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Under pressure from Democrats, two television stations are reported to have dropped the ad by Swift Boat Veterans for Truth that charges John Kerry has lied about his Vietnam war record. WBAY in Green Bay, Wisc., refused to run it, according to Human Events. And WTVG in Toledo, Ohio, dropped the ad after the Kerry campaign used a story in the Boston Globe yesterday to convince the station's management it was false, the Drudge Report said.

According to World Net Daily, two television stations have refused to air the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth ad regarding John Kerry's service in Vietnam. One, WBAY in Green Bay, Wisc., stated that "on advice of counsel" they would not run it and the other, WTVG in Toledo, Ohio, "dropped the ad after the Kerry campaign used a story in the Boston Globe yesterday to convince the station's management it was false, the Drudge Report said." If you'd like to contact them and tell them what you think, you can do so by using the following links:WBAY, Green Bay, Wisconsin.WTVG, Toledo,...

An anti John Kerry TV ad is causing controversy across the county including right here in Toledo. A group of Vietnam veterans calls John Kerry a bad leader who lied to get his war medals. This sixty second ad by a group, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, starts airing today in three battleground states including Ohio. In all, 13 Vietnam veterans accuse John Kerry of lying about his decorated war record and betraying his shipmates by later opposing the Vietnam War. 13 action news and Toledo Blade political analyst Fritz Wenzel says the ad comes just a week after the...

I have called and confirmed this myself. Posted by we_will_prevail to jmstein7 On News/Activism 08/06/2004 3:20:11 PM EDT · 54 of 54 I live just outside Toledo and this Globe article managed to scare the local ABC station here, WTVG. THEY CAVED IN TO THE KERRY CAMPAIGN AND ARE REFUSING TO AIR THE TV AD, PER DRUDGE. Being that Ohio is CRUCIAL to Bush in November, does anyone in Toledo or near Toledo wish to get together in front of the station on Dorr St, to show dissatisfaction with their decision to NOT air the Swift Boat ad? WTVG TOLEDO...

Per Drudge, WTVG 13-ABC, Toledo is the only station so far to flat out refuse to air the Swift Boat ad. Management at the station is citing today's Boston Globe article as reason not to air the aid! TV Station WTVG 13-ABC, Toledo, Ohio dropped the anti-Kerry vet ad on Friday after the Kerry campaign used the GLOBE/Kranish story to convince the station's management the ad was false. WTVG TOLEDO 4247 Dorr St Toledo, OH 43607-2134 419.531.1313 Email WTVG Directly To Get This Ad Back On the Air!