Apology for disgusting ads

By Michelle Malkin  •  November 7, 2008 05:38 PM

Thanks to all the readers who alerted me that some disgusting ads are appearing on this site. I have alerted my ad representative, who handles all the ads on the site, and hope to have it resolved soon.

Posted in: Housekeeping

See what others have said

Note from Michelle: This section is for comments from michellemalkin.com's community of registered readers. Please don't assume that I agree with or endorse any particular comment just because I let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with my terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege.

Trackbacks

Trackback URL

Comments


  1. #536666
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:42 pm, DesertLover said:

    We’ve got your back Michelle …

  2. #536668
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:42 pm, jeffshultz said:

    Ah… gotta love Adblock Plus. At least if you are the surfer. Content providers and advertisers mileage may vary.

  3. #536669
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:42 pm, DenizenZERO said:

    That’s news to me. I never saw anything untoward.

  4. #536671
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:43 pm, William Amos said:

    It happens when you allow links from commerical sources.

    Werent really disgusting ads just girly type ads for Russian Women.

    Still not the best thing for this blog.

  5. #536673
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:43 pm, MNUSMCDavid said:

    Michelle
    Not to worry

    You didn’t ban me when I shot my mouth off in bad fashion. You can’t be there all the time… you’re too busy watching our backs.

  6. #536675
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:44 pm, CyberCipher said:

    Disgusting ads? How can you tell?

    My collie says:

    CC thinks ALL ads are disgusting.

    I don’t like spam mail either.

  7. #536677
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:44 pm, b-cat said:

    I understand there were “sexy pictures” of Russian models. They were up briefly when I came on and now they’re gone. Shucks.

  8. #536683
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:47 pm, swmntman said:

    umm.. oops – they are back.

  9. #536688
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:48 pm, Jean said:

    Yeah right next to this comment box is a ad for a … Hot Russian Model whos toppless… only her arms covering her sensitives.

    Ad agencies always find a way to sneak them in… they want us to be like Europe… nudity and sex everywhere.

  10. #536689
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:48 pm, FilmLadd said:

    Hey they’re pretty good lookin’ komradettes.

  11. #536690
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:48 pm, d1carter said:

    What ads? I hate to say this, but I don’t come here for the ads.

  12. #536693
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:50 pm, CyberCipher said:

    Werent really disgusting ads just girly type ads for Russian Women.

    Still not the best thing for this blog.

    Oh, THOSE ads. I confess. I clicked. By the time I had finished gawking, I couldn’t remember what site had led me there.

    My collie says:

    The only way CC knows that he still has a pulse (and still breathing) is if he notices those type of ads.

    I could of SWORN it was AllahPundit’s site (HotAir) that led me there.

    My collie says:

    If you had gotten there via HotAir, the ads would not have been that tame.

  13. #536697
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:51 pm, corona said:

    What ads? You know, there are browser add-ons known as ad blockers.

    (NOT looking for way to allow photos of hot comdradettes get through)

  14. #536698
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:52 pm, DesertLover said:

    My blocking programs are obviously working correctly as I haven’t seen any of these ads you folks are talking about …

    I thought MM’s reference was to some of the ads on some of the links that have been posted recently …

  15. #536700
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:53 pm, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

    Ads?

    This brings up a good point.

    Does anyone actually click on Internet Ads?

  16. #536713
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:59 pm, Kevin K. said:

    I wouldn’t call the ads disgusting–just not appropriate. (Hey, I’m a bachelor and over the age of consent.)

  17. #536722
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:03 pm, zorro said:

    Just noticed the ruskies on the right. (Yes, they are back). Seems someone at the ad agency may not like you Michelle.

  18. #536728
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:07 pm, Fineous Reese said:

    As a married man with very human eyes it wasn’t something I wanted repeatedly showing up in peripheral vision. Reckon it’s time to find an ad blocker add on (ad off?) for the ol’ Firefox :) Much thanks to Mrs. Malkin for addressing it so quickly!

  19. #536729
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:07 pm, Trollman said:

    I was wondering what that was all about.

    With all the scantily clad women, I was starting to wonder if this was the O’Reilly Factor/Fox News showing titillating clips (purely for their news value, of course :wink: ).

