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Day Three - It All Blows Up in John Gibson's Face + New Video!
joey:
--- Quote from: David on January 23, 2008, 09:53:25 pm ---Keith did it!!
He made John Gibson the Worst Person In The World!!
I really like Keith Olbermann.
--- End quote ---
Thank you for that suggestion and the great response from Keith O. Whether or not the shame hurts JG, it helps a lot of people keep their self respect.
Joey
Kd5000:
This has been posted on IMDB.com on their MOVIE AND TV NEWS. I just like what ppl are posting on GIBSON's msg board. Wonderful... If it's anything like the email he's getting, I bet he's just hits delete. Ppl need to go after higher up ppl at FOX who might put pressure on him.
Gay Activists Blast Radio Host Who Mocked Ledger's Death
A U.S. radio host who mocked Heath Ledger's death live on air a few hours after his passing has been slammed by gay activists. During his Tuesday show, Fox News Radio presenter John Gibson played an audio clip from the movie Brokeback Mountain in which Jake Gyllenhaal's character says to Ledger's, "I wish I knew how to quit you." Gibson then told his listeners, "Well, he found out how to quit you." Later in the broadcast, Gibson played another Brokeback Mountain clip, this time of Ledger's character saying, "We're dead." The host then mockingly repeated, "We're dead," before playing the clip again. Gibson, who is on record as criticizing Brokeback Mountain as a "gay agenda movie," went on to label Ledger a "weirdo" who had "a serious drug problem" and speculated as to reasons why the actor may have taken his own life. Ledger, who was found dead in his New York apartment on Tuesday, is not thought to have committed suicide, according to authorities and his family. Rashad Robinson, a spokesman for The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), says, "Gibson's remarks are vulgar and disgusting. It's sickening that Gibson would exploit Heath Ledger's tragic death to promote such hurtful intolerance. And to do so at a time when family and friends are grieving shows a level of insensitivity that is beyond the pale." On his Wednesday show, Gibson refused to apologize for his comments, explaining they were just "a little Brokeback Mountain joke" and there is "no point in passing up a good joke."
A double standard. Didn't Imus make a real apology and he still got canned?? Gibson's apology was half-hearted at best.
>:( >:(
David In Indy:
As promised, here is a partial list of Fox News sponsors and their website addresses. Please email them and let them know how hurt and disgusted you are with John Gibson's recent comments about Heath. I will be letting them know I plan to boycott their products and services until Fox News takes corrective and appropriate action. We can't let John Gibson and Fox News get away with this. I will keep my eyes open for more names of sponsors and I will post them here. Please feel free to add to this list if you notice something not found on the following list...
Icy Hot
www.icyhot.com
Fancy Feast Cat Food
www.fancyfeast.com
Actonel
www.actonel.com
Fidelity Investments
www.fidelity.com
Comcast Cable
www.comcast.com
Bayer Aspirin
www.bayeraspirin.com
Zyrtec
www.zyrtec.com
Walgreen's
www.walgreens.com
Vehix
www.vehix.com
V8 Vegetable Juice (Campbell's Corp.)
www.v8juice.com
Law Offices of Peter Francis Geraci (Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin area)
www.infotapes.com
I also found the following sponsors advertising on the Fox News website...
Ask Internet Search Engine
www.ask.com
Free Credit Report
www.freecreditreport.com
Cars Direct
www.carsdirect.com
Match Dot Com
www.match.com
Bankrate
www.bankrate.com
In case you missed it, here is the list of Fox News executives you can email to express your displeasure with John Gibson and his repugnant comments about our Heath and his tragic death....
Please contact:
Mr. Mitch Davis
Vice President
Fox News Radio Network
1211 Avenue Of The Americas
18th Floor
New York, NY 10036-8701
Direct Phone: *212-301-5800
Outlet Fax: *212-301-5455
Outlet Phone: 212-301-3000
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Robert Finnerty
Senior Vice President
Fox News Radio Network
1211 Avenue Of The Americas
18th Floor
New York, NY 10036-8701
Direct Phone: *212-301-5800
Outlet Fax: *212-301-5455
Outlet Phone: 212-301-3000
Email: [email protected]
Ms. Irena Briganti
Vice President of Public Relations
FOX News Channel
1211 Avenue Of The Americas
Lowr C1
New York, NY 10036
Direct Phone : *212-301-3608
Outlet Fax : *212-382-1411
Outlet Phone : 212-301-3000
Email: [email protected]
Contact by: E-mail
Ms. Suzanne Scott
Vice President, Programming
FOX News Channel
1211 Avenue Of The Americas
Lowr C1
New York, NY 10036
Direct Phone : *212-301-8558
Outlet Fax : *212-382-1411
Outlet Phone : 212-301-3000
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
JOHN GIBSON
[email protected]
Ellemeno:
Good work getting these for us, David. Thank you.
Phillip Dampier:
The story of John Gibson comes to a close with the announcement this week that his show on Fox News television has been terminated. He will continue to appear on-air occasionally, as well as continue his radio show. But he of low ratings will no longer grace our presence with regularity on television. Buh, bye.
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