The Card Check ad CBS does not want you to see.
Posted by Carlos C. on Friday, November 21st, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Americans for Job Security stated the following press release:
“According to our media buyers, CBS officials cited the appearance of Nancy Pelosi as one of the primary reasons for the denial of the advertisement. One CBS representative felt that viewers would be “confused” by its contents within their program,” said Stephen DeMaura, President of Americans for Job Security.
The advertisement will be running on CNN, FNC, CNBC, MSNBC, and FOX.
“CBS executives obviously believe their viewers are not smart enough to recognize the difference between CBS propaganda and American free speech. There is no room on our public airwaves for the coddling of powerful politicians and the censoring of a serious public policy debate,” DeMaura added.
I am inclined to agree with Ed Morrissey on Hot Air when he says that this is not censorship because CBS, a private business, made a decision to not air a commercial which might be considered offensive to a person, Nancy Pelosi, who will be a guest on the CBS show, Face The Nation. CBS can air any commercial that they want, or none at all.
Also, censorship is government intervention to prevent speech.
However, CBS is silly to ban a commercial just for one guest. I guess they are afraid of Nancy Pelosi’s congressional power.
Hat Tip: Hot Air
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It is time all labourers, ESPECIALLY one who allows a Mafia front gang to steal from their pay cheques under the guise of “union dues”, to STAND UP to the Media’s Congress — and tell them to PROTECT OUR SECRET BALLOT — LEAVE OUR SECRET BALLOTS ALONE — OR GET THROWN THE HELL OUT OF OFFICE!
I would have to agree with you, Los, as Pelosi if Pelosi was to appear on a program on CBS. If that weren’t the case I would have a much bigger problem with it. Private enterprise or not, it’s still selective censorship.
It’s censorship because they are making a decision on whether to air the ad based on the content of the ad. They are deciding not to air it because of it’s content. They are limiting speech.