Posted on 06/06/2016 3:23:18 PM PDT by Cyberman
BuzzFeed has pulled out of an advertising agreement with the Republican National Committee over objections to Donald Trump's rhetoric.
The buy was for $1.3 million, a source close to BuzzFeed told POLITICO. The source said that the main consideration was the site's employees that BuzzFeed could not countenance "having employees make ads, or working at the company and having our site promoting things, that limit our freedom and make it harder for them to live their lives."
Asked if the site would rule out any Trump advertising, the source said the specifics would matter: "In general, we have taken the position that we won't take ads for his presidential campaign."...
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Well, isnt this just special
A Christian bakery cant refuse to service a gay wedding which would violate the owners 1A right to freedom of religion, but an ad agency now wants to deny the 1A free speech rights of the RNC and Trump. The left wing is infested with hypocrites.
Hey BuzzFeed, there IS a constitutional 1A right to free speech, whether you agree with it or not.
The RNC and Trump should sue the hell out BuzzFeed. They should also be ridiculed mercilessly and suffer a boycott.
You watch, this will grow legs and become national; advertising companies will now be threatened by protestors to not do any ads for Trump.
“BuzzFeed’s chairman is hosting a fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee.”
http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/07/media/buzzfeed-kenneth-lerer-democratic-fundraiser/index.html
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