[GretchenEE]

Check this out!

CBS REJECTS ANTI-BUSH SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL
Ad Age ^ | January 15, 2004 | Ira Teinowitz
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1058828/posts

WASHINGTON (AdAge.com) -- Viacom's CBS today rejected a request from liberal group MoveOn to air a 30-second anti-President Bush ad during the Super Bowl, saying the spot violated the network's policy against running issue advocacy advertising.

Network policy A CBS spokesman said the decision against broadcasting the spot had nothing to do with either the Super Bowl or the ad's specific issue but was because the network has had a long-term policy not to air issue ads anywhere on the network.

A MoveOn spokesperson said the group hopes to appeal the decision within CBS.

Produced as a personal project by Charlie Fisher, creative director of the Copenhagen, Denmark, office of Publicis Groupe ad agency Leo Burnett, the spot is critical of the Bush administration's fiscal policies.

Anti-Bush contest MoveOn is airing a 60-second version the commercial, which was selected through a contest calling for anti-Bush ads, in advance of President Bush's State of the Union address Jan. 20. The group has purchased $300,000 worth of air time on Time Warner's CNN that starts Jan. 17 and runs through Jan. 21.

[prairiebreeze]

Thanks for the link Gretchen. I'm astounded that SEE BS turned MOVEON down. But glad

Prairie

[McLynnan]

The group has purchased $300,000 worth of air time on Time Warner's CNN that starts Jan. 17 and runs through Jan. 21.

On CNN, lol? That's kind of like preaching to the choir, isn't it?

[freekitty]

"CBS REJECTS ANTI-BUSH SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL"

I don't think they want to go through that one again.

Also, who pays attention to CNN?