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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-27-04 04:15 PM
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3. CNN is a bunch of lying hypocrites
Edited on Mon Dec-27-04 04:20 PM by IanDB1
They turned down an ad from The Human Rights Campaign because it was "too controversial."

And now they air THIS??

On edit:
Excuse me, it was a Log Cabin Republican ad:

CNN Refuses Log Cabin Ad

Citing image of Fred Phelps with hate sign, cable news channel declines to run spot

By DUNCAN OSBORNE

The Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) are crying foul after CNN, the 24-hour news channel, refused to run an ad produced by the gay Republican group. CNN said that an image in the ad of Fred Phelps, the Kansas preacher, holding two signs reading “God Hates Fags” was inappropriate.

“What they said was that the final frame, the frame that shows Fred Phelps, was quote too controversial,” said Christopher Barron, LCR’s political director. “Our position is that is like saying we are happy to air the Super Bowl we just won’t air the fourth quarter.”

http://gaycitynews.com/gcn_337/cnnrefuseslogcabin.html
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