CBS, Good Move

[sabotai]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1710719

Beginning of article:

"LOS ANGELES -- CBS has rejected two Super Bowl advertisements, one touting vegetarianism and the other bashing President Bush, because they violate its advocacy rules, the network said Friday.

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<!-- END INLINE UNIT -->The ad prepared by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals asserts that meat-eating causes impotence, using two attractive women and an unlucky pizza deliveryman to make its point.

Meanwhile, the liberal online advocacy Web site MoveOn.org sought to place an ad that uses images of children working at adult jobs to criticize the federal budget deficit. "

Good job CBS! Score one for the good guys. Take that you stupid hippies!

[Maple Leafs]

Two thoughts:

- While I agree with the "no issues" stance, it's a little tough to reconcile with all the "if you do drugs the terrorists win" ads from last year. Different network, sure, but who really thinks CBS would have rejected those?

- MoveOn and PETA knew this was coming. They submitted ads so that they could be rejected and generate exactly these types of stories. They get people talking without spending $2M on the ads. Now that's good marketing.

[sabotai]

- While I agree with the "no issues" stance, it's a little tough to reconcile with all the "if you do drugs the terrorists win" ads from last year. Different network, sure, but who really thinks CBS would have rejected those?
Last year's Super Bowl was on FOX (I think). That pretty much answers that. :)

[yabanci]

As noted on Saturnday Night Live, CBS has a policy of "no issue ads," unless the issue is bikini girls mudwrestling to promote alcohol sales.

[Maple Leafs]

Last year's Super Bowl was on FOX (I think). That pretty much answers that. :)True. I'm sure CBS wouldn't have run those ads. They have a long history of courageously standing up to right-wing pressure.

Cough.

[sabotai]

As noted on Saturnday Night Live, CBS has a policy of "no issue ads," unless the issue is bikini girls mudwrestling to promote alcohol sales.
I don't think anyone has an issue with those ads. :) (God I hate puns!)

[-Mojo Jojo-]

As noted on Saturnday Night Live, CBS has a policy of "no issue ads," unless the issue is bikini girls mudwrestling to promote alcohol sales.

I believe the phrasing was "unless you're advocating that chicks are sluts for beer."

[CHEMICAL SOLDIER]

I agree with CBS' move ..... I mean these 2 commercials could have overshadowed the game .

[Cringer]

GOOD for CBS! Even though i myself am a vegetarian, i think this is the right thing to do! After all, veggies kill!!

[Pumpy Tudors]

Can we label political posts with something in the title so I can stay away from them? This stuff (from both sides of the spectrum) gets tiring.

[Fritz]

I think in the case of vegitarianism, it is the messanger more than the message that CBS rejected.
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If anyone from PETA is reading this, we could use a few more naked women in cages around downtown Norfolk. THANKS!

[timmae]

sad news on both accounts I fear.... good thing we'll always have beer ads...

[Abe Sargent]

True. I'm sure CBS wouldn't have run those ads. They have a long history of courageously standing up to right-wing pressure.

Cough.


They canceled Dr. Quinn, didn't they?

-Anxiety

[Abe Sargent]

I remember commercials in the Super Bowl for VeggieBurgers, I'd be fine with that. Or Baked Lays or random Atkins commercials or Subway diets or Heathly Choice or whatever. Baked Lays actually tasting better than their normal product, maybe they shouldn't be included in the list.

-Anxiety

[DanGarion]

As noted on Saturnday Night Live, CBS has a policy of "no issue ads," unless the issue is bikini girls mudwrestling to promote alcohol sales.

I think the correct term for the bikini girls is a "tissue ad"...