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Skidmore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 07:22 AM
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Isn't it past time for us to call on the media to quit selling time to BP to run that ridiculous
apology ad? It's on at least every 15 minutes. I'm sick of seeing that man's face and hearing his voice. It is ridiculous on its face, particularly since BP is actively trying to weasel out of its responsibility for the disaster and is making a mockery of contrition as an act of public humiliation.
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Statistical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 07:28 AM
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1. Media stop selling....
sorry you lost me at Media stop selling.

Like asking a Wolf to stop hunting prey.
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Webster Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 07:33 AM
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2. You must be referring to television ads.
I have no TV. The vast majority of my friends do not have a TV.

Life improves when you kill the fucking thing.
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Rosa Luxemburg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 07:55 AM
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3. the media support their corporate friends
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doc03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 08:06 AM
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4. Massey Energy is now running ads about how safe and
Edited on Thu Jun-10-10 08:09 AM by doc03
environmentally friendly they are. Also they remind us how many West Virginians depend on them for their livelihood, so don't mess with us or else.
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RKP5637 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-10-10 08:36 AM
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5. As long as the MSM is making money off the ads they will do what they
Edited on Thu Jun-10-10 08:37 AM by RKP5637
damn well please. It feeds their bottom line, there is no sense of responsibility attached, only maximize profit. Money talks and controls power, the rest of us just talk...
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