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Politics : Bush Bashers & Wingnuts -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Krowbar who wrote (882)	1/22/2004 6:45:57 PM
From: geode00	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1347

Just wait until cable networks own most of broadband access. Think it will get increasingly expensive (or impossible) for all websites to be reached by broadband users? That's next and it's pretty darn frightening. "...But the network is not taking ads from all comers. Some political views have been judged unacceptable by CBS censors. While advertising industry sources say CBS will air a pair of advocacy commercials prepared to advance the agenda of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, the network has refused to accept an advertisement prepared by critics of the man who currently occupies the White House.>>>" thenation.com

To: Krowbar who wrote (882)	1/23/2004 11:44:52 AM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1347

MoveOn adds this note: <<< ... CBS will also claim that this decision isn't an indication of political bias. But given the facts, that's hard to believe. CBS overwhelmingly favored Republicans in its political giving, and the company spent millions courting the White House to stop FCC reform. According to a well-respected study, CBS News was second only to Fox in failing to correct common misconceptions about the Iraq war which benefited the Bush Administration -- for example, the idea that Saddam Hussein was involved with 9/11 ... >>> opensecrets.org pipa.org Tom