Did the shoe drop while you were putting it on the other foot?

Posted at 7:51 PM on April 3, 2006 by Bob Collins (1 Comments)

So some NBC affiliates have rejected Move On's ads for pretty much the same reasons, as near as I can tell, that KSTP rejected the Midwest Heroes TV ad a few months ago.

I presume that both sides in that debate have the same positions on this latest controversy that they had in the previous one, even though the ads are from the other side? Right?

Of course. I'm sure the press releases and blog postings are being prepared right now. So we'll be seeing a Democratic news conference urging other stations to join the affiliates in preventing the ad from being shown, and Republican-dominated talk shows and bloggers will be passionate about how wrong the rejection is.

Common ground? Yes, of course. I can almost taste it through my helmet.

Comments (1)

At least the Move On ads didn't stoop so far as to blame the news media for making a big deal about the rising price of gasoline at the pump. It's not as if they could, as the news biz has hardly said a discouraging word about rising gas prices and their impact on the U.S. economy. Why, I'll have you know that those holding stock in oil companies have seen a huge increase in their portfolios, and that has to be counted as being good for America, right? Right? Bueller?

Posted by anonymous | April 3, 2006 9:48 PM

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