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Old 01-23-2004, 02:20 PM  
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If that is the spot, that is a mistake for CBS not to air it. The spot isn't any worse than those drunk driving spots...the ones where they show tapes of the kids playing then shots of wreckage.

Viacom is a private organization etc...
They can refuse to take money from anybody; however, they do operate on public airwaves and therefore do have to conform to the public good in some ways.

It's a bit troubling that CBS deny political groups the right to purchase airtime.

What's next religious organizations, the NRA, Alcohol companies again (airwaves already have a "soft" ban on hard spirits)?
perhaps they're just more knowledgable than your average 20something work at home, porn pusher and remember when the same type of dopey ads were run about Reagan.
(no one wants to look stupid twice, not even Viacom)
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