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Posted on 12/07/2007 12:21:43 PM PST by Zakeet
NBC has rejected a TV ad by Freedom's Watch, a conservative group that supports administration policy in Iraq, that asks viewers to remember and thank U.S. troops during the holiday season.
NBC said it declined to air the ad because it refers to the group's Web site, which the network said was too political, not because of the ad's message.
"Anybody in the world who would look at this ad would come away with nothing other than we should thankful for their service," Freedom's Watch president Brad Blakeman said.
The spot was to be part of a seven-figure campaign that includes newspaper ads and television commercials. The ads are to run on CNN and Fox News Channel and are running in various newspapers. The New York Times ran a full-page Freedom's Watch ad Friday that said "Thank You!" and depicted a soldier reading a letter. The newspaper ad also contained the Web site address.
Alan Wurtzel, NBC's head of standards and practices, said the network decided not to run the Freedom's Watch ad because the group insisted that the spot contain the URL address of its Web site.
The Freedom's Watch Web home page contains links for visitors to demonstrate their support for the troops. It also contains a welcoming message that states: "For too long, conservatives have lacked a permanent political presence to do battle with the radical special interests groups and their left-wing allies in government."
"We have a policy that prohibits acceptance of advertising that deals with issues of public controversy," Wurtzel said.
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"It's a long-term policy, it goes back decades," Wurtzel said of NBC's stance of declining controversial issue advertising.
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Of all the MSM, I think NBC and PMSNBC have been the worst.
I reject NBC for being too political, with my remote control
The Left supports the troops, they just think it’s going to far, getting too political, to actually thank the troops for their service.
The Moveon/ Media Matters Network reject a Pro America/ Pro Troops ad?
I’m shocked, I tell ya!
The same network on which Mutt Lauer suggests cop-killer Mumia may be innocent.
NBC is the enemy.
Supporting our troops is controversial according to this guy??! What a whacko.
I guess they'll be turning away all campaign ads this election cycle.
And by "too political" they mean "too conservative". Thanks, peacocks!
NBC = Nothing But Commies
Put the ad on Fox or other cable news... no one with a brain watches NBC, ABC, or C—>BS anyway.
So airing an add that thanks our Troops fighting the WOT and US interests IS controversial. Making a public statement that they will not air the ad that thanks the Troops IS NOT controversial to them. Am I reading that right?
"NBC said it declined to air the ad because it refers to the group's Web site, which the network said was too political, not because of the ad's message."
But Moveon.org adds are OK for NBC.
Obscene, but after reviewing their schedule, all I’ll miss is Jay Leno.
The same network that brings us the Uber-politically correct anti-family pro homosexual “ER.”
You can see an NBC station directory here.
I wish they would apply this mentality to all those lame-arsed public services ads. I am so sure seeing some hollyweird bum telling parents not to abuse their kids or d o not drink and drive makes a difference.
This is your brain, this is your brain on NBC...
What’s this ‘NBC’ thing, anyway?
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