David Letterman made disgusting, reprehensible, inexcusable jokes about Alex Rodriguez from the New York Yankees raping 14-year-old Willow Palin on Tuesday 6/9/09.
On Wednesday, 6/10/09, Letterman then compared 14 year-old Willow Palin to one of disgraced former Governor Eliot Spitzer’s prostitutes.
This is in addition to the vile things Letterman “joked” about Sarah Palin herself: alleging she has a crack cocaine problem, calling her “a slutty flight attendant”, insulting her intelligence, and degrading her as a woman, mother, and chief executive of the largest state in the union.
MARS CANDY is a big sponsor of David Letterman’s show.
David Letterman would not have a platform to joke about raping and forcibly impregnating minors without MARS CANDY. Everyone who works at MARS CANDY has a duty and obligation to urge their CEO to yank the ad dollars flowing from Snickers, M&Ms, and other MARS products into CBS and David Letterman’s nightly pigfest.
Use this thread to record your calls, emails, and letters to MARS CANDY. We will update with contact information for every C-suite level executive at MARS CANDY, since being one of Letterman’s biggest sponsors means MARS CANDY endorses the content of Letterman’s show, including his promotion of the raping and forced impregnation of minors by Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees.
Eating a Snickers bar means you’re helping David Letterman make jokes about rape.
Buying some peanut M&Ms keeps the lights on in the Ed Sullivan Theater, where Letterman promotes the exploitation of children.
Giving your child a Mars bar for a treat means David Letterman has another day on the air to brutalize someone’s daughter.
Think about where you spend your money in an economy where money’s so hard to come by for all of us. Do you really want to give that money to MARS CANDY?
If you believe this was the last straw and you’ve had absolutely enough of this garbage, as we have, please make your opinion heard to the people at MARS CANDY so they can reconsider their support for the most sexist and misogynistic program on television.
MARS CANDY
Mars North America
100 International Drive
Mount Olive, New Jersey 07828
1-973-691-3536
1-800-627-7852
FAX: 1-973-691-3829
The very BEST way to convince MARS to abandon Letterman as a sponsor is to FedEx letters to the CEO, CFO, CIO, etc. We’ll find the addresses for you. FedExes bypass the regular mail room and go right up to the boardrooms at the executive level. They will be on the desk of the CEO in the morning, guaranteed. Regular letters will be read by underlings…FedExes go right to the top. So, if you have time to craft a very good, well-written, well-reasoned argument for WHY MARS CANDY needs to drop the Letterman show from its ad buy and no longer support the misogyny at CBS, then it might very well be worth the price that FedEx will cost to get in front of someone important who will actually read it.
Just a tip on what we know will get through to these people.
David Letterman has got to go, and MARS can help make that happen by canceling its ad buy — before households everywhere think of statutory rape every time they think of Snickers.
UPDATE: MARS CANDY is owned exclusively by the Mars family. John Franklyn Mars is the company Chairman.
Products include: 3 Musketeers, Combos, Dove chocolate, Kudos, Mars Bar, Milky Way, Skittles, Snickers, Starburst, Twix, and Whiscas cat food
Chairman: John Franklyn Mars
President and CEO: Paul S. Michaels
MARS, Inc.
6885 Elm Street
McClean Virginia 22101-3810
(703) 821-4900
FAX: 703-448-9678
June 11, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Just called Mars corporate headquarters and told their (very nice) rep that I will be boycotting Mars until they pull their ads from CBS since I do not want my 18 month old daughter growing up in a world where dirty old men feel free to make raping “jokes” about young girls. She very nicely and sympathetically told me that she would forward my concerns to the marketing dept. (I used the 800 number provided. The 973 number just went to voicemail.) I’m thinking of contacting the Yankees now to see what Alex Rodriquez thinks of raping 14 year olds.
June 12, 2009 at 12:56 am
I’m in total agreement with you. I too will boycot Mars products as long as they continue advertising/supporting CBS & David Letterman. Mattter of fact, I’m boycotting CBS
Letterman crossed the line. You do not involve polititions families in any way. This is a deterant for anyone, especially women to run for political offices.
