Community | August 04, 2009 | 5 comments

CNN Privately Pressed Cable Operators Not To Run Ad Attacking Lou Dobbs

source: http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/political-media/cnn-privately-pressed-cable-operators-not-...

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An interesting postscript to the whole war between CNN and Media Matters over Lou Dobbs’ birther flirtation:

I’m told by a CNN source that the network privately pressed cable operators not to run the Media Matters ad attacking Dobbs, which pilloried his footsie with the birthers as CNN’s “Lou Dobbs problem.”

Media Matters had previously booked a week’s worth of ad time on MSNBC, Fox, and CNN — during Dobbs’ show.

The pressure, which came before CNN publicly acknowledged that they were nixing the ad, suggests that the network may have been more rattled by the campaign against Dobbs — and by the prospect of public criticism of Dobbs running on the network — than has been previously known. The network may have hoped to shut down the ad without being publicly associated with that effort.

It’s also rather intriguing that CNN has been unwilling to pressure Dobbs to rein in the birther talk — but was willing to press cable operators not to run a paid-for ad questioning it.

Update: A CNN spokesperson gets in touch to say that the network publicly stated yesterday: “CNN retains the right to object to any ad run by the cable operator on our network whose purpose is to attack CNN or our employees.”
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5 comments // CNN Privately Pressed Cable Operators Not To Run Ad Attacking Lou Dobbs

  • Mark701
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      Mark701  

    • Apparently, despite their comments to the contrary, CNN strongly supports Dobbs. Unfortunately this places them in the same category as FOX "News" and the National Enquirer. To be honest I dont think this is an ideological issue so much as a financial one. Dobbs will be kept on the air as long as he is bringing in revenue. When the revenue shrinks to a point where having him is costing CNN money, they will can him.

    • 2 years ago
  • noxidereus
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      noxidereus  

    • The fact that Dobbs is covering this birther idiocy as if it has any credence is sickening. It shows that he is either corrupt or retarded (possibly both).

    • 2 years ago
  • interditx
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      interditx  

    • Maybe they figure not enough people watch Dobbs to make more public out cry on why Obama can not come up with a ligament Birth cert.

    • 2 years ago
  • jubal
  • kennymotown
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