Boycott Chuck Norris

It's time to end the boycott

It’s time to bring this to an end. The candidate that Chuck Norris endorsed is no longer in the race.

 

Let me answer a few questions, though, that were posted in the comments.

• This site was never created as an actual boycott effort. Anybody who works in politics knows that there would be grassroots organizing tools, constant updates and much, much more had it been something more concrete. However, I did think it was worth highlighting the things I pointed out.
• Not wanting to leave a mistaken impression, I am a practicing and devout Catholic and I don’t see a belief in God and believing in the science of evolution as polar opposites as it appears many of those who left comments do. Quoted from a recent NY Times article about a Roman Catholic Priest: “Much of Professor [Michael] Heller’s career has been dedicated to reconciling the known scientific world with the unknowable dimensions of God. In doing so, he has argued against a ‘God of the gaps’ strategy for relating science and religion, a view that uses God to explain what science cannot.  Professor Heller said he believes, for example, that the religious objection to teaching evolution ‘is one of the greatest misunderstandings’ because it ‘introduces a contradiction or opposition between God and chance.’”

 

I don’t anticipate updating this blog further, but will leave it up for a while. Now, I’m off to get some KFC…

Sample Message

E-mail No. 1 for products Chuck Norris Endorses:

To Whom This May Concern:

I am boycotting Total Gym because Chuck Norris is endorsing the product. He has associated himself with a presidential candidate who is far out of the mainstream of America. This candidate does not believe in evolution and believes that AIDS patients should be isolated. Until your product is not associated with Chuck Norris, I will not consider giving you my business.

Thank you for your time.

E-mail No. 2 for advertisers on Walker, Texas Ranger:

To Whom This May Concern:

I am boycotting your company because you have advertised on a show that features Chuck Norris. He has associated himself with a presidential candidate who is far out of the mainstream of America. This candidate does not believe in evolution and believes that AIDS patients should be isolated. Until your product is not associated with Chuck Norris, I will not consider giving you my business.

Thank you for your time.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why Chuck Norris and not other celebrities?

A: Chuck Norris decided to single himself out by going above and beyond what other celebrities have done and appeared in a political commercial.

Q: How can I help?

A: Join the boycott! Contact the companies that support Chuck Norris TV programs or those who make products he endorses and tell them that you will not be using their products because of their association with someone with views so outside of the mainstream of America. There is a list of companies to the right and a sample message below.

Q: How did you decide what companies to target?

A: There are two categories. Under the products he endorses, simply, if he endorses it, the product is on the list. For the companies that advertise on Walker, Texas Ranger, it's a little more complex. The companies on the list are sophisticated corporations with ad buying services. They know where their ads are being placed. The specific episode of Walker, Texas Ranger that the companies advertised on aired at 10 a.m. on January 23, 2008 on the USA Network.

Q: Aren't you a shill for one of the other campaigns trying to attack another presidential candidate?

A: In this cycle, I worked as a spokesperson for the now defunct Fred Thompson for President campaign, but I am not currently affiliated with any campaign.

Q: Is somebody compensating you to do this?

A: Nope.

Q: Under what conditions will you end the boycott?

A: When Chuck Norris is no longer affiliated with the view that evolution does not exist and the idea that AIDS patients should be isolated, I will end my personal boycott and encourage others to do the same.

Boycott Chuck Norris

I’m starting a boycott of Chuck Norris because he has endorsed a presidential candidate and supports ideas that are far out of the mainstream. Specifically:

• He’s endorsed a candidate who says that he does not believe in evolution.
• He’s endorsed a candidate who called for the isolation of AIDS patients – long after the Centers for Disease Control determined that the virus was not spread by casual contact. Even this year, the candidate declined to recant those views.

I want you to join me in boycotting all of the products that Chuck Norris endorses and some of the national companies that run advertisements on the show in which he starred and currently rerunning on the USA cable network, Walker, Texas Ranger. I also ask that you tell these companies why you are boycotting them. (See list to the right with contact information and post below for a sample e-mail.)

Republicans long decried celebrities telling us how to vote (see Sean Penn and Ben Affleck in 2004). Certainly, I support Chuck's First Amendment right to free political speech, but he has gone way beyond what other celebrities like Oprah, Sylvester Stallone or Jon Voight have done. These other celebrities have publicly endorsed, and maybe even spent a day or two campaigning with their chosen candidates. Fair enough.

But Chuck Norris has endorsed a candidate, went out on the stump with him numerous times in different states and even appeared in a commercial with him. To me, that sets him apart and makes him fair game.

Keep checking here for updates on the Boycott Chuck Norris movement.