Saturday, May 17, 2003

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Celebrities must quit hiding behind charges of McCarthyism. Everyone has the right to say as they wish, but must also realize that what you say will have consequences.

At the same time he was signing the pro-Castro manifesto, Danny Glover was also flacking for long distance carrier MCI, and trading off his good guy image to get you and your family to buy MCI’s products.
That’s when we took action, by asking you to call MCI and let them know what you thought of Mr. Glover’s extreme political views.
You reached out and touched MCI, and other corporate heads listened. After two weeks of claiming that Glover’s ads were some of the most popular ever aired by MCI, we received an e-mail today announcing that MCI would no longer be using Danny Glover as its spokesman. Because of your calls, Danny Glover is being held accountable for his comments.


I don't necessarily agree with Scarborough, this is the same tactic that Jesse Jackson uses, but he didn't put words in Glovers mouth.

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