Boycott 60 Minutes II Advertisers
As promised, I've collected the sponsor and contact info for 60 Minutes II (listed below). I actually bothered to record 60 Minutes tonight, but since the Sunday edition is actually a different show with different staffers, I've opted not to include them in this information. The information provided is only for the Wednesday edition of 60 Minutes featuring Dan Ra^ther. (It's all part of a day's work for the pajama-wearing right-wing nut professional rumor mill.) Credit to Free Republic for collecting much of this information.

As outlined before (with a few amendments), the goal here is for 60 Minutes II to embrace a little bit of journalistic ethics and do one of two things:

A. Dan Rather devotes an edition of 60 Minutes II to the witnesses, family members, independent journalists and experts who uncovered the details of this forgery, and allows them to make their case in full. Rather must fully and thoroughly rebut each allegation with the support of independent experts and witnesses, which is to be quoted verbatim, preferably with actual video clips of their statements. (If CBS, 60 Minutes II, and Dan Rather seriously believe in the legitimacy of their documents, than in the interest of their reputation for leadership in investigative journalism, they should be prepared to devote their time to getting to the bottom of this, in public, in front of their audience, who depend on them for the whole story.)

B. Dan Rather appears on 60 Minutes II and retracts the claims and the memos; apologizes, on the air, on behalf of the entire staff of 60 Minutes II to: the audience of 60 Minutes for misleading them (both about the memos and in the outright lies about the nature of the controversy over the forgery); 60 Minutes II sponsors; CBS; the independant internet journalists they've called childish names and generally treated with condescension and disrespect; Major General Hodges for misleading him and misrepresenting his statement in their interview; Colonel Killian's widow, son and any others who found their protests ignored when they indicated that these were forgeries during production; and the President of the United States, George W. Bush for their shameless and fraudulent attacks. Rather must reveal the source of the forged memos and, if appropriate, reveal the people responsible at 60 Minutes II (and their roles) that caused this to happen.

Any 60 Minutes II sponsors who wish to be removed from the list need only contact me via email and provide me with a telephone number where I can confirm that they have removed their advertising from 60 Minutes II. This list will be updated every week, and sponsors who respond will get special reference here as no longer being part of the list. Here's all the relevant contact info:

60 Minutes II
Media Relations: Kelli Edwards - (212) 975-6795 - KEE@cbsnews.com
CBS News Comments - (212) 975-3248 (leave a voicemail)

60 Minutes II Sponsors (9/8):
(Note: Links take you to contact information pages for each sponsor. Please let them know that you are appalled by 60 Minutes II's behavior, and that you are taking part in the boycott.)
Allegra
Home Depot - Executives - Investor Relations
Kleenex
Vioxx
Splenda
Kia
Zelnorm
Sprint
UPS
Campbell's Soup
Morgan Stanley
Cingular Wireless
Pepcid Antacids
Estee Lauder
Infinite

CBS Sponsors (New for 9/15):
Cadillac
AFLAC
St. Joseph's Aspirin
Arm & Hammer Cat Litter
Wellbutrin XL & Levitra - GlaxoSmithKlein
Visine - Pfizer
Quilted Northern
LL Bean
UBS Investments
Werther's Original - Storck Candies
Citibank
Kohl's
Scrubbing Bubbles
Lincoln

You guys know what to do from here. Make sure to pass this list on to interested parties with the handy "Email This!" link under the post. (For readers who aren't familiar with the controversy, just visit the Old Media Vs. Reality category and check out the surrounding days for details and evidence.)