Boycott "Savage Nation" Advertisers and Combat the Lunatic Right

NEWSFLASH:
 Tempur-Pedic, Inc. abandons the Savage Nation, demands removal from site!

"We are not advertisers and therefore should not be subject to spending time answering your followers’ boycotting threats."

Source: email to this site, dated April 18th, 2003

Index of Sections

Introduction

We are having an effect! In fact, so much of one that Talk Radio Network, Inc. (the company that syndicates "The Savage Nation") has filed a lawsuit against this site (as well as attempting to seize our domain name), blaming us for "lost advertising contracts and business opportunities [...] in an amount in excess of $500,000.00." They also claim that the decision by Culligan International Company to cease advertising on "The Savage Nation" cost them in excess of $100,000! See Culligan's email to michaelsavagesucks.com: "We have no plans to support that programming in the future."

Check out the "The Advertisers Speak!" and other "Advertiser" labeled columns. These prove Savage's contention that he's not lost a single advertiser is a flat out lie. In fact, newsflash 10/3/2002 - "Another Advertiser Speaks--personally" documents the withdrawl of a major national advertiser from the Savage Nation. Notice how many no name, sleazy advertisers his show has these days -- our grassroots campaign is having a major effect.

Check this email from the President of Swiss-America, sent in response to a SavageStupidity.Com reader's email. He says, "I have had similar messages from other listeners." Obviously, this reader's message is not the only one they have received. Keep up the good work folks.

NEW, 6/10/2003: Listen to a Stop Hate Radio PSA (in MP3 format) created by the Knights of Englightenment for their Internet Radio Station that uses selections from a Savage diatribe threatening boycott activists (click on "Stop Hate Radio PSA" to listen to it).

Sign Our Petitions

Join us in demanding that balance be restored to the airwaves! Sign our petition pledging to boycott companies that sponsor "The Savage Nation", and tell all your friends!

Comment from a petition signee: Savage is on right now in my market -- we listened to him on the way home from eating at Panera Bread -- he was playing Frank Sinatra's "My Way" and reciting the words along with Frank -- on those grounds alone, I'll sign the petition! LOL :)

Sign the petition to bring liberal talk radio to the San Francisco Bay Area radio; specifically, hosts Mike Malloy, Peter Werbe and the i.e. America radio network in general.

Sign the petition supporting removal of "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance. Michael claims he's gotten thousands of signatures on a paper petition attacking the 9th Circuit of Appeals (the one that ruled the inclusion of "under God" in the pledge was unconstitutional), but he won't give out the details. Let's fight him out in the open!

Also: Support this ACTION ALERT from American Muslims for Global Peace and Justice INCITEMENT BY POPULAR RADIO HOST Michael Savage COULD THREATEN SAFETY OF MUSLIMS AND ARAB AMERICANS

Boycott Background and News Coverage

Savage sees himself and his listeners as martyrs in the cause of truth (comparing his listeners those who died for civil rights in the South in the 1960's is delusional behavior of the highest order):

"You are going to have to endure the verbal equivalence of the police dogs at Montgomery. You are going to have to endure the water cannon abuse in words, and in gestures, that the civil rights protesters received in Selma. The PC storm troopers are going to try to make you feel ashamed of yourself. They're going to try to pretend that you don't exist, and yet they're only going to make you stronger."

Source: Patrick Mallon column

Here's an article on the boycott effort in Oregon by the Coalition Against Hate Radio that prompted Michael's comments (this is the only organized effort I'm aware of):

Oregon-Washington groups calls for end to 'hate radio'

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Church, community and political groups in Oregon and Washington are demanding an end to what they call 'hate radio' and have called on a station owned by billionaire Paul Allen to drop talk show host Michael Savage.

[...]