June 12, 2009 at 6:40 pm
I too will boycott Mars and CBS
UNTIL LETTERMAN IS GONE. I have both
a 14 and 13 yr old grand daughter
and I refuse to contribute one dime to sponsoring the t.v. show of this vile hateful man.
June 11, 2009 at 12:50 pm
http://www.firedavidletterman.com/
June 11, 2009 at 12:51 pm
I wrote Alex Rodriguez I will love to see him defending Gov Palin and her daughter
June 11, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Just signed up on the link you provided. Thanks!
Would you mind giving me Alex Rodriguez’s contact info? I tried to find corporate #s on yankees.com but couldn’t.
:)
June 11, 2009 at 6:02 pm
I just sent him a note through the Yankees at
https://secure.mlb.com/help/email.jsp?c_id=nyy&primarySubject=Other&secondarySubject=None&dest=fanfeedback@yankees.mlb.com
Please tell me how Mr. Alex Rodriguez feels about David Letterman’s “joke” about him performing statutory rape upon and impregnating 14 year old Willow Palin. Do Mr. Rodruigez and the Yankees condemn this disgusting and obscene “joke,” or are they okay with it? Please respond at your earliest convenience. Thank you.
June 11, 2009 at 12:55 pm
I really think See-BS never expected the deluge of outrage that has come from every corner of the country.Hillbuzzers,YOU ROCK!!! “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.”
June 11, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Just tried calling the Virginia number and they said to contact this number for consumer affairs: 800-222-0293.
June 11, 2009 at 1:02 pm
You want to talk to the CEO, not consumer affairs.
June 11, 2009 at 1:14 pm
I wonder how Alex’s new girlfriend Kate Hudson feels about her man being put into that joke?
June 11, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Tammy Bruce has RAM from C4P on and they just mentioned your site!!!! WooHoo!
June 11, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Hillbuzz gets the job done..go boyz……
June 11, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Here is who to write to for Mars:
Mr. Paul S. Michaels
President and CEO
Mars, Inc.
6885 Elm Street
McLean, VA 22101
I sent a letter off today(registered mail):
Mr. Michaels:
I am writing to beseech you to withhold your sponsorship of programs like David Letterman that consistently demean women and children. Letterman seems to think that it is funny to call conservative women and flight attendants sluts, and insinuate that grown men might be having sex with teenage girls. Although it is very evident that the liberal media in this country constantly exhibits that it is open-season on conservatives, it is getting increasingly difficult for those of us in middle America to just ignore it. While I do not call myself a conservative, I do feel that ethical standards are important for our young people. When we have comedians such as Letterman, making fun of women just because he does not agree with them politically, it crosses the line of decency. Imagine the uproar if Letterman would had called Mrs. Obama a slut, or if he had stated that her daughter was being raped by a grown man. To add insult to injury, his lame attempt to apologize for his first “joke” by stating that he was not referring to Palin’s 14 year old daughter, but to her 18 year old daughter, is even more repugnant. The double standard in the media is sickening, and the lack of ethics by the entertainment industry is contributing to the decline of our society. By sponsoring such programs you are contributing to America’s moral decay.
Since your company caters to children as much as adults, I should think that you would be very interested in advertising your products on programs that parents would be comfortable watching. I sincerely hope that in the future, you will carefully choose whom you wish to sponsor. There is an angry groundswell that is growing throughout the country concerning Letterman, and programs like his, that constantly berate women and denigrate the innocence of childhood. I hope that you will speak out against this type of degrading entertainment and choose to sponsor programs that are more family orientated and that treat all Americans with dignity. Please withdraw your sponsorship of Letterman and other programs like it and let it be known that you care about the women and children of this country.
Thank you for consideration of my request!
June 11, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Fantastic letter – superbly done. Respectful but to the point! If these companies get thousands of these – they will have to acknowledge that the sleeping giant of middle Amerca has been awakened.
June 11, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Girlpower, you go girl!
I’m with Frankie—a well-thought-out, well-stated letter. If I were that CEO I would sit up and take notice.
June 11, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Girlpower! Great letter – absolutely on the mark and very classy! You rock…
June 11, 2009 at 2:25 pm
June 11, 2009
John Franklyn Mars
MARS, Inc.
