Why is NBC "owned by GE" not proud of our troops,?

Question

NBC has rejected a TV ad by Freedom's Watch, that asks viewers to remember and thank U.S. troops during the holiday season.
NBC said it declined to air the ad because it refers to the group's Web site"Anybody in the world who would look at this ad would come away with nothing other than we should thankful for their service," Freedom's Watch president Brad Blakeman said.
The spot was to be part of a seven-figure campaign that includes newspaper ads and television commercials. The ads are to run on CNN and Fox News Channel and are running in various newspapers. The New York Times ran a full-page Freedom's Watch ad Friday that said "Thank You!" and depicted a soldier reading a letter. The newspaper ad also contained the Web site address.





http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/mb/GE

Answer 1

They are part of the Hillary, oops liberal machine.

Answer 2

In essence they just did out troop’s a big favor; now no military or veteran will ever again take a loan from greedy GE Money Bank or any of their affiliates’. In a round about way they protected this new generation in our military from ever signing any kind of finance “deal” with them even for a vehicle when they return home. It is better than the legislation that caps loan interest rates for Veterans around 32%. 32% interest on a loan (not with a VA approved loan) and that is supposed to be our government supporting and protecting us veterans, go figure?

In a round about way; thanks NBC

Answer 3

GE and NBC have shown consistently that they are leftists with an international government agenda. these elitist are the epitome of what is destroying this country. Any business that would refuse this ad would have to be heartless and despicable. But then again, perhaps if it had depicted a homosexual soldier in drag, they would have played it!

Answer 4

MANY TV adds come with web sites it's just that NBC has always broadcast the bad things in the war. If they show the add it would show that the surge IS working and this goes against the liberal owners of NBC. Libs only believe in free speech when it falls into their criteria. NBC is VERY anti-Bush and ant-american

Answer 5

All that Freedom Watch needs to do to have NBC air its "Thank You Troops" message is to remove its website address from the ad. Oddly enough, Freedom Watch won't do that.

Rather leads me to believe that Freedom Watch is more concerned with promotion of its website than it is with thanking our troops for service. After all, if FW's MAIN concern is thanking the troops, can they NOT thank the troops without the website address shown ?

Answer 6

I am truly puzzled by this action, and I don't think it breaks down to the rhetoric of "liberal, leftist" stuff. I suspect GE must have something to do with it, but I can't figure out what. They run other ads with websites in them. Is Freedom's Watch part of the INFACT boycott by any chance? I really don't understand this. Motivations at this level always have something to do with profit.

Answer 7

Its not "political correctness" that is an issue here as some so called top contributor called it. Its NBC's and lot of so called "progressive" liberals complete lack of moral correctness and the total hypocrisy of the liberal agenda. No one asked NBC to support the war on terror or President Bush they asked them to support "our" troops. You call it "political correctness" at its worst i call it hypocrisy and immorality at its best!.

Answer 8

Pathetic....Hopefully people will stop purchasing GE products and stop watching anything on NBC.

Except for Steven C, the mouthpiece of modern Liberalism.

Answer 9

It is controversial for liberals who hate America. It shows how pathetically disgusting NBC is.

Answer 10

If NBC doesn't want to support the troops we should stop supporting NBC and GE.

Answer 11

Jeff Zucker is a coward and traitor. He calls the shots at NBC.