[Mishmash] Freedoms Watch

[Hugh Gigante]

I don't support anyone who doesn't support the US overseas. I go along with our internal arguments and differences, but "out there" we had better be united.

Don't just write to GE about the ad . . . put a process in place. EVERY time you buy a non-GE product which could have been from them, send a note . . . "Just bought a blah blah toaster instead of yours because you didn't support our country when you refused to run paid-for ads thanking our soldiers" . . . and cc at least ten people asking them to send it on to ten.

A lot of times we get upset, and it dies off. We need to stay upset. Like in we should all watch the television broadcast feed from 8:45AM to 11AM EST on 9/11/01 once a week.

Hugh
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Carole 
  To: Mishmash 
  Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 1:55 PM
  Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Freedoms Watch


        the strange thing about this is that every other network including CNN aired this ad and it is a paid ad - not a public service message.  i wonder how many other ads NBC says they won't air?  from what I see every night from viagra to tv porn shows (on dish channels but the networks air them) i would say very little is censored out - except the military and national pride.  i sent my nasty email to GE.

        -------Original Message-------

        From: Fred Atkinson
        Date: 12/9/2007 12:37:40 PM
        To: Mishmash
        Subject: [Mishmash] Freedoms Watch

        Folks,

              NBC finally relented on their decision not to air the videos shown on
        this page.  They apparently considered them 'too controversial', which is
        something I cannot fathom.  I don't think you'll understand either once you
        see these videos.

              This is the URL to where you can view both versions of it.

        http://www.freedomswatch.org/MediaCenter/VideoAds/tabid/73/Default.aspx

              Let me know what you think.

              I think that public pressure shouldn't have been required for NBC to
        have aired this ad.   How about you?

              I sent NBC News a very nasty email about it.  I guess that they got a
        lot of other ones, too.

              Regards,



                                                                             Fred
        Atkinson


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