Posted on 08/27/2009 12:25:09 PM PDT by OldDeckHand
The refusal by ABC and NBC to run a national ad critical of President Obama's health care reform plan is raising questions from the group behind the spot -- particularly in light of ABC's health care special aired in prime time last June and hosted at the White House.
The 33-second ad by the League of American Voters, which features a neurosurgeon who warns that a government-run health care system will lead to the rationing of procedures and medicine, began airing two weeks ago on local affiliates of ABC, NBC, FOX and CBS. On a national level, however, ABC and NBC have refused to run the spot in its present form.
"It's a powerful ad," said Bob Adams, executive director of the League of American Voters, a national nonprofit group with 15,000 members who advocate individual liberty and government accountability. "It tells the truth and it really highlights one of the biggest vulnerabilities and problems with this proposed legislation, which is it rations health care and disproportionately will decimate the quality of health care for seniors."
Adams said the advertisement is running on local network affiliates in states like Louisiana, Arkansas, Maine and Pennsylvania. But although CBS has approved the ad for national distribution and talks are ongoing with FOX, NBC has questioned some of the ad's facts while ABC has labeled it "partisan."
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Not here, they don't. TV is for watching DVDs.
This is particularly significant when you realize that revenues have been down with no pickup in sight. They are so committed to the leftist agenda that they are willing to turn down business in this tough economy. At least they are sticking to their principles. People just need to be aware of what those principles are.
F'um!
when they go to renew thier license, can’t the public say that abc,nbc,etc. sux
"I'm Shooked! Shooked I tell you!"
Bump for later.
We should have some tea parties at fascist CEO’s and propaganda artists’ houses like their pals at ACORN do to political enemies. Let’s make sure they really get up close and personal with what they have put in power. They might decide a Constitutional Republic is better?
Really, everyone should needle these leftist pigs in public wherever they are seen. I got to Rosanne Barr once in a resturant. She went ape shit and had to be just about carried out. No one even heard what I said.
All I said was “Hey fatso! Why don’t you grab your crouch and sing a little to us.”
Can’t someone sue these “journalists”?
Doesn’t seem right that they’re using public airwaves for a partisan agenda.
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Right, and they want to crimp talk radio and Glenn Beck - rich!
I guess it’s helpful that we know where these bigoted organizations are coming from - whereas, in the past our parents just accepted what these organs fed them as fact.
Nevertheless, it’s quite annoying.
Journalism is dead.
ABC can't bear to broadcast a tiny opposing view, even one that's paid for.
Yeah... Like ABC wouldn’t want to run a ‘partisan’ ad, that would be wrong.
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Maroons!
ABC can’t bear to broadcast a tiny opposing view, even one that’s paid for.
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ABC-NBC-CBS-MSNBC-CNN - unabashed statist pravda-esque propoganda organs. Not a journalist in the bunch and they are propped up for a few more years with union, granola, new wealth (software), druggy money - basically the heart of the dim bulb party. Woohoo - they deserve each other.
95% of the typical viewing here.
At the end of the ad they should also state the fact that
ABC/NBC will not air this commercial....so people can also
understand that they don’t want you to see/hear/think about
what this doctor is telling you...
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That is a sweet idea. I hope they do that. :)
Don’t watch Leno’s new show. They’re already second-guessing what will happen when they take the entire week day 9 CT/10 ET programming slot.
The presstitutes don't even try to make it obvious anymorem.
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