Opinion: Hardball boycott broadens its scope…
The Progressives behind the Chris Mathews Hardball Boycott have broadened their attack. Accoring to the site’s FAQ this is supposed to be about the Far Left getting its knickers in a twist because Mathews compared Bin Laden’s over the top rhetoric to Michael Moore’s over the top rhetoric. But apparently that doesn’t resonate in terms of affecting advertisers’ opinions as does the gay joke debacle that occurred on Imus last week. They’re also trying to play the race card over some innocuous comments Mathews made about Latinos being a natural constituency for Republicans. It’s almost like they’re throwing whatever they can at Mathews to see what will stick. The gay joke controversy in my opinion is far more damaging to Mathews in the mainstream than the “he said/she said” griping about Mathews comparing Bin Laden’s rhetoric with Moore’s. MSNBC already apologized for the gay joke incident on Imus, though Mathews wasn’t mentioned by name. But gay jokes are far removed from the ideological spat that was the driving force behind this boycott.
But it may be working. There’s a rumor that one Hardball advertiser may announce a pull out on Monday. Has the Far Left won a battle in its ideological dispute with Mathews? Or is the rumor full of hot air? Guess we’ll find out on Monday…
Hmmm..see how crazy the righties are? Anything they don’t like they just launch a protest against.
Comment by Uncle Sam — January 28, 2006 @ 11:16 pm
Hmmm…It is not the righties, it is the lefties wanting a boycott.
Comment by noelle — January 29, 2006 @ 10:23 am
Uncle Sam is drinking too much Kool-Aid. LOL
Comment by Lurker — January 30, 2006 @ 9:01 am
Welcome to the 21st century, where you are defined not by who you are, but who you’re currently boycotting.
Comment by spud_jr — January 31, 2006 @ 1:46 am