Banned US Commercial about the National Debt

[nwarounder]

Originally Posted by blue3122

I don't think it was "banned". That would violate the first amendment rights of the group who produced it. They probably ran it in focus groups or small test markets and did not get the response they were looking for so they never aired it broadly.

Huh? It was a commercial and the networks in question refused to air it on their network, hence they banned it. The first amendment doesn't force TV networks to air commercials, they refuse to run ads all the time. You just heard about this one.

[CuteOldGuy]

Banned may have been an overstatement, still, the networks refused to run it.

[nwarounder]

Some may remember "The Deficit Trials" commercials from the 80's that were similar to this ad and probably what this was based on. Same premise, our spending will destroy us. The only difference then was they did not know which country would own us, now we know it is China.

And yes, the major networks banned this one too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiBCRQL58_k

[cptjohnstone]

Originally Posted by nwarounder

Some may remember "The Deficit Trials" commercials from the 80's that were similar to this ad and probably what this was based on. Same premise, our spending will destroy us. The only difference then was they did not know which country would own us, now we know it is China.

And yes, the major networks banned this one too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiBCRQL58_k

WR Grace, I have not heard that name in years, they make the heavy plastic bags that the meat industry uses, better known as cryovac

[Guest050715-1]

Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

Banned may have been an overstatement, still, the networks refused to run it.

Exactly, that's why freedom of the press is so important. It disseminates the news to the electorate. In this case, and in the case of Obama, they are protecting the government or government officials. It's a shame it isn't criminal for news organizations to refuse news the way it is for the government to commandeer the news.

[i'va biggen]

Most had trouble with the closed caption.

[Guest050715-1]

Originally Posted by ekim008

Most had trouble with the closed caption.

What? The content or the sound bite idiots can't read?

[i'va biggen]

I think you got it ummm not sure.