Fight over Glenn Beck hits the Web hard

Some Facebook and Twitter users are starting to rally in support of Fox News’ Glenn Beck, who has seen several big name advertisers flee from his highly rated program. Some of the Twitter chatter is angry about health care reform and the media coverage, but most are touting Beck’s continued on air success despite the ongoing ad revolt. Check out the 'houstonmom' tweet. Like most Beck-defenders found on social networking platform, houstonmom points folks to DefendGlenn.com, a site that has sprung up in recent weeks that urges fans to contact the advertisers that have pulled spending from Beck’s show—a group the site labels The Turncoat List. Besides calling out brands like Geico and Sargento, the fan site is also tough on MSNBC for its coverage of the recent health care town halls (and says advertisers like Clorox should also pull their ads from that network, unless they want to risk being accused of having a double standard). So far the group Defend Glenn Beck Against Thug-Inspired Boycott on Facebook has 1,397 followers (Beck himself has 290,775 fans on the site). The group Fire Glenn Beck From Fox News has just 15 members.

—Posted by Mike Shields