First of all, the precedent is that no ads of a political nature are shown during the Superbowl. This flies in the face of that.
Second, this is hardly an issue of free speech or banning. CBS has the right to decline to show the ad if they wish, and I most definitely have the right to tell CBS that I disapprove of them airing the ad. No one is stopping FotF from airing the ad on their own website, or from publishing their little newsletters. Just because they have something to say doesn't mean the rest of us are forced to listen.
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Date: 2010-01-20 11:27 am (UTC)Second, this is hardly an issue of free speech or banning. CBS has the right to decline to show the ad if they wish, and I most definitely have the right to tell CBS that I disapprove of them airing the ad. No one is stopping FotF from airing the ad on their own website, or from publishing their little newsletters. Just because they have something to say doesn't mean the rest of us are forced to listen.