AND a member of the working class I must be a Far Left Leaning Lib Dem. I know that the Editorial Staff of the NYT that come in definitely think that way. To be fair, Wenner and his ex are actually very nice. I can’t say that for the NYT’s people. They are generally outspoken, arrogant and cheap. One of them (who is well known, but will remain nameless for now) actually started to get up out of his chair to fight me when he was told I was a Republican and had to be calmed down by a female editorial writer that was even more well known. Welcome to the Upper Left Side of Manhattan where all is Diversity and Acceptance.

    Don’t worry, they hit like girls (Sarah Palin and our hostess excluded, of course!).

64. #441555
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:54 am, CJ said:

    I just sent an email to Coca-Cola. I was going to cut-and-paste here, but forgot to get a copy before I sent. (Alas, I did it through their web page, so I don’t have a copy in my sent folder either). But this is pretty much what I sent:

    As the mother of a son with Down Syndrome, I have been impressed with Coca-Cola’s long term sponsorship of Special Olympics. I like Coke, and other Coke products, although I admit I’m not as addicted as my husband (who can’t start the day without his Dr. Pepper).

    Therefore I was saddened with US Weekly magazine demeaned Sarah Palin’s son with Down Syndrome on the cover of their latest issue. Given Coca-Cola’s long support for the mentally handicapped, I believe your company was unaware of this decision prior to publication. However, I hope you will consider their actions in your future advertising decisions.

    Thank you for your support of the mentally handicapped and their families,

    [signature]

65. #441556
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:55 am, meatpieandtatters said:

    I’ve email blasted a few of those people listed on US’s contact us web page, which is listed under Media kit….

    

66. #441559
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:56 am, 1sttofight said:

    I have never bought it but my Doctor does. I called him yesterday and he said he would cancel his subscription. He was very upset about the cover too.

67. #441558
    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:56 am, Dimsdale said:

    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:30 am, 30 pcs of silver said:

    NOW we have an inkling as to why 62-year-old Jann Wenner might want to take the money and run when it comes to Us Weekly.

    In a just-released industry report, it appears that the magazine, which has grown by leaps and bounds for most of the past eight years, may finally be reaching its peak.

    Sounds more like they reached their nadir, or low point.

68. #441572
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:02 pm, Phredd said:

    Us Weekly circulation is just under 2 million so a loss of 10,000 is really symbolic. A bigger hit would be to pressure the supermarket chains to take them off their shelves. Any conservative executives at any of these supermarkets?

69. #441577
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:04 pm, Jim M. said:

    Already received a response from LG. My reply to their response:

    Virginia

    It may not have been your intention to endorse it, but you helped to pay to put that information out there through your ads. You go ahead and support US Weekly, and I’ll go ahead and continue the boycott against LG.

    Jim
    —– Original Message —–
    From: virginia
    Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 10:56 AM
    Subject: RE: Your US Weekly Ads [247547:168217]

    Dear Jim,

    Thank you for your email. We apologize for any inconvenience this may be causing.

    In reviewing your concerns, we wish to assure you that LG had no intention of endorsing a point-of-view which may have made you uncomfortable. We remain a company dedicated to innovation, which strives to always deliver the best product possible to the market.

    It is helpful to get feedback such as yours when deciding how best to reach you, our consumer.

    Thank you again for your letter.

    Feel free to contact us in the future if you have any additional questions or concerns. Thank you again for contacting LG Electronics.

    Virginia Q.
    E-mail Administrator
    Customer Interactive Center
    LGEAI

70. #441578
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:04 pm, 31Bravo said:

    I left a little message on their website, amazingly their are some people posting there who ares till clinging to to the “Bristol is Trig’s mother” BS.

    @ajmontana: You might find one of the shirts on my cafe press store to hold some interest for you! Check out the sleevelss T-Shirt.

    http://www.cafepress.com/4therepublic

71. #441586
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:06 pm, J S Ragman said:

    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:24 am, BobonStatenIsland said:

    One of them (who is well known, but will remain nameless for now) actually started to get up out of his chair to fight me when he was told I was a Republican and had to be calmed down by a female editorial writer that was even more well known.

    Bob,

    The next time he asks for a check, feel free to oblige, hockey style.

72. #441595
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:09 pm, Zheldon said:

    If the outlets do not sell a product, chances are they will drop the product.

    Oddly enough I bet this is what they wanted. Everyone talking about them, dropping their product name every where. Oh the free advertisments, oh the new subscriptions, oh how many of that issue did they sell…

    Plus they probably assumed that most of their readers are too dumb to pay attention to politics.

