N.C. Stations Won't Air Controversial Ad Linking Wright And Obama
As we noted in a story today, John McCain has called on the Republican Party of North Carolina not to run a controversial ad criticizing two state Democratic gubernatorial candidates for endorsing Barack Obama.
The spot, which you can see here, calls Obama "too extreme" for the state and shows Obama's former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, exclaiming "God Damn America." The North Carolina branch of the NAACP has suggested the ad is injecting "racial sentiments" into the campaign.
Now the Charlotte Observer is reporting that two of the state's television stations are refusing to air the ad, which the state party says it still plans to run.
"I just don't think it's appropriate to be on our air," the general manager of one of the stations told the paper. "I think it's offensive, and I'm not real comfortable with the implications around race."
The stations have a legal right not to air the ad, but Brent Woodcox, the state party's spokesman, told the Observer the decision was disappointing.
"You're going down a very dark path that could end up saying, 'these are the kinds of things you can say in a political debate, and these are the kinds of things you can't,'" he said. "Those aren't the principles this country was founded on."
The spot, which you can see here, calls Obama "too extreme" for the state and shows Obama's former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, exclaiming "God Damn America." The North Carolina branch of the NAACP has suggested the ad is injecting "racial sentiments" into the campaign.
Now the Charlotte Observer is reporting that two of the state's television stations are refusing to air the ad, which the state party says it still plans to run.
"I just don't think it's appropriate to be on our air," the general manager of one of the stations told the paper. "I think it's offensive, and I'm not real comfortable with the implications around race."
The stations have a legal right not to air the ad, but Brent Woodcox, the state party's spokesman, told the Observer the decision was disappointing.
"You're going down a very dark path that could end up saying, 'these are the kinds of things you can say in a political debate, and these are the kinds of things you can't,'" he said. "Those aren't the principles this country was founded on."
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This is America where there is freedom of speech.
People in North Carolna should boycott that TV stations advertisers.
It is obvious the TV station executives are gutless Obama supporters.
NOBAMA 08
VOTE FOR BARACK OBAMA AND LETS GET A DEMOCRAT WIN IN NOVEMBER!
The Federal Election Commission has just reported that her campaign debt is $15 million and not $10 million as the Clinton camp reported because she failed to list her $5 million loan among the debts.
This means that even after her new surge of fundraising, she is still $5 million in debt; but Hillary is still smiling; why? Because she knows that her $110 million fortune is nice and safe. It%u2019s the ordinary person on the street who is tricked into losing money on a campaign that is doomed to fail.
Mitt Romney put $42 million of his own money into his campaign, why doesn%u2019t Hillary show she has complete confidence in her campaign and put in some of her own millions. Why? Because she knows it%u2019s a lost cause.
Those of you who are fooled into contributing to her campaign ask yourself why she LOANS her own money but wants you to GIVE your money?
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LOL...LOL...LOL... The Republican party of NC wouldn''t recognize a priciple if it bit them on the a**. They are evil.
But at least two of the television stations have "principle."
This is America where there is freedom of speech.
People in North Carolna should boycott that TV stations advertisers.
It is obvious the TV station executives are gutless Obama supporters. Posted by philly1550 at 07:11
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Just for kicks and grins, we are going to have a little constitutional lesson here for the kiddies.
Freedom of speech, as defined by our Constitution (remember that), means that the GOVERNMENT can not censor citizens speech, the GOVERNMENT. On occasion they do, but that is a whole other argument. When you own a business, as the television station owns their business, they can censor anything they want, it is their paper. They are not the GOVERNMENT. The Repubican party of NC is a customer buying air time. The station can sell the time or not. They are not the GOVERNMENT.
Now, as you suggested, people that are against this decision can boycott the advertisers that air on those stations to show their displeasure. It might work, it might not. That is their right.
Posted by OBAMASGRANNY at 07:44 PM
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Yawn.....
Even that fat f**** Russert gets a mention.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDU9xKNo-zo
Now, as you suggested, people that are against this decision can boycott the advertisers that air on those stations to show their displeasure. It might work, it might not. That is their right.
Posted by kansas1946 at 08:35 PM : Apr 25, 2008
The TV stations can also be sued if they allow ads from their competitors, but do allow accept their ads.
