Aflac Pulls Ads from 'The Savage Nation'

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Jossip found this 7/22/2008 on www.brandweek.com [flag]
-By Kenneth Hein Aflac announced today (July 21) that it is pulling its ads from the nationally-syndicated talk radio show The Savage Nation . A rep for the insurance provider told Brandweek that it will no longer advertise on the show hosted by Michael Savage (real name Michael Alan Weiner) because of offensive comments he made about children with autism. Aflac has a strong commitment to ... [link]

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Apologizing for Ignorant Remarks Not an Option for Courageous Mike Savage
Published 7/22/2008 by david at Jossip
... Then again, First Amendment obscenity law loophole Michael Savage has built his career on saying un-P.C. things. But this time, his attack on autism — which effects, like, 1 in 3 kids, depending on something we misheard Jenny McCarthy say — might have actual ramifications. Namely, big advertiser AFLAC has dropped its marketing from his radio show after Savage refused to apologize for his remarks, and the seven-station Super Talk Mississippi radio network has ...

Even Conservatives Hate Michael Savage
Published 7/23/2008 by Jeff Bercovici at Portfolio.com: Mixed Media
... , published last month by the liberal imprint AlterNet Books. (In case you haven't been following the saga closely, Aflac, one of Savage Nation's biggest sponsors, has pulled its support, and a ...