Remember the comparison of US Weekly’s treatment of The One and Sarah Palin?
Turns out that a whole lot of people got upset about it.
Us Weekly, which unlike People and OK!, chose a rather caustic cover line (“Babies, Lies and Scandal”) is said to have lost thousands of subscribers in just the first 24 hours following the printing of the issue.
“I’m hearing it’s 5,000, maybe more,” says one well-placed source in the industry. Another source claimed that as many as 10,000 readers have already cancelled their subscriptions. A spokesperson for Wenner Media, which publishes Us, says “it is completely false that we are losing 10,000 subscribers.” As for the 5,000 estimate, the spokesperson only said “that is false, too,” but wouldn’t comment further.
That is surprising to me because I didn’t think that many conservatives would subscribe to US Weekly. Perhaps they are those ‘independents’ that we hear so much about?
Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann used the negative cover as a prop when talking about the Republican convention. But they failed to do something that any serious journalist would do: they failed to tell their audience that US Weekly is owned by Jann Wenner, a maxed out donor to…Barack Obama.
If you are like me and aren’t a subscriber and don’t pick the rag up at the checkout counter, what can you do? Well, how about a phone call or email to a few of their advertisers? Never know, it could impact their bottom line. Worth a shot. A group calling for a boycott has conveniently listed their advertisers, along with phone numbers and contact information. Here is a small sample:
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PARENT COMPANY
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PHONE
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EMAIL
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| Cover Girl, Olay, Crest | Procter & Gamble | 800-568-4035 |  |
| Neutrogena | Johnson & Johnson | 800-582-4048 | |
| Coca Cola/Powerade | Coca Cola | 404-676-5009 | |
| Pepperidge Farm | Campbell’s Soup Co. | 800-257-8443 | |
| Lady Foot Locker | Lady Foot Locker (Doug Smith) | 212-720-3700 | |
Why not send a couple of the advertisers a quick email telling them what you think of the hatchett job US Weekly did on Sarah and Trig Palin?
(h/t LST readers Darren10 and taxed2death)
UPDATE: Texpat has provided a link to the transcript for this video of Megan Kelly making a fool of US Weekly editor Bradley Jacobs.
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I heard a woman yesterday on Rush talk about Michelle Omarosa Obama. Great minds think alike, I’ve been calling her that for months. it may not be fair to Omarosa, though.
Someone gave me a big “Pashaw” on yesterday’s Open Comments for suggesting we “snap our pocketbooks shut” on these liberal rags and the “Big Three” networks that continue to publish un-American, communist babble. Well, it seems some folks are already doing the things I am only talking about
I think the “soccer moms” are the ones revolting because they are the ones who probably subscribe to this rag. They have taken a major offense to any slam on a member of the “sisterhood”. They know if they can balance work and family then why can’t Sarah Palin.
The extra publicity will likely get them more extra newstand readers than that. There’s no bad PR when it comes to gossip rags.
Two old sayings (cliches?) come to mind: “Never pick fights with people who buy ink by the barrel,” and “Never wrestle with a pig - you’ll both get dirty and the pig likes it.”
Dude got Pwn3d…
He actually had the nerve (can’t say ba11s, he’s too much of a lying nancy-boy for those) to say that the “lies” part of the cover referred to the lies the blogs in the “reality-based” fever swamp were telling. Rrrrriiiiiggggghhhhhtttttt. If you believe that, I’ve got some “coastal property for sale that you might be interested in. It’s 200 acres (if the tide’s out).
Bradley Jacobs is a ScumBag! The blonde did a good job.
And now Oprah refuses to allow Sarah on her show over the objections of her staff. But she did have The One on. They have a term for someone in power who shows favoritism to those of their own race. What is the word for that? Hmmm, let me think….
#7 malty
“Community organizer”?
“we didn’t have time to get into that” Whoa whoa whoa hold the horses its US Magazine what the hell kinda rush were they in i looked up all that info in a few minutes using google
4 - The Us Magazine cover in and of itself will do more good for McCain/Palin than it will for Us Magazine. Unless you live in a hole and don’t already know how transparent the lies told by the left were.