6885 Elm Street
McClean, VA 22101-3810
Dear Sir:
Subject: What is MARS CANDY’s position on joking about raping 14-year-olds?
I am writing to inform you of my decision to stop purchasing any of your company’s products until the company no longer sponsors The David Letterman Show. The reason for my decision is his disgusting jokes about the raping and impregnating of the 14 year old Willow Palin by Alex Rodriguez from the New York Yankees on Tuesday June the 9th of this year. To make this matter more reprehensive is the next night Mr. Letterman then compared the 14-year-old Willow Palin to one of disgraced former Governor Eliot Spitzer’s prostitutes. These jokes were in addition to Mr. Letterman’s jokes about Governor Sarah Palin alleging she has a crack cocaine problem, calling her “a slutty flight attendant”, insulting her intelligence and degrading her as a woman, mother and the chief executive of the state of Alaska.
As the father of two daughters and a husband I will not support Mr. Letterman in any way and unfortunately MARS CANDY is a big sponsor of Mr. Letterman’s show.
If you wish to keep me as a consumer of your products please reply to the return address listed on the envelope. If you believe I do not merit a response to this letter I will never again be a consumer of MARS CANDY’s.
Respectfully,
James E. Schiro IV
cc: Paul S. Michaels, President and CEO MARS, Inc.
June 11, 2009 at 2:49 pm
new york yankees…
[...] David Letterman made disgusting, reprehensible, inexcusable jokes about Alex Rodriguez from the New York Yankees raping 14-year-old Willow Palin on Tuesday 6/9/09. On Wednesday, 6/10/09, Letterman then compared 14 year-old Willow Palin … [...]…
June 11, 2009 at 2:52 pm
All of you who travel and want to create impact with Embassy Suites and Best Western, go to tripadvisor.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ForumHome
Register and then queue in either company name and post your apprehension on each individual hotels page as you have the patience for. Rate the properties low. i guarentee that it will get corporate attention since it affects their online ratings and the decisions of travelers on where to stay.
June 11, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Some are reporting that Embassy Suites has pulled its advertising. If so, we should be writing to THANK them. Can someone here please confirm this?
June 11, 2009 at 5:02 pm
http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2009/06/11/david-lettermans-stupid-blame-dodging-tricks/#comment-10359
June 11, 2009 at 7:48 pm
I went to this link and guess what was there as an ad? Customized M&Ms. Clicked on it and sent this note:
“I would love to print out customized M&Ms. How about ones that say, ‘M&Ms are a great snack treat to enjoy while listening to jokes about statutory rape.’ Unfortunately I will no longer purchase any products from Mars until you stop sponsoring the misogynist David Letterman. Good day.”
Customize this!
June 11, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Oooh, *snap* !!!
Good one, Bob
June 11, 2009 at 5:54 pm
I just sent the following message to Mars through their website ( http://www.mars.com/global/Contact+Us/Contact+Us.htm ) :
It is my understanding that you are a major sponsor of the “Late Night with David Letterman” program. I’d like to know if you support Mr. Letterman’s recent “jokes” about statutory rape of a 14 year old girl (Willow Palin). I’d hate to think that this were the case as my family has enjoyed your fine products for many years but we will NOT patronize a company that supports such disgusting and obscene remarks. Until I hear that you have severed all support of Mr. Letterman, we will NOT be purchasing any of your candies again. In fact, I am thinking of putting a note on the two vending machines where I work describing Mr. Letterman’s comments and your sponsorship of him. Please let me know that you are taking the appropriate steps to distance yourself from this disgusting person. Thank you for your attention.
June 11, 2009 at 6:11 pm
I sent this:
“Mr. Paul S. Michaels
President and CEO
Mars, Inc.
6885 Elm Street
McLean, VA 22101
Dear Mr. Michaels:
I’m writing in reference to the remarks made by David Letterman broadcast on his show on CBS June 8 – 10, 2009 where he made uncalled for jokes about the statutory rape of a 14 year old by an adult baseball player?
I wondered, first do you have children, namely teen-agers who listen to this, that it is okay to “knockup” under-age
girls? And secondly, does your company support publicly humiliating the children of political rivals?
