Comments on: Political Campaigns and Overstock

By: stepasidesue

stepasidesue — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:22:41 +0000

Hello! They are advertising on Rush’s show!

By: stepasidesue

stepasidesue — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:16:12 +0000

I totally agree! I don not do business with any company that advertises on RL’s show! O.co is cutting their proverbial nose off to spite their face. Too bad.

By: fastfinger

fastfinger — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:17:58 +0000

Image my surprise to have an offer to win the ultimate Red Sox experience — why is Overstock pimping for the Red Sox now? Have they moved to home ESPN territory to hold up the Sox banner too!

By: Jeff Anderson

Jeff Anderson — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:29:44 +0000

I believe that boycotting networks with their slant toward one political party or the other will not work. When we boycott companies that support or sponsor them like overstock sponsors CNN and MSNBC then we get someones attention when we don’t use their company anymore. My family and friends will not use Overstock for anything again until they pull sponsorship from CNN.

By: Dave J.

Dave J. — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:01:08 +0000

I’m glad to know that you consider being outraged at the increasingly nasty tone of political discourse “haranguing” your customer service reps. It’s also nice to know that you think pointing us to a blog is going to make it all better. I find it laughable that you rightly draw the line at the hateful things Limbaugh says but turn a blind eye to the vile attacks and hate on MSNBC. Keith Olbermann calling a woman a “mashed up bag of meat with lipstick” is as bad, if not worse than anything I’ve ever heard Limbaugh say.
I’m not even that political, I’m an independent but this goes beyond politics into the realm of corporate responsibility in the care of the image you wish to present to the world. With the arrogant tone of your blog accusing people who care enough to take the time to
get involved and make a small stand against the DEvolution of our culture as “haranguing”, you’ve only made my initial instincts and
resolve to boycott Overstock stronger. I will advise my friends and family to do the same. It may not make much difference to you either way but from what I can see of the other comments here above mine, you are effectively generating some NEGATIVE advertising with your position and I have to wonder if there comes a time when the customers you gain by advertising with hate mongers like Keith Olbermann and Rush Limbaugh are overtaken by the customers you lose.
No worries, I will no longer “harangue” you with either my opinions or my business.

By: Michael Kuhl

Michael Kuhl — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:56:47 +0000

I’m sorry to hear that my concern over where my money goes, and what it eventually supports, amounts to a harangue directed toward your customer service staff. That was not my intent at all.

My intent was to inform you that I have the freedom to spend my money where I choose, and that my choice is influenced by the things a company elects to support through their advertising dollars. If a company makes the choice to support something I cannot agree with, say Rush Limbaugh, they can. It is up to them. I was merely informing you that you will be doing so without any of my money.

I will not harangue your customer service reps any more.I will not bother your web server with any use of bandwidth from my shopping. Nor will I harangue the people who process orders with my purchases. I will refrain from annoying the people who balance the books with any influx of money from my purchases.

I will further attempt to reduce the strain on your business by recommending to all of my friends that they stop bothering you too. I will suggest to them that they follow suit, and encourage their friends to stop putting unnecessary pressure on Overstock through all of that irritating shopping and spending.

I hope that I am able to greatly increase your leisure time by reducing the bothersome attention customers seem to require.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:31:25 +0000

First off, it is insulting to suggest that your customers are “haranguing” your customer service agents by expressing their views.

Second, while I understand your desire to be balanced, Rush is over-the-top hateful. Your company recognized this when you stopped your support after the Michael J. Fox incident. Yet Rush’s continued divisive, racist, hateful dialog is evidently acceptable to your business.

I really enjoyed ordering from your business, but no longer, unless or until you stop advertising with Rush and/or Fox News.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:36:56 +0000

Rush Limbaugh making fun of Michael J. Fox was over the top, but the song, “Barack the Magic Negro” wasn’t? Limbaugh’s politicization of the devastation in Haiti isn’t too much for you?
As long as you sponsor Rush Limbaugh’s show, I will not be a customer of Overstock.com

By: Emme

Emme — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:51:52 +0000

No, sorry, this flip little blog doesn’t address the issue. We are not talking about “mere political differences.” Rush Limbaugh is urging his listeners *not to donate money* to ease the suffering of the victims of the Haitian earthquake. This is beyond the usual political nonsense. It is anti-humanitarian, cruel, and cynical to the extreme.

As long as Overstock.com continues this position of supporting someone with no regard for human suffering, I will take my business elsewhere, and encourage my friends and family to do the same. The masses are growing on this one. Enough with Rush. He’s an embarrassment to humanity.

By: JOYCE FROM NH

JOYCE FROM NH — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:07:00 +0000

I appreciate it must be hard to separate your personal views from your Company. I am very glad of your decision not to advertise on Rush Limbaugh programs, I wish you would consider the same of Fox News , as I find it hard to think of any reason to support their content.. They are the ones who have made more of a media attetion to Rush and his views. They seem to be in full support of Rush and in the case you refer to with Michael J Fox, were quite flagrant in their agreement with Rush on this and other insulting situtations.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:45:56 +0000

Thank you for responding to my phone call so quickly. It is good to know that you have not sponsored rush limbaugh since June 2006. I am always interested in reading what Patrick Byrne has to say. Thank you again. curlywoman

By: Tom B.

Tom B. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:49:24 +0000

The truth is a powerful commodity. When a media giant like Rupert Murdoch creates false journalism, lurid journalism, fake stories, distortion and disinformation that is researched and found to be be completely bogus, then one has to make a stand.
You don‘t have to announce anything, just stop giving them your business. It‘s really quite simple.

By: former customer

former customer — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:07:56 +0000

Do you really think the Rush Limbaugh fans are your best customers and that it makes sense to thumb your nose at the majority who object to his divisive hatemongering? I did not “harange” Overstock Customer Service. I simply informed that I will not buy from Overstock as long as it’s a sponsor of Rush Limbaugh. What I got for a reply was a link to this blog. Well, okay. You reject my business and I reject yours. I imagine as more and more people realize your association with Rush Limbaugh, more and more will stop shopping at Overstock.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:14:42 +0000

I’m 100% with you George.

By: Barbara G

Barbara G — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:17:50 +0000

Sponsoring Rush Limbaugh says to me you agree with his hate. It is understandable that your customers are from all walks of life and you cannot take sides with the Right or the Left, but sponsoring a viscious, treasonous, racist talk show host that brings out the worst in people tells me that you agree with him. I cannot in good conscious purchase products from you. I will be doing business elsewhere.