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CBS - SuperBowl Sunday no Freedom of Speech

Source: chron.edgecity.net, 2004-01-27

Candidate: Big Business

As if all those years of Becker weren't enough, CBS has refused to air a commercial during the Super Bowl that tastefully questions the Bush Administration's tax cuts. This one is extra painful.

These are supposed to be public airwaves, and CBS should not have the right to exclude political ads that adhere to the regulations of the FCC. Questioning the fiscal policies of our government in an election year is too controversial? These are the same fuckers who say we are over in Iraq to "liberate" the formerly oppressed so that they can be free like us. So free that a conglomerate can override the channels necessary for an informed democratic process; currying favor with those who are in the exact positions able to enact legislation that will expand the aforementioned conglomerate's power. That conglomerate is CBS, and its parent Viacom.

Please take 30 seconds to view the ad at Moveon.org and you will understand how pathetic this whole scenario is. CBS will air many commercials that either contain or allude to sexual and/or violent content. CBS will air countless ads promoting booze and the glamorous lifestyles that can be attained by drinking it. CBS will air ads that propagandize policies of the Bush administration. The Moveon.org ad simply portrays children engaging in menial labor, while asking the question, "Guess who's going to pay off President Bush's $1 trillion deficit?" Regardless of your political views, I would think you would have to agree that this would be incredibly tame by television standards. For Christ's sake, they'll probably have Steven Tyler jack off a monkey during the halftime show.

Is the real reason this ad is too "controversial", that it might actually make people have to think? God forbid something get in the way of our rabid consumption of mindless crap.

The major news sources are not giving this story the airtime it deserves, not that this should surprise anyone. Seriously, a major corporation is censoring a political opinion that should have a constitutional right to be expressed. These are supposed to be public airwaves. Moveon.org was willing to pay 1.5 million dollars for 30 seconds worth of very valuable time on them. By refusing to let them do so, CBS is restricting the public's access to political views that CBS does not agree with.

CBS is airing other commercials with political content. Why not this one? This should make you very angry.
Please sign the e-mail petition and express your disgust to CBS at Moveon.org.
Here

http://www.moveon.org/cbs/ad/

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