I used to buy your candy at work in the vending machines but I have stopped doing that and will no longer buy your candies
during the holidays. I have also passed along Letterman’s remarks to friends and family, who are as equally appalled as I am that the use of this type of political hack joke is vile and is a slap in the face to child welfare in general. Since you are a sponsor this also reflects on the reputation of your company…”
By the way, M & M ‘s has a campaign right now for father’s day candies. Father’s and daughterh’s need to step forward. We ARE all Palin’s now, at least in the same boat. I believe this was what Gov. Palin was trying to address (child welfare from sexual abuse) in her responses. We have been passing along to Team Sarah all of the addresses, and the links to help address this Waterloo.
June 11, 2009 at 6:19 pm
This is the Email I sent:
To Whom It Concerns:
I am writing to you to express my concern about your sponsorship of the David Letterman show, after his on air comments condoning statutory rape of a 14 year old, Willow Palin. As a mom of two children, I am appalled. I can not in good conscience purchase your products knowing that you in turn finance commentary about this kind of crime against children. When you take your dollars away from him, then I will again purchase your products. Please take a stand. I am.
June 11, 2009 at 6:44 pm
I am appalled at the comments of David Letterman regarding Sarah Palin’s daughter, which he passes off as just a “joke” and comedy. I would venture to guess that 95% of Americans do not think Letterman is just joking and that his comments are repulsive and hateful. Letterman puts himself on a pedestal and everyone is below him. I can’t wait to see what happens when his kid grows up to understand what kind of a man his father really is. All that aside, please cancel your support of Letterman’s program. It is a disgrace to the American people.
June 11, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Both my husband and I believe the comments made by David Lettermen were very inappropriate. We have watched his show for years and we will no longer continue to follow him or promote his advertisers.
June 11, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Sally, do more, write letters to the advertisers–that is the only way we can make a difference. Otherwise CBS will just assume this thing will blow over and they will get away with it (until the next time Dave says something horrible). This hurts all women and has got to stop!
June 11, 2009 at 10:48 pm
sent this email off the ‘contact us’ on their website…
Sir:
It has come to my attention that your company is a sponsor of “late night with david letterman”. I was very disappointed because, well I eat M&M’s like cattle graze through grass. When any person jokes about rape, it’s just not very funny. I remember a candidate for governor here in Texas that once joked about the bad weather…likening it to rape, having quipped: “If it’s inevitable, just relax and enjoy it” That was the end of his chances of being governor.
It seems that letterman went the extra mile bringing a minor into the joke. How sick is that?
I hope you will reconsider your sponsorship of this program. I don’t much like generic candy coated chocolate. Halloween is just a few months away and my family and friends have long memories.
June 12, 2009 at 8:16 am
My wife and I along with my son and his wife
will not purchase your products. Letterman is obviously a warped person that needs professional help, and we will not help him
by purchasing your products. I would strongly suggest you take a long hard look at this guy that you sponsor.
Dave & pauline Gafvert
David jr & Arailua Gafvert
June 12, 2009 at 8:50 am
I just sent emails off to the companies that advertise on Letterman explaining why CBS sponsors can say goodbye to my consumer dollars! What about putting pressure on Dave’s guests? Sandra Bullock is on his show tonight to hype her new movie “The Proposal” which is rated PG-13. Does anyone know how to contact her publicist and explain why it would not be appropriate for her to hype a PG-13 movie to a pervert?
June 12, 2009 at 9:04 am
I went to the MARS web site’s news & media section. They apparently have no comment about Letterman’s filthy jokes.
http://www.mars.com/global/News+and+Media/News+and+Media.htm
June 12, 2009 at 9:44 am
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June 12, 2009 at 10:02 am
As a major sponsor of Letterman, you are also ‘sponsoring’ his views and tasteless, sicko rantings (not jokes) about others. His recent attacks on the Palin family has more than crossed the line of entertainment and therefore I will boycott your products, and will encourage others to do the same, until you distance yourself from this tasteless, disgusting show.
June 12, 2009 at 10:16 am
[...] What about Mars M&M Candy – why would Mars Candy, maker of America’s favorite candy bars and M&M candies support sexual exploitation of children? Inquiring minds want to know. [...]
