RadioShack decries 'misrepresentation' by 'activist group' behind Glenn Beck boycott

August 27, 11:21 AMConservative Politics ExaminerKathy Shaidle

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As I've noted all along, many of the companies being targeted by the anti-Glenn Beck boycott aren't even sponsors of the FOX News program in the first place.

The radical black activist group Color for Change has mishandled the boycott practically from day one, calling on fellow leftists to boycott alleged Beck sponsors who have never had any connection to the program.

Other companies who were sponsoring Glenn Beck's show responded to the boycott by pulling their ads from all controversial cable TV programs, on the left and the right, which only hurts ostensible Color of Change allies like Keith Olbermann. In the current economy, low rated programs like Olbermann's can't afford to lose that precious revenue.

Now another target of the Glenn Beck boycott is left trying to clarify their position. After an article about the boycott appeared in the Christian Science Monitor this week, representatives from RadioShack sent the reporter a note, reproduced here:

Unfortunately, our policy and response to the matter have been misrepresented by the activist group involved. RadioShack does not advertise on Glenn Beck’s program and we have not advertised on his program, so there were no ads to cancel. The protesters have included RadioShack because one of our manufacturers advertises its “magicJack” product on Glenn Beck’s show, and the ads say “available at RadioShack.”

Leftists: stupid, lazy, incompetent -- as usual. What an embarrassing mess.

For more info: about the Glenn Beck boycott, see earlier articles at Examiner.com.