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Is a 4-year-old girl reciting the Pledge of Allegiance a political statement?
According to a national cable sports network, the answer is yes.
CBS Sports Network rejected a 30-second advertisement from Windermere Real Estate/Tri-Cities that shows company owner Dave Retter's granddaughter delivering the pledge with her hand over her heart.
No mention or sign of a political party in sight.
The commercial was scheduled to run during the network's upcoming broadcast of the Wrangler Champions Challenge rodeo, which was recorded the day before the Horse Heaven Round-Up at the fair last month.
The event is part of a commitment to increase the popularity of rodeo. The made-for-TV series began in 2013, featuring 10 top competitors nationwide in each of the seven events and the sport's best livestock.
"We just thought it's around Sept. 11, Patriot Day, and rodeo is as patriotic a sport as it comes," Retter told the Herald. "We've had so many positive responses, we felt it would be fun to run something positive."
Jordan Bradley, a contact between local officials and the network, emailed fair director Lori Lancaster on Thursday, saying CBS Sports rejected the ad because of its "political nature."
This was the first time Dave Praino, co-owner of PS Media, has had an issue like this with one of his client's ads.
"It's amazing," he said. "I'm still trying to scratch my head to figure out what's political about the Pledge of Allegiance."
Praino tried to get answers from CBS Sports, but has not heard back. "We can't even get a return phone call," he said.
CBS Sports representatives also did not return messages left by the Herald Thursday afternoon.
Retter wanted to run the commercial, called "Our Future," during the rodeo instead of promoting his company. It is one of two local businesses to sponsor the broadcast, along with the fair.
"Who cares about buying a home in Kennewick on national TV?" he explained.
The commercial, which has been aired during patriotic holidays for about a year-and-a-half, would be a great way to let the national audience get a look at the Tri-Cities, Praino said.
To see the ad go to PS Media's Facebook page.
Read more here: CBS Sports Network rejects Windermere Tri-Cities ad Local News Tri-CityHerald.com
Sumner Redstone | |
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| Born | Sumner Murray Rothsteinthe May 27, 1923 (age 91) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | USA |
| Ethnicity | German Jewish |
| Occupation | Chairman of National Amusements |
| Net worth |
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| Religion | Jewish |
| Spouse(s) | Phyllis Gloria Raphael (1944–1999; divorced) Paula Fortunato (2002–2009; divorced) |
| Children | Shari Redstone Brent Redstone |
| Parents | Belle Ostrovsky Michael Rothstein |
Why wouldn't you air something so Americana ? Why would you be afraid to ?
The answer is they are afraid of getting complaints. Who would it be that would bother to call or write or would even consider boycotting products advertised on the network because of an ad of a little girl with her hand crossing her heart reciting the Pledge ?
Well I can guarantee you there isn't one conservative out there that would do anything other than applaud it.
To the liberal / progressive mind......... any patriotic White person.......regardless of age.......represents extremism and is a terrorist. .....
In this day and age..Not odd a bit...right on target.On its face, it is odd.
AMEN BRO !!!!In this day and age..Not odd a bit...right on target.On its face, it is odd.
After the blind outrage republicans showed over the coca cola superbowl commercial featuring different nationalities of people showing their love for America I'm not surprised this was pulled.
Yup. Who knows what kind of assault CBS would come under from conservatives if they'd shown that?After the blind outrage republicans showed over the coca cola superbowl commercial featuring different nationalities of people showing their love for America I'm not surprised this was pulled.
So you agree with the CBS decision?
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Yup. Who knows what kind of assault CBS would come under from conservatives if they'd shown that?After the blind outrage republicans showed over the coca cola superbowl commercial featuring different nationalities of people showing their love for America I'm not surprised this was pulled.
So you agree with the CBS decision?
.
Yup. Who knows what kind of assault CBS would come under from conservatives if they'd shown that?After the blind outrage republicans showed over the coca cola superbowl commercial featuring different nationalities of people showing their love for America I'm not surprised this was pulled.
So you agree with the CBS decision?
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So you won't answer the question.
I'll take that as a :"yes, I support the CBS decision to not run the ad of the little girl reciting the pledge of allegiance".
No surprise.
America, 2014.
Yup. Who knows what kind of assault CBS would come under from conservatives if they'd shown that?After the blind outrage republicans showed over the coca cola superbowl commercial featuring different nationalities of people showing their love for America I'm not surprised this was pulled.
So you agree with the CBS decision?
.
So you won't answer the question.
I'll take that as a :"yes, I support the CBS decision to not run the ad of the little girl reciting the pledge of allegiance".
No surprise.
America, 2014.
Free market.
CBS is obviously afraid of insulting the sensitivities of conservatives.
