CBS to Resume Airing Administration's Medicare Ad

[CatWoman]

WASHINGTON — CBS said Wednesday it will resume airing the Bush administration's television ad about the new Medicare prescription drug law, days after Republicans criticized the network for pulling the spot.

CBS was the only network to have stopped running the publicly funded ad pending a review of its content by congressional investigators. That review is continuing.

A CBS spokesman, Dana McClintock, said the reversal had nothing to do with GOP assertions that Democratic-leaning top CBS executives yanked the ad for partisan reasons. McClintock said changes made to the ad at the insistence of ABC were sufficient to satisfy CBS' concerns as well.


The administration is spending $9.5 million to air the 30-second ad as part of its effort to educate people about the law. Democratic lawmakers and a number of interest groups have called the ad a barely disguised commercial for President Bush's reelection campaign.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-cbs19feb19,1,774932.story?coll=la-headlines-politics

[Lefta Dissenter]

1. this morning's 'Progress Report' in my inbox

Today's Progress Report urged readers to email CBS to protest their decision to resume airing the Administration's inaccurate and political Medicare ads. It appears that the email address which we provided, which was the main account for advertising, is no longer accepting messages. Instead, please send an email urging CBS to stop airing the Medicare ads to [e-mail]. Our suggested subject line: "Pull the Medicare Ads Now!"

- The Progress Report Team

P.S. You may also want to send a message to [e-mail] or use the "feedback" link at the bottom of www.cbsnews.com.

[saigon68]

2. The "Seniors" toiling at Walmart to pay deductibles know ad is BULLSHIT

I have several friends who work at Walmart to pay their medicare deductibles.

IT IS DISGRACEFUL

Edit: spelling + remove most profanity :-(

[BR_Parkway]

Now we know why they didn't run MoveOn.org ads!

with GOP assertions that Democratic-leaning top CBS executives yanked the ad for partisan reasons

Makes perfect sense now!!

[el_gato]

3. republicans spending our tax dollars on bullshit propaganda

spend spend spend

[xray s]

4. Moveon should get a counter ad about Medicare drug coverage on the air

No way CBS could turn them down on that one. Pointing out the problems with the Bush ad and telling people Bush is spending $9.5 million of their tax dollars to run it would be a nice touch.

[Gin]

5. The ad is not lying...it's just not telling the "whole" truth...just like

the cabal....as in- "I have no war plans on my desk"...thats right..they were on Condi's desk...

Medicare as they know it will continue..but unless they get into an HMO or PPO the drugs wont be covered.

Good idea for moveon to do a counter ad...I would support that.