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NBC Decides to Run Conservative-Group Ad
Washington Post ^ | December 8, 2007 | JIM KUHNHENN

Posted on 12/08/2007 6:03:10 PM PST by Kaslin

WASHINGTON -- NBC reversed course Saturday and decided to air a conservative group's television ad thanking U.S. troops.

The ad, by the group Freedom's Watch, asks viewers to remember the troops during the holiday season. NBC had refused to air the ad because it guides viewers to the Freedom's Watch Web site, which NBC said was too political.

But in a statement issued Saturday evening, NBC said:

"We have reviewed and changed our ad standards guidelines and made the decision that our policy will apply to content only and not to a referenced Web site. Based on these amended standards the Freedom's Watch ad will begin to run as early as Sunday.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ads; freedomswatch; nbc; supportourtroops
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1 posted on 12/08/2007 6:03:12 PM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Well, that’s mighty white of them.


2 posted on 12/08/2007 6:04:26 PM PST by coloradan (Failing to protect the liberties of your enemies establishes precedents that will reach to yourself.)
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To: Kaslin

Too political? Since when has that stopped NBC? They are a shill for the Democratic Party through and through.


3 posted on 12/08/2007 6:05:24 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: Kaslin

Nothing But Commies would never allow the other side a shot at free speech, unless they got worse publicity when THAT fact got out.


4 posted on 12/08/2007 6:08:30 PM PST by Navy Patriot (The hyphen American with the loudest whine gets the grease.)
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To: Kaslin
NBC AND General Electric can take a flying leap off of a tall cliff. It's too late.
5 posted on 12/08/2007 6:09:12 PM PST by lakey (Duncan Hunter '08 for President!)
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To: Kaslin

NBC is once again outed. Only a Bush-hater or America-hater could stop a soldier Christmas tribute.

I hope they lose revenue like guts out a belly wound.


6 posted on 12/08/2007 6:11:28 PM PST by Old Sarge (This tagline in memory of FReeper 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub)
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To: Kaslin

NBC = Grinch


7 posted on 12/08/2007 6:24:19 PM PST by rightazrain ("Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. " -- Ernest Hemingway)
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To: Kaslin
"Conservative Group" ad - MSM bias. They don't reference MoveOn as a liberal group.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

8 posted on 12/08/2007 6:26:59 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Kaslin
NBC Decides to Run Conservative-Group Ad Supporting our Troops. -there, fixed it

^ unbiased version. This issue is the spot content not the source, but somehow WP missed that (yeah right).

9 posted on 12/08/2007 6:37:51 PM PST by Eddie01
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To: Kaslin

Marx reportedly once said that “money is the pimp between man and his values”.

At least in this case he was proven correct.


10 posted on 12/08/2007 7:09:34 PM PST by Grateful One
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To: Kaslin

I think GE saw the light.

NBC is being told to make this happen, and run the ad.


11 posted on 12/08/2007 7:44:51 PM PST by exit82 (How do you handle Hillary? You Huma her.)
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To: Kaslin
"We have reviewed and changed our ad standards guidelines ..." "...and we will now air pro American commercials, even though we really don't want to."
12 posted on 12/08/2007 7:54:28 PM PST by airborne (Proud to be a conservative! Proud to support Duncan Hunter for President!)
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To: Kaslin

see....it works sometimes when we fight back

just like the War on Christmas stuff....where many folks here say we should just shut up and take it.

not me.

it’s a culture war and I’m loaded for bear


13 posted on 12/08/2007 7:56:17 PM PST by wardaddy (subservient well trained former shrew tamer for Thompson)
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To: wardaddy
"it’s a culture war and I’m loaded for bear"

With you all the way, wardaddy.

14 posted on 12/08/2007 8:05:36 PM PST by JustaDumbBlonde
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To: Kaslin

Good. They heard from us.


15 posted on 12/08/2007 8:22:42 PM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: Kaslin
Thank you all for writing to local stations and to NBC and GE as I did. We the People have again shown our strength.
16 posted on 12/09/2007 4:25:43 AM PST by YOUGOTIT (The Greatest Threat to our Security is the US Senate)
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To: Kaslin
Freedom's Watch, a group backed by wealthy Republican fund raisers, has emerged as one of the best-financed conservative groups. It seeks to be a vocal advocate of President Bush's current policy in Iraq.

Remind me to send them a couple million. No one sent me the message that we millionaires were sending money to these guys.

17 posted on 12/09/2007 4:40:52 AM PST by mware (Americans in arm chairs doing the work of the media.)
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To: Kaslin

I don’t watch NBC, aside from football (on mute), so I’m not sure about this - but....didn’t NBC run moveon.org ads?


18 posted on 12/09/2007 4:44:42 AM PST by Brytani (RIP #21 - Hail To The Redskins!!)
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To: Brytani

I don’t watch NBC either, so I could not tell you


19 posted on 12/09/2007 5:19:31 AM PST by Kaslin (Peace is the aftermath of victory)
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To: Kaslin

At least the troops know what MSDNC thinks of them.


20 posted on 12/09/2007 6:48:17 AM PST by Rosemont
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