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Pryce complaints lead TV station to drop ads

Submitted by David on Tue, 05/23/2006 - 8:32pm.

The Akron Beacon Journal Reports

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus-area television station removed ads by a liberal group last weekend after a congresswoman complained they distorted her record.

The liberal group MoveOn.org paid WBNS-TV $89,400 to run ads claiming Rep. Deborah Pryce, R-Ohio, was "caught red-handed" taking donations from energy companies and then voting against legislation that would have punished them for gas-price gouging.

Pryce is the top-ranking Republican woman in Congress but faces a tough re-election campaign this year. She said the use of "caught red-handed" implied she had broken a law, which she had not.

She also complained the ads made it appear she took money directly from oil companies, which is illegal, when in fact she got donations from the company's political units, which is allowed.

She voted for a recent anti-price gouging measure, but MoveOn said she had voted against several previous ones.

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It's truly incredible

Submitted by AmberCat on Wed, 05/24/2006 - 12:15am.
that broadcast outlets continue to pull ads when anyone on the righht complains about even a tiny distortion, yet what media outlets refused to run the entirely false swift boat ads in 2004? We need to restore equal-time and fairness regulations for media outlets, which will never happen as it would put Fox off the air.
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