  20. #536742
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:15 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    The only way CC knows that he still has a pulse (and still breathing) is if he notices those type of ads.

    Those Russian Wolf Hound and French Poodle ads are the worst for your collie.

    My ad blocker is working perfectly – I only get scantily clad Russian Models… ;)

  21. #536779
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:30 pm, FilmLadd said:

    Aw man, now they are gone.

  22. #536782
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:32 pm, Jean said:

    The problem with ad blockers are… their not smart. They block images and text that would display the scripted word ie. Breast (So if you looking how to make a Chicken breat … your out of luck lol)

  23. #536790
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:35 pm, tuffy said:

    I see a Chuck E. Cheese ad. Mmm, pizza. Even bad pizza is good.

  24. #536811
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:45 pm, travlinman said:

    Not disgusting to us old reprobate cretins, but certainly not appropriate for Michelle’s blog. She has way too much class.

  25. #536813
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:45 pm, Joy said:

    Yay Michelle! I knew you wouldn’t appreciate those. How refreshing it is to have a place to be where I don’t have to be subjected to that sort of thing.

  26. #536827
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:53 pm, Joy said:

    PS – We need to click the ads from time to time here, so Michelle will get paid. She simply wouldn’t want to make money from sleaze.

  27. #536830
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:53 pm, Elm Creek Smith said:

    I missed them?

    D*mn!

    ECS

  28. #536831
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:54 pm, Right_Wired said:

    Do NOT use Adblock plus on sites that you want to support. If you value Michelle and her work you’ll add her site to the white list.

  29. #536839
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:56 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    No apology needed Michelle. We knew it had nothing to do with you. We also knew you would address it. You are class.

    As for the rest of us, we are still waiting for you in a towel. That would bring in some $$$. ;)

  30. #536843
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:58 pm, oldbuckaroo said:

    Dagnabbit! I was hoping to check out one of them there Russian models.

  31. #536863
    On November 7th, 2008 at 7:10 pm, CyberCipher said:

    On-my-soap-box said:

    As for the rest of us, we are still waiting for you in a towel…

    Michelle in a towel? Well. Okay. If that’s what you really want to see, here it is.

    My collie says:

    CC, you are so mean.

    Yeah. I know — and that’s one of my better attributes.

  32. #536874
    On November 7th, 2008 at 7:19 pm, winemkr said:

    Ads? What ads?

    Oh that’s right I have ad block plus and I love it to death. As a matter of fact I think I’ll go over there and wip out my AMEX and send them a donation if they take them.

    Some sights are so obnoxious with flickering ads that they give you vertigo.

    I have no idea what the ads look like on MM, but I would be more than happy to have a civilized option to click on an ad, or not.

    Ad Block is so non invasive that I don’t even realize that it is working for me in the background. It updates itself automatically.

    Thank god for the open source community and Firefox.

  33. #536875
    On November 7th, 2008 at 7:19 pm, aggiebc said:

    It just dawned on me that our country’s going to be the USSR without hot Russian women to make it marginally bearable. Maybe that was the subliminal message of the ad.

  34. #536883
    On November 7th, 2008 at 7:24 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    It just dawned on me that our country’s going to be the USSR without hot Russian women to make it marginally bearable.

    Don’t worry Komrade, they will share the wealth.

  35. #536895
    On November 7th, 2008 at 7:33 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    On November 7th, 2008 at 7:10 pm, CyberCipher said:

    Michelle in a towel? Well. Okay. If that’s what you really want to see, here it is.

    Love the collie but after that – you have to go! :P

  36. #536925
    On November 7th, 2008 at 7:52 pm, Concerned Citizen said:

    On November 7th, 2008 at 7:10 pm, CyberCipher said:
    Well. Okay. If that’s what you really want to see, here it is.

    Gag reflex still working at 100%. Thanks for helping me check that.

  37. #536943
    On November 7th, 2008 at 8:01 pm, TMoney said:

    I didn’t see the ads, but I know some people click through them. I put an ad on here a while back and got scads of hits and some sales. Michelle’s readers bring in some business, if you spend the money to place an ad.

