Ok, everyone knows by now about ABC's propaganda piece, "The Path to 9/11" to run on Monday the 11th, on the 5th anniversary of 9/11. Of course, we should be outraged. And as another diarist noted, this is about a network using the PUBLIC AIRWAVES to spread outright right wing propaganda.
So, as I said in one of the threads, networks understand two languages: ratings, and money. I am going to deal with the money part here. Here is a list of companies that advertise on ABC. I compiled this list from watching ABC over several hours and noting down the names of their advertisers, then googling for their websites and contact info.
Now, yes, it's true that ABC is running the propaganda piece free of advertisements. But we need to make clear that it is NOT ok for advertisers to support this network at all - not during the airing of the propaganda piece and not ever. If ABC runs this piece, the advertisers should abandon ABC, period.
This is an advertiser list. For an extensive list of companies involved with the film and Disney's major shareholders, see highacidity's diary.
My list is undoubtedly partial, but this is the best I could do. Not everyone will contact every advertiser here, so if you have to pick and choose, I suggest you use the following criteria:
1. Call the ones you do business with first.
2. Call companies that you have considered doing business with.
3. If you find a hometown company, call them.
Some pointers on the calls:
1. Be polite.
2. No need to threaten them. Just politely but strongly register your objection and your demand that they pull their support of ABC.
Ok, that's it. Now here is the list. Have at it.
Aloha Airlines
http://www.alohaairlines.com/
Mailing Address:
Aloha Airlines Customer Relations
P.O. Box 30028
Honolulu, Hawaii 96820
Telephone support: 888-771-2855 (or) 808-539-5994
Fax support: 808-539-5999
Sears
http://www.sears.com
Mailing:
Sears National Customer Relations
3333 Beverly Road
Hoffman Estates, IL 60179
Customer Service #: 1-800-349-4358
Mr. Clean and Swiffer
Divisions of Home Made Simple
Email Form
Charles Schwab
http://www.schwab.com/
866-855-9102
Charles Schwab Bank, N.A.
5190 Neil Road, Suite 100
Reno, NV 89502-8532
Kellogg's
Email Page
Consumer Affairs Number: 800-962-1413
Chase Rewards Card
Email Page
Phone: 1-800-432-3117
AAA
Go to http://www.aaa.com and enter your zipcode to find your state/local numbers
Bounty
A division of Proctor & Gamble
Email page
Symantec
World HQ (Cupertino, CA) #: 1-408-517-8000
Subway
http://www.subway.com
Subway Franchise Headquarters
325 Bic Drive
Milford, CT 06460 USA
Tel.(203) 877-4281 / (800) 888-4848
Customer Service Form
Mitshubishi
http://www.mitsubishicars.com/...
1-888-MITSU2005
1-866-876-3018
T-Mobile
http://www.t-mobile.com/
1-800-937-8997
Mazda
http://www.mazdausa.com/
1-800-222-5500
CitiGroup
http://www.citigroup.com/
399 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10043
U.S.A.
800-285-3000
Claritin
http://www.claritin.com
1-800-CLARITIN
Email Form
Jell-O
Product of Kraft Foods
Email form
Choose your age and "General Comment about Kraft" as the "subject"
Home Depot
http://www.homedepot.com
1-800-553-3199
Red Lobster
http://www.redlobster.com
Corporate HQ:
5900 Lake Ellenor Drive
Orlando, FL 32809
(407) 245-4000
Hyundai Motor America
http://www.hyundaiusa.com
800-633-5151
HQ: 714-965-3000
CashCall
A Division of First Bank & Trust
1-877-289-0685
Customer Service: 1-877-525-2274
Comcast
http://www.comcast.com
1-800-COMCAST
Email form
Aflac
http://www.aflac.com/...
Media Relations: 1-706-243-8004
Customer Service: 1-800-992-3522
Admin Service: 1-877-353-9487
Nissan
http://www.nissanusa.com
(800) NISSAN-1 (or 800-647-7261)
Email form - http://www.nissanusa.com/... (start with the topic "general question")
Carl's Junior
(877) 799-7827
Email form