June 12, 2009 at 11:08 am
DAVID LETTERMAN’S HATE, etc. !
Speaking of anti-Semitism, it’s Jerry Falwell and other fundy leaders who’ve gleefully predicted that in the future EVERY nation will be against Israel (an international first?) and that TWO-THIRDS of all Jews will be killed, right?
Wrong! It’s the ancient Jewish prophet Zechariah who predicted all this in the 13th and 14th chapters of his book! The last prophet, Malachi, explains the reason for this future Holocaust that’ll outdo even Hitler’s by stating that “Judah hath dealt treacherously” and “the Lord will cut off the man that doeth this” and asks “Why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother?”
Haven’t evangelicals generally been the best friends of Israel and Jewish persons? Then please explain the recent filthy, hate-filled, back-stabbing tirades by David Letterman (and Sandra Bernhard) against a leading evangelical named Sarah Palin, and explain why most Jewish leaders have seemingly condoned Palin’s continuing “crucifixion”!
While David and Sandra are tragically turning comedy into tragedy, they are also helping to speed up and fulfill the Final Holocaust a la Zechariah and Malachi, thus helping to make the Bible even more believable!
June 12, 2009 at 12:35 pm
MARS is giving their customers the run-around. Called their 800 support number and the first item on their voicemail is: “If you are calling about comments made by David Letterman please press 1″. (must be getting lots of calls).
Their VM said nothing and wanted to hang up but I persisted and made it let me speak to a representative. She told me:
1) Mars value imput from their customers.
2) They are getting calls in SUPPORT of Letterman.
So I ask her, if you value the input from your customers and you are getting people who think this is OK (a lie) then why aren’t you tracking that? Their VM didn’t ask if I was “for” or “against” jokes about rape.
June 12, 2009 at 12:50 pm
I think Dave probably uses cand from Mars for lots of reasons with little girls. If I owned Mars I think a better spokesperson could be found.
June 12, 2009 at 1:25 pm
I am done watching CBS until Letterman is fired — let’s just say I am applying their own “Imus” standard.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/12/national/main2675273.shtml
June 12, 2009 at 1:34 pm
I received this from Embassy Suites. I also contact Hilton, the parent company.
Thank you for your email. Embassy Suites is not a sponsor or advertiser of the David Letterman show. Several online ads did appear on a series of web sites, including cbs.com, among many others. These ads have since been taken down. The appearance of the ads on the CBS network web site does not suggest we condone or agree with Mr. Letterman’s views or comments.
Again, we sincerely appreciate your email and concern.
Sincerely,
Dawn Ray
Embassy Suites Hotels
June 12, 2009 at 2:14 pm
I did just send a “thank you” note to Embassy Suites after reading Helen’s post. We need to both strongly boycott and strongly thank those who are quickly and promptly reacting!
Sent to: http://embassysuites1.hilton.com/en_US/es/customersupport/feedback.do
As a long time Embassy Suite patron I would like to applaud your company for it’s efforts in steering clear of any “Late Night with David Letterman” advertising. Our family goes out of our way to stay at one of you hotels or sister hotels for many reasons and now we can not only continue doing so but will spread the word of your quick action regarding where and with whom you advertise with!
Thank you again.
June 12, 2009 at 2:27 pm
[...] UPDATE: Who’s up for a little Letterman sponsor interaction? [...]
June 12, 2009 at 4:30 pm
I wrote an e-mail to Mars candy expressing my disdain for Letterman and requested they sincerely consider removing themselves as a sponsor from his show. See reply attached:
In response to your email regarding MARS SNACKFOOD US.
We are writing in response to your recent communication which objects to the placement of advertising on David Letterman. We appreciate your concern and thank you for taking the time to contact us.
While we do not “sponsor” television shows, we do contract for commercial time months in advance for those programs which we feel effectively reach our consumers. As a matter of policy we make every effort to avoid programs containing exploitative examples of ethnic, racial, religious or sexual stereotyping. We apologize if we were unsuccessful in this instance, and we will share your comments with our advertising agencies.
