Group Says NBC Refuses to Air Ads Thanking Troops Over Holidays

Fox News Channel ^ | 12/8/07

[JohnHuang2]

WASHINGTON — NBC has nixed holiday advertisements meant to thank troops for serving overseas in opposition to the inclusion of a non-profit's Web address.

The ads, paid for by the non-profit Freedom's Watch, are a simple thank you, the group says, with people shown paying gratitude to members of the military and the final frame showing the group's Web address, www.freedomswatch.org.

Click here and here to view the ads that NBC won't air.

[Berlin_Freeper]

I don’t understand. What do homosexuals have against a Web address in a paid advertisement?

[bpjam]

Let’s see..... During the ‘green week’ at NBC/CNBC/MSNBC/Bravo/Etc/Etc, we saw ad after ad and PSA after PSA about how we should be guilty about global warming. And I seem to recall that the envirowacko groups which providing the sourcing for all these ‘facts’ (like the one about the mercury-lined compact light bulbs saving us X amount of carbon) had web addresses on TV. In fact, NBC was actively directing people to the web so we could be further indoctrinated by the green Nazis at NBC.com as well as the websites of the Kennedy backed groups and other taxpayer funded umbrella groups fronting for Greenpeace and the Sierra Club.

Maybe global warming is not a ‘political issue’ while being grateful to the troops is. I’m okay with that mostly. I would just like to get an open declaration from both sides that thanking the troops is considered a partisan activity. And then we can finally kill off this canard that the democrat party actually supports the troops. When they admit that their 'support' of the troops is really just lip service, I'll drop my objections about NBC acting as a partisan against our troops.

[madconserv]

However, he said, the link to the website violates their policy on controversial issue advertising because it encourages political action and other activities. He said the policy is applied consistently across the board and this group was not targeted in any way.

As Laura Ingraham would say "duck of the day." What about all the political 501k's ads with web sites on them?

[GOPJ]

NBC doesn't like the half of the population that's conservative?

Fine with me -

I'll stop watching them.

[OKIEDOC]

When that crap was mentioned today I went to Wally World and bought a new mouse to replace my old GE mouse.

I don’t watch NBC at all and will not from this moment on buy or have anything in my house with the GE brand.

[Mojohemi]

marginilazation is your friend

[Red Dog #1]

Who’s NBC? I think they used to be an import major TV network years ago.

[Joe Boucher]

I suggestEVERYONE dial up n.b.c. on line and give them a piece of your mind.
Tell n.b.c. they suck and you’ll watch fox.

[Diogenesis]

They DID however offer to give warm support to the terrorists America is fighting (stockholders?)

[Riptides]

BOYCOTT NBC!!!!!

[Waco]

GE needs to get rid of this commie front group.

[RckyRaCoCo]

BOYCOTT NBC!!!!!

YEAH!( what's an NBC? or an ABC/CBS for that matter?)

TV=GARBAGE, rarely watch it anymore

[kjo]

NBC is just another media outlet for the DNC. We know that. What’s strange is that GE would allow this to continue.

From now on, all my lightbulbs will be GTE or some off brand.

It’s a small thing but it’s a start. You too can boycott GE.

[Jabba the Nutt]

I’ve taken A&E off my favorites list, due to their over-reaction and firing of Dog the Bounty Hunter. Do I have to take NBC stations off my list?

[Flintlock]

Surprised?
Anybody?
Me neither.

[Jabba the Nutt]

I am surprised. The MSM has about 15% approval rating. The US military has about 80% approval rating. Military families have about 95% approval ratings. These ads are about thanking the troops and thanking the military families. They are completely non-political. NBC and GE are going to take a big hit on this. GE is a big defense contractor. GE is also a scummy, manipulative, greedy corporation, who is not above pushing greenie weenie propaganda, to get the Federal government to impose more environmental regulations, because they'll sell more of their technology thru the force of government.

The GE board of directors better start taking some control here, or GE's name is going to be Mudd.