Press Release By Oregon Coalition Against Hate Radio

This boycott effort got Michael's goat, according to Radio Business Report:

Fisher Communications' KATU-TV Portland and the AP reported 4/25 that Talk Radio Networks' Michael Savage, host of "Savage Nation," has reacted angrily to critics of his show. He called his critics radical leftists who are trying to interfere with his right to earn a living. He threatened to sue them. A coalition of Oregon and Washington church and civic leaders demanded that KXL-AM Portland stop airing the show, saying it promoted hatred and bigotry and could lead to acts of violence against immigrants and minorities. Savage says his critics have a right to dislike what he says on the air. "That's what talk radio is all about," he says, "disagreement. That's also what the Bill of Rights is all about."

AP News Article in Oregon Register-Guard on Michael Savage's response (locally cached copy):

"If they are calling me these names ... they are interfering with my ability to earn a living, and I may sue them," he said in a telephone interview from his home in northern California.

"I don't cave in," Savage said.

Go ahead and sue me, Michael. Make my day. :)

San Francisco Indy Media Coverage and commentary

Brad Kava, in a column dated June 6th, 2001, covered a local boycott being organized in Sacramento against KSTE (local station) for broadcasting Savage:

In Sacramento, an organization of Asian-American groups has taken the lead against several hate-talkers, including KSFO-AM's now nationally syndicated Michael Savage. Rather than asking for FCC help, they have sent letters to advertisers and picketed the Sacramento station, KSTE, which airs the show.

Calling the Chinese "little devils," Savage called for dropping nuclear weapons on the country and said that Chinese-Americans should be put in internment camps if they wouldn't sign loyalty oaths.

"It goes far beyond ridiculing a certain ethnic group or calling names or making a certain group the brunt of jokes," says Georgette Imura, part of a Sacramento group called CAPITAL (the Council of Asian Pacific Islanders Together for Advocacy and Leadership at 5665 Freeport Blvd., Suite 2, Sacramento 95822).

"What it does is send a message to misguided folks that it's OK to act and talk that way. Our fear is that this will lead to acts of violence or discrimination."

MSNBC and "The Savage Show"

Write MSNBC and let them know what you think about their choice of talk show hosts (link takes you to GLAAD action website).
Patriotboy Parody Image
(taken from entry re: Savage on Patriotboy BlogSite)		 

Earlier this year (February 2003), MSNBC decided to dump veteran liberal talk show host Phil Donahue, and add several conservative talk show hosts to its line up, including Michael Savage. In response, a bevy of national organizations put together a campaign to urge MSNBC to rethink their decision to give the Weiner a national forum on television, including GLAAD (which has put together a very detailed resource site documenting his homophobia), the National Organization for Women, Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) and many others. Click on the GLAAD link for detailed information on who to contact at NBC about this decision.

Sample Letter

See also the Guest Editorial: Letter to a CEO From Anonymous Reader and The Advertisers Speak! columns for more samples.

Note: in order of significance, a written letter sent via the USPS, a phone call, and an email will have the most impact. Companies do pay attention - one SavageStupidity.Com reader informs me that he has already received a couple of letters from Savage Nation advertisers who will no longer be supporting the program. If you contact a sponsor via email, please "cc" boycott@savagestupidity.com so we can see how we're doing. If you get a positive (or negative) response, let us know!

Copy and paste this into your email or word processing program, then modify to suit. Personalization is good:

Dear [company name],

I would like to express my complete and utter disgust that you are sponsoring the racist, sexist, homophobic, and otherwise hateful rantings of Michael Savage and his "Savage Nation" radio show. Is this the image you want to promote to the public?

"Fat lesbians are anti-family."

"Hispanics breed like rabbits."

"It's time for hate. I'm sick of love, love, love."

Is this your target audience?

As long as you continue to sponsor the Savage Nation, I will be boycotting your company and urging all my friends to do likewise.

Regards,
Joanne Citizen
2002 New Millenium Ct.
Washington, DC 10001

List of Sponsors By Month:

We are winning!