But regardless of the law, it is a gutless move by the Obama supporting TV station...and is unethical.
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But regardless of the law, it is a gutless move by the Obama supporting TV station...and is unethical.
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Posted by philly1550 at 08:57 PM : Apr 25, 2008
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Not neccessarily. (The suit part) A station can deny content that they feel violates their code of ethics. They can air content from a competitor that does not violate the stations ethical content policy. Now, anyone can sue, but they wouldn''t win.
Now, as to the gutless Obama supporting station. I don''t know if they support Obama or not, and you probably don''t know either. As to the "gutless" part that depends. If the majority of their viewers are right-wingers, then it would be a brave thing to do because they would risk advertising dollars by displeasing their customers. As to the "unethical" it is the North Carolina Republican party that is unethical. Now, and in 2000 when they attacked John McCain and his family, calling him a traitor to his country, that he had a mixed race child out of wedlock, and that his wife was mentally ill. You decide who is ethical.
Obama''s pro''bly the one trying to censor, the tv stations will sell their soul for a $buck!
Call me, when she EVENS Obama or SURPASSES Obama...until that Mystical, Majical, Majectical Moment Happens...
Your Blowing Sand out of Yur A!!''s
Shes Done...Period
WASHINGTON - The good news for Hillary Rodham Clinton is that she%u2019s winning a lot of battles. The bad news is that the war is pretty much lost.
Sure, she won Pennsylvania%u2019s April 22 primary by a strong 9 points in the face of being outspent on television ads by Barack Obama 2-to-1. She also won Ohio, Rhode Island, and at least the primary part of the bizarre %u201CTexas two-step%u201D primary-and-caucus combination on March 4.
But today, she is 133 delegates behind Obama, 1,728 to 1,595, according to NBC News. At this point last week, she trailed by 136 delegates.
Since then Clinton has scored a net gain of 10 delegates in Pennsylvania, according to NBC, but has lost a few more superdelegates, so she has made little headway.
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Call me, when she EVENS Obama or SURPASSES Obama...until that Mystical, Majical, Majestical Moment Happens...
Your Blowing Sand out of Your A!!''s
Shes Done...Period
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams Sang the Song ''Too Much, Too Little, Too Late, to Ever Try Again''
Its Over !!!
WASHINGTON - The good news for Hillary Rodham Clinton is that she%u2019s winning a lot of battles. The bad news is that the war is pretty much lost.
Sure, she won Pennsylvania%u2019s April 22 primary by a strong 9 points in the face of being outspent on television ads by Barack Obama 2-to-1. She also won Ohio, Rhode Island, and at least the primary part of the bizarre %u201CTexas two-step%u201D primary-and-caucus combination on March 4.
But today, she is 133 delegates behind Obama, 1,728 to 1,595, according to NBC News. At this point last week, she trailed by 136 delegates.
Since then Clinton has scored a net gain of 10 delegates in Pennsylvania, according to NBC, but has lost a few more superdelegates, so she has made little headway.
"In 2004, it is pretty obvious that Hillary did nothing to help John Kerry beyond giving a speech at the convention and waging a token campaign on his behalf. Bill did even less. Their goal was obvious: they wanted Kerry to lose to Bush so that Hillary could run in 2008. Is she playing the same game now? Only time will tell." - by *** Morris served as Bill Clinton''s political consultant for twenty years, guiding him to a successful reelection in 1996.
PLEASE DO NOT HELP PUT A LIAR INTO THE WHITE HOUSE!!!WE CAN ONLY COUNT ON YOU NOW. YOU ALL KNOW SHE IS A LIAR, SO PLEASE DON''T!!!
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04252008/watch.html
Interesting how PBS has taken over what should have been done by the "major" news stations. Time for PBS donations!
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04252008/watch.html
Leave it to PBS to do what the "major" news stations should have done a long time ago. Time to make a PBS donation so they continue their good work.
What''s racist is that the picture is being distorted for political gain.
The tapes that the Church sells aren''t the tapes being shown. The message is being framed to attack the entire Church, not just Wright & Obama.
When the abuse crisis initially broke in the Catholic Church the Pope made some remarks which could be interpreted as downplaying the issue.
Would it be fair to take these comments out of context and play them over and over and argue that all Catholics support child abuse?
