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(Sen-FL) Bill Nelson Asks Florida TV Stations Not to Air U.S. Chamber Ad
Tampa Bay Times ^ | May 14th, 2012 | Staff

Posted on 05/14/2012 12:54:53 PM PDT by Jacquerie

Laywers for Sen. Bill Nelson have written to Florida TV stations asking them not to air an ad that includes a false claim about Medicare cuts.

From a news release: In the wake of the recent Citizens United case, in which the Supreme Court allowed unlimited and undisclosed corporate money to be spent on such ads, TV stations have a greater responsibility to protect the public from the spread of false and deceptive information, Kendall Coffey, a lawyer for Nelson wrote in a letter to the stations today.

“On behalf of our client, we respectfully insist that you take this inaccurate ad off the air immediately,” Coffey wrote. “As a media outlet, this station has a duty to protect the public from the spread of false information and deliberate deception.

The U.S. Chamber announced the 30-second ad last week and it repeats a widely used Republican claim that Democrats cut $500 billion from Medicare. It wasn't a cut, according to Politifact. It was a reduction in future growth (the size of the Medicare program will increase dollar-wise).

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: chamber; democrats; elections; fl; florida; freespeech; nelson
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To: Jacquerie

Yeah, it’s all how you phrase it.

Dimwads have a different language and come from a different planet. I’m quite sure of this.

It began long ago in the deepest part of the universe on planet AAA which was a thriving planet before the Dimwads got control and ‘changed’ the name to ‘666’.

There were people in control before the Dimwads and they had the planet in great shape and was about to gain support of it’s people to maintain a peaceful, clean, green, and economical heaven for everyone. Businesses were thriving and hiring like crazy. The people were happy but the Dimwads couldn’t let someone else take credit for anything at all so they lied, cheated, bribed, and did everything they could to gain control. And they did.

But due to the little brained Dimwads power playing, it had to be deserted because of the plague and violence that thrived from their dishonest thuggery and dismissal of enemies from other planets as nothing to worry about. Just pay them to leave us alone. was their thinking. But alas, that would not be the case.

The enemies wanted more and more. After a short while the Dimwads could no longer provide or appease all the leaches. The money was gone.

Only a small handful got away. They threw the others ‘under the bus’, and left them behind.

They went to a new planet called earth.


21 posted on 05/14/2012 1:49:08 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (Criminaliens or Crimigrants...0bamao's people?)
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To: rwilson99
This should get national attention. I hope Marco Rubio addresses this on the Senate floor. I suspect rules don't allow for it, but Nelson should be called out by someone in his political weight category, not TV station owners trying to get by.
22 posted on 05/14/2012 1:52:46 PM PDT by Jacquerie (No court will save us from ourselves.)
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To: Jacquerie

Laywers for Sen. Bill Nelson have written to Florida TV stations threatening them with the implied loss of their FCC license in a second Obama Administration if they choose to air an ad that includes a false claim about Medicare cuts.

There, fixed it.


23 posted on 05/14/2012 2:06:46 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Jacquerie

“TV stations have a greater responsibility to protect the public from the spread of false and deceptive information”

Oh good!

No Dem ads this year!!!!


24 posted on 05/14/2012 2:14:27 PM PDT by G Larry (Criminals thrive on the indulgence of society's understanding)
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To: Jacquerie

If future growth is based upon the growth in the number who will be eligible for Medicare in the future, then that $500 billion is an actual cut in the amount available per person who will become eligible for Medicare.

The games politicians play with stats, and half of them probably don’t understand the stats whether they help or hurt their case.


25 posted on 05/14/2012 2:19:19 PM PDT by Will88
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To: Jacquerie

Bill Nelson, one of my two senators is a worthless piece of crap.
Hey Bill, great job of pushing N.A.S.A. Ya dope.


26 posted on 05/14/2012 2:44:47 PM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) Hey Mitt, F-you too pal)
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To: Jacquerie

fubn


27 posted on 05/14/2012 2:48:34 PM PDT by dontreadthis
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To: Jacquerie

The cheese fell off his cracker years ago.

28 posted on 05/14/2012 2:56:37 PM PDT by capt. norm (Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never run out of material. c)
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To: Jacquerie

“protect the public from the spread of false and deceptive information”

They couldn’t air any ads from politicians if that were the case!


29 posted on 05/14/2012 3:06:16 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: capt. norm

We miss your WX forecasts!


30 posted on 05/14/2012 3:13:11 PM PDT by Jacquerie (No court will save us from ourselves.)
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To: Jacquerie; Joe Brower; seekthetruth
Government "asks" media to censor speech!

Florida ping

Kendall Coffey is a Miami based clown attorney, working for Bill "Nose in Obama's Rear" Nelson

31 posted on 05/14/2012 3:49:22 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Jacquerie

Billy Nelson and Barry Obumbles...just a couple of bosom buddies, laughing it up on private flight...burning up carbon and plotting the slavery of millions of Floridians upon government programs.

32 posted on 05/14/2012 3:53:54 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper; manc; wymck; ghost26; PJammers; myuval; tiredofreeloaders; WBITT; bigcheese; Yulee; ..

I could caption that picture, but I best not!! :)

I will ping FL Freepers here though. We are united here in the sunshine state to send Bill Nelson packing come November!


33 posted on 05/14/2012 4:32:29 PM PDT by seekthetruth (I want a Commander In Chief who honors and supports our Military!)
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To: seekthetruth
Like a bad penny….. remember Coffey from the Elian Gonzalez mess?

a Clintonesta Kendall Coffey, a lawyer for Sen. Bill Nelson (D FL) wrote in a letter to the stations today…..

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34 posted on 05/14/2012 4:41:35 PM PDT by Elle Bee
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To: Jacquerie

Being from Florida....I cannot wait to see this senile barking moon bat hit the unemployment line....

Amazing that when the lies dems use to attack repubs are used against them.... They whine like little girls...


35 posted on 05/14/2012 4:43:51 PM PDT by Popman (America is squandering its wealth on riotous living, war, and welfare.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

My, don’t they look....comfortable....with each other. Birds of a feather.


36 posted on 05/14/2012 4:47:12 PM PDT by liberalh8ter (If Barack has a memory like a steel trap, why can't he remember what the Constitution says?)
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To: Elle Bee

Thank you for reminding me! I do remember Coffey now. It sure does figure he would be Nelson’s attorney, doesn’t it!


37 posted on 05/14/2012 4:49:50 PM PDT by seekthetruth (I want a Commander In Chief who honors and supports our Military!)
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To: JulieRNR21; kinganamort; katherineisgreat; floriduh voter; summer; Goldwater Girl; windchime; ...
Yes, once again we scratch a Dem and find a fascist.

I'll have to remember to thank the RNC for helping Nelson re-elected.

Florida Freeper


38 posted on 05/14/2012 4:52:22 PM PDT by Joe Brower (Sheep have three speeds: "graze", "stampede" and "cower".)
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To: Jacquerie

“It wasn’t a cut, according to Politifact. It was a reduction in future growth (the size of the Medicare program will increase dollar-wise).”

How many millions of times have the Democrats used that against the GOP??? And you can be certain that Nelson has been one of the worst offenders.


39 posted on 05/14/2012 4:56:33 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Popman

The thing is, they don’t live under the laws they pass and when they depart government, they do not return to the society they left.

Our republic has morphed into an elective despotism.


40 posted on 05/14/2012 5:08:37 PM PDT by Jacquerie (No court will save us from ourselves.)
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