Our loyal consumers are very important to us, and we thank you for taking the time to bring this to our attention.
Have a great day!
Your Friends at Mars Snackfood US
June 12, 2009 at 6:29 pm
I am, or rather, was, an avid purchaser of Snickers and Twix. Not anymore. I am disgusted with dirty older men like David Letterman making jokes about raping 14-year-olds. I am surprised that a candy company would support this with the dollars you make from children. Until your support is pulled from Letterman, I am not buying your products.
June 12, 2009 at 8:12 pm
[...] Boycott Letterman’s sponsors Filed under: Uncategorized — mcgonnigle @ 8:12 pm Click here to read about the backlash and what to do [...]
June 12, 2009 at 8:27 pm
GOT THE SAME THING^^^^^
“In response to your email regarding MARS SNACKFOOD US.
We are writing in response to your recent communication which objects to the
placement of advertising on David Letterman. We appreciate your concern and
thank you for taking the time to contact us.
While we do not “sponsor” television shows, we do contract for commercial time
months in advance for those programs which we feel effectively reach our
consumers. As a matter of policy we make every effort to avoid programs
containing exploitative examples of ethnic, racial, religious or sexual
stereotyping. We apologize if we were unsuccessful in this instance, and we
will share your comments with our advertising agencies.
Our loyal consumers are very important to us, and we thank you for taking the
time to bring this to our attention.
Have a great day!
Your Friends at Mars Snackfood US”
June 12, 2009 at 9:37 pm
You can do better with your advertising dollar
June 12, 2009 at 9:44 pm
IF I SEE NO CONDAMNATION OF DAVID LETTERMAN,
OR SEE YOUR COMPANY PULLING YOUR ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE SHOW, I WILL NOT SPEND ANYMORE OF MY DOLLARS WITH YOUR COMPANY.
THE JOKE WAS NOT FUNNY, AND IT HAS NO PLACE
IN ANY CONTEXTS
YOUNG GIRLS SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM THIS KIND OF HATEFUL SPEACH.
IT IS DISCUSSING AT BEST!
PHIL
June 12, 2009 at 10:18 pm
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June 12, 2009 at 11:35 pm
I am very disappointed in the news and CBS lack of response to David Letterman remarks about raping Sara Palin’s young daughter, which he has yet to appologize for. I will no longer purchase any of your candies as long as you advertise on the David Letterman show.
June 13, 2009 at 8:13 am
Letterman has gone downhill in recent years and this did not surprise me however I’ve had enough. I haven’t watched his show in a long time but I needed to research and find who sponsors his show so that I can boycott their products because he can not get away with it this time. He is a grumpy old man that his time has come TO GO!! Those comments about the young women is unforgivable and any company who sponsors him or his show does not did my support.
June 13, 2009 at 12:44 pm
I am heartsick at the level to which an entertainer, of Letterman’s stature, has sunk. This type of “jest” is unacceptable as is Letterman’s callous and arrogant response to the outrage.
I will no longer watch David Letterman’s show nor will I support the advertisers that support him.
June 13, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Letterman has completely stepped over the line of any kind of humor and taste. I will no longer support any of his sponsors until he is gone.
June 13, 2009 at 3:03 pm
I wanted to express my thanks to Hilton for not sponsoring the David Letterman Show. His recent, filthy comments about the raping of 14-year-old Willow Palin has left a bad taste in my mouth. I am in the process of gathering sponsors names (Mars Candies, for one) that I will boycott until they pull sponsorship. We don’t need any more moral decline in this great country, and I applaud Hilton’s stand for what is right!
June 13, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Our family will be boycotting all sponsors of the David Letterman Show because of his hateful and disgusting comments about Sarah Palin and her daughters. We have a teenage daughter, and the thought of a celebrity like Letterman using his position to make such filthy remarks about a defenseless girl is unacceptable. He should issue a sincere apology and have the dignity to resign.
June 13, 2009 at 10:57 pm
Wrote Mars candy, Olive Garden, and Kellogs to express my dismay at the disgusting jokes made about Sarah Palin’s daughter Willow. Keep writing and maybe we will get this creep off the air.
