After they were listed as "finalists."
is that so bad, that they democratized these editorial decisions?
In this case, yes.
They really didn't think it was beyond the pale until they got caught.
i can see it was risky -- their members might have picked these clearly embarassing ads. but in this case the risk worked out for them: their members rejected the ads.
You strike me as a MoveOn apologist. Nothing they do can be wrong.
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actually i said it was risky to allow people to choose what i called 'embarassing ads'. that would have been wrong. moveon members did the right thing: they rejected the ads.