MSNBC rejects MoveOn ad

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So what’s the point? Sorry but I’m missing why this is a big deal. MSNBC won’t air an attack ad against a potential client.

This is news? By the way, the title of the thread doesn’t reflect the title of the article.
 
NotCrazyDan said:
Sorry but I’m missing why this is a big deal. MSNBC won’t air an attack ad against a potential client.
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Exactly! You have identified precisely why it is a big deal.

Recently, in the Citizens United case, the Supreme Court removed limits on corporations being direct actors in the political process, and essentially allowed unlimited political contributions from corporations, unions, and other entities.

There is less reason for corporations and unions to use PACs and front organizations to produce their political activity. Instead of ads from the Citizens for Fair Taxes or Alliance of Noble Workers, ads and contributions are going to be directly associated with corporate names and union names.

And, although the corporation or union may be directly involving itself in the political process more frequently, direct pushback against the corporation as a political actor may not get a hearing in media, as here, MSNBC will not air an ad that directly targets a potential advertiser.
This is news?
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It’s from a news source, and raises newsworthy issues. If you aren’t interested in the topic, you are free to let it pass without comment.
 
MSNBC blinked. 😃

We’re being ruled more and more by lobbies, unions, corporations, etc. This fits into my neo-feudalism thread.
 
Maybe they finally got their head out of their hind end and noticed that Fox has been beating them to a pulp. And have decided to start behaving a little more like a real news organization should.

Doubt it, but maybe.
 
WOW!!! They do one unbiased thing and I’m supposed to be impressed?
 
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It’s from a news source, and raises newsworthy issues. If you aren’t interested in the topic, you are free to let it pass without comment.
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I assume that as a news organization, MSNBC has a 1st Amendment Right to broadcast whatsoever they want to, at least they still do the last time I checked. Maybe the MoveOn types need to enjoy their own 1st Amendment Rights and set up their own news channel and acquire revenue for broadcasting any commercials which they want to.
 
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