June 14, 2009 at 6:48 am
This is M&M / Mars email address:
http://www.mms.com/feedback.do
June 14, 2009 at 9:26 am
Maybe we could collect wrappers from other cnadies and send them to the CEO at Mars. Now is a good time to break your kids from the candy habit.
And where is the outrage from the Hispanic community that letterman chose a Hispanic as the rapist.
June 14, 2009 at 12:14 pm
I will not buy any products from any of the companies who sponsor that harasser, David Letterman. Every time he insults and harasses the Palins he does it to all of us. It’s time for him to go. He is using his platform to brutalize women. Sponsors need to realize that like Letterman they are not the only show in town.
June 14, 2009 at 12:16 pm
I will not buy any products from any of the companies who sponsor that harasser, David Letterman. Every time he insults and harasses the Palins he does it to all of us. It’s time for him to go. He is using his platform to brutalize women. Sponsors need to realize that like Letterman they are not the only show in town.
June 14, 2009 at 5:09 pm
The CBS Network is the real culprit.
CBS refuses to take action.
Why doesn’t CBS fire Letterman?
They fired IMUS.
June 15, 2009 at 2:17 am
Just a brief note to let you know I just sent letters to the top execs at Mars, Kellogg’s, and the Olive Garden via Fedex. Ten letters in all!
June 15, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Maybe Mars, believes in “want a candy Little Girl”? or maybe Mars should take a stand. Enough is enough! Letterman is off of my 5 Televisions…and in this age of being able to
choose your stations CBS is going to be Blocked! I Suggest you (everyone) block them “CBS” until he is gone.
June 15, 2009 at 2:48 pm
I speak with C-level offices many times every day. The key to successfully placing messages there is the Executive or Administrative Assistant, who is there not only to screen out unwanted or unfamiliar communication, but to also screen IN important information. A lengthy, poorly thought out, or offensive message will gain little or no traction.
Be brief, respectful, and very clear about your concern, and what you believe the executive and his company should do to address it. If it’s reasonable that helps.
It is easy to call the CEO or President’s office. Just do a google search of the “company, CEO”. When you find the name, then go to their website and look up the corporate HQ under “contact us”. Often there will be a phone number; or, just use dexonline.com or other online directory. Then, when the switchboard answers, just say “John Smith please”. 7 times out of 10 you’ll end up speaking with the admin or admin VM. If the admin answers, say “is John (no last name) available?”. It will take care of itself from there. This works, I do it 25 times every day.
June 16, 2009 at 7:59 am
DAVID LETTERMAN IS “SICK” – NOT FUNNY TO THINK THAT IT WOULD BE OK TO MAKE A JOKE ABOUT AN 18 YEAR OLD GIRL!! HE ADMITTED TO SAYING ” before the show, I checked to make sure, in fact, that she is of legal age, 18″ HOW OUTRAGEOUS!!
June 16, 2009 at 8:18 am
Fire David Letterman!
The Tonight Show needs a tastefully funny comedian who also quits pushing his/her liberal views on the audience. I will boycott all sponsors and guests of this tasteless program.
June 16, 2009 at 8:29 am
My wide circle of family/friends will no longer purchase any of your products (which I LOVE!!!!) if you continue to sponsor the David Letterman show. This is due to his hateful comments about Gov. Palin’s daughter.
June 16, 2009 at 10:35 am
After complaining to several of Letterman’s sponsors, I received a reply from three. Lexus-Toyota said they plan to continue to sponsor Letterman, as did Citibank, but Hellman’s said it is ending is sponsorship of Letterman’s “show.” Reward those who do the right thing, and boycott those who support child rape and molestation.
June 16, 2009 at 2:22 pm
David Lettermans coments and disgusting try at an apology to the Palin’s was outrageous. I have grandchildren and if that were asid about them I would be on my way to see a good lawyer.
June 16, 2009 at 8:43 pm
I am a teacher of seventh graders. David Letterman is worthless. You must discontinue sponsorship of the david letterman show (no caps deserved). I will recruit other teachers and parent to boycott your product until he is off the air.
