Saudi-Funded Fox News Rejects Ad Arguing Against Middle East Oil Dependence

[Joanne98]

Last week, progressive veterans organization VoteVets.org released an ad arguing that “a clean energy climate plan would cut our dependence on foreign oil in half and cut oil profits for hostile nations.” The ad asserts that “every day, Iran gets $100 million richer selling oil around the world and peddling hate.”

While CNN and MSNBC have aired the ad, Fox News is refusing to do so. Politico reports Fox apparently found the ad “too confusing.” Watch the “confusing” ad:

http://thinkprogress.org/2010/05/05/saudi-fox-clean-energy-ad/

[leveymg]

1. The ads imply that Iran is responsible for IEDs, a charge that has not been sustained

More "bomb, bomb, bomb -- bomb, bomb Iran" crap. Not a progressive message, at all.

[lxlxlxl]

2. thank you...partially saudi owned by someone with economic interest in china ...

should be the way to discuss fox entertainment news everyday...

[Webster Green]

3. "Saudi-Funded Fox News".

There's a phrase that should be repeated over and over.

[Enthusiast]

4. You're right.

But who will repeat it? Not on my corporate owned news outlets.

[BrklynLiberal]

5. Shocked, I tell you. I am just shocked. Me and Capt Renault.