The Ad CBS Won't Air

[Ron Thorne]

This is pretty amazing. Not surprising, though.

Subject: The ad CBS will not air

Dear friend,

During this year's Super Bowl, you'll see ads sponsored by beer companies, tobacco companies, and the Bush White House. But you won't see the winning ad in MoveOn.org Voter Fund's Bush in 30 Seconds ad contest. CBS refuses to air it.

Meanwhile, the White House and Congressional Republicans are on the verge of signing into law a deal which Senator John McCain (R-AZ) says is custom-tailored for CBS and Fox, allowing the two networks to grow much bigger. CBS lobbied hard for this rule change; MoveOn.org members across the country lobbied against it; and now the MoveOn.org ad has been rejected while the White House ad will be played. It looks an awful lot like CBS is playing politics with the right to free speech.

Of course, this is bigger than just the MoveOn.org Voter Fund. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) submitted an ad that was also rejected. We need to let CBS know that this practice of arbitrarily turning down ads that may be "controversial" – especially if they're controversial simply because they take on the President – just isn't right.

To watch the ad that CBS won't air and sign the petition to CBS to run these ads, go to: http://www.moveon.org/cbs/ad/

MoveOn.org will deliver the petition by email directly to CBS headquarters.

Thanks.

[crawjo]

You're right, Ron. It isn't surprising. Kind of depressing, though.

[Ron Thorne]

I added my name to the petition today, and encourage others who are concerned about this blatant censorship to do the same.

This is not about politics, though it's highly political. It's all about money and power.

[GoodSpeak]

Would this be the SAME CBS who begged off on the Ray-Gun movie...?









Bastards.

[GoodSpeak]

So much for that Liberal Media bullshit, eh?