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CBS takes down McCain webad, suggests it's 'misleading'
Politico ^ | 9.10.2008 | Ben Smith

Posted on 09/10/2008 4:01:37 PM PDT by libh8er

YouTube has removed a webad that casts Sarah Palin as the victim of sexism on the request of CBS, whose anchor Katie Couric was featured in the ad.

“One of the great lessons of that campaign is the continued and accepted role of sexism in American life," Couric is quoted in the ad.

In the original clip, which aired months before Palin entered the race, Couric was talking about Hillary Clinton. The ad applies her words to Palin.

Asked about the ad, CBS spokeswoman Leigh Farris said, "CBS News does not endorse any candidate in the Presidential race. Any use of CBS personnel in political advertising that suggests the contrary is misleading."

YouTube's page displaying the ad now tells visitors, "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by CBS Interactive Inc."

Couric's original commentary can be seen here. McCain still has the ad, "Lipstick," on his website.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cbs; electionads; mccain; mccainpalin; obama
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1 posted on 09/10/2008 4:01:38 PM PDT by libh8er
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Guess that means the networks can’t use any photos of Mrs. Palin from the convention.


2 posted on 09/10/2008 4:03:21 PM PDT by madison10 (Pray for McCains, Palins and the USA...and the rest of us, too.)
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ironic....considering that today is the four year anniversary of cBS’s forged documents fiasco. Now, they are concerned with misleading the American public.


3 posted on 09/10/2008 4:03:53 PM PDT by mockingbyrd (I am Sarah Palin. Her story is my story.)
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Amazing.


4 posted on 09/10/2008 4:03:53 PM PDT by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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“CBS News does not endorse any candidate...”

Apparently, when she was talking about Hillary they were endorsing a candidate.


5 posted on 09/10/2008 4:03:55 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: libh8er
CBS News does not endorse any candidate in the Presidential race.

It promotes them. And its obvious who that is.

6 posted on 09/10/2008 4:05:23 PM PDT by Starboard
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Ah, the old “Fairness Doctrine” still lives. /sarc


7 posted on 09/10/2008 4:05:31 PM PDT by Don Corleone (Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
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I'm sure they could find a similar cut of Hilary saying something similar and insert it in the offending place and re-release it.
8 posted on 09/10/2008 4:07:44 PM PDT by R_Kangel (`.`)
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"CBS News does not endorse any candidate in the Presidential race.

THAT is NOT an honest statement! CBS, Cut your BS.
9 posted on 09/10/2008 4:08:16 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: libh8er; Grampa Dave; BOBTHENAILER
"CBS spokeswoman Leigh Farris said, "CBS News does not endorse any candidate in the Presidential race."

YOU SURE COULDA FOOLED ME!!!

10 posted on 09/10/2008 4:11:45 PM PDT by SierraWasp (I'm not against the environment, just GovernMental EnvironMentalism!!! (our new state religion))
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Ok for Katie Hater to support the Hildebeast yet unprofessional when used to support Palin. And CBS says they don’t play politics ?.......what a load of cow pie or “C” BS !!


11 posted on 09/10/2008 4:11:51 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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Less than four hours ago
12 posted on 09/10/2008 4:12:21 PM PDT by ASA Vet
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That’s not odd at all. If you watch any news show that uses clips from the Sunday shows, they use the newsmaker’s quotes, but not another network’s talent. Listen to Rush Limbaugh; when he uses clips, he sets them up with a paraphrase of the question asked, rather than playing audio of the question.

The McCain campaign might be able to claim fair use, but that’s a dicey claim to make for advertising.


13 posted on 09/10/2008 4:12:57 PM PDT by ReignOfError
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To: libh8er

related:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079215/posts
(for comments)


14 posted on 09/10/2008 4:15:14 PM PDT by xcamel (Conservatives start smart, and get rich, liberals start rich, and get stupid.)
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Thank heaven. That ad was awful. McCain’s campaign shouldn’t have jumped into the middle of this. Let everyone else fight about this.


15 posted on 09/10/2008 4:39:22 PM PDT by Cousin Eddie
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CBS News does not endorse any candidate in the Presidential race. ........................ All one has to do is see the % of time allotted to each candidate feature and how it is reported negatively or positively. With 90% of the news people saying they vote Democrat, what are we to believe? (Rhetorical)


16 posted on 09/10/2008 4:47:55 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (OBAMA, = Jimmah's big chance to get out of last place.)
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C-BS should close their doors....they’ve been misleading the public for more than a quarter century!


17 posted on 09/10/2008 4:51:26 PM PDT by RasterMaster (CHANGE is not a destination - HOPE is not a strategy!)
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Sw33T! Another email I can title “The Video that the LameStreamMedia and Obama Don’t Want You To See”


18 posted on 09/10/2008 4:51:45 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (OBAMA: He was a flop before he became a flipper.)
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CBS takes down McCain webad, suggests it's 'misleading'

Is that webad, as in- "We Bad"?

19 posted on 09/10/2008 5:01:56 PM PDT by mikrofon
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To: ReignOfError

I’d noticed that but never understood precisely why. Thanks for explaining it.


20 posted on 09/10/2008 6:24:50 PM PDT by festus (Politics makes for strange bedfellows)
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