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NBC refuses to air ads submitted by Freedom's Watch thanking the troops.

See the ads at http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2007/12/019213.php

Unbelievable.

Act accordingly.

Spread the word.

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Navy wife · Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:54 am Post subject:

I'd like to know how to get in touch with people at NBC. Does anyone have any email addresses? I've watched that ad, and think it is certainly NOT controversial. I want to give them a piece of my mind.

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I B Squidly · Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 4:07 pm Post subject:

GE seems to be biding their time with the Peacock Network. They're waiting to see the revenues on the Olympics (and the general election) and put the bird up for sale. $200B is the asking price. Meanwhile the network seems determined to destroy value in the brand with a definite leftward slant on the flagship and dumpster diving on the wretched MSNBC. Where their Neilsen's on primetime and day time falls I'm sure I don't care.
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Anker-Klanker · Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 4:27 pm Post subject:

I think the key to fighting them effectively (as opposed to being just - justifiably - outraged) is to research whether they have ever run ads with a web site address of the ad's sponsor (which was NBC's first stated objection), and whether any such ads with web sites were in any manner politically connected (which was NBC's second stated objection). I don't know, but I have a hunch that NBC will miserably fail this test. Then and only then, can someone "out" NBC for making a political decision and destroy their claim that they're hiding behind a policy decision. I'm sure that there are probably good folks already working this "outing," but until it is done, NBC will only hide behind their "policy."

Funny thing, though, how NBC and MSNBC have no problems at all with voicing their own political opinions as a part of their regular "news" broadcasts.

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Anker-Klanker · Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 7:50 pm Post subject:

Hot off the wires... According to Drudge (no story yet, just headlines) at 1:48 CST, NBC has reversed its decision.

More evidence that the liberal echo chamber might be broken? ... that they thought they'd be liberal heroes (they probably were to the far left) by refusing the ad, but have now heard from "The American People" that they so often say they represent...???

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streetsweeper95B · PO2 Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Posts: 365 Location: Texas

BOR did a segment on the ad the other night & let it be known he was going to research whether they had accepted other ads similair to it & take things from there. So, maybe that helps?
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Me#1You#10 · Site Admin Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 6503

Yeah...and that might be another downside of NBC's capitulation. I'll have to listen to O'Reilly crow about it ad nauseam.

LewWaters · Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 8:13 am Post subject:

Fox News also reporting NBC Reverses Course, Agrees to Air Troop 'Thank You' Ad

NBC released a statement, "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."

Now, to tune out O'Reilly crowing that he did it. Confused

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BuffaloJack · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:25 pm Post subject: