Friday, December 7, 2007

I don't like to do this....

But, I feel strongly to make a statement.

I'm an aviation buff. I love airplanes, love to fly them, love to fly helicopters, air shows, etc...

But, I just feel that I have to make this statement.
NBC has rejected a TV ad by Freedom's Watch, a conservative group that supports administration policy in Iraq, 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, which the network said was too political, not because of the ad's message.

"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.


I'm sorry, but I feel that I had to get this information out. I'm a veteran and feel NBC's decision was wrong and demeaning to the group of wishes to run the ad. It doesn't bother me who the particular group produced the ad and wanted to run it. I feel NBC has made a political decision to not air something good.

FACT: Since the troop surge in Iraq, violence is down, US Troop deaths are down BUT GOOD NEWS IN IRAQ = LESS NEWS COVERAGE.

Graph and link to "fact."

I feel that I just had to rant about this poor decision fron NBC.