Vermont Teddy Bear has made the rather odd business decision to pay what is undoubtedly a huge sum of money to the most divisive person in America to pitch their product. This is an individual who has called social justice “marxism”, has called President Obama a “racist”, has opined “[I]f you’re an ugly woman, you’re probably a progressive as well“, and many more disgusting, arguably violence-provoking comments too numerous to mention. While VT Teddy Bear is propping up his show with ad dollars, most respectable business have already broken off such advertising deals with him in response to public pressure and their own horror at his venomous content.
Vermont Teddy Bear, however, still sees Beck as their kind of guy, apparently.
That’s why it was poetic justice when Beck undoubtedly did their Mother’s Day sales push more harm than good on his radio show yesterday. While hawking VTB’s product, Beck breaks into a rant about the evils of Mother’s Day. After a few lines, he apparently remembers his contractual responsibility to his advertiser, but the sneer in his voice remains as he gets back on message.
BECK: Our sponsor this half hour is the Vermont Teddy Bear Co. Vermont Teddy Bear is getting ready for Mother’s Day weekend.
Can you believe Mother’s Day week — by the way, Sarah and I were talking on Saturday and she didn’t believe me, or it was on Friday, and she didn’t believe me. And I said, Mother’s Day, it’s a scam. It’s a big business scam. And I said, I bet it was started by Woodrow Wilson. Look it up, Sarah. And she didn’t. I said, look it up. She’s like, no, I’m not going to look it up. I said, look it up, I’ll bet you, I’ll bet you. Mother’s Day? Started 1914. Woodrow Wilson. Hate that guy. Love my mom. Hate the holiday. Now, you could go to Hallmark because Hallmark and Woodrow Wilson would like you to do that.
But there’s something new from Vermont Teddy Bear. Three handmade teddy bears in pink, green, and white. The bears are scented, each one with a different scent: strawberry, watermelon and cupcake. It’s like a bouquet of flowers, only it’s a bear bouquet for life. Call 1-800-829-BEAR or go to VermontTeddyBear.com, VermontTeddyBear.com. Something new for mom this year to let her that you love her and you’re thinking about her. The bear bouquet. From Vermont Teddy Bear. Delivery before Mother’s Day is guaranteed. Don’t forget guys, it’s Sunday. 1-800-829-BEAR or shop online at VermontTeddyBear.com.
(HT to JL at HuffPo – NOTE: Diaries posted under the GMD user represent collaborative efforts of multiple admins.)
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Mothers’ Day started as “A Mothers’ Day for Peace” shortly after the end of the Civil War. It was a day intended to help end wars.
Aha, good news – er another good reason to not buy a Vermont Teddy Bear!!
Good; VTB ought to have known better. Now maybe the thought processes will begin to kick in.
It’s really a shame when one cannot embrace a Vermont-made product because of some rather poor judgment with regard to marketing.
I just had a nice conversation with an order taker at Vermont Teddy Bear. I told that person that they just lost 2 orders for Mother’s Day and any future orders from me as long as there was a possibility that one cent of my money would find its way to beck. The order taker laughed said “right on” and promised to pass my message up the line. I’m sure all GMD readers had and are now shelving plans to purchase Bears for Sunday’s “big business scam”. It would be excellent if you found the time to tell them why you changed your mind!