73. #441629
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:19 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    I happen to like the name of the ragazine US Weekly

    Unbelievably Stupid Weekly

    I think they should apologize and do a cover with a moose on it so we can at least us the rag for target practice!

74. #441631
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:20 pm, 31Bravo said:

    @BobinStatenIsland:

    Why should they remain nameless? He did this in a public place where there is no expectation of privacy, I say out the bastage! I can’t imagine how looney toons this old white guy trying stand up to fight you must have looked.

    That’s one drawback to living in a red state, I got no one to fight with except the occasional college student and typically they end up in therapy when I’m done.

75. #441646
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:25 pm, jpwAK said:

    Oh boy – Target! The irony is they are about to open their FIRST Alaska store in October and the location….WASILLA! Home town folks could be persuaded to organize a boycott based on this. I’m hoping Alaska stores will dump it without trying to sell this issue.

76. #441661
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:28 pm, Bon Mot Jo said:

    I’m curious. Does anyone know of industry tracking where magazine subscriptions are officially recorded/reported? Or are those numbers kept only between a magazine and its advertisers? Just wondering how it’ll shake out for US (UHbama Supporter) Ragazine.

77. #441670
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:30 pm, timajin said:

    The boycott should extend to Disney for sexist comments by one of its own about a mother and her children…

    “Adding to the brutality of a national campaign, the Palin family also has an infant with special needs. What leads you, the Senator, and the Governor to believe that one won’t affect the other in the next couple of months?”

    Bill Weir, Good Morning America

78. #441693
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:38 pm, greenfairie said:

    Hee hee! Power to the people!

    If People was smart, it would run a lovely puff piece on the Palin family that would sell like mad.

79. #441704
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:42 pm, guitarplayer said:

    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:38 pm, greenfairie said:

    If People was smart,

    That’s a pretty big If there. It would be like asking monkeys to write Shakespearean works.

80. #441706
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:43 pm, Klaatu said:

    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:24 am, BobonStatenIsland said:

    Just a side note: As a waiter on the Upper Left Side of Manhattan…. To be fair, Wenner and his ex are actually very nice. I can’t say that for the NYT’s people. They are generally outspoken, arrogant and cheap. One of them (who is well known, but will remain nameless for now) actually started to get up out of his chair to fight me when he was told I was a Republican and had to be calmed down by a female editorial writer that was even more well known. Welcome to the Upper Left Side of Manhattan where all is Diversity and Acceptance.

    Is anything as STUPID as arguing with the waiter who is the last person to touch your food before you eat it?

    uhhh….. there’s is a rumor that a little Visine in a dish is very annoying and untraceable. That’s not a recommendation, just a factoid.

81. #441715
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:46 pm, travlinman said:

    Remember kids, when the left “boycotts”, it is an expression of free speech and part of our uniqueness and culture that makes America great. When we do it, as in this case, it will be labeled “censorship” and will be offered as further proof of the Bush/Cheney agenda for enslaving our country in the bonds of repression.

    Counting down…3, 2, 1…

82. #441717
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:48 pm, Right_Wired said:

    I want to subscribe just so I can cancel! LOL

83. #441720
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:49 pm, jdtruly said:

    Not that any of us watch it, but can we add boycotting Oprah to the list?

84. #441729
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:52 pm, Jaded said:

    Well how interesting that a couple of posters here are so “elite” as to think that Michelle Malkin readers would NEVER buy this magazine….you are just as ignorant as the magazine.

    I am an upper middle class reader of that trash and Michelle Malkin’s site and I will never buy that trash again BUT make no mistake educated and hard working people do READ that and you have insulted me and I am sure other posters….take your tripe crap idea of what constitutes a MM reader and shove it up your nether regions.

85. #441730
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:53 pm, kc5zep said:

    Here is what I intend to do tonight. Go to the supermarket, put all US weekly in a cart and put in the toilet paper section where it belongs. Join me and that will be quite a statement.

86. #441736
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:54 pm, Ron Rockstar said:

    I have contacted the advertisers as well. Here is Coca-Cola’s response:

    Thank you for contacting The Coca-Cola Company. As a Company that conducts business in over 200 countries, we are a nonpolitical organization and do not take a position on political matters. You may be interested to learn that The Coca-Cola Company is prohibited under federal law from giving direct assistance to any candidates running for federal office. Some Company employees do participate in the Political Action Committee, which is a voluntary association separate from The Coca-Cola Company. The PAC is bipartisan and contributes to a wide diversity of candidates–Republican, Democratic, liberal and conservative. It is up to the PAC to determine which candidates to support. If you are interested, the PAC makes regular public disclosure of all contributions, and its reports are on file with the Federal Election Commission in Washington, D.C. If you have additional questions or comments to share, please feel free to contact us again.