"I am writing to inform you that Tempur-Pedic, Inc. has not advertised on The Savage Nation radio show in over a year [not true, according to our records]. We have never advertised on the television version. Please remove us from this page asap."

--Brandie Bright, Brandie.Bright@tempurpedic.com
Public Relations Manager
Tempur-Pedic, Inc.
Source: email to this site, dated April 8th, 2003

Thanks to MichaelSavageSucks.com for compiling the list of advertisers (we are working on obtaining an updated list).

Note: I had been obtaining this list from the MichaelSavageSucks.com site, but he is no longer providing this information in a monthly format - instead, he is just carrying a list of current advertisers. Your best course of action at this time? Click on the banner below and write Savage's advertisers through MichaelSavageSucks.com (or just visit the site and write your own letters, directly). Note: I did get a response from one company, immediately after I filled out the form on the MichaelSavageSucks.com site, so it does work, the addresses are valid and up to date (mostly).

Some of the links below may not work, as I have not yet been able to identify web sites for all the companies and products involved, also - some of these companies may have come to their senses, as Tempur-Pedic, Inc. has or simply no longer be advertising (since it has been up to a year since they were first listed). If you find any errors (or hear from any of them that they have ceased advertising with the Savage Nation), please contact info@savagestupidity.com with corrections and updates.

*** at the beginning of a listing indicates a repeat offender.

Let's not forget Liberty Safes of San Jose, featured on the KSFO web site and on the Michael Savage show. You can email them at info@libertysafenorcal.com.

Liberty Safes of San Jose
2897 S. Bascom Ave.
Campbell, CA 95008
408-559-5004 (Monday-Saturday 10-6)

Liberty Safes of Sacramento
817 Jefferson Blvd.
West Sacramento, CA, 95691
916-373-1900 (Monday-Saturday 9:00-5:30)

They also have locations nationwide:
Liberty Safe and Security Products, Inc.
1199 West Utah Avenue
Payson, Utah 84651
1.800.247.5625
customerservice@libertysafe.com

September Sponsors:

  • *** BuyCoin.Com call them at 1-800-BUY-COIN or contact their corporate parent, the Swiss America Trading Corporation. You can email their CEO, Craig R. Smith at coinman@buycoin.com, or call him directly at (602) 788-4653
  • *** Matrix Direct Life Insurance, 1-877-844-8376. You can write their President and CEO, Ron Harris, at info@matrixdirect.com or via the USPS at Matrix Direct, 9640 Granite Ridge Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92123
  • RECAPTURE™ Male Vitality - a product of Transcend Marketing International, Incorporated.

    TMII can be contacted via their web site, via email at service@tmii.com. They can also be reached via the USPS at 2371 South Presidents Dr., Suite F, Salt Lake City, UT 84120. Address your communications to Richi R. Roane, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, and Todd D. Smith, President, Co-Founder. Good luck having an effect - these guys look like typical sleazoid hype marketing Multi-Level/Network Marketing crazies. Says a lot about how desperate Savage is for advertisers that he'd accept money from a company like this.

    This product is marketed through a partnership with DefyAging.com, Inc. - who can be contacted via email at feedback@defyaging.com. And who otherwise don't seem to have a corporeal existence.

  • NaturSeal Joint and Immune Complex - info@naturseal.com, they appear to be a subsidiary of DayPak Vitamins, whose founder is Dr. Howard Pyfer, M.D., who can be contact via email at rea@sprynet.com Dr. Pyfer's Institute of Nutrition 14150 NE 20th St
    Bellevue
    WA 98007 USA
    Phone: (206)790-1549
  • Rid Lice Removal product sold by Bayer Corporation; I would advise sending postal letters to all three locations.

    Gary S. Balkema
    Executive Vice President, Bayer Corporation, and President, Consumer Care Business Group
    Bayer Consumer Care Division
    36 Columbia Road
    P.O. Box 1910
    Morristown, NJ 07962-1910

    Phone: 1-800-RID-LICE (743-5423) 9am-6pm EST
    Taken from their Contact Us page, which also has a web contact form.