Or unless you’re a die-hard liberal who’s already made up their mind.
Bradley Jacobs: Yammer yammer, yada yada, blah, blah.
FoxNews infobabe: I kicked your a$$, wait a sec while I take name… ok, thanks for playing our game today Mr. Jacobs. Your a$$ should heal in a few days. The charming Carol Merrill will tells us what Mr. Jacobs will receive as consolation gifts.
US magazine refused any more interviews after this slaughter. She did a great job and he is a nancy boy, great name! Keep it up all you liberals. It’s great for independents and moderates to see what we have known all along. The media has a liberal agenda and wants to determine election outcome. Soccer mom’s may be really busy, but this cover is at every grocery store check-out in the USA. McCain gets a bump and doesn’t spend a dime.
Since I don’t even subscribe to any of these gossip magazines, I didn’t even think of contacting them expressing my distaste for how US portrayed Palin. Simple and yet brilliant idea BoGJolly to contact them anyway.
Also This just in on Drudge:
This quote, which cites Oprah’s clear declaration NOT to use her show as a platform for any candidate sits directly above a photo of Oprah sitting on the set with B. Obama, doing a nice interview with him.
A picture is worth a thousand words? This one’s worth millions.
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About the video:
It was either Edd Hendee or Glenn Beck that pointed out also that Todd Palin’s DUI happened even before they were married. A friend of mine also told me that it happened at the same time B. Obama was snorting cocaine (don’t know when tha was, but it is my understanding that B. Obama’s did admit to that). Fair and balanced article my behind.
This liberal girly man was scared. I mean there was real fear in his eyes. Geez…he wasn’t even in the same studio. Wuzz
Add on to No. 13: If I remember correctly, Oprah’s ratings took a hit the first time she appeared at a rally for “BO”. That’s why you don’t see her at anymore of them. Now, this should be another hit to her ratings because the “soccer moms” always thought of Oprah was a fair and honest person which we now know is she is not. Instead of “biting the bullet” they would rather be shot by it when you show bias and favoritism toward one candidate or another when you profess the opposite. I’m telling you the “soccer moms” are going to revolt if they keep slamming their sister, the “hockey” mom. They’re going to say “enough is enough” and to show their support, they will vote for her so that the “hockey mom” can draw attention to the fact that a woman can balance work and family. They are going to say, how come you don’t ask “BO” if he can balance work and family???
SWEET! I got a hat tip!!!
and you wonder why I pump my fist. (how do you put the trademark thingy here?)
I didn’t know Biden’s son will be deployed soon too. Good for him. God speed to both. May they both serve well and return with honor.
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Comment for #4, Grits:
Hmmmmmm. Is that perspective a little secret which is being kept from the New York Times and the Houston Chronicle????
– Ken
Lookit: I don’t mind calling these people in protest, but I need some “form letter” of talking points. When I sent my 5 cent check (yeah I know it was s’pose to be 2 cents but I was feeling generous) to Rick Perry, I didn’t have to say anything.
As most of you know, I lack tact. I need help with tact, dang it!! Thank you, in advance. It’s on my “list of things to do” for Monday.
#1 Pimlico:
He he he!!! That was funny!
#17 Sorry. Multi-tasking with ADD. After you say something that you want to trademark, use the and sign followed by trade followed by the semi-colon. No spaces. Go can practice on and old thread.
Hello? Tap…tap…tap… (space) ™
Remember GW got hammered because he used to drink a lot. Bill Clinton was given a pass because he didn’t inhale.
I didn’t know there was such a rag as US Weekly or what ever they call it. After reading the script Jacobs got his a$$ handed to him on a platter. But it was fairly balanced.
I’ve read about one little piece of Civil Disobedieence people have been doing to express thier displeasure with Us magazine:
Taking the magazine and putting it in the toilet paper aisle.
#25 Sarge, Excellent suggestion
hubba-hubba™
cool!