NBC Rejects Ad From Conservative Group

AP ^ | 12/07/2007 | AP

[Deek1969]

WASHINGTON (AP) - NBC has rejected a TV ad by Freedom's Watch, a conservative group that supports administration policy in Iraq, that asks viewers to remember and thank U.S. troops during the holiday season.

NBC said it declined to air the ad because it refers to the group's Web site, which the network said was too political, not because of the ad's message.

"Anybody in the world who would look at this ad would come away with nothing other than we should be thankful for their service," Freedom's Watch president Brad Blakeman said.

The spot was to be part of a seven-figure campaign that includes newspaper ads and television commercials. The ads are to run on CNN and Fox News Channel and are running in various newspapers. The New York Times ran a full-page Freedom's Watch ad Friday that said "Thank You!" and depicted a soldier reading a letter. The newspaper ad also contained the Web site address

[Steely Tom]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936297/posts

[netmilsmom]

>>”It’s a long-term policy, it goes back decades,” Wurtzel said of NBC’s stance of declining controversial issue advertising.<<

Prove it.

[HangnJudge]

What a waste of bandwidth.

NBC really shows its colors here

[CougarGA7]

"It's a long-term policy, it goes back decades," Wurtzel said of NBC's stance of declining controversial conservative issue advertising.

There, fixed it for you all. Darn typos.

[vbmoneyspender]

”It’s a long-term policy, it goes back decades,” Wurtzel said of NBC’s stance of declining controversial issue advertising.<<

Al Gore must have helped write that policy just after he invented the internet.

[Renderofveils]

No doubt it increases their signal-to-noise ratio, therefore it doesn’t conform to their strict standards of broadcasting.

[Bob Leibowitz]

This is the same network that used radio-controlled ignitors to blow up GM pickup trucks in order to hype their ratings.

They are the same folks who broadcast the Virginia Tech shooters video and statement.

They should be ashamed, but aren't.

Banned By NBC

[Lancey Howard]

Okay. That’s just more money to buy ad time on a zillion other channels.

Screw stinking NBC.

[new cruelty]

Networks air shows depicting any number of immoral acts but they refuse to air a commercial thanking our troops for fear that someone might get the idea to visit a political website. That’s some brilliant policy.

[LibFreeOrDie]

...NBC’s stance of declining controversial issue advertising...

Now if NBC would only do the same to their programs. Didn't NBC run "The West Wing"?

[fhayek]

What’s an ‘NBC’?

[Deek1969]

Sorry for the Duplicate. i searched for NBC, Freedoms watch with no luck

[Vision]

Holy S$$$. NBC has become pure evil.

[A.A. Cunningham]

No need to apologize:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1611173/posts?page=48#48

Also:

Limitations: Only article titles can be searched and words with three or fewer letters are not searched at all.

[reefdiver]

The company is nothing without their commercials. If you really want to get into their pants, get into the companies CEO’s let them know how you feel. Don’t buy their stuff, or ovoid it at all costs.

[InABunkerUnderSF]

”It’s a long-term policy, it goes back decades,” Wurtzel said...

The probably had the same policy in place against adds supporting the troops in Viet Nam.

[HangnJudge]

What’s an ‘NBC’?

Nothing But Cr.p

[Sgt_Schultze]

Here's the Super Bowl ad from Anheuser-Busch.

It says thanks.

[jaz.357]

What’s an ‘NBC’?

My name is Errol.

Funny friggin show.

Turn it off after that.