    Dr. Attila Molnar
    President and Chief Executive Officer, Bayer Corporation
    and
    Werner Wenning
    Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer AG Corporate Communications
    100 Bayer Rd.
    Pittsburgh, PA 15205-9741
    412-777-2000

    Wolfgang Plischke, Ph.D.
    Executive Vice President, Bayer Corporation, and President, Pharmaceutical Division, North America
    Pharmaceutical Division
    400 Morgan Lane
    West Haven, CT 06516-4175
    203-812-2000

  • A&E Television Networks - cable channel. A joint venture of the Hearst Corporation (37.5%; ABC, Inc., 37.5%; and NBC, 25%). Might be worth contact each of those individually as well.

    Nickolas Davatzes, President & CEO A&E Television Networks
    Corporate Office
    235 East 45th Street
    New York, NY 10017

    Tel: (212) 210-1400
    Fax: (212) 850-9304
    Viewer relations: (212) 210-1340
    Obtained from: http://www.hearstcorp.com/entertainment/property/ent_cable_ae.html

  • Impulse: Female Herbal Blend - a "libido" enhancing product for women. The vendor of this product is rather hard to determine, however, two of the places I found on-line had Texas addresses in the same zip code, so I'm pretty sure that they're the same company. Again, good luck getting a response. Any site which doesn't have information about the parent company is pretty suspect in my book.

    SlimStore.com
    2515 N. Rachel Ct.
    Pearland, Texas 77581
    1-800-516-9699 (sales line)

    or

    MDTM Enterprises Inc.
    2800 East Broadway, Suite C 426
    Pearland, Texas 77581
    1-800-575-7711 (sales line) - Monday-Friday 9am-9pm CST sales@dietbreakthru.com

  • *** Zoom Teeth Whitening - a product of Discus Dental, Inc.. Address your communications to: Bill Dorfman, DDS, FAACD - Founder, Discus Dental and Robert Hayman, CEO.

    Zoom-specific contact info:
    Phone: (877) ZOOM123
    E-mail: zoom@discusdental.com

    Discus Dental Consumer:
    Discus Dental 800#: (800) 348-8806
    Web site: contact page
    Dental Professional (these are probably the best ones to use):
    Discus Dental, Inc.
    8550 Higuera Street
    Culver City, CA 90232
    Phone: (800) 422-9448
    Fax: (310) 845-1537
    Taken from their Dental Professional Contact Us page.

    Again, if your dentist offers the Zoom Teeth Whitening system (or you are a dentist that does so), you might mention that Discus Dental is advertising on the Savage Nation and you're offended by this. A few calls from their resellers will make a big impact on their marketing department.

  • *** Tempur-Pedic, Inc. - US Manufacturer of Swedish Sleep Systems, Tempur Mattresses and Pillows. You can reach them with complaints about their marketing/advertising via the form at the bottom of their "Contact Us" page. Select "Marketing / Advertising" from the list of options, and then fill out the form to send an email. Address your message to Bob Trussell, Tempur-Pedic ® Founder and CEO. You might also contact local retail distributors of Tempur-Pedic products, and mention to your doctor or chiropractor (if they offer them) that you're upset that Tempur-Pedic is advertising on Savage's show. If you're one of those distributors, you might call them up yourself. A few calls of this sort are likely to have a large impact.
  • *** CountryWide.Com - Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., a subsidiary of Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc. They can be contacted via the Contact Us page on their web site. I would specifically target their dedicated Public Relations/Media Line: (800) 796-8448; this is a publicly traded company, so if you own stock, you can contact their investor relations department at ir@countrywide.com, , which is typically also a very effective strategy (if you own at least one share); if you're not an investor, an email to webmaster@countrywide.com will likely get forwarded on to the proper location. Large companies like this tend to be much more conservative in their advertising policies, so they are a good target.