    I’m glad MM keeps it clean; I would never expect anything less.

  38. #536946
    On November 7th, 2008 at 8:04 pm, tedZilla99 said:

    Just use Firefox + adblock = problem solved

  39. #536965
    On November 7th, 2008 at 8:15 pm, Doctor Hook said:

    Perhaps a few conservatives just got a “tingle up their leg.”

  40. #536981
    On November 7th, 2008 at 8:21 pm, heavenhelpus said:

    You mean I’m NOT the 999,999th person to visit this website? WTF? Where’s my free laptop???

  41. #537027
    On November 7th, 2008 at 8:54 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Where’s my free laptop???

    Chap will be sending you his as part of the Share the Wealth program.

  42. #537028
    On November 7th, 2008 at 8:54 pm, madmonkphotog said:

    As long as I can find conservative gear, I don’t need any other ads.

  43. #537052
    On November 7th, 2008 at 9:17 pm, purplepeep said:

    jeffshultz said:
    Ah… gotta love Adblock Plus. At least if you are the surfer. Content providers and advertisers mileage may vary.

    With Maxthon browser I had to turn off it’s excellent web ad-block function just to read this blog entry! Since the URL (this blog entry’s web-page address)has the term “ads” in it, the page wouldnn’t show otherwise, lol.
    “Ads? I don’t see no steenkin’ ads!”

  44. #537056
    On November 7th, 2008 at 9:19 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    Thanks to all the readers who alerted me that some disgusting ads are appearing on this site.

    You have ads on your site?? Disgusting ads to boot?? I never realized any ads were here. Goes to show how ineffective they’ve been on me.

    Apology accepted : )

  45. #537089
    On November 7th, 2008 at 9:40 pm, SoCal said:

    MM, could you post some screen shots of what you are talking about… purely for educational purposes??

  46. #537099
    On November 7th, 2008 at 9:48 pm, almeehan said:

    can I post yet??

  47. #537105
    On November 7th, 2008 at 9:54 pm, alaskangrizzly said:

    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:53 pm, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

    Ads?

    This brings up a good point.

    Does anyone actually click on Internet Ads?

    Firefox NoScript addon; I never see ads. Been over a year since I’ve seen one on my home PC. And no, I never click on ads anyways.

  48. #537149
    On November 7th, 2008 at 10:31 pm, chep said:

    There are ads on more than 3 popular right leaning blogs that are for PETA. I directly contacted the owners of 2 of those sites : RightWingnews and PowerlineBlog (forum) (and also posted a comment Gateway Pundit) by telling them that they are giving up space to left wing causes.

    RightWingNews said they didn’t care and just wanted the money as capitalists. Well if they were real right wingers maybe they would care. Integrity is more important that money.

    I received no response from Powerline or GatewayPundit. The ads are still present on GatewayPundit and RightWingNews and I refuse to read their sites any longer because they are sellouts.

    Way to go for making it tidy over here.

  49. #537218
    On November 8th, 2008 at 1:27 am, Stillwaiting said:

    I do not think an apology is needed, but I do not see that an apology has been made! :o )

    Don’t get mad at me, I think Michelle is the greatest. I refer to myself as a “Malkin conservative”. But there is no apology.

  50. #537266
    On November 8th, 2008 at 8:05 am, RobM1981 said:

    Do you mean those pictures of Obama, all over this site?

    If so, I agree: an apology is warranted.

  51. #537278
    On November 8th, 2008 at 8:36 am, backwoods conservative said:

    Those Russian models should give up. They’ll never be as beautiful as Michelle Malkin.

  52. #537293
    On November 8th, 2008 at 9:19 am, corona said:

    A previous poster is allying with the Kos Kidz.

    Listen, pal – this is my computer. I get to use it as I see fit. The Kossack regime wants its minions “subscribe” if they block ads. If that’s your philosophy, you are more than welcome to defect.

  53. #537305
    On November 8th, 2008 at 9:39 am, Tom Blogical said:

    Thanks Michelle. I knew you wouldn’t stand for that very long.

  54. #537313
    On November 8th, 2008 at 9:55 am, mojoe said:

    I only read michellemalkin.com for the articles.

    Really.