[Condor51]

'NBC'

N_othing B_ut C_ommies

[SueRae]

I’m with Newt - boycott GE. I just sent a letter to corporate as well.

[TonyRo76]

NBC doesn't even have football anymore. What in the blazes are they good for?!

To effectively boycott NBC, all I'd have to do is continue never watching them.

[Mojohemi]

NBC could become such an annoyance that perhaps if the GE shareholders push just a little bit they might get to see NBC go softly over the cliffs edge.

[Eddie01]

I thought liberals didn’t support the mission, but supported the troops.

Did I miss something?

[joesbucks]

It is my understanding they were not upset by the troops part of the ad, but rather the url that they advertiser wanted at the end of the ad. If the url was not in the ad, NBC would have run the ad.

If true, the real question is, if the message to the troops is so important, why didn't the sponsor simply remove the url to get those messages aired?

[snowman1]

This is so much BS. they don’t mond putting all the lift wing URL’s on the air. Why should this one be any different except it doesn’t fit the LIB ANTI AMERICAN posture.

[joesbucks]

My point is, if the message to the troops is so important, why let an url get in the way?

I agree, it shouldn’t matter whether it is there or not, but if that’s the issue, then take NBC’s objection away and allow the ad to run.

[OKIEDOC]

Mojohemi wrote:
marginilazation is your friend

COURTESY REPLY:

Yes, as a consistent keyboard warrior for the few, the proud and the Wild Blue Yonder I would Marginalize the far left completely out of the country.

Marginalization is a wonderful word and should be used often on those who hate their own country.

These people are not anyones friend and certainly not good patriots.

[devolve]

 Lots of recalls of dangerous General Electric Inc. 
 (194,000 search results found) 
 products that catch fire &/or explode in your home: 

[potlatch]

Even my laptop computer battery is on that list!

[devolve]

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Woo!

I knew that Sony had battery problemos!

[potlatch]

My laptop is an I.B.M., they had a recall on some batteries but I haven’t checked into it yet.

[Dante3]

NBC hit a new low.

[devolve]

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Your laptop might send it’s own alarm smoke signal to you!

[potlatch]

It might!
The ‘fix dinner’ alarm just went off. Gotta cook.

[devolve]

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Watch yer smoke alarm!

[potlatch]

[Watch yer smoke alarm!]

snicker!

[B-Cause]

[devolve]

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Watch your Tootsie Rolls!

[potlatch]

This “Tootsie” doesn’t have “Rolls”, lol!

[devolve]

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I’m quittiing before we get to coconut bars!

[potlatch]

I agree, but we could offer the Troops a Pina Colada. The liberal press including TV is a disgrace.

[devolve]

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MSM is going away fast

They are giving away papers and begging for subscriptions at local supermarkets now

[potlatch]

I have stopped all of my magazine subscriptions after I amassed a stack of them still in wrappers over a foot tall.
Never read them anymore. The magazines BEG you ro resubscribe.

And, I haven’t watched prime time news in so long that I don’t even know WHO is who on prime time news. The internet and Brit Hume are my ‘news’ now.

[devolve]

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Print & network is just the NYT repeated

[freekitty]

I sent this to NBC.

http://www.greatdanepro.com/Battle%20Hymn/index.htm

[potlatch]

These were mostly ladies magazines, Better Homes, Gardening, etc.

Cooking, decorating, planting, lol. I do my creative stuff on the computer now.

[GOPJ]

Who’s NBC? I think they used to be an import major TV network years ago.

Yeah, you're right. The "NBC" isn't much now - they were once called "networks" or some such thing. I think it's like a blog - but one you can't interact with... maybe an oldtimer would know.

[devolve]

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That’s about the size of it!

[potlatch]

Yep. I’m off to find a ‘wild animal’ type of sound. Maybe Dan Rather screeching ‘what’s the frequency Kenneth’, lol.

[devolve]

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Try the AUD files!

[potlatch]

Too late. Beware.
Gotta do some clean up.