    Gisele

    Industry and Consumer Affairs The Coca-Cola Company

    I am pretty sure they do not care and will still be advertising in US.

87. #441738
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:56 pm, navywife91 said:

    Here is what I intend to do tonight. Go to the supermarket, put all US weekly in a cart and put in the toilet paper section where it belongs. Join me and that will be quite a statement.

    I thought about that when I was in Publix yesterday. I may have to return today…

88. #441749
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:59 pm, navywife91 said:

    I am pretty sure they do not care and will still be advertising in US.

    When I read that letter, it immediately made me think of the Charlie Brown movies and that noise that is made whenever an adult is talking: wahwahwah wahwah wah wahwahwah

    Well, you get the idea. In other words, it doesn’t make sense.

89. #441750
    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:59 pm, cfsirl619 said:

    Here is what I intend to do tonight. Go to the supermarket, put all US weekly in a cart and put in the toilet paper section where it belongs. Join me and that will be quite a statement.

    I would have to disagree with that action. It would make us no different than others that try to hide speech that they do not agree with. Personally, it’s better to leave them be and let the general public see it for themselves. People can make their decision on its repulsiveness on their own.

90. #441752
    On September 5th, 2008 at 1:00 pm, guitarplayer said:

    On September 5th, 2008 at 12:49 pm, jdtruly said:

    Not that any of us watch it, but can we add boycotting Oprah to the list?

    I’m hoping that Oprah’s viewers are smart enough to see the bias the way the Us readers were. That’ll put her ratings in the basement.

91. #441753
    On September 5th, 2008 at 1:00 pm, NebraskaMilitia said:

    Want to let your local Walmart or any store know you do not approve of the Usweekly slime attack on Gov Palin…load up a cart with some overly ripe produce (it will get tossed out anyways, plus you can always find a moldy orange or tomato at Walmart), layer in all the UsWeeekly trash mags you can find, and top with some other choice items like trash bags, Ben and Jerrys, Tyson poultry products. Use your imagination. Push the cart around the store for a while and then find a nice place to park it while you go home and get your wallet. See how long it takes for them to find it.

92. #441754
    On September 5th, 2008 at 1:00 pm, YTZGal said:

    Thanks for the post and the list of advertisers. I went down the list and made calls this morning.

    I emphasized that I was aware that the advertising dollars were already allocated before this issue went to press, but that publishers should be held accountable for their choices — and I expect public statements distancing themselves from this type of trash talk and the degradation of a special needs child on the cover — and that they will pull their advertising dollars.

93. #441759
    On September 5th, 2008 at 1:01 pm, YTZGal said:

    Oh – PS- All the companies I called stated that they had gotten “alot of calls” this morning.

    Also, I am phoning the two large supermarket chains in our area and telling them I don’t want to see that trash when I go shopping this week.

94. #441770
    On September 5th, 2008 at 1:05 pm, travlinman said:

    Speaking of needed boycotts:

    http://www.drudgereport.com/flash3os.htm

    OPRAH’S STATEMENT: “The item in today’s Drudge Report is categorically untrue. There has been absolutely no discussion about having Sarah Palin on my show. At the beginning of this Presidential campaign when I decided that I was going to take my first public stance in support of a candidate, I made the decision not to use my show as a platform for any of the candidates. I agree that Sarah Palin would be a fantastic interview, and I would love to have her on after the campaign is over.”

    My question to the ‘O’ is “what part of stumping for Obama as a candidate, is really any different than Palin appearing on your show”? Does she really believe that her endorsement is actually unattached to her celebrity, which is a direct effect of the popularity of her show?

    I also doubt that after the election, Oprah will want to have anything to do with Palin. Somehow I do not see Oprah as a good loser!

95. #441779
    On September 5th, 2008 at 1:08 pm, Sanddog said:

    On September 5th, 2008 at 11:03 am, 30 pcs of silver said:

    This is what happens when you allow politics to drive your business decisions.

    Exactly. I own a business is a somewhat moonbatty town and I’m constantly surprised by the number of business owners who put peace signs, Obama posters and leftist literature in their windows and then whine when the tourists from Texas refuse to shop with them.