Wednesday, February 04, 2004

A local paper posted a predictable commentary deriding CBS for not airing the anti-Bush MoveOn.org ad for which the website had held a contest. So Janet Jacson's breast-baring was OK to him, but the declining of anything anti-Bush was not. I responded with an email and copied it to the newspaper story's website page, since it had zero posts at that point.

Click HERE for his original commentary followed by my response to "The Nose". (P.S. - I was obviously annoyed at his lack of objectivity and yet was in a much less than serious mood when I wrote him.)

(Response):

Mr. Nose,

I somehow kept myself from laughing or screaming obscenities after reading your (drunk?) tirade which very title defines the acronym for CBS as, "Crass Bush Servants".
Um...*sigh*...OK...CBS, in it's decision to bar the MoveOn.org ad, couldn't give one HALF of a "horse fart" about "offend(ing) a President whose policies have been very kind to large media companies".
I am forced to assume you didn't read the official "CBS Statement on Advocacy Advertising", so I'll give you some tidbits from it and even a link to pass on to your readers!
(excerpt)
"The policy is decades old. It is designed to prevent those with means to produce and purchase network advertising from having undue influence on "controversial issues of public importance."

(end)
Hmmmmm...a "decades old policy"...they must have gotten a real inside scoop on W. making it to the White House twenty years prior. But of course (insert french accent)! They're in cahoots!
As for the anti-cigarette spot (being hypocritical)...funny you should mention that! CBS goes on to say:
(excerpt)
"CBS is unaware of responsible groups that advocate drug abuse and smoking by minors, so it is hard to understand how these laudable efforts would constitute "controversial issues."
(end)
Now...
1) Do you CLAIM to have read the entirety of CBS's policy before writing your story, so as to give a "Fair and Balanced" commentary?
2) How many valium must you ingest to finally nod off each evening?
OK, here's a (for right now) current link to the complete CBS policy:
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040128/nyw155_1.html
Look...a company doesn't get to the size of CBS without being morally perfect and pure as the driven snow. Why can't you see that they really just care about you and me? If you continue in your attempts to indoctrinate your less well-read followers, I'll have no choice but to again call you on it. Now... good DAY to you sir!!!

Regretfully Sarcastic,
PShene