    Address your letters to:
    Angelo Mozilo, CEO c/o
    Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc.
    4500 Park Granada
    Calabasas, CA 91302
    Phone: (818) 225-3000
    Fax: (818) 304-5979

  • *** Cocoon GH - a product of Cocoon Nutrition.

    Address your letters and phone calls to:
    Stephen Heuer (who appears to be the site owner)
    Cocoon Nutrition
    990 West Fremont Avenue, Suite K
    Sunnyvale [94087] California
    Toll Free: 888-988-3325
    Tel: 408-733-3805
    Fax: 408-733-4301
    Taken from their Contact Us page, which also has a web contact form. They also have a discussion forum, in which it might be useful to post a complaint about advertising on the Savage Nation. I'd try calling directly first, though, as this appears to be a personal project of Stephen Heuer and thus he might be open to talking to you directly.

  • *** Oregon Mint Company (hideously bad web site design), Call 1-800-EAT-MINT 8:30a-5:30p M-F Pacific Time, or email their founder, Bill Geiger at bill@mintsnuff.com; Detailed Company Information
    • Dust Doctor 100 Filter Breck Golden Hair Shampoo

August Sponsors:

  • *** BuyCoin.Com call them at 1-800-BUY-COIN or contact their corporate parent, the Swiss America Trading Corporation. You can email their CEO, Craig R. Smith at coinman@buycoin.com, or call him directly at (602) 788-4653
  • *** Maximus, an e-government consulting company. Their CEO, David Mastran, can be emailed at info@maximus-inc.com, written via USPS at 11419 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA 20190, and their corporate office can be called at (703) 251-8500
  • *** Tempur-Pedic, Inc. - US Manufacturer of Swedish Sleep Systems, Tempur Mattresses and Pillows. You can reach them with complaints about their marketing/advertising via the form at the bottom of their "Contact Us" page. Select "Marketing / Advertising" from the list of options, and then fill out the form to send an email. Address your message to Bob Trussell, Tempur-Pedic ® Founder and CEO. You might also contact local retail distributors of Tempur-Pedic products, and mention to your doctor or chiropractor (if they offer them) that you're upset that Tempur-Pedic is advertising on Savage's show. If you're one of those distributors, you might call them up yourself. A few calls of this sort are likely to have a large impact.
  • *** Zoom Teeth Whitening - a product of Discus Dental, Inc.. Address your communications to: Bill Dorfman, DDS, FAACD - Founder, Discus Dental and Robert Hayman, CEO.

    Zoom-specific contact info:
    Phone: (877) ZOOM123
    E-mail: zoom@discusdental.com

    Discus Dental Consumer:
    Discus Dental 800#: (800) 348-8806
    Web site: contact page
    Dental Professional (these are probably the best ones to use):
    Discus Dental, Inc.
    8550 Higuera Street
    Culver City, CA 90232
    Phone: (800) 422-9448
    Fax: (310) 845-1537
    Taken from their Dental Professional Contact Us page.

    Again, if your dentist offers the Zoom Teeth Whitening system (or you are a dentist that does so), you might mention that Discus Dental is advertising on the Savage Nation and you're offended by this. A few calls from their resellers will make a big impact on their marketing department.

  • LiverRite
  • A∓E The Biography Channel
  • Rent-A-Wreck
  • *** Listerine Pocket Pack Strips, a product of Pfizer, call 1-800-223-0182 weekdays 9am to 5pm (EST) to protest, or contact them via their web site, or address postal mail to Henry A. McKinnell, Ph.D., Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Pfizer Inc., 235 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017
  • Trip.com
  • *** Cocoon GH - a product of Cocoon Nutrition.