June 16, 2009 at 11:52 pm
For each sponsor of the David Letterman Show, identify the main item(s) we can boycott and give each sponsor until June 30, 2009 to publicly announce they will withdraw their sponsorship or we will take action (some contracts are multi-month): candy – MARS, credit cards- Citibank, Listerine/KY products- Johnson & Johnson, Old Navy & Gap clothes,Kellogg cereals,Southwest airlines, Olive Garden, etc.
June 17, 2009 at 1:36 pm
I received — surprise, surprise — the same “canned” response from Mars that several of you did.
Below is my letter to John Mars, which I’ve just printed out, and plan to mail either this evening or tomorrow morning. (An identical letter is going to the CEO, Mr. Michaels.)
Mr. John Franklyn Mars
Mars, Inc.
6885 Elm Street
McLean, VA 22101-3810
June 17, 2009
Dear Mr. Mars:
The Mars website places great emphasis on the fact that Mars, while utilizing the corporate form of governance, has remained a privately held company. Clearly, the owners feel that by remaining independent, the company retains the freedom to operate in a manner consistent with its values. Recently, I had an unexpected opportunity to compare Mars to several publicly-held corporations.
Last week, I contacted several companies that purchase ads that run on CBS during The Late Show with David Letterman. Of course, I knew that none of my emails would receive an instant response of, “Hey, if you say so, we’ll pull our ads right this minute!” Rather, my aim was two-fold. First, I wanted to add my voice to that of thousands of other consumers, whose collective efforts might be enough to induce one or more companies to pull ads. Second, I wanted to evaluate the responses that I received. As it turns out, my time was well spent.
I attach, for your review, the text of the email reply that I received from Mars. In particular, let me draw your attention to two of the statements made in this message. First, the message states:
• While we do not “sponsor” television shows, we do contract for commercial time months in advance for those programs which we feel effectively reach our consumers.
I am sorry, but Mars, Inc. is playing word games here. What difference does it make whether Mars identifies itself as a “sponsor,” or instead as a “company that happens to purchase ad time during the period that a given program is being aired?”
Likewise, I really have to wonder about the “months in advance” comment. Apparently, the writer of this email thought that I was under the impression that someone at Mars, Inc. sits in on the afternoon taping of each episode of The Late Show with David Letterman, and then decides that very day whether to purchase advertising on that evening’s program.
Both the “clarification” about not actually being a “sponsor” of the program, and the “months in advance” comment, are at best throw-away lines, and at worst an attempt to imply that those customers who have written you to complain do not understand how advertising works.
Second, the email states:
• We apologize if we were unsuccessful in this instance …
If? There are no “ifs” here. Another company – one of those bureaucratic, publicly-held corporations, in fact – sent me a reply that stated in no uncertain terms that it found Letterman’s comments of last week inconsistent with its corporate values, and that it had voiced its complaints directly to CBS.
Letterman’s apology of Monday, June 15 has clearly taken a lot of heat off of CBS’ advertisers, for which you can be quite grateful. However, the email replies that I have received from various companies have been eye-opening. These replies undoubtedly will have an impact on my future purchasing decisions.
June 17, 2009 at 3:58 pm
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June 17, 2009 at 8:14 pm
You need to re-evaluate the cost to you by continuing to support David Letterman. We are joining those who are boycotting Mars Candy products until David Letterman is fired from CBS. We will not purchase any product that we can identify as a Mars product.
June 18, 2009 at 11:44 am
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June 18, 2009 at 2:40 pm
As with Johnson and Johnson I will read any candy I buy and if your name is on it I will pass it up until you drop your sponsorship of David Letterman!! He’s insulting to all women.
June 18, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Mars bars and Snickers are among my favorites but unless you act to show your disapproval of David Letterman’s disturbing comments on the Palin family they will not longer appear in my grocery cart.
I will await with interest to see if you feel it appropriate to pull any ads you presently have on the Late Show with David Letterman.
October 3, 2009 at 5:33 pm
I will no longer purchase Mars products as long as you advertise on the show — this includes my children, grandchildren, grand daughter-in-law and grandson-in-laws.
October 7, 2009 at 12:57 am
I will not purchase Mars Products as long as you advertise on the show. This includes Halloween products for teachers in training and children and family.
October 14, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Tell Letterman to take a hike.