THE PLANK AUGUST 19, 2008
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An ad promoting nuclear non-proliferation is causing controversy at the Minneapolis airport. Clear Channel is taking the item down because Northwest Airlines considers it an "attack ad" aimed at John McCain--even though a similar ad in Denver addresses itself to Barack Obama. (Related ads also seem to be running on websites like DemConWatch.)
McCain is ostensibly for reducing our nuclear arsenal, just like the ad advocates. But the tenor of the Republican party for the past ten years has been so antagonistic to arms control that I *almost* don't blame Clear Channel for coming to the wrong conclusion. Heck, Mitt Romney made the same mistake while trying to become veep!
(Via Jeffrey Lewis)
--Barron YoungSmith
2 comments
In isolation, the ad appears to be an attack ad, so the move by the airline makes sense. If it said, "Tell the candidates," etc., that would be different.
- jhildner
August 19, 2008 at 6:41pm
I can hear Mike Crowley now lamenting the fact that Sam Nunn, the non-proliferation expert, will not be Obama's running mate. As The Boston Globe just reported, loose nuclear material is now a problem in Georgia:
www.boston.com/.../georgia_chaos_halts_nuclear_security_effort
- rozenson
August 19, 2008 at 6:50pm