Of course these NGOs don't purchase products. USAA one of the companies that did purchase ads on Hanity has recently discovered. USAA sells insurance products to people in the Military, and to state the obvious those in the Military do not share the views of the various NGOs who see the US flag as a racist symbol.
According to reports from mediaequalizer.com USAA are informing customers pulling the ads were a mistake ... “There is a big meeting this weekend. Apparently somebody in the organization made a mistake, and they are trying to fix it,” ...
More than that people on the right side of the political spectrum have grown tired of those who would choose for them and decide for them what is and is not news. This disenfranchisement of choice in news has set the stage for a backlash, which seems to have begun. In a fight fire with fire response advertisers are now being asked to stop supporting Rachel Maddow and Morning Joe, Brian Stelter, Stephen Colbert, Michael Smerconish, Don Lemon, Lawrence O’Donnell, Anderson Cooper, George Stephanopolous are all on the list.
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