Did the shoe drop while you were putting it on the other foot?
So some NBC affiliates have rejected Move On's ads for pretty much the same reasons, as near as I can tell, that KSTP rejected the Midwest Heroes TV ad a few months ago.
I presume that both sides in that debate have the same positions on this latest controversy that they had in the previous one, even though the ads are from the other side? Right?
Of course. I'm sure the press releases and blog postings are being prepared right now. So we'll be seeing a Democratic news conference urging other stations to join the affiliates in preventing the ad from being shown, and Republican-dominated talk shows and bloggers will be passionate about how wrong the rejection is.
Common ground? Yes, of course. I can almost taste it through my helmet.
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