Posted by realpatriot1 at 07:05 AM : Apr 26, 2008
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That is practically what was done. The latte liberal pundits love to slime the Catholics and Women. But God help anyone that even tells the truth about a black candidate.
Call me, when she EVENS Obama or SURPASSES Obama...until that Mystical, Majical, Majestical Moment Happens...
Your Blowing Sand out of Your A!!''s
Shes Done...Period
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams Sang the Song ''Too Much, Too Little, Too Late, to Ever Try Again''
Its Over !!! Its Over !!
WASHINGTON - The good news for Hillary Rodham Clinton is that she%u2019s winning a lot of battles. The bad news is that the war is pretty much lost.
Sure, she won Pennsylvania%u2019s April 22 primary by a strong 9 points in the face of being outspent on television ads by Barack Obama 2-to-1. She also won Ohio, Rhode Island, and at least the primary part of the bizarre %u201CTexas two-step%u201D primary-and-caucus combination on March 4.
But today, she is 133 delegates behind Obama, 1,728 to 1,595, according to NBC News. At this point last week, she trailed by 136 delegates.
Since then Clinton has scored a net gain of 10 delegates in Pennsylvania, according to NBC, but has lost a few more superdelegates, so she has made little headway.
Watch NBC''s Tim Russert, Brian Williams , Barack Obama & John Edwards..Its revealing as all outdoors !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gBO137t79k
http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/2008/01/clintons-arab-connection-why-arent.html
Note: The Clintons,with All that Arab Money !!
The Dubai Ports Deal (United Arab Emirates)The Saudi Arabians Piloted the 911 Planes !!
Bill Clintons, Dubai Business deal (Millions) that Bill says, he''ll Dissolve, (IF) Hillary wins the Presidential Election, Bille said (IF)?
The 10 Million Dollars per Year from the Royal Saudi Arabian Family, to Bill Clinton.
The Saudis Chairing the Board of the (500 Million $) Bill Clinton Library !!
Money (Millions) from Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and many other Arab Nations.
Norman Hsu: Bill Clintons Communist Chinese Connection.
Note: You might as well call Bill & Hillary (Hussein) oppose to Clinton
Sorry, but Ayers has never apologized to anybody. After 911 he also said it was too bad more weren''t killed.
Ayers is an anti-American freakoid! Has always been.
Exactly! TV stations will sell their soul for a money! Obama''s war chest special interest money will be sorely depleted paying those tv stations not to run that ad!
Are you aware that our nation is at war? Are you aware that the economy is sagging? If you answered yes to either of these questions, why would you waste your vote on lil'' missy? Terrorist don''t play softball. Terrorist don''t play powder-puff football. lil'' missy and grandpa(McCain) are out. It''s really that simple.
RowdyTexan2 - Ayers did not say that after 9/11. The interview was conducted well before that. It just happened to be published after 9/11. Try to find out the facts before you post incorrect information.
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BLKPRESIDENT, please BLKPRESIDENT, nobody''s against the idea of a black president, but we don''t need a turkey, or a chicken like Obama with absolutely no foreign policy experience whatsoever--he''s just a three-year Senator who knows big words. sorry to spill the beans to you, but Hillary, a woman, does appear much stronger than he does, especially in light of his present incredible fear to debate her.
When there is a 92% of black population voting for a brother, you must be aware that it is not a matter of issue but race. When you hear OBAMA denigrating the very good economic record of the only Democratic administration most Americans remember; the Clintons'' 90s. There is no problem with folks like James Clyburn. But when Bill was resented about the 92% of Black community voting against Hillary, they were upset over Bill''s remarks. The black community is entitled to the presidency while the typical white people clings on guns and church because of bitterness. Double standard I call it. Racial discrimination, isn''t it?
While guys like OBAMA behind a podium may promise you the moon, you have no right to question about his past history with dangerous villains and extremists. Negativity means that you have no right to say anything about a politician who claims to change WASHINGTON while he has never been a factor in Congress or Senate, not of any leadership in bipartisan drive and major causes. If that is being positive, I find negativity acceptable and safe for the country.
Glaring Racism Appears and nobody should comment because the black community would vote against any typical white person. It is a terror in nightmares that OBAMA brings us into.
They don''t want facts be known. They find these offensive. You have seen nothing yet. Brother!!!
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