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NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias: FishBowlDC: WaPo Not Taking Inaugural Ads Criticial of President-elect Obama
The Corner on National Review Online: "All Ads Must Be Congratulatory In Nature"
Hot Air » Top Picks: WaPo classifieds accepting only pro-Obama ads for inauguration
FishBowlDC: WaPo Not Taking Inaugural Ads Criticial of President-elect Obama
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... Eh, not so much, reports FishbowlDC, noting that the fine print for the Washington Post's inaugural congratulations classifieds holds that "all ads must be congratulatory in nature" and that the Post "reserves the right to reject any notice." ...
"All Ads Must Be Congratulatory In Nature"
The Corner on National Review Online —
... ] Everybody's looking for a way to make some money off Barack Obama, and that includes the Washington Post. Reading this in FishbowlDC, it seems the Post web and classified ad departments came up with the idea of "giving readers the chance to send a personal message of congratulations to President-Elect Obama that can be read by millions," according to an internal Post memo obtained by FishbowlDC. Starting at $10 per message $5 a line, two-line minimum you can send Obama your very best wishes. The Post anticipates between 2,500 and 3,000 messages which will appear ...
WaPo classifieds accepting only pro-Obama ads for inauguration
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... , the economy’s in chaos, and they’re still willing to turn down easy money the better to glorify The One. Even a blackhearted nonbeliever like me can’t help admiring true religious devotion when he sees it.“WashingtonPost Media is at the epicenter of the inauguration, and the Classifieds team is giving readers the chance to send a personal message of congratulations to President-Elect Obama that can be read by millions. The announcements can be placed though the call center or online, with prices starting at $10 for the combo. TWP anticipates about 2,500 - 3,000 ...
Double Idiocy From The Washington Post: Republicans And Wishes
Pirate's Cove —
... view the attempts to link Blagojevich and Obama as nothing more than a fool’s errand given the lack of evidence that the public sees any real connection between the two men.
Ah, the old “unnamed sources.” Uh huh. I guess we will just have to take Chris’ word for it. Considering how well the “Republican strategists” have done over the past 2 election cycles, we should listen to them why, exactly?
And, are you ready for the WP losing any measure of partiality? ...
Double Idiocy From The Washington Post: Republicans And Wishes
Stop The ACLU —
... are echoed privately by a number of Republican strategists who view the attempts to link Blagojevich and Obama as nothing more than a fool’s errand given the lack of evidence that the public sees any real connection between the two men. Ah, the old “unnamed sources.” Uh huh. I guess we will just have to take Chris’ word for it. Considering how well the “Republican strategists” have done over the past 2 election cycles, we should listen to them why, exactly? And, are you ready for the WP losing any measure of partiality ? Hoping to make a little cash off of Barack Obama’s ...
Amanda Carpenter: WaPo Obama Clause
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
Remember Henry Ford's old rule about the color Model T you could get? Any color, as long as it was black? Well, the Washington Post has a similar clause about the nature of political advertisements during Inauguration week. Fishbowl DC obtained an internal memo that stated: “All ads must be congratulatory in nature. The Washington Post reserves the right to reject any notice.”
WaPo’s pro-Obama bias continues
Sister Toldjah —
... Today, Fishbowl DC reports how the WaPo is now soliciting for positive-only ads for a section they will be doing on Barack Obama’s inauguration. From an internal notice: ...
Washington Post Exits The Bush Age Of ‘Patriotic Dissent’ In Favor Of Obama
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
Media Bistro:
WaPo: Only Positive Obama Ads, Please
Hoping to make a little cash off of Barack Obama’s inauguration (that’s certainly nothing new…), Washington Post.Newsweek Interactive and the Washington Post’s classifieds departments have launched “Welcome to the White House”, a classfieds “forum that lets users post congratulatory announcements to the Obama family.”
An internal notice about the program, obtained by FishbowlDC:
WashingtonPost Media is at the epicenter ...
My congratulatory ad for President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama
Jim Treacher's Blog That Is on the Internet —
My congratulatory ad for President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama The Washington Post is graciously allowing us to pay $10 each for classified ads congratulating BHO on his inauguration. And they ...
CNN requests submissions of “Obama artwork”
Sister Toldjah —
... to a Fishbowl DC report on how the Washington Post’s website was soliciting for positive ads for a section they intend to do on PEBO’s inauguration. In the fine print, the WaPo made it clear that only “congratulatory” messages would be accepted. ...
Washington Post: No Negative Obama Classifieds, But We'll Take Weird Ones!
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... In mid-December, the Washington Post decided it would feature a special classifieds section on Inauguration Day in which readers could, for a fee, offer a special message to the new president. Buried within the announcement was this requirement: "All ads must be congratulatory in nature. The Washington Post reserves the right to reject any notice." However, bizarre and oddly stilted messages apparently made it through the screening process just fine. ...
