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.
Alan Wurtzel, NBC's head of standards and practices, said the network decided not to run the Freedom's Watch ad because the group insisted that the spot contain the URL address of its Web site.
The group's home page links to another Freedom's Watch Web page that lists nonprofit organizations that are sending care packages to soldiers and that suggests other ways of expressing support.
It also contains a welcoming message that states: "For too long, conservatives have lacked a permanent political presence to do battle with the radical special interests groups and their left-wing allies in government."
"We have a policy that prohibits acceptance of advertising that deals with issues of public controversy," Wurtzel said. "This particular ad, in and of itself, is fine. It thanks the troops for their action overseas. We asked them to eliminate a URL address where a person is asked to contact elected officials and told not to cut and run on the war on terror."
NBC rejected a previous Freedom's Watch ad that addressed funding for the troops.
"It's a long-term policy, it goes back decades," Wurtzel said of NBC's stance of declining controversial issue advertising.
He suggested that Freedom's Watch did not alter the ad in order to force NBC to reject it and thus get media attention.
"Candidly, some folks have found that you get more attention when an ad is not accepted," he said.
Blakeman acknowledged that Freedom's Watch wants viewers of the ad to visit its Web site and said NBC's actions amounted to censorship.
Freedom's Watch has emerged as one of the best financed independent conservative groups in this election cycle.



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I went to this website and found that I agreed with alot of what they said. Except for the part about trying to scare the #### out of people about the Iranian Nuclear Threat that has been debunked officially. (except by Bush)

The Israeli neocons are keeping Bush company...guess they have flies in their ointment now eh? It makes me so happy that report was released...cudos to the CIA guys who threatened to release it to the public if the admin. didn't...patriots in the best sense of the word.

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The “jungle telegraph” in Washington is booming with news of the Iran NIE. I am told that the reason the conclusions of the NIE were released is that it was communicated to the White House that “intelligence career seniors were lined up to go to jail if necessary” if the document’s gist were not given to the public. Translation? Someone in that group would have gone to the media “on the record” to disclose its contents.

KJ

I think that maybe, im not sure, but the CIA might have a few bones to pick with bush. Making up his own intel on the WMD's in Iraq. KJ, did you see where I posted the WIKI def. of the commission that Bush used an esecutive order to produce. The agantcy that told Bush there was WMD's in Iraq. I belive David Kay was the ramrod of it.
But back on topic. The CIA may be getting back at bush for all the bad publicity Bush gave the CIA when the WMD's weren't found.
Bush would rather mess with the iranians than the CIA.

They should have received bad publicity....They screwed up. I do find it interesting though how intell when not in the liberal template is not to be trusted, but when it parrots a liberal precept it is dead on......Man! talk about transparent....


j-mac

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Why is it so hard for you to understand. Bush cherry picked the intel. No where did the CIA say there was devinate proof of WMD's. Only "High Probably at best". Which is still no reason to go to war.
You NEOCONS are like all the chareactors in the Wizard of OZ. No heart, no brain, no guts to stand against the known lies. Any you all wear cute little shoes.

Good for NBC. Conservatives have FOX. Americans who are Non bias have NBC,CBS,ABC,PBS,CNN. theres more non partials so we need more outlets.

It sure is a wonderful thing to wish troops happy holidays and say thank you.

Better cross NBC off your Liberals-only list.

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NBC and the rest have never been Liberal....or Conservative....something I can't say for FOX, which doesn't even hide their bias anymore.

You are beyond blind.