And, yes, I DO take it personally: Sheehan ad refused by SLC ABC affiliate; NBC, CBS and, yes, Fox accept

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Sunday, August 21, 2005

Sheehan ad refused by SLC ABC affiliate; NBC, CBS and, yes, Fox accept

A Utah television station is refusing to air an anti-war ad featuring Cindy Sheehan, whose son's death in Iraq prompted a vigil outside President Bush's Texas ranch.

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KTVX, a local ABC affiliate, rejected the ad in an e-mail to media buyers, writing that it was an "inappropriate commercial advertisement for Salt Lake City."

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Salt Lake City affiliates of NBC, CBS and Fox began running the ad Saturday.

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Station General Manager David D'Antuono said the decision was not influenced by the station's owner, Clear Channel Communications Inc.

uh-huh... three other local channels with every bit as much at stake in the local community decide to run it and a clear channel-owned station doesn't... and i don't suppose just KNOWING that clear channel owns your ass and what their very clear-cut political stance is had any influence whatsoever... gimme a break...

(thanks to raw story...)

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