    Address your letters and phone calls to:
    Stephen Heuer (who appears to be the site owner)
    Cocoon Nutrition
    990 West Fremont Avenue, Suite K
    Sunnyvale [94087] California
    Toll Free: 888-988-3325
    Tel: 408-733-3805
    Fax: 408-733-4301
    Taken from their Contact Us page, which also has a web contact form. They also have a discussion forum, in which it might be useful to post a complaint about advertising on the Savage Nation. I'd try calling directly first, though, as this appears to be a personal project of Stephen Heuer and thus he might be open to talking to you directly.

  • Travelocity.Com
  • *** Matrix Direct Life Insurance, 1-877-844-8376. You can write their President and CEO, Ron Harris, at info@matrixdirect.com or via the USPS at Matrix Direct, 9640 Granite Ridge Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92123
  • Impulse (Libido Product)
  • ReCapture Vitality (Libido Product)
  • DMI USA - PrePress Services

June/July Sponsors:

May Sponsors (more sponsor info coming soon):

April Sponsors (more sponsor info coming soon):

March Sponsors (more sponsor info coming soon):

  • Priceline.Com
  • Red Roof Inns
  • FX Network
  • *** Bayer Corporation - I would advise sending postal letters to all three locations.

    Gary S. Balkema
    Executive Vice President, Bayer Corporation, and President, Consumer Care Business Group
    Bayer Consumer Care Division
    36 Columbia Road
    P.O. Box 1910
    Morristown, NJ 07962-1910

    Phone: 1-800-RID-LICE (743-5423) 9am-6pm EST
    Taken from their Contact Us page, which also has a web contact form.

    Dr. Attila Molnar
    President and Chief Executive Officer, Bayer Corporation
    and
    Werner Wenning
    Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer AG Corporate Communications
    100 Bayer Rd.
    Pittsburgh, PA 15205-9741
    412-777-2000

    Wolfgang Plischke, Ph.D.
    Executive Vice President, Bayer Corporation, and President, Pharmaceutical Division, North America
    Pharmaceutical Division
    400 Morgan Lane
    West Haven, CT 06516-4175
    203-812-2000

  • GEICO
  • Dominos Pizza
  • Greased Lightning
  • *** BuyCoin.Com call them at 1-800-BUY-COIN or contact their corporate parent, the Swiss America Trading Corporation. You can email their CEO, Craig R. Smith at coinman@buycoin.com, or call him directly at (602) 788-4653
  • LendingTree.Com
  • *** Maximus, an e-government consulting company. Their CEO, David Mastran, can be emailed at info@maximus-inc.com, written via USPS at 11419 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA 20190, and their corporate office can be called at (703) 251-8500
  • *** CountryWide.Com - Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., a subsidiary of Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc. They can be contacted via the Contact Us page on their web site. I would specifically target their dedicated Public Relations/Media Line: (800) 796-8448; this is a publicly traded company, so if you own stock, you can contact their investor relations department at ir@countrywide.com, , which is typically also a very effective strategy (if you own at least one share); if you're not an investor, an email to webmaster@countrywide.com will likely get forwarded on to the proper location. Large companies like this tend to be much more conservative in their advertising policies, so they are a good target.

    Address your letters to:
    Angelo Mozilo, CEO c/o
    Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc.
    4500 Park Granada
    Calabasas, CA 91302
    Phone: (818) 225-3000
    Fax: (818) 304-5979

  • *** Tempur-Pedic, Inc. - US Manufacturer of Swedish Sleep Systems, Tempur Mattresses and Pillows. You can reach them with complaints about their marketing/advertising via the form at the bottom of their "Contact Us" page. Select "Marketing / Advertising" from the list of options, and then fill out the form to send an email. Address your message to Bob Trussell, Tempur-Pedic ® Founder and CEO. You might also contact local retail distributors of Tempur-Pedic products, and mention to your doctor or chiropractor (if they offer them) that you're upset that Tempur-Pedic is advertising on Savage's show. If you're one of those distributors, you might call them up yourself. A few calls of this sort are likely to have a large impact.
  • Hampton Inns


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