    I swear.

  55. #537337
    On November 8th, 2008 at 10:39 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    Racy women? Where? I missed them?

  56. #537362
    On November 8th, 2008 at 11:16 am, plymouthacclaim said:

    On November 7th, 2008 at 10:31 pm, chep said:

    I say take PETA’s money and spend it on good old-fashioned Conservative stuff. It’s not like I would click on a PETA link.

    I’ve seen ‘em before, I just laugh at them.

  57. #537461
    On November 8th, 2008 at 1:06 pm, Donut44 said:

    I saw some disgusting ad a while back that said John McCain was the republican candidate for president. Luckily, I don’t see that ad anymore, good work.

  58. #537469
    On November 8th, 2008 at 1:17 pm, JohnnyD said:

    On November 8th, 2008 at 11:16 am, plymouthacclaim said:
    On November 7th, 2008 at 10:31 pm, chep said:
    I say take PETA’s money and spend it on good old-fashioned Conservative stuff.

    You mean like hunting gear?

    Hmmm, tastes like chicken!

  59. #537471
    On November 8th, 2008 at 1:19 pm, JohnnyD said:

    On November 8th, 2008 at 9:55 am, mojoe said:
    I only read michellemalkin.com for the articles.

    Really.

    I swear.

    LOL! That’s a thread winner if I ever saw one!

  60. #537505
    On November 8th, 2008 at 2:30 pm, ent said:

    I didn’t see the ads in question, but now I am seeing, or rather hearing, an obnoxious ad for getting a “free Wii”. The ad plays a loud audio message every time I hit the main page. Very annoying.

  61. #537639
    On November 8th, 2008 at 6:09 pm, mike.musculus said:

    I’ve never noticed any change in the ads, but then I’ve not access MM’s site from home recently.

    I’ve been using the browers on Dad’s pda, (blazer), accessing the web VPN via a server at StepMom’s — MM’s page loads with little x-ed boxes where the ads go. The drawbacks, though, are no embedded pics or videos, and when comments go over 3 pages, if I try to start at page 1 the server resets and Dad’s LifeDrive goes SOD on me.

    Oh well, its not like I’m an addict or anything… No! Really! I can stop at any time!

    …not. just. right. now.

  62. #537677
    On November 8th, 2008 at 8:18 pm, chep said:

    I say take PETA’s money and spend it on good old-fashioned Conservative stuff. It’s not like I would click on a PETA link.
    I’ve seen ‘em before, I just laugh at them.

    Giving them real estate anywhere justifies their cause and existance. Why not put Code Pink Ads all over here then?

  63. #539356
    On November 10th, 2008 at 4:42 pm, L.N. Smithee said:

    I have a BlogSpot blog that only generates a few dozen hits a week, and a lot of those are mine. I wanted to transfer the contents to a TownHall blog where it might be more visible. But when I realized that I couldn’t stop it from being flanked by those PETA shock banners and other schtuff I don’t agree with, I decided to forego the TH blog completely.

You must be logged in to post a comment.

End of the trail for See-Dubya

September 2, 2008 06:41 AM by see-dubya

181 Comments | 10 Trackbacks

Hanging up my spurs.

Are you trying to e-mail me? Update: problem mostly resolved

August 16, 2008 07:32 AM by Michelle Malkin

16 Comments | 3 Trackbacks

Failure to communicate.

Comment registration is open; bumped; Now closed

August 11, 2008 05:19 PM by Michelle Malkin

438 Comments | 1 Trackback

Goodbye, California

July 12, 2008 05:21 AM by see-dubya

161 Comments | 2 Trackbacks

Out, God willing.

Comment registration is open closed

April 14, 2008 06:10 PM by Michelle Malkin

356 Comments | 0 Trackbacks

Gather ’round.

Where in the world

April 3, 2008 10:21 PM by Michelle Malkin

13 Comments | 2 Trackbacks

On the road.

A special announcement at Hot Air

February 25, 2008 10:15 AM by Michelle Malkin

31 Comments | 7 Trackbacks

Welcome aboard, Captain.


Categories: Housekeeping



Nice Deb

» O
Follow me on Twitter Follow me on Facebook