'Liberal' Blog Ad Network Refuses to Advertise SpeakerPelosiHatesThis.com
WASHINGTON/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Liberal Blog
Advertising Network http://web.blogads.com/advertise/liberal_blog_advertising_network
refused today to sell online banner ad space intended to drive traffic
to http://speakerpelosihatesthis.com/,
a lighthearted, inoffensive, helpful reminder to the staffs of Members
whose vote will likely cost them their jobs this fall.
"Not for a long time have I made the mistake of thinking that
'liberal' necessarily translates as 'open-minded,' said Heather Higgins,
President and CEO of Independent Women's Voice. "Nor that it
guaranteed having a sense of humor. Nevertheless, the decision by the
Liberal Blog Advertising Network to refuse to sell online ad space to
Independent Women's Voice simply because they apparently do not like the
content of our advertising is, in a word, disappointing. I wanted very
much for our ads 'to reach the influential people who forge the national
progressive zeitgeist,' and I was assured by their web page that this
was the way to reach these 'online hyper-influentials.'
"It's disappointing that the Liberal Blog Advertising Network has
chosen to censor our advertising so as not to upset their apparently
hyper-delicate sensibilities. We trust more unbiased outlets, which
appreciate free speech and can distinguish between an alternate point of
view and an offensive one, will not be so threatened."
"If they'd like to see what the fuss is about, all they have to do is
type http://speakerpelosihatesthis.com/
into their browser and they'll see what kind of help we are trying to
offer staffers of House Democrats who make the mistake of voting YES on
the health care bill currently before the Congress."
Independent Women's Voice, a 501(c) (4) non-partisan charitable
organization, recently surveyed 35 targeted House districts. Results of
the survey can be found online here: http://iwvoice.org/iwv-poll-of-35-key-swing-districts/
CONTACT: Christina Jamison
(202) 631-1158
Christina.Jamison@iwvoices.org
Source: Independent Women's Voice
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